Preston Marion Floyd (1875 - 1966)

Born 10 Jan 1875 in Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Crystabel (Watkins) Floyd — married 25 May 1898 in Warren, Mississippi, United States

Died 10 Aug 1966 at age 91 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Preston was born in 1875. He was the son of James Floyd and Mary Enlow and he is listed with his parents on the 1880 Census ^[1]in his birthplace of Wilkinson, Mississippi. He married Crystabel Watkins on May 25, 1898.^[2] The couple are listed together on the 1900 Census,(in Adams, Mississippi)^[3] the 1910 Census, (in Warren, Mississippi)^[4] the 1920 Census, (in Jefferson, Texas)^[5] and the 1930 Census^[6] in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His wife passed away in 1948 at the age of 73.^[7] He passed away in 1966.^[8]

Birth

• Preston Marion Floyd: United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• Name: Preston Marion Floyd
• Event Type: Draft Registration
• Event Date: from 1917 to 1918
• Event Place: Orange, Texas, United States
• Event Place (Original): United States, Texas, Orange County
• Sex: Male
• Race: White
• Birth Date: 10 Jan 1875
• Birthplace: Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States
• Citizenship Place: United States
  • Source^[9]

Marriage

Spouse: Crystabel Watkins Floyd (1875–1948)

• Preston M Floyd: Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979
• Name: Preston M Floyd
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 25 May 1898
• Event Place: Warren, Mississippi, United States
• Event Place (Original): Warren County, Mississippi
• Sex: Male
• Spouse's Name: Christobel Watkins
  • Source^[10]

Children

1. Preston M. Floyd (1899–1968)
2. Helen (Floyd) Bankston (1902–1979)
3. Ada (Floyd) Valentine (1905–1985)

Death

• Preston Floyd: United States Social Security Death Index
• Name: Preston Floyd
• Given Name: Preston
• Surname: Floyd
• State: Louisiana
• Residence Place: Louisiana
• Last Place of Residence: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Previous Residence Postal Code: 70806
• Age: 91
• Birth Date: 10 Jan 1875
• Death Date: Aug 1966
  • Source^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4PZ-NTD : 14 January 2022), Preston M. Floyd in household of James Floyd, Beat 5, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HQJS-VXMM : 25 March 2020), Preston M. Floyd, 1898.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9XH-5NB : accessed 27 December 2022), Preston W Floyd, Beat 2 (part of) Natchez city Ward 4, Adams, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 5B, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,799.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDB-LV8 : accessed 27 December 2022), Preston M Floyd, Vicksburg Ward 1, Warren, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 53, sheet 2A, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 761; FHL microfilm 1,374,774.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHT8-8XS : 3 February 2021), Preston M Floyd, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMYH-4WS : accessed 27 December 2022), Preston Floyd, Police Jury Ward 03, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 18B, line 57, family 381, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 792; FHL microfilm 2,340,527.
7. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F37N-BCS : 4 March 2021), P M Floyd in entry for Christobel Floyd, 05 Feb 1948; citing Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, certificate number 489, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,409,131.
8. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP1N-PNLD : 18 July 2020), Preston M Boyd Sr, 1966.
9. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX5-75T : 23 December 2021), Preston Marion Floyd, 1917-1918.
10. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZRG8-2FPZ : 14 June 2020), Preston M Floyd, 25 May 1898; citing Marriage, Warren, Mississippi, United States, 00042, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
11. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYG2-8Z5 : 10 January 2021), Preston Floyd, Aug 1966; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67572737/preston-marion-floyd: accessed 27 December 2022), memorial page for Preston Marion Floyd Sr. (unknown–10 Aug 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67572737, citing Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Jan (contributor 47305780).