James Wormley, I b. 1819 Washington, District of Columbia, USA d. 18 Oct 1884: Lincoln Cemetery Ancestors

James Wormley, I

Name	James Wormley [1, 2, 3]
Suffix	I
Birth	1815 Virginia, USA [2, 4]
Born	1819 Washington, District of Columbia, USA [1, 3]
Gender	Male
Residence	1850 Washington Ward 1, Washington, District of Columbia, USA [1] – 30 Age: 30; None Occupation: None; Industry: Non-Industrial Response
Residence	1860 Washington Ward 1, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA [2] – 45 Age: 45; Restaurant Occupation: Restaurant; PersonalEstateValue: 1000; RealEstateValue: 4000
Passport	28 Jul 1868 [3] – Age: 49
Race	Mulatto [1, 2]
Occupation	Washington, District of Columbia, USA [5] – Proprietor of the Wormley Hotel
Died	18 Oct 1884 [4, 6]
	68 Age: 68
Notes	Biographical / Historical The Wormley family of Washington, D.C. is one of the most notable African American families in the history of the District of Columbia. Most notable among the family members are, James Wormley, proprietor of the Wormley Hotel, and Stanton L. Wormley, Sr., former interim President of Howard University. James Wormley was born free in 1819 in Washington, D.C. His parents, Lynch and Mary Wormley, came to the District from Virginia in 1814 and established a carriage business. In 1871, James Wormley established the Wormley Hotel on the corner of 15th and H Streets, NW. This was the site of the “Wormley Agreement,” the name given to the Compromise of 1877 that ended the presidential disputed election of 1876 and, with the selection of Rutherford B. Hayes as President, also ended Reconstruction in the South. Wormley was also instrumental in making sure that Congress provided appropriate funding to the D.C. public schools. Stanton L. Wormley, Sr. was born in Washington, D.C. in 1909. He attended Howard University and was a member of the ROTC and the Glee Club. Stanton, Sr. also studied in Germany and was the leader of the Virginia State Glee Club. He then became a member of the faculty at Howard University and, in 1965, was eventually named interim President after University President James M. Nabrit, Jr. was appointed U.S. Representative to the United Nations by President Lyndon B. Johnson. There are many members of note in the Wormley family, as well as those who married into the family. Among these are Francis L. Cardozo, former Secretary of State and state treasurer of South Carolina, and a leader in the public schools of Washington, D.C., including principal of present-day Paul Laurence Dunbar High School.
Person ID	I21802 SOALsearch
Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

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Father	Lynch Wormley (Age 71 years) b. 1780, Middlesex, Virginia, USA d. 1851, Washington, Maryland, USA (Age 71 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Wormley b. 1786
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F7350 Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Anna Elizabeth Thompson
b. 1824, Virginia, USA

Children

	1. William Henry Ashford Wormley (Age 65 years) b. 10 Apr 1842, Washington, District of Columbia, USA d. 21 Feb 1908, 3124 12th St., NW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 65 years) [natural]
	2. James Wormley, II b. 1844, District of Columbia, USA [natural]
	3. Gerrett S Wormley b. 1846, District of Columbia, USA [natural]
	4. Annie Wormley b. 1850, District of Columbia, USA [natural]

Last Modified 1 Nov 2024

Family ID

F7349

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