Quire · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Quire in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Quire registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Madison County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Quires registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Quire registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Quires registered

Texas counties where the Quires registered
CountyFreedmen%
Madison County1100%

Where the Quires were born

Birthplaces the Quires reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Quires reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Quires
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Quire in the register

The Quires in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jefferson QuireMadison CountyMississippi1851

Quire genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Quire in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Madison County holds 1 of the 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 Quires in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Quire?

Madison County (1). In all, 1 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 Quire appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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