CS Washington, John Augustine

John Augustine Washington​

Born: May 3, 1821

Birthplace: Jefferson County, Virginia

Father: John Augustine Washington 1789 – 1832

(Buried: Mount Vernon Plantation, Mount Vernon, Virginia)​

Mother: Jane Charlotte Blackburn 1786 – 1855

(Buried: Mount Vernon Plantation, Mount Vernon, Virginia)​

Wife: Eleanor Love Selden 1824 – 1860

(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)​

Married: February 16, 1843 in Loudoun County, Virginia

Children:

Louisa Fontaine Washington Chew 1844 – 1927​

(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)​

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Jane Charlotte Washington Willis 1846 – 1924​

(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)​

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Eliza Selden Washington Hunter 1848 – 1909​

(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)​

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Anna Maria Washington Tucker 1851 – 1927​

(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)​

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Lawrence Washington 1854 – 1920​

(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)​

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Eleanor Love Selden Washington Howard 1856 – 1937​

(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)​

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George Washington 1858 – 1905​

(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)​

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Education:

1840: Graduated from University of Virginia​

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Occupation before War:

Owner of Waveland Plantation, Fauquier County, Virginia​

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Last Washington family member to own Mount Vernon Plantation​

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Civil War Career:

1861: Lt. Colonel, and Aide to General Robert E. Lee​

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1861: Served in the Western Virginia Campaign as Staff Officer​

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1861: Killed by a Bushwhacker close to Cheat Mountain, West Virginia​

Died: September 13, 1861

Place of Death: Randolph County, West Virginia

Age at time of Death: 40 years old

Burial Place: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia