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Morrell Jackson McQuiston

Morrell Jackson McQuiston[1, 2, 3]

Male 1892 - 1960  (67 years)

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  • Name Morrell Jackson McQuiston 
    Nickname Doc 
    Birth 7 May 1892  Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Apr 1960  Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    Burial State Line Cemetery, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I11033  Family
    Last Modified 3 Jun 2024 

    Father James Wesley McQuiston,   b. 16 Feb 1856, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1929, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Joanna Turner,   b. 1863, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1936, Chambers County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jun 1877  Grant County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 10
    • James and Joanna were married by John R. Hannah, J.P.
    Family ID F3415  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Willie Mae Goforth,   b. 20 Sep 1899, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1984, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 31 Jul 1914  Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 11
    McQuiston-Goforth Marriage Record 1914
    McQuiston-Goforth Marriage Record 1914
    Children 
     1. Frank James McQuiston,   b. 18 Jul 1916, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1989, Orlando, Orange County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     2. Cora Mae McQuiston,   b. CA 1920
     3. Walter Jackson McQuiston,   b. 25 Oct 1923, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1995, Creve Coure, Tazewell County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     4. Margaret McQuiston
     5. Edgar Lee McQuiston,   b. CA 1929, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1930, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F9807  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2024 

    Family 2 Bertie Mae Bradford,   b. 4 Mar 1915, Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1999, New Hope, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 9 May 1931  Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12
    McQuiston-Bradford Marriage Record `1931
    McQuiston-Bradford Marriage Record `1931
    Divorce 1943  Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Morrell and Berdie McQuiston Divorce 1943
    Morrell and Berdie McQuiston Divorce 1943
    Children 
     1. Edward Jackson McQuiston,   b. 12 Sep 1932, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. James Lee McQuiston, Sr.,   b. 22 Jan 1935, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 2013, Benton Harbor, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. Johnny W. McQuiston,   b. 12 May 1937, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1937, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. William McQuiston,   b. 26 Jul 1938, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 2012, New Hope, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F9808  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Jul 1914 - Madison County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 May 1931 - Madison County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - 1943 - Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - State Line Cemetery, Madison County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3170] New Hope Funeral Home, 26 September 2012; Billy Mac McQuiston.
      Billy Mac McQuiston

      September 5, 2012
      July 26, 1938 – September 5, 2012
      Billy Mac McQuiston , 74, of New Hope, passed away Wednesday.
      He was preceded in death by son, Johnny Oneal McQuiston, father, M. Doc McQuiston, mother, Bertie Mae Blackwood, step-father, Bill Lanier, five brothers, Johnny McQuiston, Charles Lanier, O.T. Lanier, Hoppy Lanier, Edward McQuiston, two sisters, Barbara Ann Lanier, and Roda Mae Blackwood.
      Surviving are wife, Faye McQuiston of New Hope, son, Robbie (Gail) McQuiston, daughter, Sandra (Robert) Rigsby of Laceys Spring, grandchildren, Jennifer Tuggle (Anthony), Amanda Francis (Tim) of Huntsville, James McQuiston (Krysti) of TN, Thomas Rigsby (Tina), Bobby Ray (Rebecca) of Laceys Spring, 9 great-grandchildren, Chase and Jacob Tuggle, Alex McQuiston, Sarah, Austin and B.J. Ray, Emma Rigsby, Madysyn and Bryson Francis,, 2 sisters, Berdie Ann Blackwood (Sonny) of New Hope, Betty Jo Thurman of IL, 3 brothers, Jimmy McQuiston (Barbara) of MI, Donny Lanier (Donna) of Owens Cross Roads, Moreal Lanier of New Hope, and a number of nieces and nephews..
      Visitation will be Thursday 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at New Hope Funeral Home. Services will be held at New Hope Funeral Home Chapel, Friday at 1:00 pm with officiating.
      Interment will be in the Gipson Cemetery.
      www.nhfh.net

    2. [S3528] The Tennessean, River Navigator Dies After Long Illness; obituary; 26 December 1950; Thomas McQuiston; 13 September 2019.

    3. [S2755] The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten Families, 1620 - 1937, 621. 23viii. Marley McQuiston.

    4. [S546] McQuiston, William, Pg 6.

    5. [S1775] McQuiston, William Jacob, 1-615.

    6. [S2775] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, 5 August 2012; card for Morrell McQuiston, card no. 52, draft board Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama; National Archives and Record Administration microfilm publication M1509.
      WWI Registration Card

    7. [S1775] McQuiston, William Jacob, 1-615.
      The place of death is provided as Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.

    8. [S3093] Alabama Death and Burials Index 1881 - 1974, 5 August 2012; Morrell Jackson McQuiston.
      Ancestry.com. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

    9. [S5418] The Huntsville Times, Deaths; obituary; 22 April 1960; M. J. McQuiston; online; 5 June 2024.

    10. [S2755] The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten Families, 1620 - 1937, 621.

    11. [S3889] Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, online; 3 June 2024; Merril J. McQuiston and Willie Goforth Marriage Record 1914.

    12. [S3889] Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, online; 3 June 2024; Moreal J. McQuiston and Bertie May Bradford Marriage Record 1931.

    13. [S3019] Huntsville Times, Week's Calendar At Courhouse - Divorces; human interest; 27 June 1943; Berda Mae McQuiston and Moreal Jackson McQuiston; online; 3 June 2024.