Argyle Quesenberry (1841 - 1925)

Born 3 Jun 1841 in Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet B (McNeeley) Quesenberry — married 14 Jan 1867 in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1925 at age 83 in Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Argyle Quesenberry is the son of Thomas Quesenberry and Mary "Polly" (Keifer) Quesenberry.

At the age of 21, Argyle joined as a private in Company D^[1] the 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles,^[2] a Confederate Army cavalry regiment during the American Civil War. The unit participated in the earliest battles in the western theater at Wilson's Creek and surrendered with the remnants of the Army of Tennessee in North Carolina in April 1865.^[3]

Argyle married Harriet B. McNeeley on 14 January 1867 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.^[4][5][6] Harriet was born March 1, 1838, in Missouri. She was of Cherokee Indian Blood.

Children of Argyle and Harriet are:

• Margaret Quesenberry, married Eugene Beasley

• Lucy Quesenberry, married John Brodie

• Mary Quesenberry, born June 23, 1870, died August 17, 1925, married Dr. R.T. KeeLean

• Sadie Quesenberry, married J.O. Fry

• Theodore Quesenberry, born August 17, 1875, became a dentist in Oklahoma

In July 1900, Argyle and Harriet were living in the Cherokee Nation of Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), near the town of Sallisaw. Two of their five children were living with them, 'Boy' (born September 1874) and Lucy (born October 1877). Argyle was employed as a landlord and they owned their home.^[7]

In 1907 through 1909, Argyle filed paperwork to obtain an allotment of land via the Dawes Act through his marriage to Harriet.^[8][9]

In January 1920, Argyle and Harriet were living in Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. They were living in a house, that they owned, along the Albert Pike Highway. Argyle was employed as a special agent for the government cotton census.^[10]

Death

Argyle died on 10 February 1925 in Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma. He was buried at the Sallisaw City Cemetery in Sallisaw.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS2F-T2W : 4 December 2014), Argyle Quesenberry, Private, Company D, 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M376 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 19; FHL microfilm 821,829.
2. ↑ "Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX59-J3V : 27 November 2014), Argyle Quesenberry, ; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M317 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 11.
3. ↑ Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX52-JYY : accessed 11 June 2016), Argyle Quisenburry, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M317 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 11.
4. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQYL-8XQ : 18 March 2019), Argyle Quesenberry, 14 Jan 1867; citing Marriage, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,034,042.
5. ↑ "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ1R-D22 : 10 February 2018), Argyle Quesonberry and Harriet B. Mc Neeley, 14 Jan 1867; citing , Sebastian, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,034,042.
6. ↑ "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F79P-5JX : 10 February 2018), Argyle Quesonberry and Harriet B. Mc Neeley, 14 Jan 1867; citing , Sebastian, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,034,042.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRG-ZGQ : accessed 15 October 2019), Argyl Quesenberry, Township 10 N. Range 25 E., Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46, sheet 59B, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,846.
8. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H3-7H77 : 11 March 2018), Argyle Quesenbury, 1899-1907; citing Oklahoma, United States, tribe or clan Cherokees by Intermarriage Roll, file Pacific County Probate Estate Files., National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
9. ↑ "Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H3-7HDV : 11 March 2018), Argyle Quesenbury, 1899-1907; citing Oklahoma, United States, tribe or clan Cherokees by Intermarriage Roll, file Pacific County Probate Estate Files., National Archives and Records Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN13-P7Y : accessed 15 October 2019), Argyle Quesbubury, Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 165, sheet 1B, line 78, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1488; FHL microfilm 1,821,488.
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK4-WJJM : 13 December 2015), Argyle Quesenbury, 1925; Burial, Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States of America, Sallisaw City Cemetery; citing record ID 31867350, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31867350, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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