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Martha McQuiston

Martha McQuiston[1]

Female 1843 - 1920  (76 years)

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  • Name Martha McQuiston 
    Born 12 Jul 1843  Tuscarawas County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • The actual date was provided by Martha's great-granddaughter, Barbara Hansen.
    Gender Female 
    Died 1 Feb 1920  Collins, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Collins, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I11672  Family
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2011 

    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  [3
    Family ID F3830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Aaron William McWherter,   b. 13 Feb 1839, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1917  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1861  Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Henry Clay McWherter,   b. Abt 1863, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1950, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years)
     2. John McWherter,   b. 5 Feb 1865, Clyde, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1951, Blackfoot, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. James McWherter,   b. 5 Feb 1865, Clyde, Clear Creek Township, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1866  (Age 0 years)
     4. David McWherter,   b. 19 Nov 1867, Jasper, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1934, Everton, Dade County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     5. William J. McWherter,   b. 22 Apr 1870, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1946, Collins Township, Collins, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     6. Mary Jane McWherter,   b. 4 Mar 1872, Collins, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1900, Collins Township, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     7. Charles Wyatt McWherter,   b. 13 May 1874, Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1963, Albion, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     8. Jess E. McWherter,   b. 28 Dec 1877, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1974, Nevada, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     9. Elias McWherter,   b. 18 Aug 1882, Elkhart Township, Noble County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1964, Idaho Falls, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     10. Viola E. McWherter,   b. 18 Mar 1885, Elkhart Township, Noble County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1954, Nevada, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     11. Joseph W. McWherter,   b. 31 Aug 1888, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1978, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F8482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jul 1843 - Tuscarawas County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Oct 1861 - Jasper County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Feb 1920 - Collins, Story County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Collins, Story County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1407] Imported GEDCOM file.

    2. [S545] McWherter, Martha McQuiston, ltr #405-440.

    3. [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

    4. [S545] McWherter, Martha McQuiston, ltr #405-440.
      In later e-mail; Barbara provides the source for this marriage. She lists it as: Jasper County Marriages 1849-1869, Bk 1, pg 76, FHL#1024834.