Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:
It's Saturday Night again -
time for some more Genealogy Fun!!
Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):
1) Where did your ancestral families reside in 1920? Do you know their addresses or locations? Have you visited the home? Who was enumerated in the 1920 in each family? Are any of your ancestral families missing from the 1920 U.S. Census even if they should be in the census?
2) Put it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post. Please leave a link in a comment to this post.
1) Grandparents: The Pearson family resided at 188 Slate Springs & Hardin Road in Beat 5, Calhoun County, Mississippi. The household included:
George Pearson -- head of household, male, mulatto, age 25, married, born in MS, father born in MS, mother born MS, farmer, own account, rents home, able to read, not write, and speak English.
Girthie Pearson -- wife, female, mulatto, age 22, married, born in MS, father born in MS, mother born in MS, laborer, own account, able to read, write and speak English
Fletcher Pearson -- son, male, mulatto, age 9/12, single, born in MS, father born in MS, mother born in MS
Rodie Burns-- boarder, female, mulatto, age 80, widowed, born in MS, father born in MS, mother born in MS, attending school, unable to read and write.
2) Great-grandparents: The Harlan family resided at 201 Mains & Fairfield Road in Beat 5, Noxubee, Mississippi. The household included:
Griggs Harlan -- head of household, male, black, age 28, married, born in MS, father born in MS, mother born MA, farmer, own account, rents home, able to read, write, and speak English
Anna Harlan-- wife, female, black, age 24, married, born in AL, father born in AL, mother born in AL, no occupation, able to read, write.
Elisha Harlan -- son, male, black, age 6, single, born in MS, father born in MS, mother born in MS, doesn't attend school, not able to read and write.
Jerry Harlan -- son, male, black, age 4, single, born in MS, father born in MS, mother born in MS
Ella Harlan-- daughter, female, black, age 1, single, born in MS, father in born MS, mother born in AL
Jerry L Harlan -- son, male, black, age 4/12, single, born in MS, father born in MS, mother born in AL,
3) Great-grandparents: The Armstead family resided at 2411 Carrington Street in Richmond City, Henrico County, Virginia. The household included:
Charles Armistead -- head of household, male, black, age 47, widowed, born in VA, father born in VA, mother born in VA, porter, a wage or salary worker, rents home, able to read and write
Charles J. Armistead -- son, male, black, age 17, single, born in VA, father born in VA, mother born in VA, doesn't attend school, porter, able to read and write
Susie Armistead -- daughter, female, black, age 13, single, born in VA, father born in VA, mother born in VA, doesn't attend school, a button turner in a button shop, a wage worker, not able to read and write
Annette Armistead-- daughter, female, black, age 12, single, born in VA, father born in VA, mother born in VA, retired, able to read, write and speak English
Arthur Armistead -- son, male, black, age 10, single, born in VA, father born in VA, mother born in VA, attends school, not able to read and write
* Emma Armistead -- daughter, female, black, age 8, single, born in VA, father born in VA, mother born in VA, attends school
4) Great-grandparents: The Scott family resided at 106 Paige Street in Owego, Tioga County, New York. The household included:
James E. Scott -- head, male, black, age 50, married, born in NY, father born in VA, mother born in PA, no occupation, able to read, write, and speak English
Mary E. Scott -- wife, female, black, age 47, married, born in NY, father born in NY, mother born in NY, able to read and write, and speak English
Lester B. Scott -- son, male, black, age 28, single, born in NY, father born in NY, mother born in NY, barber, able to read, write and speak English
Marian G. Scott -- daughter, female, black, age 26, single, born in NY, father born in NY, mother born in NY, servant, wage or salary worker, able to read, write, and speak English
James J. Scott- son, male, black, age 24, single, born in NY, father born in NY, mother born in NY, laborer, wage or salary worker, able to read, write and speak English
Clara L. Scott - daughter, black, age 15, single, born in NY, father born in NY, mother born in NY, attends school, able to read, write and speak English
Margaret S. Matthews - daughter, black, age 27, married, born in NY, father born in NY, mother born in NY, able to read, write, and speak English
Frank L. Matthews, son in law, black, age 26, born in MD, mother, and father born in the US, helper for a photographer, wage or salary worker, able to read, write and speak English
Oscar Barton- father in law, black, age 87, widowed, born in NY, father born in NJ, mother born in RI, able to read, not write, speak English
Oscar Barton - nephew, black, age 19, single, born in NY, father born in NY, mother born in NY, laborer, doesn't attend school, able to read, write and speak English
5) 2nd Great-grandmother: Annie Miles resided with her husband, Jerry Miles, and two sons, Mike and Robbin Pearson in Oakland, Mississippi.
6) 2nd Great-grandmother: Sallie Harlan resided with her husband, Johnson Harlan, and five children in Macon, Mississippi.
7) 2nd Great-grandfather: Charles Armstead resided at 2411 Carrington Street in Richmond City, Virginia with his five children. His wife died the previous year.
8) 2nd Great- grandfather: Tracy Barton resided with his wife, Patience, and five children in Vestal, New York.
9) 2nd Great-grandmother: Rosa Osbell resided with her husband, Fred and son, Fred, in Overton, Pennsylvania.
10) 2nd Great-grandmother: Josephine Rogers resided at 179 Spratt & Selena Road on a farm, in Marion, Alabama with her parents and eight siblings.
11) 2nd Great-grandfather: Calloway Rogers resided with his parents, wife, brother and two children in Radfordville, Alabama.
12) 3rd Great-grandparents: James and Viney Price resided with their two children in Marion, Alabama.
13) 3rd great-grandfather: Oscar Barton resided with his daughter’s family in Owego, New York.
14) 3rd great-grandparents: Will and Minnie Rogers resided at 179 Spratt & Selena Road in Marion, Alabama with their eight children.
15) 3rd great-grandmother: Rhoda Burns resided at 188 Slate Springs & Hardin Road in Beat 5, Mississippi with her granddaughter’s family.
1 grandparent, 6 great-grandparents (two can’t be located), 8 2nd great- grandparents (five can’t be located), 4 3rd great-grandparents.
I haven’t visited any of my ancestral homes. Maybe one day I will.
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