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Published by the Presley/Preslar/Pressly Family Research Association
VOLUME III NO. 4 June 1988 Page forty-six
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A LETTER FROM JUDGE BENJAMIN C. PRESSLEY
(Ed. Note: The following is taken from The Flenniken Family by Fitz Hugh McMaster, 1926. A copy of this 16-page pamphlet was found in the Presbyterian Historical Foundation, Montreat, N.C., and sent to us by Edith Gasperson of Skyland, N..C.)
Summerville, S.C.
January 30th, 1882.
J.N. Miller, Esq.:
Dear Sir: your aunt, Mrs. Torbit, supposes that I know very much of the Pressley family (or Pressly) but in reality, my inquiries in that direction are very fragmentary, because of lost records in this State. The family was of the ancient Briton stock, formerly living near London, but were driven northward with the other original inhabitants, by the Danish and Saxon invasions of England. The family crest was a cockatrice, thus showing that it is not the name of Priestly, which some suppose. The Priestly crest was a demi-lion. Our family having passed .over into Scotland, not far from Glasgow were, for many generations known as lowland Scotch. Thence imigrating to the county of Dawes in north of Ireland, they became Scotch-irish. In 1733, some of them came to this State and united with others in settling Kingstree 'in Williamsburg county. Many of them were cut off. byva_ fatal sickness which swept over that county in 1749-50-51. Of those left,' two, David and John removed to Abbeville, Calhoun settlement. David was my grandfather, and John was your great-great-grandfather. His sons were David, William, John and Joseph. His son David married Jane Patterson and by her he had five sons. Samuel, (your grandfather) John T. , Dr. George W. , Dr. James P., and William. They are all dead except William who is living in Illinois or Ohio. Your grandfather married Elizabeth Hearst, and three of her sisters married three of the other brothers, to-wit: John T. , George W. , and James P. They have not left many descendants. John T's most distinguished son Joseph, died four years ago at Erie, Pennsylvania. He was a D.D. and bid fair to excel his father as an eloquent preacher. His sister Malinda survives him and resides at Alleghany, Pennsylvania now absent in Europe. Your granduncle, Dr. George, left one son, Joseph, now an eminent physician at the old Cedar Spring settlement. Dr. James P. left several sons, of whom Frank and David are ministers of the gospel and are said to be very promising. The other branches of the family you probably do not feel interested in. I will, however, add, that the distinguished preacher Dr. Ebenezer Pressly was the son of William, your great-grandfather's brother, Dr. John E. Pressly, of Coddle Creek, N.C., was a nephew of Ebenezer, being a son of his brother William. Dr. Samuel Patterson Pressly, who died at Athens, Georgia in 1835, being then Prof, of Belles-letters in the State University was the son of John, another brother of your greatgrandfather.
(continued on page forty-eight)
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THE PRESLEY/PRESLAR/PRESSLY NEWSLETTER is a quarterly publication of the Presley Preslar/Pressly Family Research Association and is distributed to members and selected genealogical libraries. President & Editor is Edwin C. Dunn, (address withheld).. Vice-President. is Betty Bostick, (address withheld). Treasurer is E.L. Singleton, (address withheld).
Queries and items for publication should be sent to the Editor and will be inluded in the newsletter at no cost as space permits. Back issues of the news letter may be ordered from the Editor at one dollar each (only 3 issues were in volume one).
Applications, checks, and renewals for membership should be sent to the Secretary, Anne P. Greer, (address withheld).. Applications should be accompanied by family group sheets for the Presley (etc.) family line. Dues are $10 per year; associate membership (spouses) dues $5 per year, payable on July 1st. New members receive all back issues for the current membership year. Dues received after March 1st will be applied to the following year beginning July 1st.
Inquiries concerning material in the Association archives should be addressed to the Research Director, James E. Anderson, (address withheld). and should be accompanied by a large self-addressed, stamped envelope.
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
As of March 1st our membership list had reached 61 members and 5 associate members. Our growth has been slow, but steady, and more importantly, our renewal rate each year has been good and improving. If you would like a membership list, send 25$ and an SASE to our Secretary, Anne Greer.
Speaking of membership renewals, you will find a renewal form for 1988-89 with this issue of the Newsletter. Please complete it, answering all the additional questions, and return it along with your check for annual dues to our Secretary. IMPORTANT!! DON'T FORGET!!! You may not receive any further issues of the Newsletter, and good things are on the way.
This is the final year of your current officers' terms. New elections will be coming up in 1989, but in the meantime we want to look at what additional research projects we can afford to undertake. We will also attempt to separate the offices of President & Editor next year, so that more attention can be given by a new President to the duties of that office.
As Editor I have been particularly involved in trying to produce a Newsletter that is interesting and informative. Any sucess in that regard is a result of a cooperative effort and would have been impossible without the hard work of our Research Director, Jim Anderson, and the contributions of many members.. I have been very grateful for all the material that has been shared and that remains in my files awaiting room in a future Newsletter for publication.
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- From The Albuquerque Tribune, Feb. 8., 1988
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However, I can never be satisfied that we cannot improve our Newsletter to meet more fully the needs of family researchers with unsolved genealogical problems. Some of you have still not submitted your family group sheets, and these not only constitute an addition to our archive, but they also serve as a guide to the areas in which we should research and publish. You should make sure that the Editor and the Research Director have copies of your family data. While we try to share copies between the two of us, there may occasionally be an oversight.
While members have thus far been generous in sharing material, wo are always in need of articles, abstracts of primary source records, extracts from published books, etc. Illustrative material (photos, maps, etc.) is also very much needed. No matter how apparently fragmentary your bit of data im.y appear, it may fit perfectly with information another member may have, so don't feel that your contribution is not needed.
REMEMBER!! RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!!
WE NEED YOU!!!
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A LETTER FROM JUDGE BENJAMIN C. PRESSLEY (Continued):
The remnant of the family which remained at Kingstree, the old first settlement in this State, all died out except a few who removed to California 13 years ago. One of them, John G. Pressly, who studied law with me at Charleston is now one of the Judges of the Supreme Court at Santa Rosa, California. He was in command of the 25th S.C. regiment all through the late war, and the people of California seem to admire him because he has always openly avowed in his past actions and opinions.
My branch of the family, descendants of David, brother to your great-greatgrandfather has representatives in several States. My oldest brother was a lawyer, but died young. My other two brothers were physicians, one of them Dr. William died at Charlotte, N.C. The other is Dr. Samuel, now practicing at Society Hill, Darlington county, S.C. W.B. Pressly, D.D. of Statesville, N.C. is son of my cousin Richard. The rest are in Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana and Texas, and I seldom hear from them. Mrs. Barren, wife of Dr. Barron of Yorkville, S.C. is my only living sister. She has a son named after me. B. Pressly Barron who is quite a promising, or I may say, already eminent lawyer at Manning, Clarendon county, S.C.
You will see that I spell my name Pressley. It was so on my father's tombstone, but I think it was a mistake of his Executors.
Yours Very Truly,
B.C. Pressley
(Ed. Note: The above letter contains useful documentation, as well as several errors. Judge Benjamin C. Pressley (see Mar. 1988 Newsletter, p. 44) repeated 106 years ago the apparent misinformation that his grandfather had first come to Williamsburg Co., S.C., in 1733 before moving to Abbeville Co. As we have previously indicated, David Pressley, his grandfather, was the immigrant who arrived in S.C. in 1767 (Sept. 1986 Newsletter, p. 11) and died in Charleston in 1785 (Mar. 1988 Newsletter, p. 42-3), thirty years before the Judge was born.
How could Benjamin Pressley have been mistaken about his grandfather's coming to Abbeville County? One might speculate as to how the story could have begun. When Benjamin C. Pressley of Abbeville Co. and John G. Pressly of Williamsburg Co. studied law together in Charleston, they might have discussed the possibility of their being related. Benjamin, no doubt, knew that his grandfather, David, had come from Ireland in the 1700's, and possibly that he had a brother, John, who also came to Abbeville Co. His friend, John G. Pressly, had probably heard stories of his family's arrival in S.C. Perhaps there were three brothers named William, David, and John, and his great grandfather being William, he may have known nothing
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of what became of David and John, and did not realize that a David Presley wrote his will in 1749 and a John Pressly wrote his will in 1750 (Ibid.). The two friends might have assumed that John and David Pressley, the Abbeville immigrants/ were the same as John and David Pressley, the Williamsburg immigrants, and the story was thus passed along.
This is pure speculation, both as to the origin of the story and as to the actual family relationships, but it is a plausible explanation as to how such a story could have begun.)
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JOHN G. PRESSLEY
Hon. John Gotea Pressley, who is one of the judges of the Superior Court of Sonoma County was born in Williamsburg district (now county), South Carolina, on the 24th of May, 1833. His parents were John B. and Sarah (Gotea) Pressley, both "natives and to the manor born," and of ancestry identified for generations with the history of South Carolina. His father was a successful planter of Williamsburg district and a man of great personal worth and social influence. The son enjoyed the advantages of early moral and religious training, and, after a preparatory course in the country schools of the neighborhood, received an appointment in January, 1848, to the State Military Academy at Charlestonan institution whose system and course of instruction was very similar to that of West Point. He graduated in November, 1851. ...While a cadet he was, in the year 1850, detailed to act as assistant professor of mathematics, and at his graduation, in 1851, he ranked fourth in a class of twenty-six, and held the command of one of the companies of the Cadet Corps. From the military academy he entered as a student of law the office of his kinsman, B.C. Pressley, Esq., then one of the leading members of the bar of Charleston, and now an honored circuit judge of the State, where, under the guidance of this relative and friend, he pursued his studies until February, 1854. By a special dispensation of the Court of Appeals of South Carolina he was accorded an examination in May, 1854, while still under age, and received his commission as attorney upon attaining his majority a few weeks afterward. ...He immediately opened a law office at Kingstree, the county seat of Williamsburg district, and entered upon the practice of his profession, which he pursued with diligence and success in the districts of