Muscogee County GaArchives Biographies.....Preston, Payton December 24, 1913 - March 14, 1968
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Peyton Ulrich psalms4_8@yahoo.com November 14, 2008, 9:27 pm

Author: Virgie Beatrice Mcbride

Ernest Preston Sr.(b 3/6/1880 d 8/6/1937, He fought in the Spanish American 
War 1898) married a lady, last name Halt, lived at Hamilton Ga. They had one 
son Ernest Jr., she died when he was a few months old, a colored woman lived 
on the Dairy Farm and she had a baby so nursed both her baby and Ernest. Then 
Ernest Sr. married Rachel Louise Ethridge (b 7/15/1890 d 11/17/1926), she had 
a baby boy named John Epps, he died with blood poisoning when he was small. 
Then he had another son, Payton Miller Preston 12/24/1913, then a two year 
period they had a daughter named Alma, in two years they had a boy named 
Richard, then in two years they had another daughter named Jessie R. and in a 
year or so they had another daughter named Lucy Mell and a 2 year period they 
had another daughter named Mary Rachel and a few years they had another son 
named Harvey.
Ernest Brady Preston Jr. married a woman Mary Lou Roberts they had 2 sons, 
Brady Preston, then Ernest Jr. married another womany Mary ? after getting a 
divorce from his first wife, he and Mary had two sons and three daughters.  In 
some years he was drunk and he stepped in front of a car and was critical 
hurt, he lived a few days and died.
Payton married Virgie Mcbride on 12/22/32 they had six children. Payton died 
Mar. 14 1968.  
Richard died September 19, 1968.
Alma died I don't know when.
Mr Ernest Preston died years ago. (8/6/1937). He married Beatrice, I don't 
remember her last name, she died years ago too.
Alma had four children, a son Bill Riley, and three daughters, Gaynell and 
Faye and she married Charles Pickett, they have twins and one son.
Richard Preston married Virgie Fuller, they have four children, one son, 
Sonny, and three daughters, Janice, Rebecka and Booby.
Alma married Otis Riley.
Jessie married John Lonas, they have two children a son and a daughter, I 
don't know their names.
Lucy married ?, his last name was Allen.
Mary Rachel never married she retired as a colonel Army.
Harvey married Frances they had one child Molly.
Virgie and Payton have 4 great grand children.


Additional Comments:
This was written by my Grandmother Virgie Beatrice McBride Preston 11/18/1988 
Columbus, Georgia.  She passed December 22 1994 in Georgia.


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