Fred Lee McQueen (1884 - 1968)

Born 10 Feb 1884 in Tyler, Texas, United States

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Died 26 Apr 1968 at age 84 in Rosemead, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Fred Lee McQueen was born on 10 Feb 1884, in Tyler, Texas, to father, John William McQueen (1847-1894), and mother, Annie Elizabeth (Polsgrove) McQueen (1856-1937).^[1]

On July 20, 1915, Fred married Pearl M. (Holman) Arskey in El Paso, Texas. He was 31 and she was 18 years old.^[2] On 23 Apr 1916, they had one son, Wesley Humphrey McQueen, in Warren, Arizona.^[3]

Shortly afterwards, on March 4, 1918, Fred applied with the U.S. Consular to work in Cananea, Mexico, for a period of two years (or when necessary) with the Cananea Consolidated Copper, Co., for the purpose of mining business, while his wife remained in Bisbee, Arizona.^[4]

On December 27, 1926, Fred arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana, departing from Cristobal, Canal Zone, from the ship Parismina. At this point he is listed as single male.^[5]

By 1933, Fred was living in Long Beach, California, where he has a new wife, listed as"Lois K." (no marriage record found yet.) It also shows that he was an oil worker.^{[6] [7]}

He was listed as working for Douglas Aircraft, in Long Beach, California, when he signed the World War II draft card, at age 58, with his second wife, Lois, as his contact.^[8]

Fred Lee McQueen died on April 26, 1968 in Rosemead, Los Angeles, California, USA.^[9] He is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, Los Angeles, California.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Year: 1900; Census Place: Blanket, Brown, Texas; Roll: 1650; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0007. Ancestry Sharing Link
2. ↑ Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977. FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLD7-866 : Sun Mar 10 00:38:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Fred L McQueen and Pearl Arksey, 20 Jul 1915.
3. ↑ Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930. FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZWHR-LXZM : Fri Mar 08 12:28:10 UTC 2024), Entry for Wesley Humpbrey Mc Queen and Fred Leo Mc Queen, 23 Apr 1916.
4. ↑ U.S., Consular Registration Applications, 1916-1925. Roll #: 32734_649063_0241. Author: Ancestry.com. Note:piConsular Registration Applications, 1916-1925./i NAID: a [href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1251970" target="_blank"1251970/a]. Record Group 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002. National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD./p. Publisher:Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher date: 2012. Publisher location Lehi, UT, USA.
5. ↑ New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Original data: Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests. National Archives, Washington, D.C. The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At New Orleans, Louisiana, 1903-1945; NAI Number: 4492741; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85. Ancestry Sharing Link
6. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995'Bold text' [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Sharing Link
7. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Year: 1940; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00370; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 59-142. Ancestry Sharing Link
8. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration. The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147. Ancestry Sharing Link
9. ↑ 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: Los Angeles; Date: 26 Apr 1968. Ancestry Sharing Link
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8126423/fred_lee-mcqueen: accessed March 10, 2024), memorial page for Fred Lee McQueen (10 Feb 1884–26 Apr 1968), Find A Grave: Memorial #8126423, citing Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Shiver (contributor 46539565).

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