Individual Details
George Fred Presten
(1880 - 16 Oct 1950)
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, George Presten appears with his wife Elsie and son Clason Presten. George is a bookkeeper in an office. George and Elsie have been married 3 years and Elsie is the mother of one.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of South Moran, Spokane Co., Washington, George F. Presten appears with his wife Elsie and sons Clason L., Neal G. and Mark E. George is a farmer. Also in the household is a ward, Lydia Nitschke age 10, described as an orphan and a cripple.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of South Moran, Spokane Co., Washington, George Prester [sic] appears with his wife Elsie and sons Neal and Mark. George is a farmer.
Spokane Daily Chronicle, Spokane, Washington, October 18, 1950, Page 34, Col. 2: Preston, George F.---His home, Rt. N.3, Spokane. He had been a resident of this community 31 years. He was a member of the Grace Baptist church. Survived by his wife, Dorothy Preston at the home, 3 sons, Mark Preston, Spokane, Clason L. Preston, Maiden, Wn. and Neal G. Preston, Portland, Ore., 1 sister, Mrs. Pauline Alden, Battle Creek, Mich., 6 grandchildren. Funeral Thursday, October 10 at 2 p.m. at the Sunset Memorial Chapel (Ball & Dodd), Jefferson st. at Fourth ave. Spokane. Rev. Cecil T. Axworthy officiating. Interment at Moran Prairie. Ample parking space east of the building.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of South Moran, Spokane Co., Washington, George F. Presten appears with his wife Elsie and sons Clason L., Neal G. and Mark E. George is a farmer. Also in the household is a ward, Lydia Nitschke age 10, described as an orphan and a cripple.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of South Moran, Spokane Co., Washington, George Prester [sic] appears with his wife Elsie and sons Neal and Mark. George is a farmer.
Spokane Daily Chronicle, Spokane, Washington, October 18, 1950, Page 34, Col. 2: Preston, George F.---His home, Rt. N.3, Spokane. He had been a resident of this community 31 years. He was a member of the Grace Baptist church. Survived by his wife, Dorothy Preston at the home, 3 sons, Mark Preston, Spokane, Clason L. Preston, Maiden, Wn. and Neal G. Preston, Portland, Ore., 1 sister, Mrs. Pauline Alden, Battle Creek, Mich., 6 grandchildren. Funeral Thursday, October 10 at 2 p.m. at the Sunset Memorial Chapel (Ball & Dodd), Jefferson st. at Fourth ave. Spokane. Rev. Cecil T. Axworthy officiating. Interment at Moran Prairie. Ample parking space east of the building.
Events
| Birth | 1880 | Michigan |  | ||
| Marriage | 6 May 1907 | Spokane Co., Washington - Elsie Clason | | ||
| Death | 16 Oct 1950 | Spokane Co., Washington | | ||
| Burial | Moran Cemetery, Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington | |
Families
| Spouse | Elsie Clason (1880 - 1955) |
| Child | Leroy "Clason" Preston (1908 - 1987) |
| Child | Neal George Preston (1911 - 1958) |
| Child | Mark Elroy Presten (1917 - 1993) |
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave.
2. Washington State Digital Archives (n.p: www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, n.d).
3. Ancestry.com, Washington Death Index, 1940-1996 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002).
4. Find A Grave.
5. Find A Grave.