Augustus Nathaniel Lushington (1869 - 1939)

Born 1 Aug 1869 in Trinidad, British West Indies

Husband of Rosetta Peachy Mason — married 29 Jan 1937 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Died 12 Feb 1939 at age 69 in Virginia, United States

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Biography

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August Lushington was the first African-American to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (V.M.D.) from the University of Pennsyvlania.^[1]

August was born in 1869 on the island of Trinidad in the British West Indies. He was the son of William Lushington and Mollie Dickerson.^[2]

Augustus married Elizabeth Gravino around 1890; in 1910 they were living with 3 daughters in Lynchburg, Virginia where Augustus had a private veterinarian practice.^[3]

After Augustus was widowed in 1929, he married Rosetta Peachy Mason in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1937.^[2]

He passed away in 1939 in Lynchburg, Virginia.^[4] He was buried in Forest Hill Burial Park in Lynchburg, Virginia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Nathaniel_Lushington

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia entry for Augustus Nathaniel Lushington
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014"
   Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167988
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9279 #11300919 (accessed 25 February 2023)
   Augustus Nathaniel Lushington (66) marriage to Rosetta Peachy Grimes on 29 Jan 1937 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Lynchburg Ward 1, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1375647
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #29280961 (accessed 25 February 2023)
   A N Lamsbington (44), married, Veterinarian, head of household in Lynchburg Ward 1, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia, USA. Born in Trinidad.
4. ↑ Death: "Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014"
   Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9278 #737059 (accessed 25 February 2023)
   Augustus N Lushington death 12 Feb 1939 (age 68) in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.

• 1900 census: "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJJ-BH3 : 10 March 2022), Augustus Lushington in entry for Sarah V Thompson, 1900.

• School Record: "U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2203 #1241684 (accessed 25 February 2023)
  Name: Augustus Nathaniel Lushington; Publication Year: 1917; Publication Place: Pennsylvania; School Name: University of Pennsylvania; Residence Place: Lynchburg, Virginia.