Brief Life History of Hollis Forest
When Hollis Forest Washington was born on 26 October 1894, in Georgia, United States, his father, Marion Edward Washington, was 39 and his mother, Lou Henry Aiken, was 32. He married Ruby Lee Greer on 13 February 1916, in Butts, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Butts, Georgia, United States in 1930 and District 552, Butts, Georgia, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1894. He died on 28 May 1957, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Jackson City Cemetery, Jackson, Butts, Georgia, United States.
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- Forest Washington in household of Marion Washington, "United States Census, 1900"
- Hollie F Washington, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Hollis Forest Washington, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1906 · The Atlanta Race Riot
The Atlanta Race Riot of 1906 occurred on the evening of September 22 through September 24. A newspaper reported the rapes of four white women by African American men. Fueled by pre-existing racial tensions, these reports enraged white men who then arranged gangs to attack African American men. Over the next few days, several thousand white men joined in and in the end, 26 people were killed and many were injured.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Washington in Durham, possibly also from Washington in Sussex. The Durham placename derives from an Old English personal name Hwassa, Hwæssa + the Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. In North America, this surname is by far most common among African Americans (see 2 below).
African American: from the personal name Washington (or George Washington), adopted in honor of George Washington, the 1st president of the US; or adoption of the surname in 1 above, in most cases probably for the same reason.
History: George Washington (1732–99), 1st president of the US (1789–97), was born at Bridges Creek, VA. His great-grandfather had emigrated from Dillicar in Westmorland in 1658. George Washington was a slaveowner, but he became troubled with the institution of slavery. Shortly before his death he decided that his slaves have to be freed after the death of his wife. — With the passage of time, the surname Washington has come to be borne by more African Americans (around 90% of all bearers) than English-Americans. A prominent example was the educator Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), born a slave in VA, who adopted his surname from his stepfather, Washington Ferguson.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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