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Anna Beatrice McQuiston

Anna Beatrice McQuiston[1]

Female 1916 - 1942  (26 years)


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  • Name Anna Beatrice McQuiston 
    Nickname Annie 
    Birth 3 Jan 1916  Jewella, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Anna B. McQuiston Gravestone    		 Anna B. McQuiston Gravestone
    The stone inscription reads:

    Toni Jo
    Anna B. McQuiston
    Henry

    Jan. 3, 1916
    Nov. 28, 1942
    Gender Female 
    Death 28 Nov 1942  Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    • Annie died by electrocution. "For last wishes, she asked only that her
      death-row companion, a small black and white puppy, be given to her niece, and that she be buried with a crucifix in her left hand."

      She was executed on 28 November 1942, becoming the first and only woman to ever be electrocuted in the State of Louisiana.
    Anna B. McQuiston Gravestone    		 Anna B. McQuiston Gravestone
    The stone inscription reads:

    Toni Jo
    Anna B. McQuiston
    Henry

    Jan. 3, 1916
    Nov. 28, 1942
    Person ID I19508  Family
    Last Modified 20 May 2010 

    Father James Leslie McQuiston,   b. 19 Oct 1885, Franklin, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1954, Pineville, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Ella Beatrice Reese,   b. 17 Nov 1887, Navarro County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1922, Shreveport, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1] 
    Family ID F6694  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Claude E. Henry,   b. 1913   d. 1942 (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1939  Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    • In 1939, she met Claude "Cowboy" in a brothel and fell for him. She had been working full time as a prostitute, and was addicted to cocaine. Cowboy succeeded in getting Toni Jo off the drugs and they got married.
    Family ID F6707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Jan 1916 - Jewella, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Nov 1939 - Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Nov 1942 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Annie and Claude did not have any children.

  • Sources 
    1. [S840] McQuiston, Alexander, ltr #15-619.

    2. [S840] McQuiston, Alexander, ltr #15-619.
      Suzi Howard indicates the date of birth is 1 March 1916.

    3. [S2601] McQuiston, Anna B., viewed; 19 July 2009; McQuiston (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S2662] NY Daily News, Her bloody Valentine: ; 14 February 2010; 14 February 2010; NY Daily News.

    5. [S1266] McQuiston, Annie Beatrice.