"He was Scotch and Nellie (the daughter of Frederick) was always proud of her Scotch blood. He was buried in Carthage Missouri cemetery. If he had any relatives, Mama (Nellie) never mentioned them."2
"At the age of twenty he located in Geneseo, Livingston, New York, where he lived four years; from there he went to the Territory of Wisconsin, and lived at what is now Waukesha one year. He located in Watertown, Wisconsin in 1843; was there and participated in the Ioni Indian troubles in 1844, where he saw and assisted Captain Jefferson Davis, who afterwards became President of the Southern Confederacy, in moving the Winnebagoes out of that part of the country. He moved to Lake county, Illinois, in 1870, where he kept a dairy farm until 1875, when he became a resident of Jasper county, Missouri. He purchased the farm upon which he now lives consisting of 146 acres, 120 acres in cultivation, with good house, barn, orchard, etc. It is situated but three and one half miles from Carthage."1
"He was married three times. His first wife's folks had money. They had two sons, Willie and Charlie. His wife died while they were small. Later both boys got killed in the Civil War. Willie had lived with his Dad and step mother, and she saw him standing in the door smiling, and she started to say something and he was gone. Later they heard Willie had been killed.
"Mr. McQuivey was married at Geneseo, New York, November 3, 1841, to Miss Mary Griswold, a native of New York. She died at Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1845, leaving two sons, who gave their lives for the Union in the war of the Rebellion. William F. Was a member of Company G; Berden SS. was killed on the battlefield during the siege of Petersburg, Virginia. He was physically a noble specimen of manhood, bore a record of good conduct on the field, and had by his manly conduct, exemplary character, bravery and soldiery bearing, endeared himself to his comrades. Charles L. was a member of Company G, First Regiment Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, and died at his home in Wisconsin from disease contracted while in the service.
"His second wife's maiden name was Mary Mangly. She died leaving three children" Mary I., now Mrs. Doake; Harriett, deceased; and John F."1
"Charles Fredrick's second wife died leaving two girls and one boy. Harriet was a school teacher. Back then they had to take turns staying with the members of the school board. She had to wade snow to get to the school and got pneumonia and died. Jennie married a man named Drake. He was Dutch, and Grandpa McQuivey called him a Dutch hog. His son John F. McQuivey was 18 months old when his father married again."2
"He married for his third wife, Miss Eunice Brown, a native of Ohio, October 15, 1861."1
Frederick and Eunice "... were married in Wisconsin, and to them four children were born; Caroline Bell, called Carrie, Elizabeth, called Libby, and Fredrich Charles, called Fred, Fred was 9 years when Nellie was born, and Nellie Maria, who weighed four pounds when she was born February 5, 1876 at Carthage Missouri. They had just moved from Wisconsin to their 300 acre farm near Carthage. The neighbors had called on them and they were really surprised when Nellie was born."2
"Eunice Brown McQuivey was born in Wisconsin March 3, 1834 and died September 1892, from what was called La Grippe, what we now call influenza. When Nellie was 17 her mother died in the home of Carrie and Harry Platt, where Nellie stayed until she was married.
"Fredrick Charles, born November 12, 1865 and died September 14, 1886. Fred had taken over the managing of the farm when his Dad died. On the 300 acres, they raised corn, wheat, cattle and hogs. Grandpa McQuivey did veterinary work for his neighbors and was a well-to-do farmer. He also had several horses and at times hired men to work for him.
After Fred died, John F. (The son of Frederick), who married his step cousin Cora Montgomery, took over the management of the farm.
John F. McQuivey and sister Libby married brother and sister, Louis and Alice Carmen. John and Alice had no children. She left him once because he would not quit his work in the busy season, cultivating corn I think, and take her to the Circus. She came back and later left again and went to Eureka Springs, Arkansas where her parents were staying and was reported to be living with another man. John went down to find out if it was so, and it was, so he got a divorce. John later married Cora and they had two children, Charles Fredrich, called Fred and Grace who died in the summer of 1909, from typhoid fever. She was 14 and engaged to be married. They had gone buggy riding on Sunday and drank water out of a spring and that is where they thought she got the typhoid fever.
"Fred died in the fall of 1952. He had been married and had a son, Alen, who died while he was small. Fred had married a widow who had a small daughter named Nadine. He and his wife later separated.
"John F. McQuivey was born in Wisconsin March 16, 1854 and died April 24, 1944 at the home of his sister on the east end of Mt. Magazine, Arkansas. Cora (his wife), had preceded him in death several years. He had come to make his home with Nellie and family. He was buried in the Carthage Missouri cemetery."2
1. HISTORY OF JASPER COUNTY MISSOURI, p.881-882., received from Amy Catterton, 4 September 1998.
2. McQuivey Genealogy, unpublished and undated manuscript, written by the daughter of Nellie Maria McQuivey Barber, received from Amy Catterton, 4 September 1998.