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Perry McQuiston

Perry McQuiston[1]

Male 1829 - 1914  (85 years)

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  • Name Perry McQuiston 
    Nickname Commodore Perry 
    Born 1 Mar 1829  Tuscarawas County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Mar 1914  Collins, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I10999  Family
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2012 

    Father John McQuiston,   b. 25 Mar 1799, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1854, LaGrange County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Nancy Bowers,   b. 3 May 1799, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1887, Collins, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 1826  Canton, Tuscarawas County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F3830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Henning,   b. 19 Feb 1833, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1921, Collins, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 9 May 1850  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Perry and Catherine are first cousins.
    Children 
     1. Eli McQuiston,   b. 24 Feb 1851, possibly in Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1924  (Age 73 years)
     2. John Q. McQuiston,   b. 17 May 1853, probably in Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1933, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Mary Jane McQuiston,   b. 26 Feb 1855,   d. 1 Mar 1855  (Age 0 years)
     4. Charles Leonard McQuiston,   b. 17 May 1856, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1940, Collins, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     5. George Washington McQuiston,   b. 8 Jul 1858, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1935, Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     6. Dora May McQuiston,   b. 15 Mar 1860,   d. 5 Oct 1945, Collins, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     7. Martha Ann McQuiston,   b. 20 Mar 1862,   d. 20 Mar 1862  (Age 0 years)
     8. Commodore Perry McQuiston,   b. 13 Jul 1863, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1958  (Age 95 years)
     9. Sarah McQuiston,   b. Abt 1865, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Rosa Anna McQuiston,   b. 20 May 1867, Clear Creek Township, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1904  (Age 37 years)
     11. Joseph Schuyler McQuiston,   b. 20 Jul 1869, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1870  (Age 1 years)
     12. Mary Emily McQuiston,   b. 10 Sep 1871,   d. 27 Sep 1876  (Age 5 years)
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F3589  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Mar 1829 - Tuscarawas County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 May 1850 - Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Mar 1914 - Collins, Story County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Perry was known to the family as "Commodore Perry."

  • Sources 
    1. [S1407] Imported GEDCOM file.

    2. [S908] McQuiston, Perry, fgs 6-408.

    3. [S833] McQuiston Family, ltr #6-408.

    4. [S3178] Email - Sirdoreus, Maria, McQuiston; 7 March 2011; Gloria McCuistion.
      Re: McQuiston~‏
      From:Hawkette36@aol.com
      Sent:Mon 3/07/11 9:20 PM
      To: werwaves@aol.com
      In a message dated 3/6/2011 6:54:48 P.M. Central Standard Time, werwaves@aol.com writes:

      Hi Gloria, Yes I am a McQuiston descendant. The following is the information that I have.
      Thomas McQuiston.....born in Ireland...1750...died April 16, 1778 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. Married in 1770 to:Elizabeth Thomas.......born in Ireland...1754...died 1800/1810.
      They had 4 children:
      Martha McQuiston.......born in Pennsylvania...1772.
      *John McQuiston..........born in Pennsylvania...1774...died April 8, 1833 in Tuscarawas, Ohio.
      Agnes McQuiston........born in Pennsylvania...1776Thomas McQuiston......born in Pennsylvania...1778
      *John McQuiston Married in (unknown) to:Margaret (unknown)......born in Pennsylvania...1774...died 1805.
      They had 6 children:
      Elizabeth McQuiston...born in Pennsylvania...1795.
      Kate McQuiston..........born in Pennsylvania...1797.
      *John McQuiston..........born in Westmoreland, PA. March 25, 1799...died...Lagrange, IN. Dec. 9, 1854.
      William McQuiston......born in Westmoreland, PA. 1800.
      Christopher McQuiston...born in Pennsylvania...1803/1807.(unknown)
      (female) McQuiston...born in Pennsylvania...1805.
      *John McQuiston Married in Canton Ohio 1826 to:Nancy Bowers...born in Westmoreland PA. May 3, 1799...died...Collins IA. November 1, 1887.
      They had 11 children:
      William McQuiston...born in Tuscar, Ohio...Sept.25, 1825...died...Dec..30, 1869 buried Jasper IA.
      Margaret McQuiston...born in Canton Ohio...June 3, 1827...died ...Clear Springs, Lagrange IN. July 16,1856.
      Elizabeth McQuiston..born in Canton Ohio...June 3, 1827...died ...Weston, Umatilla, Oregon June 16, 1916.
      Perry McQuiston......born in Tuscar, Ohio...Mar 1, 1829...died...Collins IA. 1914.
      Julia Ann McQuiston..born in Tuscar, Ohio...Jan. 22, 1831...died May 10, 1845.
      Silas McQuiston..Born in Tuscar Ohio..Mar. 4, 1833...died.. Des Moines, IA. Oct. 5, 1931 buried Collins, IA.
      Sarah McQuiston..born in Tuscar, Ohio...Jan. 3, 1835...died...1881.
      *James Melvin McQuiston...born in Tuscarawas, Ohio...July 29, 1837...died Sugar City, ID. May 19, 1923.
      Mary McQuiston...born in Tuscar, Ohio...Nov. 3, 1839...died...Nov. 21, 1903.
      Susan McQuiston...born in Tuscar, Ohio...1841...died...(unknown).
      Martha McQuiston..born in Tuscar, Ohio...July 12, 1843..died Collins, IA. Feb. 1, 1920. Buried Collins, IA.
      *James Melvin McQuiston Married in Greencastle, Indiana September 4, 1863 to:Eliza Jane Newhouse...born in Noble, IN. Sept. 19, 1844...died Sugar City, Idaho Sept. 30, 1919.
      They had 6 children:
      *Frank Leroy McQuiston...born in Colfax, Iowa...May 22, 1866...died May 17, 1941.
      Sheldon Levi McQuiston...born in Colfax, Iowa...April 16, 1869...died Nov. 10, 1958.
      Luella McQuiston...born Jasper, Iowa...Jan, 19. 1871...died...Sugar City, Idaho Jan. 16, 1963.
      Milo Adolphis McQuiston...born in Colfax, Iowa...Sept. 10, 1872...died...Mar. 20, 1957.
      Sylvester Clifford McQuiston...born in Colfax, Iowa...May 13, 1875...died...April 8, 1943.
      De Lores Alberta McQuiston...born in Colfax, Iowas...April 16, 1878...died...March 7, 1965.
      *Frank Leroy McQuistonMarried January 1, 1890 to:Mairias Lesseygns Lacy...born 1870.
      They had at least 4 children:
      Patrick McQuiston
      Minnie McQuiston
      Victor McQuiston...born 1898
      *Venus E. McQuiston...born in St. Anthonys, Idaho...1904...died...Des Moines Iowa...1979.
      *Venus E. McQuistonMarried in Des Moines, Iowa Oct. 10 1925 to:Harold W. King
      They had 3 children:
      Richard King...born in Des Moines, Iowa...1928...died...Detroit MI. about 2005.
      Mary King...born in Des Moines, Iowa...1932*Everett Dale King...born in Des Moines, Iowa...October 22, 1938...died...Des Moines, Iowa...may 6, 2010.
      *Everett Dale KingMarried in Missouri, July 27, 1957 to:Janice Aleda Hammer
      They had 2 children:
      Everett Anthony King...born in Des Moines, Iowa...March 21, 1958.
      *Maria Aleda King...born in Des Moines, Iowa...October 7, 1963.
      *Maria Aleda KingMarried in Adel, Iowa September 25, 1992 to:Martin Bryan Sirdoreus I hope this information is of assistance to you.
      Sincerely, Maria