Quigg, William - Wm Quigg, that jolly old Irishman who has long lived down east of College Springs, met with a terrible death last evening. He was driving home from this city, and when near Shambaugh his team ran away from some cause and he was found later in the road dead. PAGE COUNTY DEMOCRAT Clarinda, Iowa, Oct 31, 1901

ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT

Wm Quigg is Thrown From His Wagon and His Neck Broken
Wm. Quigg, a farmer living about three miles southeast of College Springs, was killed about half a mile north of Shambaugh Wednesday afternoon by being thrown from his wagon, breaking his neck.
Mr. Quigg had been to Clarinda for lumber and had purchased a small load at Richardson's yard and started for home. When about half a mile from Shambaugh, just by the turn in the road, the clevis came loose and fell out letting the wagon tongue down. That frightened the team and it whirled down an embankment, throwing Mr. Quigg out and breaking his neck, killing him instantly.
Albert Wolf, section foreman on the Q., was at work close by, and glancing up from his work saw Mr. Quigg driving along the road, the horses going at a little "dogtrot." He went on shoveling when his attention was again called to the wagon road by a crash. Looking up he saw that the team had run away, the wagon had struck against a tree and the driver nowhere to be seen. Going over to the road to investigate, he found Mr. Quigg lying at the foot of the embankment, apparently dead. He immediately reported the fact to Alex Duncan and Dave Watkins and Dr. F. H. Clark was summoned, in hopes that there might still be some life in Mr. Quigg and he could be resuscitated, but an examination revealed the fact that his neck was broken and death was probably instantaneous.
Coroner Millen was notified and he and Sheriff Foster drove down to the scene of the accident. A jury composed of W. M. Bunting, Joe Miller and J. C. Beery was impanelled, and after viewing the body and examining the witnesses, brought in a verdict in accordance with the facts stated above.
Mr Quigg was a man possibly 60 years of age, and fairly well to do. His wife died a year or so ago and his children—four sons and two daughters—are pretty well grown. CLARINDA HERALD, Clarinda, Iowa, Nov 1, 1901

E. A. Quimby, an old resident living over near New Market, dropped dead Sunday from heart failure. He was a well to do farmer. PAGE COUNTY DEMOCRAT, Clarinda, Iowa, Oct 18, 1900

John Quist died in Essex, Thursday, Sept. 25, 1919, at the age of 91 years 3 months and 13 days.  He was born in Sweden, June 12, 1828; came to the United States in 1852; located at Andover, Henry county, Ill., where he was married to Miss Ellen Joneson, Dec. 23, 1854, and who survives him after their nearly sixty-five years of married life together.   They came to Fremont township, Page county, in March, 1875, where they lived for seventeen years.   The past twenty-seven years   they   have   lived   in Essex. Twelve children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Quist, nine of whom survive, as follows:   P. J. Quist of Missouri Valley, Mrs. Amanda Johnson of Inman, Kans.; Mrs. Amelia Sandell   of Red Oak, C. E. Quist of Shenandoah, William Quist, Mrs. Lizzie Anderson, Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Mrs. Eva Hanson and Mrs. Anna Hanson of Essex.  The surviving wife is 83 years of age.  The deceased leaves twenty-six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The Essex Independent says of the late John Quist:   It was the writer's privilege to have known Mr. Quist for a number of years and he has found him to be a self made man in the truest sense of the word. When a boy he was deprived of school privileges, in fact he never attended school a day in his life.   His father taught him the A B C's when a boy in the fatherland, the balance of learning he acquired himself and yet he could read English as well as most men.   He was a great reader and kept in touch with state and national affairs and was at all times greatly interested in the affairs of the country in which he lived. If he was ever asked if he would like to return to the country of his birth he would say, "No, there are no pleasant memories there for me.   I love this country and it is here that I am content."  Mr. Quist was a member of the Swedish Lutheran church.  He gave of his store and assisted in the building of both the first and second Lutheran churches in Andover, Ill., and likewise assisted very materially in the Lutheran churches in this part of the country. In politics Mr. Quist was a Republican and until a few years ago took an active interest in the   different campaigns. He was a great admirer of ex-President William Howard Taft and since his defeat for the presidency has refused to vote.   Mr. Quist was a man well liked by all who knew him and the one strong characteristic   of his make up was that he was never heard to speak ill of anyone.     He always said that if you could not say a good word for a person never say a bad one. While Mr. Quist lived to a great age, an age to which few men attain, he has been a sufferer for many years from rheumatism and while being badly crippled up so as to make it impossible to get around very good   his other facilityies were keen and bright. He was always happy about the home with his papers and books and derived a great deal of pleasure in keeping in close touch with matters   of importance in the country.  He was greatly interested in the world war and often expressed the hope that he might live to see it end. About nine months ago he was forced to give up reading on account of failing sight but he would always want to know how things were going and only a week ago last Sunday asked his son William if the boys had all gotten home from across the seas and seemed disappointed when told that about 250,000 were still there. He was conscious up to the very last and just before he crossed the river he raised his hand and asked his daughter Lizzie to hold it." CLARINDA JOURNAL, Clarinda, Iowa, Oct 2, 1919

Quist, Willa - Miss Willa Quist, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Quist of Essex died in a hospital at Cleveland, Ohio Sunday, Feb. 9, 1919, of pneumonia, following influenza.       CLARINDA JOURNAL, Clarinda, Iowa, Feb 13, 1919