Preston, Mrs. Wilbur W. 1844-1895

PRESTON

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Date: 3/15/2010 at 22:02:33

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
April 22, 1895

MERRILL: (From The Record)
It is with regret that we chronicle the death of Mrs. Wilbur W. Preston, one of the pioneer settlers of Northwestern Iowa, which occurred Sunday morning, April 14, after an illness of about four weeks. The immediate cause of the death was pneumonia. The deceased was born at Pittsburg, Penn., in the year 1844. On New Years Day in 1860 she became the wife of W. W. Preston. In 1879, the young couple came west to Sioux City, after living there six years they moved onto their beautiful farm on Perry Creek. Mrs. Preston leaves a devoted husband and five grown up children to mourn her departure. The funeral took place last Monday and attended by a large number of sympathizing friends and neighbors. The remains were interred in the Merrill cemetery. Rev. W. Avery Richards of the M. E. church, conducted the funeral services.

POTOSIA: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. Preston, who lived about four miles east of Potosia, died of lung fever Sunday and was buried Monday.
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~Transcriber Note: The deceased is listed among the burials at Merrill-Hillside Cemetery (formerly Merrill Cemetery.)
Nancy J. Preston
Died 14 Apr 1895
Aged 51 years
Wife of W. W. Preston