The following is from a handwritten document. Its authorship and date are unknown. The handwriting is poor in some places, especially in listing Dianah Moreton's birthplace.

Source of dates: obituaries, markers, probate

Father and mother: Albert E. Quaife; Charles A. Quaife

I generation:

Dianah Moreton, B. Feb. 3, 1808, Nunaiton, Waswicheshire, England (?)

D. Mar. 23, 1897 at son Chas. home near Ionia, Ia., 89 years - 1m - 10d; married age 19 years. 1840- she came to U.S.; Dec. 1853 located in Chickasaw Co., Ia.

John Quaife, B. Mar. 21, 1809; D. Mar. 18, 1866 (He was of a large family)

She lived in Bradford 4 years with son Albert, since 1870 lived with Chas. A. Quaife, Ionia

Both buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua, Iowa (burial records may refer to Charles and Albert Quaife)

II Generation

Albert E. Quaife, B. April 17, 1842, Providence, R.I.; D. June 16, 1906, Nashua, Ia. (Greenwood Cemetery)

Parents were employees in a factory - moved about to get jobs - 1852 farm in Oswego Co. N.Y. 1855 came to Elgin, Ill. but in same year moved to Chickasaw Co. northeast of Ionia and lived there until 1860. He taught school, walked to Grinnell to attend college. Aug. 21, 1862 enlisted for 3 years Co. H 28 Ia. Vol. Inf. returned from service and lived a few years in Bradford, then moved to his farm near Ionia. He came to Nashua 1895 (acreage near the fair grounds) (buried Greenwood C)

1st married Mar. 29, 1867 Laura Anna Kenyon of Vermont, born Apr. 10, 1843 Vt (Vermont), died Feb. 11, 1869, leaving one daughter, who also passed away (dau was Anna L. Quaife Winnie 1869 - 1899 about 30 years)

2nd m. Feb. 21, 1871 Barbara Hine, B. Nov. 20, 1852, Johnson Co., Ill.; D. Mar. 3, 1896 Nashua, buried Greenwood C.

3rd m - 1898 Mrs. Hattie (Cheney) Miller of Riverton Twp, Floyd Co.(original document has ditto marks next to information about Hattie Miller, taken by editor to mean that she also is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Nashua, Iowa) survived by 2 daughters, Mrs. C. W. Simonson, Stevens Point, Wisc.; Helen Quaife of Nashua (taken by editor to refer to daughters of Barbara Hine and Albert Quaife)

She was named after her mother Delilah Cagley Hine (nee Delilah Quaife)

(The above is taken by the editor to refer to Delilah Quaife, who was Mrs. C. W. Simonson. Presumeably, Delilah Quaife was named after Barbara Hine’s mother, Delilah Cagley Hine.)

4 sons - Howard Quaife, Mason City, Iowa

Clarence Quaife, Nashua, Iowa

Laurence Quaife, Nashua, Iowa

Milo Quaife, Nashua, Iowa

(taken by editor to refer to sons of Albert Quaife and Barbara Hine)

III Generation order of Albert's children

1st wife's child:

1- Anna Laura Quaife Winnie

Rest of children, 2nd wife:

2- Delilah Quaife - Mrs. C. W. Simonson, Stevens Point, Wisc.

3- Dr. Howard Quaife - Castle Rock, Wash. buried in Portland

4- Clarence Quaife - president of bank, Spokane Wash.

5- Dr. Laurence Quaife - m. 10/14/ 1907 Lena Lon Woodridge, Rosalie, Wash.

6- Milo Quaife - Highland Park, Mich., later history dept., U. of Wisc.

7- Helen Quaife Boler, m. Chas. Howe, Mont. (meaning uncertain)

Many of this family attended Grinnell College, Ia. and graduated from Nashua High School. The parents were members of Little Brown Church.

Albert Quaife and Laura Anna Kenyon Quaife, daughter was Anna Laura Quaife (probably buried in Waverly area) (editor's note: buried in Harlington Cemetery, Waverly, Iowa)

m. Ed Winnie

Their 3 children-

youngest?

1- Emma May Winnie - raised by Delilah Quaife Simonson, Stevens Point, Wisc.

2- Charles Quaife Winnie Nichols- raised by Frank Nichols

3- Lydia Winnie Pratt, raised by ______ Pratt

From - Charles Quaife (Winnie) Nichols obituary

Chas. Quaife Nichols died Aug. 23, 1973, Orlando, Fla. born June 20, 1897 Waverly, Ia. son of Ed & Anna L. Quaife Winne. At the age of 2 yrs his mother died and he was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nichols of Waverly, Ia.

On Sept. 25, 1918 he married Nellie Lydia Fox, 2 sons. Rev. Frank Nichols, Creston, Iowa; Dr. Roger Nichols, North Scituate, Mass. Bailey's Island, 02060