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Elisha McCuistion

Elisha McCuistion[1, 2]

Male 1818 - 1902  (84 years)

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  • Name Elisha McCuistion 
    Born 21 Apr 1818  Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Dec 1902  Hayes County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried Wimberley, Hays County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I747  Family
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2022 

    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  [2, 3, 5, 6] 
    • 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 1 Lourana Edwards,   d. 28 Jul 1849 
    Married 10 Dec 1848  Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F1160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elinor Soules,   b. 3 Feb 1828, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1902  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 31 Oct 1857  Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Elisha and Elinor were married by a Deacon of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, Austin, Texas.
    Children 
     1. Ann McCuistion,   b. 29 Aug 1852, Hays County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1908, Hays County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     2. Sarah McCuistion,   b. 28 Feb 1854, Manchaca, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1930, Mount Sharp, Hays County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. James Monroe McCuistion,   b. 7 Aug 1856, Hays County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1926, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. William Rodney McCuistion,   b. 31 Oct 1858, Wimberley, Hays County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1903, Wimberley, Hays County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     5. Francis Marion McCuistion,   b. 26 Feb 1861, Hayes County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1942, Olney, Young County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     6. Martha Fredonia McCuistion,   b. 8 Jan 1864, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1893  (Age 29 years)
     7. George Washington McCuistion,   b. 10 May 1866, Wimberley, Hays County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1939, Mount Sharp, Hays County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F1161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Apr 1818 - Bedford County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Dec 1848 - Travis County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Oct 1857 - Travis County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Elisha and Lourana did not have any children. Elisha McCuistion was born in Tennessee, he moved to Missouri, and then to Texas in 1844, locating near Webberville, east of Austin. About 1856, he moved to Hays County, Texas, settling on Cypress Creek, a little above Wimberley. At the time, Wimberley was known as Cude's Mill.

  • Sources 
    1. [S118] San Marcos Daily News.

    2. [S103] Family Genealogy McCuistion.

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

    4. [S1668] McCuistion, A. A., 20-340., pg 628-629.

    5. [S24] History of Ray County Missouri.

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

    7. [S450] McCuistion, Elisha.

    8. [S367] Certificate of Marriage - Elisha McCuistion.