Ray County, Missouri Biographies - John H. McCUISTION b. 1847. Source: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p.737 JOHN H. McCUISTION. Was born in Ray county, Missouri, in the year 1847. He was educated and reared in his native county. in the spring of 1868, He commenced farming on his own account, and two years later removed to the place where he now lives, section twenty-two, township fifty-three, range twenty-six. Here he owns two hundred acres of good, productive land, well fenced and improved. His farm is nearly all sown in grass. Forty acres are in blue grass, and one hundred and twenty acres in timothy and clover. Mr. McCuistion has, for some years, been engaged very extensively in feeding and handling cattle. He feeds from one hundred and fifty to two hundred head every year. In the spring of 1865 he went to Iowa, and, after remaining there for a short time, thence to Nebraska, where he lived about three months. From Nebraska he moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and after staying there for a short time, returned to his home in Ray county, Missouri. Mr. McCuistion was married on the 27th day of September, 1870, to Miss Mollie 7. Wouard, a native of Ray county, aud the daughter of Thomas H. Wollard, Esq. The issue of this union was three children, only two of whom, Blanche Leonora and William Thomas, are now living. Mr. McCuistion is a good business man, a successful farmer and stock dealer, and a valuable citizen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by County Coordinator USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------