District of Columbia

Slave Narrative of Mrs. M. S. Fayman

Interviewer: Rogers Person Interviewed: Mrs. M. S. Fayman Location: Baltimore, Maryland Place of Birth: St. Nazaire Parish LA Date of Birth: 1850 Reference: Personal interview with Mrs. Fayman, at her home, Cherry Heights near Baltimore, Md. “I was born in St. Nazaire Parish in Louisiana, about 60 miles south of Baton Rouge, in 1850. My father and mother were Creoles, both of them were people of wealth and prestige in their day and considered very influential. My father’s name was Henri de Sales and mother’s maiden name, Marguerite Sanchez De Haryne. I had two brothers Henri and Jackson named after … Read more

Slave Narrative of James Calhart James

Person Interviewed: James Calhart James Location: Baltimore, Maryland Place of Residence: 2460 Druid Hill Ave., Baltimore, MD Reference: Personal interview with James Calhart James, ex-slave, at his home, 2460 Druid Hill Ave., Baltimore. “My father’s name was Franklin Pearce Randolph of Virginia, a descendant of the Randolphs of Virginia who migrated to South Carolina and located near Fort Sumter, the fort that was surrendered to the Confederates in 1851 or the beginning of the Civil War. My mother’s name was Lottie Virginia James, daughter of an Indian and a slave woman, born on the Rapidan River in Virginia about 1823 … Read more

Slave Narrative of Tom Rosboro

Interviewer: W. W. Dixon Person Interviewed: Tom Rosboro Location: Winnsboro, South Carolina Age: 79 Ex-Slave 79 Years Old Tom Rosboro lives with his daughter, Estelle Perry, in a three-room frame house, on Cemetery Street, Winnsboro, S.C. The house stands on a half-acre plot that is used for garden truck. Estelle owns the fee in the house and lot. Tom peddles the truck, eggs, and chickens, in the town and the suburban Winnsboro mill village. “My pappy was name Tom, just lak I is name Tom. My mammy was name Sarah but they didn’t b’long to de same marster. Pappy b’long … Read more

Biographical Sketch of F. W. Gulager

(See Oolootsa)-Martha Lucretia, daughter of Martin Mathew and born December 9, 1845. Educated in the Cherokee Nation. Married January 27, 1869, Frederick William Gulager, born March 14, 1844 in Washington, District of Columbia. They are the parents of William Martin, Christian, Mary Elizabeth, Henry Gunter, and John Delancy Gulager. Mary Elizabeth Gulager was born April 27, 1880 and graduated from the Female Seminary May 25, 1900.

Biography of Houston Benge Teehee

(See Oolootsa) Houston Benge Teehee, whose activity has spelled success, is well known as the Register of the Treasury of the United States, whose name appears on all of the Government bonds issued during the world war period and is now a Vice-President and the Treasurer and General Manager of the Continental Asphalt and Petroleum Company, with headquarters in Oklahoma City. In various ways he has been closely identified with the development and upbuilding of this section of the country, his efforts being at all times a tangible element in the growth and progress that has wrought a most wonderful … Read more

Biography of Frederick R. Cornwall

Frederick R. Cornwall, patent attorney of St. Louis, was born in Washington, D. C., February 23, 1872. His father, the late James G. Cornwall, was a native of Virginia, where his ancestors, who were of Scotch-Welsh lineage, lived for many generations, the family having been founded in America by William Cornwall, who was one of the first settlers in the Virginian colony. James G. Cornwall was a blacksmith by trade and a Civil war veteran, defending the interests of the Union in the contest between the north and the south. He was with the United States navy at Washington and … Read more

Field Fortifications

In the nature of the case field fortifications are temporary erections, earthworks thrown up for an immediate emergency; but, occasionally some bright deed or some momentous consequence gives these defenses a fame more enduring than walls of stone planned with deliberation and executed with leisured care. Who has not heard of Valley Forge and the heroic winter of 1777-1778 which Washington spent there with his meagerly clad men? Valley Forge is now a public reservation about twelve miles north of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. Excursion trains run out from that city to the park, so it is easy of … Read more

Biography of William A. Harris, Gen.

Gen. William A. Harris was a brave officer of the Confederacy, a pioneer railroad engineer, a successful and leading stock raiser of improved breeds and, both in state and national bodies (including the Congress of the United States), an untiring and effective promoter of agricultural interests. Born in Loudoun County, Virginia, October 29, 1841, as a boy he was educated in his native state and at Buenos Aires, Argentina, whither his father had been sent as United States minister. In June, 1859, he graduated from Columbia College, Washington, District of Columbia. Immediately afterward he went to Central America and spent … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Robert B. Mitchell, Gen.

Gen. Robert B. Mitchell was a soldier of the Mexican war from Ohio, a leading figure of Kansas territorial days, one of the ablest officers of the Oivil war representing the Union army of the state, and finally governor of the Territory of New Mexico. He was born in Richland County, Ohio, April 4, 1823; educated at Washington College in Pennsylvania, after which he studied law; was admitted to the bar, and practiced at Mansfield, Ohio, from 1844 to 1846. He then entered the army as a first lientenant in an Ohio regiment and served through the Mexican war, resuming … Read more

District of Columbia WW2 NMCG Casualty List – A Surnames

ABBOTT, John Walter, Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Charollett Miller Abbott, 520 Jefferson St., N. W. ABELMAN, Norman S., Pvt., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Anna L. Abelman, 1200 G St., S. E. ALTICE, Herbert Wilson, Pfc., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Gladys E. Altice, 318 A. Street, S. E. ANDERSON, Charles C., Jr., Sgt., USMC. Parents, Commander and Mrs. Charles Carter Anderson, Sr., 3611 34th St., N. W. ARMSTRONG, Robert Benton, Boilermaker 2c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto B. Armstrong, 652 Xenia St., S. E.

District of Columbia WW2 NMCG Casualty List – B Surnames

BAKER, Charles Nelson, Steward’s Mate 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Daisy Baker, 1215 Rhode Island Ave., N. W. BALDWIN, Wilfred, Cpl., USMC. Wife, Mrs. Wilfred Baldwin, 2923 Northampton St., N. W. BARKSDALE, Marion Nathaniel, Steward 3c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Annie Lee Barksdale, 2013 Rosedale St., N. E. BARRY, George Joseph, Motor Machinist’s Mate 3c, USNR. Aunt, Nellie M. Barry, 1144 Owen Place, N. E. BARTLETT, Leslie Floyd, Chief Electrician’s Mate, USN. Wife, Mrs. Johanna W. Bartlett, 1410 Ridge Place, S. E. BARTON, Robert Stuart, Lt., (jg), USNR. Sister, Miss Jessie C. Barton, 811 Quincy St., N. W. BASINGER, Glenn William, Boatswain’s … Read more

District of Columbia WW2 NMCG Casualty List – L Surnames

LAFRANCE, Louis N., Pfc., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Elsie M. LaFrance, 3903 24th St., N. E. LANIGAN, Paul Raymond, Radioman 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M. Lanigan, 639 14th St., N. E. LE BIHAIN, Ernest Joseph, Pfc., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Florence M. LeBihain, 1509 D St., N. E. LEE, Kenneth Gordon, Ensign, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Lee, 3130 Wisconsin Ave., N. W. LEEKA, Keith Lloyd, Boatswain, USN. Wife, Mrs. Mary Sophronia Leeka, 1012 South Carolina Ave., S. E. LEFFLER, Harris Palmer, Motor Machinist’s Mate 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jennie Palmer Leffler, 2027 Rosemont Ave., … Read more

District of Columbia WW2 NMCG Casualty List – W Surnames

WAGNER, James Robert, Lt., (jg), USNR. Wife, Mrs. Dorothy Draper Wagner, 1810 24th St., N. W. WAH, Gong Wing, Seaman 2c, USNR. Godfather, Hom Wing Dew, 513 Florida Ave., N. W. WALLER, James Augustus, Fireman 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Williams Waller, 2611 Adams Mill Road, N. W. WARD, Elmer, Storekeeper, USN. Mother, Mrs. Effie Cecelia Ward, Congress Heights. WARD, John Eldon, Jr., Seaman 1c, USNR. Father, Mr. Eldon Ward, Sr., 943 C St., S. W. WATERS, Hiram Beverly, Pharmacist’s Mate 3c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Thelma Katherine Waters, 405 Webster St., N. W. WEBB, Wilbur Kenneth, Chief Storekeeper, … Read more

District of Columbia WW2 NMCG Casualty List – J Surnames

JACKSON, Henry, Steward’s Mate 1c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Hattie Miller, 2712 Olive Avenue, N. W. JAHN, Marcus Leonard, Radioman 3c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Josephine Bain Jahn, 2616 Myrtle Avenue, N. E. JENKINS, Leroy Malcom, Seaman 1c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Mae Ella Jenkins, 413 G St., N. E. JERKINS, Floyd W., Cpl., USMC. Wife, Mrs. Floyd W. Jerkins, 2409 Randolph Place, N. E. JOHNSON, Herman Commodore, Steward 3c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Mamie Gary, 2115 N St., N. W. JOHNSON, Ralph Eugene, Boatswain’s Mate 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Ruth Ellen Johnson, 332 Seaton Place, N. E. JONES, Albert Edward, 1st Lt., USMCR. … Read more

District of Columbia WW2 NMCG Casualty List – K Surnames

KASHUBA, Joseph F., Jr., Cpl., USMC. Wife, Mrs. Ann F. Kashuba, 1915 K St., N. W. KEHOE, James F., 2nd Lt., USMCR. Father, Mr. James F. Kehoe, 3823 Fessenden St., N. W. KELLY, Charles H., 1st Lt., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Kelly, 4724 South Dakota Ave., N. E. KELLY, Julian Alvin, Apprentice Seaman, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Estelle Kelly, 1214 Massachusetts Ave., N. W. KENNEDY, Frank E., Gunnery Sgt., USMC. Mother, Mrs. Izola Kennedy, 2001 Evarts St., N. E. KENNEY, Joseph Paul, Seaman 2c, USCGR. Brother, Mr. James Frank Kenney, 1313 Adams St., N. E. KENNON, John Bowers, … Read more

District of Columbia WW2 NMCG Casualty List – T Surnames

TALBERT, John Lawrence, Pharmacist’s Mate 2c, USN. Wife, Mrs. Margaret Kerby Talbert, 938 14th St., S. E. TAYLOR, Joseph A., Cpl., USMC. Mother, Mrs. Ruth Taylor, 6760 Oxon Hill Road. TEAVER, William Thomas, Machinist’s Mate 2c, USN. Wife, Mrs. Eunice Irene Teaver, 1368 Euclid St., N. W. TENNEY, Larry Albert, Aviation Radioman 3c, USNR. Parents, Lt. Colonel and Mrs. Leo A. Tenney, 2737 Devonshire Place, N. W. TEMPLETON, Jay R., Pfc., USMC. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Templeton, 4421 Ord St., N. E. (Later address: Arlington, VA.) THEW, Richard Ridley, Fire Controlman 1c, USN. Wife, Mrs. Helen Marie Thew, … Read more

District of Columbia WW2 NMCG Casualty List – F Surnames

FABER, Jerome Ernest, Torpedoman’s Mate 3c, USNR. Father, Mr. Sigfried Faber, 3509 11th St., N. W. FAIRBANKS, John Francis, Jr., Lt., USN. Sister, Mrs. Dora F. Riddle, 2921 7th St., S. E. FARRELL, Lee Ray, Hospital Apprentice 1c, USN. Father, Mr. Robert Plowden Farrell, 5110 7th St., N. W. FAUNCE, Charles C., Jr., Pfc., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Faunce, Sr., 5922 13th St., N. E. FENNELL, Aloysius S., Jr., 2nd Lt., USMCR. Father, Mr. Aloysius S. Fennell, 1310 Kearney St., N. E. FISHER, William L., Pfc., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Babe Fisher, 1122 25th St., N. W. FLEMING, … Read more