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Joshua McCuistion

Joshua McCuistion[1]

Male 1830 - 1906  (75 years)

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  • Name Joshua McCuistion 
    Born 2 May 1830  (Shelbyville) Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Mar 1906  Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    • Joshua owned land in the Blaylock Colony in Old Mexico. As explained by his great grandson, the Blaylock Colony was in Tamaulipas part of Mexico, South of Brownsville, Texas. Colony meant so many acres of land and the people on it.

      In 1905, Joshua bought a ranch in the State of Tamaulipas, Old Mexico, south of Brownsville; the deeds were ratified by the Courts of Tampico. The next year, during the Mexican Revolution, the army of President Diaz overran his ranch, were defeated and recrossed, pursued by the army of Pancho Villa. Joshua and all of his native Mexican employees were murdered on or about 22 March 1906. It is not known whether government or bandit forces committed the atrocities; although, it is assumed to have been Pancho Villa. Although, another account states, Joshua was shot in the leg while in bed, which caused him to develop blood poisoning and he died from this. Because of legal complications and the lack of proper embalming methods, he was buried there.
    Person ID I400  Family
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2023 

    Father Robert Newton McCuistion,   b. 2 May 1770, Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1851, Franklin, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth McQuerter,   b. 1775, Western District, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1839, Franklin, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 1807  Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    • Carleen lists the year of marriage as 1806.
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Elizabeth O'Neal,   b. 26 Aug 1831, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1859, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1851  Franklin, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 7] 
    • Joshua and Elizabeth were married by a minister of the gospel greeting.
    Children 
     1. John Clayton McCuistion,   b. 18 Aug 1852, Bosque County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1911, Greenwood, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     2. Mary Jane McCuistion,   b. 2 May 1854, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1943, Pampa, Gray County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Noah Wesley McCuistion,   b. 13 May 1857, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1937, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. James Robert McCuistion,   b. 24 Jul 1859, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1943, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Elizabeth McGuire,   b. 30 May 1827, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1898, Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 1861  Franklin, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Nancy Catherine McCuistion,   b. 8 Mar 1861,   d. 9 Dec 1884, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     2. Thomas Davis McCuistion,   b. 13 Aug 1862, Robinson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1939, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Joshua Perry McCuistion,   b. 18 Dec 1863, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1956, Rosebud County, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     4. Naomi Elizabeth McCuistion,   b. 26 Dec 1865, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1947, Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Sarah Jackson McCuistion,   b. 29 Oct 1868, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1941, Bosque County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     6. Virginia Caldonia McCuistion,   b. 1 Apr 1870, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1904  (Age 34 years)
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Laura McKenny Mayfield 
    Married 1 Jun 1894 
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F4343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 May 1830 - (Shelbyville) Coffee County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Nov 1851 - Franklin, Robertson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1861 - Franklin, Robertson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Mar 1906 - Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico Link to Google Earth
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    Joshua McCuistion (1830 - 1906)    		Joshua McCuistion (1830 - 1906)
    Joshua McCuistion    		Joshua McCuistion

  • Notes 
    • Was with his brother James in Robertson County, Texas in 1850, and is listed on the 1850 census.

  • Sources 
    1. [S29] Letter 1968.

    2. [S216] Founders and Patriots of the Republic of Texas.

    3. [S672] McCuistion, Noah, pg 58.

    4. [S3979] Bosque County Historical Commission.

    5. [S672] McCuistion, Noah, pg 56.

    6. [S714] McCuistion Info from Robertson County, ltr #362.

    7. [S910] McCuistion, Joshua, vs 92-364., Volume 1, pg 76.

    8. [S1653] McCuistion, Joshua P., 78-364., pg 1409.