Maqueen · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Maqueen in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Maqueen registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Tyler County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Maqueens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Maqueen registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Maqueens registered

Texas counties where the Maqueens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Tyler County3100%

Where the Maqueens were born

Birthplaces the Maqueens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee267%
Virginia133%

When the Maqueens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Maqueens
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Maqueen in the register

The Maqueens in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Green MaqueenTyler CountyTennessee1852
Joe MaqueenTyler CountyVirginia
William MaqueenTyler CountyTennessee1855

Maqueen genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Maqueen in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Tyler County holds 3 of the 3. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Maqueens in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (2) and Virginia (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Maqueen?

Tyler County (3). In all, 3 registered across 1 Texas county between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Maqueen appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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