William Clayton McQueen (1874 - 1964)

Born 27 Jul 1874 in Blanket, Brown, Texas, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 15 Jan 1964 at age 89 in Monterey, California

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Biography

Private Clayton McQueen served with the United States Army during the Spanish-American War.
Service Started: March 30, 1895
Unit(s): Company B, 3rd Texas Infantry
Service Ended: May 11, 1896

William Clayton McQueen was born July 27, 1874, in Blanket, Brown County, Texas.^[1] to father, John William McQueen (1847-1894), and to mother, Annie Elizabeth (Polsgrove) McQueen (1856-1937).^[2]

On March 30, 1895, William enlisted into the United States Army, ^[3] and served as a Private in St. Louis, Missouri, in Company B of the 3rd Texas Infantry^[4] in the Spanish American War.^[5][6][7]

William married Pearl May (last name unknown) on (marriage date) unknown. By 1910, William and Pearl owned a house in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas, and had a son named Dorsey McQueen, who was six years old.^[8]

In 1930, the family had moved and were living in Salinas, Monterey County, California.^[9]. William remained in California until his death at age 89, on January 15, 1964, where he is buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.Place: Monterey; Date: 15 Jan 1964. Ancestry Sharing Link
2. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1880; Census Place: Navarro, Texas; Roll: 1321; Page: 335A; Enumeration District: 129. Ancestry Sharing Link
3. ↑ U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original source: Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls; NAID: 1184717, 575272 and 1223563; Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Ancestry Sharing Link
4. ↑ United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BX7-W4MM : Wed Oct 25 07:09:22 UTC 2023), Entry for William Claton or Claton McQueen, 22 Oct 1898.
5. ↑ U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019. The Californian; Publication Date: 18 Jan 1964; Publication Place: Salinas, California, USA; URL: [1] Ancestry Sharing Link
6. ↑ National Cemetery Administration. U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator. National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites. Ancestry Sharing Link
7. ↑ United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BX7-W4MM : Wed Oct 25 07:09:22 UTC 2023), Entry for William Claton or Claton McQueen, 22 Oct 1898.
8. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Year: 1910; Census Place: Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas; Roll: T624_1581; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1375594.Ancestry Sharing Link
9. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Year: 1930; Census Place: Salinas, Monterey, California; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2339914. Ancestry Sharing Link
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3603418/william_c-macqueen: accessed March 5, 2024), memorial page for William C MacQueen (27 Jul 1874–15 Jan 1964), Find A Grave: Memorial #3603418citing Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA; Maintained by Gravefinder2 (contributor 49206655).

See also:

• United States Census, 1940. FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K94S-G4G : Tue Nov 28 12:40:08 UTC 2023), Entry for William McQueen and Pearl McQueen, 1940.