Hi Sue: Nice to hear from you! Can you tell that I'm on vacation - lol! Thanks so much. I'm going to complete this family once and for all..............within the next 10 years! Debi -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Sue Dotson" <buzzybee@prodigy.net> > Debi, > > The 1930 and 1900 census are pasted below. And for more info, try > http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/RequestTreeAccess.aspx?tid=1199715&pid=-1963719304 > > Sue > > 1930 United States Federal Census > District of Columbia > Washington > > Washington > District 274 > Name:Richard E Weedon > Home in 1930:Washington, Washington, District of Columbia > Age:50 > Estimated birth year:abt 1880 > Birthplace:Virginia > Relation to Head of House:Roomer > Race:White > Household Members:Name Age > Wark Wek Sloan 42 Head, b. DC, Father > b. MD, mother b. DC Occupation: Auctioner, Own Store > Fredia D Sloan 63 Mother of Head, > b. DC, Father b. MD, mother b. DC, no occupation > Willie B Weedon 50 Roomer, b. VA, > parents both b. VA, no occupation > Richard E Weedon 50 Roomer, b. VA, > parents both b. VA Occupation: "Supertendant Rock, Southern R.R." > > > 1900 United States Federal Census > District of Columbia > Washington > > Washington > District 109 > Name:Richard E Weedon > Home in 1900:Washington, Washington, District of Columbia > Age:40 > Estimated birth year:abt 1860 > Birthplace:Washington;District of Columbia > Relationship to head-of-house:Son > Parent's Name:Margaret > Race:White > Household Members:Name Age > Margaret Weedon 85 Head, b. MD, > father b. France, mother b. Scotland. Mother of 10, 9 living > Richard E Weedon 40 Son, b. DC, > both parents b. MD, occupation: Detective > Bettie Pumpley 45 Dau,. " > " Mother of 1, 0 living. Occupation: Press feeder > Walter Spriggs 22 Gson, > b. MD, both parents b. MD, Occupation: Day Laborer > Marie Cook 11 Gdau, > b. DC, both parents b. MD, Occupation: At School > Louise West 40 > Servant, b. VA, both parents b. VA, Mother of 3, 2 living, Occupation: > Servant > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: genealogyldy@comcast.net > To: WEEDEN@rootsweb.com ; washingtondc-l@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 4:42 PM > Subject: [WashDC] Weedon - new information > > > Hi - I found this while browsing the Congressional Cemetary site. I'm so > happy! (well maybe not for him lol) - I've been to Annie & Margaret's house > when I was younger....They owned it until they passed away in the 80's. Now > I'd just like to know where Richard was from. I never had a first > name..........anyone out there with access to the census? > > Thanks, > Debi > > Weedon, Richard Edward. On Sunday, January 9, 1938, at the residence of his > niece, Mrs. Margaret M. Jones, 37 Rhode Island ave. n.w., Richard Edward > Weedon, the beloved husband of the late Mary A. Weedon (nee Jones). Funeral > services at the above residence on Wednesday, January 12 at 2 p.m. Relatives > and friends are invited. Interment Congressional Cemetery. Services by the > W.W. Chambers Co., 1400 Chapin st. n.w. > The Evening Star, January 10, 1938, p. B1 > 'Ned' Weedon Ends Life With Bullet > Well-Known Retired Detective, 80, Commits Suicide in Home > Richard E. (Ned) Weedon, 80-year-old retired detective sergeant, ended his > life yesterday by firing a bullet into his right temple with is service > revolver. > Two nieces, Mrs. Margaret Jones and Mrs. Anna M. Jones, with whom he lived > at 37 Rhode Island avenue N.W., rushed into his second floor bedroom after > hearing a shot to find him lying on the floor, the .38-caliber gun still > clutched in his hand. > A doctor who came with an ambulance from Casualty Hospital pronounced him > dead, and Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald issued a certificate of suicide. > The octogenarian left a farewell note which read: > "Happy New Year. Good-by." > Police were told Mr. Weedon had been undergoing treatment for several years > for a heart ailment and had threatened suicide. > Mr. Weedon was retired in 1921 after serving in the Metropolitan Police > Department 37 years, 29 of which he spent as a detective sergeant. > Interments in the Historic Congressional Cemetery Last Updated: 8/14/2006 > Name Birth/Death Age Range/Site > His record shows numerous occasions when he was commended and rewarded for > bravery in the capturing of dangerous offenders. In 1910, he succeeded in > capturing a bandit wanted in connection with a $15,000 jewel robbery. > He became a policeman in July, 1884, was made a precinct detective in 1892, > and advanced to detective sergeant in 1901. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message