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Sarah Brown



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  1. 1.  Sarah BrownSarah Brown was born in in Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Charles Jackson, I. Charles was born in in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lucy Jackson  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 3. Charles Jackson, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1870 in Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lucy JacksonLucy Jackson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) 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.

    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

    Family/Spouse: James E. Washington, II. James (son of James Elliot Washington, I and Eliza Washington) was born on 15 Apr 1880 in Marion, South Carolina, USA; died on 17 May 1958 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Lucy married John W Colston on 27 Dec 1888 in Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA. John (son of Jacob Colston and Ellender Lewis) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Dorothy R Colston  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1893 in Virginia, USA.
    2. 5. Charles Colston  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1905 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  2. 3.  Charles Jackson, IICharles Jackson, II Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born in 1870 in Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Dorothy R ColstonDorothy R Colston Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lucy2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1893 in Virginia, USA.

    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


  2. 5.  Charles ColstonCharles Colston Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lucy2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1905 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Name: Charles Washington
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 13, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Swatara Street; 5 Age: 5; AttendedSchool: No; CanRead: No; CanWrite: No; EnumerationDistrict: 0094; NativeLanguageCode: English; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son
    • Residence: 1937, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA




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