death_place death_date children birth_place years_active birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
richmond , virginia february 15 , 1890 3 richmond , virginia -lrb- -rrb- 1876 to 1884 -rrb- -lrb- 1888 to 1890 ca. 1838 fernella -rrb- meriweather -lrb- 1883 - 1890 , his death josiah crump
 josiah crump postal worker , politician , captain
josiah crump

josiah crump -lrb- ca. 1838 -- 1890 -rrb- was an african american postal clerk and at one point in 1879 , was the only one in the city of richmond , virginia .
crump also served as a military captain in one of richmond 's militias and served on the city 's council for about ten years .
he was also an ally of elizabeth van lew , a virginia abolitionist that also operated a spy ring during the civil war .
