Infant Preston1
b. 20 February 1873, d. before 1880
Birth | 20 Feb 1873 | Infant Preston was born on 20 Feb 1873.3 |
| | High On A Windy Hill reported the presence of a headstone at Rock Spring Cemetery inscribed to a Reuben B. and Belle J. Preston who were born on 20 Feb. 1873. No such headstone exists. The stone with the 20 Feb. 1873 date of birth was for an unnamed infant. The stone identified the parent's names, not the child's name, as Reuben B. and Belle J. Preston.3,4 |
Death | before 1880 | Infant died before 1880 as he or she was not enumerated on that years census. However the lack of a specific date of death suggests this child probably died at birth.3 |
Burial | | He or she was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 |
Citations
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 209. Stone reported to read: Reuben B. & Belle J. Preston, 20 Feb. 1873.
- [S1682] Thomas & Jane (Fleenor) Colley, Washington County, Virginia Cemetery Annotations, Vol III, p. 1011. Source for stated relationship not cited.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 209. Stone reported to read: Reuben B. & Belle J. Preston, 20 Feb. 1873. [inaccurate reading]
- [S2340] Infant child Preston headstone, Rock Spring Cemetery, Washington County, Virginia. Stone reads (from image, 2011): Infant Child of Reuben B. & Belle J. Preston, born Feb. 20, 1873, "God took thee to Heaven."