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1. George W. Washam "Lane" b abt 1843 m. 1st) Susan Rebecca Troutman abt 1863. He is in the 1870 Mt Zion, Grant, KY as George Washam age 27 b KY with wife Susan R. age 22 & children David L. age 6; John L. age 4; George W. age. Peter Troutman age 88 is living with them. He is in the 1880 census age 32 b TN with wife Sarah E age 32 & children: Lucy E age 12; Frank age 10; William J. age 8; Mary E. age 7; George age 5; Richard T. age 3; Annie E age 6 mo. Susan Rebecca b. 6 May 1847 Grant Co., KY d 15 Nov 1922 Kenton Co., KY. She is in the 1880 Flat Creek, Grant, KY census age 33 (div) living with her parents John & Catharene Troutman. She is in the Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 as Rebecca Robinson d 15 Nov 1922 Kenton, KY d/o John Trautman b Boone Co., KY mother Poyntz b VA)

Brandon Simpson, 2001, wrote:

... the GGgrandson of George Washum, I am told that George Washum's original name was Tom Lane. He used to live in NC. Some guy stole his horse, so he confronted him and killed him. Then he moved to Grant Co, KY. George's wife's maiden name is Sarah Elizabeth Osborne. She is buried in Mt. Pisgah Cem. George died in Lakeland Mental Institution in Louisville.

George m 2nd) Sarah Elizabeth Osborn 22 Jan 1879 Grant Co., KY.  Sarah Elizabeth Osborne b 5 Oct 1847 Mt Pisgah, Grant Co., KY d 3 Sep 1929 Grant Co., KY. (Kentucky Death Records as Elizabeth Washum wd d/o Richard Osburn & Lucinda Jump, Informant Sol Washum) She is in the 1900 Downingville, Grant, KY census age 52 b KY with children: Rhoda Reynolds age 18 m 4 years; Mary Wilson age 27 b Oct 1872 m 12 years 2/2; Greenberry Wilson age 32 b Jun 1867 m 12 years (husband of Mary); George Washum age 25 b Jun 1875 m 4 years with wife Nellie Washum b Aug 1881 m 4 years 1/1 with Sol E. Washam age 1; Martha Washum age 11 b Aug 1888; George W. Wilson age 10 b Feb 1890; Mary F. Wilson age 4 b Jul 1895) FamilySearch Ancestral File has Sarah as d/o Richard Osborne & Lucinda Jump that she md. 1st) George Washington McCormick 14 Jan 1867 Williamstown, Grant, KY m. 2nd) George Lane Washum 22 Jan 1879 Grant Co., KY. McCormick children: Lucinda Lucy McCormick b 22 Dec 1867 Owen Co., KY d 22 May 1906 KY; Mary Frances McCormick b Oct 1868 Owen Co., KY d 22 May 1906; (Believe she is the Mary Wilson age 27 living with Sarah Washum in the 1900 census) Benjamin Franklin McCormick b Apr 1870 d Feb 1937 Owen Co., KY; Dawson Douglas Edward McCormick b 1872 Grant Co., KY d 24 Apr 1949; George Washington McCormick b 5 Jun 1875 Grant Co., KY (Believe he is the George Washam b Jun 1875 in the 1900 census) d 1 Dec 1931 Stewartsville, Grant, KY & Thomas Richard McCormick b 5 Dec 1877 Grant Co., KY.

Children of Susan Rebecca Troutman & George:

1A.1. David Lee Washum b 15 May 1862 of Boone, KY (6-1870; May 1862-1900; 51-1910; 70-1930) m. Nancy Margaret Wallace abt 1886 & he d 1 Sep 1952 Walton, Boone, KY (Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 age 82. Parents George Washum & Rebecca Troutman) (Believe the age at death is incorrect if he was 6 years old in 1870)

Nancy b. 9 May 1857 of Boone Co., KY, d 16 May 1929 Verona, Boone, KY. They are in the 1900 Verona, Boone, KY census. He is age 38 b May 1862 (Believe his age is incorrect if he was age 6 in 1870) m 14 years with wife Nannie. They are in the 1910 Verona, Boone, KY census. He is age 51 m 23 years & Nannie J is age 52. They are in the 1930 Verona, Boone, KY census. He is age 60 as Dave Washum living with Herman & Mallie Caldwell, his daughter.

