Family Group Sheet
NameGabriel Quesenberry, 3C4R
Birth12 Dec 1874, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death4 Jan 1949, Carroll Co., Virginia
BurialSmith-Lindsey Cemetery, Sylvatus, Carroll Co., Virginia
FatherJames Montgomery Quesenberry (1844-1925)
MotherSarah Hannah Smith (1847-1917)
Other spousesAda “Addie” Arnold
Marriage25 Dec 1895, Wythe Co., Virginia
SpouseElmira “Ella” Jane Sawyers
Birth31 Mar 1878, Wythe Co., Virginia
Death20 Jan 1914, Carroll Co., Virginia
BurialSmith-Lindsey Cemetery, Sylvatus, Carroll Co., Virginia
FatherThomas Lee Sayers or Sawyers (1837-1906)
MotherSarah Ellen Smith (1840-1928)
Children
1 FOfphia D. Quesenberry, 4C3R
Birth10 Oct 1896, Wythe Co., Virginia
Death13 Sep 1978, Fleming Co., Kentucky
SpousePosie Lee Alderman
2 FDolly Maye Quesenberry (Died as Child), 4C3R
Birth13 May 1899, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death18 Sep 1901, Carroll Co., Virginia
SpouseSusie Ethel Dalton , 3C2R
SpouseMary Ellen Bond
5 FGeorgia Ella Quesenberry, 4C3R
Birth23 Jul 1912, Carroll Co., Virginia
SpouseElbert Lee Smoot
Notes for Elmira “Ella” Jane Sawyers
Her gravestone spells her name as Elmriah J. Quesenberry. Her maiden name is also seen as Sayers and Salyers. I am using the spelling from the 1880 census, where she appears with her parents as age 2.
Census Notes for Gabriel & Elmira “Ella” Jane (Family)
1900 census of Wythe Co., Virginia, Lead Mine district, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 9B as family #163/175:
Quesenbury, G., 24, b. Dec 1875, iron ore miner; E. J., wife, 20, b. Mar 1880, married 4 years, mother of 3 children, 1 living; O. D., dau, 3, b. Mar 1877. All born Va Va Va.
(This is one of those infuriating censuses where nearly everyone is recorded only by their initials. Also on this page are families headed by Gabriel’s brother Robert, listed as R. L. Quesenbury age 29, and by Elmira’s brother George, listed as G. W. Sayers age 25.)
1910 census of Wythe Co., Virginia, Honleys precinct, enumerated 30 April, lists on p. 10A as family #176/177:
Quesenberry, Gaberal, 34, locomotive engineer; Ella J., wife, 30, first marriage for both, married 14 years, mother of 5 children, 2 living; Authur D., son, 13; Isaac C., son, 1; James M., father, 64, widowed, married once for 40 years, ore washer. All born Va Va Va.
1920 census of Wythe Co., Virginia, Lead Mines district, enumerated 16 Jan, lists on p. 17B as family #116/118:
Quesenberry, Gabiel, 45, engineer on steam railroad; Addie, wife, 34; Isaac, son, 11; Paul, son, 9; Georgia, dau, 7. All born Va Va Va.
Quesenbury, G., 24, b. Dec 1875, iron ore miner; E. J., wife, 20, b. Mar 1880, married 4 years, mother of 3 children, 1 living; O. D., dau, 3, b. Mar 1877. All born Va Va Va.
(This is one of those infuriating censuses where nearly everyone is recorded only by their initials. Also on this page are families headed by Gabriel’s brother Robert, listed as R. L. Quesenbury age 29, and by Elmira’s brother George, listed as G. W. Sayers age 25.)
1910 census of Wythe Co., Virginia, Honleys precinct, enumerated 30 April, lists on p. 10A as family #176/177:
Quesenberry, Gaberal, 34, locomotive engineer; Ella J., wife, 30, first marriage for both, married 14 years, mother of 5 children, 2 living; Authur D., son, 13; Isaac C., son, 1; James M., father, 64, widowed, married once for 40 years, ore washer. All born Va Va Va.
1920 census of Wythe Co., Virginia, Lead Mines district, enumerated 16 Jan, lists on p. 17B as family #116/118:
Quesenberry, Gabiel, 45, engineer on steam railroad; Addie, wife, 34; Isaac, son, 11; Paul, son, 9; Georgia, dau, 7. All born Va Va Va.
