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Russell Edwin Franklin Washington 1889 – 1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1889

Birth Location: Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 July 1957

Death Location: Charles City, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry Washington

Mother: Maggie Smith

Spouse(s): Bertha Thomas

Children(s): Henry Washington, Russell Washington, Margaret Washington, William Washington, Nannie Washington, Carrie Washington, Kenneth Washington, James Washington

Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr was born in 1889 in Petersburg, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Washington and Maggie Smith. In 1910, Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr resided in Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr resided in Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA. Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr married Bertha Lee Thomas, and had children including Henry Alexander Washington, Russell Edwin Franklin "Ed" Washington, Margaret Marie Washington, William Thomas Washington, Nannie Lee “Nan” Washington, Carrie Geraldine Washington, Kenneth G Washington, James Frederick Washington. Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr passed away in 1957 in Charles City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr was born in 1889 in Petersburg, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Washington and Maggie Smith.
  • In 1910, Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr resided in Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr resided in Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA.
  • Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr married Bertha Lee Thomas, and had children including Henry Alexander Washington, Russell Edwin Franklin "Ed" Washington, Margaret Marie Washington, William Thomas Washington, Nannie Lee “Nan” Washington, Carrie Geraldine Washington, Kenneth G Washington, James Frederick Washington.
  • Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr passed away in 1957 in Charles City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Washington
Birth Location: –
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Maggie Smith
1868 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Bertha Thomas
1892 – 1970
Birth Location: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Henry Washington
1921 – 1973
Birth Location: Charles City, Virginia, USA
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Russell Washington
1925 – 1977
Birth Location: Roxbury, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Washington
1926 – 2007
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
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William Washington
1929 – 1985
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
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Nannie Washington
1930 –
Birth Location: Charles City, Virginia, USA
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Carrie Washington
1934 – 2000
Birth Location: Charles City, Virginia, USA
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Kenneth Washington
1938 –
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
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James Washington
1938 – 2015
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
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Russell Washington's Ancestors

Self
Russell Washington
1889 – 1957
Birth Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Washington
Maggie Smith
1868 –
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Russell Washington's Descendants