Children:

1A.1.1. Washum b & d  before 1900.

1A.1.2. Floyd J. Washum b 22 Feb 1888 Verona, Boone, KY. (12-1900 & World War I Draft Registration has dark brown eyes & dark brown hair) He m 1st) Sevelle Franks. Sevelle b 18 Jan 1895 Bracht Station, KY & d 29 Mar 1930 Kenton Co., KY age 35.   Floyd m 2nd) Edith E. abt 1928.  He is in the 1930 Covington, Kenton Co, KY census as Floyd L Washum age 42 b KY, m 25, railroad switchman.

Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio, 2 Feb 1947:

"Hit By Train Slightly Hurt Cincinnati, Feb 4 - A freight locomotive and four box cars passed over three-year old Donald Hall today but he crawled from under one of the cars... The confused child, still on his hands and knees, was moving toward the speeding train when brakeman Floyd Washum also of Covington, snatched him into his arms."

Floyd & d. age 75, 2 Mar 1963 Kenton, KY.  (Kentucky Death Index)

Child:

1A.1.2A.1.  Lavania Washum b 30 Nov 1918 Covington, Kenton, KY. Lavania Washum named Sevella Franks as her mother.  She is in the 1930 Covington, Kenton Co, KY census living in the Covington Protestant Children's home as Loraine Washum age 11 b KY.

She m Guy Kenneth Weatherholt b 25 Aug 1918 & d 6 Nov 1993 Ashland, Boyd, KY.  Lavania d 8 Jun 2005 Ashland, Boyd, KY.  Jun 10, 2005, Herald-Dispatch.com:

LAVANIA "Granny" WEATHERHOLT, 86, of Ashland, widow of Guy Kenneth Weatherholt I, died Wed in St. Mary’s Medical Center. She was a retired Covington schoolteacher and a substitute teacher at Rose Hill Christian School. Funeral 6 p.m. Sunday, Steen Funeral Home Chapel, Ashland; graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.

1A.1.3. Arthur Clem Washum 25 Aug 1889 Boone Co. KY (7-1900; 19-1910) m. Cecil G. Sturgeon abt 1917. Cecil b Jul 1898 Boone Co., KY. He d. Sep 1964 KY & Cecil d 10 May 1969 Kenton Co., KY. They are in the 1920 Walton, Boone, KY census. He is age 30 & Cecil is age 20. They are in the 1930 Verona, Boone, KY census. He is age 41 m. age 28 & Cecil is age 30 m. age 17

Children: (Kentucky Births show mother as Cecil Sturgeon)

1A.1.3.1. Elbert Edward Washum b 24 Oct 1917 Boone Co., KY & d 3 Jan 1988 Boone, KY.

 1A.1.3.2. Mary Blanche Washum b 12 Feb 1920 Boone Co., KY

& d 22 Mar 2005 Verona, Boone, KY. Mary m Hubert Paul Ryan 3 Aug 1938.  Hubert b 30 Jun 1916 & d 14 Feb 1969. The Cincinnati Post, 24 Mar 2005:

Blanche Ryan, 85, of Verona, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of All Saints Church, Walton. Survivors include sons, Paul Ryan of Batavia, Ohio, Stanley Ryan Sr., Dwight Wayne Ryan, Roger Dale Ryan, Michael Ryan and Kevin Ryan, all of Verona; daughters, Joan Willett of Walton and Betty Johnson of Russellville; a brother, George Washum of Walton; a sister, Bonnie Renaker of Sparta; 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services will be Friday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky.

1A.1.3.3. Martha Alice Washum b 29 Apr 1922 Boone Co., KY

& d 5 Nov 1975 of Boone, KY. Martha m Mr. Baker.

1A.1.3.4. Arthur Russell Washum b 22 Dec 1924 Boone Co., KY

& d 12 Sep 1975 Boone, KY.

