Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Henry Clay Quesenberry, 1C6R
Birth10 Jan 1842, Floyd Co., Virginia
Death6 Feb 1898, Glendale, Maricopa Co., Arizona
BurialGlendale Memorial Park, Glendale, Maricopa Co., Arizona
FatherJohn Quesenberry (~1798-1853)
MotherNancy Hylton (1803-~1853)
Marriage15 Jan 1864, Floyd Co., Virginia
SpouseEva Jane Slusher, 2C4R
Birth20 Jan 1842, Floyd Co., Virginia
Death17 Dec 1938, Lodi, San Joaquin Co., California
BurialGlendale Memorial Park, Glendale, Maricopa Co., Arizona
FatherWilliam Slusher (1818-1881)
MotherEllender Delong (?1817-1884)
Other spousesLegrande Collier, 2C7R
Children
1 FPaulina Quesenberry, 3C3R
Birthabt 1864, Floyd Co., Virginia
2 FNancy Ellender (”Ellie”) Quesenberry, 3C3R
Birth26 Dec 1868, Floyd Co., Virginia
SpouseJackson Wade , 2C3R
3 MSylvester Plane Quesenberry (Died as Infant), 3C3R
Birth21 Feb 1870 (?), Floyd Co., Virginia
Deathbef Dec 1870, Floyd Co., Virginia
4 MElkanah Abner Quessenberry, 3C3R
Birth13 Jun 1873, Floyd Co., Virginia
Death5 Jan 1957, San Joaquin Co., California
SpouseBessie Lee Phillips
5 MLafayette Quesenberry, 3C3R
Birth14 Apr 1875, Floyd Co., Virginia
6 FAlice Jane Quesenberry, 3C3R
Birth9 Nov 1877, Floyd Co., Virginia
Death2 Apr 1958, Lodi, San Joaquin Co., California
7 MBenton Clay Quesenberry, 3C3R
Birth18 Oct 1880, Willis, Floyd Co., Virginia
Death22 Apr 1963, San Joaquin Co., California
SpouseRose Louise Lutgerding
SpouseClara A.
SpouseRuth Hohl Gustine
8 MJohn William Price Quesenberry, 3C3R
Birth3 May 1884, Willis, Floyd Co., Virginia
Death8 Sep 1981, Stanislaus Co., California
SpouseCarrie Alice Ousterhout
Notes for William Henry Clay Quesenberry
His gravestone gives his birth date as Jan 10, 1841, but the censuses are more consistent with a birth date in 1842. According to FindaGrave.com, his is the first burial in Glendale Memorial Park.
Notes for William Henry Clay & Eva Jane (Family)
According to Pauline Seigo, this family went west, and has a grandson in California.
Census
1870 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Indian Valley township, enumerated 16 Aug, lists on pp. 3-4 as family #18:
Quesenberry, William, 28, farmer; Eva Jane, 28; Nancy Ellen, 2; Sylvester Plane, 5/12, b. Feb; Collier, Orlena, 8; Quesenberry, Walker, 12. All born in Virginia.
Orlena Collier is Eva’s daughter from her first marriage. Walker Quesenberry is the son of William’s sister Catherine, recorded with her in 1860 as age 3.
1880 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Indian Valley district, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 20 as family #174/176:
Quesenbery, Wm C., 38, farmer; Eva J., 38, wife; Pollina, 16, dau; Nancy E., 12, dau; Elkana, 7, son; Lafayette, 5, son; Alice J., 2, dau. All born Va/Va/Va. (Notice that Pollina/Paulina does not appear with the family in 1870, when she should be about age 6. It is possible that she is adopted. She might also be the same person as Orlena Collier, Eva’s daughter from her first marriage.)
1900 census of Maricopa Co., Arizona, township 2 N, range 1 E, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 3B as family #56/58:
Quessenberry, E. J., 58, b. Jan 1842, widowed, mother of 9 children, 7 living; Elkanah, son, 28, b. June 1871; Benton C., son, 19, b. Oct 1880; John W. P., son, 16, b. May 1884. All born Va Va Va.
1910 census of San Joaquin Co., California, Elkhorn township, enumerated 17 May, lists on p. 13B as family #320/321:
Quessenbury, Eva J., 68, widowed, mother of 9 children, 6 living, farmer; John W. P., son, 25, single, farmer. Both born Va Va Va.
1930 census of Stanislaus Co., California, Modesto precinct 4, enumarated 11 April, lists on p. 12B as family #216/224, at 505 Magnolia St:
Quesenberry, Eva J., 86, widowed, b. Va Va Va, age at first marriage 25; Price, son, 45, age at first marriage 25, b. Va Va Va, manager of restaurant; Carrie, dau in law, 38, age at first marriage 19, b. Mich NY Mich, waitress at restaurant; Frank E., grandson, 17; Marion, grandson, 4 3/12; Eva J., granddau, 3 6/12. All grandchildren born Ca Va Mich.
Quesenberry, William, 28, farmer; Eva Jane, 28; Nancy Ellen, 2; Sylvester Plane, 5/12, b. Feb; Collier, Orlena, 8; Quesenberry, Walker, 12. All born in Virginia.
Orlena Collier is Eva’s daughter from her first marriage. Walker Quesenberry is the son of William’s sister Catherine, recorded with her in 1860 as age 3.
1880 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Indian Valley district, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 20 as family #174/176:
Quesenbery, Wm C., 38, farmer; Eva J., 38, wife; Pollina, 16, dau; Nancy E., 12, dau; Elkana, 7, son; Lafayette, 5, son; Alice J., 2, dau. All born Va/Va/Va. (Notice that Pollina/Paulina does not appear with the family in 1870, when she should be about age 6. It is possible that she is adopted. She might also be the same person as Orlena Collier, Eva’s daughter from her first marriage.)
1900 census of Maricopa Co., Arizona, township 2 N, range 1 E, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 3B as family #56/58:
Quessenberry, E. J., 58, b. Jan 1842, widowed, mother of 9 children, 7 living; Elkanah, son, 28, b. June 1871; Benton C., son, 19, b. Oct 1880; John W. P., son, 16, b. May 1884. All born Va Va Va.
1910 census of San Joaquin Co., California, Elkhorn township, enumerated 17 May, lists on p. 13B as family #320/321:
Quessenbury, Eva J., 68, widowed, mother of 9 children, 6 living, farmer; John W. P., son, 25, single, farmer. Both born Va Va Va.
1930 census of Stanislaus Co., California, Modesto precinct 4, enumarated 11 April, lists on p. 12B as family #216/224, at 505 Magnolia St:
Quesenberry, Eva J., 86, widowed, b. Va Va Va, age at first marriage 25; Price, son, 45, age at first marriage 25, b. Va Va Va, manager of restaurant; Carrie, dau in law, 38, age at first marriage 19, b. Mich NY Mich, waitress at restaurant; Frank E., grandson, 17; Marion, grandson, 4 3/12; Eva J., granddau, 3 6/12. All grandchildren born Ca Va Mich.
