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Herbert George McQuiston

Herbert George McQuiston[1]

Male 1899 - 1957  (58 years)

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  • Name Herbert George McQuiston 
    Born 6 Jun 1899  Collins, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Dec 1957  Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Herbert death was caused by a Saddle Embolus. He died at Iowa Methodist Hospital.
    Buried Colfax Highland Cemetery, Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I22551  Family
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2003 

    Father George Washington McQuiston,   b. 8 Jul 1858, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1935, Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Lucy Ellen Evans,   b. Sep 1868, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1915  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Married 1 Dec 1897  Collins Township, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Opal Chawley,   b. Abt 1901, Kansas City, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 24 Jul 1920  Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Robert Clyde McQuiston,   b. 28 May 1924, Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1989  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F8553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Edna L. Griffin,   b. Abt 1907, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 17 Nov 1924  Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Betty L. McQuiston
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F8503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Jun 1899 - Collins, Story County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jul 1920 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Nov 1924 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Dec 1957 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 


    • I have a date of 24 July 1920 Des Moines, Polk Co Iowa as a marriage of this man to Opal Chawley. In the 1925 census he is living with Edna Griffin and has a child, Robert age, 1. Edna and Herbert were supposedly married in 1917. Who is the mother of Robert?

  • Sources 
    1. [S1407] Imported GEDCOM file.

    2. [S1165] Colfax Funeral Home, Book 4 1955 - 1962.