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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun- Where Were They 100 Years Ago



1)  Determine where your ancestral families were on 18 May 1919 - 100 years ago.

2)  List them, their family members, their birth years, and their residence location (as close as possible).  Do you have a photograph of their residence from about that time, and does the residence still exist?

3)  Tell us all about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook Status post.


1.  My paternal ( father's side) great-grandparents George W. Pearson (born 1892) and Gursie (Gable) Pearson (born 1896) lived at Calhoun County, Mississippi with their children: Fletcher Pearson (born 1919), Appleonia (Pearson) White (born 1920), George A. Pearson (born 1924), Arthur C. Pearson Sr. (born 1928), Mary Ann (Pearson) Kincaid ( born 1930), Robert L. Pearson ( born 1933), Charline S. (Pearson) Davis, Pauline (Pearson) (born 1935), and Phono Pearson (born 1937). One of my cousins has a picture of the houses they lived in.
2. My paternal (mother's side) great-grandparents Joe Griggs Harlan (born abt 1890) and Anna (McDaniel) Harlan (born abt. 1898) lived in Macon, Mississippi with their children: Amanda Harlan, Gene Harlan, Elijah Harlan, Lewis Harlan, Joe Harlan Ella, Harlan, Willis Harlan, and Ollie Harlan.



2. My maternal ( father's parents) great-grandparents  Anthony T. Armstead  (born 1909) and Clara L (Scott) Armstead (born 1904) lived in Brooklyn N.Y with their 3rd children: Anthony C. Armstead (born 1940), J.A  (born 1941), and Thomas B. Armstead (born 1943). Clara had another son with a previous relationship in her early 20s. His name is Ralph J. Scott (born 1925). I don't have a picture of their residence(s).



3. My maternal (her mother's parents) great-grandparents Earnest Rogers (born 1916) and Lela R. (Rogers) Rogers (born 1918) moved to Gadsden, Alabama after they got married in Perry County, Alabama. They had 8 children-7 living 1 deceased. They resided in 33 Church St, Gadsden Alabama. My grandmother has a picture of the house.



4. My maternal (paternal line) great-grandfather Charles W. Armstead ( born abt. 1875) lived in Richmond, Virginia. His wife Susie M. Kenny died in Mar of 1919. He had 7 children with Susie. Lettie (Armstead) Wilson (born 1897), Charles W. Armstead II (born 1902), Susie Armstead (born abt. 1906), Annette Armstead (born abt 1907), Anthony T. Armstead (born 1909), Cruso Armstead (born 1910), and Emma G. (Armstead) Alexander. Charles had another daughter with a previous relationship. Her name is Catherine P. (Armstead) Alexander (born 1894).

So I have 13 direct ancestors living at this time, 100 years ago. 8 great-grandparents, and five 2nd great-grandparents.

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