Hannah Louisa Preston1,2

b. 30 April 1851, d. 25 September 1854
FatherThomas M. Preston2 b. 14 May 1807, d. 22 Feb 1875
MotherEvaline Gray2 b. 2 May 1813 or 3 May 1813, d. 5 Dec 1884
Birth30 Apr 1851 Hannah Louisa Preston was born on 30 Apr 1851.1,3 
Death25 Sep 1854 Hannah died of dysentery on 25 Sep 1854 at age 3.1,4,5 
Burial She was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 
  Hannah's older sister Sarah had died of dysentery the previous month. 

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Hannah's original headstone. Hannah's name was also inscribed on the Thomas and Evalina Preston family monument (see photo on father's page)
Other interments in Rock Spring Cemetery
Last Edited13 Mar 2011

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 209. Stone reported to read: Hannah L. Preston, 30 Apr 1851-25 Sep 1854 (with Thomas & Eveline Preston).
  2. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 212. Record abstracted as: Ann Louisa Preston, d. 13 Sept. 1854 of dysentery at age 3y, 5 mos; parents: Thos M. & Evaline Preston.
  3. [S2123] "Thomas M. Preston Bible", The Library of Virginia (http://www.lva.lib.va.us). Name recorded as Luizea.
  4. [S2123] "Thomas M. Preston Bible", The Library of Virginia (http://www.lva.lib.va.us). Entry recorded on "Deaths" page of Bible as: Hannah Louisa Preston died Sept. 25, 1854.
  5. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 212. Record abstracted as: Ann Louisa Preston, d. 13 Sept. 1854 of dysentery at age 3y, 5 mos; parents: Thos M. & Evaline Preston [date is incorrect].