Oscar
Earl
Redman
aka Redmond
Born about in Patterson Creek, Mineral, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Charles W Redman
and Sarah Susan (Hamilton) Redman
Brother of
Helen Gertrude (Redman) Gates, Alice M Redman, Nancy R (Redman) Wear, Norman Earl Claude Redman, Susan Frances Redman, Thomas Milton Redman, Harry Page Redman and Mary Margaret (Redman) Cooper
Husband of
Sarah Naomi Washington
— married
16 Nov 1926 in Mineral, West Virginia, United States
Father of
Oscar Earl Redman, James Nelson Redman, Patricia Ann (Redman) Holly, Richard Redman, Robert Burns Redman and Charles Kinnison Redman
Died
at about age 73
in Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Oct 2015
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Biography
Oscar Redman is a part of US Black heritage.
Oscar Earl Redman was born on 5 January 1899[1] to Charles W Redman (abt.1850-abt.1915) and his wife, Sarah Susan (Hamilton) Redman (abt.1860-aft.1940). [2]
He appears in the 1900 census with his parents, siblings, and two of his uncles (George T Redman (1853-) and David K Redman (1856-)) in Mineral, West Virginia.[3]
In the 1910 census, the family appears together, in Frankfort, Mineral, West Virginia. [4]
He registered for the World War I draft on September 12, 1918. His registration gives an address of 284 South Water Street in Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia. He was employed as a janitor by L J Karskadon (sp?). His mother, Susan, is listed as his next of kin. [1]
In the 1920 census, he is living with his widowed mother, Sarah Susan (Hamilton) Redman (abt.1860-aft.1940), He is listed as a laborer working for the railroad and his sister, Margaret, is listed as a marker at a laundry. At this time, he is known by Earl.[5]
He married Sarah Naomi [Naoma] Washington on November 16, 1926 in Mineral West Virginia.[6]
By the 1930 census, Oscar and wife "Naoma" have two children. The family is enumerated in his mother's household, along with two of Oscar's uncles.[7]
He and Sarah appear in the 1940 census with the last name recorded as Redmond. They were living at 119 South Lee Street in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland. They lived in the same place in 1935, but not the same house. He was a night watchman at a garage.[8]
They had six children at the time. The older four children had all attended school in the past year.[8]
- Oscar, 12
- James, 10
- Patricia, 8
- Richard, 6
- Bobbie, 4
- Kennison, 1
He died in 1972[9] in Cedarcrest Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. He had only lived in Hartford for a year. He was buried in Cumberland. Based on the obituary in the Hartford paper, his son Earl, Richard, and Robert all lived in Hartford. Son James lived in Phoenix and Charles K., lived in Auburn, New York. HIs daughter, Reita Redman Davis, lived in New York City and his daughter, Patricia Redman Holly, lived in Cumberland, Maryland. His brother, Harry, was also still living in Cumberland. [10]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8QQ-8R8 : 20 January 2021), Earl Oscar Redman, 1917-1918.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Z9-9GB : accessed 4 February 2021), Oscar E Redman in household of Charles W Redman, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 8B, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,766.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Z9-9GB : accessed 17 October 2015), Oscar E Redman in household of Charles W Redman, Frankford district (Magisterial), Mineral, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 8B, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,766.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJS-W85 : accessed 17 October 2015), Oscar E Redman in household of Charles W Redman, Frankfort, Mineral, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62, sheet 13B, family 242, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,703.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN2B-S36 : 4 February 2021), Earl Redman in entry for Susan Redman, 1920.
- ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR6G-7PQ : 11 February 2018), Oscar Earl Redman and Sarah Naomi Washington, 16 Nov 1926; citing Mineral, West Virginia, v 5 p 16, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 811,519.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMHV-DMD : accessed 4 February 2021), Kenneth Redman in household of Susan Redman, Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 3A, line 37, family 57, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2547; FHL microfilm 2,342,281.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K768-YRM : 8 January 2021), Oscar E Redmond, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-5, sheet 9B, line 53, family 173, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1498.
- ↑ Oscar E Redman in the Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012. State File #: 14653. Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2003. Original data: Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001. Hartford, CT, USA: Connecticut Department of Health. Ancestry Record 4124 #566927
- ↑ Obituary of Oscar Redman in the U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. Hartford Courant; Publication Date: 10 Jul 1972; Publication Place: Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America; URL: Harvard Courant, July 10 1972. Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019.
- Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 04 February 2021), memorial page for Oscar Earl Redman Sr. (1900–1972), Find A Grave: Memorial #38437520, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Byron (contributor 47100405) . Note: Gravestone picture shows dates 1900 - 1972.
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