John David Preston

John David was born on November 10th, 1842.¹   John David'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, George Elexander, Patrick Henry, Albiam Alcey, William Morgan, Eugene P., Sempronius, Frances Jane and Alea Ann.  He was the fourth 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 73 on January 9th, 1916.¹ 

They had three sons named Joseph, Semproneous and Sydney.