About 1848 they moved from Coles County Illinois to Dane County, near Oregon, Wisconsin, then in 1851 to Fayette County Iowa near the village of Auburn. (History of Fayette County Iowa, 1878). Apparently Addison went to Iowa in April of 1851 and established a home and Teresa and the family followed him in November of 1851. According to Edd Morrison, his grandfather, Addison Milton Quivey owned "Ten Acre Sugar Bush" in Fayette County, Iowa where they tapped Maple trees and made maple syrup.

On 4 April 1854, A.M. Quivey was elected Justice of Fayette County, Iowa. In 1869 in the records of the Fayette County Historical and Pioneer Association, they list A.M. Quivey, New York; age 62, West Union Township, April 1851, Farmer. E. (Olmstead) Quivey, New York; age 53; came in November, 1851.

Addison died in 1870 and is buried in Bowles Cemetery in Auburn Township, Fayette County, Iowa. His tombstone was read in 1978 by Gerald Linn Rawson as follows: "Gone Not Forgotten" A.M. Quivey died 9 May 1870 aged 64 years 1 month 12 days. "Sleep then dear Father while about thee flows the sad and silent tear, All alone our fond hearts languish while we weep and sojourn here."

Teresa Olmstead Quivey died 3 March 1884 in Chery Township, Jerauld County, South Dakota and is buried at Mees-Fairview Cemetery, Lane County, South Dakota. Her gravestone was located in 1946 by Gerald Rawson.

Written by Beverly Cross of Baxter, Iowa. Received October 22, 1998.
Thanks to Mike Wilson of Salt Lake City, Utah for photo.

Addison was a soldier in the Black Hawk War, in Lincoln's company, in 1833. He received a Land Warrant as pay and used a part of it in the 40 acre timber claim near West Union, Iowa.

In 1846 or 1847, during the Mexican War, he was authorized to raise a company of soldiers. He did so and became one of the lieutenants, but before they left the state, the war ended, so they returned home.

In 1833 Addison married Teresa Olmstead. Teresa's father, Moses, and her mother, Mary Millard, were both born and raised in New York state. They are related to President Millard Fillmore.

Addison died in 1870. At the age of 15, Teresa united with the Methodist-Episcopal Church of which she remained a constant member during life, as also of the Women's Christian Temperance Union from its conception. She died at the age of 68, of chronic bronchitis, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.L. Eastman, in Miner County, South Dakota.

All told, Addison and Teresa had 10 children of which three shall be noted further.

John Quivey enlisted in the American Civil War on the Union side in September of 1861. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862 and died of starvation at the Andersonville Prisoner of War Camp.

Daniel Quivey also served in the American Civil War and died in action.

William White Quivey served in the American Civil War, and his story is contained in a letter written to his children.

Received from Michael Wilson of Salt Lake City, Utah on 12 March 1997