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Dorothy R Colston

Dorothy R Colston



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Dorothy R Colston was born in 1893 in Virginia, USA (daughter of John W Colston and Lucy Jackson).

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Name: Dorothy Williams
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 13, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Swatara Street; Age: 17; AttendedSchool: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; NativeLanguageCode: English; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John W Colston was born on 23 Oct 1861 in Clarke, Virginia, USA (son of Jacob Colston and Ellender Lewis); died on 10 Jun 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Race: Colored
    • Residence: Marital Status: Single
    • Job: Employer: Wage Earner
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 13, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Swatara Street; Age: 48; Occupation: Driver; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: No; HomeOwnership: Rent; Industry: Gas Company; LiveOnFarm: House; NativeLanguageCode: English; OutOfWork: N; WeeksOutOfWork: 0; YearsMarried: 21; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 51

    John married Lucy Jackson on 27 Dec 1888 in Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA. Lucy (daughter of Charles Jackson, I and Sarah Brown) was born in 1867 in Clarke, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Feb 1937 in 652 Boyd street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lucy Jackson was born in 1867 in Clarke, Virginia, USA (daughter of Charles Jackson, I and Sarah Brown); died on 8 Feb 1937 in 652 Boyd street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Findagrave Profile: 232763004
    • Race: Black
    • Race: Colored
    • Race: Negro
    • Name: Lizzie Washington
    • Name: Lucy C Washington
    • Name: Lucy Corston Washington
    • Name: Lucy J Colston
    • Name: Lucy W Colston
    • Name: Lucy Y Colston
    • Name: Mrs Lucy Corston Jackson
    • Name: Mrs Lucy Corston Washington
    • Occupation: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Hairdresser
    • Residence: Single MaritalStatus: Single
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 13, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Swatara Street; Age: 37; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0094; NativeLanguageCode: English; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 6; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 2; YearsMarried: 21; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 7, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Boyd Street; Age: 47; Occupation: Hairdresser; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 81; HomeMortgaged: Mortgaged; HomeOwnership: Owned; House; MaritalStatus: Widowed; RelationToHead: Head
    • Residence: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Boyd Avenue; 57 Age: 57; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0031; Homemaker: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 0031; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife
    • Obituary: 12 Feb 1937, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    MRS. LUCY C. WASHINGTON Mrs. Lucy C. Washington, 63, died Thursday at her home, 652 Boyd street. Funeral, Monday at 2 p. m. at the home, the Rev. H. S. Roan, pastor of Harris A. M. E. Zion Church, officiat ing. Burial, Lincoln Cemetery. View, Sunday from 3 to 9 p. ni at the home. Survivors, husband, James E.; daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Williams, city; son, Charles Colston, city; brother, Charles Jackson, Pittsburgh; sisters, Mrs. Bes sie waucer, ritisDurgn; iwrs. Sarah Ball, Philadelphia; Mrs. Dorothy Pudua, Baltimore, Md. '

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Children:
    1. 1. Dorothy R Colston was born in 1893 in Virginia, USA.
    2. Charles Colston was born in 1905 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob Colston was born in in Virginia, USA.

    Jacob married Ellender Lewis. Ellender was born in in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ellender Lewis was born in in Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 2. John W Colston was born on 23 Oct 1861 in Clarke, Virginia, USA; died on 10 Jun 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Virginia, USA.

  3. 6.  Charles Jackson, I was born in in Virginia, USA.

    Charles married Sarah Brown. Sarah was born in in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Sarah Brown was born in in Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 3. Lucy Jackson was born in 1867 in Clarke, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Feb 1937 in 652 Boyd street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. Charles Jackson, II was born in 1870 in Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA.



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