Notes:

Birth:
William's gravestone shows the year of birth as 1867.

Died:
Killed by bootleggers, he was not on police duty; however, he had gone to the assistance of those that were on duty.

Excerpt from: History of the Greensboro Police Department

"During Chief Isley's administration, two Greensboro Officers died in the line of duty.

On May 4, 1921, Officer William T. McCuiston and his partner, John Oakes received information on a gang of whiskey runners. McCuiston, who was off-duty, and Oakes lay in wait for the bootleggers near Washington and Forbis (now Church) Streets. When the whiskey laden vehicle approached on Washington Street, Officer McCuiston hailed to the car. When it did not stop, he stepped onto its running board and ordered the driver to halt. Before McCuiston could take any further action, one of the three occupants fired a .38 caliber pistol point-blank into McCuiston's chest. Officer McCuiston died instantly."

William married Bess H. Coe on 19 May 1906. Bess (daughter of Tom Coe and Nancy Kellam) was born on 10 Jul 1881 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 20 Jan 1958 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina; was buried on 22 Jan 1958 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Margaret Louise is the twin sister of Mary Elizabeth, both died in infancy.

Notes:

Birth:
Mary Elizabeth is the twin sister of Margaret Louise, both died in infancy.

Notes:

Birth:
The original genealogy lists William Ralph McCuiston as Ralph with the birth year 1910.

William married Myrtle Irene Jones on 10 Dec 1933 in Independence, Virginia. Myrtle (daughter of Henry Clay Jones and Bertha Spainhour) was born on 14 Apr 1914 in King, Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 4 Sep 1972 in Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina; was buried on 4 Sep 1972 in King, Stokes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
William fell asleep in his car, in a closed garage.

William married Elizabeth Anne Auslander [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Phyllis “Jean” McCuiston Bowers Umstead, 81, of Waynesville, formerly of Beaufort, a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, died Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Waynesville.Her service is at 1 p.m. Thursday at King Memorial Park with the Rev. John White officiating.Jean was born to Ralph and Myrtle McCuiston Nov. 24, 1939, in Greensboro. She was a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jean worked as a medical technician for UNC and later for Carteret General Hospital, now Carteret Health Care, in Morehead City.

Jean loved spending time cooking, sewing and attending Bible study with her Calvary Baptist Church women’s group. Together, Jean and Mike loved dancing the shag, boat with friends and brag on their grandchildren. Jean also enjoyed her volunteer work at Loaves and Fishes in Beaufort.

Jean is survived by her sister, Mary Kathleen “Kay” Simmons of King; two daughters, Joy Bowers-Campbell and husband Jonathan Campbell of Cullowhee and Rebecca Bowers of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; a stepson, Gregory Umstead and wife Felicia Umstead of Holly Springs; and two grandchildren, Cassidy Campbell of Cullowhee and Hampton Campbell of Athens, Ga.

Jean is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Michael Paige Umstead.

Her visitation is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Slate Funeral Home in King. Due to current restrictions, the family will not be present.

Phyllis married Dr. William H. Bowers in Dec 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Michael Paige Umstead. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Harold Robinson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Simmons. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stephanie married James Michael Conrad [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jonathan Campbell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]