Joel Millard Preston (1860 - 1940)

Born 11 Jan 1860 in Middle Creek, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Belle (Williams) Preston — married 3 Oct 1882 in Hancock County, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1940 at age 80 in Newark, Knox, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Joel Preston is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Joel Millard Preston was born on January 11, 1860 in Middle Creek, Illinois to Joel Hargrove Preston and Amanda Ferguson .^[1]

According to the 1860 census, Joel lived with his parents and his 4 siblings in Hancock County, Illinois.^[2]

According to the 1870 census, Joel lived with his parents and 5 siblings in Hancock County, Illinois^[3]

According to the 1880 census, Joel lived with his mother and 3 siblings in Hancock County, Illinois.^[4]

On October 3, 1882, Joel married Emma Belle Williams in Hancock County, Illinois.^[5]

According to the 1900 census, Joel lived with Emma and their children, Dale, Frank and Roy in Hancock County, Illinois.^[6]

According to the 1910 census, Joel lived with Emma and their children Roy and Helen in Knox County, Missouri.^[7]

According to the 1920 census, Joel lived with Emma and their child Helen in Knox County, Missouri.^[8]

According to the 1930 census, Joel lived with Emma in Knox County, Missouri.^[9]

Joel died on July 16, 1940 in Knox County, Missouri. ^[1]

He is buried in the LaHarpe Cemetery in LaHarpe, Illinois.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Missouri Death Certificates; http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1940/1940_00025431.PDF
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHM-CGQ : 30 December 2015), Joel M Preston in entry for Joel Preston, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M643-CYS : 17 October 2014), Joel M Preston in household of Joel N Preston, Illinois, United States; citing p. 1, family 4, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,726.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJG-ZFS : 14 July 2016), Millard G Preston in household of Amanda Preston, Saint Marys, Hancock, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 82, sheet 310C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0211; FHL microfilm 1,254,211.
5. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXG7-19Q : 3 March 2016), Joel M Preston and Emma B Williams, 03 Oct 1882; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,533,355.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSW4-C47 : accessed 15 December 2016), J M Preaston, Fountain Green Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19, sheet 11A, family 237, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,304.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2YT-5KV : accessed 15 December 2016), Joel M Preston, Fabius, Knox, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 7A, family 168, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 793; FHL microfilm 1,374,806.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M84R-Y6B : accessed 15 December 2016), John M Preston, Fabius, Knox, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 5A, line 45, family 118, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 917; FHL microfilm 1,820,917.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7Q1-6V2 : accessed 15 December 2016), Joel M Preston, Fabius Township, Knox, Knox, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52-7, sheet 1B, line 44, family 17, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2121.
10. ↑ Find a Grave; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104523793/joel-millard-preston