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Includes awards, Bible records, birth and death certificates, biographies, census information, certificates, chancery dockets, church records, city directories, clippings, correspondence, deeds, employee records, estate inventories, eulogies, genealogical charts and notes, histories, marriage records, oaths, obituaries, patents, photographs, poems, publications, receipts, report cards, taxes, and wills. Most of the papers are copies or abstracts. Also included is information regarding the related Burruss, Cardoza, and Shadd families of Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., and Canada. The records were meticulously documented and gathered by Stanley L. 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The original arrangement was maintained, the five subgroups becoming five series (Miscellaneous Information; Information on Individuals and Family Groups; Lineal Information and Charts; Photographs; and Supplemental Volumes). Papers were removed from each photograph album and placed in individual folders according to title of the album. The final arrangement follows the exact order of the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers.\" Most of the papers were photocopies and for albums in which the copies could not be removed due to the glue, the albums were photocopied and these new copies serve as the final product. The album pages were also numbered and that system was maintained throughout. The index lists the papers contained in each folder (album) but there is not a full name index key for the collection.","The Wormley family is a prominent African American family from Middlesex County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. At the time of the donation of this collection, it was assumed that this family was related to the Wormeley family of Rosegill, Middlesex County, but subsequent genealogical research has determined that this is not the case.","Lynch Wormley (aka Pere Leigh Wormley) (ca. 1780-1855) and his wife, Mary Wormley (ca. 1786-1804), moved to Washington D.C. from Middlesex County, Virginia, around 1814. He owned and operated a livery stable and the Liberia Hotel in the city and had ten children: William, John, Owen, Harriet, Betsey Elizabeth, Samuel, Mary, James, Andrew, and an unidentified daughter.","William Wormley (ca. 1800-1855) was a hack driver and married to Louisa King (b. ca. 1800). John Wormley (ca. 1800-1840) and Owen B. Wormley (1808-1834) were both unmarried and lived in Washington, D.C. Harriet Wormley (b. ca. 1806) married James Johnson on 10 June 1830. Elizabeth \"Betsey\" married John Browne and was the mother of the famous black educator, Hugh Browne (1851-1923). Hugh Browne studied at Princeton Theological School and was ordained as a minister of the Presbyterian Church. He taught at the College of Liberia in Africa and returned to America teaching at M Street High School, Hampton Institute, Institute for Colored Youth in Pennsylvania, and started the Training School for Teachers. Samuel Wormely (ca. 1811-1864) was a boat stewart and married to Remetha Williams. Mary M. Wormley (ca. 1816-1835) was unmarried and lived in Washington, D.C. Andrew Wormley (ca. 1822-1878) married Mary Jane Smith (ca. 1830-1895), was a billiard parlor operator and musician, and lived in Washington, D.C.","James Wormley, the ninth child of Lynch and Mary Wormley, was born 16 January 1819 in Washington, D.C., and died 18 October 1884 in Boston, Massachusetts. He married Anna Thompson (1823-1892) of Norfolk, Virginia on 30 January 1841. James owned and operated the popular Wormley Hotel in Washington, D.C. During the drawn-out, disputed Presidential Election of 1876, Wormley's Hotel became the venue for the secret meetings between emissaries from the Hayes and Tilden camps. The meetings culminated on 26 February 1877 in which the Wormley Agreement settled the stalemate in favor of Rutherford B. Hayes. Wormley cultivated friendships with many politicians and city business leaders, including U.S. Senator Charles Sumner, and was an activist for black public education. James and Anna  had four children: William Henry Ashburton, James Thompson, Garrett Smith, and Anna Matilda Wormley.","James Thompson Wormley (1844-1927), second son of James and Anna Wormley, was the first graduate of the Howard University Pharmaceutical School in 1870 and owned the first black drug store in Washington, D.C. He married Josephine Slade in 1865 and Mary A.A. Ringgold (1845-1922) in 1870.","Garrett Smith Wormley (1846-1903), third son of James and Anna Wormley, worked as a caterer and confectioner in Washington, D.C. He married Amelia E. Brent (1847-1922) in 1866.","Anna Matilda Wormley (1850-1929), daughter of James and Anna Wormley, married J. William Cole.","William Henry Ashburton Wormley (1842-1908), first son of James and Anna Wormley, was a U.S. Marshall and lived in Washington, D.C. He was married three times: Rachel Slade (1843-1865) in 1862; Adelaide Shadd (1846-1890) in 1867; and Sara E. Ford (1863-1924) in 1892. Adelaide Shadd was the daughter of Absalom Shad (1815-1857) and Eliza Julia Brockett (1829-1898). Absalom Shad ran a hotel in Washington D.C., but around the early 1850's moved the family to Canada so that the family could be brought up in freedom. Adelaide Shadd Wormley's cousin was Mary Ann Camberton Shadd (1824-1893), a famous abolitionist, newspaper owner, and lawyer.","Miriam Hunster Wormley (1889-1980), daughter of William Henry Ashburton and Adelaide Shadd Wormley, married Clarence F. Lewis. She was a teacher at Shaw Junior High in Washington, D.C.","Lawrence Riggs Wormley (1885-1962), son of William H.A. and Adelaide Shadd Wormley, married Mary Elizabeth Burruss (1885-1938) of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They lived in Washington, D.C. and had a son, Stanton Lawrence Wormley. Stanton L. Wormley was born in 1909 in Washington, D.C. and died in 1993. He married first Margaret Just in 1936; second Alcibia Robinson; and third Freida Alma Hare (1922-2005). Stanton L. Wormley attended Howard University and received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1939. He taught at Virginia State College from 1932 to 1938 and Howard University from 1938 to 1971. He was the German and Russian Department Head and served as president of Howard University 1967-1969. He was the author of many published books and articles and also served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of State. He retired from Howard University in 1971. Their son, Stanton L. Wormley, Jr. (b. 1951) is a computer software specialist and free lance writer.","Francis L. Cardoza (1837-1903) was the son of a Jewish businessman of Charleston, South Carolina, and his free black wife. He attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland and moved to Connecticut, where he served as a Congressional minister. In 1865 Cardoza returned to Charleston to teach for the American Missionary Association and was instrumental in establishing the Avery Normal Institute, a school that trained black school teachers. He married Catherine Romena Howell of Connecticut in 1864. Cardoza was elected to the constitutional convention of 1868 and became the first black state official in South Carolina's history, holding the positions of Secretary of State (1868-1872) and Secretary of Treasurer (1872-1876). In 1876 the Democrats launched a campaign of violence and his work for the state was called into question. He was cleared of any charges and in 1878 was appointed a clerkship in the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. In 1884 he became the principal of the Colored High School of Washington, D.C.","Papers, 1773-1991 (bulk 1880-1960), of the Wormley family, a prominent African American family from Middlesex County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Includes awards, Bible records, birth and death certificates, biographies, census information, certificates, chancery dockets, church records, city directories, clippings, correspondence, deeds, employee records, estate inventories, eulogies, genealogical charts and notes, histories, marriage records, oaths, obituaries, patents, photographs, poems, publications, receipts, report cards, taxes, and wills. Most of the papers are copies or abstracts. Also included is information regarding the related Burruss, Cardoza, and Shadd families of Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., and Canada. The records were meticulously documented and gathered by Stanley L. Wormley Sr.","The papers are organized into five series. Series have been designated for Series I. Miscellaneous Information; Series II. Information on Individuals and Family Groups; Series III. Lineal Information and Charts; Series IV. Photographs; and Series V. Supplemental Volumes. The papers were originally organized into eighty-three photograph albums and arranged into subgroups according to the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers,\" compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr., Stanton L. Wormley Jr., and Paul E. Sluby Sr., in 1981. The Index is filed at the beginning of the collection and contains a complete list of all records within the collection. Unfortunately a full name index is not included in the collection, so some cross checking of various files is necessary to obtain all the information on a given family member. Following is a more in-depth description in the series level scope and content notes.","SERIES DESCRIPTION","SERIES I: MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION (1822-1981) (bulk 1880-1950)","This series includes copies of birth and death certificates, church minutes, city directory listings, clippings, estate accounts, plats, and wills relating to the Burruss, Shadd, and Wormley families. Includes personal interviews, ca. 1950-1981, of Jessie A. Wormley, Miriam Wormley Lewis, West A. Hamilton, Homzellah Allen, Maria Scott Ogle, and Helen Ogle Atkins regarding family genealogy. Also includes publications such as \"The Negro History Bulletin,\" 1948, including an article about the Wormley family of D.C.; Berean Baptist Church Centennial Celebration 1877-1977; Dunbar High School 50 Year Reunion 1926-1976; Howard University News, 1942, 1965, 1966, 1967; and various thesis including, \"The Wormley Family: An Historical Look\"; \"James Wormley: The Acquisition of Wealth By a Free Black in Ante-Bellum Washington\"; \"James Wormley: A Most Unusual Man\"; and \"Wormley's Hotel: A Reflection of the Reconstruction Period.\" Also includes abstracts of minutes from the Berean Baptist Church and Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church of Washington, D.C., in which family members were mentioned. The series also includes a list of sources consulted to obtain the records for the family.","SERIES II: INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY GROUPS, 1773-1981 (bulk 1870-1960)","This series includes genealogical research and notes regarding the Wormley family, along with papers for specific individuals. The general genealogical information on the Wormley family can be found in \"Wormley Beginnings and Rosegill, Vol. 1-5\" and \"Wormley Family of Virginia, Vol. 1-3.\" The research focuses on the ancestors and descendants of Sir John De Wormele of York County, England, and descendants who settled in Virginia. The Wormley family of Washington, D.C., traces their lineage to Ralph Wormeley (1744-1806) of Rosegill, Middlesex County, Virginia. The files on \"Wormley Family of Virginia (17th and 18th Centuries)\" includes genealogical notes and charts, published copies of marriage and military records, articles from the Virginia Historical Magazine, and copies of letters, tracing the families lineage in Virginia. Much of the information from these records was copied from the Massachusetts and Virginia Historical Societies. Photocopying from these files is restricted.","The individual family papers include information on Miriam Wormley Lewis (1889-1980), Garrett Smith Wormley (1846-1903), James Wormley (1819-1884), James Thompson Wormley (1844-1927), Lawrence R. Wormley (1885-1962), Lynch Wormley (ca. 1780-1855), Mary E. (Burruss) Wormley (1885-1938), Mary M. Wormley (1817-1835), Stanton L. Wormley Sr. (b. 1909), Stanton L. Wormley Jr. (1951-), and  William H.A. Wormley (1842-1908). Also included is information on the Burruss family of Pennsylvania and Shadd family of Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and Canada. The papers include Bible records, bills of complaint, biographies,  census information, certificates, chancery dockets, church records, clippings, deeds, employee efficiency ratings, estate inventories, eulogies, letters, marriage announcements, oaths, patents, photographs, poetry, publications, report cards, tax records, and wills.","Included are papers for James Wormley (1819-1884), containing numerous advertisements, biographies, and articles about the Wormley Hotel in Washington, D.C. The papers on James Thompson Wormley include letters written while serving as a sergeant in Company 1, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry, 1864 to 1865. Also includes articles from Howard University publications and The Washington Post regarding his career and education.","The largest collection of papers relate to Stanley L. Wormley, Sr. (b. 1909). The papers include birth certificates, clippings, commencement programs, employee appointments, honorary certificates, letters, recommendations and report cards, documenting his academic and employment career. Of note are letters from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, 1966-1967, regarding an honorary degree received from Wormley, president of Howard University. Included are publications to which Wormley contributed, for example the Virginia State College Gazette and The Germanic Review and reviews of books he had written. Also of note are clippings, concert announcements, photographs, and programs from the Howard Glee Club, 1929-1931, and Virginia State Glee Club, 1933-1937.","SERIES III: LINEAL INFORMATION AND CHARTS, 1980-1981","This series includes genealogical notes entitled The Wormley Family of Washington, D.C., compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr. and Stanton L. Wormley Jr. in 1980. Also included is, Schad-Shadd, compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr. and Stanton L. Wormley Jr. in 1981. The genealogical notes are very complete and well documented and a good place for researchers to start studying the family.","SERIES IV: PHOTOGRAPHS, c. 1860-1950 (bulk 1890-1930)","This series includes photographs, c. 1860-1950, of the Burruss, Cardoza, Shadd, and Wormley families. All of the photographs are identified and included are a few tin type photographs. Included are photographs of the family homes and family members, c. 1860-1950. Most of the photographs are taken in studios with a few of the family in front of homes and on horseback. Included is a photograph of William Stanton Wormley and Lawrence Riggs Wormley at National Guard Camp in Harper's Ferry, c. 1860-1870, and a photograph of Jordan Woodford Burruss in a policeman's uniform. The photographs are a good source of not only African American life, but social life and fashion in Washington, D.C. and America during the 19th and 20th centuries. Included are Burruss and Shadd family photographs, c. 1890-1950. Photographs can also be found in Series II.","SERIES V: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION, 1820-1991 (bulk 1860-1900 and 1978-1989)","This series includes information on Francis L. Cardoza and additional Wormley family information. The papers of Francis L. Cardoza, 1859-1902, include appointments, certificates, correspondence, and receipts documenting his career with the American Missionary Association and his political careers in South Carolina and Washington, D.C. Of note is correspondence from Frederick Douglas, 11 October 1871, declining an invitation to South Carolina; correspondence, 1869, from Daniel H. Chamberlain, as Attorney General, concerning bond issues; and correspondence, 1875-1877 regarding the upheavals in South Carolina politics and numerous letters of recommendation for Cardoza from Daniel H. Chamberlain, as Governor of South Carolina. Includes a certificates of election as Secretary of State of South Carolina 1868 and a Report of the finances of the State of South Carolina, 1873. Also includes appointments as Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department,1878-1882, and his appointment as teacher in Washington, D.C.","The Wormley Family Information Appendix 3-5 contain a variety of papers including the emancipation papers of Lynch Wormley, 1820; correspondence, 1983-1984, with the New York Public Library containing a description of the hotel and list of better known guests there; Maryland Historic Trust State Historic Sites Inventory form regarding the Wormley house; The Charles Sumner School rededication booklet, 1986; copies of marriage and divorce licenses; brochure from the James Wormley exhibit at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 1993; and numerous clippings.","The series includes a copy of Historic Buildings in Middlesex County, Virginia, 1650-1875by Louise E. Gray, Evelyn Q. Ryland, and Bettie J. Simmons. Also included is a copy of Wormeley-Wormley ca. 1160-1991: The Father-To-Son Lineage of Stanton L. Wormley, Jr., compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr., Stanton L. Wormley Jr., and Paul E. Sluby Sr. The genealogy traces the ancestors and descendants of Ralph Wormley (1744-1806) of Rosegill, Middlesex County, Virginia, and England.","Duplication is restricted for materials copied from the Massachusetts and Virginia Historical Societies.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Wormley Family Papers\n1773-1991 (bulk 1880-1960)"],"collection_ssim":["Wormley Family Papers\n1773-1991 (bulk 1880-1960)"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["42649"],"unitid_tesim":["42649"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"access_terms_ssm":["Duplication is restricted for materials copied from the Massachusetts and Virginia Historical Societies."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of Mrs. Freida H. Wormley, 27 April 2006."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["3 cu. ft. (8 boxes)"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe papers were originally organized into 83 photograph albums and arranged into five subgroups following the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers,\" compiled by Stanton L. Wormley, Sr., Stanton L. Wormley, Jr., and Paul E. Sluby, Sr., 1982. The original arrangement was maintained, the five subgroups becoming five series (Miscellaneous Information; Information on Individuals and Family Groups; Lineal Information and Charts; Photographs; and Supplemental Volumes). Papers were removed from each photograph album and placed in individual folders according to title of the album. The final arrangement follows the exact order of the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers.\" Most of the papers were photocopies and for albums in which the copies could not be removed due to the glue, the albums were photocopied and these new copies serve as the final product. The album pages were also numbered and that system was maintained throughout. The index lists the papers contained in each folder (album) but there is not a full name index key for the collection.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The papers were originally organized into 83 photograph albums and arranged into five subgroups following the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers,\" compiled by Stanton L. Wormley, Sr., Stanton L. Wormley, Jr., and Paul E. Sluby, Sr., 1982. The original arrangement was maintained, the five subgroups becoming five series (Miscellaneous Information; Information on Individuals and Family Groups; Lineal Information and Charts; Photographs; and Supplemental Volumes). Papers were removed from each photograph album and placed in individual folders according to title of the album. The final arrangement follows the exact order of the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers.\" Most of the papers were photocopies and for albums in which the copies could not be removed due to the glue, the albums were photocopied and these new copies serve as the final product. The album pages were also numbered and that system was maintained throughout. The index lists the papers contained in each folder (album) but there is not a full name index key for the collection."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Wormley family is a prominent African American family from Middlesex County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. At the time of the donation of this collection, it was assumed that this family was related to the Wormeley family of Rosegill, Middlesex County, but subsequent genealogical research has determined that this is not the case.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eLynch Wormley (aka Pere Leigh Wormley) (ca. 1780-1855) and his wife, Mary Wormley (ca. 1786-1804), moved to Washington D.C. from Middlesex County, Virginia, around 1814. He owned and operated a livery stable and the Liberia Hotel in the city and had ten children: William, John, Owen, Harriet, Betsey Elizabeth, Samuel, Mary, James, Andrew, and an unidentified daughter. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Wormley (ca. 1800-1855) was a hack driver and married to Louisa King (b. ca. 1800). John Wormley (ca. 1800-1840) and Owen B. Wormley (1808-1834) were both unmarried and lived in Washington, D.C. Harriet Wormley (b. ca. 1806) married James Johnson on 10 June 1830. Elizabeth \"Betsey\" married John Browne and was the mother of the famous black educator, Hugh Browne (1851-1923). Hugh Browne studied at Princeton Theological School and was ordained as a minister of the Presbyterian Church. He taught at the College of Liberia in Africa and returned to America teaching at M Street High School, Hampton Institute, Institute for Colored Youth in Pennsylvania, and started the Training School for Teachers. Samuel Wormely (ca. 1811-1864) was a boat stewart and married to Remetha Williams. Mary M. Wormley (ca. 1816-1835) was unmarried and lived in Washington, D.C. Andrew Wormley (ca. 1822-1878) married Mary Jane Smith (ca. 1830-1895), was a billiard parlor operator and musician, and lived in Washington, D.C.  \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eJames Wormley, the ninth child of Lynch and Mary Wormley, was born 16 January 1819 in Washington, D.C., and died 18 October 1884 in Boston, Massachusetts. He married Anna Thompson (1823-1892) of Norfolk, Virginia on 30 January 1841. James owned and operated the popular Wormley Hotel in Washington, D.C. During the drawn-out, disputed Presidential Election of 1876, Wormley's Hotel became the venue for the secret meetings between emissaries from the Hayes and Tilden camps. The meetings culminated on 26 February 1877 in which the Wormley Agreement settled the stalemate in favor of Rutherford B. Hayes. Wormley cultivated friendships with many politicians and city business leaders, including U.S. Senator Charles Sumner, and was an activist for black public education. James and Anna  had four children: William Henry Ashburton, James Thompson, Garrett Smith, and Anna Matilda Wormley. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eJames Thompson Wormley (1844-1927), second son of James and Anna Wormley, was the first graduate of the Howard University Pharmaceutical School in 1870 and owned the first black drug store in Washington, D.C. He married Josephine Slade in 1865 and Mary A.A. Ringgold (1845-1922) in 1870. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eGarrett Smith Wormley (1846-1903), third son of James and Anna Wormley, worked as a caterer and confectioner in Washington, D.C. He married Amelia E. Brent (1847-1922) in 1866. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eAnna Matilda Wormley (1850-1929), daughter of James and Anna Wormley, married J. William Cole. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Henry Ashburton Wormley (1842-1908), first son of James and Anna Wormley, was a U.S. Marshall and lived in Washington, D.C. He was married three times: Rachel Slade (1843-1865) in 1862; Adelaide Shadd (1846-1890) in 1867; and Sara E. Ford (1863-1924) in 1892. Adelaide Shadd was the daughter of Absalom Shad (1815-1857) and Eliza Julia Brockett (1829-1898). Absalom Shad ran a hotel in Washington D.C., but around the early 1850's moved the family to Canada so that the family could be brought up in freedom. Adelaide Shadd Wormley's cousin was Mary Ann Camberton Shadd (1824-1893), a famous abolitionist, newspaper owner, and lawyer. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eMiriam Hunster Wormley (1889-1980), daughter of William Henry Ashburton and Adelaide Shadd Wormley, married Clarence F. Lewis. She was a teacher at Shaw Junior High in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eLawrence Riggs Wormley (1885-1962), son of William H.A. and Adelaide Shadd Wormley, married Mary Elizabeth Burruss (1885-1938) of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They lived in Washington, D.C. and had a son, Stanton Lawrence Wormley. Stanton L. Wormley was born in 1909 in Washington, D.C. and died in 1993. He married first Margaret Just in 1936; second Alcibia Robinson; and third Freida Alma Hare (1922-2005). Stanton L. Wormley attended Howard University and received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1939. He taught at Virginia State College from 1932 to 1938 and Howard University from 1938 to 1971. He was the German and Russian Department Head and served as president of Howard University 1967-1969. He was the author of many published books and articles and also served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of State. He retired from Howard University in 1971. Their son, Stanton L. Wormley, Jr. (b. 1951) is a computer software specialist and free lance writer.  \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eFrancis L. Cardoza (1837-1903) was the son of a Jewish businessman of Charleston, South Carolina, and his free black wife. He attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland and moved to Connecticut, where he served as a Congressional minister. In 1865 Cardoza returned to Charleston to teach for the American Missionary Association and was instrumental in establishing the Avery Normal Institute, a school that trained black school teachers. He married Catherine Romena Howell of Connecticut in 1864. Cardoza was elected to the constitutional convention of 1868 and became the first black state official in South Carolina's history, holding the positions of Secretary of State (1868-1872) and Secretary of Treasurer (1872-1876). In 1876 the Democrats launched a campaign of violence and his work for the state was called into question. He was cleared of any charges and in 1878 was appointed a clerkship in the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. In 1884 he became the principal of the Colored High School of Washington, D.C. \u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Wormley family is a prominent African American family from Middlesex County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. At the time of the donation of this collection, it was assumed that this family was related to the Wormeley family of Rosegill, Middlesex County, but subsequent genealogical research has determined that this is not the case.","Lynch Wormley (aka Pere Leigh Wormley) (ca. 1780-1855) and his wife, Mary Wormley (ca. 1786-1804), moved to Washington D.C. from Middlesex County, Virginia, around 1814. He owned and operated a livery stable and the Liberia Hotel in the city and had ten children: William, John, Owen, Harriet, Betsey Elizabeth, Samuel, Mary, James, Andrew, and an unidentified daughter.","William Wormley (ca. 1800-1855) was a hack driver and married to Louisa King (b. ca. 1800). John Wormley (ca. 1800-1840) and Owen B. Wormley (1808-1834) were both unmarried and lived in Washington, D.C. Harriet Wormley (b. ca. 1806) married James Johnson on 10 June 1830. Elizabeth \"Betsey\" married John Browne and was the mother of the famous black educator, Hugh Browne (1851-1923). Hugh Browne studied at Princeton Theological School and was ordained as a minister of the Presbyterian Church. He taught at the College of Liberia in Africa and returned to America teaching at M Street High School, Hampton Institute, Institute for Colored Youth in Pennsylvania, and started the Training School for Teachers. Samuel Wormely (ca. 1811-1864) was a boat stewart and married to Remetha Williams. Mary M. Wormley (ca. 1816-1835) was unmarried and lived in Washington, D.C. Andrew Wormley (ca. 1822-1878) married Mary Jane Smith (ca. 1830-1895), was a billiard parlor operator and musician, and lived in Washington, D.C.","James Wormley, the ninth child of Lynch and Mary Wormley, was born 16 January 1819 in Washington, D.C., and died 18 October 1884 in Boston, Massachusetts. He married Anna Thompson (1823-1892) of Norfolk, Virginia on 30 January 1841. James owned and operated the popular Wormley Hotel in Washington, D.C. During the drawn-out, disputed Presidential Election of 1876, Wormley's Hotel became the venue for the secret meetings between emissaries from the Hayes and Tilden camps. The meetings culminated on 26 February 1877 in which the Wormley Agreement settled the stalemate in favor of Rutherford B. Hayes. Wormley cultivated friendships with many politicians and city business leaders, including U.S. Senator Charles Sumner, and was an activist for black public education. James and Anna  had four children: William Henry Ashburton, James Thompson, Garrett Smith, and Anna Matilda Wormley.","James Thompson Wormley (1844-1927), second son of James and Anna Wormley, was the first graduate of the Howard University Pharmaceutical School in 1870 and owned the first black drug store in Washington, D.C. He married Josephine Slade in 1865 and Mary A.A. Ringgold (1845-1922) in 1870.","Garrett Smith Wormley (1846-1903), third son of James and Anna Wormley, worked as a caterer and confectioner in Washington, D.C. He married Amelia E. Brent (1847-1922) in 1866.","Anna Matilda Wormley (1850-1929), daughter of James and Anna Wormley, married J. William Cole.","William Henry Ashburton Wormley (1842-1908), first son of James and Anna Wormley, was a U.S. Marshall and lived in Washington, D.C. He was married three times: Rachel Slade (1843-1865) in 1862; Adelaide Shadd (1846-1890) in 1867; and Sara E. Ford (1863-1924) in 1892. Adelaide Shadd was the daughter of Absalom Shad (1815-1857) and Eliza Julia Brockett (1829-1898). Absalom Shad ran a hotel in Washington D.C., but around the early 1850's moved the family to Canada so that the family could be brought up in freedom. Adelaide Shadd Wormley's cousin was Mary Ann Camberton Shadd (1824-1893), a famous abolitionist, newspaper owner, and lawyer.","Miriam Hunster Wormley (1889-1980), daughter of William Henry Ashburton and Adelaide Shadd Wormley, married Clarence F. Lewis. She was a teacher at Shaw Junior High in Washington, D.C.","Lawrence Riggs Wormley (1885-1962), son of William H.A. and Adelaide Shadd Wormley, married Mary Elizabeth Burruss (1885-1938) of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They lived in Washington, D.C. and had a son, Stanton Lawrence Wormley. Stanton L. Wormley was born in 1909 in Washington, D.C. and died in 1993. He married first Margaret Just in 1936; second Alcibia Robinson; and third Freida Alma Hare (1922-2005). Stanton L. Wormley attended Howard University and received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1939. He taught at Virginia State College from 1932 to 1938 and Howard University from 1938 to 1971. He was the German and Russian Department Head and served as president of Howard University 1967-1969. He was the author of many published books and articles and also served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of State. He retired from Howard University in 1971. Their son, Stanton L. Wormley, Jr. (b. 1951) is a computer software specialist and free lance writer.","Francis L. Cardoza (1837-1903) was the son of a Jewish businessman of Charleston, South Carolina, and his free black wife. He attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland and moved to Connecticut, where he served as a Congressional minister. In 1865 Cardoza returned to Charleston to teach for the American Missionary Association and was instrumental in establishing the Avery Normal Institute, a school that trained black school teachers. He married Catherine Romena Howell of Connecticut in 1864. Cardoza was elected to the constitutional convention of 1868 and became the first black state official in South Carolina's history, holding the positions of Secretary of State (1868-1872) and Secretary of Treasurer (1872-1876). In 1876 the Democrats launched a campaign of violence and his work for the state was called into question. He was cleared of any charges and in 1878 was appointed a clerkship in the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. In 1884 he became the principal of the Colored High School of Washington, D.C."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWormley Family. Papers, 1773-1991 (bulk 1880-1960). Accession 42649. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"prefercite_tesim":["Wormley Family. Papers, 1773-1991 (bulk 1880-1960). Accession 42649. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1773-1991 (bulk 1880-1960), of the Wormley family, a prominent African American family from Middlesex County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Includes awards, Bible records, birth and death certificates, biographies, census information, certificates, chancery dockets, church records, city directories, clippings, correspondence, deeds, employee records, estate inventories, eulogies, genealogical charts and notes, histories, marriage records, oaths, obituaries, patents, photographs, poems, publications, receipts, report cards, taxes, and wills. Most of the papers are copies or abstracts. Also included is information regarding the related Burruss, Cardoza, and Shadd families of Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., and Canada. The records were meticulously documented and gathered by Stanley L. Wormley Sr. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe papers are organized into five series. Series have been designated for Series I. Miscellaneous Information; Series II. Information on Individuals and Family Groups; Series III. Lineal Information and Charts; Series IV. Photographs; and Series V. Supplemental Volumes. The papers were originally organized into eighty-three photograph albums and arranged into subgroups according to the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers,\" compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr., Stanton L. Wormley Jr., and Paul E. Sluby Sr., in 1981. The Index is filed at the beginning of the collection and contains a complete list of all records within the collection. Unfortunately a full name index is not included in the collection, so some cross checking of various files is necessary to obtain all the information on a given family member. Following is a more in-depth description in the series level scope and content notes.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSERIES DESCRIPTION\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSERIES I: MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION (1822-1981) (bulk 1880-1950)\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes copies of birth and death certificates, church minutes, city directory listings, clippings, estate accounts, plats, and wills relating to the Burruss, Shadd, and Wormley families. Includes personal interviews, ca. 1950-1981, of Jessie A. Wormley, Miriam Wormley Lewis, West A. Hamilton, Homzellah Allen, Maria Scott Ogle, and Helen Ogle Atkins regarding family genealogy. Also includes publications such as \"The Negro History Bulletin,\" 1948, including an article about the Wormley family of D.C.; Berean Baptist Church Centennial Celebration 1877-1977; Dunbar High School 50 Year Reunion 1926-1976; Howard University News, 1942, 1965, 1966, 1967; and various thesis including, \"The Wormley Family: An Historical Look\"; \"James Wormley: The Acquisition of Wealth By a Free Black in Ante-Bellum Washington\"; \"James Wormley: A Most Unusual Man\"; and \"Wormley's Hotel: A Reflection of the Reconstruction Period.\" Also includes abstracts of minutes from the Berean Baptist Church and Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church of Washington, D.C., in which family members were mentioned. The series also includes a list of sources consulted to obtain the records for the family. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSERIES II: INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY GROUPS, 1773-1981 (bulk 1870-1960)\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes genealogical research and notes regarding the Wormley family, along with papers for specific individuals. The general genealogical information on the Wormley family can be found in \"Wormley Beginnings and Rosegill, Vol. 1-5\" and \"Wormley Family of Virginia, Vol. 1-3.\" The research focuses on the ancestors and descendants of Sir John De Wormele of York County, England, and descendants who settled in Virginia. The Wormley family of Washington, D.C., traces their lineage to Ralph Wormeley (1744-1806) of Rosegill, Middlesex County, Virginia. The files on \"Wormley Family of Virginia (17th and 18th Centuries)\" includes genealogical notes and charts, published copies of marriage and military records, articles from the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Historical Magazine,\u003c/title\u003e and copies of letters, tracing the families lineage in Virginia. Much of the information from these records was copied from the Massachusetts and Virginia Historical Societies. Photocopying from these files is restricted.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe individual family papers include information on Miriam Wormley Lewis (1889-1980), Garrett Smith Wormley (1846-1903), James Wormley (1819-1884), James Thompson Wormley (1844-1927), Lawrence R. Wormley (1885-1962), Lynch Wormley (ca. 1780-1855), Mary E. (Burruss) Wormley (1885-1938), Mary M. Wormley (1817-1835), Stanton L. Wormley Sr. (b. 1909), Stanton L. Wormley Jr. (1951-), and  William H.A. Wormley (1842-1908). Also included is information on the Burruss family of Pennsylvania and Shadd family of Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and Canada. The papers include Bible records, bills of complaint, biographies,  census information, certificates, chancery dockets, church records, clippings, deeds, employee efficiency ratings, estate inventories, eulogies, letters, marriage announcements, oaths, patents, photographs, poetry, publications, report cards, tax records, and wills.  \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eIncluded are papers for James Wormley (1819-1884), containing numerous advertisements, biographies, and articles about the Wormley Hotel in Washington, D.C. The papers on James Thompson Wormley include letters written while serving as a sergeant in Company 1, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry, 1864 to 1865. Also includes articles from Howard University publications and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c/title\u003e regarding his career and education.  \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe largest collection of papers relate to Stanley L. Wormley, Sr. (b. 1909). The papers include birth certificates, clippings, commencement programs, employee appointments, honorary certificates, letters, recommendations and report cards, documenting his academic and employment career. Of note are letters from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, 1966-1967, regarding an honorary degree received from Wormley, president of Howard University. Included are publications to which Wormley contributed, for example the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia State College Gazette\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Germanic Review\u003c/title\u003e and reviews of books he had written. Also of note are clippings, concert announcements, photographs, and programs from the Howard Glee Club, 1929-1931, and Virginia State Glee Club, 1933-1937. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSERIES III: LINEAL INFORMATION AND CHARTS, 1980-1981\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes genealogical notes entitled \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Wormley Family of Washington, D.C.\u003c/title\u003e, compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr. and Stanton L. Wormley Jr. in 1980. Also included is,\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003e Schad-Shadd\u003c/title\u003e, compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr. and Stanton L. Wormley Jr. in 1981. The genealogical notes are very complete and well documented and a good place for researchers to start studying the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSERIES IV: PHOTOGRAPHS, c. 1860-1950 (bulk 1890-1930)\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes photographs, c. 1860-1950, of the Burruss, Cardoza, Shadd, and Wormley families. All of the photographs are identified and included are a few tin type photographs. Included are photographs of the family homes and family members, c. 1860-1950. Most of the photographs are taken in studios with a few of the family in front of homes and on horseback. Included is a photograph of William Stanton Wormley and Lawrence Riggs Wormley at National Guard Camp in Harper's Ferry, c. 1860-1870, and a photograph of Jordan Woodford Burruss in a policeman's uniform. The photographs are a good source of not only African American life, but social life and fashion in Washington, D.C. and America during the 19th and 20th centuries. Included are Burruss and Shadd family photographs, c. 1890-1950. Photographs can also be found in Series II. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSERIES V: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION, 1820-1991 (bulk 1860-1900 and 1978-1989)\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes information on Francis L. Cardoza and additional Wormley family information. The papers of Francis L. Cardoza, 1859-1902, include appointments, certificates, correspondence, and receipts documenting his career with the American Missionary Association and his political careers in South Carolina and Washington, D.C. Of note is correspondence from Frederick Douglas, 11 October 1871, declining an invitation to South Carolina; correspondence, 1869, from Daniel H. Chamberlain, as Attorney General, concerning bond issues; and correspondence, 1875-1877 regarding the upheavals in South Carolina politics and numerous letters of recommendation for Cardoza from Daniel H. Chamberlain, as Governor of South Carolina. Includes a certificates of election as Secretary of State of South Carolina 1868 and a Report of the finances of the State of South Carolina, 1873. Also includes appointments as Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department,1878-1882, and his appointment as teacher in Washington, D.C. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe Wormley Family Information Appendix 3-5 contain a variety of papers including the emancipation papers of Lynch Wormley, 1820; correspondence, 1983-1984, with the New York Public Library containing a description of the hotel and list of better known guests there; Maryland Historic Trust State Historic Sites Inventory form regarding the Wormley house; The Charles Sumner School rededication booklet, 1986; copies of marriage and divorce licenses; brochure from the James Wormley exhibit at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 1993; and numerous clippings.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe series includes a copy of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHistoric Buildings in Middlesex County, Virginia, 1650-1875\u003c/title\u003eby Louise E. Gray, Evelyn Q. 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Includes awards, Bible records, birth and death certificates, biographies, census information, certificates, chancery dockets, church records, city directories, clippings, correspondence, deeds, employee records, estate inventories, eulogies, genealogical charts and notes, histories, marriage records, oaths, obituaries, patents, photographs, poems, publications, receipts, report cards, taxes, and wills. Most of the papers are copies or abstracts. Also included is information regarding the related Burruss, Cardoza, and Shadd families of Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., and Canada. The records were meticulously documented and gathered by Stanley L. Wormley Sr.","The papers are organized into five series. Series have been designated for Series I. Miscellaneous Information; Series II. Information on Individuals and Family Groups; Series III. Lineal Information and Charts; Series IV. Photographs; and Series V. Supplemental Volumes. The papers were originally organized into eighty-three photograph albums and arranged into subgroups according to the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers,\" compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr., Stanton L. Wormley Jr., and Paul E. Sluby Sr., in 1981. The Index is filed at the beginning of the collection and contains a complete list of all records within the collection. Unfortunately a full name index is not included in the collection, so some cross checking of various files is necessary to obtain all the information on a given family member. Following is a more in-depth description in the series level scope and content notes.","SERIES DESCRIPTION","SERIES I: MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION (1822-1981) (bulk 1880-1950)","This series includes copies of birth and death certificates, church minutes, city directory listings, clippings, estate accounts, plats, and wills relating to the Burruss, Shadd, and Wormley families. Includes personal interviews, ca. 1950-1981, of Jessie A. Wormley, Miriam Wormley Lewis, West A. Hamilton, Homzellah Allen, Maria Scott Ogle, and Helen Ogle Atkins regarding family genealogy. Also includes publications such as \"The Negro History Bulletin,\" 1948, including an article about the Wormley family of D.C.; Berean Baptist Church Centennial Celebration 1877-1977; Dunbar High School 50 Year Reunion 1926-1976; Howard University News, 1942, 1965, 1966, 1967; and various thesis including, \"The Wormley Family: An Historical Look\"; \"James Wormley: The Acquisition of Wealth By a Free Black in Ante-Bellum Washington\"; \"James Wormley: A Most Unusual Man\"; and \"Wormley's Hotel: A Reflection of the Reconstruction Period.\" Also includes abstracts of minutes from the Berean Baptist Church and Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church of Washington, D.C., in which family members were mentioned. The series also includes a list of sources consulted to obtain the records for the family.","SERIES II: INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY GROUPS, 1773-1981 (bulk 1870-1960)","This series includes genealogical research and notes regarding the Wormley family, along with papers for specific individuals. The general genealogical information on the Wormley family can be found in \"Wormley Beginnings and Rosegill, Vol. 1-5\" and \"Wormley Family of Virginia, Vol. 1-3.\" The research focuses on the ancestors and descendants of Sir John De Wormele of York County, England, and descendants who settled in Virginia. The Wormley family of Washington, D.C., traces their lineage to Ralph Wormeley (1744-1806) of Rosegill, Middlesex County, Virginia. The files on \"Wormley Family of Virginia (17th and 18th Centuries)\" includes genealogical notes and charts, published copies of marriage and military records, articles from the Virginia Historical Magazine, and copies of letters, tracing the families lineage in Virginia. Much of the information from these records was copied from the Massachusetts and Virginia Historical Societies. Photocopying from these files is restricted.","The individual family papers include information on Miriam Wormley Lewis (1889-1980), Garrett Smith Wormley (1846-1903), James Wormley (1819-1884), James Thompson Wormley (1844-1927), Lawrence R. Wormley (1885-1962), Lynch Wormley (ca. 1780-1855), Mary E. (Burruss) Wormley (1885-1938), Mary M. Wormley (1817-1835), Stanton L. Wormley Sr. (b. 1909), Stanton L. Wormley Jr. (1951-), and  William H.A. Wormley (1842-1908). Also included is information on the Burruss family of Pennsylvania and Shadd family of Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and Canada. The papers include Bible records, bills of complaint, biographies,  census information, certificates, chancery dockets, church records, clippings, deeds, employee efficiency ratings, estate inventories, eulogies, letters, marriage announcements, oaths, patents, photographs, poetry, publications, report cards, tax records, and wills.","Included are papers for James Wormley (1819-1884), containing numerous advertisements, biographies, and articles about the Wormley Hotel in Washington, D.C. The papers on James Thompson Wormley include letters written while serving as a sergeant in Company 1, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry, 1864 to 1865. Also includes articles from Howard University publications and The Washington Post regarding his career and education.","The largest collection of papers relate to Stanley L. Wormley, Sr. (b. 1909). The papers include birth certificates, clippings, commencement programs, employee appointments, honorary certificates, letters, recommendations and report cards, documenting his academic and employment career. Of note are letters from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, 1966-1967, regarding an honorary degree received from Wormley, president of Howard University. Included are publications to which Wormley contributed, for example the Virginia State College Gazette and The Germanic Review and reviews of books he had written. Also of note are clippings, concert announcements, photographs, and programs from the Howard Glee Club, 1929-1931, and Virginia State Glee Club, 1933-1937.","SERIES III: LINEAL INFORMATION AND CHARTS, 1980-1981","This series includes genealogical notes entitled The Wormley Family of Washington, D.C., compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr. and Stanton L. Wormley Jr. in 1980. Also included is, Schad-Shadd, compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr. and Stanton L. Wormley Jr. in 1981. The genealogical notes are very complete and well documented and a good place for researchers to start studying the family.","SERIES IV: PHOTOGRAPHS, c. 1860-1950 (bulk 1890-1930)","This series includes photographs, c. 1860-1950, of the Burruss, Cardoza, Shadd, and Wormley families. All of the photographs are identified and included are a few tin type photographs. Included are photographs of the family homes and family members, c. 1860-1950. Most of the photographs are taken in studios with a few of the family in front of homes and on horseback. Included is a photograph of William Stanton Wormley and Lawrence Riggs Wormley at National Guard Camp in Harper's Ferry, c. 1860-1870, and a photograph of Jordan Woodford Burruss in a policeman's uniform. The photographs are a good source of not only African American life, but social life and fashion in Washington, D.C. and America during the 19th and 20th centuries. Included are Burruss and Shadd family photographs, c. 1890-1950. Photographs can also be found in Series II.","SERIES V: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION, 1820-1991 (bulk 1860-1900 and 1978-1989)","This series includes information on Francis L. Cardoza and additional Wormley family information. The papers of Francis L. Cardoza, 1859-1902, include appointments, certificates, correspondence, and receipts documenting his career with the American Missionary Association and his political careers in South Carolina and Washington, D.C. Of note is correspondence from Frederick Douglas, 11 October 1871, declining an invitation to South Carolina; correspondence, 1869, from Daniel H. Chamberlain, as Attorney General, concerning bond issues; and correspondence, 1875-1877 regarding the upheavals in South Carolina politics and numerous letters of recommendation for Cardoza from Daniel H. Chamberlain, as Governor of South Carolina. Includes a certificates of election as Secretary of State of South Carolina 1868 and a Report of the finances of the State of South Carolina, 1873. Also includes appointments as Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department,1878-1882, and his appointment as teacher in Washington, D.C.","The Wormley Family Information Appendix 3-5 contain a variety of papers including the emancipation papers of Lynch Wormley, 1820; correspondence, 1983-1984, with the New York Public Library containing a description of the hotel and list of better known guests there; Maryland Historic Trust State Historic Sites Inventory form regarding the Wormley house; The Charles Sumner School rededication booklet, 1986; copies of marriage and divorce licenses; brochure from the James Wormley exhibit at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 1993; and numerous clippings.","The series includes a copy of Historic Buildings in Middlesex County, Virginia, 1650-1875by Louise E. Gray, Evelyn Q. Ryland, and Bettie J. Simmons. Also included is a copy of Wormeley-Wormley ca. 1160-1991: The Father-To-Son Lineage of Stanton L. Wormley, Jr., compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr., Stanton L. Wormley Jr., and Paul E. 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(8 boxes)","Collection is open to research.","The papers were originally organized into 83 photograph albums and arranged into five subgroups following the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers,\" compiled by Stanton L. Wormley, Sr., Stanton L. Wormley, Jr., and Paul E. Sluby, Sr., 1982. The original arrangement was maintained, the five subgroups becoming five series (Miscellaneous Information; Information on Individuals and Family Groups; Lineal Information and Charts; Photographs; and Supplemental Volumes). Papers were removed from each photograph album and placed in individual folders according to title of the album. The final arrangement follows the exact order of the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers.\" Most of the papers were photocopies and for albums in which the copies could not be removed due to the glue, the albums were photocopied and these new copies serve as the final product. The album pages were also numbered and that system was maintained throughout. The index lists the papers contained in each folder (album) but there is not a full name index key for the collection.","The Wormley family is a prominent African American family from Middlesex County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. At the time of the donation of this collection, it was assumed that this family was related to the Wormeley family of Rosegill, Middlesex County, but subsequent genealogical research has determined that this is not the case.","Lynch Wormley (aka Pere Leigh Wormley) (ca. 1780-1855) and his wife, Mary Wormley (ca. 1786-1804), moved to Washington D.C. from Middlesex County, Virginia, around 1814. He owned and operated a livery stable and the Liberia Hotel in the city and had ten children: William, John, Owen, Harriet, Betsey Elizabeth, Samuel, Mary, James, Andrew, and an unidentified daughter.","William Wormley (ca. 1800-1855) was a hack driver and married to Louisa King (b. ca. 1800). John Wormley (ca. 1800-1840) and Owen B. Wormley (1808-1834) were both unmarried and lived in Washington, D.C. Harriet Wormley (b. ca. 1806) married James Johnson on 10 June 1830. Elizabeth \"Betsey\" married John Browne and was the mother of the famous black educator, Hugh Browne (1851-1923). Hugh Browne studied at Princeton Theological School and was ordained as a minister of the Presbyterian Church. He taught at the College of Liberia in Africa and returned to America teaching at M Street High School, Hampton Institute, Institute for Colored Youth in Pennsylvania, and started the Training School for Teachers. Samuel Wormely (ca. 1811-1864) was a boat stewart and married to Remetha Williams. Mary M. Wormley (ca. 1816-1835) was unmarried and lived in Washington, D.C. Andrew Wormley (ca. 1822-1878) married Mary Jane Smith (ca. 1830-1895), was a billiard parlor operator and musician, and lived in Washington, D.C.","James Wormley, the ninth child of Lynch and Mary Wormley, was born 16 January 1819 in Washington, D.C., and died 18 October 1884 in Boston, Massachusetts. He married Anna Thompson (1823-1892) of Norfolk, Virginia on 30 January 1841. James owned and operated the popular Wormley Hotel in Washington, D.C. During the drawn-out, disputed Presidential Election of 1876, Wormley's Hotel became the venue for the secret meetings between emissaries from the Hayes and Tilden camps. The meetings culminated on 26 February 1877 in which the Wormley Agreement settled the stalemate in favor of Rutherford B. Hayes. Wormley cultivated friendships with many politicians and city business leaders, including U.S. Senator Charles Sumner, and was an activist for black public education. James and Anna  had four children: William Henry Ashburton, James Thompson, Garrett Smith, and Anna Matilda Wormley.","James Thompson Wormley (1844-1927), second son of James and Anna Wormley, was the first graduate of the Howard University Pharmaceutical School in 1870 and owned the first black drug store in Washington, D.C. He married Josephine Slade in 1865 and Mary A.A. Ringgold (1845-1922) in 1870.","Garrett Smith Wormley (1846-1903), third son of James and Anna Wormley, worked as a caterer and confectioner in Washington, D.C. He married Amelia E. Brent (1847-1922) in 1866.","Anna Matilda Wormley (1850-1929), daughter of James and Anna Wormley, married J. William Cole.","William Henry Ashburton Wormley (1842-1908), first son of James and Anna Wormley, was a U.S. Marshall and lived in Washington, D.C. He was married three times: Rachel Slade (1843-1865) in 1862; Adelaide Shadd (1846-1890) in 1867; and Sara E. Ford (1863-1924) in 1892. Adelaide Shadd was the daughter of Absalom Shad (1815-1857) and Eliza Julia Brockett (1829-1898). Absalom Shad ran a hotel in Washington D.C., but around the early 1850's moved the family to Canada so that the family could be brought up in freedom. Adelaide Shadd Wormley's cousin was Mary Ann Camberton Shadd (1824-1893), a famous abolitionist, newspaper owner, and lawyer.","Miriam Hunster Wormley (1889-1980), daughter of William Henry Ashburton and Adelaide Shadd Wormley, married Clarence F. Lewis. She was a teacher at Shaw Junior High in Washington, D.C.","Lawrence Riggs Wormley (1885-1962), son of William H.A. and Adelaide Shadd Wormley, married Mary Elizabeth Burruss (1885-1938) of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They lived in Washington, D.C. and had a son, Stanton Lawrence Wormley. Stanton L. Wormley was born in 1909 in Washington, D.C. and died in 1993. He married first Margaret Just in 1936; second Alcibia Robinson; and third Freida Alma Hare (1922-2005). Stanton L. Wormley attended Howard University and received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1939. He taught at Virginia State College from 1932 to 1938 and Howard University from 1938 to 1971. He was the German and Russian Department Head and served as president of Howard University 1967-1969. He was the author of many published books and articles and also served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of State. He retired from Howard University in 1971. Their son, Stanton L. Wormley, Jr. (b. 1951) is a computer software specialist and free lance writer.","Francis L. Cardoza (1837-1903) was the son of a Jewish businessman of Charleston, South Carolina, and his free black wife. He attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland and moved to Connecticut, where he served as a Congressional minister. In 1865 Cardoza returned to Charleston to teach for the American Missionary Association and was instrumental in establishing the Avery Normal Institute, a school that trained black school teachers. He married Catherine Romena Howell of Connecticut in 1864. Cardoza was elected to the constitutional convention of 1868 and became the first black state official in South Carolina's history, holding the positions of Secretary of State (1868-1872) and Secretary of Treasurer (1872-1876). In 1876 the Democrats launched a campaign of violence and his work for the state was called into question. He was cleared of any charges and in 1878 was appointed a clerkship in the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. In 1884 he became the principal of the Colored High School of Washington, D.C.","Papers, 1773-1991 (bulk 1880-1960), of the Wormley family, a prominent African American family from Middlesex County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Includes awards, Bible records, birth and death certificates, biographies, census information, certificates, chancery dockets, church records, city directories, clippings, correspondence, deeds, employee records, estate inventories, eulogies, genealogical charts and notes, histories, marriage records, oaths, obituaries, patents, photographs, poems, publications, receipts, report cards, taxes, and wills. Most of the papers are copies or abstracts. Also included is information regarding the related Burruss, Cardoza, and Shadd families of Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., and Canada. The records were meticulously documented and gathered by Stanley L. Wormley Sr.","The papers are organized into five series. Series have been designated for Series I. Miscellaneous Information; Series II. Information on Individuals and Family Groups; Series III. Lineal Information and Charts; Series IV. Photographs; and Series V. Supplemental Volumes. The papers were originally organized into eighty-three photograph albums and arranged into subgroups according to the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers,\" compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr., Stanton L. Wormley Jr., and Paul E. Sluby Sr., in 1981. The Index is filed at the beginning of the collection and contains a complete list of all records within the collection. Unfortunately a full name index is not included in the collection, so some cross checking of various files is necessary to obtain all the information on a given family member. Following is a more in-depth description in the series level scope and content notes.","SERIES DESCRIPTION","SERIES I: MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION (1822-1981) (bulk 1880-1950)","This series includes copies of birth and death certificates, church minutes, city directory listings, clippings, estate accounts, plats, and wills relating to the Burruss, Shadd, and Wormley families. Includes personal interviews, ca. 1950-1981, of Jessie A. Wormley, Miriam Wormley Lewis, West A. Hamilton, Homzellah Allen, Maria Scott Ogle, and Helen Ogle Atkins regarding family genealogy. Also includes publications such as \"The Negro History Bulletin,\" 1948, including an article about the Wormley family of D.C.; Berean Baptist Church Centennial Celebration 1877-1977; Dunbar High School 50 Year Reunion 1926-1976; Howard University News, 1942, 1965, 1966, 1967; and various thesis including, \"The Wormley Family: An Historical Look\"; \"James Wormley: The Acquisition of Wealth By a Free Black in Ante-Bellum Washington\"; \"James Wormley: A Most Unusual Man\"; and \"Wormley's Hotel: A Reflection of the Reconstruction Period.\" Also includes abstracts of minutes from the Berean Baptist Church and Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church of Washington, D.C., in which family members were mentioned. The series also includes a list of sources consulted to obtain the records for the family.","SERIES II: INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY GROUPS, 1773-1981 (bulk 1870-1960)","This series includes genealogical research and notes regarding the Wormley family, along with papers for specific individuals. The general genealogical information on the Wormley family can be found in \"Wormley Beginnings and Rosegill, Vol. 1-5\" and \"Wormley Family of Virginia, Vol. 1-3.\" The research focuses on the ancestors and descendants of Sir John De Wormele of York County, England, and descendants who settled in Virginia. The Wormley family of Washington, D.C., traces their lineage to Ralph Wormeley (1744-1806) of Rosegill, Middlesex County, Virginia. The files on \"Wormley Family of Virginia (17th and 18th Centuries)\" includes genealogical notes and charts, published copies of marriage and military records, articles from the Virginia Historical Magazine, and copies of letters, tracing the families lineage in Virginia. Much of the information from these records was copied from the Massachusetts and Virginia Historical Societies. Photocopying from these files is restricted.","The individual family papers include information on Miriam Wormley Lewis (1889-1980), Garrett Smith Wormley (1846-1903), James Wormley (1819-1884), James Thompson Wormley (1844-1927), Lawrence R. Wormley (1885-1962), Lynch Wormley (ca. 1780-1855), Mary E. (Burruss) Wormley (1885-1938), Mary M. Wormley (1817-1835), Stanton L. Wormley Sr. (b. 1909), Stanton L. Wormley Jr. (1951-), and  William H.A. Wormley (1842-1908). Also included is information on the Burruss family of Pennsylvania and Shadd family of Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and Canada. The papers include Bible records, bills of complaint, biographies,  census information, certificates, chancery dockets, church records, clippings, deeds, employee efficiency ratings, estate inventories, eulogies, letters, marriage announcements, oaths, patents, photographs, poetry, publications, report cards, tax records, and wills.","Included are papers for James Wormley (1819-1884), containing numerous advertisements, biographies, and articles about the Wormley Hotel in Washington, D.C. The papers on James Thompson Wormley include letters written while serving as a sergeant in Company 1, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry, 1864 to 1865. Also includes articles from Howard University publications and The Washington Post regarding his career and education.","The largest collection of papers relate to Stanley L. Wormley, Sr. (b. 1909). The papers include birth certificates, clippings, commencement programs, employee appointments, honorary certificates, letters, recommendations and report cards, documenting his academic and employment career. Of note are letters from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, 1966-1967, regarding an honorary degree received from Wormley, president of Howard University. Included are publications to which Wormley contributed, for example the Virginia State College Gazette and The Germanic Review and reviews of books he had written. Also of note are clippings, concert announcements, photographs, and programs from the Howard Glee Club, 1929-1931, and Virginia State Glee Club, 1933-1937.","SERIES III: LINEAL INFORMATION AND CHARTS, 1980-1981","This series includes genealogical notes entitled The Wormley Family of Washington, D.C., compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr. and Stanton L. Wormley Jr. in 1980. Also included is, Schad-Shadd, compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr. and Stanton L. Wormley Jr. in 1981. The genealogical notes are very complete and well documented and a good place for researchers to start studying the family.","SERIES IV: PHOTOGRAPHS, c. 1860-1950 (bulk 1890-1930)","This series includes photographs, c. 1860-1950, of the Burruss, Cardoza, Shadd, and Wormley families. All of the photographs are identified and included are a few tin type photographs. Included are photographs of the family homes and family members, c. 1860-1950. Most of the photographs are taken in studios with a few of the family in front of homes and on horseback. Included is a photograph of William Stanton Wormley and Lawrence Riggs Wormley at National Guard Camp in Harper's Ferry, c. 1860-1870, and a photograph of Jordan Woodford Burruss in a policeman's uniform. The photographs are a good source of not only African American life, but social life and fashion in Washington, D.C. and America during the 19th and 20th centuries. Included are Burruss and Shadd family photographs, c. 1890-1950. Photographs can also be found in Series II.","SERIES V: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION, 1820-1991 (bulk 1860-1900 and 1978-1989)","This series includes information on Francis L. Cardoza and additional Wormley family information. The papers of Francis L. Cardoza, 1859-1902, include appointments, certificates, correspondence, and receipts documenting his career with the American Missionary Association and his political careers in South Carolina and Washington, D.C. Of note is correspondence from Frederick Douglas, 11 October 1871, declining an invitation to South Carolina; correspondence, 1869, from Daniel H. Chamberlain, as Attorney General, concerning bond issues; and correspondence, 1875-1877 regarding the upheavals in South Carolina politics and numerous letters of recommendation for Cardoza from Daniel H. Chamberlain, as Governor of South Carolina. Includes a certificates of election as Secretary of State of South Carolina 1868 and a Report of the finances of the State of South Carolina, 1873. Also includes appointments as Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department,1878-1882, and his appointment as teacher in Washington, D.C.","The Wormley Family Information Appendix 3-5 contain a variety of papers including the emancipation papers of Lynch Wormley, 1820; correspondence, 1983-1984, with the New York Public Library containing a description of the hotel and list of better known guests there; Maryland Historic Trust State Historic Sites Inventory form regarding the Wormley house; The Charles Sumner School rededication booklet, 1986; copies of marriage and divorce licenses; brochure from the James Wormley exhibit at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 1993; and numerous clippings.","The series includes a copy of Historic Buildings in Middlesex County, Virginia, 1650-1875by Louise E. Gray, Evelyn Q. Ryland, and Bettie J. Simmons. Also included is a copy of Wormeley-Wormley ca. 1160-1991: The Father-To-Son Lineage of Stanton L. Wormley, Jr., compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr., Stanton L. Wormley Jr., and Paul E. Sluby Sr. The genealogy traces the ancestors and descendants of Ralph Wormley (1744-1806) of Rosegill, Middlesex County, Virginia, and England.","Duplication is restricted for materials copied from the Massachusetts and Virginia Historical Societies.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Wormley Family Papers\n1773-1991 (bulk 1880-1960)"],"collection_ssim":["Wormley Family Papers\n1773-1991 (bulk 1880-1960)"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["42649"],"unitid_tesim":["42649"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"access_terms_ssm":["Duplication is restricted for materials copied from the Massachusetts and Virginia Historical Societies."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of Mrs. Freida H. 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The final arrangement follows the exact order of the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers.\" Most of the papers were photocopies and for albums in which the copies could not be removed due to the glue, the albums were photocopied and these new copies serve as the final product. The album pages were also numbered and that system was maintained throughout. The index lists the papers contained in each folder (album) but there is not a full name index key for the collection.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The papers were originally organized into 83 photograph albums and arranged into five subgroups following the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers,\" compiled by Stanton L. Wormley, Sr., Stanton L. Wormley, Jr., and Paul E. Sluby, Sr., 1982. The original arrangement was maintained, the five subgroups becoming five series (Miscellaneous Information; Information on Individuals and Family Groups; Lineal Information and Charts; Photographs; and Supplemental Volumes). Papers were removed from each photograph album and placed in individual folders according to title of the album. The final arrangement follows the exact order of the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers.\" Most of the papers were photocopies and for albums in which the copies could not be removed due to the glue, the albums were photocopied and these new copies serve as the final product. The album pages were also numbered and that system was maintained throughout. The index lists the papers contained in each folder (album) but there is not a full name index key for the collection."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Wormley family is a prominent African American family from Middlesex County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. At the time of the donation of this collection, it was assumed that this family was related to the Wormeley family of Rosegill, Middlesex County, but subsequent genealogical research has determined that this is not the case.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eLynch Wormley (aka Pere Leigh Wormley) (ca. 1780-1855) and his wife, Mary Wormley (ca. 1786-1804), moved to Washington D.C. from Middlesex County, Virginia, around 1814. He owned and operated a livery stable and the Liberia Hotel in the city and had ten children: William, John, Owen, Harriet, Betsey Elizabeth, Samuel, Mary, James, Andrew, and an unidentified daughter. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Wormley (ca. 1800-1855) was a hack driver and married to Louisa King (b. ca. 1800). John Wormley (ca. 1800-1840) and Owen B. Wormley (1808-1834) were both unmarried and lived in Washington, D.C. Harriet Wormley (b. ca. 1806) married James Johnson on 10 June 1830. Elizabeth \"Betsey\" married John Browne and was the mother of the famous black educator, Hugh Browne (1851-1923). Hugh Browne studied at Princeton Theological School and was ordained as a minister of the Presbyterian Church. He taught at the College of Liberia in Africa and returned to America teaching at M Street High School, Hampton Institute, Institute for Colored Youth in Pennsylvania, and started the Training School for Teachers. Samuel Wormely (ca. 1811-1864) was a boat stewart and married to Remetha Williams. Mary M. Wormley (ca. 1816-1835) was unmarried and lived in Washington, D.C. Andrew Wormley (ca. 1822-1878) married Mary Jane Smith (ca. 1830-1895), was a billiard parlor operator and musician, and lived in Washington, D.C.  \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eJames Wormley, the ninth child of Lynch and Mary Wormley, was born 16 January 1819 in Washington, D.C., and died 18 October 1884 in Boston, Massachusetts. He married Anna Thompson (1823-1892) of Norfolk, Virginia on 30 January 1841. James owned and operated the popular Wormley Hotel in Washington, D.C. During the drawn-out, disputed Presidential Election of 1876, Wormley's Hotel became the venue for the secret meetings between emissaries from the Hayes and Tilden camps. The meetings culminated on 26 February 1877 in which the Wormley Agreement settled the stalemate in favor of Rutherford B. Hayes. Wormley cultivated friendships with many politicians and city business leaders, including U.S. Senator Charles Sumner, and was an activist for black public education. James and Anna  had four children: William Henry Ashburton, James Thompson, Garrett Smith, and Anna Matilda Wormley. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eJames Thompson Wormley (1844-1927), second son of James and Anna Wormley, was the first graduate of the Howard University Pharmaceutical School in 1870 and owned the first black drug store in Washington, D.C. He married Josephine Slade in 1865 and Mary A.A. Ringgold (1845-1922) in 1870. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eGarrett Smith Wormley (1846-1903), third son of James and Anna Wormley, worked as a caterer and confectioner in Washington, D.C. He married Amelia E. Brent (1847-1922) in 1866. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eAnna Matilda Wormley (1850-1929), daughter of James and Anna Wormley, married J. William Cole. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Henry Ashburton Wormley (1842-1908), first son of James and Anna Wormley, was a U.S. Marshall and lived in Washington, D.C. He was married three times: Rachel Slade (1843-1865) in 1862; Adelaide Shadd (1846-1890) in 1867; and Sara E. Ford (1863-1924) in 1892. Adelaide Shadd was the daughter of Absalom Shad (1815-1857) and Eliza Julia Brockett (1829-1898). Absalom Shad ran a hotel in Washington D.C., but around the early 1850's moved the family to Canada so that the family could be brought up in freedom. Adelaide Shadd Wormley's cousin was Mary Ann Camberton Shadd (1824-1893), a famous abolitionist, newspaper owner, and lawyer. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eMiriam Hunster Wormley (1889-1980), daughter of William Henry Ashburton and Adelaide Shadd Wormley, married Clarence F. Lewis. She was a teacher at Shaw Junior High in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eLawrence Riggs Wormley (1885-1962), son of William H.A. and Adelaide Shadd Wormley, married Mary Elizabeth Burruss (1885-1938) of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They lived in Washington, D.C. and had a son, Stanton Lawrence Wormley. Stanton L. Wormley was born in 1909 in Washington, D.C. and died in 1993. He married first Margaret Just in 1936; second Alcibia Robinson; and third Freida Alma Hare (1922-2005). Stanton L. Wormley attended Howard University and received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1939. He taught at Virginia State College from 1932 to 1938 and Howard University from 1938 to 1971. He was the German and Russian Department Head and served as president of Howard University 1967-1969. He was the author of many published books and articles and also served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of State. He retired from Howard University in 1971. Their son, Stanton L. Wormley, Jr. (b. 1951) is a computer software specialist and free lance writer.  \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eFrancis L. Cardoza (1837-1903) was the son of a Jewish businessman of Charleston, South Carolina, and his free black wife. He attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland and moved to Connecticut, where he served as a Congressional minister. In 1865 Cardoza returned to Charleston to teach for the American Missionary Association and was instrumental in establishing the Avery Normal Institute, a school that trained black school teachers. He married Catherine Romena Howell of Connecticut in 1864. Cardoza was elected to the constitutional convention of 1868 and became the first black state official in South Carolina's history, holding the positions of Secretary of State (1868-1872) and Secretary of Treasurer (1872-1876). In 1876 the Democrats launched a campaign of violence and his work for the state was called into question. He was cleared of any charges and in 1878 was appointed a clerkship in the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. In 1884 he became the principal of the Colored High School of Washington, D.C. \u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Wormley family is a prominent African American family from Middlesex County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. At the time of the donation of this collection, it was assumed that this family was related to the Wormeley family of Rosegill, Middlesex County, but subsequent genealogical research has determined that this is not the case.","Lynch Wormley (aka Pere Leigh Wormley) (ca. 1780-1855) and his wife, Mary Wormley (ca. 1786-1804), moved to Washington D.C. from Middlesex County, Virginia, around 1814. He owned and operated a livery stable and the Liberia Hotel in the city and had ten children: William, John, Owen, Harriet, Betsey Elizabeth, Samuel, Mary, James, Andrew, and an unidentified daughter.","William Wormley (ca. 1800-1855) was a hack driver and married to Louisa King (b. ca. 1800). John Wormley (ca. 1800-1840) and Owen B. Wormley (1808-1834) were both unmarried and lived in Washington, D.C. Harriet Wormley (b. ca. 1806) married James Johnson on 10 June 1830. Elizabeth \"Betsey\" married John Browne and was the mother of the famous black educator, Hugh Browne (1851-1923). Hugh Browne studied at Princeton Theological School and was ordained as a minister of the Presbyterian Church. He taught at the College of Liberia in Africa and returned to America teaching at M Street High School, Hampton Institute, Institute for Colored Youth in Pennsylvania, and started the Training School for Teachers. Samuel Wormely (ca. 1811-1864) was a boat stewart and married to Remetha Williams. Mary M. Wormley (ca. 1816-1835) was unmarried and lived in Washington, D.C. Andrew Wormley (ca. 1822-1878) married Mary Jane Smith (ca. 1830-1895), was a billiard parlor operator and musician, and lived in Washington, D.C.","James Wormley, the ninth child of Lynch and Mary Wormley, was born 16 January 1819 in Washington, D.C., and died 18 October 1884 in Boston, Massachusetts. He married Anna Thompson (1823-1892) of Norfolk, Virginia on 30 January 1841. James owned and operated the popular Wormley Hotel in Washington, D.C. During the drawn-out, disputed Presidential Election of 1876, Wormley's Hotel became the venue for the secret meetings between emissaries from the Hayes and Tilden camps. The meetings culminated on 26 February 1877 in which the Wormley Agreement settled the stalemate in favor of Rutherford B. Hayes. Wormley cultivated friendships with many politicians and city business leaders, including U.S. Senator Charles Sumner, and was an activist for black public education. James and Anna  had four children: William Henry Ashburton, James Thompson, Garrett Smith, and Anna Matilda Wormley.","James Thompson Wormley (1844-1927), second son of James and Anna Wormley, was the first graduate of the Howard University Pharmaceutical School in 1870 and owned the first black drug store in Washington, D.C. He married Josephine Slade in 1865 and Mary A.A. Ringgold (1845-1922) in 1870.","Garrett Smith Wormley (1846-1903), third son of James and Anna Wormley, worked as a caterer and confectioner in Washington, D.C. He married Amelia E. Brent (1847-1922) in 1866.","Anna Matilda Wormley (1850-1929), daughter of James and Anna Wormley, married J. William Cole.","William Henry Ashburton Wormley (1842-1908), first son of James and Anna Wormley, was a U.S. Marshall and lived in Washington, D.C. He was married three times: Rachel Slade (1843-1865) in 1862; Adelaide Shadd (1846-1890) in 1867; and Sara E. Ford (1863-1924) in 1892. Adelaide Shadd was the daughter of Absalom Shad (1815-1857) and Eliza Julia Brockett (1829-1898). Absalom Shad ran a hotel in Washington D.C., but around the early 1850's moved the family to Canada so that the family could be brought up in freedom. Adelaide Shadd Wormley's cousin was Mary Ann Camberton Shadd (1824-1893), a famous abolitionist, newspaper owner, and lawyer.","Miriam Hunster Wormley (1889-1980), daughter of William Henry Ashburton and Adelaide Shadd Wormley, married Clarence F. Lewis. She was a teacher at Shaw Junior High in Washington, D.C.","Lawrence Riggs Wormley (1885-1962), son of William H.A. and Adelaide Shadd Wormley, married Mary Elizabeth Burruss (1885-1938) of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They lived in Washington, D.C. and had a son, Stanton Lawrence Wormley. Stanton L. Wormley was born in 1909 in Washington, D.C. and died in 1993. He married first Margaret Just in 1936; second Alcibia Robinson; and third Freida Alma Hare (1922-2005). Stanton L. Wormley attended Howard University and received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1939. He taught at Virginia State College from 1932 to 1938 and Howard University from 1938 to 1971. He was the German and Russian Department Head and served as president of Howard University 1967-1969. He was the author of many published books and articles and also served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of State. He retired from Howard University in 1971. Their son, Stanton L. Wormley, Jr. (b. 1951) is a computer software specialist and free lance writer.","Francis L. Cardoza (1837-1903) was the son of a Jewish businessman of Charleston, South Carolina, and his free black wife. He attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland and moved to Connecticut, where he served as a Congressional minister. In 1865 Cardoza returned to Charleston to teach for the American Missionary Association and was instrumental in establishing the Avery Normal Institute, a school that trained black school teachers. He married Catherine Romena Howell of Connecticut in 1864. Cardoza was elected to the constitutional convention of 1868 and became the first black state official in South Carolina's history, holding the positions of Secretary of State (1868-1872) and Secretary of Treasurer (1872-1876). In 1876 the Democrats launched a campaign of violence and his work for the state was called into question. He was cleared of any charges and in 1878 was appointed a clerkship in the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. In 1884 he became the principal of the Colored High School of Washington, D.C."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWormley Family. Papers, 1773-1991 (bulk 1880-1960). Accession 42649. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"prefercite_tesim":["Wormley Family. Papers, 1773-1991 (bulk 1880-1960). Accession 42649. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1773-1991 (bulk 1880-1960), of the Wormley family, a prominent African American family from Middlesex County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Includes awards, Bible records, birth and death certificates, biographies, census information, certificates, chancery dockets, church records, city directories, clippings, correspondence, deeds, employee records, estate inventories, eulogies, genealogical charts and notes, histories, marriage records, oaths, obituaries, patents, photographs, poems, publications, receipts, report cards, taxes, and wills. Most of the papers are copies or abstracts. Also included is information regarding the related Burruss, Cardoza, and Shadd families of Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., and Canada. The records were meticulously documented and gathered by Stanley L. Wormley Sr. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe papers are organized into five series. Series have been designated for Series I. Miscellaneous Information; Series II. Information on Individuals and Family Groups; Series III. Lineal Information and Charts; Series IV. Photographs; and Series V. Supplemental Volumes. The papers were originally organized into eighty-three photograph albums and arranged into subgroups according to the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers,\" compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr., Stanton L. Wormley Jr., and Paul E. Sluby Sr., in 1981. The Index is filed at the beginning of the collection and contains a complete list of all records within the collection. Unfortunately a full name index is not included in the collection, so some cross checking of various files is necessary to obtain all the information on a given family member. Following is a more in-depth description in the series level scope and content notes.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSERIES DESCRIPTION\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSERIES I: MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION (1822-1981) (bulk 1880-1950)\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes copies of birth and death certificates, church minutes, city directory listings, clippings, estate accounts, plats, and wills relating to the Burruss, Shadd, and Wormley families. Includes personal interviews, ca. 1950-1981, of Jessie A. Wormley, Miriam Wormley Lewis, West A. Hamilton, Homzellah Allen, Maria Scott Ogle, and Helen Ogle Atkins regarding family genealogy. Also includes publications such as \"The Negro History Bulletin,\" 1948, including an article about the Wormley family of D.C.; Berean Baptist Church Centennial Celebration 1877-1977; Dunbar High School 50 Year Reunion 1926-1976; Howard University News, 1942, 1965, 1966, 1967; and various thesis including, \"The Wormley Family: An Historical Look\"; \"James Wormley: The Acquisition of Wealth By a Free Black in Ante-Bellum Washington\"; \"James Wormley: A Most Unusual Man\"; and \"Wormley's Hotel: A Reflection of the Reconstruction Period.\" Also includes abstracts of minutes from the Berean Baptist Church and Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church of Washington, D.C., in which family members were mentioned. The series also includes a list of sources consulted to obtain the records for the family. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSERIES II: INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY GROUPS, 1773-1981 (bulk 1870-1960)\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes genealogical research and notes regarding the Wormley family, along with papers for specific individuals. The general genealogical information on the Wormley family can be found in \"Wormley Beginnings and Rosegill, Vol. 1-5\" and \"Wormley Family of Virginia, Vol. 1-3.\" The research focuses on the ancestors and descendants of Sir John De Wormele of York County, England, and descendants who settled in Virginia. The Wormley family of Washington, D.C., traces their lineage to Ralph Wormeley (1744-1806) of Rosegill, Middlesex County, Virginia. The files on \"Wormley Family of Virginia (17th and 18th Centuries)\" includes genealogical notes and charts, published copies of marriage and military records, articles from the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia Historical Magazine,\u003c/title\u003e and copies of letters, tracing the families lineage in Virginia. Much of the information from these records was copied from the Massachusetts and Virginia Historical Societies. Photocopying from these files is restricted.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe individual family papers include information on Miriam Wormley Lewis (1889-1980), Garrett Smith Wormley (1846-1903), James Wormley (1819-1884), James Thompson Wormley (1844-1927), Lawrence R. Wormley (1885-1962), Lynch Wormley (ca. 1780-1855), Mary E. (Burruss) Wormley (1885-1938), Mary M. Wormley (1817-1835), Stanton L. Wormley Sr. (b. 1909), Stanton L. Wormley Jr. (1951-), and  William H.A. Wormley (1842-1908). Also included is information on the Burruss family of Pennsylvania and Shadd family of Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and Canada. The papers include Bible records, bills of complaint, biographies,  census information, certificates, chancery dockets, church records, clippings, deeds, employee efficiency ratings, estate inventories, eulogies, letters, marriage announcements, oaths, patents, photographs, poetry, publications, report cards, tax records, and wills.  \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eIncluded are papers for James Wormley (1819-1884), containing numerous advertisements, biographies, and articles about the Wormley Hotel in Washington, D.C. The papers on James Thompson Wormley include letters written while serving as a sergeant in Company 1, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry, 1864 to 1865. Also includes articles from Howard University publications and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c/title\u003e regarding his career and education.  \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe largest collection of papers relate to Stanley L. Wormley, Sr. (b. 1909). The papers include birth certificates, clippings, commencement programs, employee appointments, honorary certificates, letters, recommendations and report cards, documenting his academic and employment career. Of note are letters from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, 1966-1967, regarding an honorary degree received from Wormley, president of Howard University. Included are publications to which Wormley contributed, for example the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eVirginia State College Gazette\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Germanic Review\u003c/title\u003e and reviews of books he had written. Also of note are clippings, concert announcements, photographs, and programs from the Howard Glee Club, 1929-1931, and Virginia State Glee Club, 1933-1937. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSERIES III: LINEAL INFORMATION AND CHARTS, 1980-1981\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes genealogical notes entitled \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Wormley Family of Washington, D.C.\u003c/title\u003e, compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr. and Stanton L. Wormley Jr. in 1980. Also included is,\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003e Schad-Shadd\u003c/title\u003e, compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr. and Stanton L. Wormley Jr. in 1981. The genealogical notes are very complete and well documented and a good place for researchers to start studying the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSERIES IV: PHOTOGRAPHS, c. 1860-1950 (bulk 1890-1930)\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes photographs, c. 1860-1950, of the Burruss, Cardoza, Shadd, and Wormley families. All of the photographs are identified and included are a few tin type photographs. Included are photographs of the family homes and family members, c. 1860-1950. Most of the photographs are taken in studios with a few of the family in front of homes and on horseback. Included is a photograph of William Stanton Wormley and Lawrence Riggs Wormley at National Guard Camp in Harper's Ferry, c. 1860-1870, and a photograph of Jordan Woodford Burruss in a policeman's uniform. The photographs are a good source of not only African American life, but social life and fashion in Washington, D.C. and America during the 19th and 20th centuries. Included are Burruss and Shadd family photographs, c. 1890-1950. Photographs can also be found in Series II. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSERIES V: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION, 1820-1991 (bulk 1860-1900 and 1978-1989)\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes information on Francis L. Cardoza and additional Wormley family information. The papers of Francis L. Cardoza, 1859-1902, include appointments, certificates, correspondence, and receipts documenting his career with the American Missionary Association and his political careers in South Carolina and Washington, D.C. Of note is correspondence from Frederick Douglas, 11 October 1871, declining an invitation to South Carolina; correspondence, 1869, from Daniel H. Chamberlain, as Attorney General, concerning bond issues; and correspondence, 1875-1877 regarding the upheavals in South Carolina politics and numerous letters of recommendation for Cardoza from Daniel H. Chamberlain, as Governor of South Carolina. Includes a certificates of election as Secretary of State of South Carolina 1868 and a Report of the finances of the State of South Carolina, 1873. Also includes appointments as Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department,1878-1882, and his appointment as teacher in Washington, D.C. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe Wormley Family Information Appendix 3-5 contain a variety of papers including the emancipation papers of Lynch Wormley, 1820; correspondence, 1983-1984, with the New York Public Library containing a description of the hotel and list of better known guests there; Maryland Historic Trust State Historic Sites Inventory form regarding the Wormley house; The Charles Sumner School rededication booklet, 1986; copies of marriage and divorce licenses; brochure from the James Wormley exhibit at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 1993; and numerous clippings.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe series includes a copy of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHistoric Buildings in Middlesex County, Virginia, 1650-1875\u003c/title\u003eby Louise E. Gray, Evelyn Q. Ryland, and Bettie J. Simmons. Also included is a copy of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eWormeley-Wormley ca. 1160-1991: The Father-To-Son Lineage of Stanton L. Wormley, Jr.\u003c/title\u003e, compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr., Stanton L. Wormley Jr., and Paul E. Sluby Sr. The genealogy traces the ancestors and descendants of Ralph Wormley (1744-1806) of Rosegill, Middlesex County, Virginia, and England. \u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1773-1991 (bulk 1880-1960), of the Wormley family, a prominent African American family from Middlesex County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Includes awards, Bible records, birth and death certificates, biographies, census information, certificates, chancery dockets, church records, city directories, clippings, correspondence, deeds, employee records, estate inventories, eulogies, genealogical charts and notes, histories, marriage records, oaths, obituaries, patents, photographs, poems, publications, receipts, report cards, taxes, and wills. Most of the papers are copies or abstracts. Also included is information regarding the related Burruss, Cardoza, and Shadd families of Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., and Canada. The records were meticulously documented and gathered by Stanley L. Wormley Sr.","The papers are organized into five series. Series have been designated for Series I. Miscellaneous Information; Series II. Information on Individuals and Family Groups; Series III. Lineal Information and Charts; Series IV. Photographs; and Series V. Supplemental Volumes. The papers were originally organized into eighty-three photograph albums and arranged into subgroups according to the \"Index to the Wormley Family Papers,\" compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr., Stanton L. Wormley Jr., and Paul E. Sluby Sr., in 1981. The Index is filed at the beginning of the collection and contains a complete list of all records within the collection. Unfortunately a full name index is not included in the collection, so some cross checking of various files is necessary to obtain all the information on a given family member. Following is a more in-depth description in the series level scope and content notes.","SERIES DESCRIPTION","SERIES I: MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION (1822-1981) (bulk 1880-1950)","This series includes copies of birth and death certificates, church minutes, city directory listings, clippings, estate accounts, plats, and wills relating to the Burruss, Shadd, and Wormley families. Includes personal interviews, ca. 1950-1981, of Jessie A. Wormley, Miriam Wormley Lewis, West A. Hamilton, Homzellah Allen, Maria Scott Ogle, and Helen Ogle Atkins regarding family genealogy. Also includes publications such as \"The Negro History Bulletin,\" 1948, including an article about the Wormley family of D.C.; Berean Baptist Church Centennial Celebration 1877-1977; Dunbar High School 50 Year Reunion 1926-1976; Howard University News, 1942, 1965, 1966, 1967; and various thesis including, \"The Wormley Family: An Historical Look\"; \"James Wormley: The Acquisition of Wealth By a Free Black in Ante-Bellum Washington\"; \"James Wormley: A Most Unusual Man\"; and \"Wormley's Hotel: A Reflection of the Reconstruction Period.\" Also includes abstracts of minutes from the Berean Baptist Church and Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church of Washington, D.C., in which family members were mentioned. The series also includes a list of sources consulted to obtain the records for the family.","SERIES II: INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY GROUPS, 1773-1981 (bulk 1870-1960)","This series includes genealogical research and notes regarding the Wormley family, along with papers for specific individuals. The general genealogical information on the Wormley family can be found in \"Wormley Beginnings and Rosegill, Vol. 1-5\" and \"Wormley Family of Virginia, Vol. 1-3.\" The research focuses on the ancestors and descendants of Sir John De Wormele of York County, England, and descendants who settled in Virginia. The Wormley family of Washington, D.C., traces their lineage to Ralph Wormeley (1744-1806) of Rosegill, Middlesex County, Virginia. The files on \"Wormley Family of Virginia (17th and 18th Centuries)\" includes genealogical notes and charts, published copies of marriage and military records, articles from the Virginia Historical Magazine, and copies of letters, tracing the families lineage in Virginia. Much of the information from these records was copied from the Massachusetts and Virginia Historical Societies. Photocopying from these files is restricted.","The individual family papers include information on Miriam Wormley Lewis (1889-1980), Garrett Smith Wormley (1846-1903), James Wormley (1819-1884), James Thompson Wormley (1844-1927), Lawrence R. Wormley (1885-1962), Lynch Wormley (ca. 1780-1855), Mary E. (Burruss) Wormley (1885-1938), Mary M. Wormley (1817-1835), Stanton L. Wormley Sr. (b. 1909), Stanton L. Wormley Jr. (1951-), and  William H.A. Wormley (1842-1908). Also included is information on the Burruss family of Pennsylvania and Shadd family of Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and Canada. The papers include Bible records, bills of complaint, biographies,  census information, certificates, chancery dockets, church records, clippings, deeds, employee efficiency ratings, estate inventories, eulogies, letters, marriage announcements, oaths, patents, photographs, poetry, publications, report cards, tax records, and wills.","Included are papers for James Wormley (1819-1884), containing numerous advertisements, biographies, and articles about the Wormley Hotel in Washington, D.C. The papers on James Thompson Wormley include letters written while serving as a sergeant in Company 1, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry, 1864 to 1865. Also includes articles from Howard University publications and The Washington Post regarding his career and education.","The largest collection of papers relate to Stanley L. Wormley, Sr. (b. 1909). The papers include birth certificates, clippings, commencement programs, employee appointments, honorary certificates, letters, recommendations and report cards, documenting his academic and employment career. Of note are letters from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, 1966-1967, regarding an honorary degree received from Wormley, president of Howard University. Included are publications to which Wormley contributed, for example the Virginia State College Gazette and The Germanic Review and reviews of books he had written. Also of note are clippings, concert announcements, photographs, and programs from the Howard Glee Club, 1929-1931, and Virginia State Glee Club, 1933-1937.","SERIES III: LINEAL INFORMATION AND CHARTS, 1980-1981","This series includes genealogical notes entitled The Wormley Family of Washington, D.C., compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr. and Stanton L. Wormley Jr. in 1980. Also included is, Schad-Shadd, compiled by Stanton L. Wormley Sr. and Stanton L. Wormley Jr. in 1981. The genealogical notes are very complete and well documented and a good place for researchers to start studying the family.","SERIES IV: PHOTOGRAPHS, c. 1860-1950 (bulk 1890-1930)","This series includes photographs, c. 1860-1950, of the Burruss, Cardoza, Shadd, and Wormley families. All of the photographs are identified and included are a few tin type photographs. Included are photographs of the family homes and family members, c. 1860-1950. Most of the photographs are taken in studios with a few of the family in front of homes and on horseback. Included is a photograph of William Stanton Wormley and Lawrence Riggs Wormley at National Guard Camp in Harper's Ferry, c. 1860-1870, and a photograph of Jordan Woodford Burruss in a policeman's uniform. The photographs are a good source of not only African American life, but social life and fashion in Washington, D.C. and America during the 19th and 20th centuries. Included are Burruss and Shadd family photographs, c. 1890-1950. Photographs can also be found in Series II.","SERIES V: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION, 1820-1991 (bulk 1860-1900 and 1978-1989)","This series includes information on Francis L. Cardoza and additional Wormley family information. The papers of Francis L. Cardoza, 1859-1902, include appointments, certificates, correspondence, and receipts documenting his career with the American Missionary Association and his political careers in South Carolina and Washington, D.C. Of note is correspondence from Frederick Douglas, 11 October 1871, declining an invitation to South Carolina; correspondence, 1869, from Daniel H. Chamberlain, as Attorney General, concerning bond issues; and correspondence, 1875-1877 regarding the upheavals in South Carolina politics and numerous letters of recommendation for Cardoza from Daniel H. Chamberlain, as Governor of South Carolina. Includes a certificates of election as Secretary of State of South Carolina 1868 and a Report of the finances of the State of South Carolina, 1873. Also includes appointments as Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department,1878-1882, and his appointment as teacher in Washington, D.C.","The Wormley Family Information Appendix 3-5 contain a variety of papers including the emancipation papers of Lynch Wormley, 1820; correspondence, 1983-1984, with the New York Public Library containing a description of the hotel and list of better known guests there; Maryland Historic Trust State Historic Sites Inventory form regarding the Wormley house; The Charles Sumner School rededication booklet, 1986; copies of marriage and divorce licenses; brochure from the James Wormley exhibit at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 1993; and numerous clippings.","The series includes a copy of Historic Buildings in Middlesex County, Virginia, 1650-1875by Louise E. Gray, Evelyn Q. 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Also included are congratulatory, recommendation, and condolence letters to John M. Wright from Thomas P. Bryan, J. Edgar Hoover, Charles G. Thalhimer, and George C. Wallace. Of note are the numerous photographs, ca. 1900-1960, from the Richmond Police Department of Alexander S. and John M. Wright, street scenes, panoramic group photographs of policemen, and dedications and banquets.","There are no restrictions.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Wright Family papers, 1878-1987"],"collection_ssim":["Wright Family papers, 1878-1987"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["43567"],"unitid_tesim":["43567"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of Robert A.S. Wright on December 2007 and November 2008, Blacksburg."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["3.5 cu. ft. 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(381+ boxes)","There are no restrictions.","This collection is arranged into the following series:","Series I: Chesterfield County Vertical files\n        Series II: Henrico County Vertical files\n        Series III: Richmond Vertical files\n        Series IV: Other Counties and Cities Vertical files\n        Series V: Oversize Surveys\n        Series VI: Ernest W. Brooks Vertical files\n        Series VII: Foster and Miller Vertical files\n        Series VIII: Thornton L. Mullins Vertical files\n        Series IX: Carl Watkins Vertical files\n        Series X: Field Books/Diaries\n        Series XI: Computation Books\n        Series XII: Volumes","The LaPrade family were long time residents of Chesterfield County and served for many years as county surveyors. William LaPrade (1767-1817) was appointed Chesterfield County surveyor in 1801, serving until his death in 1817 when his son, David LaPrade (b. 1799) became surveyor. The job passed on to David's son, Joseph Edgar (1845-1903), and then to Joseph Edgar's sons, David Flournoy (1872-1955), Joseph E. (1876-1945), William Waverly (1878-1952) and Benjamin Watkins (1885-1965). Around 1912 the brothers Benjamin W., Joseph E., and William W. formed the partnership of W. W. LaPrade and Brothers.","David Flournoy LaPrade (1872-1955) was married to Grace Eva Moseley (b. 1877) and had five children: Grace Agnes (b. 1905), David Flournoy (b. 1907), Nettie Mildred, Edmond Moseley (b. 1911), and Ann Augusta. He served as the city engineer for Manchester and later Richmond, when the city was annexed in 1910, until his retirement in 1951.","Benjamin W. LaPrade attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1909 with a degree in electrical engineering. In March 1912 he joined his father's firm in partnership with his brothers, William Waverly and Joseph. He married Francis Elizabeth James (b. 1889) 30 August 1917 in Washington, D.C. From 1917 to 1919 he served as a captain with the Army Corps of Engineering in Panama, returning to LaPrade after the war. In 1955 C. R. Johnson and C.A. Watkins Jr. became partners in the company, along with Joseph LaPrade Jr. and a grand-nephew David.","William Waverly LaPrade attended Virginia Military Institute, graduating in 1904. He continued to remain at VPI to teach math until 1907 when he started work the family surveying company of LaPrade. In 1920 he married Evelyn Byrd Warwick. After World War I, he served with the Quartermaster Corps, Virginia National Guard. In 1940 he was assigned to duty as state procurement officer and retired with the rank of general in 1946.","Records, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970) of W. W. LaPrade and Brothers, certified engineers and surveyors in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The company surveyed land mainly in Chesterfield and Henrico Counties and Richmond, Virginia, although many other Virginia counties are also included. The collection consists of computation books, field books and diaries, and plats and surveys prepared by LaPrade for various companies and land owners.","Series I-V: The bulk of the collection are the plats and property surveys (single, multi-lots, and subdivisions) and consist mostly of mid to late twentieth century material, although throughout the collection a small number of nineteenth century surveys can be found. The collection was housed in either filing cabinets (Vertical files Series I-IV) or map cases (Oversize surveys Series V) and was maintained in its original order. Because of the nature in which the records were kept the researcher must consult BOTH the Vertical files and the Oversize surveys series to find all LaPrade records for any specific location. There is much overlap between these two main series. The collection is not organized chronologically so researchers looking for a specific survey must look in all boxes relating to the specific County and District.","To access the Vertical files series, LaPrade Brothers maintained Index Keys for Chesterfield and Henrico Counties (by magisterial district) and Richmond, Virginia (by district imposed by LaPrade). Chesterfield County districts include Bermuda (map 8), Clover Hill (map 6), Dale (map 7), Manchester (map 10), Matoaca (map 5), and Midlothian (map 9). Henrico County districts include Brookland, Fairfield, Three Chopt, Tuckahoe, and Varina (maps 3 and 4). Richmond is categorized by districts imposed by LaPrade (maps 11 and 12). Researchers must know the County and District for the specific area they are researching. [The Index Keys (maps) can be viewed online at the Library of Virginia's website.] Once the researcher knows the County and District, they must consult the LaPrade Index Keys for that County and District. Each District has been further subdivided by a file numbering system created by the company (i.e. Henrico County, Varina District 2 or Richmond H-22). Researchers must find the specific street area on the Index Key to locate the file number. Once the file number has been obtained the researcher can consult the Vertical series (Boxes 1-43). The Other Counties and Cities Vertical files series do not have index keys and are arranged alphabetically county and then within by folder title.","Similarly the Oversize survey series (Boxes 67-175) is arranged by County and District although it is not further subdivided by Index Keys like the Vertical files series. Researchers only need to know the County and District (or Richmond) to view these records. Because many boxes may exist for a certain County and District, researchers might need to consult several boxes to find materials.","Due to redistricting many of the locations have changed districts, therefore researchers might have to look in several boxes to find all surveys pertaining to a district. Noted in the container listing is not only the current district name but also former ones. For example the container listing might note Chesterfield County, Dale district (also includes former Bermuda, Manchester, and Matoaca districts). The container listing may also include the folder title or a more detailed description of surveys located in the box. Due to the size of the collection an itemized listing of each plat was not possible, but an attempt was made to include some detailed information in the container listing. Index cards are available for some of the Chesterfield County Midlothian districts and also the Miscellaneous files (Misc. 10, 11, 11-2, 12). Some of the files were labeled for example, Clover Hill 8 or Dale Big 6. It is unknown what these mean.","Series VI- IX: Include the files of Ernest W. Brooks, Foster and Miller, Thornton L. Mullins, and Carl Watkins, surveyors who either worked for or their files were obtained by LaPrade. The bulk of the plats and surveys were for land in Chesterfield and Henrico Counties and Richmond. The largest series are the files of Ernest W. Brooks and consists of 7 boxes of plats and surveys of Chesterfield, Hanover, and Henrico Counties and Richmond, Virginia. Also included are a small number of plats for land in Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Goochland, King and Queen, New Kent, Powhatan, and York Counties. The Oversize Series (Series V) also includes surveys of Ernest W. Brooks and W. S. Hinton (boxes 93-95). The files of Carl Watkins contain clippings, brochures, newsletters, and reports on a variety of subjects. These files do not contain any plats or surveys. All the records were maintained in their original order.","Series X-XII: Includes field books/diaries, computation books, and volumes. The field books and diaries contain the raw field data and sketches that were used to create the plats and surveys. The computation books contain the surveyors' mathematical calculations for jobs using data that they gathered in the field books. Also included are three plat books created by LaPrade.","There are no restrictions.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["W. W. LaPrade and Brothers Records, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970)"],"collection_ssim":["W. W. 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The job passed on to David's son, Joseph Edgar (1845-1903), and then to Joseph Edgar's sons, David Flournoy (1872-1955), Joseph E. (1876-1945), William Waverly (1878-1952) and Benjamin Watkins (1885-1965). Around 1912 the brothers Benjamin W., Joseph E., and William W. formed the partnership of W. W. LaPrade and Brothers.","David Flournoy LaPrade (1872-1955) was married to Grace Eva Moseley (b. 1877) and had five children: Grace Agnes (b. 1905), David Flournoy (b. 1907), Nettie Mildred, Edmond Moseley (b. 1911), and Ann Augusta. He served as the city engineer for Manchester and later Richmond, when the city was annexed in 1910, until his retirement in 1951.","Benjamin W. LaPrade attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1909 with a degree in electrical engineering. In March 1912 he joined his father's firm in partnership with his brothers, William Waverly and Joseph. He married Francis Elizabeth James (b. 1889) 30 August 1917 in Washington, D.C. From 1917 to 1919 he served as a captain with the Army Corps of Engineering in Panama, returning to LaPrade after the war. In 1955 C. R. Johnson and C.A. Watkins Jr. became partners in the company, along with Joseph LaPrade Jr. and a grand-nephew David.","William Waverly LaPrade attended Virginia Military Institute, graduating in 1904. He continued to remain at VPI to teach math until 1907 when he started work the family surveying company of LaPrade. In 1920 he married Evelyn Byrd Warwick. After World War I, he served with the Quartermaster Corps, Virginia National Guard. In 1940 he was assigned to duty as state procurement officer and retired with the rank of general in 1946."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eW. W. LaPrade and Brothers. Records, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970). Accessions 40031, 43183. Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond 23219.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"prefercite_tesim":["W. W. LaPrade and Brothers. Records, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970). Accessions 40031, 43183. Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond 23219."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970) of W. W. LaPrade and Brothers, certified engineers and surveyors in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The company surveyed land mainly in Chesterfield and Henrico Counties and Richmond, Virginia, although many other Virginia counties are also included. The collection consists of computation books, field books and diaries, and plats and surveys prepared by LaPrade for various companies and land owners.  \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries I-V: The bulk of the collection are the plats and property surveys (single, multi-lots, and subdivisions) and consist mostly of mid to late twentieth century material, although throughout the collection a small number of nineteenth century surveys can be found. The collection was housed in either filing cabinets (Vertical files Series I-IV) or map cases (Oversize surveys Series V) and was maintained in its original order. Because of the nature in which the records were kept the researcher must consult BOTH the Vertical files and the Oversize surveys series to find all LaPrade records for any specific location. There is much overlap between these two main series. The collection is not organized chronologically so researchers looking for a specific survey must look in all boxes relating to the specific County and District.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eTo access the Vertical files series, LaPrade Brothers maintained Index Keys for Chesterfield and Henrico Counties (by magisterial district) and Richmond, Virginia (by district imposed by LaPrade). Chesterfield County districts include Bermuda (map 8), Clover Hill (map 6), Dale (map 7), Manchester (map 10), Matoaca (map 5), and Midlothian (map 9). Henrico County districts include Brookland, Fairfield, Three Chopt, Tuckahoe, and Varina (maps 3 and 4). Richmond is categorized by districts imposed by LaPrade (maps 11 and 12). Researchers must know the County and District for the specific area they are researching. [The Index Keys (maps) can be viewed online at the Library of Virginia's website.] Once the researcher knows the County and District, they must consult the LaPrade Index Keys for that County and District. Each District has been further subdivided by a file numbering system created by the company (i.e. Henrico County, Varina District 2 or Richmond H-22). Researchers must find the specific street area on the Index Key to locate the file number. Once the file number has been obtained the researcher can consult the Vertical series (Boxes 1-43). 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For example the container listing might note Chesterfield County, Dale district (also includes former Bermuda, Manchester, and Matoaca districts). The container listing may also include the folder title or a more detailed description of surveys located in the box. Due to the size of the collection an itemized listing of each plat was not possible, but an attempt was made to include some detailed information in the container listing. Index cards are available for some of the Chesterfield County Midlothian districts and also the Miscellaneous files (Misc. 10, 11, 11-2, 12). Some of the files were labeled for example, Clover Hill 8 or Dale Big 6. It is unknown what these mean.