of Ida County, Iowa · from New York · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Elvira M. Smith d. 1879
parentsSamuel Smith
Elvira M. Smith⚭ Mr. Preston
childrenEllson G. Preston
Source: Biographical history of Crawford, Ida and Sac counties, Iowa
Their story
What the record says
First wife of Mr. Preston of Ida County, Iowa (married when he was 24, in Ida County).
Died 1879 leaving one son, Ellson G.
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