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Oliver Porter McCuistion

Oliver Porter McCuistion[1]

Male Abt 1828 - 1861  (~ 33 years)

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  • Name Oliver Porter McCuistion 
    Born Abt 1828  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Oliver's great-grandson, Alan, provides the birth date; but, then adds "nothing is known of his birth, parents, etc." The Autobiography of his son Alvin James indicates Oliver was born in Tennessee.
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Apr 1861  Stockton, San Joaquin County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 7] 
    • In a letter to his wife Betsy dated 25 Sep 1864, "I was up to Placerville last summer and I saw ... Mr files ... and he told me that Porter was dead and had been dead one year when I saw him He told me that he died not far from there he had been sick for some time.
    Copy of commital statement    		 O. P. McCuistion Death Notice
    Person ID I4636  Family
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2012 

    Father McCuistion 
    Family ID F10372  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eveline F. Chamberlain,   b. Abt 1828, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 6 Oct 1850  Hancock County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F6056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Robbins Cranson,   b. 20 Dec 1825, Lennox, Madison County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1883, Tooele, Tooele County, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 28 May 1854  White Oak Township, El Dorado County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 9] 
    • Oliver and Betsy probably married in California. Oliver P. is reported to have gone to the gold mines near Sutter's Fort, California, in 1856--in the spring. He is reported to have a brother, Robert. He is reported to have married a woman who had been married before, and who had a small daughter. He is supposed to have left his wife in the summer of 1856 and was not seen by her again; she crossed the mountains to Carson City, where Alvin James was born.
    Children 
     1. Franklin McCuistion,   b. 30 Apr 1855,   d. AT TWO YEARS OF AGE
     2. Alvin James McCuistion,   b. 14 Dec 1856, Carson City, Nevada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1953, Elko, Elko County, Nevada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F1479  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1828 - Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Oct 1850 - Hancock County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Apr 1861 - Stockton, San Joaquin County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Alan writes, "...it is thought by some that his [Oliver's] father is John, Samuel or Thomas of Bedford County, Tenn, or James of Jefferson County, Tenn. Hancock City is where Nauvoo is - the site of the Mormon exodus headed for the west and eventually Utah. OP could have been Morman."

  • Sources 
    1. [S505] McCuistion, Oliver Porter.

    2. [S188] McCuistion, Alan L., FGS No. 2492iv.

    3. [S190] McCuistion, Mark A.

    4. [S570] McCuistion, Oliver P., pg 80.

    5. [S3037] 1900 Census for Tooele County, Utah, 149; p. 1A, line 1; dwelling 1, family 1; Alvin J. McCuistion; 23 March 2012.
      This census indicates Oliver's place of birth is Kentucky.
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Tooele, Tooele, Utah; Roll: 1686; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 149; FHL microfilm: 1241686.


    6. [S1618] Cranson, Elizabeth Robbins.
      Believe this may be Mark McCuistion's entry. Am not sure of the source of this entry.

    7. [S2273] McCuistion, Oliver, 4636.

    8. [S569] McCuistion, O. P.

    9. [S1618] Cranson, Elizabeth Robbins.
      Believe this may be Mark McCuistion's entry. The source listed for the date of marriage is Recorder certification for Eldorado County, California.