Eston Hemings
E681264
Eston Hemings was the youngest son of Sally Hemings, widely believed to be fathered by Thomas Jefferson, who later became a free man, musician, and community leader in Ohio and Wisconsin.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community leader
ⓘ
musician ⓘ person ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Anna Wayles Jefferson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beverley Frederick Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wayles Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1808-05-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1856-01-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfEmancipation | 1827 ⓘ |
| emancipatedBy | Thomas Jefferson’s will ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
mixed-race American ⓘ |
| familyName | Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Eston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | John Wayles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the youngest son of Sally Hemings
ⓘ
being widely believed to be a son of Thomas Jefferson ⓘ leading a successful dance band in Ohio ⓘ relocating to Wisconsin and passing into white society ⓘ |
| mother | Sally Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | led a popular dance band in Chillicothe, Ohio ⓘ |
| occupation |
community leader
ⓘ
dance musician ⓘ musician ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Albemarle County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monticello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Madison, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
community leader in Madison, Wisconsin
ⓘ
leader in the African American community of Chillicothe, Ohio ⓘ |
| raceOrColor | classified as Black in Virginia and Ohio ⓘ |
| raceOrColor | identified as white in Wisconsin records ⓘ |
| relative | Martha Jefferson Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterian ⓘ |
| residence |
Charlottesville, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chillicothe, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Monticello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Beverley Hemings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harriet Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison Hemings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
enslaved person
ⓘ
freedman ⓘ |
| spouse | Julia Ann Isaacs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.