Ora
Washington
Born about in File, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James T Washington
and Laura (Young) Washington
Sister of
Vernon Washington, Flora Washington, Lee Washington, Georgia Washington, Elizzie B Washington, Laura Washington, Cristinie Washington and Lara J Washington
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 73
in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
Ora Mae Washington was the first prominent African American athlete to dominate two sports, tennis and basketball. [1]
Born on January 23, 1898, in Caroline County, Virginia, she was the daughter of James “Tommy” and Laura O. Young-Washington. Washington’s family moved north in search of opportunity around 1912 and settled in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She died in 1971 and is buried in Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery in Sparta, Virginia.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia: Ora Washington
- ↑ "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #100912113 : accessed 27 October 2022), Memorial page for Ora Mae Washington (23 Jan 1898-28 May 1971), citing Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Sparta, Caroline County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Nancy "Jean" Washington (contributor 47062541).
See also:
- 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Shumansville, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: 1702; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1241702
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #71359415 (accessed 10 December 2022)
Orah Washington (3), single daughter, in household of Tommie Washington (34) in Shumansville, Caroline, Virginia. Born in Virginia, USA. - 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: T624_1624; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1375637
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #179306664 (accessed 10 December 2022)
Ora N Washington (12), single daughter, in household of James T Washington (43) in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia. - https://www.bbc.com/sport/63066765
- https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/washington-ora-mae-1898-1971/
- Wikidata: Item Q7099205, en:Wikipedia
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