Category Archives: Prince George's County

Addison Stewart and Caroline Stewart

This blog post is one of a series that explores the lives of the people enslaved by the Sasscer family, who lived south of Upper Marlboro in Prince George’s County, MD. The primary estate for the family was named Pleasant Hills and additional posts about the people can be found under the category “Pleasant Hills”.

Identified children of Dora and Mary Stewart from the 1867 Slave Statistics, 1870 & 1880 Census, and Index of Marriage Licenses, Prince George’s County, Maryland 1777-1886

Addison Stewart is the second oldest son of Dora and Mary Stewart. Addison was enslaved by the Sasscers, while his wife and son were living elsewhere. Their marriage was recognized in 1870; the marriage license lists his wife as Caroline Stewart, leaving ambiguity as to what her maiden name was. The PG Slave statistics do not list a Caroline Stewart nor a Nathan Stewart

Birth years calculated from the 1870 Census

In 1870, Addison and his family are living with the other Stewarts, working the Sasscer land. Addison is a farm hand while Caroline, his wife, is listed as “keeping house”. Unlike the other wives of the Stewart family, who are listed as servants. This suggests the possibility that Caroline provided child care while the others worked in the fields and the house. In 1880, Addison is still working the land, though it appears he moved away from the Sasscer lands to an estate closer to the Patuxent River. He is listed in the census as living near Richard B. B. Chew who held lands along the river. Addison is neighbored with another person identified as being enslaved by the Sasscers, Tom Beall.

By 1880, Addison has become injured, though the extents of his injuries are unclear. The census taker marked that he was “maimed, crippled or bedridden” while also marking his occupation as “farm hand”. This suggests that despite the injury, Addison still worked the fields; his wife Caroline, is still listed as “keeping house”. In the 1890s, Addison is listed as an “out-pensioner” in the Prince George’s Enquirer and Marlboro Advertiser; an “out-pensioner” received direct payment support from the County, as opposed to being housed in the county poor-house. They were typically granted to individuals deemed “too old, crippled or young to work”. More information about this can be found on the Maryland State Archives page. This suggests that Addison’s injury prevented him from working over time. He died in 1904 from a cerebral hemorrhage, his occupation still listed as a “Farm Hand”.

additional families from Pleasant Hills

Doradie Stewart and Rebecca Caroline Deville

This blog post is one of a series that explores the lives of the people enslaved by the Sasscer family, who lived south of Upper Marlboro in Prince George’s County, MD. The primary estate for the family was named Pleasant Hills and additional posts about the people can be found under the category “Pleasant Hills”.…

Ariana Stewart and Pinkney Brown

This blog post is one of a series that explores the lives of the people enslaved by the Sasscer family, who lived south of Upper Marlboro in Prince George’s County, MD. The primary estate for the family was named Pleasant Hills and additional posts about the people can be found under the category “Pleasant Hills”.

Addison Stewart and Caroline Stewart

This blog post is one of a series that explores the lives of the people enslaved by the Sasscer family, who lived south of Upper Marlboro in Prince George’s County, MD. The primary estate for the family was named Pleasant Hills and additional posts about the people can be found under the category “Pleasant Hills”.

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Dora Stewart and John Henry Stewart

This blog post is one of a series that explores the lives of the people enslaved by the Sasscer family, who lived south of Upper Marlboro in Prince George’s County, MD. The primary estate for the family was named Pleasant Hills and additional posts about the people can be found under the category “Pleasant Hills”.

Historic American Buildings Survey, Creator, and Catherine C Lavoie, Boucher, Jack E, photographer. Pleasant Hills,Croom Station Road, Upper Marlboro, Prince George’s County, MD. Prince George’s County Maryland Upper Marlboro, 1933. Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/md1231/.

