Edward Therone Bluitt was born on February 27, 1900, in Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas. He was the fifth child of Stephen Sr. and Nora Duncan. He completed his early education in the Caldwell community. His parents were among the teachers who taught him at the Caldwell rural school.
In 1922, Edward joined his older brother Steve Jr. in the District of Columbia to attend Howard University. To help finance his schooling, Edward became employed with a local auto dealership maintaining automobiles. He enrolled in school and was enjoying his new life in the Capitol City. Edward's life was great, until his health failed. It was determined that Edward had tuberculosis -- a devastating disease that affected thousands of Americans in the early 20th century. Edward was ill, but he didn't return to Texas. He chose to stay in Washington, D.C. He died in the District of Columbia's Tuberculosis Hospital on April 8, 1925. He was twenty-five years old. He had a promising life and great opportunities in the Capitol City -- a life cut short by a dreadful disease.
Edward's sister Emma preceded him in death. He leaves to cherish his memory are his parents Rev. Stephen Sr. and Nora Duncan Bluitt; siblings Arthur, Bertha Bluitt Hightower, and Stephen Jr.; and Hightower nieces and a nephew: Carnis, Mildred, Bluitt, Vivian, Doris, and William; and a host of other loving relatives and friends. Edward Therone Bluitt is interred at the Woodlawn Cemetery, now a historic African-American site in the nation's Capitol City.
In 1922, Edward joined his older brother Steve Jr. in the District of Columbia to attend Howard University. To help finance his schooling, Edward became employed with a local auto dealership maintaining automobiles. He enrolled in school and was enjoying his new life in the Capitol City. Edward's life was great, until his health failed. It was determined that Edward had tuberculosis -- a devastating disease that affected thousands of Americans in the early 20th century. Edward was ill, but he didn't return to Texas. He chose to stay in Washington, D.C. He died in the District of Columbia's Tuberculosis Hospital on April 8, 1925. He was twenty-five years old. He had a promising life and great opportunities in the Capitol City -- a life cut short by a dreadful disease.
Edward's sister Emma preceded him in death. He leaves to cherish his memory are his parents Rev. Stephen Sr. and Nora Duncan Bluitt; siblings Arthur, Bertha Bluitt Hightower, and Stephen Jr.; and Hightower nieces and a nephew: Carnis, Mildred, Bluitt, Vivian, Doris, and William; and a host of other loving relatives and friends. Edward Therone Bluitt is interred at the Woodlawn Cemetery, now a historic African-American site in the nation's Capitol City.
Edward Therone Bluitt was born on February 27, 1900, in Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas. He was the fifth child of Stephen Sr. and Nora Duncan. He completed his early education in the Caldwell community. His parents were among the teachers who taught him at the Caldwell rural school.
In 1922, Edward joined his older brother Steve Jr. in the District of Columbia to attend Howard University. To help finance his schooling, Edward became employed with a local auto dealership maintaining automobiles. He enrolled in school and was enjoying his new life in the Capitol City. Edward's life was great, until his health failed. It was determined that Edward had tuberculosis -- a devastating disease that affected thousands of Americans in the early 20th century. Edward was ill, but he didn't return to Texas. He chose to stay in Washington, D.C. He died in the District of Columbia's Tuberculosis Hospital on April 8, 1925. He was twenty-five years old. He had a promising life and great opportunities in the Capitol City -- a life cut short by a dreadful disease.
Edward's sister Emma preceded him in death. He leaves to cherish his memory are his parents Rev. Stephen Sr. and Nora Duncan Bluitt; siblings Arthur, Bertha Bluitt Hightower, and Stephen Jr.; and Hightower nieces and a nephew: Carnis, Mildred, Bluitt, Vivian, Doris, and William; and a host of other loving relatives and friends. Edward Therone Bluitt is interred at the Woodlawn Cemetery, now a historic African-American site in the nation's Capitol City.
In 1922, Edward joined his older brother Steve Jr. in the District of Columbia to attend Howard University. To help finance his schooling, Edward became employed with a local auto dealership maintaining automobiles. He enrolled in school and was enjoying his new life in the Capitol City. Edward's life was great, until his health failed. It was determined that Edward had tuberculosis -- a devastating disease that affected thousands of Americans in the early 20th century. Edward was ill, but he didn't return to Texas. He chose to stay in Washington, D.C. He died in the District of Columbia's Tuberculosis Hospital on April 8, 1925. He was twenty-five years old. He had a promising life and great opportunities in the Capitol City -- a life cut short by a dreadful disease.
Edward's sister Emma preceded him in death. He leaves to cherish his memory are his parents Rev. Stephen Sr. and Nora Duncan Bluitt; siblings Arthur, Bertha Bluitt Hightower, and Stephen Jr.; and Hightower nieces and a nephew: Carnis, Mildred, Bluitt, Vivian, Doris, and William; and a host of other loving relatives and friends. Edward Therone Bluitt is interred at the Woodlawn Cemetery, now a historic African-American site in the nation's Capitol City.
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