The Diggs & McQueen Families
John Taylor McQueen
John Taylor McQueen


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     John Taylor McQueen was born 14 February 1827 in Cheraw, Chesterfield District, South Carolina and died 20 March 1899 in Houston County, Texas.  He was the son of Robert McQueen and Cecilia Ellerbe.  He married Eliza Ann Diggs 8 November 1849 in Kemper County, Mississippi .  She was born 28 September 1833 in Anson County, North Carolina and died about 1873 in Brazos County, Texas.  She was the daughter of Garland Diggs and Jane.   John next married Nancy Ann Wicker.  She was born 4 October 1859 and died 28 October 1937 in Coleman County, Texas.  She was the daughter of John A. Wicker and Emma.

John Taylor McQueen and Eliza Ann Diggs had the following children:
Virgil McQueen,
d. young.
b. 16 November 1851, DeKalb, Kemper County, Mississippi.
d. 14 August 1938, Dripping Springs, Hays County, Texas.
Robert McQueen,
b. abt. 1854, Houston County, Texas.
d. abt. 1860, Houston County, Texas.
b. 28 May 1857, Houston County, Texas.
d. 10 May 1915, Latexo, Houston County, Texas.
Ann Prudy McQueen,
b. February 1860, Houston County, Texas.
b. 7 December 1862, Leakey, Houston County, Texas.
d. 24 February 1944, Fisk, Coleman County, Texas.
b. 1864, Houston County, Texas.
d. 1910, Houston County, Texas.
b. 8 June 1869, Grapeland, Houston County, Texas.
d. 3 November 1937, Talpa, Coleman County, Texas.
Cora McQueen,
b. 1873, Brazos County, Texas.
John Taylor McQueen and Nancy Ann Wicker had the following children:
Edgar McQueen,
b. 7 March 1879, Latexo, Houston County, Texas.
d. 13 July 1950, Houston County, Texas.
Joseph Ellerbe McQueen,
b. 18 January 1881, Latexo, Houston County, Texas.
d. 8 May 1884, Latexo, Houston County, Texas.
Lewis Cecil McQueen,
b. 21 January 1883, Latexo, Houston County, Texas.
d. 21 July 1885, Latexo, Houston County, Texas.
b. 29 January 1889, Latexo, Houston County, Texas.
d. 5 July 1971, Glen Cove, Coleman County, Texas.
More on:
John Taylor McQueen
Census:
Deed, 1, 2
Tax Assessment-Houston County, Texas 1863
Eliza Ann Diggs
Census:
Edgar McQueen
Census:
Nancy Ann Wicker
Census:
Robert McQueen
Census: