Dr.
Robert
Russa
Moton
Born in Amelia, Virginia, United States
Son of Booker Moton
and Emily Brown
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jennie Dee (Booth) Moton
— married
1 Jul 1908 in Hampton, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Catherine Elizabeth (Moton) Patterson, Charlotte Ellen (Moton) Hubbard, Robert Russa Moton Jr., Allen Washington Moton and Jennie Dee (Moton) Taylor
Died
at age 72
in Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Robert Moton is Notable.
Robert Moton was awarded the Spingarn Medal for outstanding achievement by an African American.
Robert Moton was an American educator and author.
Robert was born in 1867.
In 1915 Robert Moton succeeded Booker T. Washington as the president of the Tuskegee Institute.
In 1932, the NAACP awarded him the Spingarn Medal.
He passed away in 1940.
Research Notes
Wikipedia article does not give any mention to his two sons.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX8P-JQ1 : accessed 5 March 2019), Robert R Moton, Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United States; citing ED 124, sheet 7B, line 74, family 152, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 30; FHL microfilm 1,820,030. Name: Robert R Moton; Event Type: Census; Event Date: 1920; Event Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United States; Gender: Male; Age: 53; Marital Status: Married; Race: Black; Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Relationship to Head of Household: Head; Birth Year (Estimated): 1867; Birthplace: Virginia; Father's Birthplace: Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: Virginia; Sheet Letter: B; Sheet Number: 7. Household:Role- Sex- Age- Birthplace: Robert R Moton- Head- Male- 53- Virginia; Jennie Moton- Wife- Female- 39- Virginia; Catharine E Moton- Daughter- Female- 10- Virginia; Charlotte E Moton- Daughter- Female- 8- Virginia; Robert R Moton Jr.- Son- Male- 6- Virginia; Allen W Moton- Son- Male- 4- Virginia; Jennie Moton- Daughter- Female- 0- Alabama.
See Also:
- Winter, E. (2007, November 29) Robert R. Moton (1867-1940). Retrieved from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/moton-robert-r-1867-1940/
- Find A Grave: Memorial #14230959
- Wikipedia: Robert Russa Moton
- Wikidata: Item Q7349430, en:Wikipedia
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