George Elexander Preston

George Elexander was born on December 11th, 1835.¹   George Elexander's father was Booker Preston and his mother was Mary S. Ferguson.  His paternal grandparents were Moses Preston and Agathy Simmons; his maternal grandparents are Booker Ferguson and Mary Unknown. He had seven brothers and two sisters, named Calvin Luther, Patrick Henry, John David, Albiam Alcey, William Morgan, Eugene P., Sempronius, Frances Jane and Alea Ann.  He was the second oldest of the ten children. He had three half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Olander Webb, Pendelton Douglas 'PD', Charles Edward, Ida Alice, Ora Belle and Catherine.  He died at the age of 20 in December 1855 in Meade Co., Kentucky.¹