1A.1.3.5. Claude Elden Washum b 1 Aug 1928 Boone Co., KY

& d 3 Nov 1974 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio. (OH death cert: 084198)

1A.1.3.6. George Davis Washum b 17 Oct 1931 Boone Co., KY.

1A.1.3.7. Bonita F. Washam b 22 Jun 1933 Boone Co., KY

& m Rodney Renaker b abt 1932.

1A.1.4. Maude Annie Washum b Sep 1892 (7-1900; 17-1910) m. Herman W. Caldwell 5 Jun 1912 Kenton, KY. Herman b 1 Oct 1893 Boone Co., KY. (World War I Draft Registration)  They are on the 1920 Walton, Boone, KY census. She is age 28 & Herman is age 26. They are on the 1930 Verona, Boone, KY census. She is age 37 m. age 20 & Herman is age 36 m age 19. Her father Dave Washum age 70 is living with them.  Maud d 18 Sep 1974 Boone, KY. Herman d 9 Jan 1976 Boone, KY.

Children: (Kentucky Births show mother as Maud Washum)

1A.1.4.1. Nannie E. Caldwell b 5 Mar 1914 Boone Co., KY.

1A.1.4.2. Zada L. Caldwell b 28 Apr 1929 Boone Co., KY.

1A.1.4.3. Infant Caldwell b Mar 1933 Boone Co., KY & d 6 Mar 1933 Boone Co., KY.

1A.2. John L. Washum b Dec 1866 of Boone, KY (4-1870; 12/66-1900; 42-1910; 63-1930)  John m 1st) Frances D. abt 1890. Frances b Dec 1866 KY.  John m 2nd) Susie F. Vickers.

Children of John & Frances:

1A.2.1.  Scena Washum b 26 Jul 1892 of Verona, Boone, KY & m Earl E. Ashcraft b 8 May 1887 & d Feb 1976 Glencoe, Gallatin, KY.  Scena d May 1975 Covington, Kenton, KY.

1A.2.2.  Washum b & d bef 1900 of Boone Co., KY.

1A.3. George W. Washum b abt 1868 (2-1870)

1A.4. William Washum (FamilySearch Ancestral File b. abt 1874)

1A.5. Francis Marion Washum (FamilySearch Ancestral File b. abt 1876)

1A.6. Elizabeth Ann Washum b 25 Jun 1874 Verona, Boone, KY d 25 Oct 1934 Boone Co., KY. Her death is recorded in Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 as Eliza Ann Gordon wife of Richard Gordon, age 60 & her parents are George W. Washum and Rebecca Trantman (Should be Troutman) (FamilySearch Ancestral File b abt 1878)

 

Children of Sarah Elizabeth Osborne: (Kentucky Births

1B.1. Rhoda Lane Washum b 9 Jan 1882 Mt Pisgah, Grant, KY, m 1st) Nathan Jasper Reynolds.  Rhoda m 2nd) Leslie Jump b 6 Apr 1872 of Grant, KY & d 19 Feb 1951 of Caddo, OK.  Rhoda d 3 Mar 1980 Apache, Caddo, OK. (SSDI)

1B.2. Solomon W. E. Washum "Sol" b 9 Dec 1882 Grant, KY m 1st) unknown.  He m 2nd)

Letha K. Kinman b abt 1882 of Grant, KY & d 14 Feb 1958 Grant Co., KY.  Sol d 28 Apr 1976 Grant Co., KY.  Grant Co Cemeteries - A History of their Inhabitants, Published by the Grant Co KY Historical Society, 1988:

Sol Washum, 93, of Williamstown, KY, died Apr 28, 1976 at Grant Co. Hospital. He was a retired farmer and oldest member of Mt. Pisgah Church. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Naomi Bennett of Owen Co, Mrs. Rosella Chipman of Sparta, and Mrs. Marcella Simpson of Williamstown. Burial in Mt. Pisgah Cem.

Children of Sol & unknown:

1B.2A.1.  Sol E. Washum b Mar 1899 Grant Co., KY, may be the son of Soloman.  They are living with Soloman's mother in the 1900 Downingville, Grant Co, KY cens as Elizabeth Washum b 10/1847 KY widow, Sol E, b 5/1894

1B.3. Martha Washum b Aug 1887


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