Dist. 2, Ward 16, Enumeration District 41-27, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 12-14 Apr 1930 page 192b, 707 Brown Street, dwelling number 258, family number 262 Blackburn W. L. 42 head m w@19 w TN TN TN Lynn N. 18 son m s w TN TN TN James L. 8 son m s w TN TN TN |
Lynn Nathaniel Blackburn age 18 married Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox on 1 May 1944. Dot was the daughter of John Anderson Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton. John Anderson Franklin Cox was the son of my great grandparents George Jackson Cox and Clarissa Loretta (Rett) Nichols. As such, John Anderson Franklin Cox was the brother of my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox, and Dot was my father's first cousin. Also, Mary Jane Slaton was the daughter of Francis Marion (Frank) Slaton and Mary Anne Moore. As such, Mary Jane was the niece of my second great grandmother Susan A. Slaton. Lynn was the son of Louis William Blackburn age 42 and Lona Popejoy. Lona had died before the 1930 census. |
Enumeration District 47-13, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 16 Apr 1930 page 142a, 808 E Fifth Avenue, family number 240 Kyte James 53 head m m@20 w day watchman, Chevrolet Motor Co TN TN TN Emma 52 wife f m@19 w TN TN TN Billie 20 son m s w laborer, Chevrolet Motor Co TN TN TN Lee 14 son m s w TN TN TN Ralph 12 son m s w TN TN TN Burl 18 son m m@17 w laborer, Spurs Motor Co OR TN TN Cleo 21 dauL f m@20 w TN TN TN |
Cleo Bryan Underwood age 21 was the daughter of John Amos (Amos) Underwood and Clauda Lee Bryan. Amos Underwood was the son of Rufus White Underwood and Sarah A. Pollard, and the grandson of John (Monkey John) Underwood and Ellen Henry. Monkey John was the brother of my third great grandfather William Ramey Underwood. Clauda Lee Bryan was the daughter of Joshua C. Bryan and Lucinda Adaline (Addie) Mynatt. Joshua was the brother of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan. Will's wife Malissa E. Underwood was the daughter of the aforementioned William Ramey Underwood. Burl J. Kyte age 18 was the son of James A. Kyte age 53 and Emma Mary Wilson age 52. Burl and Cleo were married on 12 Oct 1929 in Knox County. Burl's birthplace of Oregon looks a little strange, but I believe it is correct. The Kyte family was enumerated in the 1910 census in Oregon, shortly before Burl was born. |
Ward 10, Enumeration District 47-20, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 7 Apr 1930 page 9b, 2326 Highland Ave., dwelling number 113, family number 191 Fraley Joseph E. 59 head m m w $6000 TN TN TN Mollie 56 wife f m w NC NC NC Peters Elmer 34 son m s w laborer, tire co. TN TN NC |
Mollie I. Cole age 56 was the daughter of my second great grandparents William Cole and Vesta Clay England. As such, she was the sister of my great grandmother Sallie Jane Cole who married Alva Edward Peters. Family members still living who remember Mollie refer to her as Aunt Mollie. Joseph E. Fraley age 59 was Mollie's second husband, and they were married about 1926. The census enumerator first wrote Mollie as head of household with Joseph second, and then crossed through the names and reversed them. Unfortunately, the enumerator did not correct everything. It was Joseph E. Fraley and his parents who were all born in North Carolina. Mollie I. Cole and her parents were all born in Tennessee. Elmer Peters was Mollie's son, and he and his parents were all born in Tennessee. The other mistakes made by the enumerator caused Elmer's mother's place of birth to be listed incorrectly as NC. Finally, it was Mollie rather than Joseph who owned $6000 of real estate. The enumerator got this one wrong all around. William Elmer (Elmer) Peters age 34 was the son of Mollie I. Cole and her first husband Robert A. Peters. Robert was the brother of Alva Edward Peters. So Mollie's children with Robert A. Peters, including Elmer Peters, were double first cousins of my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters. |
