Background
Preston, Joseph Harold was born on October 6, 1926 in Willow Springs, Missouri, United States. Son of Samuel Hardin and Carrie (Anson) Preston.
Preston, Joseph Harold was born on October 6, 1926 in Willow Springs, Missouri, United States. Son of Samuel Hardin and Carrie (Anson) Preston.
Bachelor, Park College, 1949. Master of Science, University Wisconsin, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Missouri, 1966.
Assistant professor history Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, 1956-1958, professor history, 1958-1968. Associate professor history Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, 1968-1970, professor history, since 1971.
Member Grand Haven (Michigan) Zoning Board of Appeals, 1972-1978. With United States Army, 1944-1946. Fellow Royal Society of the Arts.
Member American History Association, Grand Haven History Society, West Shore Jazz Society, Vintage Jazz Club, Order of Guy Fawkes (knight Commander), A-1 Carpool (senior tutor).
Married Evelyn Grace Shafer, 1949 (divorced 1963). 1 child, Roy; married Patricia Anne Hope, August 15, 1964. Children: Jennifer, Nathaniel.