Lucy E. Preston1

b. 30 March 1872, d. 4 March 1942
FatherJohn Preston2 b. 28 Sep 1834, d. 3 Apr 1911
MotherElizabeth Gray2 b. 10 Sep 1834, d. 24 Feb 1889
Birth30 Mar 1872 Lucy E. Preston was born on 30 Mar 1872 in Virginia.3 
Cens-18803 Jun 1880 Lucy grew up in the Holston district of Washington County, Virginia, with her parents and 7 siblings. In 1880 she was recorded as Louisa.2 
Moth-Death24 Feb 1889  Lucy's mother died on 24 Feb 1889 at which time Lucy was 16 years old. 
Marriage3 Sep 1892 She married Dr. Thomas Dunn Hutton, son of Dr. Arthur Dixon Hutton and Sarah Elizabeth Buchanan Ryburn, on 3 Sep 1892 in Washington County.1 
4 Sep 1892 She was 20 and he was 23. 
Residence Lucy and Thomas settled on land on Gladespring Road in Washington County.4 
Children  They were the parents of eight children, including an infant son who died at birth.5,6,4 
Widowed19 Nov 1925 Lucy was widowed at age 53 when Thomas died in late 1925. 
Cens-19303 Apr 1930  She continued to live in Glade Spring where her home, in 1930, was valued at $4,500. Her sons John (36) and Thomas (18) remained at home with her, as did her daughter, "Pink" (21) who taught school. Several other school teachers boarded with the family.7 
Death4 Mar 1942 Lucy died on 4 Mar 1942 at age 69.3 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

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Family

Dr. Thomas Dunn Hutton b. 7 Jul 1869, d. 19 Nov 1925
Children
Last Edited15 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 58. Thomas D. Hutton, 22, s/o A.D. & S.E.B. Hutton, physician AND Lucy E. Preston, 20, d/o John & B. Preston; 3 Sept 1892.
  2. [S165] John Preston household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston district, ED 100, page 6B, dwelling 42, family 42, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Apr 2007, image 6 of 54. Household includes: John Preston, 46, farmer; Elizabeth, 46, wife; Thomas J., son, 19; James F., son, 14; Carrie Jane, dau, 11; Polly J., dau, 9; Louisa E., dau, 8; Nancy Ann, dau, 6; Samuel F., son, 4; Robert M., son, 1; all b. VA; all children b. VA.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 182. Transcription reads: Lucy Preston Hutton, w/o Dr. Dr. T. D. Hutton, 30 March 1872-4 March 1942.
  4. [S238] Thomas Hutton household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 149, sheet 5B, dwelling 87, family 89, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2003, image 5 of 19. Recorded data includes: Thomas Hutton, 50, owns home, no mortgage, doctor, general practice; Lucy, wife, 48; John, son, 25, farmer; Addie__, dau, 23, labitory [sic] in hospital; Arthur, son, 22, student; Sarah, dau, 19, teaches at high school; Mary, dau, 14; Gwyn (?) dau, 11; Thomas, son 7; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  5. [S237] Thomas D. Hutton household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring Precinct, ED 116, sheet 6A, dwelling 95, family 105, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2003, image 11 of 36. Reported data includes: Thomas D. Hutton, 40, married 17 yrs, physician; Lucy E., wife, 38, mother of 6 children, all living; John P., son, 16; Addie V. dau, 14; A Dixon, son, 13; cont on p. 6B: Sarah E. Hutton, dau, 10; Mary __, dau, 4; Pinkey Gwin, dau, 1 6/12; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  6. [S574] Thomas Hutton household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet 5A, dwelling 73, family 76, viewed online at Genealogy.com, April 2003, image 9 of 70. Thomas Hutton, 30, married 7 yrs, b. July 1869, physician; Lucy, wife, 28, marr 7 yrs, mother of 4 children, all living, b. March 1872; John, son, 6, b. Jan 1894; Addie V., dau, 4, b. Nov. 1895; Arthur D., son, 3, Dec. 1896; Sarah E., dau, 4/12, Jan 1900; all b. VA; also servant.
  7. [S639] Lucy Hutton household, 1930 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Gladespring, ED 96-4, sheet 2B, dwelling 41, family 45, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2003, image 4 of 14. Lucy Hutton, 58, wid, marr at 20, owns home valued at $4,500, owns radio, John P., son, 36, sgl, farmer; Pink G., dau, 21, school teacher; Thomas 18, son, student; Brice Arrington, boarder, 29, school teacher; Lavonis Widener (f), boarder, 32, school teacher; all born VA.
  8. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. Infant son of T.D. & Lucy P. Hutton, b. & d. 10 Sept 1910.