Dist. 12, Ward 10, Enumeration District 47-24, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 5 Apr 1930 1809 Carroll Ave., dwelling number 144, family number 208 Messamore Sam B. 42 head m m@28 w fireman, railroad TN TN TN Odessa M. 38 wife f m@26 w TN TN TN Claude Earl 8 son m s w TN TN TN Bernard B. 3 son m s w TN TN TN |
Samuel B. (Sam) Messamore age 42 was the son of Stephen E. Messamore and Elmira J. (Ella) Yarnell. As such, Samuel was the great grandson of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath. James was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. |
Dist. 2, Ward 11, Enumeration District 47-26, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 19 Apr 1930 page 128a, 906 Tyron St., dwelling number 484, family number 571 Adams Charles H. 33 head m m@23 w city truck driver TN TN TN Lucy H. 33 wife f m@23 w TN TN Northern Ireland Sarah L. 7 dau f s w TN TN TN Howard E. 5 son m s w TN TN TN Alma R. 3 11/12 dau f s w TN TN TN Marian G. 1 4/12 dau f s w TN TN TN Dockery Sarah A. 67 motherL f w@16 w N.I. N.I. N.I. |
(Note: Sarah's birthplaces were all spelled out as "Northern Ireland", but I abbreviated in them in transcription to keep them from walking off the right side of the screen.) Howard Eugene Adams age 5 married Anne Maud Johnston on 14 Dec 1942 in New Jersey. Anne was the daughter of Ernest Madison Johnston and Febry Ellen Bray, and the granddaughter of Robert Henry (Henry) Bray and Maude Elizabeth Hinds. Uncle Henry was the son of my second great grandparents Joseph A (Joe) Bray and Ferriba Salina (Salina) Moore. As such, Uncle Henry was the brother of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray. Howard was the son of Charles H. Adams age 33 and Lucy H. Dockery age 33. Charles and Lucy were married on 20 Dec 1919 in Knox County. Howard's maternal grandmother was Sarah A. Rankin age 67. At the time of the 1930 census, Sarah was the widow of Millard B. Dockery. |
Ward 10, Enumeration District 47-27, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 2 Apr 1930 page 132b, 1224 N Fifth Ave., dwelling number 15A, family number 15A Fielden R. S. 35 head m m@25 w building carpenter TN TN TN Anna B. 31 wife f m@21 w TN TN TN Rankin Luther 74 boarder m w@22 w builder railroad TN TN TN Livingston Arthur 15 son m s w TN TN TN Fielden Robert 8 son m s w TN TN TN |
Arthur Oscar Livingston age 15 married Anne Maude (Annie) Johnston on 14 Aug 1946 in Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, Georgia. Annie was the daughter of Ernest Madison Johnston and Febry Ellen Bray. Febry was the daughter of Robert Henry (Henry) Bray and Maude Elizabeth Hinds, and the granddaughter of my second great grandparents Joseph A (Joe) Bray and Ferriba Salina (Salina) Moore. As such, Febry was the niece of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray. Arthur was born Arthur Oscar England, son of Jessie Harrison England and Anna Belle Livingston age 31. Jessie and Anna were married on 17 Jan 1915 in Knox County. They were divorced, and both Anna and her son Arthur subsequently used the Livingston surname. Anna married Robert S. Fielden age 35 on 25 Dec 1920 in Knox County. Jessie Harrison England does not appear to have been a member of my England family. |
Dist. 2, Ward 11, Enumeration District 47-27, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 23 Apr 1930 page 155b, 1239 Broadway, dwelling number 241, family number 266 Martan Neoma A. 50 head f s w stenographer, wholesale grocery TN TN TN Schrader Grace 32 roomer f w w bill clerk, wholesale grocery TN TN TN |
