William Josiah Alexander McQuiston^[1]

1901 -

• Name	William Josiah Alexander McQuiston
  Birth	1 Dec 1901  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Y  [3]
  Person ID	I2621	Family
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	William Ulysses Grant McQuiston,   b. 6 May 1879, Crawford Corners, Venango County, Pennsylvania d. 22 Jan 1930, Centerville, Pennsylvania (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Winifred Graham
  Marriage	24 Nov 1900
  Divorce	1 Oct 1916
  Family ID	F832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William was a midget. He did not have any children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S834] McQuiston, James Arthur, ltr #90-227. [S2755] The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten Families, 1620 - 1937, 227. [S3077] Corry Journal, Phoebe J. McQuiston Kirch Peterson Drace, 96; obituary; 24 July 2012; 3 August 2012. Phoebe J. McQuiston Kirch Peterson Drace, 96   Published: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 7:06 PM EDT Phoebe J. McQuiston Kirch Peterson Drace, 96, of Park Avenue, Meadville, Pa., and formerly of Corry, died Monday, July 23, 2012, at Wesbury Community. She was born January 15, 1916, in Moon Run, Pa., a daughter of the late WilliamG. and Winifred Graham McQuiston. Phoebe was raised and educated in the Union City and Corry areas. She and her husband, Elwin Kirch, honeymooned in Alaska and lived there for a short period of time before returning to the Corry area, where her main priority had been raising and caring for her family. She was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Corry.Phoebe enjoyed reading and sewing. In addition to her parents, Phoebe was preceded in death by her first husband,Elwin Kirch; her second husband, Carl Peterson; and her third husband, Harold Drace; four sisters, Hazel DeMauri, Genevieve McQuiston, Florence Fay and Grace McQuiston; four brothers, Charles, Harold, Jack and Bill McQuiston; three half brothers, Arthur, Harry and George McQuiston; and twin grandsons, Jacob and Robert Miller. Phoebe is survived by two daughters, Mary Kirch Humes and her husband, Dale, of Meadville, Pa., and Jo Kirch Benz and her husband, Eldon, of Carbondale, Ill; a son, John Kirch and his wife, Betty, of Plainville, Conn.; and two half sisters, Anne Price and Josephine Coy, both of Corry, Pa. She is also survived by nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Bracken Funeral Home, 315 N. Center St., Corry, Pa., on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service there at 11 a.m.The Rev. Mark Rusnak will officiate. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Corry, Pa. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Center for Family Services, 213 Center St., Meadville, PA 16335.