"Preston, William, Gorham, was born in Yorkshire, England, May 21, 1843. He is a son of Richard and Sarah (Robinson) Preston, of Yorkshire, England, where they died. They had six children. William was reared by his grandfather, Thomas Robinson, a carpenter and farmer of England. Wm. Preston & Co. owned a factory at Lyons, Wayne county, where Mr. Johnson is at present engaged in the manufacture of tile. In 1874 William sold his interest in the firm and came to Gorham, where he purchased the David Wilkie Tile Factory, which he now owns, and also 100 acres of land upon which he erected a fine dwelling. He averages 600,000 tile annually. In 1873 he married Mary Worthington, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Townsend) Worthington of England, who have three sons and three daughters. They came to Lyons in 1857 and here the father died. Mr. Preston and wife have six children: Edward T. Fannie E. (deceased), Charles H., George W., Frederick W., and one who died young. Mr. Preston is a Democrat. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Stanley Lodge No. 434."
Quoted from Pages 142 and 143 of "The History of Ontario county, New York," compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich and edited by George Stillwell Conover.
Quoted from Pages 142 and 143 of "The History of Ontario county, New York," compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich and edited by George Stillwell Conover.
"Preston, William, Gorham, was born in Yorkshire, England, May 21, 1843. He is a son of Richard and Sarah (Robinson) Preston, of Yorkshire, England, where they died. They had six children. William was reared by his grandfather, Thomas Robinson, a carpenter and farmer of England. Wm. Preston & Co. owned a factory at Lyons, Wayne county, where Mr. Johnson is at present engaged in the manufacture of tile. In 1874 William sold his interest in the firm and came to Gorham, where he purchased the David Wilkie Tile Factory, which he now owns, and also 100 acres of land upon which he erected a fine dwelling. He averages 600,000 tile annually. In 1873 he married Mary Worthington, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Townsend) Worthington of England, who have three sons and three daughters. They came to Lyons in 1857 and here the father died. Mr. Preston and wife have six children: Edward T. Fannie E. (deceased), Charles H., George W., Frederick W., and one who died young. Mr. Preston is a Democrat. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Stanley Lodge No. 434."
Quoted from Pages 142 and 143 of "The History of Ontario county, New York," compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich and edited by George Stillwell Conover.
Quoted from Pages 142 and 143 of "The History of Ontario county, New York," compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich and edited by George Stillwell Conover.
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