Jane Orr Preston
b. 19 July 1842, d. 23 September 1860
Birth | 19 Jul 1842 | Jane's date of birth, as reported in her father's bible, was June 19th, 1842. However the age information reported for her headstone calculates to a birthdate of Dec. 20, 1841.2 |
| | She was named for her father's first wife, Jane Orr, who died at 25. |
Cens-1860 | 31 Jul 1860 | Jane was enumerated on the 1860 census for the Western district of Washington County, Virginia, just a few months before her death.3 |
Death | 23 Sep 1860 | Jane died of diphtheria on 23 Sep 1860 at age 18.1,2,4 |
Burial | | She was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County.1 |
Citations
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 186. Jane O. Preston, d. 23 Sep. 1860, age 18y, 9m, 3d (with Thomas and Evaline Preston).
- [S2123] "Thomas M. Preston Bible", The Library of Virginia (http://www.lva.lib.va.us).
- [S234] Thomas M. Preston household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western district, p. 148 (script), dwelling 1102, family 1058, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2007, image 150 of 361. Household includes: Thomas M. Preston, 53, farmer, owns real estate: $18,125 and pers prop $8,000; Eveline, 47; Jane 18; Rebecca, 16; Reuben 15; Thomas 13; William 8; all b. VA.
- [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites the Washington County Death Register for the year 1860 originally held by the Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics and viewed as Library of Virginia microfilm reel #30; entry states (Ln 41 of Upper District): Jane O. Preston, d. 23 Sep 1860, age 17y, diphtheria, d/o Thomas M. & Eveline Preston, single, reported by father.