The McQuiston Family lived in Monmouth, Illinois, since around 1860 when W. H. McQuiston moved from Ohio.  Hopefully this website will give you insight as to the life of an influential family in Monmouth.

The McQuiston home was located on the Monmouth College campus where Grier Hall is presently standing.  To see pictures of the home please click here. 

Throughout this site, please click on the thumbnails to see larger images.

This is a picture of the McQuiston family on the south porch of their home in Monmouth. Seated on the step is W. J. McQuiston. Notice the plunger he is holding to take the picture. His wife, Mary, is sitting on the railing.  Ethel, his oldest child, is standing next to her mother. His other daughter, Margaret, is in the pram. Eliza, an unknown relative, is standing in the back.