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Rebecca Preston 1898 - 1972

Rebecca (Dantzler) Preston of Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, SC was born on January 7, 1898, and died at age 74 years old in April 1972. Rebecca Preston was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Orangeburg.
Rebecca (Dantzler) Preston
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, SC 29115
January 7, 1898
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
April 1972
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
Female
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Rebecca (Dantzler) Preston's History: 1898 - 1972

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  • 01/7
    1898

    Birthday

    January 7, 1898
    Birthdate
    Orangeburg County, South Carolina United States
    Birthplace
  • Professional Career

    When Rebecca was 48 years old, she told the 1950 Federal census that she was a cook in a cafe.
  • Personal Life & Family

    Rebecca (Dantzler) Preston was born to Charlie Dantzler, born in 1866, and Mariah Jones, born in 1867, and she had six siblings: John, Amy, Wolfield, Marion, Rachel and Frederick Dantzler. She also had two half-brothers: Adam and Philemon Dantzler. Rebecca Dantzler married Nelson Preston Sr (1895 - 1951) and they had ten children: Charity, Nelson Jr, Fred, Lucille, Mozell, Ernest, Emmie, Thedore, Johnnie and Rachell Preston.
  • 04/dd
    1972

    Death

    April 1972
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Orangeburg County, South Carolina United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Mount Calvary Cemetery in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina 29118, United States
    Burial location
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In 1898, in the year that Rebecca Preston was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1902, when she was just 4 years old, the modern air conditioner was invented by Willis H. Carrier. The company that he worked for needed to find a way to control humidity and by solving this problem, Carrier created a system that could be used for cooling the rooms of a house. The Sun Belt thanks him!
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