Anna Laurie Quinby
Anna Laura Quinby was born in 1830 in London, England, the daughter of John William Laurie and Elizabeth Johnson. She and her parents arrived in New York City, 15 May 1839. She married John Armistead 23 July 1846 in New Orleans. She was a widow with four children when she met Joseph Bailey Quinby, an abolitionist in New Orleans who was originally from Cincinnati. She thereafter became the mother of thirteen.
In a biographical sketch of her parents, Laurie J Quinby of Omaha wrote; "My mother used to tell me that she took me as an infant in arms to one of the first, if not the first, woman suffrage conventions, held in the United States. It was in the city of New York." She is very likely referring to the organizing meeting of the National Woman Suffrage Association in May 1869 which happened as a result of a split in the American Equal Rights Association.
While in Cincinnati, Mr. Quinby was editor of the Cincinnati Times and of the Newport Ky. Leader. According to their son, both he and his wife "took a copyright 30 Mar 1872, on the Weekly Campbell County Leader. She was a founding member of the Advisory Board for the National Women Suffrage Association and leader of the Cincinnati Equal Rights Society. The Quinbys later lived in Dayton Ky. were one of the original members of the Union League and died at Dayton. When the Quinby family lived in Dayton, Anna published at her own expense "a little paper called the Aegis, devoted exclusively to the cause of woman suffrage." She and her husband are mentioned several times in Volume 3 of the History of Women's Suffrage, for their work with the Cincinnati Equal Rights Society, which had formed 28 Mar 1868, as a chapter of the American Equal Rights Association.
Anna was on the Executive Committee of the local club and as a member of the National Woman Suffrage Association, she led the creation of several Business Committee resolutions and contributed a section of the history of Ohio's suffrage movement. Joseph Bailey Quinby died 15 Sep 1889 in Dayton Ky. and was buried in Evergreen. Anna died on 18 Nov 1897 in Dayton Ky. and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Joseph Bailey Quinby 1889 Obituary
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Cincinnati Enquirer, Sunday, 25 February 1877, page 7
A movement is on foot in Dayton to bring out the veteran editor of the Leader, Mr. Quinby, as a candidate for Mayor on a non-partisan platform.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, Saturday, 3 March 1877, page 7
The election excitement in Dayton seems to be fermenting up at "Seps" in a wholesome manner. The Independents are anxious to place the veteran editor, Mr. Quinby on the track.
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Children of Anna Laurie and John Armistead
Elizabeth Anna Armstead b-21 Mar 1847 in Mobile
Alabama; d-2 Oct 1923 in Peoria Illinois; br-Evergreen Cemetery in Southgate
Ky.
Eliza Armistead b-Oct 1849 in Mobile Ala. d-1930 in Peoria Illinois; br-Springdale
Cemetery; m-Robert Kennedy
Emma Anna Armistead br-May 1850 in Biloxi Miss. d-19 Mar 1894 in Cincinnati; br-Spring
Grove Cemetery
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Children of Eliza Armistead and Robert Kennedy (1845-1919)
Robert D Kennedy b-1866 in Peoria Ill; d-2 Feb
1879 in Peoria; br-Springdale Cemetery
Agnes Kennedy b-29 Sep 1871 in Peoria Ill. d-15 Dec 1925 in Peoria; br-Springdale
Cemetery; m-Isaac Tarbell
Elsie Nicole Kennedy b-1875 in Peoria; d-13 Oct 1878 in Peoria; br-Springdale
Cemetery
Annie Laurie Kennedy b-1878 in Peoria; d-14 May 1949 in Peoria; br-Springdale
Cemetery; m-Leonard Hillis
Mortimer Bailey Kennedy b-5 Sep 1880 in Peoria Ill; d-11 Nov 1941 in Peoria; br-Springdale
Cemetery
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Children of Anna Laurie and
Joseph Bailey
Quinby
William
Curtis Quinby b-6 July 1853 in Biloxi Miss. d-2 Aug 1917 in Dayton Ky.
br-Evergreen Cemetery; m-Amelia Laurie 22 Aug 1876
Emanuel T Quinby b-1861 in New Orleans Louisiana; d-6 Dec 1895 in Bakersfield
Calif.
Isaac Franklin Quinby b-1863 in Cincinnati
Joseph Bailey Quinby b-2 July 1865 in Cincinnati; d-22 Dec 1942 in Brooklyn New
York; br-Evergreen
Laurie John Quinby b-8 Dec 1868 in Dayton Ky. d-17 Nov 1940 in Los Angeles
Calif.
Child Quinby b-1878 in Dayton Ky. d-28 Mar 1878 in Dayton Ky.
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Children of William Curtis Quinby and Amelia Laurie
Alice Quinby b-June 1877 in Dayton Ky.
William Quinby b-Aug 1879 in Dayton Ky. d-1885 in Dayton; br-Evergreen
Charles Albert Quinby b-19 July 1881 in Dayton Ky. d-1 Sep 1946 in Newport Ky.
br-Evergreen Cemetery
Joseph Bailey Quinby b-Dec 1888 in Dayton Ky. d-4 Oct 1945 in Stronetta Calif.
br-Evergreen
William Curtis Quinby b-18 Nov 1891 in Dayton Ky. d-15 Nov 1921 in Dayton; br-Evergreen
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Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Thursday, 11 March 1869, page 3
EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
The minutes of the preceding meeting having been read and approved and Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Morrell and Mrs. Quinby having appointed on a committee.
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Cincinnati Semi-weekly Gazette, Friday, 20 August 1869, page 1
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
The following call has been issued for a state convention to advance the cause of Woman's Suffrage in Ohio to meet at Pike's Music Hall on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept 15 and16.
By Cincinnati residents: Joseph B and Annie L Quinby
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Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Monday, 1 April 1872, page 2
NEWPORT
A new paper, called the Campbell County Leader, made its appearance in this city on Saturday. It is published by Mr. J B Quinby.
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Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Tuesday, 9 March 1880, page 3
NEWPORT
At the city election in Dayton yesterday, Mrs. Quinby drew the attention of the ladies to the fact that certain classes had a right to vote for members of the School board, but no women's votes were cast.
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Cincinnati Post, Tuesday, 19 May 1885, page 2
Mrs. Anna Laura Quinby, editress and proprietress of the Aegis, a woman's suffrage paper at 126 W Fourth st. is a medium and clairvoyant of no mean ability, but devotes all her time to "restoring woman to her proper position in society."
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Cincinnati Post, Thursday, 18 June 1885, page 3
EXPERIENCE OF AN EDITRESS
Mrs. Annie Laurie Quinby, editress of the Aegis, says: "My first understanding of spiritualism is a scientific light was in New Orleans at the age of 22, when spirit rappings first transpired and I soon became a medium. I do not accept pay for my services, nor do I practice clairvoyancy at all. My time is entirely occupied in restoring woman to her proper position in society."
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 26 October 1896, page 8
Mrs. Anna L Quinby of Dayton Ky. left Saturday night for Peoria Illinois, where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. Robert Kennedy. Councilman Joseph Nilling has accepted the challenge of Laurie Quinby to meet a single standard man in debate. The debate will take place tonight at Osterhage Hall. Messrs. Thomas Michie and Ramsey Washington will address the meeting after the debate.