Quince · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Quince in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Quince registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Quinces registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Quince registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Quinces registered

Texas counties where the Quinces registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County150%
Guadalupe County150%

Where the Quinces were born

Birthplaces the Quinces reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
South Carolina150%

When the Quinces reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Quinces
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Quince in the register

The Quinces in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Oliver QuinceAustin CountySouth Carolina1854
Paul QuinceGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866

Quince genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Quince in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 2, Guadalupe County 1. 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 Quinces in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1) and South Carolina (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 Quince?

Austin County (1), Guadalupe County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties 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 Quince appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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