Family Group Sheet
NameLawson Eli Quesinberry, GG Uncle
BirthSep 1862, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death10 Nov 1932, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialJohnson Cemetery, Flemingsburg Rd., Morehead, Ky
FatherOliver Quesenberry (1842-1918)
MotherMahala Slusher (1841-1922)
Other spousesMaggie Belle Campbell
Marriage9 Feb 1882, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMartha Anna Coffey
Birth5 Apr 1863, Lawrence Co., Kentucky
Death4 Apr 1917
BurialJohnson Cemetery, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam A. Coffey (1835-)
MotherServilla Lerue Fyffe (1841-)
Children
1 MJohn Oliver Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth12 Nov 1882, Rowan Co., Kentucky
DeathJul 1968, Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
SpouseLucinda Wilson
2 MIsaac Henry Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth25 Oct 1883, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death22 Oct 1942, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseClara Jane Crosby
3 FNancy Jane Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth23 Feb 1885, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death25 Feb 1970, Pocatello, Bannock Co., Idaho
SpouseJohn Wallace Keaton
4 MWilliam “Bill” Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth10 Apr 1886, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death19 Sep 1969, Argonne, Forest Co., Wisconsin
SpouseSarah Avis Wilson
5 FMahala Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth28 Sep 1887, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death1 Oct 1949, Lawrence Co., Kentucky
SpouseEmery C. Ferguson
6 FMary Quesinberry, 1C2R
BirthMar 1889, Rowan Co., Kentucky
7 MJoseph Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth30 Sep 1890, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death13 Oct 1959, Troy, Miami Co., Ohio
SpouseSusie Wilson
8 MAndrew Quisenberry, 1C2R
Birth19 Aug 1892, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death22 Jun 1954, Rowan Co., Kentucky
10 FMalicca Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth7 Feb 1896, Hoggtown, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death20 Dec 1977, Jeffersonville, Clark Co., Indiana
SpouseRuby G. Freeman
SpouseNancy Allen
12 FHannah Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth4 Jun 1899, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death20 Sep 1996, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
SpouseJames Robert Steagall
SpouseLeo Vernon Land
13 MAlfred Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth30 Jan 1901, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death26 Feb 1970, Rowan Co., Kentucky
14 MLeslie Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth23 Dec 1902, Rowan Co., Kentucky
DeathFeb 1986, Summers Co., West Virginia
SpouseMinnie Graybeal
15 MLeonard Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth10 Sep 1904, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death10 Feb 1995, Albany, Athens Co., Ohio
16 FLarue Mattie Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth23 Apr 1906, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death23 Dec 1997, St. Cloud, Osceola Co., Florida
SpousePhillip T. Justice
Notes for Lawson Eli Quesinberry
Index to Kentucky Death Records lists Lawson Quesinberry, d. 10 Nov 1932, age 71, in Rowan Co., certificate Vol. 55, #27200.
Census
1890 Tax Rolls of Hogtown Prec., Rowan Co., KY, lists on p. 36, line 18:
Lawson Quesinberry, no land, 1 male over 21, 1 child 6-20.
(People in other categories are not enumerated. I did not record other property as there were 100 columns for each line in this register!)
1900 census of Rowan County, Kentucky, Hoggtown twp, precinct #4, district #116, sheet #16, lists as family #279:
Lawson Kwisnberry, 9-1862, age 37, farmer; Martha, 4-1863, age 37; married 19 yrs, 12 children, 12 living; John, 11-1882, age 17; Isaac, 10-1880, age 16; Nancy J., 2-1885, age 15; William, 4-1886, age 14; Mahala, 9-1887, age 12; Mary, 3-1889, age 11; Joseph, 9-1890, age 9; Andrew, 8-1892, age 7; Longry (?) (son), 5-1894, age 6; Malissa, 2-1896, age 4; Farish, 10-1898, age 1; Hanah, 6-1899, age 11/12. All birthplaces listed as KY KY KY, but it should be VA VA VA for Lawson.
1910 census of Rowan Co., KY, Morehead prec., lists on page 20A, family #347 (next door to his brother Isaac Quesinberry):
Quesinberry, Lawson, 49, farmer; (w) Martha A., 47; married 28 years, 16 children, 16 living. (d) Malissa, 14; (s) Farish, 13; (d) Hannah, 11; (s) Alfred, 9; (s) Leslie, 7; (s) Leonard, 6; (d) Loren, 4. Again, all are listed as KY KY KY, although it is wrong for Lawson.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, p. 167A, lists as family #97:
Quesinbury, Lawson, 57, farmer, WV WV WV; Maggie, 36, wife, Ky Ky Ky; Laurie, 14, dau, Ky Ky Ky; Robert, 12, son, Ky Ky Ky; Andrew, 8, son, Ky Ky Ky. (Robert and Andrew are really children of Maggie and her first husband, even though they were listed as Quesinbury and not Kiser.)
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead, enumerated 14 Apr, lists on p. 3B as family #67:
Quesinberry, Lawson, 68, widowed, b. Va Va Va; Dee, son, 8; Carl, son, 7; Vada, dau, 4 9/12; Millard, son, 3 5/12. All children born Ky Va Ky.
5 days after this census was taken, Lawson married for the third time.
Lawson Quesinberry, no land, 1 male over 21, 1 child 6-20.
(People in other categories are not enumerated. I did not record other property as there were 100 columns for each line in this register!)
1900 census of Rowan County, Kentucky, Hoggtown twp, precinct #4, district #116, sheet #16, lists as family #279:
Lawson Kwisnberry, 9-1862, age 37, farmer; Martha, 4-1863, age 37; married 19 yrs, 12 children, 12 living; John, 11-1882, age 17; Isaac, 10-1880, age 16; Nancy J., 2-1885, age 15; William, 4-1886, age 14; Mahala, 9-1887, age 12; Mary, 3-1889, age 11; Joseph, 9-1890, age 9; Andrew, 8-1892, age 7; Longry (?) (son), 5-1894, age 6; Malissa, 2-1896, age 4; Farish, 10-1898, age 1; Hanah, 6-1899, age 11/12. All birthplaces listed as KY KY KY, but it should be VA VA VA for Lawson.
1910 census of Rowan Co., KY, Morehead prec., lists on page 20A, family #347 (next door to his brother Isaac Quesinberry):
Quesinberry, Lawson, 49, farmer; (w) Martha A., 47; married 28 years, 16 children, 16 living. (d) Malissa, 14; (s) Farish, 13; (d) Hannah, 11; (s) Alfred, 9; (s) Leslie, 7; (s) Leonard, 6; (d) Loren, 4. Again, all are listed as KY KY KY, although it is wrong for Lawson.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, p. 167A, lists as family #97:
Quesinbury, Lawson, 57, farmer, WV WV WV; Maggie, 36, wife, Ky Ky Ky; Laurie, 14, dau, Ky Ky Ky; Robert, 12, son, Ky Ky Ky; Andrew, 8, son, Ky Ky Ky. (Robert and Andrew are really children of Maggie and her first husband, even though they were listed as Quesinbury and not Kiser.)
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead, enumerated 14 Apr, lists on p. 3B as family #67:
Quesinberry, Lawson, 68, widowed, b. Va Va Va; Dee, son, 8; Carl, son, 7; Vada, dau, 4 9/12; Millard, son, 3 5/12. All children born Ky Va Ky.
5 days after this census was taken, Lawson married for the third time.
Notes for Martha Anna Coffey
Date of death is from her gravestone. I cannot find her in the Kentucky death records.