Grace A. (Gracie) Cox age 32 was the daughter of William Nelson Cox and Mary Ella (Ella) Cline, and the granddaughter of my second great grandparents John Tivis Cox and Nancy Ann Pierce. As such, William was the brother of my great grandfather George Jackson Cox, and Gracie was the first cousin of my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox. Gracie's husband Henry Caswell Schrader died in 1922. At the time of the 1930 census, Gracie was working in Knoxville and her children Lorene and Verne were living with her parents back in Jefferson County. |
Dist. 2, Ward 12, Enumeration District 47-29, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 21 Apr 1930 page 180a, 2534 Brooks Road, dwelling number 602, family number 652 Greenway Sona O. 54 head m m@25 w gardner, general practice TN TN TN Ida L. 43 wife f m@18 w saleslady, florist TN NC VA James S. 17 son m s w stock man, department store TN TN TN Julian E. 15 son m s w TN TN TN Francis E. 13 son m s w TN TN TN Henry N. Inez 22 dau f m@19 w TN TN TN Ruth A. 2 5/12 Gdau f s w TN TN TN James 0/12 Gson m s w TN TN TN |
Inez Ernestine Greenway age 22 married second John Harvey Cline (Cline) Cox. Cline was the son of William Nelson Cox and Mary Ella (Ella) Cline and the grandson of my second great grandfather John Tivis Cox and Nancy Ann Pierce. As such, William was the brother of my great grandfather George Jackson Cox, and Cline was the first cousin of my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox. Inez married first Fred Clessil Henry, son of James Patrick Henry and Martha Arminta Van Hook. I believe that Fred and Inez were married in Tennessee, but I have not yet located their marriage record. Inez was enumerated twice in 1930. The other enumeration took place in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio where she was enumerated with her husband and without her children. The enumeration in Cincinnati took place on 4 Apr 1930. It seems likely that her daughter Ruth was already staying with the Greenway family in Knoxville at that point, and that Inez joined her family in Knoxville shortly thereafter in order to deliver her son James. |
Ward 13, Enumeration District 47-32, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 18 Apr 1930 page 244b, 4304 Almond, dwelling number 322, family number 342 Carman William N. 29 head m m@18 w laborer, Appalachian mill TN TN TN Hattie P. 30 wife f m@19 w TN TN TN Eula M. 9 dau f s w TN TN TN Mack A. 7 son m s w TN TN TN |
Mack Alger Carman age 7 later married Trula Rebecca McCampbell. Trula was the daughter of Walter Bryan McCampbell and Ollie C. Free. Walter Bryan McCampbell was the son of Horace Parrott McCampbell and Minerva Amanda (Mandy) Bryan. Mandy was the sister of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan. Ollie C. Free was the daughter of Joseph Haskel (Haskel) Free and Rebecca Slaton. Rebecca was the niece of my second great grandmother Susan A. Slaton. |
Ward 14, Enumeration District 47-33, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 5 Apr 1930 page 4a, 1921 1/2 Isington St, dwelling number 82, family number 92 Burnett James F. 61 head m m@17 w plasterer TN TN TN Ola 31 wife f m@24 w TN TN TN Arnold Anna May 8 Sdau f s w KY TN TN Burnett Irene 7 dau f s w TN TN TN Eugene 5 son m s w TN TN TN Troy M. 2 son m s w TN TN TN |
Troy Melvin Burnett age 2 married Bernice Elizabeth Miller in Nov 1946 in Rossville, Walker County, Georgia. Bernice was the daughter of Frank Howard (Howard) Miller and Addie Minnie Bray, the granddaughter of Robert Henry (Henry) Bray and Maude Elizabeth Hinds, and the great granddaughter of my second great grandfather Joseph A. (Joe) Bray and Ferriba Salina (Salina) Moore. As such, Uncle Henry was the brother of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Haley) Bray, Addie was the first cousin of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson, and Bernice was the second cousin of my mother. Troy was the son of James F. Burnett age 61 and Ola Mae Stripes age 31. |
