Husband of Mary Pauline Mays.
They were married on December 11, 1889 in Johnson Co., KY.
Their children were Syliva, Willa, James, Richard, Theressa, Paul, Henrietta, and Howard Preston.
He was the son of Moses Preston III and Louisa Lou Hager.
He was a grocery merchant.
His cause of death was heart attack and pneumonia.
Dan E. Preston SuccumbsFriday At Age Of 75
Dan E. Preston, prominent local citizen and retired merchant, died last Thursday night at his home on Fourth Street.He had been seriously ill for several months.A heart attack and a second attack of pneumonia proved fatal to Mr. Preston who would have been 75 years of age on March 31 1941.
He was born in Paintsville on March 31, 1866, the son of the late Mose Preston, Jr., and Louisa Hager Preston Turner.
He was married to the former Miss Mary Pauline May, of Salyersville, December 11, 1899, and they observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary December 11,1939.
Mr. Preston's ancestors on both sides of the family were among the earliest pioneers of the Big Sandy Valley.
His great grandfathers on both sides came to this section from Virginia.
His grandfather on his maternal side was a general of Kentucky troops at the outbreak of the Civil War.Beriah Magoffin was Governor of Kentucky at that time. He was later the first sheriff of Johnson County.
Mr. Preston united with the Methodist Episcopal Church,South, at an early age, retaining his membership in that church until his death.
After completing his education in the Johnson County Schools he completed a business courseat Ohio Wesleyan College.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2 p.m., from the Mayo Memorial Church with Rev. Guy Coffman, the pastor, in charge.
Burial was made in the Preston family cemetery in East Paintsville with undertakers J.A.Jones and Frank J.Conley directing.
Pallbearers were Glen Preston, Douglas Turner, WalterMeek, Dr.James Archer, Kenneth Preston and John Jett.
Honorary pallbearers included Dan Wheeler,John A. Wells,Dr.J.A.Wells, Oscar Evans, Porter Huntsman, Pleas Holbrook, Dr. O. N. Wilson and Al Cameron.
Survivors are the widow; three sons, James and HowardPreston, Paintsville, and Paul Preston, Louisville; four daughters, Mrs.Herbert Wheeler, Paintsville; Mrs.E.F.Harrison and Mrs.Everett Johnson, Pikeville; Mrs.Carson L. Davis, Ashland; a sister, Mrs.Thomas Brown,Paintsville; a brother, Morell G. Preston, Paintsville; a half-brother, James W. Turner, Paintsville,
five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Paintsville Herald Thursday March 20,1941
They were married on December 11, 1889 in Johnson Co., KY.
Their children were Syliva, Willa, James, Richard, Theressa, Paul, Henrietta, and Howard Preston.
He was the son of Moses Preston III and Louisa Lou Hager.
He was a grocery merchant.
His cause of death was heart attack and pneumonia.
Dan E. Preston SuccumbsFriday At Age Of 75
Dan E. Preston, prominent local citizen and retired merchant, died last Thursday night at his home on Fourth Street.He had been seriously ill for several months.A heart attack and a second attack of pneumonia proved fatal to Mr. Preston who would have been 75 years of age on March 31 1941.
He was born in Paintsville on March 31, 1866, the son of the late Mose Preston, Jr., and Louisa Hager Preston Turner.
He was married to the former Miss Mary Pauline May, of Salyersville, December 11, 1899, and they observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary December 11,1939.
Mr. Preston's ancestors on both sides of the family were among the earliest pioneers of the Big Sandy Valley.
His great grandfathers on both sides came to this section from Virginia.
His grandfather on his maternal side was a general of Kentucky troops at the outbreak of the Civil War.Beriah Magoffin was Governor of Kentucky at that time. He was later the first sheriff of Johnson County.
Mr. Preston united with the Methodist Episcopal Church,South, at an early age, retaining his membership in that church until his death.
After completing his education in the Johnson County Schools he completed a business courseat Ohio Wesleyan College.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2 p.m., from the Mayo Memorial Church with Rev. Guy Coffman, the pastor, in charge.
Burial was made in the Preston family cemetery in East Paintsville with undertakers J.A.Jones and Frank J.Conley directing.
Pallbearers were Glen Preston, Douglas Turner, WalterMeek, Dr.James Archer, Kenneth Preston and John Jett.
Honorary pallbearers included Dan Wheeler,John A. Wells,Dr.J.A.Wells, Oscar Evans, Porter Huntsman, Pleas Holbrook, Dr. O. N. Wilson and Al Cameron.
Survivors are the widow; three sons, James and HowardPreston, Paintsville, and Paul Preston, Louisville; four daughters, Mrs.Herbert Wheeler, Paintsville; Mrs.E.F.Harrison and Mrs.Everett Johnson, Pikeville; Mrs.Carson L. Davis, Ashland; a sister, Mrs.Thomas Brown,Paintsville; a brother, Morell G. Preston, Paintsville; a half-brother, James W. Turner, Paintsville,
five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Paintsville Herald Thursday March 20,1941
Husband of Mary Pauline Mays.
