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Brandt C. McQuiston

Brandt C. McQuiston[1]

Male 1859 - 1903  (43 years)

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  • Name Brandt C. McQuiston 
    Born 22 Oct 1859  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Oct 1903  Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • He was killed in a railroad accident. He met death in a headend collision between extra freight train No. 251, going east on the Southern Division, and passenger train No. 202, bound from Memphis to Kansas City, at half past five o'clock in the morning of the above mentioned date, at Horsehoe Curve, five miles north of Thayer, Missiouri. It is the suposition that the freight had mistaken it's order ans was running on the passenger's time. A sort of mist, or fog prevailed at the time, which added to the darkness of night and prevented crews from seeing very far ahead of their trains, which were running at full speed. The two trains were almost totally wrecked and a section of track about the length of four cars was torn up.

      Mr. McQuiston, engineer of the passenger train and his fireman, Ernest White, were killed instantly, while John Finch, engineer of the freight and John Tune, the fireman, both died soon thereafter.

      Mr. McQuiston was spoken of at the time by the press as one of the oldest and best engineers running out of Springfield. One of the sad features of his death was the fact that he was soon to retire from the road, having purchased a good farm in Greene County and was preparing to remove thereto and spend his old days quietly.

      He was buried with Masonic honors.
    Brandt McQuiston Death 1903    		 Brandt McQuiston Death 1903
    Buried 3 Oct 1903  Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I2283  Family
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2023 

    Father John Craven McQuiston,   b. 17 Aug 1823, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1903, Williford, Sharp County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Frances Amanda Bailey,   b. 1822,   d. 24 Feb 1909, Williford, Sharp County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 16 Jan 1845  Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced CA 1881  [5] 
    Family ID F720  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes L. Wright,   b. CA 1863, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1958  (Age ~ 95 years) 
    Married 16 Oct 1883  Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    McQuiston-Wright Marriage Record 1883    		 McQuiston-Wright Marriage Record 1883
    Children 
     1. Kenneth Craven McQuiston,   b. 10 Jul 1884, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1934, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     2. Arthur C. McQuiston,   b. 31 Mar 1889
     3. Janet Wells McQuiston,   b. 22 Aug 1891, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1918, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Oct 1859 - Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Oct 1883 - Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Oct 1903 - Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 3 Oct 1903 - Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2755] The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten Families, 1620 - 1937, 204; Brnadt McQuiston, b. about 1858, Indiana; m. Agnes; d. Oct 1, 1903.

    2. [S1257] McQuiston, Brandt.

    3. [S5105] The Springfield Republican, Four Killed In Wreck on Frisco; news; 2 October 1903; Brandt McQuiston; online; 13 March 2023.

    4. [S2927] Find a Grave, online; 13 March 2023; Brandt C. McQuiston, Memorial ID: 112760600.

    5. [S5170] The Indiana State Sentinel, General State News; informative; 22 November 1893; Gen. John C. McQuiston and Frances Amanda Bailey McQuiston; online; 22 November 1893.

    6. [S2973] Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online; 13 March 2023; McQuiston-Wright Marriage Record 1883.