Dora Stewart was 70 years old when he was emancipated in 1864 by the Maryland Constitution. He had been enslaved by the Sasscer family since at least 1821 when he was listed in the inventory for William Sasscer’s estate, where he was valued at $500. His inferred wife, Mary and his children were also enslaved by the Sasscer family. In the 1870 census, Dora and many of his family and those enslaved by the Sasscer’s were still living on the lands of Pleasant Hills. Dora’s occupation was recorded as a servant, suggesting that he continued to work for the Sasscer family, cleaning and repairing their dwelling plantation. His wife, Mary, is not listed in the census records, which suggests she died before 1870 and Dora is not listed in the 1880 census which suggests he died between 1870 and 1880.

Identified children of Dora and Mary Stewart from the 1867 Slave Statistics, 1870 & 1880 Census, and Index of Marriage Licenses, Prince George’s County, Maryland 1777-1886

John Henry Stewart & Harriet Ann Thomas

John Henry is the oldest identified son of Dora Stewart. He and his wife, Harriet Ann Thomas, lived with Dora and their two daughters on the Sasscer land after emancipation.

Based on the Slave Statistics, Harriet was most likely enslaved by the estate of Mary M. Warring. Her estate was managed by John H. Waring after her death in the 1850s.

John Henry continued to work the land, while both Ann and Dora worked as servants. In both census, he listed near the residence of Henrietta (Sasscer) Hill, Zadock’ daughter and her husband, William I Hill. By 1900, his wife, Harriet is listed as a widow in the census. Harriet Ann Stewart, Dora’s daughter-in-law, died in 1907 and her death certificate was completed by her son-in-law who listed her father as Stephen Thomas. They had seven children, six of which have been identified in the census records and four of which died prior to the 1900 census.

Family recreated based on information provided in 1900-1910 Census
The 1900 & 1910 census recorded “Number of Years married” and the 1900 Census recorded “Mother of how many children” and “Number of children still living”

additional families from Pleasant Hills

Dora Stewart and John Henry Stewart

This blog post is one of a series that explores the lives of the people enslaved by the Sasscer family, who lived south of Upper Marlboro in Prince George’s County, MD. The primary estate for the family was named Pleasant Hills and additional posts about the people can be found under the category “Pleasant Hills”.…

Reeder Siblings | marriages

Known Information

James, John, and Thomas Reeder and Mary Ellen (Reeder) Fountain lived in DC after the Civil War.

Sources

Census

1870; Census Place: Washington Ward 3, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M593_124; Page: 475A

1870; Census Place: Washington Ward 3, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M593_124; Page: 475B

1870; Census Place: Washington Ward 3, Washington, District of Columbia;Roll: M593_124; Page: 449B

Marriage Records

District of Columbia, Marriage Records, 1810-1953 | ancestry.com


United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872 | familysearch.org

City Directory

District of Columbia Birth Returns, 1874-1897 | familysearch.org

Birth Certificates

Reeder, Baby, 9236, 20 Nov 1876 | DC Archives

Reeder, Baby, 28331, 16 Jan 1882 | DC Archives

Reeder, Baby, 36254, 15 May 1882 | DC Archives

Three Reeder brothers, James, John, and Thomas were recorded in the 1868 Washington City Directory as living at M and 6 NE, which is near the Kendall Green Barracks. Bank records also list them as the brothers of Mary Ellen Fountain.

James Reeder

James was living with Emeline, his wife, and their sone Henry J. in 1870. Walter Reeder, age 11, is also living with them. Based on the bank records of Mary Ellen Fountain, Walter is James’ younger brother.

DC Marriage records lists a marriage for James Reeder and Emeline Dorsey on 13 Aug 1868. A birth record for a daughter born in 1876 lists both James Henry Reeder and Emeline Dorsey Reeder as the parents, and that they both were born in St. Mary’s County, MD. A birth record for a daughter born in 1883 lists Emeline’s last name was West, but provides the mother’s birthplace as St. Mary’s County

John Reeder

John Reeder is living with his wife, Cora, and their son, Willie, who was born in DC in 1868; Cora collected rations in January 1868 due to “sickness”, it is possible that in addition to any number of illnesses suffered by freedpeople as a result of malnourishment, exposure from poor shelter and clothing, that she was pregnant and sick with morning sickness.

