In 1970 I put together a little family outline with the help of my mother-in-law who was a professional genealogy researcher. But the research was done in libraries and most documents were copied by hand. In 2003, my interest was renewed so I have assembled a family tree database of 2000 names.
The main branches are descended from:

**Samuel PRESTON b.1775 Ireland/Immigrated to Wash.Co.,VA 1790. Three generations of Thomases & Johns down to Thomas Preston in Electra, TX.

**Nicholas MUNDY b. abt. 1635 England (Ireland?)/Immigrated 1665 to New Brunswick, NJ. Lots of Samuels and Nicholases.

**Wilson DAVIS b.1823 TN(m. Eliz. Emma AIKIN b.1820 TN)-She & children came to Grayson then Montague/Clay Co.,TX abt. 1864.)

**Josiah S. BROWN b.1855 Van Buren Co., AR (m. Mattie DAVIS) came to Clay/Grayson/Montague Counties, TX 1880 Son of Geo. R. Brown

**Charles GOKEY, SR. b. abt 1857 Sullivan Co.,IL (m. Margaret C. FERGUSON b. 1860 IN)"Indian Trader," lived Jones,OK
(son of Grashern/Grashom of NY, son of Joseph of France/Canada)

**Scottish FERGUSON brothers married the same woman. The older brother died as a Civil War soldier and the younger James (and his journal) survived the war to marry his brother's older widow. James is buried on the Gokey property in OK. Gokey's wife was Margaret Ferguson mentioned above.

• PRESTON Family from Samuel b. 1775 in Ireland (57 KB)
  From Ireland to Washington Co., VA to Clay Co., TX & beyond
• MUNDY Family from Nicholas 1635-1708 from England (75 KB)
  A string of Nicholases & Samuels from mid 1600s in New Braunswick, NJ to IL & TX
• DAVIS from Wilson & brother Pleasant in TN to TX (69 KB)
  Wilson Davis m. Betsy Emma Aikin in 1844. She came to TX ca. 1864 with livestock & children. Mystery surrounded the father no one talked about.
• BROWNS from Geo. b. 1821 MO to AR to TX (342 KB)
  The Browns came 1869 from Van Buren Co,AR to Montague & Grayson Counties in TX. Josiah & Mattie lived in Montague Co, buried near Bellevue, Clay Co.,TX.
• GOKEY from Chas. Sr. b. ca. 1857 in IL to KS to OK (16 KB)
  Chas Ray Gokey, Sr. was an "Indian Trader"in his later days. As a 16 yr. old he served under Gen. Custer for a short time. His regiment was one day too late to join Gen. Custer for one of his battles with the Indians. Gokey survived the Indian Wars so he lived his last decades in Jones, OK. His wife was Margaret C. Ferguson. Her step-father James Ferguson was a union soldier who married his brother's widow.

• Jessie Carrie Ora Brown ca. 1911 (173 KB)
  Probably an engagement photo before Jessie & Brack H. Preston were married the next year in Henrietta, TX.
• Brack H. Preston, Sr. in 1918 Boomtown (63 KB)
  Brack (standing in hat) used his mules & wagon to haul oilfield tanks for brother-in-law Geo. Ray Brown who had a tin & tank shop in Burkburnett, TX during the oil boom.
• Thomas Preston w Family ca. 1940 at Electra, TX (42 KB)
  Thomas Preston, at home in Electra (front center) is surrounded with most of his children & grandchildren. Mrs. P. had died the year before. Send email to get all names.
• Brown Family ca. 1940 in Burkburnett, TX (143 KB)
  Several of Jessie Brown Preston's brothers & sisters & family are gathered at the BH Preston's house in Burkburnett, Wichita Co., TX about 1940. Grandma Mattie Davis Brown is seated in the center.
• Grandma (Martha "Mattie" Ann Davis) Brown ca. 1941 (193 KB)
  Grandma Brown was crippled by a stroke and couldn't walk. This was sent as a Christmas card about 1941 by some of her family (probably her daughter Bess). She died the next year and was buried in Hopewell Cemetery near Bellevue, TX (Clay & Montague counties).

Charlene Preston Mundy
charl.mun@hotmail.com

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