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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:
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.:
NEW:
Note: Ida
Willett (Thompson) died at age 40
at Providence Hospital in Washington DC.
Per The
Washington Post Sep 25, 1916:
"Ida Thompson, 40 yrs., Providence Hospital"
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