Williamsburg, Marion, Darlington, Georgetown and Clarendon until January, 1861, when the war destroyed his lucrative and growing business and literally closed the doors of his office for five years. In those early years of his professional life, he represented his district in the Legislature of the State during the sessions of 1858 and 1859, being the youngest member except one in the Lower House, and assistant cashier of that body. ...Then came the war. ...He entered the military service in January, 1861, as captain of infantry, and rose to the rank of Lieuntenat-Colonel of the Twenty-fifth Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, and commanded that regiment almost continuously and with marked ability and gallantry until the end of the war. His regiment experienced hard and dangerous service and was engaged in some of the most desperate and destructive conflicts of the war, in one of which, near Petersburg, in 1864, he himself received a dangerous wound from the effects of which he still carries a partially disabled arm. ...In January, 1866, he reopened his law office at Kingstree and resumed the practice of his profession. At the annual session of the Legislature for that year (under the reconstruction plan of President Johnson) he was elected district judge of Williamsburg district, but on account of the inadequacy of the salary, declined to qualify. He maintained the struggle against the adverse influences of the "reconstruction" period until weary of the unequal strife, discouraged concerning the future outlook, and having regard for the interest of his family, he sought a haven and a home for them on
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the Pacific coast. He arrived in California on the 24th of April, 1869, via the Isthmus of Panama, and took up his residence first in Suisun, Solano County, and opened his law office there and afterward at Fairfield, the county seat. ...He became the city attorney of Suisun and held this position three years and until his removal to Santa Rosa. In January, 1873, he moved to Sonoma County, and took up his residence in Santa Rosa, where he formed a copartnership with Judge A. Thomas, an old and respected citizen and able lawyer. In the fall of 1873 he became the city attorney of Santa Rosa, and at the judicial election in 1875... he was elected county judge of Sonoma County. From this time until January, 1880, he continued upon the bench of the county court, and at the same time practiced at the bar of the district court. .-.. The constitution of 1879 reorganized the judicial system of the State, abolishing the district and county courts and substituting for them a Superior Court for each county. At the first
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Lieut. Col. John G. Pressley, C.S.A.
- From William Willis Boddie, History of Williamsburg, Spartanburg, S.C., 1980 (orig. publ. Columbia, 1923)
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election in Sonoma County under the new system, John G. Pressley and Jackson Temple were elected judges of the new court and took their seats on the 1st of January, 1880. ...Both of these judges were re-elected in 1884. Judge Temple has since been removed to the bench of the Supreme Court of this State ...[while] Judge Pressley still adorns the Superior Court bench .... His decisions have rarely been reversed by the Supreme Court. In religion, Judge Pressley is and has for many years been an earnest and zealous Baptist, but not a narrow sectarian. ...In February, 1854, Judge Pressley married Miss Julia C. Burckmyer, daughter of Cornelius Burckmyer, a prominent merchant of Charleston, South Carolina. ...To them have been born ten children, six of whom survive and are residents of California.
An Illustrated History of Sonoma County, California,
Lewis Publishing Co., 1889, pp. 580-82.
(Ed. Note: The above biographical sketch was shared with us by Lorlei K. Metke, (address withheld), who has also forwarded much additional information on this California family. This will be included in a future article in the Newsletter.)
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1850 Census
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(Ed Note: Data from the 1850 census is presented as follows: Page, dwelling number/family number, name, age, sex, color, occupation, value of real estate, birthplace.)
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MISSISSIPPI
ATTALA COUNTY
181 1345/1360 Lewis Presley 51 M W Hotel Keeper SC
Mary " 44 F W 3500 SC
James H. " 21 M W SC
Thomas A. " 18 M W SC
Rachael " 12 F W SC
Levi " 10 M W SC
HINDS COUNTY
219 1563/1563 J. Presley 50 M W - England
ITAWAMBA COUNTY
323 285/291 John Priestly 35 M W Laborer NC
Malinda R. " 36 F W GA
La--ner G. " 3 M W MS
Joel A. Presley 1 M W MS
James Sims 16 M W AL
Lucinda " 17 F W AL
Mary E. " 10 F W AL
William C. " 6 M W MS
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
297 1002/ - Wm. H. Presly 34 M W AL
Mary J. " 22 F W AL
William Nixon 6 M W AL
LEAKE COUNTY
2 18/21 C. W. Presley 26 M W Farmer 50 SC
S. " 30 F W SC
J. H. " 6 M W AL
L. P. " 4 F W AL
M. M. " 3 F W MS
M. J " 7/12 F W MS
MARSHALL COUNTY
285 118/118 Rachael Presley 40 F W 800 SC
Jane " 21 F W SC
Alexander " 16 M W SC
Margaret " 12 F W SC
William Henderson 20 M W TN
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
261 81/81 Rev. David Pressley 30 M W A.B. Preacher SC
Ann " 6 F W 95 MS
Calvin " 3 M W MS
Charles H. Adams 21 M W Overseer SC
WILKINSON COUNTY
282 204/208 Joshua Pressler 70 M W Planter 1300 NC
Rebecca " 60 F W VA
Joshua " 35 M W None LA
Peter " 27 M W None LA
Mahalah " 28 F W LA
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WINSTON COUNTY
366 725/725 John E. Prestly 28 M W Potter 150 SC
Mary " 23 F W SC
Sarah " 7 F W -C
Andrew " 4 M W -C
George " 2 M W VA
MISSOURI
LAWRENCE COUNTY
277 127/132 Nancey Presley 16 F W TN
James M. " 12 M W TN
living with William & Sarah Neal
LINCOLN COUNTY
400 129/128 Lewis Presley 31 M W Farmer 640 MO
Henry " 3 M W MO
Nancy McDonald 36 F W MO
Neomo " 9 F W MO
Mary " 8 F W MO
410 281/281 George Presley 48 M W Farmer 1320 NC
Hannah " 43 F W KY
Levi " 23 M W Laborer MO
Philip " 21 M W Laborer MO
Reuben " 19 M W Laborer MO
Elijah " 17 M W Laborer MO
Dellia " 14 F W MO
Emily " 12 F W MO
Willis " 10 M W MO
Airena " 5 F W MO
Mary " 7/12 F W MO
411 288/288 Claracy Presley 38 F W Widow 1200 KY
Richard " 19 M W MO
Elizabeth " 16 F W MO
King D. " 15 M W MO
Nancy J " 13 F W MO
Polly A. " 13 F W MO
Charles A. " 11 M W MO
Williams F. " 7 M W MO
Sarah C. " 5 F W MO
411 292/292 Jonathan Presley 25 M W Laborer MO
Polly " 21 F W MO
411 285/285 David Presley 76 M W 1000 SC
Mary " 32 F W KY
Peter " 2 M W MO
Margaret Moore 12 F W MO
Sally J. Dawson 19 F W TN
411 287/287 Mourning Presley 26 F W Widown 120 KY
David " 5 M W MO
Jacob " 3 M W MO
Mary E. " 1 F W MO
Charity J.Gilliland 22 F W KY
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1107/1107
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Issac Pressley
Sophia "
Peter "
Levi "
David "
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24
20
4
3
1
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M
F
M
M
M
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W
W
W
W
W
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MO
TN
MO
MO
MO
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290
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Mary Bresler
Margaret M. "
Mary R. "
George L. "
Robt. B. Bartlett
Living with Liston & Barbara McFall
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35
7
6
4
70
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F
F
F
M
M
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W
W
W
W
W
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Farmer 160
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KY
MO
MO
MO
Scotland
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248
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1180/1207
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McKenzie Presley
living with Jackson & Ellender Dawson
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21
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Farmer
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MO
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402
404
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176/176
201/201
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Joseph Presley
living with
John &
Marian Rayfield
John Presley
living with
Zimri &
Mally Mann
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13
16
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M
M
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W
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TN
KY
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MILITARY RECORDS
Civil War Pension Records in the National Archives
(Continued from page 41, Mar. 1988 issue)
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PRESLER
Arthur
Benjamin
Edward S.
George W.
George W.
Jacob
Jacob
John
Joseph
Loammi M.
Martin
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Co. F, 11th Ind. Inf.
Invalid
Widow (Sophia Paul)
Minor (gdn: Sophia Paul)
Co. B, 120th Ohio. Inf.
Invalid
Widow (Mary)
Hospital Corp, USA
Invalid
C2400889
Co. B, 56th N.Y. Inf.
Invalid
Co. G, 178th Ohio Inf.
Invalid
Co. H, 88th Ind. Inf.
Invalid
Widow (Martha)
XC-2716419
Co. C, l95th Ohio Inf.
Invalid
Widow (Lucetta J.)
Unassigned, 37th and Co. K,
Co. K, 42nd Ind. Inf.
Invalid
Widow (Rebeca)
Co. F, 53rd Ind. Inf.
Invalid
Cos. H&B, 1st Mo. Light Arty
Invalid
Co. K, 10th N.J. Inf.
Invalid
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May 24, 1869
July 10, 1880
Nov. 10, 1880
Nov. 30, 1885
Nov. 25, 1904
Nov. 10, 1956
Jan. 25, 1890
Aug. 8, 1890
Dec. 22, 1879
Apr. 13, 1925
Mar. 12, 1879
Nov. 6, 1906
Aug. 18, 1890
Aug. 13, 1917
June 10, 1875
June 27, 1891
July 14, 1896
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143781
278799
278800
555371
804827
1491203
751119
883687
334383
1231752
272010
846556
909732
1105706
204909
1034723
1179255
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99321
252968
259103
422289
583257
1244750
548421
752306
212590
964642
176514
609419
647305
850438
142551
772011
925956
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N.Y.
Mich
Ohio
Ohio
Okla.
Colo.
Ill
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Oliver
Peter
Robert D.
Samuel
Solomon W.
Stephen E.
William W.
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Co. I, 148th N.Y. Inf.
Invalid
Widow (Henrietta)
Co. H, 40th Ill. Inf.;
Co. H, 103rd Ill. Inf.
Invalid
Co. K, 82nd Ohio Inf.
Invalid
Co. F, 82nd Ohio Inf.
Widow (Frances J.)
Co. K, 1st Minn Heavy Arty.
Invalid
Co. H, 16th Iowa
Invalid
Widow (Rosetta A.)
Corpl., Co. C, 45th P. Inf.
Invalid
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Jan. 8, 1872
Sept. 10, 1909
Sept. 14, 1882
July 19, 1889
July 6, 1863
July 21, 1890
July 29, 1890
Mar. 25, 1916
Mar. 14, 1879
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171459
926896
459839
718148
26749
856239
832955
1063300
272491
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129367
693119
243276
528227
11497
728201
84921
809008
171320
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N.Y
Ill.
Mo.
Iowa
Ill.
Ill.
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PRESSLER
Aaron
Archibald B.
August H.
Chester A
Christian
Cyrus
Daniel
Dewitt L.
Edward
George
Geroge
Henry
Harris H.
