John Quincy McQuiston (1853-1934)

MCQUISTON, THURSTON, CHIVERS, VASEY, HOLMES

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:13

From Nevada Evening Journal October 6, 1934 (page 1)

COLLINS PIONEER DIED IN MISSOURI*

BODY OF JOHN McQUISTON BROUGHT BACK FOR BURIAL

Special to the Journal.
Collins, Oct. 6--John Q. McQuiston, 81, long time resident of this community, died Wednesday at 10 a. m. at the home of his daughter Mrs. Daisy Chivers at Centuria, Mo.*

The body accompanied by the daughter and grand daughter arrived in Collins early today and the funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 at the Collins Methodist church with Rev. Hohenshalt in charge. Burial will be in Evergreen church at Collins, by the side of the wife who died a number of years ago.

John Quincy McQuiston, was born in Ohio*, May 17, 1853, a son of Perry and Catherine McQuiston.

He came to Iowa with his parents as a small boy and here he was married to Emma Thurston, February 6, 1875, she being a resident of Jasper county.

One daughter, Daisy Chivers was born to this union and she with four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren are left to mourn the passing of these pioneers.

Other near relatives left are brothers Charles McQuiston and C. P. McQuiston and sister, Mrs. George Vasey of Collins; a brother, George McQuiston of Colfax and sister Mrs. Dora Holmes of Des Moines.

The body is at the home of the sister, Mrs. George Vasey in Collins.

*SUBMITTER'S NOTE: I believe this article has both the place of birth and place of death wrong for John Quincy McQuiston. He was born in Indiana according to census, and his siblings born before and after him were born in Indiana. Daisy Chivers' home (where John McQuiston died) was in Polk County, Wisconsin and there is no Centuria, Missouri-- however, there is a Centuria, Polk County, Wisconsin.