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Ralph Presnell

Male 1930 - 1999  (68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ralph Presnell was born on 15 Mar 1930 in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, USA (son of Joseph Craft Presnell and Hattie Tester); died on 5 Mar 1999 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina; was buried in Mar 1999 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 68 Years

    Ralph married Dorothy Pauline Rominger on 28 May 1951 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA. Dorothy was born on 13 Sep 1934 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 30 Jan 2013 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Watauga, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Connie Presnell was born on 12 Jun 1964 in Siler City, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA; died on 13 Jul 2015 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Kenneth Dale Presnell
    3. Jimmy Presnell was born on 9 Jul 1953 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 6 Nov 2008 in Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Ray Presnell
    5. Michael Presnell
    6. Barry Presnell
    7. Linda Fay Presnell
    8. Kay Presnell
    9. Joyce Presnell
    10. Jerry Lee Presnell

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph Craft Presnell was born on 29 May 1893 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA (son of Abraham Lincoln Presnell and Catherine (Sis) Tester); died on 26 Jan 1988 in Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1988 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.

    Joseph married Hattie Tester in Aug 1914 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA. Hattie (daughter of James Tester and Rachel Diana Brewer) was born on 18 Jun 1900 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Aug 1942 in Baum Elk, Avery, North Carolina; was buried on 17 Aug 1942 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Hattie Tester was born on 18 Jun 1900 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA (daughter of James Tester and Rachel Diana Brewer); died on 17 Aug 1942 in Baum Elk, Avery, North Carolina; was buried on 17 Aug 1942 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. Mack Roy Presnell was born on 27 Jul 1917 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 31 Aug 1917 in Valle Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 1 Sep 1917.
    2. Carl Stewart Presnell was born on 26 Jan 1921 in North Carolina, USA; died on 19 May 1970 in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Danner Cemetery.
    3. Craft J. Presnell was born on 16 Nov 1925 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 24 Feb 1980 in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1980 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Frank Earnest Presnell was born on 1 Jun 1935 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 2 Jul 1989 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina; was buried in Jul 1989 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
    5. 1. Ralph Presnell was born on 15 Mar 1930 in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 5 Mar 1999 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina; was buried in Mar 1999 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
    6. Samuel Craft Presnell was born on 16 Nov 1925 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 24 Feb 1980 in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
    7. Tom Willard Presnell was born on 9 Jun 1932 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Jun 2010 in Hickory, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Jun 2010 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
    8. John Dillard Presnell was born on 9 Jun 1932 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 4 Apr 2014 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
    9. Spencer Presnell was born on 27 Jun 1918 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Nov 1996 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Nov 1996 in Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA.
    10. Reba Presnell
    11. Buna Presnell
    12. Gary Presnell


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Abraham Lincoln Presnell was born in May 1871 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA (son of Miles Abernathy Presnell and Rilda Hicks); died on 6 Mar 1956 in Butler, Carter, Tennessee, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 100

    Abraham married Catherine (Sis) Tester on 3 Oct 1891 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA. Catherine (daughter of Robert Robin Tester and Catherine Ward) was born in May 1874 in Cove Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; died in 1946 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Watauga, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Catherine (Sis) Tester was born in May 1874 in Cove Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States (daughter of Robert Robin Tester and Catherine Ward); died in 1946 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. Cinda Presnell was born in Aug 1894 in North Carolina, USA.
    2. Steaphen Presnell was born about 1905 in North Carolina, USA.
    3. Rebeca Presnell was born in Aug 1898 in North Carolina, USA.
    4. Paul Presnell was born on 10 Mar 1898 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Sep 1983 in Sugar Grove, Watauga County, North Carolina.
    5. Sarah A Presnell was born in Mar 1892 in North Carolina, USA.
    6. 2. Joseph Craft Presnell was born on 29 May 1893 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 26 Jan 1988 in Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1988 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 6.  James Tester was born in May 1858 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 4 Sep 1920 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.

    James married Rachel Diana Brewer. Rachel was born in Jan 1862 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 2 Mar 1926 in Watauga; Valle Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Rachel Diana Brewer was born in Jan 1862 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 2 Mar 1926 in Watauga; Valle Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 3. Hattie Tester was born on 18 Jun 1900 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Aug 1942 in Baum Elk, Avery, North Carolina; was buried on 17 Aug 1942 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Miles Abernathy Presnell was born about 1824 in North Carolina, USA (son of James Presnell and Susanna Benfield); died on 12 Feb 1908 in Rominger, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Mast Cemetery, Rominger, Watauga County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    From Terry Harmon:

