Annie Elizabeth (Hightower) Preslar (1836 - 1914)

Born 22 Jun 1836 in Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1914 at age 77 in Bienville, Louisiana, United States

Biography

• Annie was born in 1836.
• Daughter of Thomas and Eliza Hightower
• She married William Preslar March 29 1852
• 16 Children, I could find reference to 11 of them

Henry Hightower Preslar

Thomas Jefferson Preslar

Willie Ann Preslar (Key)

Charnel Benton Preslar

William Preslar

Charles Preslar

Carrie Preslar

Elias Frank Preslar

Robert Lee Preslar

Maggie Preslar

Elizabeth Preslar

• She passed away in 1914.

Sources

*Marriage Record

Name: Elizabeth Ann Hightower

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Birth Year: abt 1834

Spouse's name: Wm C Preston

Spouse's Gender: Male

Spouse's Age: 23

Marriage Date: 29 Mar 1852

Marriage County: Union

Event Type: Marriage

FHL Film Number: 988518^[1]

*Find A Grave

Name: Annie Elizabeth Preslar

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1836

Birth Place: Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 1 Feb 1914

Death Place: Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Cemetery: Springville Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Spouse: William C Preslar

Children: Willie Ann Spencer

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100482149^[2]

*1850 Census

Name: Elizabeth Hightower

Age: 15

Birth Year: abt 1835

Birthplace: Mississippi

Home in 1850: Western District, Bienville, Louisiana, USA

Gender: Female

Family Number: 42

Household Members:

Name Age

Thomas Hightower 56

Eliza Hightower 35

Chamel Hightower 33

John B Hightower 25

Thos J Hightower 18

Elizabeth Hightower 15^[3]

*1870 Census

Name: Elizabeth A Pristas

Age in 1870: 35

Birth Year: abt 1835

Birthplace: Mississippi

Dwelling Number: 128

Home in 1870: Ward 7, Bienville, Louisiana

Race: White

Gender: Female

Post Office: Sparta

Inferred Spouse: C W Pristas

Household Members:

Name Age

Thos J Pristas 14

Willy A Pristas 12

Charner B Pristas 10

William Pristas 8

Charley Pristas 6

Carry Pristas 4

C W Pristas 43

Elizabeth A Pristas 35

Henry Pristas 76^[4]

*1880 Census

Name: Elizebeth L. Preslam

Age: 44

Birth Date: Abt 1836

Birthplace: Mississippi

Home in 1880: 4th Ward, Bienville, Louisiana, USA

Dwelling Number: 188

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: William C. Preslam

Father's Birthplace: Georgia

Mother's Birthplace: Georgia

Occupation: Keeping House

Neighbors:

Household Members:

Name Age

William C. Preslam 53

Elizebeth L. Preslam 44

Thomas J. Preslam 25

Benton C. Preslam 19

William C. Preslam 18

Charles Preslam 16

Carrie A. Preslam 14

Elias F. Preslam 11

Bob Lee Preslam 8

Maggie Preslam 6

Elizabeth Preslam 3

Willie A. Key 21

Maud Key 1^[5]

*1900 Census

Name: Elizabeth Pressler

Age: 64

Birth Date: Jun 1835

Birthplace: Mississippi

Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 4, Bienville, Louisiana

Sheet Number: 12

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 176

Family Number: 176

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: Call Pressler

Marriage Year: 1852

Father's Birthplace: Georgia

Mother's Birthplace: Georgia

Mother: Number of Living Children: 9

Mother: How Many Children: 16

Can Read: Yes

Can Write: Yes

Can Speak English: Yes

Neighbors:

Household Members:

Name Age

Call Pressler 64

Elizabeth Pressler 64

Elizabeth Pressler 23^[6]

*1910 Census

Name: Annie E Preslor

Age in 1910: 74

Birth Year: abt 1836

Birthplace: Mississippi

Home in 1910: Red Cross, Red River, Louisiana

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Mother

Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: William C Preslor

Father's Birthplace: Mississippi

Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi

Native Tongue: English

Able to Read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Years Married: 51

Number of Children Born: 16

Number of Children Living: 8

Neighbors:

Household Members:

Name Age

Frank E Preslor 39

Berna H Preslor 31

Elsie Preslor 10

Adda Preslor 5

William C Preslor 83

Annie E Preslor 74^[7]

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957," database, FamilySearch; from Arkansas Courts of Common Pleas and County Clerks. Digital images of originals housed at various county courthouses in the State of Arkansas. Marriage records.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 January 2020), memorial page for Annie Elizabeth Hightower Preslar (22 Jun 1836–1 Feb 1914), Find A Grave Memorial no. 100482149, citing Springville Cemetery, Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Shirley Stewart Milford (contributor 47645504) .
3. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Bienville, Louisiana; Roll: M432_230; Page: 249A; Image: 12 Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
4. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Ward 7, Bienville, Louisiana; Roll: M593_507; Page: 127B; Family History Library Film: 5520061870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
5. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: 4th Ward, Bienville, Louisiana; Roll: 448; Page: 603D; Enumeration District: 008 Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
6. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 4, Bienville, Louisiana; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1240558 United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
7. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Red Cross, Red River, Louisiana; Roll: T624_526; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374539 Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.