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VI- IX: Include the files of Ernest W. Brooks, Foster and Miller, Thornton L. Mullins, and Carl Watkins, surveyors who either worked for or their files were obtained by LaPrade. The bulk of the plats and surveys were for land in Chesterfield and Henrico Counties and Richmond. The largest series are the files of Ernest W. Brooks and consists of 7 boxes of plats and surveys of Chesterfield, Hanover, and Henrico Counties and Richmond, Virginia. Also included are a small number of plats for land in Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Goochland, King and Queen, New Kent, Powhatan, and York Counties. The Oversize Series (Series V) also includes surveys of Ernest W. Brooks and W. S. Hinton (boxes 93-95). The files of Carl Watkins contain clippings, brochures, newsletters, and reports on a variety of subjects. These files do not contain any plats or surveys. All the records were maintained in their original order.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries X-XII: Includes field books/diaries, computation books, and volumes. The field books and diaries contain the raw field data and sketches that were used to create the plats and surveys. The computation books contain the surveyors' mathematical calculations for jobs using data that they gathered in the field books. Also included are three plat books created by LaPrade.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Records, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970) of W. W. LaPrade and Brothers, certified engineers and surveyors in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The company surveyed land mainly in Chesterfield and Henrico Counties and Richmond, Virginia, although many other Virginia counties are also included. The collection consists of computation books, field books and diaries, and plats and surveys prepared by LaPrade for various companies and land owners.","Series I-V: The bulk of the collection are the plats and property surveys (single, multi-lots, and subdivisions) and consist mostly of mid to late twentieth century material, although throughout the collection a small number of nineteenth century surveys can be found. The collection was housed in either filing cabinets (Vertical files Series I-IV) or map cases (Oversize surveys Series V) and was maintained in its original order. Because of the nature in which the records were kept the researcher must consult BOTH the Vertical files and the Oversize surveys series to find all LaPrade records for any specific location. There is much overlap between these two main series. The collection is not organized chronologically so researchers looking for a specific survey must look in all boxes relating to the specific County and District.","To access the Vertical files series, LaPrade Brothers maintained Index Keys for Chesterfield and Henrico Counties (by magisterial district) and Richmond, Virginia (by district imposed by LaPrade). Chesterfield County districts include Bermuda (map 8), Clover Hill (map 6), Dale (map 7), Manchester (map 10), Matoaca (map 5), and Midlothian (map 9). Henrico County districts include Brookland, Fairfield, Three Chopt, Tuckahoe, and Varina (maps 3 and 4). Richmond is categorized by districts imposed by LaPrade (maps 11 and 12). Researchers must know the County and District for the specific area they are researching. [The Index Keys (maps) can be viewed online at the Library of Virginia's website.] Once the researcher knows the County and District, they must consult the LaPrade Index Keys for that County and District. Each District has been further subdivided by a file numbering system created by the company (i.e. Henrico County, Varina District 2 or Richmond H-22). Researchers must find the specific street area on the Index Key to locate the file number. Once the file number has been obtained the researcher can consult the Vertical series (Boxes 1-43). The Other Counties and Cities Vertical files series do not have index keys and are arranged alphabetically county and then within by folder title.","Similarly the Oversize survey series (Boxes 67-175) is arranged by County and District although it is not further subdivided by Index Keys like the Vertical files series. Researchers only need to know the County and District (or Richmond) to view these records. Because many boxes may exist for a certain County and District, researchers might need to consult several boxes to find materials.","Due to redistricting many of the locations have changed districts, therefore researchers might have to look in several boxes to find all surveys pertaining to a district. Noted in the container listing is not only the current district name but also former ones. For example the container listing might note Chesterfield County, Dale district (also includes former Bermuda, Manchester, and Matoaca districts). The container listing may also include the folder title or a more detailed description of surveys located in the box. Due to the size of the collection an itemized listing of each plat was not possible, but an attempt was made to include some detailed information in the container listing. Index cards are available for some of the Chesterfield County Midlothian districts and also the Miscellaneous files (Misc. 10, 11, 11-2, 12). Some of the files were labeled for example, Clover Hill 8 or Dale Big 6. It is unknown what these mean.","Series VI- IX: Include the files of Ernest W. Brooks, Foster and Miller, Thornton L. Mullins, and Carl Watkins, surveyors who either worked for or their files were obtained by LaPrade. The bulk of the plats and surveys were for land in Chesterfield and Henrico Counties and Richmond. The largest series are the files of Ernest W. Brooks and consists of 7 boxes of plats and surveys of Chesterfield, Hanover, and Henrico Counties and Richmond, Virginia. Also included are a small number of plats for land in Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Goochland, King and Queen, New Kent, Powhatan, and York Counties. The Oversize Series (Series V) also includes surveys of Ernest W. Brooks and W. S. Hinton (boxes 93-95). The files of Carl Watkins contain clippings, brochures, newsletters, and reports on a variety of subjects. These files do not contain any plats or surveys. All the records were maintained in their original order.","Series X-XII: Includes field books/diaries, computation books, and volumes. The field books and diaries contain the raw field data and sketches that were used to create the plats and surveys. The computation books contain the surveyors' mathematical calculations for jobs using data that they gathered in the field books. Also included are three plat books created by LaPrade."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":2582,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-08-14T22:23:59.059Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi01283","ead_ssi":"vi_vi01283","_root_":"vi_vi01283","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi01283","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi01283.xml","title_ssm":["W. W. LaPrade and Brothers Records, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970)"],"title_tesim":["W. W. LaPrade and Brothers Records, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970)"],"normalized_title_ssm":["W. W. LaPrade and Brothers Records, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970)"],"text":["W. W. LaPrade and Brothers Records, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970)","40031, 43183","cu. ft. (381+ boxes)","There are no restrictions.","This collection is arranged into the following series:","Series I: Chesterfield County Vertical files\n        Series II: Henrico County Vertical files\n        Series III: Richmond Vertical files\n        Series IV: Other Counties and Cities Vertical files\n        Series V: Oversize Surveys\n        Series VI: Ernest W. Brooks Vertical files\n        Series VII: Foster and Miller Vertical files\n        Series VIII: Thornton L. Mullins Vertical files\n        Series IX: Carl Watkins Vertical files\n        Series X: Field Books/Diaries\n        Series XI: Computation Books\n        Series XII: Volumes","The LaPrade family were long time residents of Chesterfield County and served for many years as county surveyors. William LaPrade (1767-1817) was appointed Chesterfield County surveyor in 1801, serving until his death in 1817 when his son, David LaPrade (b. 1799) became surveyor. The job passed on to David's son, Joseph Edgar (1845-1903), and then to Joseph Edgar's sons, David Flournoy (1872-1955), Joseph E. (1876-1945), William Waverly (1878-1952) and Benjamin Watkins (1885-1965). Around 1912 the brothers Benjamin W., Joseph E., and William W. formed the partnership of W. W. LaPrade and Brothers.","David Flournoy LaPrade (1872-1955) was married to Grace Eva Moseley (b. 1877) and had five children: Grace Agnes (b. 1905), David Flournoy (b. 1907), Nettie Mildred, Edmond Moseley (b. 1911), and Ann Augusta. He served as the city engineer for Manchester and later Richmond, when the city was annexed in 1910, until his retirement in 1951.","Benjamin W. LaPrade attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1909 with a degree in electrical engineering. In March 1912 he joined his father's firm in partnership with his brothers, William Waverly and Joseph. He married Francis Elizabeth James (b. 1889) 30 August 1917 in Washington, D.C. From 1917 to 1919 he served as a captain with the Army Corps of Engineering in Panama, returning to LaPrade after the war. In 1955 C. R. Johnson and C.A. Watkins Jr. became partners in the company, along with Joseph LaPrade Jr. and a grand-nephew David.","William Waverly LaPrade attended Virginia Military Institute, graduating in 1904. He continued to remain at VPI to teach math until 1907 when he started work the family surveying company of LaPrade. In 1920 he married Evelyn Byrd Warwick. After World War I, he served with the Quartermaster Corps, Virginia National Guard. In 1940 he was assigned to duty as state procurement officer and retired with the rank of general in 1946.","Records, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970) of W. W. LaPrade and Brothers, certified engineers and surveyors in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The company surveyed land mainly in Chesterfield and Henrico Counties and Richmond, Virginia, although many other Virginia counties are also included. The collection consists of computation books, field books and diaries, and plats and surveys prepared by LaPrade for various companies and land owners.","Series I-V: The bulk of the collection are the plats and property surveys (single, multi-lots, and subdivisions) and consist mostly of mid to late twentieth century material, although throughout the collection a small number of nineteenth century surveys can be found. The collection was housed in either filing cabinets (Vertical files Series I-IV) or map cases (Oversize surveys Series V) and was maintained in its original order. Because of the nature in which the records were kept the researcher must consult BOTH the Vertical files and the Oversize surveys series to find all LaPrade records for any specific location. There is much overlap between these two main series. The collection is not organized chronologically so researchers looking for a specific survey must look in all boxes relating to the specific County and District.","To access the Vertical files series, LaPrade Brothers maintained Index Keys for Chesterfield and Henrico Counties (by magisterial district) and Richmond, Virginia (by district imposed by LaPrade). Chesterfield County districts include Bermuda (map 8), Clover Hill (map 6), Dale (map 7), Manchester (map 10), Matoaca (map 5), and Midlothian (map 9). Henrico County districts include Brookland, Fairfield, Three Chopt, Tuckahoe, and Varina (maps 3 and 4). Richmond is categorized by districts imposed by LaPrade (maps 11 and 12). Researchers must know the County and District for the specific area they are researching. [The Index Keys (maps) can be viewed online at the Library of Virginia's website.] Once the researcher knows the County and District, they must consult the LaPrade Index Keys for that County and District. Each District has been further subdivided by a file numbering system created by the company (i.e. Henrico County, Varina District 2 or Richmond H-22). Researchers must find the specific street area on the Index Key to locate the file number. Once the file number has been obtained the researcher can consult the Vertical series (Boxes 1-43). The Other Counties and Cities Vertical files series do not have index keys and are arranged alphabetically county and then within by folder title.","Similarly the Oversize survey series (Boxes 67-175) is arranged by County and District although it is not further subdivided by Index Keys like the Vertical files series. Researchers only need to know the County and District (or Richmond) to view these records. Because many boxes may exist for a certain County and District, researchers might need to consult several boxes to find materials.","Due to redistricting many of the locations have changed districts, therefore researchers might have to look in several boxes to find all surveys pertaining to a district. Noted in the container listing is not only the current district name but also former ones. For example the container listing might note Chesterfield County, Dale district (also includes former Bermuda, Manchester, and Matoaca districts). The container listing may also include the folder title or a more detailed description of surveys located in the box. Due to the size of the collection an itemized listing of each plat was not possible, but an attempt was made to include some detailed information in the container listing. Index cards are available for some of the Chesterfield County Midlothian districts and also the Miscellaneous files (Misc. 10, 11, 11-2, 12). Some of the files were labeled for example, Clover Hill 8 or Dale Big 6. It is unknown what these mean.","Series VI- IX: Include the files of Ernest W. Brooks, Foster and Miller, Thornton L. Mullins, and Carl Watkins, surveyors who either worked for or their files were obtained by LaPrade. The bulk of the plats and surveys were for land in Chesterfield and Henrico Counties and Richmond. The largest series are the files of Ernest W. Brooks and consists of 7 boxes of plats and surveys of Chesterfield, Hanover, and Henrico Counties and Richmond, Virginia. Also included are a small number of plats for land in Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Goochland, King and Queen, New Kent, Powhatan, and York Counties. The Oversize Series (Series V) also includes surveys of Ernest W. Brooks and W. S. Hinton (boxes 93-95). The files of Carl Watkins contain clippings, brochures, newsletters, and reports on a variety of subjects. These files do not contain any plats or surveys. All the records were maintained in their original order.","Series X-XII: Includes field books/diaries, computation books, and volumes. The field books and diaries contain the raw field data and sketches that were used to create the plats and surveys. The computation books contain the surveyors' mathematical calculations for jobs using data that they gathered in the field books. Also included are three plat books created by LaPrade.","There are no restrictions.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["W. W. LaPrade and Brothers Records, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970)"],"collection_ssim":["W. W. 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Brooks Vertical files\n        Series VII: Foster and Miller Vertical files\n        Series VIII: Thornton L. Mullins Vertical files\n        Series IX: Carl Watkins Vertical files\n        Series X: Field Books/Diaries\n        Series XI: Computation Books\n        Series XII: Volumes"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe LaPrade family were long time residents of Chesterfield County and served for many years as county surveyors. William LaPrade (1767-1817) was appointed Chesterfield County surveyor in 1801, serving until his death in 1817 when his son, David LaPrade (b. 1799) became surveyor. The job passed on to David's son, Joseph Edgar (1845-1903), and then to Joseph Edgar's sons, David Flournoy (1872-1955), Joseph E. (1876-1945), William Waverly (1878-1952) and Benjamin Watkins (1885-1965). Around 1912 the brothers Benjamin W., Joseph E., and William W. formed the partnership of W. W. LaPrade and Brothers. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eDavid Flournoy LaPrade (1872-1955) was married to Grace Eva Moseley (b. 1877) and had five children: Grace Agnes (b. 1905), David Flournoy (b. 1907), Nettie Mildred, Edmond Moseley (b. 1911), and Ann Augusta. He served as the city engineer for Manchester and later Richmond, when the city was annexed in 1910, until his retirement in 1951. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eBenjamin W. LaPrade attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1909 with a degree in electrical engineering. In March 1912 he joined his father's firm in partnership with his brothers, William Waverly and Joseph. He married Francis Elizabeth James (b. 1889) 30 August 1917 in Washington, D.C. From 1917 to 1919 he served as a captain with the Army Corps of Engineering in Panama, returning to LaPrade after the war. In 1955 C. R. Johnson and C.A. Watkins Jr. became partners in the company, along with Joseph LaPrade Jr. and a grand-nephew David. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Waverly LaPrade attended Virginia Military Institute, graduating in 1904. He continued to remain at VPI to teach math until 1907 when he started work the family surveying company of LaPrade. In 1920 he married Evelyn Byrd Warwick. After World War I, he served with the Quartermaster Corps, Virginia National Guard. In 1940 he was assigned to duty as state procurement officer and retired with the rank of general in 1946.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["The LaPrade family were long time residents of Chesterfield County and served for many years as county surveyors. William LaPrade (1767-1817) was appointed Chesterfield County surveyor in 1801, serving until his death in 1817 when his son, David LaPrade (b. 1799) became surveyor. The job passed on to David's son, Joseph Edgar (1845-1903), and then to Joseph Edgar's sons, David Flournoy (1872-1955), Joseph E. (1876-1945), William Waverly (1878-1952) and Benjamin Watkins (1885-1965). Around 1912 the brothers Benjamin W., Joseph E., and William W. formed the partnership of W. W. LaPrade and Brothers.","David Flournoy LaPrade (1872-1955) was married to Grace Eva Moseley (b. 1877) and had five children: Grace Agnes (b. 1905), David Flournoy (b. 1907), Nettie Mildred, Edmond Moseley (b. 1911), and Ann Augusta. He served as the city engineer for Manchester and later Richmond, when the city was annexed in 1910, until his retirement in 1951.","Benjamin W. LaPrade attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1909 with a degree in electrical engineering. In March 1912 he joined his father's firm in partnership with his brothers, William Waverly and Joseph. He married Francis Elizabeth James (b. 1889) 30 August 1917 in Washington, D.C. From 1917 to 1919 he served as a captain with the Army Corps of Engineering in Panama, returning to LaPrade after the war. In 1955 C. R. Johnson and C.A. Watkins Jr. became partners in the company, along with Joseph LaPrade Jr. and a grand-nephew David.","William Waverly LaPrade attended Virginia Military Institute, graduating in 1904. He continued to remain at VPI to teach math until 1907 when he started work the family surveying company of LaPrade. In 1920 he married Evelyn Byrd Warwick. After World War I, he served with the Quartermaster Corps, Virginia National Guard. In 1940 he was assigned to duty as state procurement officer and retired with the rank of general in 1946."