Enoch Barlow Presnell

Enoch married Grace Presnell on 17 Oct 1920 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA. Grace (daughter of George Washington Presnell and Ida Presnell) was born on 6 Oct 1903 in Watauga,North Carolina ,United States; died on 25 Apr 1994 in Greenback, Loudon County, Tennessee,United States; was buried in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Houston Clyde Presnell was born on 21 Jun 1931 in Banner Elk W, North Carolina; died on 6 May 2001 in Greenback, Loudon, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.
2. Ambers George Presnell was born on 5 Jan 1929 in West Dante, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Mar 2007 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA.
3. Miles Eli Presnell was born on 25 Aug 1945 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Feb 1996 in Volusia County, Florida, United States; was buried in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.
4. Otto Louis Presnell was born on 6 Sep 1921 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 9 Oct 2004 in Trussville, AL; was buried in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.
5. Willie Thomas Presnell was born on 13 Oct 1926 in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America; died on 24 Oct 2017 in Tennessee, United States of America; was buried in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Died:
Age: 90

Eli married Lillie Belle Presnell on 8 Apr 1898 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA. Lillie (daughter of Miles Winfield Presnell and Nancy Caroline Presnell) was born on 30 Jun 1882; died on 15 Dec 1973; was buried in Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Age: 91

Andrew married Sarah Jane Eggers on 24 Apr 1872 in Beech Creek, Watauga, North Carolina, United States. Sarah (daughter of George Washington Eggers and Lucinda Harmon) was born on 5 Jul 1855 in Zionville, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Mar 1931 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Presnell Cemetery, Watauga County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Miles married Nancy Caroline Presnell on 20 Aug 1878 in Watuga, , North Carolina, USA. Nancy (daughter of James Monroe Presnell and Nancy Caroline Ward) was born in 1861 in Watauga Co., North Carolina; died in 1930 in Watauga Co., North Carolina; was buried in Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eli married Louisa Jane Harmon on 5 Nov 1845 in Watauga,,North Carolina,USA. Louisa (daughter of Council Harmon and Nancy Elizabeth Tester) was born on 18 Jul 1832 in Beech Creek, Watauga County, North Carolina; died on 27 Aug 1898 in Beech Creek, Watauga County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Lucinda Harmon. Lucinda was born on 24 Feb 1831 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA; died on 15 Sep 1871 in Zionville, Watauga, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Terry Harmon:

Miles Presnell was born around 1824 in North Carolina. Some have suggested that his full name was “Harvey Miles Presnell,” and his great-granddaughter, Aner Tester Rominger, even arranged a tombstone with that name on it, but there are no records to substantiate this. In fact, the 1860 Watauga County census records his name as “Miles A. Presnell.” Miles’s son, Jordan H. “Jerd” Presnell, was a patient at the North Carolina State Mental Hospital in the 1920’s and 1930’s, and although more is written about Jerd later, it is important to note here that the hospital archives record Jerd’s parents as Rilda Hix and Miles Abernathy Presnell. There is no indication as to who the provider of this information was, but perhaps it was Jerd himself or Jerd’s son, Harrison Wesley Presnell, who is believed to have sent his father to the hospital. Either way, a son and/or a grandson would probably have known Miles’s name. Jerd’s death certificate also lists his father as “Miles Abernathy Presnell.” Additionally, on the death certificate of Miles’s
son, John Columbus Presnell, John’s father is listed as “Miles Avanathy Presnell.” “Avanathy” was likely a misspelling of “Abernathy.” The middle name “Abernathy” supports the 1860 census listing of “Miles A. Presnell.” It is also interesting to note that Miles Presnell’s nephew, Jackson Ward (son of Miles’s sister, Clarissa Presnell Ward), named one of his sons Miles Abernathy Ward, no doubt after his uncle Miles Abernathy Presnell. Miles Ward in turn named one of his sons Charles Abernathy Ward.

When I discovered that Miles’s middle name was Abernathy, I wondered about the source of it, particularly since Abernathy is not a name common to the Watauga area. I wondered if it was similar to Lorenzo Dow. Many early residents of this area were named Lorenzo Dow. There were several Lorenzo Dow Wards, for example, as well as a Lorenzo Dow Whittington and a Lorenzo Dow Tester. This name was, in fact, originally given in honor of Lorenzo Dow (1777-1834) who, according to Wikipedia, the on-line dictionary, “was an eccentric minister whose infamy, influence and travels throughout the country led to many thousands of U. S. children of the early 19 th century to be named after him. The 1850 U. S. census lists Lorenzo as one of the most popular first names in America. His autobiography at one time was the second-best selling book in the United States, exceeded only by the Bible.” With that knowledge in mind, I searched for a man named Miles Abernathy. Although I did not locate a Miles Abernathy of the same fame as Lorenzo Dow, there was an Abernathy family in early Lincoln County, North Carolina, and at least two of their members were named Miles and others were named James and Nathan - all names that appear in the Presnell family. Miles Presnell’s father, James Presnell, at one point lived in Burke County, and part of Burke County was later added to Lincoln County (1782- 1784). As is believed to be true of the Presnells, the Abernathys moved to North Carolina from Virginia. Although there appears to be no intermarriages or blood relation between the two families, perhaps they were neighbors or associates, and perhaps that is how the Abernathy name came to be part of the Presnell and Ward families.

Miles married Rilda Hicks on 4 Dec 1845 in Watauga, North Carolina, USA. Rilda (daughter of Harmon Hicks and Nellie Tester) was born in Dec 1826 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1902 in Rominger, Watauga, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Mast Cemetery, Rominger, Watauga County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Nancy Caroline Ward. Nancy was born in 1841 in Watauga Co., North Carolina; died in 1864 in Watauga Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]