Family Group Sheet
NameJames B. Quesenberry, 1C6R
Birth1819, Grayson Co., Virginia
Death1863, Carroll Co., Virginia
FatherMoses Quesenberry (~1775-1842)
MotherElizabeth [Quesenberry]
Marriage31 Aug 1837, Grayson Co., Virginia
SpouseSarah H. Phillips, 1C6R
Birth1820, Montgomery Co., Virginia
Deathaft Sep 1886, Carroll Co., Virginia
FatherRichard ("Dick") Phillips (1778-1861)
MotherCatherine ("Kate") Goad (~1791-1885)
Other spousesRobert W. Phillips Sr., 1C6R
Children
2 MAmos "Ballard" Quesenberry, 2C5R
Birth7 Oct 1839, Grayson Co., Virginia
Death5 Sep 1916, Carroll Co., Virginia
SpousePaulina Malina Phillips , 2C5R
3 FMillie Quesenberry, 2C5R
Birthabt 1842, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death22 Jan 1902, Floyd Co., Virginia
SpouseAlexander Quesenberry , 1C5R
5 FElizabeth Quesenberry, 2C5R
Birthabt 1845, Carroll Co., Virginia
SpouseNoah M. Phillips , 2C5R
Birthabt 1848, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death1923, Carroll Co., Virginia
SpouseLucy Adeline Phillips , 3C4R
7 MTobias Noah Quesenberry, 2C5R
BirthDec 1850, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death15 Apr 1894, Carroll Co., Virginia
SpouseLaura Susan Turman , 2C4R
8 FEliza Jane Quesenberry, 2C5R
Birthabt 1855, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death1 Jul 1871, Carroll Co., Virginia
9 FDelitha Quesenberry, 2C5R
Birthabt 1856, Carroll Co., Virginia
SpouseNapoleon ("Pole") Hylton
SpouseArbelia ("Bealie") Ann Quesenberry , 2C4R
Notes for Sarah H. Phillips
Some sources have her name as Sarah H. Phillips, others say Sarah Jane Phillips. I don't know which is right.
Census Notes for James B. & Sarah H. (Family)
1850 census of Carroll County, Virginia, 11th district, enumerated 3 Aug, lists as family #200:
James Quesenberry 30, farmer; Sarah, 30; Asa, 12; Ballard, 10; Milly, 8; James C., 7; Elizabeth, 5; Andrew J., 2; Tobias, 1/12. All born in Va.
1860 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Dugspur P.O., enumerated 12 July, lists on p. 62 as family #406/410:
James B. Quisenberry, 42; Sarah, 41; Mildred, 16; James C., 15; Elizabeth, 13; Andrew J., 11; Tobias, 9; Delitha, 8; Eliza J., 4; Thomas W., 3/12. All born in VA.
Note that Mildred, James, and Elizabeth are all listed as two years younger than one would expect from the 1850 census. I am assuming that the ages from 1850 are more reliable. The next household is headed by their son Asa, recorded as 22.
1870 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, Hillsville P.O., p. 128, lists as family #225/231:
Quesenberry, Sarah, 52, keeping house; A. J., 22, labors on farm; Tobias, 20; Eliza Jane, 16; Telita, 14; Thomas W., 9. All born in Va.
Notice that Eliza Jane and Delitha/Telita have switched places in the birth order! Since later census listings for Delitha are more consistent with the younger age (she was listed as 23 in 1880), and since Eliza Jane’s death record says she was 16 in 1871, I am tentatively going to assume that the 1870 birth order is correct, and that Delitha was recorded very incorrectly in 1860.
James Quesenberry 30, farmer; Sarah, 30; Asa, 12; Ballard, 10; Milly, 8; James C., 7; Elizabeth, 5; Andrew J., 2; Tobias, 1/12. All born in Va.
1860 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Dugspur P.O., enumerated 12 July, lists on p. 62 as family #406/410:
James B. Quisenberry, 42; Sarah, 41; Mildred, 16; James C., 15; Elizabeth, 13; Andrew J., 11; Tobias, 9; Delitha, 8; Eliza J., 4; Thomas W., 3/12. All born in VA.
Note that Mildred, James, and Elizabeth are all listed as two years younger than one would expect from the 1850 census. I am assuming that the ages from 1850 are more reliable. The next household is headed by their son Asa, recorded as 22.
1870 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, Hillsville P.O., p. 128, lists as family #225/231:
Quesenberry, Sarah, 52, keeping house; A. J., 22, labors on farm; Tobias, 20; Eliza Jane, 16; Telita, 14; Thomas W., 9. All born in Va.
Notice that Eliza Jane and Delitha/Telita have switched places in the birth order! Since later census listings for Delitha are more consistent with the younger age (she was listed as 23 in 1880), and since Eliza Jane’s death record says she was 16 in 1871, I am tentatively going to assume that the 1870 birth order is correct, and that Delitha was recorded very incorrectly in 1860.