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eW. W. LaPrade and Brothers. Records, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970). Accessions 40031, 43183. Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond 23219.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"prefercite_tesim":["W. W. LaPrade and Brothers. Records, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970). Accessions 40031, 43183. Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond 23219."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords, 1803-2001 (bulk 1900-1970) of W. W. LaPrade and Brothers, certified engineers and surveyors in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The company surveyed land mainly in Chesterfield and Henrico Counties and Richmond, Virginia, although many other Virginia counties are also included. The collection consists of computation books, field books and diaries, and plats and surveys prepared by LaPrade for various companies and land owners.  \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries I-V: The bulk of the collection are the plats and property surveys (single, multi-lots, and subdivisions) and consist mostly of mid to late twentieth century material, although throughout the collection a small number of nineteenth century surveys can be found. The collection was housed in either filing cabinets (Vertical files Series I-IV) or map cases (Oversize surveys Series V) and was maintained in its original order. Because of the nature in which the records were kept the researcher must consult BOTH the Vertical files and the Oversize surveys series to find all LaPrade records for any specific location. There is much overlap between these two main series. The collection is not organized chronologically so researchers looking for a specific survey must look in all boxes relating to the specific County and District.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eTo access the Vertical files series, LaPrade Brothers maintained Index Keys for Chesterfield and Henrico Counties (by magisterial district) and Richmond, Virginia (by district imposed by LaPrade). Chesterfield County districts include Bermuda (map 8), Clover Hill (map 6), Dale (map 7), Manchester (map 10), Matoaca (map 5), and Midlothian (map 9). Henrico County districts include Brookland, Fairfield, Three Chopt, Tuckahoe, and Varina (maps 3 and 4). Richmond is categorized by districts imposed by LaPrade (maps 11 and 12). Researchers must know the County and District for the specific area they are researching. [The Index Keys (maps) can be viewed online at the Library of Virginia's website.] Once the researcher knows the County and District, they must consult the LaPrade Index Keys for that County and District. Each District has been further subdivided by a file numbering system created by the company (i.e. Henrico County, Varina District 2 or Richmond H-22). Researchers must find the specific street area on the Index Key to locate the file number. Once the file number has been obtained the researcher can consult the Vertical series (Boxes 1-43). The Other Counties and Cities Vertical files series do not have index keys and are arranged alphabetically county and then within by folder title.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSimilarly the Oversize survey series (Boxes 67-175) is arranged by County and District although it is not further subdivided by Index Keys like the Vertical files series. Researchers only need to know the County and District (or Richmond) to view these records. Because many boxes may exist for a certain County and District, researchers might need to consult several boxes to find materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eDue to redistricting many of the locations have changed districts, therefore researchers might have to look in several boxes to find all surveys pertaining to a district. Noted in the container listing is not only the current district name but also former ones. For example the container listing might note Chesterfield County, Dale district (also includes former Bermuda, Manchester, and Matoaca districts). The container listing may also include the folder title or a more detailed description of surveys located in the box. Due to the size of the collection an itemized listing of each plat was not possible, but an attempt was made to include some detailed information in the container listing. Index cards are available for some of the Chesterfield County Midlothian districts and also the Miscellaneous files (Misc. 10, 11, 11-2, 12). Some of the files were labeled for example, Clover Hill 8 or Dale Big 6. It is unknown what these mean.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VI- IX: Include the files of Ernest W. Brooks, Foster and Miller, Thornton L. Mullins, and Carl Watkins, surveyors who either worked for or their files were obtained by LaPrade. The bulk of the plats and surveys were for land in Chesterfield and Henrico Counties and Richmond. The largest series are the files of Ernest W. Brooks and consists of 7 boxes of plats and surveys of Chesterfield, Hanover, and Henrico Counties and Richmond, Virginia. Also included are a small number of plats for land in Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Goochland, King and Queen, New Kent, Powhatan, and York Counties. The Oversize Series (Series V) also includes surveys of Ernest W. Brooks and W. S. Hinton (boxes 93-95). The files of Carl Watkins contain clippings, brochures, newsletters, and reports on a variety of subjects. These files do not contain any plats or surveys. All the records were maintained in their original order.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries X-XII: Includes field books/diaries, computation books, and volumes. The field books and diaries contain the raw field data and sketches that were used to create the plats and surveys. 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The collection was housed in either filing cabinets (Vertical files Series I-IV) or map cases (Oversize surveys Series V) and was maintained in its original order. Because of the nature in which the records were kept the researcher must consult BOTH the Vertical files and the Oversize surveys series to find all LaPrade records for any specific location. There is much overlap between these two main series. The collection is not organized chronologically so researchers looking for a specific survey must look in all boxes relating to the specific County and District.","To access the Vertical files series, LaPrade Brothers maintained Index Keys for Chesterfield and Henrico Counties (by magisterial district) and Richmond, Virginia (by district imposed by LaPrade). Chesterfield County districts include Bermuda (map 8), Clover Hill (map 6), Dale (map 7), Manchester (map 10), Matoaca (map 5), and Midlothian (map 9). Henrico County districts include Brookland, Fairfield, Three Chopt, Tuckahoe, and Varina (maps 3 and 4). Richmond is categorized by districts imposed by LaPrade (maps 11 and 12). Researchers must know the County and District for the specific area they are researching. [The Index Keys (maps) can be viewed online at the Library of Virginia's website.] Once the researcher knows the County and District, they must consult the LaPrade Index Keys for that County and District. Each District has been further subdivided by a file numbering system created by the company (i.e. Henrico County, Varina District 2 or Richmond H-22). Researchers must find the specific street area on the Index Key to locate the file number. Once the file number has been obtained the researcher can consult the Vertical series (Boxes 1-43). The Other Counties and Cities Vertical files series do not have index keys and are arranged alphabetically county and then within by folder title.","Similarly the Oversize survey series (Boxes 67-175) is arranged by County and District although it is not further subdivided by Index Keys like the Vertical files series. Researchers only need to know the County and District (or Richmond) to view these records. Because many boxes may exist for a certain County and District, researchers might need to consult several boxes to find materials.","Due to redistricting many of the locations have changed districts, therefore researchers might have to look in several boxes to find all surveys pertaining to a district. Noted in the container listing is not only the current district name but also former ones. For example the container listing might note Chesterfield County, Dale district (also includes former Bermuda, Manchester, and Matoaca districts). The container listing may also include the folder title or a more detailed description of surveys located in the box. Due to the size of the collection an itemized listing of each plat was not possible, but an attempt was made to include some detailed information in the container listing. Index cards are available for some of the Chesterfield County Midlothian districts and also the Miscellaneous files (Misc. 10, 11, 11-2, 12). Some of the files were labeled for example, Clover Hill 8 or Dale Big 6. It is unknown what these mean.","Series VI- IX: Include the files of Ernest W. Brooks, Foster and Miller, Thornton L. Mullins, and Carl Watkins, surveyors who either worked for or their files were obtained by LaPrade. The bulk of the plats and surveys were for land in Chesterfield and Henrico Counties and Richmond. The largest series are the files of Ernest W. Brooks and consists of 7 boxes of plats and surveys of Chesterfield, Hanover, and Henrico Counties and Richmond, Virginia. 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The enslaved person is sometimes named, but not always, and occasionally information is given as to age, birthdate, and the state from which the individuals were moving. According to Section 3 of the act \"every slave imported into this commonwealth contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, shall upon such importation become free.\" By this clause, those enslaved people who were brought into Virginia illegally could pursue their freedom in the local courts.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLocality History Note:\u003c/emph\u003e Wythe County was named for George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and chancellor of Virginia in 1789 when Wythe County was formed from Montgomery County. 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Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi06336#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vi_vi06336","ead_ssi":"vi_vi06336","_root_":"vi_vi06336","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi06336","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi06336.xml","title_ssm":["Wythe County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1797-1865"],"title_tesim":["Wythe County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1797-1865"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Wythe County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1797-1865"],"text":["Wythe County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1797-1865",".","Chancery Causes, 1797-1865 are digitized, use digital images found on the Chancery Records Index available electronically at the website of the Library of Virginia.","Organized by case, of which each is assigned a unique index number comprised of the latest year found in case and a sequentially increasing 3-digit number assigned by the processor as cases for that year are found. Arranged chronologically.","of documents within each folder are as follows: Bill, Answer, and Final Decree (if found.)","Context for Record Type: Chancery Causes are cases of equity. According to Black's Law Dictionary they are \"administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law.\" A judge, not a jury, determines the outcome of the case; however, the judge is basing the decision on findings compiled and documented by Commissioners. Chancery causes are useful when researching local history, genealogical information, and land or estate divisions. They are a valuable source of local, state, social, and legal history and serve as a primary source for understanding a locality's history. Chancery causes document the lived experiences of free and enslaved individuals; women; children; people living with physical disabilities or mental health struggles; people living in poverty; defunct institutions and corporate entities; or those that may not have otherwise left traditional written histories.","Types of Courts:","Wythe County was the site of a Superior Court of Chancery that held court in Wythe from 1812 to 1832. The Superior Courts of Chancery were created by an act of the General Assembly passed on 23 January 1802. In order to expedite the hearing of chancery suits, the High Court of Chancery was abolished and the state was divided into three chancery districts with a Superior Court of Chancery for each district. For this reason, these courts were sometimes called \"District Courts of Chancery.\" Suits heard in these courts were typically cases appealed from the local courts. A transcript of the suit from the local court was commonly filed with the appeal. Litigants could by-pass the local courts and file their suits in the chancery district court directly.","From 1802 to 1812, Wythe fell into the Staunton district which consisted of localities found in the western half of the Commonwealth. In 1812, the General Assembly created additional Superior Courts of Chancery which included the Superior Court of Chancery in Wythe. The Wythe district include the counties of: Giles, Grayson, Lee, Montgomery, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Washington, and Wythe.","Locality History: Wythe County was named for George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and chancellor of Virginia in 1789 when Wythe County was formed from Montgomery County. Part of Grayson County was added in 1825.","Digital images were generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program in 2024.","Field processors completed original indexing throughout the 1990s-2000s. During reprocessing by Local Records staff, indexing was completed to Library of Virginia Standards, this required the moving of chancery causes to different years; changing styles of suit for individual causes; and combining and/or separating causes when necessary. Local Records staff also located non-chancery cases during reprocessing (including judgements and commonwealth causes) which were removed from the chancery and filed separately by record type.","During reprocessing, Local Records staff removed paper folders that contained notations and cross-references to information contain in volumes stored Wythe County Circuit Court house. These notes were not destroyed but are not digitized.","Wythe Chancery causes, 1797-1830, were processed by M. Mason and V. Brooks. Causes, 1831-1865, were processed by M. Long from March 2022 to July 2023.","Wythe County (Va.) Chancery Causes 1797-1865 are the first half of the chancery records for the locality to be processed. There are plans for Local Records Staff to later process the 1866-1912 records.","Encoded by M. Mason:  August, 2024.","Additional Wythe County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult A Guide to Virgnia County and City Records on Microfilm","Wythe County (Va.) Chancery Causes,1797-1865, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.","For this set of causes, debt and contract suits are the most prevalent, and mostly concern disputes stemming from land transfers. Estate disputes are the next most documented cause of action. There are very few other causes of action represented.","Superior Chancery:","A majority of the 1812-1833 Chancery Causes are Superior Chancery cases. These causes while heard in Wythe County (Va.) additionally document the activities of individuals and businesses from Giles, Grayson, Lee, Montgomery, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, and Washington counties. Apart from Wythe County, Washington County is the locality most documented in these records.","Due to the prevalence of Superior Chancery, there are also variations in the causes themselves that may not fit the normal make-up of a chancery cause as there causes throughout this 1812-1833 span that have matters heard in both Superior Court of Chancery and the Superior Court of Law. General this occurred when an issue in chancery was sent by the judge to law side of the court for verdict before a final decree was entered in Chancery.","General Trends:","There is a substantial amount of information concerning enslaved Black men, women, and children. While there are several suits concerning the freedom of enslaved individuals, these cases largely represent the perspective of white enslavers and their disputes involving the sale, hiring, financial responsibilities, and legality of ownership of Black individuals. Specifically, there are many cases concerning estate disputes which over enslaved individuals.","Due to the geographic area represented in these records, many suits document the land struggles is western Virginia and general western migration after the Revolutionary War. Various cases (especially pre-1833) list the Loyal Company as plaintiff. These causes discuss land surveys (in (Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio) conducted when Virginia was a colony, including conflicts with the Indigenous Americans already living on the land, the effects of the French and Indian War on property rights, conflicts with the Ohio Company, and ownership disputes post-American Revolution. In these cases, there is fairly standardized language to describe the history of the land surveys on the part of the Loyal Company.","Additionally on this theme of western migration, many suits include issues of defendants moving beyond the commonwealth to Tennessee, Kentucky, or Ohio, complicating matters for the plaintiffs. Many suits discuss key issues and historical trends surrounding lead and gypsum mining, including: the working and living conditions experienced by both enslaved workers hired out to the mines and workers directly employed by the mining companies, including workplace dangers and long-term health risks; business inheritance issues facing recent immigrants, especially women; and the environmental effects of lead pollution on air quality, water sources, and plants and animals in surrounding areas.","There are multiple pre-1830 suits concerning Almerine Marshall and his estate after dying in the 1811 Richmond Theater fire. Other individuals and family frequently presented are William and James King, King family, Trigg, family, and Heiskell family.","These records also contain a box of \"Orphan Chancery\" which is processed but not indexed. These records contain parts, often single items, of chancery causes that could not be further identified as belonging to a certain case.","There are no restrictions.","Library of Virginia","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Wythe County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1797-1865"],"collection_ssim":["Wythe County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1797-1865"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"creator_ssm":["Wythe County (Va.) Circuit Court."],"creator_ssim":["Wythe County (Va.) 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The Wythe district include the counties of: Giles, Grayson, Lee, Montgomery, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Washington, and Wythe.","Locality History: Wythe County was named for George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and chancellor of Virginia in 1789 when Wythe County was formed from Montgomery County. Part of Grayson County was added in 1825.","Digital images were generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program in 2024.","Field processors completed original indexing throughout the 1990s-2000s. During reprocessing by Local Records staff, indexing was completed to Library of Virginia Standards, this required the moving of chancery causes to different years; changing styles of suit for individual causes; and combining and/or separating causes when necessary. 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