Margaret McQuown1

b. 12 August 1849, d. 3 February 1937
FatherIsaac Alexander McQuown2 b. 30 Jul 1819, d. 8 Feb 1887
MotherNancy Keys (?)2 b. 3 Sep 1817, d. 10 Aug 1873
Birth12 Aug 1849 Margaret McQuown was born on 12 Aug 1849 in Washington County, Virginia.3 
Name Other  Margaret's full name appears to have been Mary Margaret but most records seem to indicate she was known as Margaret.2 
Marriage27 Nov 1878 She married Willliam Gray Preston, son of Thomas M. Preston and Evaline Gray, on 27 Nov 1878 in Washington County, Virginia.2 
Cens-Sum  Margaret and Willliam lived and farmed in the Holston district of the county. Census records indicate that Margaret gave birth to 8 children but by 1900 only 5 were living. There is some confusion regarding the name of one of the couple's daughters. The census records are difficult to interpret and the name may have been Willie or Nellie.4,5,6,7 
Death3 Feb 1937 Margaret died on 3 Feb 1937 at age 87.3,1 
Burial She was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 

Research Comment:

Only 5 of the couple's 8 children appear with them on census records suggesting the other 3 children were born and died between 1880 and 1900. One of the 3 is identified by Washington County death records as Thomas. The other two children are tentatively identified as Alexander Graham and Nannie Kate. Their stones are identical in style to Thomas's and lie adjacent to his at Rock Spring Cemetery. It should also be noted that Margaret's father's middle name was Alexander and her mother's name was Nancy.

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Margaret's headstone; also photo showing location of 3 children's stones
Other interments in Rock Spring Cemetery

Family

Willliam Gray Preston b. 7 Nov 1852, d. 29 Mar 1929
Children
Last Edited22 Mar 2011

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 209. Stone reported to read: Margaret McQuown Preston, 1849-1937.
  2. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 290. Abstract reads: William G. Preston, 26, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Thomas M. & Eveline Preston AND Mary Margaret McQuown, 28, sgl, b. & resid WCV, s/o Isaac A. & Nancy E. McQuown; marr 27 Nov. 1878.
  3. [S2123] "Thomas M. Preston Bible", The Library of Virginia (http://www.lva.lib.va.us).
  4. [S165] Wm G. Preston household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston district, ED 100, page 5A (p. 243A), dwelling 39, family 39, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2007, image 5 of 54. Household includes: Wm G. Preston, 28, farmer; Margaret, 30, wife; Eva, 5/12, dau b. Jan.; Eveline, 67, mother; all b. VA; all parents b. VA except Eveline's father b. PA.
  5. [S634] William G. Preston household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Holston district, ED 114, sheet 4A (p. 151 stamped), dwelling 64, family 64, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2007, image 7 of 34. Household includes: William G. Preston, 47, marr 20 yrs, b. Nov. 1852, farmer, owns farm; Margaret, wife, 45, mother of 8 children, 5 are living, b. May 185_; Eva, dau, 18, b. Apr 1882; Bertie, son, b. March 1886; Rebecca, dau, 9, b. May 1891; Willie M., dau, b. Apr 1894; Grey R., son, 5, b. May 1895; 1 servant; all b. VA.
  6. [S237] William G. Preston household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston district, ED 120, sheet 2B, dwelling 21, family 21, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2007, image 4 of 28. Household includes: William G. Preston, 60, marr #1, marr 31 yrs, Margarette, wife, 61, marr 31 yrs, mother of 8 children, 5 are living; Bert, son, 23, salesman at general store; Rebecca, dau, 19; Nellie, dau, 17; Robert, son, 15; all b. VA.
  7. [S238] William G. Preston household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston district, ED 155, sheet 9B, dwelling 182, family 182, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2007, image 18 of 21. Household includes: William G. Preston, 65, owns home free of mort, is farm; Margaret, wife, 70; __llie, dau, 25, high school teacher; Gray R., son, 24, farmer; all b. VA.
  8. [S1768] Fridley, "Washington Co., VA Deaths 1853-1885" online database, <www.Ancestry.com>, viewed Mar 2011: Thomas Preston, s/o William & Margaret, d. 28 Aug. 1882; b. Washington Co., VA.
  9. [S7] See parent's narrative.