Mary Josephine Washington

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Name Variants

Mary Shelby

Josephine Thomas

M Thomas

Mary Thomas

Person ID

184509

About

Black Female born in 1922 died in 1968

Census Records

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1930	Thomas, M Josephine	Daughter	125 Cleveland Ave	8	Black	New York	Single	None
1940	Thomas, Josephine	Daughter	112 Cleveland Ave	18	Black	New York	Single	None
1950	Shelby, Mary J	Wife	223 Cleveland Ave	28	Black	New York	Married	Elevator Operator

Relatives in 1930 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Thomas, Mary	Head	125 Cleveland Ave	44	Black	New York	Married	None
Thomas, Albert	Son	125 Cleveland Ave	22	Black	New York	Single	None
Mann, Sinclair S	Son-in-Law	125 Cleveland Ave	22	Black	New York	Married	Janitor
Mann, Ruth E	Daughter	125 Cleveland Ave	19	Black	New York	Married	None
Mann Jr, Sinclair	Grandson	125 Cleveland Ave	1y 10mo	Black	New York	Single	None
Mann, Shirley J	Granddaughter	125 Cleveland Ave	0y 1mo	Black	New York	Single	None
Thomas, Charles S	Son	125 Cleveland Ave	18	Black	New York	Single	Second Cook
Thomas, Edna M	Daughter	125 Cleveland Ave	14	Black	New York	Single	None
Thomas, Walter E	Son	125 Cleveland Ave	4y 8mo	Black	New York	Single	None

Relatives in 1940 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Thomas, Fred	Head	112 Cleveland Ave	61	Black	New York	Married	Garbage Collector
Thomas, Mary	Wife	112 Cleveland Ave	54	Black	New York	Married	None
Thomas, Albert	Son	112 Cleveland Ave	32	Black	New York	Single	Shoe Shiner
Thomas, Robert	Son	112 Cleveland Ave	20	Black	New York	Single	Janitor
Thomas, Walter	Son	112 Cleveland Ave	14	Black	New York	Single	None

Relatives in 1950 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Shelby, Carl	Head	223 Cleveland Ave	57	Black	Illinois	Married	Janitor
Thomas, Effie	Niece	223 Cleveland Ave	9	Black	New York	Never Married	None

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"Mrs. Mary Josephine Washington...was a member of St. James A.M.E. Zion Church and had been employed in food service at Ithaca College.
She is survived by her husband, Howard F. Washington, a daughter, Mrs. Phillip Taylor of New York City; her mother, Mrs. Mary Thomas of Ithaca; five brothers, Walter Thomas of Hollis, L.I., Ernest, Albert, Charles, and Robert Thomas, all of Ithaca; and a sister Mrs. Sinclair Mann of Ithaca. Her late father was Fred Thomas."

Obituary of Mrs. Mary J. Washington, Ithaca Journal, April 25, 1968, 9.