They were married on December 11, 1889 in Johnson Co., KY.
Their children were Syliva, Willa, James, Richard, Theressa, Paul, Henrietta, and Howard Preston.
He was the son of Moses Preston III and Louisa Lou Hager.
He was a grocery merchant.
His cause of death was heart attack and pneumonia.
Dan E. Preston SuccumbsFriday At Age Of 75
Dan E. Preston, prominent local citizen and retired merchant, died last Thursday night at his home on Fourth Street.He had been seriously ill for several months.A heart attack and a second attack of pneumonia proved fatal to Mr. Preston who would have been 75 years of age on March 31 1941.
He was born in Paintsville on March 31, 1866, the son of the late Mose Preston, Jr., and Louisa Hager Preston Turner.
He was married to the former Miss Mary Pauline May, of Salyersville, December 11, 1899, and they observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary December 11,1939.
Mr. Preston's ancestors on both sides of the family were among the earliest pioneers of the Big Sandy Valley.
His great grandfathers on both sides came to this section from Virginia.
His grandfather on his maternal side was a general of Kentucky troops at the outbreak of the Civil War.Beriah Magoffin was Governor of Kentucky at that time. He was later the first sheriff of Johnson County.
Mr. Preston united with the Methodist Episcopal Church,South, at an early age, retaining his membership in that church until his death.
After completing his education in the Johnson County Schools he completed a business courseat Ohio Wesleyan College.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2 p.m., from the Mayo Memorial Church with Rev. Guy Coffman, the pastor, in charge.
Burial was made in the Preston family cemetery in East Paintsville with undertakers J.A.Jones and Frank J.Conley directing.
Pallbearers were Glen Preston, Douglas Turner, WalterMeek, Dr.James Archer, Kenneth Preston and John Jett.
Honorary pallbearers included Dan Wheeler,John A. Wells,Dr.J.A.Wells, Oscar Evans, Porter Huntsman, Pleas Holbrook, Dr. O. N. Wilson and Al Cameron.
Survivors are the widow; three sons, James and HowardPreston, Paintsville, and Paul Preston, Louisville; four daughters, Mrs.Herbert Wheeler, Paintsville; Mrs.E.F.Harrison and Mrs.Everett Johnson, Pikeville; Mrs.Carson L. Davis, Ashland; a sister, Mrs.Thomas Brown,Paintsville; a brother, Morell G. Preston, Paintsville; a half-brother, James W. Turner, Paintsville,
five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Paintsville Herald Thursday March 20,1941
They were married on December 11, 1889 in Johnson Co., KY.
Their children were Syliva, Willa, James, Richard, Theressa, Paul, Henrietta, and Howard Preston.
He was the son of Moses Preston III and Louisa Lou Hager.
He was a grocery merchant.
His cause of death was heart attack and pneumonia.
Dan E. Preston SuccumbsFriday At Age Of 75
Dan E. Preston, prominent local citizen and retired merchant, died last Thursday night at his home on Fourth Street.He had been seriously ill for several months.A heart attack and a second attack of pneumonia proved fatal to Mr. Preston who would have been 75 years of age on March 31 1941.
He was born in Paintsville on March 31, 1866, the son of the late Mose Preston, Jr., and Louisa Hager Preston Turner.
He was married to the former Miss Mary Pauline May, of Salyersville, December 11, 1899, and they observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary December 11,1939.
Mr. Preston's ancestors on both sides of the family were among the earliest pioneers of the Big Sandy Valley.
His great grandfathers on both sides came to this section from Virginia.
His grandfather on his maternal side was a general of Kentucky troops at the outbreak of the Civil War.Beriah Magoffin was Governor of Kentucky at that time. He was later the first sheriff of Johnson County.
Mr. Preston united with the Methodist Episcopal Church,South, at an early age, retaining his membership in that church until his death.
After completing his education in the Johnson County Schools he completed a business courseat Ohio Wesleyan College.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2 p.m., from the Mayo Memorial Church with Rev. Guy Coffman, the pastor, in charge.
Burial was made in the Preston family cemetery in East Paintsville with undertakers J.A.Jones and Frank J.Conley directing.
Pallbearers were Glen Preston, Douglas Turner, WalterMeek, Dr.James Archer, Kenneth Preston and John Jett.
Honorary pallbearers included Dan Wheeler,John A. Wells,Dr.J.A.Wells, Oscar Evans, Porter Huntsman, Pleas Holbrook, Dr. O. N. Wilson and Al Cameron.
Survivors are the widow; three sons, James and HowardPreston, Paintsville, and Paul Preston, Louisville; four daughters, Mrs.Herbert Wheeler, Paintsville; Mrs.E.F.Harrison and Mrs.Everett Johnson, Pikeville; Mrs.Carson L. Davis, Ashland; a sister, Mrs.Thomas Brown,Paintsville; a brother, Morell G. Preston, Paintsville; a half-brother, James W. Turner, Paintsville,
five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Paintsville Herald Thursday March 20,1941
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