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John Jourdan McCuistion

John Jourdan McCuistion[1]

Male 1824 - 1900  (75 years)

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  • Name John Jourdan McCuistion 
    Born 19 Aug 1824  Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 May 1900  Onion Creek, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • He died as the result of pneumonia after turning over his buggy in the creek during high waters.
    Buried Manchaca, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I750  Family
    Last Modified 2 May 2024 

    Father Thomas McCuistion,   b. 12 Dec 1792, Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1880, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Nancy Jourdan,   b. 13 Dec 1801, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1883, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 21 Feb 1816  Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 7, 8] 
    • The original genealogy lists the date of marriage as 15 February 1816. A handwritten entry by E. McCuistion in the family bible lists the marriage date as 21 February 1816. The bible was in the possession of George W. McCuistion on November 1, 1934.
    Family ID F62  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Thompson,   b. 25 Oct 1825, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1879, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Children 
     1. Susan Ann McCuistion,   b. 1 Jun 1846, Paris, Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1931, Manchaca, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Martha Jane McCuistion,   b. 20 Feb 1849, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1916  (Age 67 years)
     3. John Thomas McCuistion,   b. 20 Apr 1850, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1900  (Age 50 years)
     4. William Harrison McCuistion,   b. 20 Mar 1852, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1869  (Age 17 years)
     5. Mary Emily McCuistion,   b. 12 Mar 1854, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1893, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     6. Rachel Cornelia McCuistion,   b. 22 Jan 1856, Austin, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1922, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     7. Rusk Jourdan McCuistion,   b. 15 Nov 1859, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1892  (Age 32 years)
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F1193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Aug 1824 - Bedford County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 May 1900 - Onion Creek, Travis County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    John J McCuistion (1824 - 1900)    		John J McCuistion (1824 - 1900)

  • Notes 
    • He went to Texas in 1844 and settled on Onion Creek, Travis County, Texas in 1846. He voted for the annexation of Texas to the United States.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2755] The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten Families, 1620 - 1937, 340. 19. John Jourdan McCuistion, born Aug. 19, 1924, in Bedford County, Tennessee.

    2. [S583] Carpenter-Turley-McCuistion, art #321-349., Volume 10, Issue 2.

    3. [S640] McCuistion Bible Record, art #321-349., Vol. 5, issue 2.

    4. [S1668] McCuistion, A. A., 20-340., pg 628-629.
      He's listed as John J.

    5. [S2927] Find a Grave, 6 June 2091; John Jordan McCuistion.
      Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 June 2019), memorial page for John Jordan McCuistion (19 Aug 1824–25 May 1900), Find A Grave Memorial no. 153353470, citing Live Oak Cemetery, Manchaca, Travis County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by sandi (grimm) enright (contributor 47171112) .

    6. [S24] History of Ray County Missouri.

    7. [S103] Family Genealogy McCuistion.

    8. [S1668] McCuistion, A. A., 20-340., pg 628-629.
      List the date of marriage as 21 February 1816.