William McQueen (1858 - 1940)

Born 6 Oct 1858 in Tennessee, United States

Husband of Nancy (Carlisle) McQueen — married 31 Jan 1884 in Polk, Texas, United States

Husband of Texana (Nellums) McQueen — married about 1907 in Texas, United States

Descendants

Biography

Nap McQueen is a part of US Black heritage.

Nap McQueen was interviewed in Beaumont, Texas about 1937 about his life and his time as an enslaved person.

"I's born in Tennessee but dey brings me 'way from dere when I's a little chile, what my mammy say is eight year gwine on nine. My daddy name' Bill McQueen and my mammy name Neelie."

"I marry long time after freedom and raise' two batch of chillen. My first wife have eight and my second wife have nine."

Interview: Nap McQueen was interviewed in Beaumont, Texas as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Nap McQueen - Vol. 16, Part 3, Texas, pages 35-37, images 40-42 of 285.
2. ↑ "U.S., Interviews with Formerly Enslaved People, 1936-1938"
   Library of Congress; Library of Congress, Washington D.C.; A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936–1938; Volume: Vol. 1-17; Page: 35
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1944 #7706 (accessed 29 March 2024)
   Name: Nap McQueen; Age: 80; Birth Place: Tennessee; Place of Origin: Tennessee; Residence Place: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; Interview Place: Tennessee; Spouse: Adline; Father: Bill McQueen; Mother: Neelie; Total Pages in Narrative File: 3; Roll number: SCM 000 325; Name of Former Slave Owner(s) (Name): McQueen
   Nap McQueen
   Adline
   Bill McQueen
   Neelie.

• "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2MD-FX5 : 22 January 2020), William McQueen, 1884.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M297-G8L : accessed 14 December 2021), William Mcqueen, Justice Precinct 2, Hardin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 9A, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1559; FHL microfilm 1,375,572.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHYJ-5FB : accessed 14 December 2021), Nap McQueen, Tyler, Texas, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H2HG-83Z : accessed 14 December 2021), Nap Mcqueen, Woodville, Tyler, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 3A, line 12, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2403; FHL microfilm 2,342,137.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4Q9-JYD : 11 February 2020), Nap Mcqueen, Woodville, Justice Precinct 1, Tyler, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 229-1, sheet 18B, line 45, family 396, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4152.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #81589836 (accessed 29 March 2024)
  Memorial page for William “Nap” McQueen (6 Oct 1858-10 Nov 1940), citing Magnolia Cemetery, Woodville, Tyler County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Catahoula Hound (contributor 47660788).

Son's death record names parents: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3CL-F5S : 20 February 2021), Nap Mcqueen in entry for Cleve Mcqueen, 15 Apr 1951; citing certificate number 20726, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,694.