I hope some one has some thing they can please share on this early free black family in Sunbury  Northumberland CO PA births-deaths- marriages any thing   I can only search for free the 1860 to 1920 census So I am not sure were James WASHINGTON  Whats interesting as early as 1860 the only free black family in Sunbury PA I beleive they were of a mix race or light skin since they were marked as Mulatto in a few early census records  James WASHINGTON has a small estate and in 1870 its fairly large for a black family he owns his own home he can read and write some of his children attend school hes a barber other names that I have found married into family PATTERSON and MONTIER there are very few black people in that area  thank you Jeanie Descendants of James Washington   Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1 WASHINGTON was born Jul 1829 in Pa, and died Bef. 1910. He married ELLEN ANNIE. She was born Jul 1829 in Pa. Notes for JAMES WASHINGTON: m653 1149 536 June 12 1860 Sunbury Northumberland CO PA black family all born in PA James Washington age 28 $ 230. barber Ann 30 George  Washington 6 John  Washington 4 Mary A Washington 3 Franklin  Washington 7 months William Watson 21 ------ m593 1385 472 July 13 1870 East Ward Sunbury 111/114 Mulatto family all born in PA James A Washington 40 barber estate $2100./ $500.personal estate Ellen A 41 Geo W Washington 15 John Washington 14 school Mary Ann  Washington 13 school Frank  Washington 11 school Caroline  Washington 9 school US Grant  Washington 7 Amelia L Washington 6 Charles E Washington 4 Charles Grifflith 24 barber James Griffith 28 barber Aaney? maybe Amey J Griffith 25 in the family ------ black family June 8 1880 193/ 196 4th Street James  Washington age 50 book agent Ellen A Washington 50 John Washington 24 barber Frank Washington 24 Carrie E  Washington 18 Amelia A  Washington16 also listed as Mulatto and a servant Charles P  Washington 15 Grant U  Washington 12 Patterson age 30 boarder married Annie age 22 daughter married ------- 122/126 June 11 1900 Upper Augusta James Washington age 70-March 1830 farmer owns home married 48 years Ellen A July 1829 can not write gave brith to 9 children 6 living Ullysias Grant  Washington Sept 1868 can not write grandchildren James Patterson 1879 Ella A Patterson June 1881 Hellen P Montier Oct 1896 Catherine Montier Dec 1898 Notes for ELLEN ANNIE: April 27 1910 139 River Ave Annie Washington age 81 rents home 4 children living out of 9 Annie Patterson age 50 does laundry one child living of 2 James Washington age 31 grandson odd jobs Charles W Garnett age 46 boarder married 17 years born in VA silk mill Children of JAMES WASHINGTON and ELLEN ANNIE are: i. GEORGE W2 WASHINGTON, b. Abt. 1854, Pa. ii. JOHN WASHINGTON, b. Jul 1852, Pa. Notes for JOHN WASHINGTON: 1900 working in Sunbury servant/barber living at William Manns 745 rail rd ave 2. iii. MARY ANNIE WASHINGTON, b. Sep 1857, Pa. iv. FRANKLIN WASHINGTON, b. Abt. 1859, Sunbury Northumberland CO PA USA. v. CAROLINE (CARRY) E WASHINGTON, b. Abt. 1861, Sunbury Northumberland CO PA USA. vi. US GRANT WASHINGTON, b. Abt. 1863, Sunbury Northumberland CO PA USA. vii. AMELIA L WASHINGTON, b. Abt. 1864, Sunbury Northumberland CO PA USA. Notes for AMELIA L WASHINGTON: 1910 Sunbury 745 rail rd avenue Amelia age 46 boarder and servant at hotel viii. CHARLES P WASHINGTON, b. Abt. 1866, Sunbury Northumberland CO PA USA.   Generation No. 2 2. MARY ANNIE2 WASHINGTON (JAMES1) was born Sep 1857 in Pa. She married PATTERSON. He died Bef. 1900. Notes for MARY ANNIE WASHINGTON: 1900 servant in Sunbury a widow and 2 living children 1910 with mother Jan 1920 935 rail rd ave 5th ward Mary A Patterson  age 60 rent James  Patterson 40 son track walker rail rd Amelia A Washington age 35 sister single Rita Washington age 15 neice Children of MARY WASHINGTON and PATTERSON are: i. JAMES3 PATTERSON, b. 1879. ii. ELLA A PATTERSON, b. 1881; d. Bef. 1910.