Joshua Henry Augustus (b. May 1859; d. February 15, 1886)
South Carolina. Black.
Occupation: teacher.
Joshua Augustus appears in the January 1876 University of South Carolina catalogue. He is a freshman from Charleston following the modern studies track. The university closed before he finished his degree.
After the university closed, Joshua returned to Charleston and worked as a teacher. He died of tuberculosis (phthisis and asthenia) in 1886.
Source
1). South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1875-1899; Death County or Certificate Range: Charleston. Certificate Number: 000282.
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