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1930 Census, Jackson County, Illinois

Ward 3, Carbondale, Carbondale Twp, Jackson County, Illinois, 15 Apr 1930
p.55a, 311 East Jackson Street, dwelling number 114, family number 114
Messamore  Burnie      34 head  m m@20 w  laborer, construction  IL IL IL
           Nina        31 wife  f m@17 w                         IL IL IL
           Helen       13 dau   f s    w                         IL IL IL
           Glen         9 son   m s    w                         IL IL IL
           Frances   8/12 dau   f s    w                         IL IL IL

Tallifarro (Burnie) Messamore was the son of Charles W. Messamore and Annie McDaniel. Burnie was the great grandson of John Messamore and Elizabeth (Betsy) Minton. John was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore.

Burnie's wife was Nina Hodges.

Elkville, Elk Twp, Jackson County, Illinois, 16 Apr 1930
p.154b, dwelling number 209, family number 217
Messamore  Everett  33 head  m m@21 w  la? operator, strip mine  KY KY KY
           Grace    34 wife  f m@21 w                            KY KY KY
           Paul     10 son   m s    w                            KY KY KY

Everett Messamore was from the Christian County, Kentucky line of Messamores. I do not know how or if this line connects to mine.

Pomona Twp, Jackson County, Illinois, 19 Apr 1930
p.237b, dwelling number 145, family number 146
Rosson    Tempa A.  54 head     f w w  clerk, grocery store  IL KY IL
Messmore  Mary      69 servant  f w w  cook, private family  IL IL IL

I do not know how or if this Mary Messmore connects to my Messamore family.

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