Preston, Leander A., 1838-1907.
Leander A. Preston moved with his parents from northern Ohio to Strawberry Point, Iowa in 1853 and taught school there for several years. In May 1860 he traveled to Yuba City, California by ox-cart with his wife, child, and in-laws--a journey that took nearly a year. Preston lived in several areas of California prior to his death at Garden Grove in 1907.
From the description of Leander Preston diary transcript, 1860-1861 (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 666547395
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| creatorOf | Preston, Leander A., 1838-1907. Leander Preston diary transcript, 1860-1861 | State Historical Society of Iowa, Library | |
| creatorOf | Preston, Leander A., 1838-1907. Items of travel of the Carner families and others across the Plains in 1860 and 1861 : from Strawberry Point, Iowa, to Yuba City, California : typescript, [1927]. | Newberry Library |
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| associatedWith | Carner, Charles A. | person |
| associatedWith | Carner family. | family |
| associatedWith | Carpenter, M. B. (Mason B.) | person |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Preston, Ella, b. 1860. | person |
| associatedWith | Preston family. | family |
| associatedWith | Preston, Mary Carner, fl. 1860-1861. | person |
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| Frontier and pioneer life |
| Overland journeys to the Pacific |
| Overland journeys to the Pacific |
| Pioneers |
| Voyages and travels |
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Birth 1838
Death 1907
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