Nathaniel Hill

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Nathaniel Hill
  • Born: 3 September 1840
  • Died: 2 August 1903
  • Birth Place: Hanover County, Virginia
  • Death Place:
  • Spouse: Emma Agnes (Graham) Hill (m. ca. 1863)
  • Parents: Nat Hill, Lillie Ann (Pollard) Hill (b. ca. 1811, d. 23 Jun 1878)
  • Children: William H. Hill, Fitzhugh Lee Hill, Julia (Hill) Allen
  • Other Family: Beverly Hill, Elijah Hill, Maria Louise/Louisa (Hill) Childrey (d. 1890), Mary Ellen (Hill) Allen (d. 1917), Nancy Hill, Samuel L. Hill (d. 1915), William H. Hill
  • Occupation: Farmer
  • Church:
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  • Address:
  • Documents: Census (1870, 1880, 1900); Freedman's Bank (1871)
  • Military Service:

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Maria B. (Storrs) Jackson

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Maria B. (Storrs) Jackson
  • Born: 1854 (approximate)
  • Died: 25 January 1930
  • Birth Place:
  • Death Place:
  • Spouse: Benjamin Jackson
  • Parents:
  • Children: Cora L. Bright Jackson (adopted daughter)
  • Other Family:
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  • Address: 106 1/2 East Clay Street
  • Documents: Census (1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920); city directories; death certificate
  • Military Service:

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

James Henry Jackson

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James Henry Jackson
  • Born: 1850 (approximate)
  • Died: 19 March 1941
  • Birth Place: Goochland County, Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: Rosa (Randall) Jackson
  • Parents:
  • Children: Ida V. (Jackson) Wood (only child)
  • Other Family:
  • Occupation: Tobacco worker
  • Church:
  • Affiliations:
  • Address: 1115 North 31st Street
  • Documents: Census (1880, 1900, 1910, 1930, 1940); death certificate;
  • Military Service:

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Alice I. Hewin

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Alice I. Hewin
  • Born: 6 August 1889
  • Died: 19 September 1912
  • Birth Place: Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: n/a
  • Parents: Beverly Hewin, Alice R. (Lively) Hewin
  • Children: n/a
  • Other Family: Beverly T. Hewin, Sarah Lucretia (Hewin) Middleton (d. 1943, in Saginaw, MI), Katie E. (Hewin) Cox (siblings); J. Thomas Hewin (uncle; prominent lawyer)
  • Occupation:
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  • Address: 405 West Duval Street
  • Documents: Census (1900, 1910); death certificate
  • Military Service:

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Alice Rebecca (Lively) Hewin

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Alice Rebecca (Lively) Hewin
  • Born: 1867 (approximate)
  • Died: 2 May 1926
  • Birth Place: Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: Beverly Hewin
  • Parents: William Epps (stepfather); Sarah (Lively) Epps
  • Children: Beverly T. Hewin, Alice I. Hewin, Sarah Lucretia (Hewin) Middleton (d. 1943, in Saginaw, MI), Katie E. (Hewin) Cox
  • Other Family:
  • Occupation: Servant, private family
  • Church:
  • Affiliations: Order of Calanthe (per Richmond Planet, 10 Dec. 1898)
  • Address: 405 West Duval Street; 909 North Third Street (at time of death)
  • Documents: Census (1870; 1880; 1900, 1910; 1920); children's marriage and death records; death certificate; marriage record
  • Military Service:
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Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Beverly T. Hewin

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Beverly T. Hewin Jr.
  • Born: 31 August 1887
  • Died: 14 June 1911
  • Birth Place: Virginia
  • Death Place:
  • Spouse:
  • Parents:
  • Children:
  • Other Family: Alice I. Hewin, Sarah Lucretia (Hewin) Middleton (d. 1943, in Saginaw, MI), Katie E. (Hewin) Cox (sisters); J. Thomas Hewin (uncle; prominent lawyer)
  • Occupation:
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  • Address: 405 West Duval Street
  • Documents: Census (1900, 1910)
  • Military Service:

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Rev. Joshua R. Griffin

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Rev. Joshua R. Griffin
  • Born: 9 October 1853
  • Died: 30 January 1914
  • Birth Place: Henrico County, Virginia
  • Death Place:
  • Spouse: Minerva A. (Page) Griffin
  • Parents: Valentine Griffin, Nancy Lewis
  • Children: Joseph Valentine Griffin, Eudora (Griffin) Mickens, Alberta (Griffin) Allen, Joshua R. Griffin Jr., Lavinia B. (Griffin) Hedgeman, Luther B. Griffin, Clotelle (Griffin) Saunders, Bernice (Griffin) Grant
  • Other Family:
  • Occupation: Pastor, shoemaker
  • Church: New Baptist Church (pastor), founded 1907 when members of Fifth Street Baptist formed their own church; later Clay Street Baptist, now Mosby Memorial Baptist Church in Mechanicsville [http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HJ571];
  • Affiliations: Baptist Ministers' Conference (became a member in 1904); East End Burial Association (president); Masons (32nd Richmond, Illustrious Captain of the Guard); Richmond City Council.
  • Address:
  • Documents: Black Labor in Richmond, by Peter Rachleff (1984); census records (1870, 1880, 1900, 1910); city directories; death certificate; Freedman's Bank record; Richmond Planet articles.
  • Military Service:

Contributors to this Record:
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Minerva A. (Page) Griffin

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Minerva A. (Page) Griffin
  • Born: December 1854 (approximate)
  • Died: 12 April 1904
  • Birth Place:
  • Death Place:
  • Spouse: Joshua R. Griffin
  • Parents:
  • Children: Joseph Valentine Griffin, Eudora (Griffin) Mickens, Alberta (Griffin) Allen, Joshua R. Griffin Jr., Lavinia B. (Griffin) Hedgeman, Luther B. Griffin, Clotelle (Griffin) Saunders, Bernice (Griffin) Grant
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Contributors to this Record:
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Bernice Ernestine Hedgeman

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Bernice Ernestine Hedgeman
  • Born: 11 December 1905
  • Died: 23 August 1935
  • Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: n/a
  • Parents: James G. Hedgeman, Lavinia B. (Griffin) Hedgeman
  • Children:
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  • Occupation:
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  • Address: 15 W. Clay Street
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Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Rev. John Henry Fauntleroy

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Rev. John Henry (Rev.) Fauntleroy
  • Born: 1848
  • Died: 29 September 1927
  • Birth Place:
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  • Spouse: Rebecca Ann (Johnson) Fauntleroy
  • Parents: William Fauntleroy, Mary —
  • Children: Joseph W. Fauntleroy
  • Other Family: James H. Fauntleroy (brother)
  • Occupation: Pastor (New Bridge Baptist Church); tobacco factory laborer
  • Church: New Bridge Baptist Church (pastor); also connected to Mt. Olivet and First Baptist
  • Affiliations: Masons (Henrico Lodge); Crispus Attucks Club
  • Address: 1301 N. 24th Street
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Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer