Sen. William Campbell Preston

Sen. William Campbell Preston

Male 1794 - 1860  (65 years)

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  • Name William Campbell Preston 
    Title Sen. 
    Born 27 Dec 1794  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Burial 1860  Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cem, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 1860  Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 22 May 1860  Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I888  mytree
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 

    Father Francis Smith Preston,   b. 2 Aug 1765, Greenfield, Nelson, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1835  (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Buchanan Campbell,   b. 21 Apr 1778,   d. 23 Jul 1846, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Eliza Coalter,   b. 9 Oct 1792,   d. 30 Mar 1829, Wetzel, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 1820  [1
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Louise Penelope Davis,   b. 1810,   d. 1853  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 1832  [1
    Children 
     1. Sarah Buchanan Campbell Preston,   b. 1825, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1845, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Dec 1794 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1860 - Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cem, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1860 - Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 May 1860 - Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • William Campbell Preston was a distinguished lawyer and US Senator from South Carolina, 1833 to 1842. He also served as a member of the South Carolina State Legislature.

  • Sources 
    1. [S169] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
      Record for William Campbell Preston

    2. [S57] Find A Grave.


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