Family Group Sheet
NameJoseph Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth30 Sep 1890, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death13 Oct 1959, Troy, Miami Co., Ohio
FatherLawson Eli Quesinberry (1862-1932)
MotherMartha Anna Coffey (1863-1917)
Marriageabt 1913, prob. Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseSusie Wilson
Birth9 Apr 1895, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death22 May 1937, Fayette Co., Kentucky
BurialPine Hill Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherEdmond Wilson (1849-)
MotherClora Jane Howard (1859-1937)
Children
1 FLorene Quesinberry, 2C1R
Birth8 Jan 1914, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseWilliam Blaine Lambert
2 FGladys Quesinberry, 2C1R
Birth16 Oct 1915, Morgan Co., Kentucky
3 FGoldie M. Quesinberry, 2C1R
Birth22 Mar 1917, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death29 Nov 1982, Troy, Miami Co., Ohio
SpouseJames E. Stout
4 FRuth O. Quesinberry, 2C1R
Birth16 Oct 1920, Wyoming Co., West Virginia
SpouseFrazier
5 FTressie Quesinberry, 2C1R
Birthabt 1924, Wyoming Co., West Virginia
6 MJoseph Quesinberry (Died as Infant), 2C1R
Birth6 May 1926, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
Death6 May 1926, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
7 MBobby L. Quesinberry , 2C1R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
8 FBonnie L. Quesinberry , 2C1R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for Joseph Quesinberry
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Joseph Qussenberry, age 26, residence Morehead, Ky, born 30 Sep 1890 in Wagner, Ky, occupation farmer, self-employed, married supporting a wife and 3 children.
Earl McBrayer said that Joseph had only one hand, but he must have lost it after 1918, because he did not claim any physical disability to the draft board, just an exemption due to supporting the family.
I cannot find a good match in the Social Security Death index or the Kentucky death index. But his wife Susie was indexed under the surname “Omisenberry”, and I’ve also seen Quesinberry get transcribed as Zuesenberry and Crusenberry and Oresenberry, so it’s hard to find Quesenberry relatives unless they have given names uncommon enough to do given-name-only searches.
Earl McBrayer said that Joseph had only one hand, but he must have lost it after 1918, because he did not claim any physical disability to the draft board, just an exemption due to supporting the family.
I cannot find a good match in the Social Security Death index or the Kentucky death index. But his wife Susie was indexed under the surname “Omisenberry”, and I’ve also seen Quesinberry get transcribed as Zuesenberry and Crusenberry and Oresenberry, so it’s hard to find Quesenberry relatives unless they have given names uncommon enough to do given-name-only searches.
Census
In 1910 he is listed in Evergreen, Langlade Co., Wisconsin as Joseph Quesinberry, age 19, farm hand, single, born Ky Va Ky, with the family of Mike and Tracie Servi. (Charles Kegley and Hettie Conn were also living in Langlade Co. in 1910.)
Notes for Susie Wilson
Her death certificate (which is indexed under Omisenberry) states Susie Quisenberry, age 42 years 1 month 13 days, born 9 April 1895 in Ky, died 22 May 1937, widow of Joe Quisenberry, father Edmond Wilson, mother’s maiden name Jane Howard, both born in Ky, cause of death lobar pneumonia w possible emphysema, informant Gladys Quisenberry, burial in Pine Hill Cemetery.
Census Notes for Joseph & Susie (Family)
1920 census of Wyoming Co., West Virginia, Center district, enumerated 30 Jan, lists on p. 6A as family #93:
Quesebury, Joseph, 25, laborer at lumber camp; Susie, wife, 23; Lorean, dau, 6; Glades, dau, 4; Goldie, dau, 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The age for Joseph should be 29.
1930 census of Raleigh Co., West Virginia, Slab Fork precinct, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 39B as family #628/743:
Quesinbery, Joe, 39, age at first marriage 21, laborer at coal mines; Susie, wife, 35, age at first marriage 17; Gladys, dau, 14; Goldie, dau, 13; Ruth, dau, 9; Tessie, dau, 6; Bobbie L., son, 11/12. Joe through Goldie born Ky Ky Ky, Ruth through Bobbie born WVa Ky Ky.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 18 April, lists on p. 11A as family #161:
Quesinberry, Joe, 49, b. Ky, saw hand at saw mill; Bobby, son, 10, b. WVa. Both living in same place but not same house in 1935.
Quesebury, Joseph, 25, laborer at lumber camp; Susie, wife, 23; Lorean, dau, 6; Glades, dau, 4; Goldie, dau, 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The age for Joseph should be 29.
1930 census of Raleigh Co., West Virginia, Slab Fork precinct, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 39B as family #628/743:
Quesinbery, Joe, 39, age at first marriage 21, laborer at coal mines; Susie, wife, 35, age at first marriage 17; Gladys, dau, 14; Goldie, dau, 13; Ruth, dau, 9; Tessie, dau, 6; Bobbie L., son, 11/12. Joe through Goldie born Ky Ky Ky, Ruth through Bobbie born WVa Ky Ky.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 18 April, lists on p. 11A as family #161:
Quesinberry, Joe, 49, b. Ky, saw hand at saw mill; Bobby, son, 10, b. WVa. Both living in same place but not same house in 1935.