Henry C.
Ames A.
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Co. D, 184th Ohio Inf.
Invalid
Widow (Barbara)
Co. D, 142nd Ohio Inf.
Invalid
C-2563340
Co. D, 7th U.S. Cav.
Invalid
1900-1904
Co. A, 2nd N.H. Inf.; Co. F, 13th FNRC
Invalid
Widow (Annie C.)
Co. I, 172nd Pa. Inf.
Invalid
Corp., Co. K, 88th Ind. Inf.
Corp., Co. K, 92nd Co. 2nd Battn VRC
Invalid
Hq. Det. 13, USS Art.
Invalid
Co. F, 28th N.J. Inf.
Widow (Margaret)
Co. K, 93rd Ohio Inf.
Invalid
Widow (Rebecca Mary)
Co. B, 122nd Ohio Inf.
Father (Jacob)
Mother (Mary)
Co. C, 146th Ohio Inf.
Widow (Mary C.)
Hosp. Corp U.S.A.; Co. A, 5th Pa.Inf.; Sig. Corp U.S.A.
Invalid
C-2434971
Co. E, 17th Ind. Inf.
Invalid
Widow (Margaret M.)
Co. C, 33rd U.S. Inf.
Invalid
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Apr. 14, 1891
June 5, 1918
Nov. 26, 1892
Oct. , 1920
Feb. 13, 1863
Oct. 13, 1925
June 7, 1879
May 28, 1879
June 11, 1931
Apr. 14, 1890
June 5, 1882
Aug. 2, 1925
Aug. 17, 1886
Feb. 18, 1887
Feb. 15, 1921
Dec. 14
Mar. 19, 1914
Aug. 18
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1015645
1121557
1140492
1442486
10554
836213
290691
288835
1696000
419849
451380
1161718
343606
350585
433887
1446733
681730
1024222
931440
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831257
852574
965983
1195692
13528
599264
240247
398435
-
317436
250390
898795
299791
250821
370406
1205030
534441
773648
685879
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Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
N.H
Ind.
N.J.
Ind.
Ind.
Pa.
Pa.
Ohio
Iowa
Ind.
Ind.
Pa.
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James K.P.
John
John A.
John A.
John A.
John Arther
John W.
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Co. B, 153rd Ind. Inf.
Invalid
C-2508412
Co. F, 28th N.J. Inf.
Invalid
Co. L, ,1st Fla. Inf.
Invalid
C-2294227
Co. C, 45th Pa. Inf.
Invalid
Widow (Margaret E.)
Co. B, 8th U.S. Cav.
Invalid
Enl. 1923, disch. 1924; State of N.J.; sailor
Invalid
C-2599551
Co. A, 3rd Inf. Ind. N.G.; Border Defense
Invalid
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Oct. 29, 1892
July 30, 1890
July 18, 1956
Dec. 22, 1881
Sept. 12, 1927
Aug. 28, 1903
Apr. 27, 1931
June 3, 1918
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1163617
829308
1586466
435880
1591300
1303356
1694229
1430291
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1097786
938663
A-12-8-27
556476
A-12-5-27
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Kans
N.J.
Utah
Kans.
Kans.
Ky.
Ind.
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Joseph
Joseph S.
Louis
Ransom
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Co. B, 2nd Ohio; Co. E, 18th Ohio
Invalid
Widow (Melissa)
Co. G(?), 133rd Ind. Inf.; Co. C, 11th Ind. Inf
Widow (Roena)
Co. A, 106th Ohio Inf
Invalid
Widow (Susaann E.)
Co. E, 157th Ind. Inf.
Invalid
C-2440176
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Sept. 16, 1891
Jan. 9, 1897
July 29, 1890
Feb. 3, 1890
Nov. 20, 1908
Oct. 9, 1920
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1057677
646219
462934
753042
908409
1442234
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787214
439047
782036
672178
1198247
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Ohio
Ohio
Tenn.
Ohio
Ohio
Ind.
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William
William
William F.
William X.
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Co. K, 93rd Ohio Inf.
Invalid
Widow (Catherine A.)
171st Pa. Inf.
Invalid
Co. A, 1st Pa. Inf.
Widow (Hannah M.)
XC-932830
Co. !(?), 130th Ind. Inf.
Invalid
Widow (Eliza E.)
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Aug. 6, 1890
Jan. 9, 1915
Mar. 8, 1890
Oct. 10, 1928
Sept. 9, 1891
Apr. 20, 1923
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867292
1039523
739847
1625757
1054409
1204562
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874677
789732
964644
766762
935918
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Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
Pa.
Ind.
Ind.
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(to be continued)
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QUERIES
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Barbara S. Potter
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I am seeking information for a forebear, Nance!
(Nancy) Joanne Presley, b. ca. 1834 in Georgiaf
d. 24 June 1926 Portland, Oregon, married ca.
1854 John S. Baker, b. ca. 1833 in Tennessee.
Their children were: Nancy Melissa, b. 1855
Alabama; Lewis N., b. 1861 Arkansas; General Lee (Lee G.)(my grandfather), b. 1865 Nebraska; Fannie M., b. 1867 Nebraska; Charles E., b. 1869 Neosho, Missoi Fred, b. 1872 Neosho, Missouri; Nicholas, b. 1875 Neosho, Missouri; Luther M., b. 1879 Neosho, Missouri.
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Louise Pressley Walden
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My great grandfather was Thomas R. Pressley/Presley, b. 1825, d. 1916, married 31 Jan. 1851 Mecklenburg Co., N.C., Jane Agnes Helms (dau.William M. Helms & Rebecca Broom). Their children were: William (1852-1919), Marion Thomas (1857-1933)(my grandfather), Miles (1859-1934), Alsie (1861- ), Lucinda (1868-1941), Rachel (1869-1923), Mary Jane (1875-1954). Can anyone help with the family of Thomas R. Presley?
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Mary Ann Creason Rohde
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Seek information on Alonjo Presly, born in Georgia, married Nancy L. Renfro, and later moved to Fort Worth, Texas, where daughter, Erma Lena Presley (b. 28 Oct. 1896, d. 4 May 1960) and her sister were born. Number of children unknown.
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Lorlei K. Metke
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What became of George W. Pressly, b. ca. 1830 South Carolina, and wife Nancy, who were in Decatur Co., Indiana, in 1860? He was a son of John & Elizabeth (Weed) Pressly of Abbeville Co., South Carolina.
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by Jim Anderson
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To Barbara S. Potter
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The only Nancy I could find that seemed to fit the parameters set for her is in the 1850 census of Talladega Co., Ala.:
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Robert L. Presley
Perry/Penny "
Robert "
Nancy "
Elizabeth "
Percy (?) E. "
John R. "
Clemmentine "
Jane "
Sarah "
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I believe this family was living in Campbell Co., Georgia, in 1840.
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To Louise Walden
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I have tried to crack this line and only have partial answers. His mother is definitely Hannah and he has two sisters, Elizabeth and Mary A., but as to his father, I am stumped. The 1850 Union Co., N.C., census shows:
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Hannah Presley
Thomas R. "
Elizabeth "
Mary A. "
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The 1840 census of Mecklenburg Co., N.C., shows the Hannah we want (Hannah Presley, 1 f 40-50, 1 f 5-10, 2 f 0-5, 1 m 5-10), so it appears her husband probably died between 1835 & 1840, whoever he was.
(Ed. Note: Louise, have you tried to obtain a death certificate for Thomas R. Presley? North Carolina has recorded births and deaths since 1913, and such records generally contain names of parents.)
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To Martha R. Presley
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The 1820 census of Conecuh Co., Ala., lists Alien, Anthony Sr., Anthony Jr., Elias, and Floyd Preslar. In 1830 the census index lists Holden Presley in Conecuh Co., but I have not been able to find him, since the records are very dim and the index does
not give a page number. Anyway, this Holden would be too old for your line. In
1830 in Butler Co., Ala., were:
Floyd Presley (could not find)
Elias Presley (p. 291) ,), 1 m 40-50, 1 m 5-10; 1 f 20-30, 1 f 10-15, 3 f 5-10, 2 f 0-5
Allen Presley (p. 302) 1 M 20-30,
1 m 15-20, 1 m 10-15, 1 m 5-10; 1 f 30-40, 1 f 10-15, 1 f 5-10, 2 f 0-5
Anthony Presley (p. 302), 1 m 60-70
The 1840 census of Conecuh Co., Ala., lists: Bryant M. Presley & Floyd Presley; while the 1840 census of Butler Co., Ala., lists: Elias Presley. Holden Presley, age 28, is listed in the 1850 census of Conecuh Co., living next door to Floyd Presley, age 50, and he is living in Santa Rosa Co., Florida, in 1860 and 1870. Holden, I feel, is the son of Floyd Presley, who is probably the son of Anthony Presley of Kershaw Co., South Carolina.
(Ed. Note: I might add that I have data from the grantor and grantee deed indexes of Kershaw Co., S.C. (1791-1840). The last conveyance for Anthony Preslar (grantor) in Kershaw Co. is dated 1820. As stated above, Anthony Preslar Sr. is listed in the 1820 census of Conecuh Co., Ala. In 1800 and 1810 he is listed in the censuses of Kershaw Co., S.C.)
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THE PRESLEY/PRESLAR/PRESSLY PRESS
Old Cahaba Land Office Records & Military Warrants 1817-1853, Marilyn Davis Hahn, Mobile, Ala., 1981.
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p. 164
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Certificate Register Cahaba Land Office 1835-1836. Book 313. D
ate: 7/16/1836 Purchaser: Floyd Preslar
Location: Butler Co. Township: 7 Range: 13
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Old Sparta & Elba Land Office & Military Warrants 1822-1860, Marilyn Davis Hahn,
Easley, S.C., 1983.
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p. 2
p. 3
p. 4
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Sparta Land Tract Records 1 Aug. 1822-10 Oct. Book 501
Purchasers: Residence: Twp: Rng: Date:
Elias Preslar Conechu Co. 5 12 12/4/1823
Anthony Preslar Jr. Conecuh Co. 5 13 12/6/1823
Anthony Preslar Sr. Conecuh Co. 5 13 12/6/1823
Allen Preslar Covington Co. 5 12 12/22/1823
Holden Preslar Conecuh Co. 5 12 1/14/1825
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Index to Alabama Wills 1808-1870, by Alabama Society DAR, Baltimore, 1977.
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p. 133
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Preslar, Sarah T. Butler Co. Wills 1 1853-64 p66
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A Roster of Revoluntary Soldier & Patriots in Alabama, Louise Milam Julich, Ala. Soc. DAR, 1979
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Sarah Skain (Skein), dau. of Adam Skain (of Butler Co., lived in 96-Dist. (Union Co.), S.C.), married Allen Presley (Preslar). Submitted by Mrs. Frank P. Gates, State Historian, Ala. Soc. DAR.
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FAMILY GROUP DATA
(Ed. Note: The following was contributed by Martha R. (Craft) Presley, (address withheld).)
Holden Presley/ b. ca. 1825 Atmore, Conecuh Co., Ala., bur. Grain Cem., Santa Rosa Co., Fla., m. Martha Ann Jones, b. ca. 1831 Ala.
Children:
1) Elbert Presley, b. 19 Apr. 1847 Atmore, Conecuh Co., Ala., d. 29 Jan. 1929, m. Marinda Pettus
2) Catherine Presley, b. 20 Nov. 1848 Atmore, Conecuh Co., Ala., d. 29 Sept. 1907, m. 7 Apr. 1872 Santa Rosa Co., Fla., William St. Clair
3) Andrew Jackson (Dock) Presley (see below)
4) Amanda (Mandy) Presley, b. ca. 1852 Atmore, Conecuh Co., Ala., d. 1948, bur. Braxton Cem., m. 6 Apr. 1872 Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., Henry Gray
5) John Presley, b. 8 July 1857 Bagdad, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., d. 20 Oct. 1924 Sullivan Station, Ala., m. Julia Simmons
6) Henry (Abe) Presley, b. ca. 1860 Fla.
7) Steve Presley, b. 17 Aug. 1865 Fla., d. 26 Oct. 1926, unmarried
Holden Presley, married secondly, Alice Powell.
Children:
8) Mark Presley, b. 13 July 1884 Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., d. 18 Dec. 1967 Pensacola, Escambia Co., Fla., bur. St. John's Cem., Escambia Co., Fla., m. Blanche Cromwell
9) Charlie Presley
10) Delia (Dillar) Presley, b. ca. 1883
11) Dora Presley
Andrew Jackson Presley, b. 26 Oct. 1850 near Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., d. 14 Feb. 1924 Bagdad, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., bur. Bagdad Cem., m. 2 Mar. 1874 Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., Mary Catherine Bower (dau. Joseph M. Bower & Mary Jane Mayo), b. 1 Apr. 1853 Mi,lton, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., d. 5 Apr. 1924 Bagdad, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., bur. Bagdad Cem.
Children:
1) Edward Presley, b. 4 Oct. 1876 Bagdad, Santa Rosa Co.,. Fla., m. 17 Aug. 1906 Mary Olive Matlock
2) Rome L. Presley, b. 18 June 1878 Bagdad, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., d. 7 Aug. 1943, bur. Bagdad Cem., m. 1 Nov. 1911 Ellen Godwin
3) Joseph Maurice Presley, b. 11 Nov. 1882 Bagdad, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., d. 27 Apr. 1960 Bagdad, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., bur. Bagdad Cem., m. 1 Nov. 1911 Hattie Williams
4) Charles Presley, b. 1 Apr. 1884 Bagdad, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., d. 18 Dec. 1942 Bagdad, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., bur. Bagdad Cem., m. 31 Mar. 1907 Bagdad, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., Lela P. Lewis
5) Effie lola Presley, b. 26 Aug. 1888 Bagdad, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., d. 25 Aug. 1909, m. 19 Aug. 1909 John Carmichael
6) Mary Catherine Presley, b. Dec. 1890, d. Mar. 1891, bur. Bagdad Cem.
7) Mamie Jane Presley, b. 22 Apr. 1895 Bagdad, Santa Rosa Co., Fla., d. 28 Aug. 1911, bur. Bagdad Cem., m. 2 June 1910 John Williams
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(Ed. Note: The following was submitted by Dorothy Ocejo, 6111 E. 129, Apt. 204, Grandview, Missouri 64030.)
Parker Preslar [(#85), son of Joshua Preslar (#48) & Susannah (Parker) Preslar],
b. 28 Sept. 1817 Anson Co., N.C., d. 20 June 1893 Callahan Co., Texas, bur. Dennis Gem., Moran, Texas, married 19 Jan. 1840 Anson Co., N.C., Elizabeth Matilda Gray, b. 1 Jan. 1822 Mecklenburg Co., N.C., d. 1 Jan. 1904 Moran, Shackelford Co., Texas, bur. Dennis Cem., Moran, Texas
Children:
1) Susan Catherine Preslar, b. 5 Nov. 1841 N.C., bur. Ft. Sumner, N.M., m. Wilhoit, d. result of bullet wounds received in Indian raid east of Ft. Sumner, N.M.
2) Nancy R. Preslar, b. 15 Nov. 1843 N.C., d. 1926 N.M., m. William Turner
3) Mary Louisa (Mollie) Preslar, b. 3 Apr. 1846 Miss, or Ala., m. Will (W.A.) Stayton (a Texas Ranger for years)
4) William Joshua (Bud) Preslar, b. 26 Jan. 1848 Miss, or Ala., d. 31 Mar. 1912 Okla., m. 7 Mar. 1872 Margaret Rose Johnson
5) Sarah Ann Matilda (Mattie) Preslar, b. 27 Aug. 1850 Texas, d. 30 Nov. 1906 Okla., m. 26 Feb. 1869 Bell Co., Texas Alex Stayton
6) Ophelia Elizabeth Preslar, b. 25 July 1853 Lockhart, Cald-well Co., Texas, bur. 1924 Concan, Uvalde Co., Texas, m. 1872 Lampasas, Lampasas Co., Texas
7) Frances Cumelia Preslar, b. 25 Nov. 1855 Texas.
8) Samuel Parker Preslar, b. 5 Apr. 1857 Llano Co., Texas, d. 24 Oct. 1927 Skull Valley, Yavapai Co., Ariz., bur. Prescott, Yavapai Co., Ariz., m. 14 Jan. 1883 Eohan, Stephens Co., Texas, Nancy Olive McKelvain, d. 1941 Chula Vista, San Diego Co., Calf.
9) Florida Texanna Preslar, b. 24 Nov. 1860 Llano Co., Texas, d. 8 July 1944 Clyde, Callahan Co., Texas, bur. Dennis Cem., Moran, Texas, m. Ritledge
10) Alice Gray Preslar, b. 11 July 1363, d. 1954, m. Joe Dennis
(Ed. Note: According to Dorothy, there is a family tradition that Parker Preslar left North Carolina with his brother[s] and migrated to Tennessee, Parker later going on alone to Alabama or Mississippi, before finally settling in Texas. It is known that his brothers, Caleb Preslar and Joshua Preslar Jr., moved their families from North Carolina to Henderson Co., Tennessee, in 1853. This was at the same time as their uncle, Stephen Preslar, all of his sons and their families, moved to Henderson Co., Tenn. This Editor is descended from another of Parker's brothers, John Preslar, who died in Anson Co., North Carolina.
Another tradition in the Stayton family (two of Parker's daughters married Stayton brothers) is that the Staytons and Preslars migrated west together.
Mr. Wray Preslar of Springfield, Missouri, in a letter dated 25 Feb. 1969 to Elizabeth B. Bunting of Malvern, Penn., reported that Parker & Elizabeth Preslar moved to Texas in 1851, first settling at Lockhart, Caldwell Co., At 1 the time of their death they were living near Moran, Texas, and were buried in » the Dennis Cemetery directly across from the home of their daughter, Alice Dennis, in Shackelford Co. Elizabeth was a member of the Old School Presbyterian Church from girlhood, but joined the M.E. Church South, which had been the church of her husband from his youth. At her death Elizabeth left nine living children, 49 grandchildren, and 47 great grandchildren.)
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SUBJECT INDEX - VOL III (1987-88)
Alvin Preslar & Family ...................................... 31, 33-35
Biography: Dozier-Pressley .................................. 22, 30
John G. Pressley ................................. 49-50
Kelsey Presley ................................... 1, 3, 29
L.W. Presley ..................................... 22
Bresslers/Presslers in Germany & America .................... 16, 18-19
Censuses: 1830 - Ma. ....................................... 57
1850 - Tenn. ....................................... 5-7
N.C. ....................................... 20-22
Va., Ky., Texas, La., Ark., Fla. ........... 37-38
Miss., Mb. ................................. 52-53
Civil War Pension Records, Union ............................ 39-41, 53-55
Confederate Pension Records ................................. 9-10, 23-25
Corrections ................................................. 7, 13
Current Family News ......................................... 4,13
Family Group Data: John Robert Presley ...................... 15
Howard Presley ........................... 15
Roswell W. Presley ....................... 29-30
Wiley Clark Presley ...................... 45
Holden Presley ........................... 45
Parker Preslar............................ 59
From the Editor's Desk ...................................... 2-3, 17, 32-33, 47-48
Financial Report ............................................ 13
Letter from Judge Benjamin C. Pressley ...................... 46, 48
Maps: Palatinate ............................................ 16
Colleton Co., S.C. .................................... 36
Ninety-six Dist., S.C. ................................ 51
Military Records ............................................ 9-10, 23-25,39-41,53-55
Murder in South Carolina .................................... 44
New Archive Acquisitions .................................... 15
Peter Preslar in Colleton Co., S.C. ......................... 35
Presley/Preslar/Pressly Press ............................... 8, 27-28, 42, 57
Queries ..................................................... 11-12, 25-26, 45, 55-56
Replies to queries .......................................... 26-27, 56-57
South Carolina Deed, Andrew Presley, Kershaw Co. ............ 14
South Carolina wills ........................................ 42
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The census taker spent nearly a half-hour interviewing Mrs. Presley, and the elderly woman was glad to answer every question he asked. However, when it came to the matter of age, she hesitated.
"Is something wrong?" asked the pleasant young man.
"I really do not want to answer that," she declared.
"But Madam, everyone tells me their age," he urged.
"Everyone?" "Without exception," he replied.
Mrs. Presley stroked her chin. "Even my old schoolmates down the street? Daisey Hill and her sister, Hilda?"
"They sure did," he smiled.
Mrs. Presley considered this, then replied, "Well, if they trusted you, that's good enough for me. Put me down as the same age."
The census taker nodded, thanked her, and wrote obligingly: Mrs. Presley - .. as old as the Hills.
Submitted by Lillian L. Stiumpp
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