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James "Jim" Preston Quesenberry

Male 1875 - 1942  (67 years)


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  1. 1.  James "Jim" Preston Quesenberry was born on 07 Sep 1875 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 4 Nov 1942 in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Grassy Spur Cemetery, Bishop, Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1880: 1880, Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    • Newspaper: 14 Jul 1911, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. James Quesenberry are pound parents of the sixth boy who arrived on Friday night, making seven in all.
    • Newspaper: 22 Dec 1916, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; James QUESENBERRY'S little son, who was taken last week to the hospital, was not operated for appendicitis, but is being treated there.

    James married Alice Matilda Caldwell on 15 Aug 1895 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Alice (daughter of Wiley Caldwell and Fanny Caldwell) was born on 22 Mar 1876 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 04 Nov 1949 in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Grassy Spur Cemetery, Bishop, Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Walter Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jun 1871 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
    2. 3. William M Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1897 in Virginia, United States; died in in United States.
    3. 4. Sallie Elizabeth "Bessie" Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Sept 1898 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 28 July 1991 in Newhall, McDowell, West Virginia, United States.
    4. 5. Benjamin Coy Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Feb 1901 in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 4 Oct 1976 in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia.
    5. 6. Forrester Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Oct 1903 in Virginia, United States; died in Mar 1982 in Newhall, McDowell, West Virginia.
    6. 7. John Henry Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Aug, 1906 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; died in June, 1996 in Lerona, Mercer, West Virginia.
    7. 8. Harvey G. Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Dec 1908 in Virginia, United States; died on 16 May 2000 in Newhall, McDowell, West Virginia, United States.
    8. 9. Jessie B Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 July 1911 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died after 1976 in Newhall, McDowell, West Virginia, United States.
    9. 10. Joseph Melvin Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1914 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 01 Apr 2004 in Newhall, McDowell, West Virginia.
    10. 11. James Alfred Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1917 in Virginia, United States; died after 1976 in Kensington, Montgomery, Maryland, USA.
    11. 12. Cynthia Anna Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1920 in Virginia, United States.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Walter Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in Jun 1871 in Tazewell County, Virginia.

  2. 3.  William M Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1897 in Virginia, United States; died in in United States.

  3. 4.  Sallie Elizabeth "Bessie" QuesenberrySallie Elizabeth "Bessie" Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 5 Sept 1898 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 28 July 1991 in Newhall, McDowell, West Virginia, United States.

    Sallie married Hamilton Bogle Bandy about 1922. Hamilton was born on 13 Apr 1898 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 19 Sep 1964 in Newhall, McDowell, West Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Benjamin Coy Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 6 Feb 1901 in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 4 Oct 1976 in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Ben Coy Quesenberry, 75, of Willow Bend in Monroe County died Monday in a Princeton hospital following a long illness. Born in Richlands, Va., Feb. 6, 1901, he was a son of the late James and Alice Caldwell. He was a retired miner, veteran of Word War I, and member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church, Survivors Include his wife, Mrs. Ida Whitt Quesenberry; one daughter, Mrs. George Davis of Virginia Beach, Va.; six step-sons, Johnny and Douglas Sparks, both of Columbus, Ohio, Jim Sparks of Caney, Ky., Donald Sparks of Marion, Tx., Bill Sparks of Squire, Joe Sparks of Willow Bend; six brothers, Alfred Quesenberry of Kensington, Md., John Quesenberry of Cucumber, Joe, Foster, Harvey and Jess Quesenberry Jr, all of Newhall; two sisters, Mrs. Earl Pennington and Mrs. Vogle Bandy, both of Newhall; 16 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Broyles-McCuire Funeral Home Chapel in Unldn with Rev. James Coburn officiating. Burial will follow in the Grandview Memory Gardens on the Bluefield-tazewell Road.

    Family/Spouse: Ida Whitt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Forrester Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 27 Oct 1903 in Virginia, United States; died in Mar 1982 in Newhall, McDowell, West Virginia.

  6. 7.  John Henry Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 7 Aug, 1906 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; died in June, 1996 in Lerona, Mercer, West Virginia.

  7. 8.  Harvey G. Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 04 Dec 1908 in Virginia, United States; died on 16 May 2000 in Newhall, McDowell, West Virginia, United States.

    Family/Spouse: Phyllis Altzier. Phyllis was born on 27 Oct 1919 in Bandy, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Nov 2006 in Newhall, McDowell, West Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  Jessie B Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 7 July 1911 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died after 1976 in Newhall, McDowell, West Virginia, United States.

  9. 10.  Joseph Melvin Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 15 Feb 1914 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 01 Apr 2004 in Newhall, McDowell, West Virginia.

    Notes:

    Died:
    NEWHALL - Joseph Melvin Quesenberry, 90 of Newhall, died Thursday, April 1, 2004 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center at Beckley.

    Born Feb. 15, 1914 in Pounding Mill, Va., he was a son of the late James and Alice Caldwell Quesenberry. He was US Army veteran serving in the South Pacific Theatre during World War II.

    He was a member of the Springs of Life Tabernacle in Newhall.

    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Ruth Sampson Quesenberry; and one daughter, Tammy Starr Horn.

    Survivors include one son, Joseph S. Quesenberry of Newhall; two daughters, Wanda Hardy and husband, Tony, and Alice Sykes and husband, Daniel, all of Jacksonville, Fla.; son-in-law, Ray Horn of English; one sister, Anna Pennington of Lebanon, Va.; 15 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren.

    Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m., Tuesday at the Springs of Life Tabernacle in Newhall with Sister Mary Osborne officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers.

    The family will receive friends at the church after 11 a.m. Tuesday.

    Peery & St.Clair Funeral Home of Tazewell, Va., is serving the Quesenberry family.

    Family/Spouse: Anna Ruth Sampson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 11.  James Alfred Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1917 in Virginia, United States; died after 1976 in Kensington, Montgomery, Maryland, USA.

  11. 12.  Cynthia Anna Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1920 in Virginia, United States.

    Family/Spouse: Earl Pennington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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