I have no clue where the name Preston came from. His full name was Preston Gainum Mitchell. His mother was Susannah Vineyard so Gainum isn't her maiden name. This is all I have on Preston. Preston Mitchell was a farmer and deputy sheriff in Tennessee. He moved to Dade County, Missouri in 1855 and served as a Justice of the Peace for many years. He died in Dade County, Missouri on September 22, 1875 and is buried in the Liberty Cemetery, Everton, Polk Township, Dade County, Missouri. Rachel died on March 21, 1879 while visiting Mary Jane (Nancy Jane?) at Lea Springs, Grainger County, Tennessee. She was originally buried in Poplar Hill Cemetery, but was moved to the Renfro Family Cemetery located on the Renfro farm next to the house. The Renfro farm is located on Rutledge Pike outside Blaine, Tennessee. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Embrad1@aol.com> To: <MITCHELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 10:37 AM Subject: Re: [MITCHELL] Mitchell Will - Grainger County, TN > Could Green Berry have a brother, relative or friend that he named his son > PRESTON after. My 2nd great grandfather Preston Mitchell came to Texas from > Tennessee, had a wife named Elizabeth C. and one son John E. There may have been > a son Lexus (?). In 1860 Elizabeth was married to a Ben Wheelis, who was > also from Tennesse and North Carolina, and John E. was 10 years old. > > It is said that Preston was killed in the Civil War, but I have not been able > to verify. > > Any help or clue as to where I might look would be DEEPLY appreciated. > > Thank you and have a blessed 4th. > > Evelyn Mitchell Bradbury > > > > ==== MITCHELL Mailing List ==== > DO NOT POST NON-GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS TO THIS LIST. >