Samuel Alexander Thomas

Erin Hollaway Palmer

Samuel Alexander Thomas
  • Born: 10 December 1910
  • Died: 17 December 1972
  • Birth Place: Lexington, Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: n/a
  • Parents: Harry Thomas, Mary Elsie (Minor) Thomas (m. 16 Aug 1909, in Lexington, Virginia)
  • Children:
  • Other Family: Hamilton "Ham" and Ann (Thomas) Thompson (uncle and aunt)
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  • Documents: Census (1920, 1930); death certificate; Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; WWII draft registration
  • Military Service: World War II
Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Clarence Hubbard

Erin Hollaway Palmer

Mr. Hubbard was one of the 20,000 Montford Point Marines, the first African American men to serve in the Marine Corps, which until 1942 had been all white.

CPL Clarence Hubbard
  • Born: 29 July 1913
  • Died: 1 December 1956
  • Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: Mary Malissa Sullivan/Baker (m. 23 Oct 1937)
  • Parents: Royal Lee "Roy" Hubbard, Annie (Jones) Hubbard
  • Children: Raymond Russell Hubbard, Edward Purcell Hubbard
  • Other Family: Roy Hubbard, Rosetta, James Hubbard, Pauline
  • Occupation: Laborer, sheet metal
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  • Address: 1804 Venable Street
  • Documents: Birth certificate; census (1920, 1930, 1940); death certificate; marriage record; veterans headstone application
  • Military Service: World War II

Notes: U.S. Marine Corps

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

John Fauntleroy

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John Fauntleroy
  • Born: 1865 (approximate)
  • Died: 30 April 1943
  • Birth Place:
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: n/a
  • Parents: Susan Hudson (Holmes?)
  • Children:
  • Other Family: Emmett Holmes, Frank Holmes (half-brothers?)
  • Occupation: Butler, private family
  • Church:
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  • Address: 1314 West Leigh Street
  • Documents: Census (1900); death certificate
  • Military Service:

Notes: Buried in same plot as Susan Holmes, Emmett Holmes, and Frank Holmes.

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Harriet Steadman

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Harriet Steadman
  • Born: 1864 (approximate)
  • Died: 12 December 1943
  • Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: Peter Steadman
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  • Address: 916 St. James Street; 318 West Duval Street (at time of death)
  • Documents: Census (1940); city directories; death certificate
  • Military Service:
Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Zephaninah Cooper

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Zephaninah Cooper
  • Born: 2 October 1888
  • Died: 7 July 1950
  • Birth Place: New Kent County, Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: n/a
  • Parents: (William) Henry Cooper, Jennie (Lewis) Cooper Christian
  • Children:
  • Other Family: George W. Cooper, Elizabeth Cooper, Newton Lanzy Cooper, Linwood Cooper, Warren Cooper (siblings)
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  • Address: 914 North 28th Street
  • Documents: Army transport lists; census (1900, 1910); death certificate; veterans' headstone application; WWII draft registration
  • Military Service:

Notes: Co. C, 543rd Engineer Service Battalion

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Pattie (Thompson) Burrell

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Pattie (Thompson) Burrell
  • Born: 11 March 1887
  • Died: 24 February 1966
  • Birth Place: Charlotte Court House, Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: Robert P. Burrell; Archie Evans (m. 26 Nov 1936)
  • Parents: Henry Thompson, Chaney (—?) Thompson
  • Children: Charles J. E. Burrell, Rev. William Mathelus Burrell, Ida Mae (Burrell) Hayes, Lillian (Burrell) Brent
  • Other Family: Cora (Thompson) Knight (sister)
  • Occupation:
  • Church: New Bridge Baptist Church
  • Affiliations: Rebecca Lodge No. 329, National Ideal Benefit Society
  • Address: 5719 Nine Mile Road
  • Documents: Census (1910, 1920); children's marriage and death records; death certificate; marriage record obituary; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  • Military Service:

Notes: Mrs. Burrell remarried in 1936, but the surname "Evans" does not appear on her headstone or in her obituary.

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Thomas Russell

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Thomas Russell
  • Born: 1869 (approximate)
  • Died: 4 December 1947
  • Birth Place: Hanover County, Virginia
  • Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Spouse: n/a
  • Parents:
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  • Occupation: Retired from Tredegar Iron Works at time of death; occupation unknown
  • Church:
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  • Address: 11 East Orange Street
  • Documents: Death certificate
  • Military Service:

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Alice (Evans) Hamilton

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Alice (Evans) Hamilton
  • Born: 1874 (approximate)
  • Died: 28 February 1909
  • Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Death Place:
  • Spouse: Richard Hamilton (m. 2 Jun 1892)
  • Parents: Sam Evans, Bettie (—?) Evans Dean[e] (Bettie Dean[e] Evans?)
  • Children: William Hamilton, Benjamin Leonard Hamilton
  • Other Family:
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  • Address: 803 1/2 North 1st Street
  • Documents: Census (1910); Richmond Planet (In Memoriam)
  • Military Service:

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

Jeanette (McKenzie) Jackson

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Jeanette (McKenzie) Jackson
  • Born: 1873 (approximate)
  • Died: 18 December 1910
  • Birth Place:
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  • Spouse: William Van Jackson
  • Parents:
  • Children: Wallace M. Van Jackson, Jeanette T., Spencer Harris Howard Jackson, William Hugo Jackson
  • Other Family:
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  • Address: 911 North Seventh Street
  • Documents: Census (1900, 1910)
  • Military Service:

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer

William Holtz

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William Holtz
  • Born: 1865 (approximate)
  • Died: 12 July 1922
  • Birth Place:
  • Death Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia (Central State Hospital)
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  • Documents: Death certificate
  • Military Service:

Notes: Death date on headstone does not match death certificate.

Contributors to this Record:
Brian Palmer
Erin Hollaway Palmer