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SERLES, Quincy Van Rinslar

SERLES, Quincy Van Rinslar[1, 2, 3]

Male 1839 - 1910  (70 years)


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  • Name SERLES, Quincy Van Rinslar 
    Birth 17 May 1839  Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  Township 10 N 4 E, Knox, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Military 4 May 1862  Civil War California Cavalry, First Regiment of Cavalry, Company F Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9] 
    Occupation 1870  Works in Plow Factory Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Census 19 Aug 1870  Canton Ward 4, Fulton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Searle, Quincy / Age 33 / Male / White / Working in Plow Factory / Real Estate $1000 / Birthplace New York-
    Census Mar 1875  Humboldt, Allen, KS USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • Serles, QVR / Age 34 / Male / White / Occupation Laborer / Value of Personal Property 100 / Place of Birth: New York / Place before Kansas: Illinois-
    Census 17 Jun 1880  Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • Living as servant in household of Horace Gould & family: Serles, Quincy / White / Male / Age 45 / Servant / Widowed / Birthplace New York / Birthplace Father New York / Birthplace Mother New York
    Physical Description 1898  Height 5' 7-1/4", Light complexion, blue eyes, gray hair Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Civil California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Civil 
    Obituary From the Hollister Free Lance, 7 Jan 1910:

    Death of Q. V. R. Serles.

    Q. V. R. Serles, an old Grand Army man, and an old pioneer of this section quietly passed away at his home in San Jose Tuesday, the immediate cause of his death being pneumonia.

    Deceased was born in New York seventy-two years ago. He lived here a number of years and was highly esteemed and respected by all who knew him. About five years ago he moved to Peach Tree, Monterey County, and lived there for a few years. Last year he returned to Hollister, where he lived for a short. time and then moved to San Jose, where he answered the last call.

    He leaves two brothers, two sisters, two sons and a daughter to mourn his loss.


    From San Jose Mercury, Jan 7, 1910, p. 14 col 2

    SERLES - In San Jose, January 5, 1910. Quincy Van Rausler Serles, husband of Mary E Serles, father of Estella, George and Logan Serles, a native of New York, aged 70 years, 7 months and 19 days.

    Friends are respectively invited to attend the funeral today (Friday), January 7, 1910, at 9 o'clock a.m. from the funeral chapel of Curry and Gripenstraw, 48-50 N. Second Street. Interment Hollister cal.  [15] 
    Occupation 1898  Carpenter Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Residence 1898  Fairview District (Hollister), San Benito County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Residence 1900  Peachtree, Monterey, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Death 5 Jan 1910  San Jose, Santa Clara Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18] 
    Burial 7 Jan 1910  IOOF Cemetery, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • While living in Kansas in Humboldt Kansas in 1876, QVR accused of theft of harness and saddle. He fled the law, and a follow-up story in the newspaper attemped to dispel a rumor he had been caught and lynched. [19, 20]
    Person ID I1241  Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
    Last Modified 18 May 2025 

    Father SERLES, Milan,   b. 1797, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1880, Knox, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother PUTNAM, Candace,   b. 8 Jan 1801, Guilford, Windham, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1881, Rio, Knox, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1818  Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 LEONARD, Minerva E,   b. 1849, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1880 (Age < 30 years) 
    Marriage 11 Sep 1866  Knox, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    • Another record lists marriage date as the 19th of Sep.
    Children 
     1. SERLES, Milan Leonard,   b. Abt 1868, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. SERLES, Estrella,   b. Feb 1872, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1963, Eagle Rock Sanitarium, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. SERLES, George,   b. 4 Sep 1875, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1948, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F537  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 May 2025 

    Family 2 RUE, Olive Esalia,   b. Feb 1864, Gardner, Johnson, KS, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1927, San Benito Street, Hollister, San Benito, CA USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 9 Sep 1883  Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [22, 23] 
    Children 
     1. SERLES, Esther,   b. 6 Feb 1890, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1890, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. SERLES, Logan Wellington,   b. 29 Aug 1891, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1965, 9 Place Adolphe Cherioux, Paris 15e, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Documents
    		Q V R Serles Olive E Rue Wedding License
    Family ID F532  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2014 

