Russell Orlando Preston
Russell Orland Preston was born in the Parish of Oswego County, NY on March 22, 1853. His father was Stillman Preston, his mother was Eliza Tanner. Russell married Mary Ann Fulkerson on April 18, 1872 in Newbury Cass County, Coldwater, Michigan. marriage certificate
Mary Ann Fulkerson was born Feb 20, 1856 Cass County, Michigan. Her father was Lewis D. Fulkerson, her mother was Mary Ann Carr.
They moved to Bureau County Illinois in 1875.
They had the following children:
| Name | Birth | Birth Place | Died | Marriage Date | Spouse | Spouse Death |
| Polly Mae Preston | 3/9/1873 | Cass Co. Porter, Michigan | 8/7/1954 | 4/22/1896 | James Lockard | 3/19/1948 |
| Clarence Wesley Preston | 1/6/1875 | Cass Co. Porter, Michigan | 3/10/1963 | 1/4/1900 | Annie Conley | |
| Bertha Isabel Preston | 6/3/1876 | Bureau Co., IL | 8/21/1955 | 6/11/1892 | John Q Truedson | |
| Maggie Maud Preston | 10/29/1877 | Bureau Co., IL | 10/31/1879 | |||
| Ella Elizabeth Preston | 1/8/1879 | Bureau Co., IL | 7/26/1894 | |||
| Henry David Preston | 5/7/1880 | Bureau Co., IL | 11/10/1922 | 3/21/1907 | Maude Horton | |
| James Arthur Preston | 1/15/1882 | Bureau Co., IL | 5/26/1967 | 6/15/1905 | Susan Martin | |
| Nellie Blanch Preston | 9/27/1884 | Bureau Co., IL | 2/25/1945 | |||
| Cora R. Preston | 1/4/1887 | Bureau Co., IL | 2/15/1887 | |||
| Nora M. Preston | 1/4/1887 | Bureau Co., IL | 2/17/1974 | 11/15/1905 | Frank Henry Truedson | |
| Benjamin Russell Preston | 3/12/1889 | Bureau Co., IL | 3/29/1941 | 12/9/1910 | Cora B. Bartlett (divorced) | |
| William Franklin Preston | 3/6/1891 | Bureau Co., Walnut, IL | 5/5/1964 | 12/25/1919 | Edith Phillips | |
| Geneva Mary Ann Preston | 2/26/1893 | Bureau Co., IL | 1984 | |||
| Grace Pearl Preston | 9/7/1896 | Bureau Co., IL | 11/11/1969 | 4/29/1915 | George Homer Roberts |
Russell was buried Feb 24, 1904 in Sheffield, Illinois. Obituary
Marry Ann died July 9, 1932 in Sheffield, Illinois. Obituary