They are living with is likely the younger siblings of Cora, suggesting that her last name is Key.

The Freedmen’s Bureau recorded marriages for freedmen that had not been formally recognized before. In 1867, John Reader and Cora Keys had their 1861 marriage in St. Mary’s County, MD, recorded in the DC Bureau They listed that they had one child, which suggests that they had an older child prior to Willie. A priest named Moore married them.

Thomas Reeder

Thomas is living with his wife, Martha, and their daughter Mary E. They do not have any other family living with them.

DC Marriage Records lists Thomas Reeder’s marriage to Martha Colbert in June 1867. An 1882 birth certificate for their son lists her maiden name as Calbert and that she was born in Prince George’s County.

Mary Ellen Reeder

Mary E Fountain is living near her brother, Thomas Reeder, just a few households away in the census. She is living with her husband Benj. F. Fountain.

DC Marriage Records lists Mary Ellen Reeder’s marriage to Benj Franklin Fountain in June 1866. No children have been located for them.

Further Research Needed:

  • Research the Key, Dorsey and Reeder family in St. Mary’s County
  • Research the Colbert family in Prince George’s County
  • Research the Fountain family in Virginia

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Benjamin Wedge | Browns, MD

Known Information

The 1910-1920 Census lists the place of residence for George and Mary Wedge as near Upper Marlboro, MD. Their death certificates list their place of residence as Browns, MD

Sources

1930 Census

1930; Census Place: Mellwood, Prince George, Maryland; Page: 2B | ancestry.com

Benjamin Wedge was born in 1888; he was one of the younger sons of George and Mary Elizabeth Wedge. In 1910, he is recorded living in his parents’ household, age 22 and already widowed. He has his own young son, that he named after himself, age 1. By 1920, he has remarried; He, his wife, Julia, and his son, Benjamin are living with his parents. Both the 1910 and the 1920 household are located near Upper Marlboro, MD.

In 1925, Benjamin was the informant for his mother’s death certificate. The place of residence was lists as Browns, MD. Browns is a small farming town northeast of Upper Marlboro and its own distinct community from Upper Marlboro. George Wedge, who died in 1924, died as a result of a kick to the head by a horse.

1930 Census

In 1930, Ben is in Browns Md. The size of the community appears to be small as the census enumerator specifically wrote the name of town next to the entries. Five families are listed on page 1B; four families are listed on page 2A and two on page 2B, for a total of 11 families. Robert Brown owns land worth $10,000 and William Marr owns land worth $5,000. Eight of the families rented their farms. Wedge’s monthly rent was $400, which when compared to the other Black tenant farmers suggested he worked a larger parcel of land, as some of the families’ rent were $100 and 150. It was still small compared to the white tenant farmers whose rent was $3,000 and $1500.

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George Wedge and Mary Sharps

Over the decades through census records

Known Information

George Washington Wedge and Mary Elizabeth Sharps were married in 1872 and raised their family in and around Queen Anne’s District of Prince George’s County, Maryland

Sources

1880 Census

1880; Census Place: Marlboro, Prince George’, Maryland; Roll: 513;Page: 73B | ancestry.com

1900 Census

1900; Census Place: Queen Anne, Prince George, Maryland; Page: 3;Enumeration District: 0098 | ancestry.com

1910 Census

1910; Census Place: Election District 3, Prince George’s, Maryland; Roll: T624_567; Page: 7B | ancestry.com

1920 Census

1920; Census Place: Marlboro, Prince Georges, Maryland; Roll: T625_674;Page: 4A | ancestry.com

The table summarizes the household of George and Mary Wedge from 1880-1920. The 1890 Census was burned in a fire and generally unavailable. The individuals and their ages are recorded in the table.

