Rosa V. (West) Henry Payne

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Rosa V. (West) Payne
  • Born: 1875
  • Died: 23 June 1924
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  • Spouse: Hezekiah Henry; Charles Payne (m. 18 Dec 1907)
  • Parents: Charles West, Lucy (Johnson) West
  • Children: Gladys G. Henry Harris
  • Other Family: Catherine (West) Johnson (d. 1891), Mollie West, Maria (West) Lee Yarborough, Jennie West, Lillie (West) Thomas (sisters)
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Contributors to this Record:
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Erin Hollaway Palmer

Harvey Grant Lewis

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Harvey Grant Lewis
  • Born: 1869 (approximate)
  • Died: 23 March 1939
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  • Spouse: n/a
  • Parents: Robert G. Lewis, Isabelle (Winston) Lewis
  • Children: Louisa A. Lewis, Hallie J. (Lewis) Richardson (sisters)
  • Other Family: Hallie Richardson (sister)
  • Occupation: Teacher, Navy Hill School
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  • Address: 812 North Third Street
  • Documents: Census (1880; 1900; 1920); city directories; death certificate; Richmond Planet
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Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Ryland L. Lewis

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Ryland L. Lewis
  • Born: 1851 (approximate)
  • Died: 3 December 1914
  • Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: Sarah Ann (Anderson) Lewis (m. ca. 1878)
  • Parents: Ryland L. Lewis, Martha —
  • Children: John H., Charlie (only two of eight children still living in 1900)
  • Other Family: Mary, Eliza, Charles, John (siblings); Robert Gray (cousin)
  • Occupation: Waiter
  • Church: First Baptist Church
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  • Address: 815 Roane Street
  • Documents: Census (1880, 1900, 1910); death certificate; Freedman's Bank; obituary
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Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Caroline Lindsey

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Caroline Lindsey
  • Born: September 1817 (approximate)
  • Died: 14 October 1910
  • Birth Place: Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: William Robinson (father of her daughter Ann); Warner Lindsey (grocer; m. bet. 1870 and 1880; b. ca. 1815, King William Co., d. bef. 1900)
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  • Children: Ann (Robinson) Tinsley
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  • Occupation: Laundress (per 1883city directory); grocer (per 1903 city directory)
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  • Address: 900 North Seventh Street
  • Documents: Census (1880, 1910); city directories; In Memoriam (Times Dispatch 10/15/1911)
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Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Mary Alice (Mason) Lemas

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Mary Alice (Mason) Lemas
  • Born: 12 February 1869
  • Died: 30 April 1916
  • Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: Pleasant Lemas (m. 17 Jan 1895)
  • Parents: William M. Mason, Elizabeth (Harris) Mason
  • Children: Vivian Lemas (d. 1916), Ethel (Lemas) Hudson (d. 1976)
  • Other Family: Walter F. Mason, Sallie Ann (Mason) Gaines, Willie Mason, Charlotte R. (Mason) Mitchell, Gertrude (Mason) Harris, Ida Mason, Hannah Mason (siblings)
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  • Documents: Census (1880, 1900, 1910); city directories; daughters' death certificates; death certificate; marriage record
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Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Hezekiah F. Jonathan

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A prominent merchant — the Richmond Planet described him as “one of the best known colored men in the State” — Hezekiah F. Jonathan owned and operated a fish business at 120 N. 17th Street. He was born to free blacks in Henrico County (his father, Alexander Jonathan, is also buried at East End) on the cusp of the Civil War and married Cora G. Robinson (born ca. 1872, Cincinnati, died 15 Sept. 1934, Washington, D.C.) in 1895. Mr. Jonathan served as vice president of the Mechanics’ Savings Bank until shortly before his sudden death in 1913.

Hezekiah F. Jonathan
  • Born: 1859 (approximate)
  • Died: 5 February 1913
  • Birth Place: Henrico County, Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: Cora G. (Robinson) Jonathan
  • Parents: Alexander Jonathan, Mary V. (Maxfield) Jonathan
  • Children: Stanley Fulton Jonathan, Esther (Jonathan) McEachin, Cora Mae (Jonathan) Edwards, Mattie (Jonathan) Thurston, Herbert Finley Jonathan, Althea Maxfield (Jonathan) Moorhead
  • Other Family: Napoleon Jonathan (d. 17 Nov 1892), Mary Virginia (Jonathan) Cheatham, Sophronia (Jonathan) Hill, George Jonathan, Eva (Jonathan) Lewis
  • Occupation: Merchant (fish dealer)
  • Church: First Baptist Church
  • Affiliations: Mechanics' Savings Bank (vice president), Knights of Pythias
  • Address: 740 North Fifth Street
  • Documents: Census (1860, 1870, 1880, 1900); children's marriage and death records; city directories; death certificate; marriage record; Richmond Planet
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Cora G. (Robinson) Jonathan

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Cora G. (Robinson) Jonathan
  • Born: 1872 (approximate)
  • Died: 15 September 1934
  • Birth Place: Ohio
  • Death Place: Washington, D.C.
  • Spouse: Hezekiah F. Jonathan
  • Parents: Sandy W. Robinson, Mattie M. (Scott) Robinson
  • Children: Stanley Fulton Jonathan, Esther (Jonathan) McEachin, Cora Mae (Jonathan) Edwards, Mattie (Jonathan) Thurston, Herbert Finley Jonathan, Althea Maxfield (Jonathan) Moorhead
  • Other Family: Edward Jonathan, Mattie C. (Robinson) Beverly, Clarence Eugene Jonathan, Mozelle C. (Robinson) Williams (siblings)
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  • Church: First African Baptist Church
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Rev. George E. Johnson

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Rev. George E. Johnson
  • Born: 1848 (approximate)
  • Died: 15 February 1909
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  • Spouse: Susan (Hill) Johnson, Mary E. (—) Johnson
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  • Children: Eugertha P. (Johnson) Brown, Susie L. (Johnson) Morris (m. Rev. George E. Morris, pastor of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Morristown, New Jersey)
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  • Occupation: Pastor, porter
  • Church: Riverview Baptist Church (founding pastor); Ebenezer Baptist Church
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  • Documents: Richmond Planet
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Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

William Isaac Johnson Sr.

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William I. Johnson was born into slavery in Albemarle County, Virginia, more than two decades before Emancipation. During the Civil War, he freed himself, walking out of a Confederate camp near Fredericksburg, with enough tobacco on hand to bribe the pickets. After serving in the Union Army, he went on to become a successful building contractor in Richmond, where he lived for many years with his wife, Hannah (Hardaway) Johnson, and children. He died in 1938 as he approached his 98th birthday. (For more on Mr. Johnson, see the blog posts “Overlooked No Longer” and “Freedom Fighters at Rest.”)

William Isaac Johnson Sr.
  • Born: 14 1840
  • Died: 1 January 1938
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  • Spouse: Hannah L. (Hardaway) Johnson
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  • Children: Mayme Hannah (Johnson) Coleman, S. Ella (Johnson) Carrington, Rosalie Lavinia (Johnson) Banks, Alyce B. Johnson, William I. Johnson Jr.
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  • Occupation: Contractor
  • Church: First African Baptist Church
  • Affiliations: Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Independent Order of Good Samaritans, Independent Order of St. Luke, Masons, National Ideal Benefit Society
  • Address: 516 N. Harrison Street
  • Documents: Obituary (Richmond Planet 1/08/1938); WPA Slave Narrative
  • Military Service: a:1:{i:0;s:9:"Civil War";}

Contributors to this Record:
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Erin Hollaway Palmer

Hannah L. (Hardaway) Johnson

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Hannah L. (Hardaway) Johnson
  • Born: 22 February 1858
  • Died: 14 December 1933
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  • Spouse: William I. Johnson
  • Parents: Richard Hardaway, Ellen Bentley
  • Children: Mayme Hannah (Johnson) Coleman, S. Ella (Johnson) Carrington, Rosalie Lavinia (Johnson) Banks, Alyce B. Johnson, William I. Johnson Jr.
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  • Church: First African Baptist Church
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  • Address: 516 N. Harrison Street
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Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer