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“People cannot determine their future if they are ignorant of their past” Carter G. Woodson, father of African-American history. The Washington Legacy. Transatlantic slave trade. African Origins. African Origins. Where do we come from?. Our O rigins R evealed. Hugh Von washington.
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“People cannot determine their future if they are ignorant of their past” Carter G. Woodson, father of African-American history The Washington Legacy
Where do we come from? Our Origins Revealed
Hugh Von washington • United Kingdom (UK) • Scotland
What we know today(Paternal) Caroline Washington- Born 1820 in Kentucky Charles Washington Ella Robinson • Born about 1848 in Lexington, Fayette Kentucky and Died about 1895 at the age of 47 in Louisville Jefferson Kentucky • Born in April, 1856 in Nicholasville, Jessamine Kentucky and died Oct. 25, 1941 in Louisville, Jefferson Kentucky at the age of 85
Charles Washington and Ella Robinson had Six Children All of the children of Charles Washington and Ella Robinson were born in Louisville, Jefferson Kentucky Although Abraham Lincoln Washington was a traveling musician, he was drafted to fight in World War I / His registration card describes his as tall, medium build and dark.
What we know today(Maternal) Mattie Smith March, 1854- Dec.4, 1908 Died at the age 54 in Bonneville Kentucky James Walker Lothery Sept. 4, 1852-Sept. 4, 1919 Died at the age of 67
Walker and Mattie had 12 children Jannie M. Lothery was Hugh Washington Jr’s Mother
Hugh von Washington Jannie M. Lothery Born 1884 Date of death unknown Hugh Washington Born Feb. 2, 1890 Died Dec. 1, 1978 at the age of 88
Hugh Von Washington • Jannie M. Lothery • Born 1864
Jannie Lothery1864 Jannie M. Lothery Born 1884 Robert Cobb Born 1880
Robert Cobb and Jannie Lothery Starling Cobb (1906)—? Mafia (?) Photo ? Jerome Cobb (1907) Photo ? Alfred Cobb (1909-1990) Photo ?
Hugh Washington and Jannie Lothery Anna Washington (February, 1910) Ella Washington (Aug. 22-1909- March, 19-2004) Hugh Washington Jr. (Aug. 25, 1920-April 20, 2005) Isabelle June Washington (March 1, 1925-Nov.7, 2003)
Hugh Washington Jr. • Born August 25 1920 in Lexington, Fayette Kentucky • Died April 20, 2005 at the age of 85
Galloway/Edmonds Julia Edmonds Oct. 2, 1866-Jan 2. 1960 Henry Galloway Dec. 24, 1861-Feb. 12, 1931
Marriage Certificate for Julia Edmonds and Henry Galloway Married January 15, 1886 In Florida
The Story • Five Coleman brothers moved from Florida and came to the sister foundry of Malleable Iron Works located in Benton Harbor. It was here that Henry Galloway admired the work ethic of the boys and sought to marry off his daughters. • Four of the Galloway Sisters Married Four Coleman Brothers • Rosa Lee Galloway- Married John Frank Coleman in 1911 • Elizabeth Galloway- Married Samuel David Coleman in 1913 • Alice Galloway Married Wheeler Coleman in 1914 • Agnes Galloway Married Emanuel Coleman in 1915 • ****Elmira Galloway was set to wed Sylvester Coleman (Cabbage) and said “enough is enough, I’m not marrying a Coleman Brother”
Galloway/Edmonds • Julia and Henry had nine children
alice galloway Alice Galloway Wheeler Coleman (Married 1914)
Alice and Wheeler had five children Georgia Coleman Alice Coleman Helen Coleman Bruna Mae Coleman Julia Coleman
They had 14 children (Do we have photos?) No Washington children were born during the months of: January, August, October, December) Mother/Grandma Alice was pregnant for 24 years starting from her first child to her last