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Beat 4, Aberdeen City, Ward 5, Enumeration District 68, Monroe County, Mississippi, 22 Jan 1920
p.117b, 313 Columbus Street, dwelling number 164, family number 184
Roberts Werta 40 head m m w insurance agent MS MS MS
Lucile 37 wife f m w MS MS MS
James 9 son m s w MS MS MS
p.117b, 313 Columbus Street, dwelling number 164, family number 185
Adams Richard 34 head m m w machinist, garage MS MS AL
Allie 32 wife f m w MS MS MS
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Richard Adams was the son of James Jasper Adams and Paralee Phoebe (Phoebe) Bryan. Phoebe was the daughter of Peter Grantham Bryan and Maria Wright. Peter Grantham Bryan was the son of Allen Ludwell Bryan and Phoebe Boggess. As such, Peter Grantham Bryan was the nephew of my fourth great grandfather Thomas C. Bryan Sr. and the first cousin of my third great grandfather Peter H. Bryan. Richard's wife Allie Evans Pitts was the daughter of Albinus B. (Allen or Allie) Pitts and Loutisly/Loutistia D. Brewer. |
Beat 4, Sec. 4, North Aberdeen Precinct, Enumeration District 73, Monroe County, Mississippi, 2 Jan 1920
p.187a, dwelling number 1, family number 1
Adams J. J. 79 head m m w farmer MS TN TN
Paralee 77 wife f m w AL TN SC
Robert 40 son m s w farmer MS MS AL
Jones Sadie 24 niece f s w helper, house work MS MS MS
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Paralee Phoebe (Phoebe) Bryan age 77 was the daughter of Peter Grantham Bryan and Maria Wright. Peter Grantham Bryan was the son of Allen Ludwell Bryan and Phoebe Boggess. As such, Peter Grantham Bryan was the nephew of my fourth great grandfather Thomas C. Bryan Sr. and the first cousin of my third great grandfather Peter H. Bryan. Phoebe's husband was James Jasper Adams. |
Wren Precinct, 5th Beat, Enumeration District 75, Monroe County, Mississippi, 7 & 8 Jan 1920
p.220a, dwelling number 34, family number 35
Adams J. Will 50 head m m w farmer MS MS AL
May 43 wife f m w MS MS MS
Clara 8 Sdau f s w MS MS MS
Paul 6 Sson m s w MS MS MS
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This is a puzzling census entry. On its face, it appears to have been Joe David Adams, his wife Mae Meek, and their children Clara and Paul. Nearly everything matches perfectly. The names, ages, and birthplaces for Mae, Clara, and Paul are correct, for example. However, there is no indication that Joe David Adams was ever known as J. Will Adams, and his age in the 1920 census should have been 46. Those are minor discrepancies in the grand scheme of things. But it's also the case that Clara and Paul were listed as stepdaughter and stepson, respectively, rather than daughter and son. Hence, I have a suspicion that between 1910 and 1920, Joe David Adams died and that Mae married Joe's brother James William Adams. That would fully explain this census entry. This whole situation needs further research. Joe David Adams and James William Adams were the sons of James Jasper Adams and Paralee Phoebe (Phoebe) Bryan. Phoebe was the daughter of Peter Grantham Bryan and Maria Wright. Peter Grantham Bryan was the son of Allen Ludwell Bryan and Phoebe Boggess. As such, Peter Grantham Bryan was the nephew of my fourth great grandfather Thomas C. Bryan Sr. and the first cousin of my third great grandfather Peter H. Bryan. |
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