When Laurence Quayle was born on 28 July 1873, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Thomas Quayle, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Jane Partington, was 32. He married Persis Goodall Young on 25 May 1897, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States for about 30 years. He died on 17 June 1932, at the age of 58, and was buried in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States.