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John Foster Preston Jr
4 Dec 1854 – 6 Mar 1888
| Birth | 4 Dec 1854 |
| Death | 6 Mar 1888 |
| Added by | Virginia Brown on 09 Aug 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35443791 |
Bio
John Foster, Jr. was the son of John Foster & Christina (Socrider) Preston. He and his twin brother, Samuel Taylor, the last of John and Christina's children were born on November 4, 1854. In 1850 & 1860 John's parents lived in Salem, Wyandot, Ohio. Sometime between 1860 & 1870 the family left OH "to escape cold weather" & moved to MO. On June 13, 1870, they lived in Lebanon, Cooper Co, MO. John & Samuel were 15 years old. John's older brother, Henry "Rufus," married Alzona Bell who lived nearby in Otterville on July 28, 1870, To help support his young wife, he was hired as a drover herding cattle from Sedalia, located a few miles from them, to Henrietta, Clay Co, TX. Rufus was impressed with the range land in TX, and no doubt encouraged his parents to move to Henrietta with him, which they did a short time later. His son was born there in 1872. Rufus and Alzona returned to Otterville sometime before 1874 where their second child was born. John worked with Rufus and went home with him at the end of the cattle drives. It was here that he became acquainted with Alzona's niece, Cynthia Vance, who lived nearby with her Bell grandparents and sometimes helped Alzona with the children. Rufus and John received word that their mother had died from burns on October 23, 1875, as a result of fighting a field fire at her home. When Rufus & Alzona moved back to Henrietta, Cynthia went with them & was married to John on January 20, 1878. Descendants have provided many heart warming stories about John & Cynthia's life in TX where their five children were born. From TX they moved to Johnson Co, AR, in 1887 & bought a farm on the Big Piney near Fort Douglas. John died from typhoid fever on March 6, 1888, and was buried on the farm.
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Siblings
- Joseph Preston 1846–1928 FaG
- Henry "Rufus" Preston 1849–1890 FaG
- Sarah Preston 1850–1910 FaG
- Marietta Preston Smith 1853–1918 FaG
- Samuel Taylor "Sam" Preston 1854–? FaG
Children
- Sarah Ellen "Ellie" Preston McDonald 1878–1964
- Smith Oscar Fritz Preston 1881–1912
- Dora Preston McFerrin 1883–1981
- Walter Robert Preston 1885–1968
- Mary Etta Preston 1887–1902
- Sarah Elizabeth "Sadie" Jones 1887–1963
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