Washington Whitlow Sr.
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Washington Whitlow Sr. (abt. 1851 - 1891)

Washington Whitlow Sr.
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 5 Jan 1878 in Denton, Texas, United Statesmap
Father of
Died at about age 40 in Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 20 Jul 2021
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Biography

Global Cemeteries Project
Washington Whitlow Sr. is buried in St. John's Cemetery.
US Black Heritage Project
Washington Whitlow Sr. is a part of US Black heritage.

Washington was possibly born a slave in 1851 in Alabama.

Marriage

On January 5th, 1878, Whitlow married Caroline Calloway in Denton County, Texas.[1] According to the census of 1880, Whitlow was living in Denton County with his wife Caroline, their three-year-old son, Wash, and his sixteen-year-old step daughter, Emma Calloway. [2]

Land purchase

On November 1, 1880, Whitlow purchased 320 acres of land from RH Bradford and MA Holland for 300 dollars. His name is found on the 1885 and 1886 tax records[3], along with Lewis (Louis) Whitlow, one of the founders of County Line Baptist Church (1885).

Death

In 1891, Whitlow passed away and was buried at St. John’s cemetery in Pilot Point, Texas.

Sources

  1. Ancestry.com. Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
  2. Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 2, Denton, Texas;Roll:1300;Page: 75B;Enumeration District:103;"Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch, Wash Whitlow, 1886;
  3. "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch, Wash Whitlow, 1885




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