Judge Tyson Prestwood (1911 - 1946)

Born 24 Nov 1911 in Loango, Covington county, Alabama

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Died 2 Dec 1946 at age 35 in Red Level, Covington County, Alabama

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Biography

Judge Tyson Prestwood was born 24 Nov 1911 in Loango, Covington County, Alabama to William Terry Prestwood and Anna Beatrice Lambert.^[1][2][3][4]

He married Vonna Neal Randall on 18 Apr 1934^[1] and the couple had the following known children:

1. Mildred Catherine Prestwood was born 11 Feb 1935.^[1][5]
2. Judge Tyson Prestwood Jr was born 06 Jun 1936.^[1] He died 16 Feb 2022 in Jackson, Mississippi.^[6]
3. Franklin Daniel "Frank" Prestwood was born 07 Nov 1938 in Paul, Coffee County, Alab ama.^[1]

Judge died of tuberculosis^[1] 02 Dec 1946 in Red Level, Covington County, Alabama^[1][4] and is buried in Fairmount Baptist Church Cemetery, Red Level, Covington County, Alabama.^[1][7][8]

Mr. Judge Tyson Prestwood, aged 35, died at the home of his parents, Mr & Mrs. W. T. Prestwood, on Route 1, Red Level, Monday morning. Mr. Prestwood had been ill for 3 1/2 years. He was a member of the Baptist Church and is survived by his parents, Mr & Mrs. W. T. Prestwood, 2 sons, J. T. & Franklin, and 1 daughter Mildred Prestwood, of Rt 1, Red Level; 5 brothers, Charlie-Brewton, U.L.-Chattanooga, TN, Talma-Red Level, James-Brewton, Athey-Red Level, 3 sisters, Mrs. Sam Jones-Auburn, Mrs L.R. Hilty-Grand Island, NB, & Mrs. Ed Peavy-Brewton. Funeral services were held from Fairmount Baptist Church in Red Level on Tuesday morning at 10:30, Rev. C.O. Stewart of River Falls officiating.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Franklin, Lisa R. The Franklins of Covington County, Alabama. 6 editions, 1991-2006. 2006 edition, p67.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3X8B-MPZ : accessed 13 May 2022), Judge T Prestwood in household of William T Prestwood, Loango, Covington, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 3B, line 57, family 52, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 10; FHL microfilm 2,339,745.
3. ↑ US Federal Census. 1940. Election Precinct 7, Brooklyn, Conecuh County, Alabama. ED 14-11 sheet 11B. 19 Apr 1940.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J69J-PRD : 11 January 2021), Judge Tyson Prestwood, 1946.
5. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q216-YLQ2 : 19 February 2021), James Tyson Prestwood in entry for Clelen Alfred Campbell and Mildred Catherine Ammons, 30 Apr 1955; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,867.
6. ↑ Chancellor Funeral Home. online death notice. Mr. Judge Tyson Prestwood.
7. ↑ Franklin, Lisa R. Tracking Your Roots: Tombstone Inscriptions of Covington County, Alabama. Privately published, McMinnville, Tennessee. 1998.
8. ↑ Tracking Your Roots website. Fairmount Baptist Church Cemetery, Red Level, Covington County, Alabama.

   Judge T. PRESTWOOD 1911-1946

9. ↑ The Andalusia Star News. Andalusia, Alabama. 05 Dec 1946.

• Foreman Brown Funeral Home Records
• Alabama death certificate
• Letter from Voncile Jones to Lisa R. Franklin, 21 Jun 1991 (attached-first page on her profile)