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Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether 1891–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1891

Birth Location: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America

Death Date: 7 Dec 1968

Death Location: Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Merryweather

Mother: Mary Merryweather

Spouse(s): Davidson Washington, Walter Shehee

Children(s): Louise Washington, Margaret Clifford, Edith Hughes, Gloria Baskins, Agnes Washington

Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether was born in 1891 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America, the child of James Merryweather And Mary L Merryweather. In 1900, Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether resided in Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether married Davidson Washington, Walter T Shehee, and had children including Agnes Louise Washington, Edith Olivia Washington Hughes, Gloria Washington Jackson Baskins, Louise Washington, Margaret Ernestine Washington Clifford. Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether passed away in 1968 in Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether was born in 1891 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America, the child of James Merryweather And Mary L Merryweather.
  • In 1900, Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether resided in Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
  • Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether married Davidson Washington, Walter T Shehee, and had children including Agnes Louise Washington, Edith Olivia Washington Hughes, Gloria Washington Jackson Baskins, Louise Washington, Margaret Ernestine Washington Clifford.
  • Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether passed away in 1968 in Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Merryweather
1847–1906
Birth Location: Kentucky
JM
Mary Merryweather
1849–1942
Birth Location: Illinois
MM

Spouses(s)

Davidson Washington
1889–1938
Birth Location: Alabama
DW
Walter Shehee
1885–1963
Birth Location: , , Georgia, USA
WS

Children(s)

Louise Washington
1920–1999
Birth Location: Alabama
LW
Margaret Clifford
1922–2009
Birth Location: Illinois
MC
Edith Hughes
1924–2002
Birth Location: Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
EH
Gloria Baskins
1927–2009
Birth Location: Alabama
GB
Agnes Washington
1919–1999
Birth Location: Tuskegee Mst, Alabama
AW

Edith Meriwether's Ancestors

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Edith Meriwether
1891–1968
Birth Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
Parents
James Merryweather
1847–1906
Kentucky
Mary (L.) Merryweather
1849–1942
Illinois
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Meriwether's Descendants

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Edith (Eugenia Washington) Meriwether (2 Mar 1891–7 Dec 1968) m. Davidson Washington (Feb 1889–Sep 1938) m. Walter (T.) Shehee (1885–1963)
  1. 1. Louise Washington 1920–1999
  2. 2. Margaret (Ernestine Washington) Clifford 1922–2009
  3. 3. Edith (Olivia Washington) Hughes 1924–2002
  4. 4. Gloria (Washington Jackson) Baskins 1927–2009
  5. 5. Agnes (Louise) Washington 1919–1999

Edith Meriwether's Timeline

10 Records

1891
2 Mar 1891
Birth of Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether in Washington, District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia
1891
2 Mar 1891
Birth of Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 9
Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether resided here in Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1910
1910
Age 19
Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether resided here in Precinct 8, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Precinct 8, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1920
1920
Age 29
Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether resided here in Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA
Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 39
Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether resided here in Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA
Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 44
Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether resided here in Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama
Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 49
Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether resided here in Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA
Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA
1955
13 Nov 1955
Age 64
Death of Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether in Baldwin, Georgia, United States
Baldwin, Georgia, United States
1968
7 Dec 1968
Age 77
Death of Edith Eugenia Washington Meriwether in Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States of America
Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1891
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1891
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00055; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 44-2
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama; Roll: T625_30; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 124
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2339771
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1240160
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 8, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_153; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1374166
    [7] District of Columbia, Select Births and Christenings
    [8] District of Columbia, Compiled Marriage Index
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1240160

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 8, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 8, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_153; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1374166

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama; Roll: T625_30; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 124

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2339771

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00055; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 44-2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00055; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 44-2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1955
    Event Place: Baldwin, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1968
    Event Place: Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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