The MacQueens of Queensdale; a biography of Col. James MacQueen and his descendants (1916) (14579240117)

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Title: The MacQueens of Queensdale; a biography of Col. James MacQueen and his descendants
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: MacElyea, Annabella Bunting MacCallum McLean, Angus Wilton, 1870-1935 Clan MacQueen Association
Subjects: McQueen family
Publisher: (Charlotte, N. C., Observer Printing House)
Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina, Government & Heritage Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS members and Sloan Foundation



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chard and Flora MacDonald ^lac-Queen Bunting, never married, and was reputed to have been the mosttalented of the family. He met with a tragic fate while teaching schoolin the backwoods of Alabama. One of his patrons, becoming enragedbecause of correction administered to his son, entered the schoolroomone day, and taking MacQueen Bunting unawares shot him dead in hischair. Samuel Bunting, son of Col. Richard and Flora MacDonald Mac-Queen Bunting, did not marry, but lived with his brother David J.Bunting, at which place he died. He is said to have been very promis-ing, and much beloved. CHAPTER V Margaret MacOueen Margaret MacQueen, the third child of Col James and Ann MacRaeMacQueen, only lived until she was fifteen or sixteen years of age, and ofcourse died without having married. Nothing is known of her, exceptthat I have understood she was delicate from infancy. She died at Oueensdale, and is buried in the Stewartsville Cemeteryhereinbefore described. 62 The MacQueens of Queensdale
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Mrs. (Col.) Donald MacQueen, Sr. CHAPTER VIKatherine MacQueen and Her Descendants Katherine MacQueen, called Katie, daughter of Col. James and AnnMacRae MacQueen, married Col. Donald MacQueen, and they lived nearthe Queensdale home, in Robeson County, N. C, and had the followingchildren : Alexander J. AlacQueen, Nancy MacQueen, James MacQueen, Flora MacDonald MacQueen, Sallie MacQueen, Margaret MacQueen, Martin ^MacQueen, Archibald MacQueen, EfiBe MacQueen, John jMacQueen, Edmond MacQueen, Katherine INIacQueen, Donald MacQueen. So far as known, Col. Donald AlacQueen was not related at all to hiswife or her family. He was a native-born Scot, and emigrated toAmerica when quite a young man. We have no knowledge of hisparents, except that his mother was a Miss )Martin. He spoke the Gaelictongue, sang Scotch songs, and was doubtless a Highlander, and born inKentyre. A brother of his, Alexander MacQueen, moved to Alabama,and left one son, Donald MacQueen, now dead. This son married, anda so