Life History

Notes

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  "Quaid Family"
  
  "Tax records for 1846 show that T W (Thomas Walter) Quaid was a  resident of New Salem in Rusk County. ... T W and his wife Emily Moore came from Brownsville, Mississippi, Lafayette County.  Upon arriving in Texas, they had four children with them:  Benjamin Walter, Elihu (Eli Hugh), William Riley and Simpson.  Emily's parents came with them.
  
  "The movie actors, Randy and Dennis Quaid, are descended from Elihu's brother, Benjamin Walter.  The line runs:  Benjamin Walter, John Thomas, William Jesse, and their father William Rudy."
  
  --  "Quaid Family" By Glen Quaid, Publication name & date unknown; courtesy of T R Fincher on Ancestry.com 27 Mar 2015; accessed 9 April 2016
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  1940 Federal Census, Harris County, Texas, 5 April, Houston, District 258-83, Page 3A, 5306 Schuler Rd, Hse #48, Rents $20
  Quaid, William J Head M W 45 Married Grade H1 b b Texas, Rural Comanche Co OK in 1935 Travelilng Salesman, Wholesale Hotel Supply Co [b abt 1895]
  Quaid, Grace D Wife F W 39 Married Grade H3 b So Dakota, Rural Comanche Co OK in 1935 [b abt 1901]
  Quaid, John R Son M W 18 Single Grade H4 b Oklahoma, Rural Comanche Co OK in 1935 salesman, Retail Drug Store [b abt 1922]
  Quaid, William R Son M W 16 Single Grade 8 b Oklahoma, Rural Comanche Co OK in 1935 Newspaper Delivery Boy [b abt 1924]
  Quaid, Valencia L Dau F W 12 Single Grade 4 b Oklahoma, Rural Comanche Co OK in 1935 [b abt 1928]
  Quaid, Patricia L Dau F W 10 Single Grade 3 b Oklahoma, Same Place in 1935 [b abt 1930]
  Quaid, Sandra D Dau F W 4 Single Grade 0 b Texas [b abt 1936]
  
  Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011
  Valencia Quaid
  Age 53, Birth Year abt 1927
  Marriage 8 Dec 1980 Harris, Texas
  Spouse Cyril M Turner
  Spouse Age 39
  Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002
  
  Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011
  Valencia L Turner
  Age 52, Estimated birth year abt 1930
  Spouse's Name Cyril M Turner
  Spouse's Age 40
  Marriage Date 20 Dec 1980
  No Children
  Divorce 8 Jul 1982 Harris, Texas

Sources

• 1. Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011
• 2. Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2014
• 3. 1940 Federal Census, Harris County, Texas
  • 5 April, Houston, District 258-83, Page 3A, 5306 Schuler Rd, Hse #48, Rents $20
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry