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Died:
William died in an explosion, a dry cleaning boiler landed at his place of work, causing head injures.

William married Lorene Rowell on 18 Jan 1931 in Smith County, Texas. Lorene (daughter of Dr. W. N. Rowell) was born on 2 Oct 1903; died on 10 Jun 1991; was buried in Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Eugenia Isabel McCuistion on 18 Dec 1898 in Alto, Cherokee County, Texas. Eugenia (daughter of Andrew Jackson McCuistion and Julia Ann Roark) was born on 3 Sep 1874 in Alto, Cherokee County, Texas; died on 28 Dec 1959 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas; was buried on 29 Dec 1959 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Eugenia's middle name is provided by her great-granddaughter, Jan Lawing.

W. married Sarah Sanders. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Leona lists the date of birth as 30 October 1830.

Andrew married Julia Ann Roark on 15 Feb 1855 in Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas. Julia (daughter of William Roark and Margaret Reed) was born on 6 Jun 1835 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; died on 6 Jun 1913 in Alto, Cherokee County, Texas; was buried in Linwood, Cherokee County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
McCuistion Archives list place of marriage as Cherokee, Texas. A letter written to Gloria McCuistion from Robert G. McCuiston, Andrew Jackson McCuistion's grandson; lists the place of marriage as Rusk, Texas. Cherokee County, Texas was formed in 1846.

Notes:

By way of oral tradition, "Thomas ran away from home and went to work for John Meals as an overseer of slaves, two years later he married John Meals daughter, Mary Ann." Thomas McQuistin is listed in the 1830 Census for Madison County, Alabama.

Birth:
The original genealogy lists the date of birth as 23 January 1809. However, in the Bible owned by Mary Ann Meals Summers McCuistion it is written that Thomas McCuistion was born on January 20, 1809.

Died:
Thomas died at the home of his son James M. in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Thomas married Mary Ann Mealls on 11 Dec 1829 in Madison County, Alabama. Mary (daughter of John Mealls and Sarah Elizabeth Coffman) was born on 5 Jul 1804 in Jefferson County, Tennessee; died on 8 May 1892 in Nacogdoches, Texas; was buried in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Mary Ann McCuistion was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee, July 5 1804. she was married to Jesse Summers Feb. 20, 1823, professed religion and joined the Baptist church in 1825. Jesse Summers, her devoted husband died Dec. 30, 1827, and she was married to Thos. McCuistion Dec. 10, 1829. They moved to Mississippi in 1837, where they remained until 1851, when they moved to Nacogdoches county, Texas, where they have ever since lived, and where she died May 8, 1892, being aged eighty-seven years, ten months and three days.
Sister McCuistion was the oldest member of the oldest church in Texas. Her membership has been continuously with the old North Church for over forty years.

When the split took place between the Missionary and anti-Missionary Baptists in 1830, she refused to take sides in the controversy and remained with the original church and really held it together. She was the mother of eight children, only four of whom survive her. During all those years of her pilgrimage, she was a most tender and devoted mother, an affectionate and faithful wife, a consistent and consecrated Christian. Her husband had the misfortune a few weeks ago to be accidentally hurt, and for a time his life was in jeopardy. During his period of suffering, her care of him was as touchingly tender as it might have been half a century ago. She lingered about two weeks on the banks of the river of death, and then passed over to her home in heaven. She was fully conscious of her approaching death and spoke of it calmly and hopefully unto the end. She called around her bedside her family and friends and bade each a touching farewell, gave careful instructions and faithful admonitions, and then in the fulness of time, ripe with age and rich in experience, she fell asleep in Jesus.

The whole community waited at her bedside and followed her beloved remains to the tomb. She had looked back on a life well spent, with a conscience void of offense toward God and man, and looked forward to the land of the glorified with sweet and hopeful anticipations.

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Married:
The original genealogy lists the marriage date and place as 1830 in Alabama; Miles provides the more specific date and place.

William married Margaret Reed on 4 Oct 1827. Margaret was born on 31 Dec 1808 in Tennessee; died on 20 Jan 1856 in Alto, Cherokee County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]