| Personal | Pedigree | |
|
Oliver "John" Preville was born 1848 in Canada.
Oliver "John" Preville's wife was Adelaide M. Matte (1856-?). They were married 1868 in Whitehall, NY. They had 7 known children named Henry Alexander Preville (1873-1967), Joseph Preville, Frank Oliver Preville (1868-1963), Lillian Preville, Minnie Preville, Anna Preville, and Therese Preville.
He immigrated 1905.
He was naturalized 1915.
Oliver and son, Henry worked in Rutland, Vt. for Rutland Railroad in theCar Shop, doing fancy painting and upholstery of the cars and finefinishing. Had passes on Railroad and went to Rhode Island to visitrelatives.
(Brother, Peter PreVille fought with Gen. Custer and supposed to have anarrow shot through his tongue by Indians.)