George S. QUISENBERRY

1873 - 1914  (~ 40 years)

• Name	George S. QUISENBERRY
  Birth	Mar 1873	Grant Township, Dallas, Missouri, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1914	Louisburg, Dallas, Missouri, United States of America   [1]
  Alt. Death	10 Jan 1914	Louisburg, Dallas, Missouri, United States   [1]
  FamilySearch ID	K8M2-5QJ
  _UID	1A0FE5A83A5148D79EF9AAA95DE8E5A71BC6
  Death	10 Jan 1914	Louisburg, Dallas, Missouri, United States of America
  Person ID	I29971	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William B. QUISENBERRY,   b. Oct 1823, Virginia, United States d. 1904, Missouri, United States (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Minerva J.,   b. 1825, Illinois, United States d. Bef 1900, Dallas, Missouri, United States (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1845	Missouri, United States   [2]
  Family ID	F536734456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Mary Lavina HENDERSON,   b. 1865, Dallas, Missouri d. Nov 1889, Dallas, Missouri (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	13 Feb 1887	Dallas, Missouri
  Children	1. George QUISENBERRY,   b. 13 Apr 1888, Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri, United States of America d. 12 Sep 1922, Fresno County, California, United States of America (Age 34 years)   2. Mary Alice QUISENBERRY,   b. 14 Oct 1889, Barton City, Missouri, United States d. 22 May 1950, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F536734457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Annie Matilda Caroline PETERSON,   b. 18 May 1878, Grant Township, Dallas, Missouri, United States d. 10 Sep 1933, Dallas, Missouri, United States (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1900	Grant Township, Dallas, Missouri, United States   [1]
  Children	1. Elber E. QUISENBERRY,   b. Abt 1905, Missouri d. 15 Aug 1947, Kent Co., England (Age ~ 42 years)   2. Elvis R. QUISENBERRY,   b. Abt 1909, Missouri d. 15 Nov 1983, Canton, Oklahoma (Age ~ 74 years)   3. Winnie "Ruby" Lorene QUISENBERRY,   b. 21 May 1912, Urbana, Dallas, Missouri d. 28 Jun 1985, Salem, Marion, Oregon (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F14090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2025

  
  

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• Notes

  Biography George was born in 1873. His parents were William B. Quisenberry and Minerva. George married Lavina Henderson on 13 February 1887 in Dallas, Missouri, United States, at aged 15.[1] George and Lavina had two children together; George and Mary Alice. He married Annie Matilda Caroline Peterson in 1900 and together they had 3 more children; Elber E., ELvis R and Winnie "Ruby" Lorene. He passed away in 1914. George died on 10 January 1914 in Dallas, Missouri, United States. His birth date was listed as unknown on his death certificate so we will have to go by census's for an assumed date.[2] Murder and Suicide The Murder "of Miss Winnie Haney and Suicide of George Quisenberry." One of the most brutal and terrible tragedies that has ever occurred in this section of the country happened at the home of Geo. Quisenberry, a farmer living about twelve miles north of Buffalo, at ten o'clock Saturday morning, January 10, 1914, when he shot to death Miss Winnie Haney, an eighteen-year-old neighbor girl, and then, fired a 88-calibre ball into his he own brain, dying instantly. As soon as the terrible deed had been committed, the news was telephoned to Buffalo and Prosecuting attorney J.Miller, Coroner C. J. Lindsey and Sheriff Flanagin left immediately for the scene of trouble. When they arrived at the home of Quisenberry they found the families of the two victims almost prostrated with grief, but, surrounded with friends and neighbors who fain would have brought alleviation to the hearts almost broken with grief and humiliation over the terrible deed. After listening to the statements of the family and neighbors who were acquainted with circumstances surrounding the shooting, Coroner Lindsey decided that an inquest was unnecessary. As usual in such cases booze seems to have been at the bottom of the trouble, The evidence is that on Friday Mr. Quisenberry went over to Louisburg and returned under the influence of liquor and was abusive to the family that night and continued his drinking the next morning. When he returned home Friday evening, he found Miss Winnie and a younger sister, daughters of Wallace Haney, a neighbor, as guests of his family for the night. Miss Winnie had previously assisted Mrs. Quisenberry for several weeks with her household duties and she and her sister felt welcome and safe as guests at the Quisenberry home. Later developments have proven, however, that Quisenberry was terribly infatuated with Miss Winnie, and it is thought that he intended to murder his wife on Friday night as he forced her to take a number of small tablets under threat of violence but which were not strong enough to accomplish the desired end. Saturday morning, he made approaches toward Miss Winnie in a very ungentlemanly manner which were heard by her sister who said that she would call a neighbor in for protection and immediately left the house. He the threatened to kill the neighbor if he was called in and Mrs. Quisenberry, to pacify him in and his drunken notion, started from the home to warn her neighbor, Mr. Cox, not to enter when she met two other friends and neighbors who were passing by, Messrs. Melton and Jackson, who were asked to visit the Home, but warned to use caution. Approaching the home, they heard the piteous pleadings of the girl for her honor and safety and glancing in at the bedroom window saw the girl in the grip of Quisenberry, now thoroughly crazed by rum. They had not more than spied him until Quisenberry discovered their presence. They then turned from the window but had not moved many steps before two shots were heard and all was then quiet. Entering the house, they found the farmer and the girl each with a bullet hole in the temple and with consciousness gone. The man had been thwarted in his dastardly purpose, and, crazed by passion and rum, sent the innocent girl, the object of his infatuation, into eternity and immediately followed. Quisenberry was about forty and years of age and was generally regarded as a pretty good citizen. He was industrious, and had a good little farm. Sources ? Marriage: "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991" citing Page: 36; Digital film/folder number: 007424381; FHL microfilm: 000932232; Image number: 411 FamilySearch Record: WP4L-KVN2 (accessed 5 January 2025) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9CT-LJ37 George S Quisenberry marriage to Lavina Henderson on 13 Feb 1887 in Dallas, Missouri, United States. ? Death: "Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971" Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969; Certificate Number: 610; URL: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/DeathCertificates#searchDB Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60382 #1978245 (accessed 5 January 2025) George Quisenberry death was 10 Jan 1914 in Dallas, Missouri, USA. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3CD-914 : accessed 18 July 2018), George Quesinberry, Grant Township, Dallas, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 26, sheet 3A, family 54, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,851. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2TR-5Y4 : accessed 18 July 2018), George S Quisenberry, Grant, Dallas, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 12A, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 778; FHL microfilm 1,374,791. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55514565

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 5 Jan 2025), entry for George S. QUISENBERRY, person ID K8M2-5QJ. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 9 Jan 2025), entry for Manerva Quisenberry, person ID LCZB-F58. (Reliability: 3).