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1920 Census, Union County, Illinois

Alto Pass Precinct, Alto Pass Village, Union County, Illinois, 2 Jan 1920
p.107a, dwelling number 1, family number 1
Messamore  James  76 head  m w w  farmer  TN US US
           Henry  46 son   m s w  farmer  IL TN IL

James Charles Messamore was the son of John Messamore and ELizabeth (Betsy) Minton.  John was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore.

James' wife was Luvinia Hagler.  Luvinia had died prior to the 1920 census.

John Messamore moved from Tennessee to Illinois about 1852, and most of the Messamores in Illinois seem to have been descended from him. 

Alto Pass Precinct, Alto Pass Villiage, Union County, Illinois, 2 Jan 1920
p.107a, dwelling number 2, family number 2
Messamore  Chas     52 head  m m w  farmer  IL TN IL
           Mary     50 wife  f m w          IL IL IL
           Ernest   17 son   m s w          IL IL IL
           Clara    15 dau   f s w          IL IL IL
           Frank    12 son   m s w          IL IL IL
           Clovis   11 son   m s w          IL IL IL
Penrod     Gilbert   3 Gson  m s w          IL IL IL
           Mary      2 Gdau  f s w          IL IL IL

Charles T. Messamore was the son of James Charles Messamore and Luvinia Hagler.  James was living next door in dwelling number 1, and Luvinia had died before 1920.

Mary Ferrill was the daughter of Robert W. Ferrill and Emily Ferrill. 

Cobden Precinct, Union County, Illinois, 18 Jan 1920
p.216a, dwelling number 118, family number 119
Biggs  Benjamin F.  40 head  m m w  farmer  IL IL IL
       Eva          42 wife  f m w          IL IL IL
       Morris       17 son   m s w          IL IL IL  attended school
       Ralph        11 son   m s w          IL IL IL  attended school
       Everett       8 son   m s w          IL IL IL  attended school
       Robert C.     3 son   m s w          IL IL IL

Mary Eva (Eva) Morris was the daughter of Sylvanus John (Sib) Morris and Minerva Messamore.  Minerva was the daughter of John Messamore and Elizabeth (Betsy) Minton.  John was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. 

Cobden Precinct, Union County, Illinois, 24 Jan 1920
p.217b, dwelling number 150, family number 151
Bevil  Dennis S.  35 head  m m w  farmer  IL IL IL
       Ethel M.   25 wife  f m w          IL TN TN
       Ruth        9 dau   f s w          IL US US  attended school
       Mabel       7 dau   f s w          IL US US  attended school
       Edith       2 dau   f s w          IL US US

Ethel Myrtle Messamore was the daughter of Charles Tallifero (Tallifero) Messamore and Elizabeth Alice (Alice) Tweedy, and the granddaughter of John Messamore and Elizabeth (Betsy) Minton.  John Messamore was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore.

Ethel's husband was Dennis Sidney Bevil. 

Cobden Precinct, Union County, Illinois, 27 & 28 Jan 1920
p.219a, dwelling number 182, family number 183
Messimore  Charles T.  70 head  m m w  farmer  TN TN TN
           Eliza A.    67 wife  f m w          IL IL US

Charles Tallifero (Tallifero) Messamore was the son of John Messamore and Elizabeth (Betsy) Minton.  As such, he was the nephew of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore.

Elizabeth Alice (Alice) Tweedy was the daughter of James M. Tweedy and Charlotte Bizzel Craig. 

Cobden Precinct, Union County, Illinois, 27 & 28 Jan 1920
p.219a, dwelling number 183, family number 184
Messimore  Charles W.  48 head  m m w  IL US US
           Ella        50 wife  f m w  IL US US
           Ester       15 dau   f s w  IL US US

Charles W. Messamore was the son of Charles Tallifero (Tallifero) Messamore and Elizabeth Alice (Alice) Tweedy who were living next door in dwelling number 182.  Charles' first wife Ann (Annie) McDaniel died in 1899.  He married Ella about 1902.

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