Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-28
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE OLDEST INHABlTANTS OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Who They Are. Where They Live, and
at What Age They Die.
From Official Records.
YREPARED FOR THE STAR BY ]. NJ TONER, NJ ID.

compare favorably with others In the proportion
OF It's oldest Inhabitants TO total population and
TO verify the fact, have been permitted, through
the courtesy of Col c. W. Seaton, to make a brief
study OF the report on population of the last United
States census OF the District Of Columbia The
accompanying list contains the names OF 1852 per-
sons returned as residing in the District or Column
ba June t, 1884, OF as years OF age and over out
OF total population OF IL GET This number. on
analysis. shows that there are 1907 whitcs-males
39s. females coo; blacks, 539-males 1874, females
315; and mulattos. 1G6-nales &c, females So In
the last census the blacks and the muaftos are
given separately Or the white males 2S2 are be-
tween IS and so years OF age IS between so and 90
years OF age ana between 80 and 100 years OF age
or the White females 34l are between e5 and so
years OF ag, 29 between so and 90 years or age %
between 80 ana 100. and over 100 years OF age OF
the bl cl males 80 are between 15 and so years OF
age. CO between SC and 90, Ia between 90 and 100
and ever 100 years OF age. OF the black females
169 are between IS and so years OF age 50 between
80 and 80, SO between 90 and 100. and IL over 100
years OF age. Or the muatto males IL are between
IS and 20 years OF age. ID between 50 AMI 60 and
between 20 and 100 or the mulatto females IS are
between as and SO years OF age, 36 between 80 and
80, between 80 and 100, and over 100 years of
age.
The number OF children under five years of age
living In the District when the census was taken
was asc?rfained, and when their number Is con-
sidered in connection with the whole population
II evidences not only rapid increase of population
but
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO LONG LIFE,
notwithstanding our extensive unreclaimed mud
fats and an occasional adverse criticism on the
healthfulneS3 OF Washington city.
The names of our oldest inhabitants have been
arranged In alphabetical order, giving sex. color
age and nativity Desiring to know what proper
ton OF the whole number In this list have died
within the two years ending June 1, 1882, by the
permission Of DIR. Townshend. health officer had
my student, Edwin Buchanan, an accurate and
Jealous worker in statistics. make search of the
mOrfuary records of the health Office and when
ever It was possible to identify the deceased with
a name on the list OF the aged from the census
ONCE 1t was done, adding, whenever much dis
crepancy OF age appeared the age claimed at date
OF death. The deaths OF this list in two wears
were 800. or this number 2Ol were whiteNmaies
IS, females 113; blacks 75-Inales 49, females 46;
mulattos 14-males 4, females 10.
This part OF the Stuiy brought out a curious con-
clifton or thingS-namely, that the age in many
cases given in the death certificate and particu-
tar among 'ne eolored people differ as much as
person by the enuneratOrs OF the census
Inc variation OF age Is generally to make them
older: but occasionally 1t makes them younger
Another and
SOMEWHAT SURPRISING FACT
was brought to light, which is, that there are the
names OF 300 persons on the mortuary record IS
years of age and over who died in the District OF
Columbia In the two years ending June 1st, 1882,
and whose names do not appear In the census re-
port OF this number 145 were white and 161 COL
Ored OF the whites 60 were males and SIS females:
OF the colored SO were males and 92 females
It appears that ninety-one OF these deaths oc-
CURED at the ages OF IS and 76. 1t therefore ap-
pears from these two lists that there died In the
District OF Columbia, within the two years ending
June lS 1882 500 persons OF as years OF age or up-
warts While shall not attempt to explain how
so large number of aged persons should die In
The District, whose names do not appear In the
census report on population OF the ages given, /
may suggest that the names OF some OF them NAV
POSSIBLY be found upon the rolls OF an age below
the census was taken, and removed here since
June 1St 1880. And it is proper to state that the
number OF names in this list falls short by l2 OF
the nuinber claimed in the census OF IS years OF
age and over
The enumeration was made under the immedi-
ate direction OF W. H. Boyd, the experience 1 com
pller or city directories aud thoroughly familiar
with cur city and its institutions.
