NamePeter Jackson Quesenberry, GGG Uncle
Birth19 Oct 1844, Dugspur, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death9 Jul 1919, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialLee Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky
Marriage11 Nov 1865, Floyd Co., Virginia
Divorcebef 1897
SpouseMary Julia Wade, 1C4R
Birth24 Nov 1844, Floyd Co., Virginia
Death6 Jun 1908, Carroll Co., Virginia
Children
Birth6 Mar 1867, Hillsville, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death30 Jan 1946, Los Angeles Co., California
Birth8 Sep 1868, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death10 Jul 1934, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth27 Jan 1871, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death3 Jun 1927, Carroll Co., Virginia
Birth5 Jun 1873, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death13 Apr 1946, Gresham, Multnomah Co., Oregon
Birth23 Jun 1875, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death7 Feb 1934, Wythe Co., Virginia
Birth2 Jul 1877, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death15 Apr 1965, Carroll Co., Virginia
BirthJun 1879, Carroll Co., Virginia
BirthNov 1881, Carroll Co., Virginia
Notes for Peter Jackson Quesenberry
His death certificate (Vol. 45, #22191) states Peter Quesenberry, age 76, farmer, born in Virginia (birthdate field blank), died 9 July 1919 in Rowan Co., father Andrew Quesenberry, mother’s maiden name Abigail Banks, both born in Virginia, cause of death cerebral thrombosis, informant field blank, burial in Lee Cemetery, Morehead.
Names of Peter’s wives and the birth and death dates for Ida Bell and Lillian are from a query by Janet Payne Randall of 847 West Gate Drive, Eureka, CA 95501, published in Cox-Phillips Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 50. She also has the note "Possibly a son also from this marriage." According to her, Peter moved to Morehead in 1904.
Census
1870 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, Hillsville P.O., p. 96, lists as family #14/15:
Quesenbery, Peter, 25, farmer; Mary J., 25; Perry Johston, 3; Viney M., 1. All born in Va.
1880 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, p. 113, lists as family #28/29:
Quesinberry, Peter, 35, farming; Mary J., 35, wife; Perry J., son, 12; Venia M., dau, 12; Ellen, dau, 9; Walker, son, 7; Posey Emmitt, son, 5; Eliza Roseman, dau, 3; Isaac B., son, 11/12, born June.
1900 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Indian Valley township, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 5B as family #83/85:
Quesenbery, Peter, 54, divorced, b. Apr 1845, farmer; Fulture, Martha A., servant, 30, b. Apr 1870, single, mother of 3 children, 1 living; Quesenbery, Lillie R., dau, 3, b. June 1896. All born Va/Va/Va.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, p. 186B-187A, enumerated 4 May, lists as family #222/224:
Quesinberry, Peter, 65, 2nd marriage, married 5 years, Va Va Va; Charlotte, wife, 35, 1st marriage, mother of 4 children, all living, Ky Ky Ky; Lillie, dau, 13, Va Va Va; Dickson, Julia D., dau, 12, Ky Ky Ky; Dickson, Minnie, dau, 7, Ky Ky Ky; Quesinberry, Walter, son, 3, Va Va Va; George W., son, 2/12, Ky Va Ky.
Although it is listed as a first marriage for Charlotte, it was really her second (and possibly Peter’s third, although it is uncertain whether he was married to the mother of Lillian and Ida.)
Notes for Mary Julia Wade
Will of Martha Slusher Wade mentions daughter Mary J. Quesenberry.
Census
1900 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, enumerated 18 June, lists on p. 15A as family #190/192:
Quesenberry, Mary J., 55, b. Nov 1844, divorced; Tinie A., dau, 18, b. Nov 1871; Isaac B., son, 20, b. June 1879, married; Lucy E., dau-in-law, 22, b. Mar 1878, married 1 year, no children; Goad, Lizie R., dau, 22, b. July 1877, married 5 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living.
The date of birth for Tinie A. is off by a decade, since it is inconsistent with the age of 18, and furthermore she was not listed in the 1880 census.