    Miles Presnell was born around 1824 in North Carolina. Some have suggested that his full name was “Harvey Miles Presnell,” and his great-granddaughter, Aner Tester Rominger, even arranged a tombstone with that name on it, but there are no records to substantiate this. In fact, the 1860 Watauga County census records his name as “Miles A. Presnell.” Miles’s son, Jordan H. “Jerd” Presnell, was a patient at the North Carolina State Mental Hospital in the 1920’s and 1930’s, and although more is written about Jerd later, it is important to note here that the hospital archives record Jerd’s parents as Rilda Hix and Miles Abernathy Presnell. There is no indication as to who the provider of this information was, but perhaps it was Jerd himself or Jerd’s son, Harrison Wesley Presnell, who is believed to have sent his father to the hospital. Either way, a son and/or a grandson would probably have known Miles’s name. Jerd’s death certificate also lists his father as “Miles Abernathy Presnell.” Additionally, on the death certificate of Miles’s
    son, John Columbus Presnell, John’s father is listed as “Miles Avanathy Presnell.” “Avanathy” was likely a misspelling of “Abernathy.” The middle name “Abernathy” supports the 1860 census listing of “Miles A. Presnell.” It is also interesting to note that Miles Presnell’s nephew, Jackson Ward (son of Miles’s sister, Clarissa Presnell Ward), named one of his sons Miles Abernathy Ward, no doubt after his uncle Miles Abernathy Presnell. Miles Ward in turn named one of his sons Charles Abernathy Ward.

    When I discovered that Miles’s middle name was Abernathy, I wondered about the source of it, particularly since Abernathy is not a name common to the Watauga area. I wondered if it was similar to Lorenzo Dow. Many early residents of this area were named Lorenzo Dow. There were several Lorenzo Dow Wards, for example, as well as a Lorenzo Dow Whittington and a Lorenzo Dow Tester. This name was, in fact, originally given in honor of Lorenzo Dow (1777-1834) who, according to Wikipedia, the on-line dictionary, “was an eccentric minister whose infamy, influence and travels throughout the country led to many thousands of U. S. children of the early 19 th century to be named after him. The 1850 U. S. census lists Lorenzo as one of the most popular first names in America. His autobiography at one time was the second-best selling book in the United States, exceeded only by the Bible.” With that knowledge in mind, I searched for a man named Miles Abernathy. Although I did not locate a Miles Abernathy of the same fame as Lorenzo Dow, there was an Abernathy family in early Lincoln County, North Carolina, and at least two of their members were named Miles and others were named James and Nathan - all names that appear in the Presnell family. Miles Presnell’s father, James Presnell, at one point lived in Burke County, and part of Burke County was later added to Lincoln County (1782- 1784). As is believed to be true of the Presnells, the Abernathys moved to North Carolina from Virginia. Although there appears to be no intermarriages or blood relation between the two families, perhaps they were neighbors or associates, and perhaps that is how the Abernathy name came to be part of the Presnell and Ward families.

    Miles married Rilda Hicks on 4 Dec 1845 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA. Rilda (daughter of Harmon Hicks and Nellie Tester) was born in Dec 1826 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1902 in Rominger, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Mast Cemetery, Rominger, Watauga County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Rilda Hicks was born in Dec 1826 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Harmon Hicks and Nellie Tester); died in 1902 in Rominger, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Mast Cemetery, Rominger, Watauga County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Eli Taylor Presnell was born in 1849 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 12 Feb 1939 in Laurel Creek, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Presnell Cemetery, Watauga County, North Carolina.
    2. Oliver Jerome Presnell was born on 7 Jul 1854 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 23 Feb 1935 in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee; was buried on 25 Feb 1935 in Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
    3. Harmon Cutler Presnell was born in 1851 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 23 Nov 1916 in Laurel Creek, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 25 Nov 1916 in Rominger, North Carolina.
    4. James Mitchell Presnell was born in 1847 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
    5. 4. Abraham Lincoln Presnell was born in May 1871 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 6 Mar 1956 in Butler, Carter, Tennessee, USA.
    6. Belle Presnell was born in May 1877 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, United States of America.
    7. Jordan H. Presnell was born on 15 Nov 1862 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Nov 1938 in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA.
    8. Miles Winfield Presnell was born in 1856 in Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina, United States; died on 29 Jan 1939 in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America; was buried in Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.
    9. Grant Presnell was born on 7 Jun 1864 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 20 Sep 1951 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee; was buried in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.
    10. Polly Presnell was born on 20 Jun 1872 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Jan 1935 in Beech Mountain, Avery, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1935 in Whaley, Avery, North Carolina, United States.
    11. John Columbus Presnell was born on 18 Mar 1858 in Laurel Creek, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Oct 1918 in Laurel Creek, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Mast Cemetery, Rominger, Watauga County, North Carolina.

  3. 10.  Robert Robin Tester was born on 19 Jan 1813 in Cove Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA; died on 10 Jun 1864 in Watuga, North Carolina, United States.

    Robert married Catherine Ward. Catherine was born in 1833 in Sugar Grove, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; died in 1870 in Laurel Creek, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Valle Crucis, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Catherine Ward was born in 1833 in Sugar Grove, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; died in 1870 in Laurel Creek, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Valle Crucis, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 5. Catherine (Sis) Tester was born in May 1874 in Cove Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; died in 1946 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Watauga, North Carolina, USA.



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