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Susan Tennessee Sledge
1. Susan Tennessee Sledge was born on 13 Jan 1859 in Bienville, Louisiana, United States; died on 3 May 1953 in Van Zandt, Texas; was buried in 1953 in Canton, Van Zandt, Texas. Family/Spouse: Daniel McGee Beard. Daniel was born on 4 Mar 1857 in Alabama; died on 20 Mar 1924; was buried in Highland Cemetery, Van Zandt, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Maude Della Beard
was born on 15 Aug 1889 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; was christened in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 9 Feb 1976 in Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; was buried in 1976 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States of America.
- 2. Maude Della Beard
Generation: 2
2. Maude Della Beard
(1.Susan1) was born on 15 Aug 1889 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; was christened in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 9 Feb 1976 in Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; was buried in 1976 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States of America. Maude married Ernest Preston on 18 Aug 1907 in Van Zandt, Texas. Ernest (son of John Moses Preston and Amanda Huff) was born on 27 Mar 1887 in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas; was christened in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 17 Dec 1960 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; was buried on 17 Dec 1960 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Van Zandt, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Ennis Daniel Preston
was born on 8 Aug 1909 in Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 12 Apr 1969 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. - 4. Lois Preston
was born on 11 May 1911 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas; was christened in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 9 Oct 1992 in Dallas, Texas; was buried in Clifton, Bosque, Texas. - 5. Gladys Preston
was born on 1 Dec 1913 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; died on 8 Jan 2002 in Texas; was buried in Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas. - 6. Richard Preston
was born on 3 Mar 1917 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; died on 14 Nov 2004 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas. - 7. Frances Preston
was born on 6 Apr 1919 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 22 May 2009 in Conroe, Montgomery, Texas; was buried in Clute, Brazoria, Texas. - 8. Christine Preston
was born on 4 Nov 1925 in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 27 Dec 2018 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; was buried in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States of America. - 9. Ernestene Preston
was born on 20 Jan 1931 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 12 Jan 2014 in Texas; was buried in Quitman, Wood, Texas. - 10. Maudine Preston
was born on 20 Jan 1931 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas; died in 2024.
- 3. Ennis Daniel Preston
Generation: 3
3. Ennis Daniel Preston
(2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 8 Aug 1909 in Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 12 Apr 1969 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. Ennis married Billie Dolora Crane in 1940. Billie (daughter of John Franklin Crane and Ruby A. Miller) was born on 8 May 1917 in Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 23 Sep 2006 in Schertz, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Richard Preston
was born on 19 Oct 1941 in Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 12 Jul 2017. - 12. Pamela Preston
was born on 17 Aug 1946 in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 27 Jan 2025 in San Antonio, Bexar, Republic of Texas. - 13. Christopher Preston
was born on 15 Feb 1951 in Great Lakes Naval Air Station, IL; died on 2 Apr 2014 in Garden Ridge, TX.
- 11. Richard Preston
4. Lois Preston
(2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 11 May 1911 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas; was christened in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 9 Oct 1992 in Dallas, Texas; was buried in Clifton, Bosque, Texas. Family/Spouse: William Lester Bible. William (son of James Marion Bible and Lucie Deloria Fry) was born on 28 Aug 1905 in Briggs, Burnet, Texas; died on 9 Mar 1987 in Dallas, Texas; was buried in Clifton Cemetery, Clifton, Bosque, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Gladys Preston
(2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 1 Dec 1913 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; died on 8 Jan 2002 in Texas; was buried in Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas. Gladys married Earl Frank Wisdom on 24 Dec 1937 in Van Zandt, Texas. Earl (son of Robert Pierce Wisdom and Caroline M. Davenport) was born on 31 Oct 1910 in Roddy, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; was christened in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 21 Nov 1988 in Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, United States; was buried in Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Robert Ernest Wisdom
was born on 30 Jan 1946 in Kaufman, Texas; died on 1 Aug 1989 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas; was buried in Kaufman Cemetery, Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas.
