Herbert George McQuiston[1]
1899 - 1957 (58 years)-
Name Herbert George McQuiston Birth 6 Jun 1899 Collins, Story County, Iowa 
[2] Gender Male Death 13 Dec 1957 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa [2] - Herbert death was caused by a Saddle Embolus. He died at Iowa Methodist Hospital.
Burial Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa [2] Person ID I22551 Family Last Modified 13 Feb 2026
Father George Washington McQuiston, b. 8 Jul 1858, Jasper County, Iowa d. 30 Aug 1935, Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa (Age 77 years) Mother Lucy Ellen Evans, b. Sep 1868, Illinois d. 9 Nov 1915 (Age 47 years) Marriage 1 Dec 1897 Collins Township, Story County, Iowa Family ID F8486 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Opal Chawley, b. Abt 1901, Kansas City, Kansas d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 24 Jul 1920 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Children 1. Robert Clyde McQuiston, b. 28 May 1924, Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa d. 4 Apr 1989 (Age 64 years)Family ID F8553 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Mar 2026
Family 2 Edna L. Griffin, b. Abt 1907, Iowa d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 17 Nov 1924 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa [2] Children 1. Betty L. McQuiston, b. Abt 1925 Family ID F8503 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Mar 2026
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Birth - 6 Jun 1899 - Collins, Story County, Iowa 
Marriage - 24 Jul 1920 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Marriage - 17 Nov 1924 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Death - 13 Dec 1957 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 
Burial - - Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa = Link to Google Earth
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Notes
I have a date of 24 July 1920 Des Moines, Polk Co Iowa as a marriage of this man to Opal Chawley. In the 1925 census he is living with Edna Griffin and has a child, Robert age, 1. Edna and Herbert were supposedly married in 1917. Who is the mother of Robert?
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