TO system ttZe ana facilitate the work OF en-
!oilinent, MI Boyd divided the city and county
INTO 30 separate districts with we'll defined and
accurately described boundaries: separate reports
suited land with his permission adopt his divisions
The first figures after the name OF each person re-
Icrs 10 the district In which they We're enrolled.
The arrangement OF letter for color, and for sex
with ages in figures, will be readily understood.
THE DIVISIONS
into which the District was divided and numbered
are as follows:
District No. 1-Contains all that part of the Dis
trict lying north and west OF Georgetown. bounded
" ROCK creek and Potomac river to the District
lint embracing Tenallytown and Reno city and
mad twenty-slx residents OF IS years and over; %
District 2-Contains all that part Of the Dis
tHct Wing east OF Rock creek and north of Spring
b. anu Rock creek church road, running easterly
On II ifewOOd r01d 10 Bunker Hill road. thence out
Bunker IIIll roId to District line, embracing VII
!age OF Brlghtwood. Having fourteen residents Of
Is years and over; II white, black
District 3-COntains all that part living north
and east OF Rock creek, from Boundary st and
81 10 Spring st and 9TH st road. thence on 9TH st
road To boundary st. and westerly on Boundary
81 10 Ro,.S creek, embracing Mt Pleasant and Co
Iuntlt college Having twenty-one residents OF IS
years and over; 10 white, IL black.
raj MAJ frny porp
et out 9TH st road TO Rock creek chch road thence
on HARDWOOD road TO Bunker Hill road, and on
sin ST road. embracing Howard University and
Soldlers' Home. Having sixty-nine residents OF IS
years and over; % white. Al black, 3 mulattO.
District 5-ContainS that part from Boun-
dary II and North Capitol st, out Lincoln ave to
bunker Hill road, thence out Bunker Hill road to
District line, and from Boundary st and North
Capitol ST TO Bennlng's road and the Eastern
branch, out Eastern branch 10 District line en-
1racing Kendall Green, Ivy City and MontelIo
white, black.
District 6-ContaIas all that part of the Dis.
liz, ising east OF the Eastern branch, from Ana
costa bridge and north OF Good Hope road and
Naylor road 10 District line embracing Benning's.
Having twenty-six residents OF IS years and over:
10 Whit, 10 black. mulattO.
Dsr:ct '-Contains all that part OF the Dis
trlct lying south from Anacostia bridge and Good
Hope road, and MAYOR road TO Nichols ave and
Wheeler road to District line embracing Anacosiia
and part OF Potomac City or Stantontown. Hay-
ing ihlr'y residents OF - years and over; white
District s-Conta1ns al! that part lying west and
south from AnacoStia bridge and Nichols avenue
and wheeler road TO the District line and Potomac
Lifer. embracing part OF Gesboro' or Potomac
Clty and ST EllZabeth's Insane Asylum Having
twenty-five residents OF years and over; Is white
4 black, 3 mulatto. '
District 9-Contains all that part lying from
west side OF Market 81, from cor OF Gay st to High
81, west Side OF High st to Boundary east side OF
BOUNDARY line 10 west terminus OF Cav ST north
SIZE of Gay TO Market St Having thirty residents
OF % years and over; % white. black.
District l0-ContainS all that part living from
west Side or High st, cor OF Prospect st TO 9Th ST.
thehee south on east side OF Market st to Prospect
anu anu north side OF Prospect TO High St Having
! black. mulatto. '
District il-COntains that part lying on west
SIDE or Market ST, from Potomac river to Cav St
anu sou side or Gay st to Georgetown College
anu east Side or College st 10 Potomac river and
aiong fotomac liver front to Market St Having
eight RESIDENTS OF 80 years and over; white
DiS'ict l2-ContainS that part from Potomac
sel along the west side OF High st to Prospect ST
south siue OF Prospect to Market st, east side OF
Market ST 10 Potomac river, and alOnZ Potomac
nSer 'front.' 10 High ST. Having three residents OF
s3 years and over: white, black
pistrlct l5-ContainS that part from west side of
WaShln ston ST. from Bridge st to Oak Hin Gene
terry, thence westerly to High St thence east side
or High TO Bridge ST and north side OF Bridge ST 10
washington ST Having twenty-one residents of
20 wears and over; II white, black mulatto
District l4-COnfatpS a hat ~