Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Oliver Quesinberry, 1C2R
Birth12 Nov 1882, Rowan Co., Kentucky
DeathJul 1968, Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
FatherLawson Eli Quesinberry (1862-1932)
MotherMartha Anna Coffey (1863-1917)
Marriageabt 1906, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseLucinda Wilson
Birth12 Mar 1888 or 1889, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death16 May 1959, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
FatherEdmond Wilson (1849-)
MotherClora Jane Howard (1859-1937)
Children
SpouseVernice G.
2 FFay Quesinberry, 2C1R
Birthabt 1909, Elliott Co., Kentucky
3 FAnnie May Quesinberry, 2C1R
Birthabt 1911, Elliott Co., Kentucky
4 MFred Quesinberry, 2C1R
Birth30 Jan 1913, Rowan Co., Kentucky
5 FGladdis Quesinberry (Died as Infant), 2C1R
Birth15 Apr 1916, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death23 Apr 1916, Morgan Co., Kentucky
6 MRobert E. Lee Quesinberry (Died as Infant), 2C1R
Birth26 Feb 1917, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death7 Mar 1917, Rowan Co., Kentucky
7 FClora Rhoda Quesinberry, 2C1R
Birth17 Sep 1919, Elliott Co., Kentucky
8 FAvis Quesinberry (Died as Infant), 2C1R
Birth3 Jun 1922, Van, Boone Co., West Virginia
Death22 Jun 1922, Boone Co., West Virginia
9 FGeneva Jane Quesinberry, 2C1R
Birth12 Jun 1923, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
Death12 Feb 1967, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
10 MJohn Quesinberry, 2C1R
Birth16 Nov 1927, Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
Death26 Aug 1999, Temple, Bell Co., Texas
Notes for John Oliver Quesinberry
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records John Quesinbery, age 37, residence Loveland, Morgan Co., Ky, born 12 Nov 1881, occupation blacksmith, employer Thomas Hall Lumber Co., Marmet, W. Va, nearest relative Cinda Quesinberry, Loveland, Morgan Co., Ky.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 April 1942, records John Oliver Quesinberry, age 62, residence RFD #2, Hurricane, Putnam Co., West Virginia, born 12 Nov 1880 in Rowan Co., Ky, nearest relative Lucinda Quesinberry, same address, employer Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp, So Charleston, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
The SSDI lists John Quesinberry, born 12 Nov 1880, died July 1968, last residence Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.
The birthdate on all of these records is wrong, since his parents were married in Feb 1882 and he was listed in the 1900 census as born Nov 1882.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 April 1942, records John Oliver Quesinberry, age 62, residence RFD #2, Hurricane, Putnam Co., West Virginia, born 12 Nov 1880 in Rowan Co., Ky, nearest relative Lucinda Quesinberry, same address, employer Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp, So Charleston, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
The SSDI lists John Quesinberry, born 12 Nov 1880, died July 1968, last residence Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.
The birthdate on all of these records is wrong, since his parents were married in Feb 1882 and he was listed in the 1900 census as born Nov 1882.
Notes for Lucinda Wilson
Her death certificate (#9463) lists Lucinda Quesinberry, died 16 May 1959, age 70, in St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Ky, residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, born 12 Mar 1889 in Elliott Co., Ky, parents Ed Wilson and Jane Howard, marital status married, informant John Quesinberry, cause of death cerebral-vascular accident, burial in Howard Cem., Elliott Co.
The reported birth date may be off by one year; she was recorded in the 1900 census as Cynda, age 12, born Mar 1888.
The reported birth date may be off by one year; she was recorded in the 1900 census as Cynda, age 12, born Mar 1888.
Census Notes for John Oliver & Lucinda (Family)
I cannot find this family in the 1910 census.
1920 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devils Fork precinct, enumerated 20 Jan, lists on p. 5B as family #86:
Quesinbery, John, 39, farmer, b. Ky Va Ky; Lucinda, wife, 29, b. Ky Ky Ky; Arthur, son, 12; Fay, dau, 10; Annie May, dau, 8; Fred, son, 6; Cloea R., dau, 4/12. All children born in Ky.
1930 census of Kanawha Co., West Virginia, Malden district, enumerated 16 April, lists on p. 27B as family #30/28:
Quesinberry, J. O., 42, age at first marriage 25, b. Ky Va Ky, blacksmith at coal mine; Lucinda, wife, 41, age at first marriage 24, b. Ky Ky Ky; Fred, son, 17, b. Ky Ky Ky; Rhoda, dau, 10, b. Ky Ky Ky; Geneva, dau, 6, b. Ky Ky Ky; John Jr., son, 2 11/12, b. WVa Ky Ky; Taylor, Bettie, granddau, 1 6/12, b. WVa NY Ky; Arstlos, Bertie, roomer, 20, b. Conn Hungary Hungary, laborer at chemical plant.
1920 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devils Fork precinct, enumerated 20 Jan, lists on p. 5B as family #86:
Quesinbery, John, 39, farmer, b. Ky Va Ky; Lucinda, wife, 29, b. Ky Ky Ky; Arthur, son, 12; Fay, dau, 10; Annie May, dau, 8; Fred, son, 6; Cloea R., dau, 4/12. All children born in Ky.
1930 census of Kanawha Co., West Virginia, Malden district, enumerated 16 April, lists on p. 27B as family #30/28:
Quesinberry, J. O., 42, age at first marriage 25, b. Ky Va Ky, blacksmith at coal mine; Lucinda, wife, 41, age at first marriage 24, b. Ky Ky Ky; Fred, son, 17, b. Ky Ky Ky; Rhoda, dau, 10, b. Ky Ky Ky; Geneva, dau, 6, b. Ky Ky Ky; John Jr., son, 2 11/12, b. WVa Ky Ky; Taylor, Bettie, granddau, 1 6/12, b. WVa NY Ky; Arstlos, Bertie, roomer, 20, b. Conn Hungary Hungary, laborer at chemical plant.
