Robert Wash (1790 - 1856)

Born 29 Nov 1790 in Louisa, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Christy) Wash — married 1 May 1826 in St. Louis, Missouri

Husband of Eliza Lewis (Taylor) Wash — married 2 Aug 1837 in St. Louis, Missouri

Descendants

Died 30 Nov 1856 at age 66 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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Robert Wash is Notable.

Biography

Robert was born in 1790 (Wikipedia says 29 Nov, Find A Grave says 19 Nov). He passed away in 1856.

He served on the Supreme Court of Missouri as a pro-slavery judge from 1825-1837. ^[1]

Robert married first on 01 May 1826 in St. Louis to Frances (Christy) Berry, ^[2] and they had one surviving child:

1. Frances, b. abt 1826, m. George William Goode, d. Oct 1896

Robert married second on 02 Aug 1837 in St. Louis to Eliza Lewis Taylor, ^[3] and they had eight surviving children:

2. Elizabeth Churchill, b. 18 Jul 1838, m. John Yates Page, d. 18 Jul 1915

3. Robert Ashley, b. abt. 1840, d. 16 Feb 1870

4. William T., b. abt. 1842, d. Dec 1909

5. Pendleton T., b. abt. 1844

6. Virginia Mary, b. Dec 1848, m. Christopher Pegues Ellerbe, d. 08 May 1885

7. Clark Christy, b. abt. 1850, d. 29 Nov 1898

8. Medora, b. 18 Nov 1852, d. 23 Mar 1945

9. Edmonia M., b. 23 Dec 1856, d. 18 Mar 1922

Robert died in November 1856, one month before his daughter Edmonia was born. ^[4]

Enslaved Africans

Robert appeared in the 1850 census as the owner of 32 enslaved Africans: ^[5]

20 males, aged 103, 42, 41, 38, 29, 27, 18, 18, 14, 13, 11, 11, 10, 9, 7, 7, 7, 6, 5, 3

12 females, aged 90, 40, 33, 28, 24, 22, 6, 5, 3, 2, 2, 1

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Robert Wash
2. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DD-N1Q : 11 February 2018), Robert Wash and Frances W. Berry, 01 May 1826; citing Saint Louis,St Louis,Missouri; FHL microfilm 469,561.
3. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DD-N1W : 11 February 2018), Robert Wash and Eliza Lewis Taylor, 02 Aug 1837; citing Saint Louis,St Louis,Missouri; FHL microfilm 469,561.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #124117688 for Judge Robert Wash (19 Nov 1790–29 Nov 1856), citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by My Family Circle (contributor 47187129) .
5. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVZZ-CQK : 30 July 2017), Robert Wash, St. Louis county, St. Louis, Missouri, United States; citing line number 32, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 443,632.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPS-L5V : 29 July 2017), Robert Wash, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States; citing 335, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 72; FHL microfilm 14,853.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ2-658 : 12 April 2016), Robert Wash, St. Louis county, part of, St. Louis, Missouri, United States; citing family 1225, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).