Charlotte Allen

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• Name	Charlotte Allen  [1, 2]
  Born	Abt 1830 Warren, Virginia, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Race	Black [4, 5]
  Name	Charlotte Newman [4, 5]
  Residence	1854 Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, USA [3]
  Residence	1870 Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [5]  –  40 Age: 40; CannotRead: Yes; CannotWrite: Yes; Keeping House Occupation: Keeping House
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Notes	My Contribution: I was an active leader in the Household of Ruth, No. 1, a women’s organization that worked alongside the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. I belonged to the Household of Ruth at a time when discrimination kept Black people out of fraternal or- ders. I also supported the work of my husband, Hamilton Newman, to extend political rights to people of color in my community. My Legacy: Through my leadership in the Household of Ruth, I created an organization that fostered charitable work and incredible social and economic good for the African American community in Harrisburg. About Me: “This Order is also the main living embodiment of the answer to the thirty-year old challenge to us as colored citizens to- “do something.” We have accomplished it. We have not simply copied others. We have created the Household of Ruth, the sisterhood of our lodges…” - William Howard Day, Harrisburg Telegraph, October 26, 1888. Full Name: Charlotte Newman Birth Date: ca. 1830 Death Date: after February 2, 1892 and before August 1896 Place of Birth: Virginia Sex: Female Race: Black Places of Residence: Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 1726 Walnut Street, 266 Walnut Street Connection to the Old Eighth Ward: Husband was a member of the election board of the Third precinct of the Eighth Ward; attended Bethel A.M.E. Church and Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church Family Members: Husband: Hamilton Newman. Daughter-in-Law: Sarah Newman. Children: Stanton Newman, Thornton Newman, and Felix Newman. Grandchil- dren: Charlotte Newman Butler, Ruby Newman Moore, and Dr. Felix R. Newman. Education: Education: No education listed on federal census records Occupations: Keeping House. Freedom Seeker (formerly enslaved in Virginia prior to finding freedom in Harrisburg) Church Membership: Bethel A.M.E. Church Activism: Household of Ruth, No. 1 (officer). Connections: Household of Ruth, No. 1 with Josephine L. Bibb. Joseph B. Popel, Joseph Thomas, John P. Scott, Morris Layton, Sr., William H. Marshall, Benjamin Foote, John W. Simpson, Cassius M. Brown, John Gaitor, and William Howard Day.
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  Family	Hamilton Newman (Age 67 years) b. Abt 1825, Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, USA d. 1 Feb 1892, 1726 Walnut, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. Felix W Newman, I (Age 79 years) b. 22 Oct 1854, Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, USA d. 17 Jul 1934, 220 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)  [natural]   2. Stanton Newman b. 1852, Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, USA  [natural]   3. Thornton Newman b. Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, USA  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F2658 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S47] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1123; Page: 372D; Enumeration District: 095. [S2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 066501-069500. [S1344] Digital Harrisburg (blog), “Charlotte Newman,” October 24, 2020. https://digitalharrisburg.com/commonwealth/100names/charlotte-newman/ [S62] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 8, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1334; Page: 369B. Record for Hamilton Newman https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=8095081&indiv=try [S69] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 8, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1334; Page: 369B. Record for Charlotte Newman https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=2306075&indiv=try