Thomas Melvin Quesenberry

1883 - 1936  (52 years)

• Name	Thomas Melvin Quesenberry
  Birth	13 Sep 1883	Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia
  Census 1900	1900	Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 1 554 Fred Quesenberry Head Male White March 1836 64 M Virginia Virginia Virginia Farmer 2 554 Cynthia Quesenberry Wife Female White Oct 1844 55 M Virginia Virginia Virginia 3 554 George F Quesenberry Son Male White Aug 1877 22 S Virginia Virginia Virginia D Labor 4 554 Melvin T. Quesenberry Son Male White Sep 1883 16 S Virginia Virginia Virginia F Labor 5 554 Mary Quesenberry Daughter Female White Aug 1885 14 S Virginia Virginia Virginia   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=92r5_237
  Census 1910	1910	Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 48 218 Fred Quesenberry Head Male White 1836 74 Married Virginia Virginia Virginia 49 218 Cynthia Quesenberry Wife Female White 1843 67 Married Virginia Virginia Virginia 50 218 Melvin T Quesenberry Son Male White 1884 26 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia  ED:  District 0105   Transcript ID is  dbid=7884&iid=4454882_01360
  Newspaper	26 May 1911	Baptist Valley, Tazewell, Virginia
  	Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Quesenberry visited Mrs. Quesenberry's mother Mrs. Mary Nicewander on last Sunday.
  Newspaper	20 Mar 1936	Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
  	Mr. and Mrs. Bud Burress (Mary Frances Quesenberry) were calling on their brother, Melvin Quesenberry, who is seriously ill in the Richlands hospital
  Death	20 Mar 1936	Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia
  	Obituary, In the Clinch Valley Newspaper Tazewell Virginia, 27 March 1936. March 27, 1936 (Pounding Mill) - The following from here attended the funeral and burial of Melvin Quesenberry Sunday at Richlands, burial east of here: Mr and Mrs. C.H. Robinette, Mrs. J.T. Pruett, Mrs. George Quesenberry, Mrs. George Noel, Mr. and Mrs. James Brewster and children, Tom, Jack and Vick, G. A. Riley, Finley Ringstaff, Mr. and Mrs. George Brewster and daughter PaulineClinch Valley Newspaper Tazewell Virginia 27 March 1936 Thomas Quesenberry died at his home near Richlands last week, following an operation of several weeks ago. Funeral services were held at the Christian church Sunday afternoon. Mr. Quesenberry was one of the leading farmers of the Richlands section. Burial was at Cliffield. Richlands News Press Newspaper Tazewell Melvin Quesenberry, 52, widely known farmer of the Richlands area, died at his home south of town Friday night, March 20, 1936, of complications following an operation four weeks ago. He returned to his home this week from the hospital with scant hope held for his recovery. Mr. Quesenberry was a son of the late Fred and Cynthia (Pack) Quesenberry, pioneer residents of the Pounding Mill section. He was a lifelong member of the Christian church and active in it's work. Besides his wife he is survived by three sons, Harry, Vernon and Grat Quesenberry, and one daughter, Miss Mayola Quesenberry, all at home. Other survivors include the following brothers and sisters: Jim and George Quesenberry of Pounding Mill; Mrs. Bud Burress of Indian; Mrs. Martha Brewster, of Pounding Mill, and Mrs. E. F. Steele, of Bandy. Services will be held today at the Richlands Christian church by Rev. T.R. Doss, of Bluefield, assisted by the Rev. E. W. Hughes of Bluefield, Va. Burial was in the Harrison Cemetery on Earls Branch.
  		Thomas M. Quesenberry Death Record
  Burial	Harrison Cem, Earls Branch, Cliffield, Virginia
  		Thomas and Liza Quesenberry Gravestone
  Siblings	7 siblings
  + 1. Isom Henson Quesenberry           b. 8 Aug 1870, Floyd County, Virginia           d. 5 Apr 1932, Hartwell, McDowell, West Virginia  (Age 61 years) + 2. Martha Ellen Quesenberry           b. 8 Aug 1871, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 6 Jan 1946, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 74 years) + 3. James "Jim" Preston Quesenberry           b. 07 Sep 1875, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 4 Nov 1942, McDowell County, West Virginia  (Age 67 years) + 4. George Mansfield Quesenberry           b. 16 Aug 1877, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. Aft 1943, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age > 67 years)   5. Nancy J. Quesenberry           b. Sep 1879, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. Bef 1936  (Age < 56 years) + 6. Sarah Matilda Quesenberry           b. 15 July 1882, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 1 Jan 1965, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 82 years) + 7. Mary Frances Quesenberry           b. 10 Aug 1885, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 26 Jul 1942, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 56 years)
  Person ID	P3935	Burress

  
  

  Father	Frederick Quesenberry           b. 3 Mar 1836, Floyd County, Virginia           d. 2 Jan 1917, Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Cynthia E. Pack           b. 17 Oct 1844, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 29 Mar 1931, Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	18 Mar 1868	Floyd County, Virginia
  Family ID	F983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Eliza Niswander           b. 10 March 1892, Cliffield, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 31 Oct 1967, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	11 Dec 1910	Tazewell County, Virginia
  		Thomas Quesenberry and Eliza Nisewander Marriage Certificate
  Children	4 sons
  	1. Harry Lee Quesenberry           b. 3 Sep 1911, Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 27 Nov 1987, Ocala, Marion, Florida (Age 76 years)   2. Gratt A. Quesenberry           b. 2 Jan 1919, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 15 July 1997, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Mayola Quesenberry  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. James Vernon Quesenberry           b. Abt 1916, Virginia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Sep 1883 - Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia Census 1900 - 1900 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Census 1910 - 1910 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Marriage - 11 Dec 1910 - Tazewell County, Virginia Newspaper - Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Quesenberry visited Mrs. Quesenberry's mother Mrs. Mary Nicewander on last Sunday. - 26 May 1911 - Baptist Valley, Tazewell, Virginia Newspaper - Mr. and Mrs. Bud Burress (Mary Frances Quesenberry) were calling on their brother, Melvin Quesenberry, who is seriously ill in the Richlands hospital - 20 Mar 1936 - Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia Death - 20 Mar 1936 - Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia Burial - - Harrison Cem, Earls Branch, Cliffield, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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