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Welcome to the official web property of the Washitom Nation! WE ARE OUR ANCESTORS!
Our primary goal is to serve as a central hub where all descendants of the Washington, Tomlin, and Ganaway families can connect and learn more about our heritage, Together! We proudly embrace our unique history and culture and aim to keep it alive through this platform.
The Washitom Nation is made up of the descendants of the Washingtons, Tomlins, and Gannaways tribes who lived in Randolph County, Missouri between 1800 and the present day. Our website was created to connect through bloodline, oral, and written verification, which is an effort to bring our tribes together and establish a connection.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide a united voice and the means for united action on matters that affect us collectively or individually. Since the early 1900s, our relatives, like most so-called Black Americans, have been victims of paper genocide, such as the Integrity Act of 1924 by Dr. Walter Plackerd. Therefore, we aim to represent and address common issues of concerns through the Washitom Nation of North America, established in 2020.
Our Board of Directors is composed of President/Chief or Chieftess from each household, Secretary/Treasurer, and the work of the Washitom Nation staff and consultants is supervised by T’Malkia Zuri, our Executive Director and Clan Mother. Ms. Zuri provides on-going technical assistance and training to tribal members in research and data collection, resource development, management, and evaluation.
We are constantly expanding our database and encourage you to submit any information or records that you may have. Our focus is on the Washington-Tomlin ancestry records for Missouri, Michigan, California, and Pennsylvania. Join us as we celebrate our rich heritage and strive to keep it alive for generations to come.
Some Cool Facts
We are connecting one relative at a time.
Did you know?
Melvin Beaunorus Tolson, an American poet, educator, columnist, and politician, was born in Moberly, Missouri? He was deeply influenced by the language and experiences of Negro Americans and the Harlem Renaissance. As a debate coach at Wiley College in Texas, he led a team that pioneered interracial college debates against white colleges in the segregated South. The story of his work was depicted in the 2007 biopic The Great Debaters, starring and directed by Denzel Washington as Tolson. Tolson was one of four children of Reverend Alonzo Tolson, a Methodist minister, and Lera (Hurt) Tolson, a seamstress of Creek Indian ancestry.
About Randolph County, MO.
Randolph County is located in the northern part of Missouri and had a population of 25,414 according to the 2010 census. The county seat is Huntsville, and it was established on January 22, 1829. The county was named after John Randolph of Roanoke, Virginia, who served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator.
The Moberly, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area is located within Randolph County and is part of the larger Columbia-Moberly-Mexico, Missouri Combined Statistical Area. The area was settled primarily by migrants from Kentucky and Tennessee who brought with them their slaveholding traditions and began cultivating crops such as hemp and tobacco. Randolph County became known as the heart of Little Dixie due to its Southern culture and traditions.
We didn't come on boats. We were sprung from the American soil!
We are Indigenous!
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