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Donald Archibald McQuiston

Donald Archibald McQuiston[1, 2]

Male 1901 - 1968  (66 years)


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  • Name Donald Archibald McQuiston 
    Nickname Jack 
    Birth 5 Aug 1901  Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 May 1968  Paradise, Butte County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial 9 May 1968  Paradise, Butte County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I2189  Family
    Last Modified 21 May 2025 

    Father Frank Woods McQuiston,   b. 24 Dec 1870, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1954, Rodeo, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Elsie Marie Kiser,   b. 29 Oct 1875, Urbana, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1963, Berkeley, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage Pueblo, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dorothy Elinor Knox,   b. 6 Jul 1900, Pierre, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1951, Turlock, Stanislaus County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 7 Aug 1922  Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Divorce 24 Oct 1941  Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Children 
    +1. Patricia Elinor McQuiston,   b. 5 Jun 1923, San Diego, San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 2008, Clarkdale, Yavapai County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    >2. Elsa Emily McQuiston
    +3. Donald Knox McQuiston
    Family ID F692  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 May 2025 

    Family 2 Ernestine Mathilde Timm,   b. 3 Jan 1907, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1987, Chico, Butte County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 25 Oct 1941  Reno, Washoe County, Nevada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Children 
    +1. Jack Harry McQuiston,   b. 13 Feb 1943, Richmond, Contra Costa County, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 2008, Chico, Butte County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F2031  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 May 2025 

    Family 3 Gloria,   b. Jul 1920 
    Family ID F2032  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 May 2025 

    Family 4 Jennie Marie Nilsen,   b. 7 Feb 1906, Dockton, King County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1984, Rocklin, Placer County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jun 1962  Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2033  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 May 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Aug 1922 - Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - 24 Oct 1941 - Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Oct 1941 - Reno, Washoe County, Nevada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5661] Paradise Post, Obituaries; obituary; 10 May 1968; Donald "Jack" McQuiston; online; 21 May 2025.

    2. [S2755] The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten Families, 1620 - 1937, 193. 12i. Donald Archibald, b. Aug. 10, 1901, in Colorado; m. 7 Aug, 1922, in Pasadena, Calif., Dorothy Elnor Knox.

    3. [S103] Family Genealogy McCuistion, Wk 207.

    4. [S4745] Oakland Tribune, Two Bay Area Couples in Wife-Trading Deal; human interest; 25 October 1941; Mrs. Ernestine Harris, Mrs. Dorothy McQuiston, Cecil K. Harris and Donald A. McQuiston; online; 20 May 2025.

    5. [S5064] California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 - FamilySearch, online; 20 May 2025; Donald Archibald McQuiston and Dorothy Elinor Knox Marriage Licence 1922.

    6. [S4050] The San Francisco Examiner, Two Contra Costa Couples Plan to Trade Mates; human interest; 25 October 1941; Mrs. Ernestine Harris, Mrs. Dorothy McQuiston and Donald A. McQuiston; online; 20 May 2025.

    7. [S4376] Reno Gazette-Journal, Vital Statistics; notice; 25 October 1941; Donald A. McQuiston and Ernestine M. Harris; online; 20 May 2025.