    Family 3 MATTHIS, Mary E,   b. 10 Jan 1850, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1940, San Jose, Santa Clara, CA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jan 1900  Salinas Hotel, Salinas, Monterey, CA USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [24, 25] 
    Family ID F538  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 May 1839 - Chautauqua, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Township 10 N 4 E, Knox, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Sep 1866 - Knox, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 19 Aug 1870 - Canton Ward 4, Fulton, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Mar 1875 - Humboldt, Allen, KS USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 17 Jun 1880 - Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Sep 1883 - Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCivil - Civil - - California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - 1898 - Carpenter Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1898 - Fairview District (Hollister), San Benito County, CA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Peachtree, Monterey, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Jan 1900 - Salinas Hotel, Salinas, Monterey, CA USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jan 1910 - San Jose, Santa Clara Co, CA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 7 Jan 1910 - IOOF Cemetery, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    		Cas (QVR) Searles
    Believe this to be QVR Searles

    Headstones
    		Quincy VR Serles

  • Sources 
    1. [S286] National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), Online publication - National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007.

    2. [S39] National Archives and Records Administration, Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000), Online publication - National Archives and Records Administration. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.Original data - General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, T288, 544 rolls.

    3. [S173] San Benito County Historical Society, San Benito County Burial, Removal & Transit Permits Issued 1874-1910, Serles, Quincy VanRinslar 5 Jan 1910** M 70y, Page 3.

    4. [S103] Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.), Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc.

    5. [S103] Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.), Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.

    6. [S173] San Benito County Historical Society, San Benito County Burial, Removal & Transit Permits Issued 1874-1910, January 5, 1910, Aged 70 years, 7 mos, 19 Days. Cause of Death = Pneumonia.

    7. [S8] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850.M432, 1,009 rolls. Township 10 N 4 E, Knox, Illinois, roll M432_113, page 440, image 463.

    8. [S197] California Civil War Rosters, Quincy V.R. Serles, Sergeant, Benicia Ars'l, Cal., May 4, 1862, Dec. 8, 1863 Mustered out at San Francisco, May 4, 1865, expiration of term of service.

    9. [S202] Brig-Gen Richard H. Orton, Record of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1867, (Sacramento: State Office, J.D. Young, Supt, State Printing, 1890), Quincy V. R. Serles, Sergeant, Benicia Arsenal, California, Enlisted May 4 - 1862, Date of Muster Dec 8 - 1863, Mustered out at San Francisco, May 4, 1865, expiration of term of service, 243.

    10. [S10] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003.Original data -
    11. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls.
    12. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. Canton Ward 4, Fulton, Illinois, post office Canton, rol.

    13. [S1635] Quincy Serles in the 1870 US Census.

    14. [S1634] QVR Serles in the 1875 Kansas Census.

    15. [S1660] QVR Serles in th 1880 Census.

    16. [S144] 1898 Great Register of San Benito County, Serles, QVR, Carpenter, Age 60, Ht. 5' 7-1/4", light complexion, blue eyes, gray hair, native of New York, Fairview District.

    17. [S1616] QVR Serles Obituary.

    18. [S13] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, 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. Monterey, California, ED 13, roll T623 94, page 6A.

    19. [S54] California Death Index 1905-1929, Serles, Quincy, 70, 1/5/1910, County = 43 (Santa Clara), 9836.

    20. [S173] San Benito County Historical Society, San Benito County Burial, Removal & Transit Permits Issued 1874-1910, San Jose, CA, January 5, 1910, Aged 70 years, 7 mos, 19 Days. Cause of Death = Pneumonia.

    21. [S1658] QVR Searle in trouble.

    22. [S1659] QVR Searle not lynched.

    23. [S1636] Minerva E Leonard-in the Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.

    24. [S113] San Benito County Historical Society, San Benito County Marriage Record Books, RUE, Olive E., resident of Hollister, aged 21, native of Kansas, SEARLES, Q.V.R., resident of Hollister, aged 46, native of New York, affadavit date: September 7, 1883, marriage date: September 9, 1883, witness: W.S. Frost, Book 1, Page 374.

    25. [S621] Affidavit for Marriage License.

    26. [S64] Hollister Freelance, Married -- SERLES-LYNN -- at Salinas, Jan. 15, Q.V.R. SERLES of Hollister and Mrs. Mary E. LYNN of Peach Tree, Monterey county., Jan 26, 1900.

    27. [S1633] Serles / Lynn Marriage.


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