Born in Hancock Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Phillip Davis Williams
and Margaret Ann (Dale) Williams
Sister of
James Edward Williams, Ida Ellen (Williams) Moyes, Laura Ann (Williams) Howes, Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Soule, Charles Clifton Williams and Kathleen Dale (Williams) Bellew
Wife of
Joel Millard Preston
— married
3 Oct 1882 in Hancock County, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Dale (Preston) Mcentire, Frank Davis Preston, Joel Carmen Preston, Roy Payson Preston and Helen Eunice (Preston) Watts
Died
at age 97
in Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2016
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Biography
Emma was born on November 13, 1861 in Hancock County, Illinois to Phillip Williams and Margaret Dale.[1]
On October 3, 1882, Emma married Joel Preston in Hancock County, Illinois.[2]
Emma died on September 23, 1959 in Hannibal, Missouri.[1]
Emma is buried in the La Harpe Cemetery in La Harpe, Illinois.[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Death Certificates; http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1959/1959_00033069.PDF
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Find A Grave; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104508441/emma-bell-preston
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