Description
This is a photograph of Joseph E. Washington Sr., the owner of the Wessygton Plantation (seated) and his family. His older son, George A. Washington (standing), would take control of the plantation after him. Also pictured is his second son, Joeseph E. Washington Jr.(standing), his wife Mary (Kemp) Washington (seated), and his two daughters Anne Bolling (Washington) Blagdon (seated) and Elizabeth ("Bet") Washington.
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Record Contributed By
Tennesse State Library and ArchivesRecord Harvested From
Digital Library of TennesseeKeywords
- History
- Photographs
- Plantation Life
- Slaver
- Slavery
- Southern States
- Tobacco Farms
- Wessyngton Plantation (Tenn.)