This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/1086.1 Message Board Post: Clark, I can transcribe his death cert and look for an obit next week. I searched the 1870 Merced Co. census and found a Calvin L. Preston...could this be the father of Abram?? You mentioned Abram was born in Merced Co......Alma Preston Calvin Lafayette 7 186 12/1925-11/1928 Calvin L. Preston Age: 80 yrs Co. of death: (24) Merced Co. Death date: Feb 28, 1927 1870 Merced Co. Census http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/ca/merced/1870/ 21 189 157 Preston C. L. 24 M W Farm laborer Missouri