Infant Preston1

b. 20 February 1873, d. before 1880
FatherReuben Bradley Preston1,2 b. 23 Sep 1845, d. 18 Feb 1924
MotherIsabella J. Moore1,2 b. 12 Mar 1845, d. 6 Jan 1903
Birth20 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 
Deathbefore 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 

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ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Last Edited31 Mar 2011

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 209. Stone reported to read: Reuben B. & Belle J. Preston, 20 Feb. 1873.
  2. [S1682] Thomas & Jane (Fleenor) Colley, Washington County, Virginia Cemetery Annotations, Vol III, p. 1011. Source for stated relationship not cited.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 209. Stone reported to read: Reuben B. & Belle J. Preston, 20 Feb. 1873. [inaccurate reading]
  4. [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."