Elizabeth (Blevins) Preston (1875 - 1918)

Born 16 Mar 1875 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Asbury Preston — married 8 Jun 1912 in Whitehouse, Johnson County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1918 at age 43 in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Elizabeth "Lizzie" BLEVINS was born on 16 March 1875 in Floyd County, Kentucky^[1] and died on 9 September 1918 in Johnson County, Kentucky.^[2] She was the daughter of Alvis BLEVINS and Emeline "Emma or Emily" CAUDILL.^[3], ^[4]

Elizabeth "Lizzie" BLEVINS was married twice. Her first marriage was to Edward Lee BOWLING.

Edward Lee BOWLING, was born about 10 March 1870 in West Virginia^[5] and died on 5 August 1909 in Whitehouse, Johnson County, Kentucky.^[5] He is buried in Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Staffordsville, Johnson County, Kentucky.^[5]

After his death, Elizabeth "Lizzie" (BLEVINS) BOWLING married her second husband, Asbury PRESTON, on 8 June 1912 in Whitehouse, Johnson County, Kentucky. It was his second marriage, his first being to Telitha Jane "Tabitha" BORDERS on 8 May 1866 in Lawrence County, Kentucky.^[6], ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, “Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847 - 1911,” database online with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 May 2017), line 27, entry for Elizabeth Blevins, b. 16 March 1875 in Floyd County, Kentucky; Citing "Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852 - 1910),” Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky; Microfilm Rolls no. 994027 - 994058, Johnson County, Kentucky, Year: 1875, image 2 of 7.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, “Kentucky, Death Records, 1852 – 1964,” database online with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 April 2017), entry for Lizzie Preston, d. 9 September 1918 in Whitehouse, Johnson County, Kentucky; Citing “Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911 – 1964),” Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky; Microfilm Roll no. 7016208, certificate no. 23260.
3. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:9MYZ-RHX : accessed 2017-05-17), entry for Elizabeth Blevins [stated her parents were Alvis Blevins and Emeline "Emily" Caudill].
4. ↑ Names of her parents were given on her death record
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Find A Grave, database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 February 2017), memorial page for Edward Lee "Ed" Bowling (1870 – 1909), Find A Grave: Memorial #111631286, citing Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Johnson County, Kentucky; no tombstone picture.
6. ↑ Lawrence County, Kentucky, "Loose Papers, V. 5 (1866 - 1876)," file 5-26, referencing Book 5, p. 103, Ashley Preston - Lalitha Borders, 8 May 1866; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91Q-7JGV?i=94&cat=118368 and https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91Q-7JL2?i=95&cat=118368 : accessed 17 May 2017); citing Lawrence County, Kentucky Courthouse records, Louisa, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,943,307, images 95 and 96 of 1,686.
7. ↑ Lawrence County, Kentucky, "Vol. 1A (1858 - 1872), Vol. 2A (1858 - 1862), Vols. 3 - 4 (1865 - 1876)," Vol. 1 A, p. 103, line 6, Ashey Preston - Lalitha Borders, 12 May 1866; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89S7-7LZ2?mode=g&i=69&cc=1804888&cat=118368 : accessed 17 May 2017); citing Lawrence County, Kentucky Courthouse records, Louisa, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 840550, image 70 of 748.