Post by Pat (Friend) Thompson on Apr 28, 2010 9:07:58 GMT -5
The hunt for Preston's parents goes on but some new clues are being found.
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Historical and genealogical sketch of the Nickols-Thomas family in Ohio.
Martha Nichols was born April 26, 1815 and married Preston J. Friend, at Mt. Gilead, Ohio, July 16, 1835. They went to Cedar Co., Iowa and she died at Tipton, Iowa April 26th 1849. He died at the same place July 29th, 1867. Two children, a son and daughter was born to them. Nathan Nichols Friend, born January 13th, 1838, resides at Clearwater, Florida and has one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Tibbetts, who has three daughters and resides at Tampa, Florida.
The daughter, Sarah E. Friend, was born November 4th 1841. She married John Ross Coe, who died March 9th, 1905, and was buried at Napa, California. They had one son, Ross Lee Coe, who was born October 15, 1876, and he has a daughter, Donna Ruth, born September 7th, 1906, and a son, Argil, born August 9th 1908. Sarah E. Coe and son, Ross Lee Coe, reside at Woodburn, OR.
www.archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal00bart/historicalgeneal00bart_djvu.txt
Historical and genealogical sketch of the Nickols-Thomas family in Ohio.
Martha Nichols was born April 26, 1815 and married Preston J. Friend, at Mt. Gilead, Ohio, July 16, 1835. They went to Cedar Co., Iowa and she died at Tipton, Iowa April 26th 1849. He died at the same place July 29th, 1867. Two children, a son and daughter was born to them. Nathan Nichols Friend, born January 13th, 1838, resides at Clearwater, Florida and has one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Tibbetts, who has three daughters and resides at Tampa, Florida.
The daughter, Sarah E. Friend, was born November 4th 1841. She married John Ross Coe, who died March 9th, 1905, and was buried at Napa, California. They had one son, Ross Lee Coe, who was born October 15, 1876, and he has a daughter, Donna Ruth, born September 7th, 1906, and a son, Argil, born August 9th 1908. Sarah E. Coe and son, Ross Lee Coe, reside at Woodburn, OR.