William Edward Preece

1917 - 1983  (66 years)

• Name	William Edward Preece  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	24 Apr 1917	Brookfield, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA   [6]
  Residence	1937	Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, California, USA   [11]
  	Chaffey College
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA   [1, 9, 10]
  Military Service	4 Apr 1945  [7, 10]
  Occupation	1951	Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA   [5]
  	Machinist
  Death	26 Nov 1983	Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA   [2, 3, 4, 7, 8]
  Burial	29 Nov 1983	Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA   [4, 8]
  Person ID	I771	Cock_Goad Family
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Virginia Estella Johnson,   b. 5 Feb 1917, West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA d. 5 Jul 2007, Upland, San Bernardino, California, USA (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. James Edward Preece,   b. 3 Feb 1941, Upland, San Bernardino, California, USA d. 14 Apr 2018 (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Apr 1917 - Brookfield, Cook, Illinois, USA Residence - 1930 - Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA Residence - Chaffey College - 1937 - Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, California, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA Occupation - Machinist - 1951 - Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA Death - 26 Nov 1983 - Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA Burial - 29 Nov 1983 - Ontario, San Bernardino, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S681] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Ontario, San Bernardino, California; Roll: T627_290; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 36-68. Record for William Edward Preece http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2442&h=69544865&indiv=try [S51] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Date: 1983-11-26. Record for William Edward Preece http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5180&h=5905197&indiv=try [S16] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Number: 552-01-2369; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for William Preece http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=3693&h=49869344&indiv=try [S1] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for William E Preece http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=124833510&indiv=try [S59] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for William E Preece http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2469&h=1429280863&indiv=try [S680] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Ontario, San Bernardino, California; Roll: 188; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0041; Image: 368.0; FHL microfilm: 2339923. Record for William Preece http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6224&h=91849308&indiv=try [S25] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for William Preece http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2441&h=11438393&indiv=try [S1] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Virginia Estella Preece-Bar http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=124833511&indiv=try [S10] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1449. Record for Virginia Estelle Preece http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=107539922&indiv=try [S10] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1449. Record for William Edward Preece http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=17539922&indiv=try [S50] Ancestry.com, U.S. School Yearbooks, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: The Argus; Year: 1937. Record for William Preece http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1265&h=329411118&indiv=try