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Joseph Cephus Quillen 1851–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1851

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia

Death Date: 19 Jul 1923

Death Location: Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA

Father: John Quillen

Mother: Malinda Quillin

Spouse(s): Melissa Wampler

Children(s): Joseph Quillen, William III, Malinda Quillen, John Quillen, Rebecca Quillen, Henry Quillen, Verda Quillen, Hiram Quillen, Carl Quillen, Walker Quillen, James Quillen, Kyle Quillen, Charles Quillen

Joseph Cephus Quillen was born in 1851 in Scott County, Virginia, the child of John D Quillen And Malinda Quillin. Joseph Cephus Quillen married Melissa Catherine Wampler, and had children including Carl Eugene Carley Quillen, Charles Oliver Quillen, Henry Clinton Quillen, Hiram D Quillen, James Ezra Quillen, John Jesse Quillen, Joseph Robert Quillen, Kyle Eugene Quillen, Malinda Ellen Quillen, Rebecca Jane L Quillen, Verda Victoria Quillen, Walker Mckinley Quillen, William Benton Quillen Iii. Joseph Cephus Quillen passed away in 1923 in Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Cephus Quillen was born in 1851 in Scott County, Virginia, the child of John D Quillen And Malinda Quillin.
  • Joseph Cephus Quillen married Melissa Catherine Wampler, and had children including Carl Eugene Carley Quillen, Charles Oliver Quillen, Henry Clinton Quillen, Hiram D Quillen, James Ezra Quillen, John Jesse Quillen, Joseph Robert Quillen, Kyle Eugene Quillen, Malinda Ellen Quillen, Rebecca Jane L Quillen, Verda Victoria Quillen, Walker Mckinley Quillen, William Benton Quillen Iii.
  • Joseph Cephus Quillen passed away in 1923 in Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Joseph Quillen's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Quillen
1851–1923
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia
Parents
John D. Quillen
1827–1869
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Malinda Quillin
1827–1892
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (R.) Quillen
1802–1866
Blews Creek, Surry, North Carolina
Mary ((Polly)) Strong
1802–1872
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Joseph (P.) Addington
1805–1845
Russell County, Virginia
Nancy Addington
1808–1870
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Teague Quillen
1772–1860
Margaret Nation
1772–1810
Thomas Strong
1778–1858
Anna Fields
1777–1836
Charles *
1777–1882
Anna *
1784–1828
Thomas Easterling
1753–1815
Rebecca Vicars
1771–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John ^
1752–1835
Mary ^
1754–1844
William *
1750–1805
Margaret *
1756–1830

Joseph Quillen's Descendants

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Joseph (Cephus) Quillen (17 Feb 1851–19 Jul 1923) m. Melissa (Catherine) Wampler (11 Mar 1850–27 Jun 1915)
  1. 1. Joseph (Robert) Quillen 1883–1971 m. Cora (Emily) Gillenwater 1895–1973
    1. 1. Patricia (June) Quillen 1942–1999 m. Wesley (Hagen) Dingus 1943–2013
  2. 2. William (Benton Quillen) III 1873–1960
  3. 3. Malinda (Ellen) Quillen 1876–1931
  4. 4. John (Jesse) Quillen 1874–1934
  5. 5. Rebecca (Jane L) Quillen 1880–1911
  6. 6. Henry (Clinton) Quillen 1886–1908
  7. 7. Verda (Victoria) Quillen 1888–1909
  8. 8. Hiram (D.) Quillen 1890–1911
  9. 9. Carl (Eugene Carley) Quillen 1892–1971
  10. 10. Walker (McKinley) Quillen 1899–1914
  11. 11. James (Ezra) Quillen 1878–1912
  12. 12. Kyle (Eugene) Quillen 1888–1957
  13. 13. Charles (Oliver) Quillen 1884–1957 m. Sallie (M.) Ross 1894–1975
    1. 1. Hazel (Joseph) Quillen 1916–1994 m. Mary (E.) Begley 1919–2001
      1. 1. Shelby (Jean) Quillen 1942–2015
    2. 2. Edith (Margie F.) Quillen 1918–1993
    3. 3. Clarence (H.) Quillen 1921–1947
    4. 4. Verdie (Ethel) Quillen 1924–1993
    5. 5. Arthur (Lee) Quillen 1926–1990
    6. 6. Margaret (Marie Margie) Quillen 1922–1993
    7. 7. Nellie (Doris) Quillen 1935–2005

Joseph Quillen's Timeline

2 Records

1851
17 Feb 1851
Birth of Joseph Cephus Quillen in Scott County, Virginia
Scott County, Virginia
1923
19 Jul 1923
Age 72
Death of Joseph Cephus Quillen in Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1851
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1923
    Event Place: Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Death Records

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