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Carrie Jones Stevens family photographs

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Identifier: ABFR-23-007

Scope and Contents

Digital surrogates of photographs and ephemera from the family of Sharon Jones Frazier and her paternal grandmother, Carrie Jones Stevens. Carrie Jones Stevens originally lived in Palmyra, Virginia with her first husband, Albert Jones. Together they had three children - Shedrick (father of Sharon Jones Frazier), Ellen, and Annie. After Albert's death, she re-married Moses Stevens and the family moved to Alexandria, Virginia and lived at 1325 Cameron Street; this home remains in the family as of 2023. Ellen married Lawrence Butler and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Annie and Shedrick both attended Parker-Gray School. Annie worked at the Carver Theater and Shedrick had a career as a plasterer

Dates

  • Digitized: Digital surrogates created in 2023
  • 1937-2005, and undated

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 173 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

  • TypeCollection

Repository Details

Part of the Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library Repository

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