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Russell (Edwin Franklin) Washington (10 Mar 1889 – 21 July 1957) m. Bertha (Lee) Thomas (14 Jul 1892 – 30 Oct 1970)
  1. 1. Henry (Alexander) Washington (4 Oct 1921 – 29 Mar 1973) m. Cordie (Bell) Wallace (14 July 1912 – 15 January 1998)
  2. 2. Russell (Edwin Franklin "Ed") Washington (20 January 1925 – 8 January 1977) m. Lillian (Gregory) Harvey (3 Nov 1932 – )
    1. 1. Margaret (Theresa) Washington (27 July 1950 – ) m. Marvin (Jackie) Smith (3 July 1943 – 22 March 2019) m. David (Junior) Doyal (8 April 1945 – ) m. Harry (Grim) Safewright (20 November 1953 – ) m. Jerald (Romie) Louden (27 October 1955 – )
    2. 2. Carrolle (Laverne) Washington (17 September 1953 – ) m. George (Wilmore "Lossie") Taylor (19 June 1935 – 23 July 1987) m. Paul (Theodore) Brown (25 February 1959 – )
    3. 3. Leon (Gregory) Washington (1 April 1955 – 14 March 2014) m. Jean (Minge) Green (23 Mar 1952 – )
    4. 4. Russell (Edwin Franklin) Washington (19 April 1956 – 3 April 2013)
    5. 5. Rosalyn (Edwina) Washington (26 January 1958 – ) m. Shirley Piggott
    6. 6. John (Robert) Washington (15 April 1961 – ) m. Doris (Denise) Thompson (15 Jan 1963 – )
    7. 7. Valerie Washington
  3. 3. Margaret (Marie) Washington (10 November 1926 – 29 April 2007) m. Franklin Brown (abt 1913 – 21 November 1981)
    1. 1. Patrcia Brown
    2. 2. Sharon Brown
    3. 3. Franklin Brown
    4. 4. Russell (E.) Brown
    5. 5. Kevin (W.) Brown
  4. 4. William (Thomas) Washington (20 April 1929 – 23 March 1985) m. Shizuko ("Suzie") Nakajima (25 November 1929 – 29 July 2020) m. Mable (Arlene) Cotman (13 July 1929 – 31 October 1988)
    1. 1. Charles (Edwin) Washington (23 April 1957 – ) m. Mattie (Irene) Gardner (16 September 1957 – )
    2. 2. Sharon (Patrice) Washington (12 June 1958 – ) m. Ricky (Lee) Phillips (14 April 1956 – )
      1. 1. Quincy Phillips (17 September – ) m. Shannon (27 July 1984 – )
      2. 2. Lyea (Patrice) Phillips (24 Jun 1983 – )
    3. 3. Louise (Carolyn) Washington (27 April 1962 – ) m. Benjamin (Anthony) Alston (26 July 1956 – )
    4. 4. Ray (Davis) Cotman (14 September 1956 – ) m. Petra (Erika) Butler (24 November 1957 – ) m. Sharon (Anita) Jenkins (5 September 1956 – ) m. Renee Green
  5. 5. Nannie (Lee “Nan”) Washington (6 Dec 1930 – ) m. George (Washington) Jones (23 February 1927 – 21 Dec 2001)
    1. 1. Walter (Whitman “Booboo”) Jones (15 July 1948 – 24 September 2023) m. Cynthia (Diane) Jones (abt 1952 – ) m. Carol (Ann) Shackleford (4 October 1961 – ) m. Linda m. ? ??
      1. 1. Felicia (Justina) Jones (19 May 1968 – ) m. Montey (Fitzgerald) Cotman (3 June 1961 – )
        1. 1. Montey (Fitzgerald) Cotman m. Samone Oliver
      2. 2. Walter (Whitman) Jones
    2. 2. Sylvia (Nyetta) Jones (30 Jul 1950 – ) m. Phillip (Maurice) Thompson (16 Feb 1950 – ) m. Charles (Richard) Howard
      1. 1. Reginald (Walker) Thompson (29 Jul 1970 – ) m. Lori (Ann) Scott (16 Jul 1970 – )
        1. 1. India (Louise) Thompson (5 Oct 1997 – )
        2. 2. Thompson
        3. 3. Johna Thompson
    3. 3. Bertha (Burnetta “Bert”) Jones (8 Mar 1952 – ) m. Milton (Larry) Quarles (4 Dec 1952 – 11 Nov 2005)
      1. 1. Malinda (Kanoehe “Lin”) Quarles (20 September 1975 – ) m. Kraig (Damon) Waters (14 Aug 1976 – )
        1. 1. Madisen (Koree) Waters (30 October 2004 – )
    4. 4. George (Washington “Junie”) Jones (26 Oct 1953 – ) m. Valerie (Vadeila) Shackleford (4 Jan 1959 – )
    5. 5. Wayne (Anthony) Jones (9 Apr 1959 – ) m. ?? ?
      1. 1. Latoya Parham
    6. 6. Alfonzo (Lamont) Jones (13 August 1967 – ) m. Pamela (Yvette) Ritter (12 May 1965 – )
      1. 1. Justin Jones
      2. 2. Alphonso Jones
    7. 7. Keith (Rondell) Jones (21 May 1971 – ) m. Gagina (Rochelle) Wilks (16 February 1975 – )
      1. 1. Jelani (Rondell) Jones (17 May 1998 – )
      2. 2. Angel Jones
  6. 6. Carrie (Geraldine) Washington (24 Dec 1934 – 28 November 2000) m. Kenny Carrington (abt 1921 – )
  7. 7. Kenneth (G) Washington (abt 1938 – )
  8. 8. James (Frederick) Washington (25 June 1938 – 12 June 2015) m. Kate (Frances) Seaton (19 July 1938 – )
    1. 1. Anthony Washington
    2. 2. Kathy Washington

Russell Washington's Timeline

5 Records

1889
10 Mar 1889
Birth of Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr in Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr resided here in Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr resided here in Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 53
Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr resided here in Charles City, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Virginia, USA
1957
21 July 1957
Age 68
Death of Russell Edwin Franklin Washington Sr in Charles City, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342173
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Charles City; Roll: 1984614
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia; Roll: T624_1625; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1375638
    [5] Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [6] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia; Roll: T624_1625; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1375638

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342173

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Charles City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1957
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times Dispatch - 26 Jul 1957 - Page 26, Obituary for Russell E F Washington 26 Jul 1957

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Charles City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Charles City; Roll: 1984614

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 26 Jul 1957; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.28309086,0.9681679,0.38

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 July 1957
    Event Place: Charles City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 26 Jul 1957; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.28309086,0.9681679,0.38

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montpelier, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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