- 14. Robert Ernest Wisdom
6. Richard Preston
(2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 3 Mar 1917 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; died on 14 Nov 2004 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas. 7. Frances Preston
(2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 6 Apr 1919 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 22 May 2009 in Conroe, Montgomery, Texas; was buried in Clute, Brazoria, Texas. Frances married Stephen Theophilus Burnett on 20 Dec 1946 in Angleton, Brazoria, Texas. Stephen (son of Arthur Lenwood Burnett and Ruth Drury) was born on 31 Jan 1920 in Jones Prairie, Milam, Texas; died on 4 Nov 2006 in Freeport, Brazoria, Texas; was buried on 6 Nov 2006. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Ruby Stella Burnett
was born on 24 Apr 1948 in Freeport, Brazoria, Texas; died on 27 Apr 1948 in Freeport, Brazoria, Texas. - 16. Ernest Arthur Burnett
was born on 30 Aug 1953 in Freeport, Brazoria, Texas; died on 6 May 1987 in Houston, Harris, Texas; was buried in Restwood Memorial Park, Clute, Brazoria, Texas, United States.
- 15. Ruby Stella Burnett
8. Christine Preston
(2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 4 Nov 1925 in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 27 Dec 2018 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; was buried in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States of America. Christine married William Armstead Tipton on 8 May 1943 in Brazoria County, Texas. William was born on 3 May 1922 in Hobby, Texas; died on 16 Sep 1949 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Christine married Thomas E. Tidwell on 8 Feb 1983 in Van Zandt, Texas. Thomas (son of Rufus Marion Tidwell and Mary Louellafair Mewbourn) was born on 2 Sep 1906; died on 7 Apr 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Ernestene Preston
(2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 20 Jan 1931 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 12 Jan 2014 in Texas; was buried in Quitman, Wood, Texas. Family/Spouse: David Lawrence Fulwider. David (son of Dale Forest Fulwider and Mabel Reese) was born on 23 May 1915 in Osceola, Missouri; died on 18 Jun 1998 in Canton, Van Zandt, Texas; was buried in Quitman, Wood, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
10. Maudine Preston
(2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 20 Jan 1931 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas; died in 2024. Maudine married Lester Vernon Hill about 1950. Lester (son of Walter Lee Hill and Margaret May Davis) was born on 21 Apr 1927 in Joshua, Johnson, Texas; died on 19 Mar 2014 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas; was buried in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 4
11. Richard Preston
(3.Ennis3, 2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 19 Oct 1941 in Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 12 Jul 2017. Richard married in 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
12. Pamela Preston
(3.Ennis3, 2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 17 Aug 1946 in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 27 Jan 2025 in San Antonio, Bexar, Republic of Texas. Family/Spouse: William Leo Cogley. William was born on 7 Oct 1942 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; died on 2 Dec 2023 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried on 27 Dec 2023 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Christopher Preston
(3.Ennis3, 2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 15 Feb 1951 in Great Lakes Naval Air Station, IL; died on 2 Apr 2014 in Garden Ridge, TX. Christopher married on 19 Aug 1972 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
14. Robert Ernest Wisdom
(5.Gladys3, 2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 30 Jan 1946 in Kaufman, Texas; died on 1 Aug 1989 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas; was buried in Kaufman Cemetery, Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas. 15. Ruby Stella Burnett
(7.Frances3, 2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 24 Apr 1948 in Freeport, Brazoria, Texas; died on 27 Apr 1948 in Freeport, Brazoria, Texas. 16. Ernest Arthur Burnett
(7.Frances3, 2.Maude2, 1.Susan1) was born on 30 Aug 1953 in Freeport, Brazoria, Texas; died on 6 May 1987 in Houston, Harris, Texas; was buried in Restwood Memorial Park, Clute, Brazoria, Texas, United States. Ernest married on 5 Jun 1973 in Shelby, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
