Jeremiah Daniel Baltimore (1852 - 1929)

Born 15 Apr 1852 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Husband of Ella Virgin (Waters) Baltimore — married 28 May 1873 in District of Columbia, United States

Husband of Jeannette E (Anderson) Baltimore — married 30 Dec 1908 in District of Columbia, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Jul 1929 at age 77 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Jeremiah Baltimore was a Freemason.

Jeremiah Daniel Baltimore was an engineer, inventor and educator in Washington, D.C. He served as chief engineer at Freedmen's Hospital and was responsible for mechanical instruction in the city's African-American schools for over thirty years. He received a patent for inventing a pyrometer device.^[1]

Jeremiah Daniel Baltimore was born in Washington D.C. on April 15, 1852 to Thomas Baltimore and his wife, Hannah Self.^[2][3]

From Wikipedia:

For many years he was an engineer in the service of the United States Navy and served as chief engineer at the Freedmen's Hospital. He was also a teacher of mechanics, and was responsible for mechanical instruction in the African-American schools in the city from 1890 to 1922. He was on the trial board of the Naval battleship USS Texas (1892) and was among the organizers and officers of the Potomac Hospital and Training School. In 1903 he was elected a member of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia. In 1915 he was made member of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Art, Manufactures, and Commerce of London.... He was for a long time a trustee of the Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church in Washington, D.C.^[1]

On May 28, 1873, he married Ella Virgin Waters in Washington D.C.^[4][5] They had at least five children before Ella died on May 7, 1889. A member of the Daughters of Levi and the Young Ladies Brilliant Star, at the time of her death she was a member of the Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion church.

Almost twenty years later, Jeremiah Baltimore remarried to Jeanette E. Anderson in December 1908.^[6] Jeanette was director of art in the public schools. They had no children together.

Jeremiah Baltimore died the evening of Monday, July 29 1929. At his death, he was a member of the 19th Street Baptist Church, where his funeral was held.^[1] According to his obituary, his burial was in Harmony Cemetery;^[7] however, he has a large crypt at the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland.^[8]

He was survived by two sons, attorney Richard Lemuel Baltimore and Jeremiah Archibald Baltimore, and one daughter, Ella Baltimore Bryant.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Wikipedia contributors, "Jeremiah Daniel Baltimore," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Daniel_Baltimore
2. ↑ Death: "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961"
   citing reference ID cn322162, District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,116,107.
   FamilySearch Record: F7TN-XVX (accessed 8 April 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9ZR-J922-3
   Jeremiah D Baltimore death 29 Jul 1929 (age 74), son of Thos Baltimore & Hannah, husband of Jeannette E. Balimore, in District of Columbia, United States.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   Citing Page: 150; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 103; FHL microfilm: 803103; Record number: 10030;
   FamilySearch (accessed 4 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00560
   Jeremiah Baltimore (8) in 5th Ward Washington City, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Born in Washington.
4. ↑ Marriage: "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950"
   Citing p. 211, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,107,690.
   FamilySearch (accessed 4 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00173
   Jeremiah D Baltimore marriage to Ella V Waters on 28 May 1873 in District of Columbia, United States.
5. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: 124; Page: 190A; Enumeration District: 079
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #35180167 (accessed 5 November 2022)
   Jer Baltimore (27), married, Locksmith, head of household in Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. Born in Washington, D.C.
6. ↑ Marriage: "District of Columbia Marriages, 1830-1921"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 2108445; Record number: 557;
   FamilySearch (accessed 4 January 2022)
   Jeremiah D Baltimore (52) marriage to Jeannette E. Anderson on 30 Dec 1908 in District of Columbia, United States.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Obituary for Jeremiah D. Baltimore, Evening Star, Washington, D.C., Wed, 31 Jul 1929, p. 9; Free View of Clipping
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97015089/jeremiah-daniel-baltimore : accessed 04 January 2022), memorial page for Jeremiah Daniel Baltimore (15 Apr 1852–29 Jul 1929), Find A Grave: Memorial #97015089, citing Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Wanda White (contributor 47184571).

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
  Citing enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 4A, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,162.
  FamilySearch (accessed 4 January 2022)
  FamilySearch Image
  Jerry D Baltimore (47), widowed head of household in Washington city, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
  Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 159, sheet 4B, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 153; FHL microfilm 1,374,166.
  FamilySearch (accessed 4 January 2022)
  FamilySearch Image Image number 00699
  Jeremiah D Baltimore (54), married head of household in Precinct 8, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Born in District of Columbia.

• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
  Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 210; Line: 19; FHL microfilm: 1820210; Record number: 48310;
  FamilySearch (accessed 4 January 2022)
  FamilySearch Image Image number 01065
  Jerimiah D Baltimore (63), married head of household in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

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• Wikidata: Item Q26998230