Note on census locations

Marlboro District is located directly south of Queen Anne’s District within Prince George’s County.

Excerpt from Hopkins Map of 1878

Name1880
Marlboro District, PG		1900
Queen Anne, PG		1910
District 3, PG (Marlboro)		1920
Marlboro, PG
George (Washington)35606075
Lizzie2855
(10 children, 6 living) 		55 (10 children, 6 living)70
Edward/Eddie J524
George W/Willie121
Martha1635
Robert15
Bennie122229
Ernest10
Mary, (grand)mother6080
John, brother2140
Mary, sister16
Berry Young, grandson13
Benjamin, grandson110
Julia, daughter in law24
Robert Asbery, lodger20
William Brice, lodger35

1880 Census | Community Context

Scanning names on either side of the 1880 census listing for George Wedge allows the identification of neighbors, which used in conjunction with landowner maps provides an approximate location for their residence.

Hopkins, Griffith Morgan, Jr. Atlas of fifteen miles around Washington, including the County of Prince George, Maryland. Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins, 1878.

The white text on the map excerpt indicate the individual’s dwelling number and page in the 1880 Census. Mordecai Plummer and Wm. B Hill were large white landowners. Walter Harrison and John Quander were Black landowners.

Plummer owned a large tract of land called “Spring Hill” that was partitioned in 1873 with some land being given to his daughter and her husband John Bowling. Henry W. Clagett, the nephew of Plummer, is listed south of the Mount Pleasant Ferry Road.

George Wedge was on page 73B, which suggest that the family lived slightly north of the Quander and Harrison house and on the east side of the road to Florenceville.

George and his family members, as well as his neighbors are listed as laborers, while Plummer and Hill are listed as farmers. In 1875, John Henry Quander purchased an acre from Clagett and worked a tenant farmer for John Bowling according to the Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form for his home. This suggests that George Wedge and his neighbors worked on the Plummer, Bowling, and Clagett properties, as well, as tenant farmers after the Civil War.

1910 Community Context

In 1910, George Wedge is listed on page 7b as John W Wedge. His wife, Lizzie, and son, Benjamin, are consistent with previous records, as is his middle initial, suggesting it was an error on the part of the census enumerator, recording John instead of George.

Their two neighbors, James Ireland and Benjamin Galloway, have the phrase “club house” listed in the notes about their occupation and in the margin of the Census page is written, “Marlborough Hills Landing Road”. This is the road on the east side Upper Marlborough that leads from Chas. Ridgeley past Wm. B Hill’s residence to a store and Boat Landing on the 1878 Hopkins Map.

The club house most likely refers to the Marlboro Hunt Club, which began in 1880. It operated as a sportsman’s club, with president’s like FDR and Teddy Roosevelt visiting. It was called the Patuxent Gun and Rod Club in the early 1900s.

Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar 1899, p. 3

On the preceding page is the record for Reverdy Sasscer. According to the documentation included in the application for House at Hills Landing to be Maryland Historic Property, the Anne Brooke, the daughter of Wm Hill, conveyed the property to Sasscer in 1901. The address given is 5802 Green Landing Road, very near to the location of the Marlboro Hunt Club.

This suggests that George Wedge and his family were living in the Hill’s Landing Community, working as a tenant farmer on the lands that historically have been owned by the Hill family.

1920 Community Context

In 1920, George Wedge is listed on page 4A. In the margins of the page, the enumerator lists North Side of Marlborough to Wells Corner Road, and the locality at the top is listed as outside town limits.

“Sugar Hill” was the name of a small African-American community that lived outside of Upper Marlboro, near the railroad lines. It had been established when several African-Americans labored on the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad after the Civil War. (Approved Historic Sites and Districts Plan) On page 3B, several of the residents are laborers for the Steam Railroad, suggesting that the Wedge family lived in vicinity of the Sugar Hill neighborhood.

George Wedge is the neighbor of Robert L Hall who married the granddaughter of Mordecai Plummer. Hall’s son was a businessman at the tobacco market, also located in vicinity of Sugar Hill.

Further Research Needed:

  • Locate records that better identify possible locations in Queen Anne’s District for the 1900 census.

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George and Mary Wedge | Browns, MD

Known Information

George W Wedge died on 11 October 1924 and lived near Browns, Md. Mary Elizabeth Wedge died 25 April 1925 and lived near Browns, MD

Sources

Death Certificates

Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics (Death Record, Counties) Prince George’s County, [MSA SE43-3797] and [MSA SE43-3828] | Maryland State Archives

Record

1920; Census Place: Marlboro, Prince Georges, Maryland; Roll: T625_674;Page: 4A | ancestry.com

Both George and Mary Wedge had the village or city of Browns listed on their death certificate as their place of residence. Browns was a small farming community northwest of Upper Marlboro in the Marlborough District of Prince George’s County. It was located at the intersection of Brown Road and Browns Station Road, north of Cabin Branch. It is also near a community called Westphalia. The area is immediately southwest of Oak Grove.

Railway Station

Inside of Chesapeake Beach Railway Time Table for 1904, Smithsonian Institution Archives, RU 007181, Box 2, Folder 9, Image Number SIA2015-002378.
| Smithsonian Archives

RU 007181, Box 2, Folder 9;

A station was build near where Brown’s store was indicated on the map when the Chesapeake Beach Railway was built shortly before the turn of the century. The railway brought tourists to Chesapeake Beach until the Great Depression when it wasn’t financially viable anymore.

Hopkins, Griffith Morgan, Jr. Atlas of fifteen miles around Washington, including the County of Prince George, Maryland. Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins, 1878.

Farming Community

The cluster of names around Benj H Brown with the store shows the location of Browns, Maryland. Westphalia is immediately to the west where the School House and Grave Yard are indicated. Brown appears to have operated the store as evidenced by advertisements run in the local newspaper.

The Prince George’s Enquirer and Southern Maryland Advertiser, 24 Apr 1896, page 2 | newspapers.com
Washington Times, 12 Aug 1909, page 9
newspapers.com

Further Research Needed:

  • Compare this residence with residences in the censuses

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James Edward Wedge | death certificate

Known Information

James Wedge married Emma Lee in Prince George’s County in 1900. They had several children listed in the 1920 census.

Sources

Death Certificate

Scanned Copy received from the DC Archives

Obituary

Evening Star 
Washington, District of Columbia
21 Jan 1922, Sat  •  Page 7 | newspapers.com

Summary Statement

James E. Wedge was born on 8 Oct 1881 in Prince George’s County Maryland to Geo. Wedge and Elizabeth Sharps, both of whom were from Maryland.

He moved to DC around 1901, which would have been shortly after his marriage to Emma. They lived at 1329 South Carolina Ave, SE.

He was a laborer in General Housework which suggests a janitorial position.

He died January 19, 1922 from apoplexy, or stroke after being in a coma for 5 days.

He was buried in Mt. Olivet.

Further Research Needed:

  • Compare the birth date for James Edward with census records
  • Identify the Sharps family and Elizabeth Sharps relation to them

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Wedge and Lee families | marriages

Known Information

Emma Lee and James Wedge are listed as the parents on the death certificates of Sarah Irene Snowden, Emma M Wedge, and Joseph A. Wedge

Sources

Death Certificates

District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961

Image Number 01805, 1421, 1199

Marriage Records

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURT
(Marriage License Applications)
1886-1984
T757

1900 Census

1900; Census Place: Election District 1, Anne Arundel, Maryland; Page: 25

Emma M. Lee and Jas. Edward Wedge applied for a marriage license in Prince George’s County, Maryland in 1900. They married in Upper Marlboro on 27 Jun 1900. Eddie Wedge applied for the license.

Catherine Lee and Robert Wedge also applied for a marriage license in Prince George’s County in 1904. They married in Upper Marlboro on 28 Dec 1904. George Wedge applied for the license.

1900 Census

Both Robert and James are listed in the 1900 Census with their father, George Wedge in the Queen Anne’s District of Prince George’s County. The census was enumerated at the beginning of June prior to the marriage of Emma and James at the end of June.

This suggests that Robert and James are brothers and it is likely that they married sisters from a Lee family living in the vicinity.

Emma Lee | possible census records

A search for Emma Lee in both Prince George’s County and Anne Arundel County does not return a census record that is overtly consistent with what is known about Emma Lee.

A possible record is of an Emma Lee, age 24, who is living as a boarder in a household in Annapolis. Other household members include Susan Wright.

Catherine Lee | possible census records

A search for Catherine Lee in both Prince George’s County and Anne Arundel County returns a possible record in District 1 of Anne Arundel County.

Catherine Lee is living in the household of Washington and Sallie Lee. Two sisters, Rose and Louisa are also listed in the household. Emma is not present.

Emma has several children recorded in the 1920 census, including a daughter named Catherine and Rose L(ouise). The names of her daughters suggests a connection to Washington and Sallie Lee.

In a previous post, a review of Washington Lee’s census records listed his children. Among these children were a Peter, Benjamin, Susan. Emma also has children named Peter Benjamin and Susanna in the 1920 census.

The similarity in names, as well as the proximity of Washington Lee in Anne Arundel County to the Wedge family across the river in Queen Anne’s District of Prince George’s County, suggests that Washington and Sallie Lee are Emma’s parents.

Further Research Needed:

  • What other connections can be made between the Emma Lee/James Wedge household and the Washington Lee household and or Catherine Lee/Robert Wedge household?

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Washington Lee and Sallie Stewart

Over the decades through census records

Known Information

Washington Lee & Sallie Stewart were married in 1870 and raised their family in and around Queen Anne’s District of Prince George’s County, Maryland

Sources

1880 Census

1880; Census Place: Marlboro, Prince George’s, Maryland; Roll: 513;Page: 75B | ancestry.com

1900 Census

1900; Census Place: Election District 1, Anne Arundel, Maryland; Page: 25 | ancestry.com

1910 Census

1910; Census Place: Election District 1, Anne Arundel, Maryland; Roll: T624_550; Page: 12A | ancestry.com

The slideshow has the records for Washington and Sallies family from 1880, 1900 and 1910. The 1890 Census was burned in a fire and generally unavailable. The individuals and their ages are recorded in the table.

Note on census locations

Marlboro District is located directly south of Queen Anne’s District within Prince George’s County.

District 1 is located in the western part of Anne Arundel County, opposite Queen Anne’s District in Prince George’s County

Excerpt from Hopkins Map of 1878

Name1880
Marlboro District, PG		1900
District 1, AA		1910
District 1, AA
Washington Lee406073
Sallie356070
12 Children Born
8 Children still living
Jane7
Susan6
Benjamin5
Sallie3
Peterinfant
Lizzie2
Catherine14
Rosa10
Louisa7
Edwardgrandson, 3

1880 Census | Community Context

Washington and his family were recorded in Marlboro District; the location of their home can be approximated by comparing the names of their neighbors with the Hopkins’ Map of 1878. They did not live very far from their 1870 home which was northwest of Oak Grove in Queen Anne’s district.

A review of the page immediately preceding and following Washington Lee’s record shows that they lived near town. There are at least three carpenters, a bricklayer, storekeeper and hotel keeper listed among the occupation.

Geo. W Brooke and Upton Brooke are listed on the next page. They can be identified on the Marlboro District detail map from Hopkin’s Atlas as being near the Oak Grove Post Office and Brick Church Station. St. Barnabas Episcopal Church was well known for its brick construction and the station on the railroad was later renamed Leeland. It is at the intersection of the modern roads Oak Grove Rd and Leeland Road.

Hopkins created an Atlas of the fifteen miles around Washington DC including the County of Prince George, Maryland in 1878, which also lists landowners.

Hopkins, Griffith Morgan, Jr. Atlas of fifteen miles around Washington, including the County of Prince George, Maryland. Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins, 1878.

1900-1910 Community Context

In the margin of the 1910 Census is written Governor’s Bridge to Queen Anne, which suggests that the Lee family lived near the Patuxent river between Governor’s Bridge to the north and Queen Anne’s Bridge to the south.

The Paul Sharps family is a relative neighbor of the Lee family in both the 1900 and 1910 census. In 1900, Paul Sharps is listed on page 22 of the census, while the Lee family is listed on page 25. In 1910, Paul Sharps is on the same page as the Lee family.

Washington Lee is listed as the owner of the land in the 1910 Census, while Paul Sharps rents the land he is working.

The Selman family is listed on page 26. There are two Sellman families located near Governor’s Bridge on the 1878 map of District 1 of Anne Arundel. This suggests that the Lee family lived closer to Governor’s Bridge than to Queen Anne.

This area is roughly southeast of the modern day exchange of US Highways 301 and 50.

In both census records, the Parker family has numerous households in close proximity to the Lee family, prompting the research question if they are connected.

Hopkins, Griffith Morgan, Jr. Atlas of fifteen miles around Baltimore, including Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Philadelphia, 1878. Map. 

Further Research Needed:

  • What connections exist between the Parker family and the Lee family?
  • What records exist corroborate the census record that Washington Lee owned his property in 1910?
  • Where did the children live in the 1900 census?

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James Stewart | 1870 Census

Known Information

Washington Lee married Sallie Stewart in 1870. They were neighbors prior to their marriage. Sallie was living in the household of James Stewart.

Sources

1870 Census

Year: 1870; Census Place: Queen Anne, Prince Georges, Maryland; Roll: M593_592; Page: 212A; | ancestry.com

1880 Census

1880; Census Place: Queen Ann, Prince George’s, Maryland; Roll: 513;Page: 157A & B; | ancestry.com

1880; Census Place: Kent, Prince George’s, Maryland; Roll: 514; Page: 258A | ancestry.com

Summary Information

James Stewart is 63 years old, with an approximate birth year of 1807. He is living with four other Stewarts: Polly, age 29, Sallie, age 23, Geo, age 21, Notley, age 10. He has a lodger named Peter Laxton who is 38. He is living near two other households: the Henson household and the household of Beckie Stewart who has two children under the age of 10.

1880 Census

In 1880, James is living in the household of his daughter, Mary Hanson, who is most likely recorded as Polly Stewart in the 1870 census.

The 1880 Census suggests the Polly Stewart, age 29 is the same as Mary Hanson in the 1880 census and that she was the partner of Phillip Henson. Based on her children’s ages, it suggests that her husband died recently. It also confirms that Mary Hanson/Polly Stewart, Peter Blackston/Peter Laxson, and Notley Stewart are siblings, suggesting that they are siblings with the other adult children listed in the 1870 census.

Name1870 Census Age1880 Census AgeNotes
Polly Stewart | Mary Hanson29 40Polly is a diminutive for Mary
The age is consistent
Wm. Henson10not listed
Catherine Henson6not listed
James412The age is consistent
Same name as maternal grandfather
Louisa210The age is consistent
Philip19The age is consistent
Same name as father
Thomasinfant
Annie2

In the neighboring district, Kent’s, George Stewart is recorded with his wife and children. George Stewart, age 45, is married to Beckie Stewart, and their son Patrick, with their children born since 1870. This is consistent with the 1870 Census, in that Geo. Stewart was living in James’ household, and in a neighboring household was recorded Beckie with two children, including a toddler named Patrick.

Further Research Needed:

  • Review PG Slave Statistics for James Stewart and his children
  • Review PG Freedom Papers for individuals with Stewart, Blackstone and Hanson

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