Caruth Smith Washington
Caruth's
100th Birthday
Caruth Smith Washington will be 100 on November 25, 2007. The family is
planning a celebration on Saturday November 24, 2007 at 2 PM. The
Celebration will take place at the:
Cranbury
Center
Genesis
Elder Care
292
Applegarth Road
Monroe
Township, NJ
08831
Tel 609-860-2500
Happy
Birthday to a very special Lady:
She
is the Daughter of a Civil War Soldier.
She
is the last direct descendant of a black Civil War Medal of Honor recipient.
She
is believed to the last direct descendant of a slave in this country.
She
was responsible for saving and preserving the material that was used to secure
the Medal of Honor for:
Color
Sergeant Andrew Jackson Smith, 55th Massachusetts Colored Volunteers.
Aunt of:
Andrew
and Esther Bowman
Mrs.
Caruth Smith Washington
Cranbury
Center
Genesis
Elder Care
292
Applegarth Road
Monroe
Township, NJ 08831
Tel
609-860-2500
Caruth Smith Washington was born on
November 25, 1907
in Grand Rivers, Kentucky. She is believed to be the
last direct descendant of a slave in
this country. Caruth is the daughter of a Civil War soldier and is the last
direct descendant of a Black Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. She saved and
preserved the war records of her father which were used to secure the Medal of
Honor for Color Sergeant Andrew Jackson Smith, 55th Massachusetts
Colored Volunteers.
Submitted by
Andrew Bowman
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dedication Ceremony
for the
Andrew Jackson Smith
Kentucky Historical Marker
and the
Andrew Jackson Smith Memorial Highway
August 9, 2003
http://www.bjmjr.net/sp_event/ajs_ceremony.htm
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