Ridgeway, Martin, and Willett Family + Cator

MARYLAND/VIRGINIA/DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Ridgeway - Martin - Willett Family

1900: DC Wash. City 10 Dist Census: June 4, 1900; Series: T623 Roll: 158 Page: 219

Ruth Ridgeway is our maternal direct line.
They reside on 28 Grant Street in DC. Ida (Willett) is the stepdaughter of Philip Martin and his wife Laura. Ida married Henry Ridgeway and she and her husband of 5 years lived with Philip and Laura at 28 Grant Street in DC in 1900. Ida and Henry had three daughters at that time - Ruth (our line born March 1896), Elvie (born March 1898), and infant Marion (born Dec 1899). Philip Martin and Henry Ridgeway both worked as day laborers.

NOTE: Laura Willet married Philip Martin after the 1880 Census (she married Philip about 1882). In the 1880 Census for Middleton, Charles County, Maryland, (FHL Film 1254508, NA Film T9-0508), Laura is the Head of Household (her husband ____ Willett must be deceased or they are divorced). 1880 MD Census:

Laura WILLET	Self	W	Female	W	25	MD	MD	MD
Wm. A. WILLET	Son	S	Male	W	6	MD	MD	MD
Ida F. WILLET	Dau	S	Female	W	4	MD	MD	MD
Walter H. COOMS	Cousin	S	Male	W	20	MD	MD	MD

It is interesting to note in an article in the Washington Post on August 12, 1895, that Laura Willet Martin's son, William A. Willett, Ida's older brother, evidently detested his step-father for whatever reason and was violent toward him. Other than the following article, no information is known of this relationship:

And the following may be Philip Martin, Jr. This is from the Washington Post also, on Sep 12, 1902 page 4. Philip Jr would have been about age 18.

And the following is likely our Philip Martin, Jr. This is from the Washington Post also, on Sep 20, 1904, just two years later when Philip Jr would have been this age.

And this may be Philip Martin, Jr. IF he is 27 years old at time of death, versus the 21 listed in the following news article in the Post on June 6, 1911 and 22 listed in the Death Notices on June 7, 1911..
Anacostia is likely residence of our Philip Martin, Jr.: