Faith, Religious and Clergy
Peter Quander, Sr.
Peter Quander, Sr.
Peter Quander, Sr.
1896 - 1976
Peter Mercer Quander, Sr. served in the US Navy from 1918 to 1919. He is the co-founder of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, in Washington, DC, founded in 1920.
John Quander, Sr.
Peter Quander, Sr.
Peter Quander, Sr.
1896 - 1980
John Edward Quander, Sr. was a Corporal in the US Army and served in World War I. He is the co-founder of St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church in Washington, DC, founded in 1946.
James W. Quander
Sister Beatrice "Bea" Jeffries
Sister Beatrice "Bea" Jeffries
1918 - 2004
James W. Quander was the first permanent deacon ordained after the Catholic Church revived the office, and was also one of the first people to use insulin as a treatment for diabetes. In 1971, Jim was ordained as one of the original 16 Permanent Deacons in the American Roman Catholic Church, which, after an 800-year hiatus, r
1918 - 2004
James W. Quander was the first permanent deacon ordained after the Catholic Church revived the office, and was also one of the first people to use insulin as a treatment for diabetes. In 1971, Jim was ordained as one of the original 16 Permanent Deacons in the American Roman Catholic Church, which, after an 800-year hiatus, reinstituted that level of clergy. Always in demand as a clergyman and lay health advisor, Jim's favorite quote was, “Diabetes is not a death sentence, but rather a challenge to live.”
Born in racially segregated Washington, D.C., Jim graduated from the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Class of 1936), and Miner Teachers College (Class of 1940), with a career in federal service that spanned 34 years. Jim is the father of Rohulamin Quander. The father and son wrote a book together, published in 2006 entitled, The Quander Quality - The True Story of A Black Trailblazing Diabetic.
Sister Beatrice "Bea" Jeffries
Sister Beatrice "Bea" Jeffries
Sister Beatrice "Bea" Jeffries
1946 — 2006
Sister Beatrice “Bea” Jeffries was born the youngest twin and the tenth of eleven children to Everett Lee and Catherine (Quander) Jeffries in Northeast Washington, DC. After graduating high school, Bea was offered a track scholarship to Tennessee State University. She decided instead to join a teaching order of nuns called the
1946 — 2006
Sister Beatrice “Bea” Jeffries was born the youngest twin and the tenth of eleven children to Everett Lee and Catherine (Quander) Jeffries in Northeast Washington, DC. After graduating high school, Bea was offered a track scholarship to Tennessee State University. She decided instead to join a teaching order of nuns called the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. She received a degree in education from Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana and the masters of education degree from Trinity College, in Washington DC.
Bea served as an instructor at the Institute for Black Catholic Studies, Director of Campus Ministry, and Vice President of the Office of Student Services at Xavier University. She was also on the Board of Directors at Xavier University. Bea served as Vice President of her order, Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, and she participated in the Mass in Vatican City, Rome when the foundress of her order, Saint Katherine Drexel was canonized.
Sister Bea served and did great things for all people and especially people of color.
Welcome!
The Quanders: Since 1684, an Enduring African-American Legacy was released on January 29, 2021 and is available for purchase. Written and published by author and family historian, Judge Rohulamin Quander, this is the first detailed, historical account of the internationally known Quander family, one of the oldest documented African American families in the country with a 350 year lineage dating back to colonial Maryland. This new book is the first primary single source encapsulating this fascinating, multi-century story.