Preston Early

b. 6 September 1914, d. 16 January 2001
  • Father: Will Early b. circa 26 December 1887, d. 23 December 1938
  • Mother: Ida Baltrip b. 21 January 1891, d. 4 May 1984
  • Preston Early was born on 6 September 1914 in Texas.
  • Will Early and Ida Baltrip appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Preston Early.
  • Will Early and Ida Baltrip appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Montgomery County, Texas, at Highway 75. Other members of the household included Preston Early.
  • Preston Early appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, at Highway 105. Other members of the household included Ida Baltrip. Also in the household was niece Irma Lee Scott (age 3).
  • He was working at a saw mill, according to the 1940 census.
  • He enlisted as a private in the US Army on 6 November 1942, in Houston, Harris County, Texas. At the time of his enlistment he was single, without dependents, living in Montgomery County.
  • The SSDI lists Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, as the last residence of record of Preston Early.
  • Preston Early died on 16 January 2001 at age 86.
  • He was interred at the old Danville cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas, off present-day Shepard Hill Road, near Willis, and/or there a military marker for him at Garden Park Cemetery in Conroe.
  • Last Edited: 17 Nov 2013