Sarah Ann Preston1

b. 4 March 1849, d. 21 August 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
Birth4 Mar 1849 Sarah Ann Preston was born on 4 Mar 1849.3,1 
Death21 Aug 1854 Sarah died of dysentery on 21 Aug 1854 in Washington County, Virginia, at age 5.1,3,2 
Burial She was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County.1 
  Sarah's younger sister died of dysentery the following month. 

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Sarah's original headstone. Her name was also inscribed on the Thomas 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. 186. Sarah Ann Preston, 4 Mar 1849-21 Aug 1854 (with Thomas and Evaline Preston).
  2. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 212. Record abstracted as: Sarah Ann Preston, d. 21 Aug. 1854 of dysentery at age 6 y, 5 mos; parents: Thos M. & Evaline Preston.
  3. [S2123] "Thomas M. Preston Bible", The Library of Virginia (http://www.lva.lib.va.us).