Ward 14, Enumeration District 47-33, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930 page 12a, 2307 McCalla Ave, dwelling number 238, family number 248 Leak Martha 49 head f m@17 w boarding TN TN TN Perry Clara 28 niece f s w finisher, underwear knitting mill TN TN TN Ardell 25 nephew m s w shipping clerk, underwear knitting mill TN TN TN Ola 21 niece f s w finisher, underwear knitting mill TN TN TN Gladys 19 niece f s w TN TN TN Kyle Frank 28 boarder m s w machinist, underwear knitting mill GA GA GA Foust Avery 30 boarder m s w machinist, underwear knitting mill TN TN TN Smith Mary L. 19 boarder f s w finishing dept, underwear knitting mill TN TN TN |
William Francis (Frank) Kyle age 28 married Willie Josephine (Bill) Bryan in 1933. Aunt Bill was also working in the knitting mill, and it seems likely that Uncle Frank and Aunt Bill met at work. Aunt Bill was the sister of my grandfather Emmert Oral Bryan. |
Ward 14, Enumeration District 47-35, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1930 page 67b, 137 Elmwood Street, dwelling number 155, family number 205 Bryan Charles M. 40 head m m@37 w merchant, mens clothing TN TN TN Fay L. 25 wife f m@21 w OH MN OH Barbara L. 8/12 dau f s w TN TN OH |
Charles Milton (Mitt) Bryan age 40 was the son of my second great grandparents William Allen (Will) Bryan and Malissa E. Underwood. As such, Uncle Mitt was the brother of my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan. Uncle Mitt's wife was Faye Louise (Louise) Coy age 25. Their first daughter was Barbra Lou Bryan, rather than Barbara. |
Ward 15, Enumeration District 47-36, Knox County, Tennessee, 7 Apr 1930 page 87a, 2525 Washington Ave., dwelling number 139, family number 157 Cox Cline J. 27 head m m@18 w truck driver TN TN TN Daisy B. 26 wife f m@16 w TN TN TN Helen M. 9 dau f s w TN TN TN Leatrice M. 6 dau f s w TN TN TN G. Peggy 3 4/12 dau f s w TN TN TN Cline J. Jr. 1 3/12 son m s w TN TN TN |
John Harvey Cline (Cline) Cox Sr. age 27 was the son of William Nelson Cox and Mary Ella (Ella) Cline. William Nelson Cox was the son of my second great grandparents John Tivis Cox and Nancy Ann Pierce. As such, he was the brother of my great grandfather George Jackson Cox. So Cline Cox Sr. was the first cousin of my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox. Daisy B. Miller age 26 was the daughter of John Miller and Margaret Moore. |
Ward 15, Enumeration District 47-37, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 4 Apr 1930 page 105b, 2510 Magnolia Ave., dwelling number 67, family number 88 Copeland Brooke 28 head m m@27 w salesman, automobile TN TN TN Pauline 28 wife f m@27 w TN TN TN |
Pauline (Polly) Bryan age 28 was the daughter of George Steward (Steward) Bryan and Mattie Rymer. As such, Pauline was the niece of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan. I have a bit of inconsistent data associated with this couple. For example, I have their marriage listed as 7 Jun 1937. I'm confident that this is the correct couple. Perhaps their marriage date was really 7 Jun 1929, or even 7 Jun 1927. Also, Brooke was born in 1900 and Pauline was born in 1898, so their ages are off a little more than is usual for census ages. |
Ward 15, Enumeration District 47-38, Knox County, Tennessee, 2 Apr 1930 page 119a, 2424 Washington Avenue, dwelling number 7, family number 7 Jeffries F. J. 49 head m m@21 w TN TN TN Grace 27 wife f m@27 w TN TN TN Margaret 7 dau f s w TN TN TN Frank 6 son m s w TN TN TN Gurley Mable 48 motherL f m@15 w TN TN TN Mamie 16 sisL f s w saleslady, department store TN TN TN Monday Charley 29 roomer m m@20 w house painter TN TN TN Margaret 24 roomer f m@15 w TN TN TN |
This is the family of George Eugene Jeffries. George married Billie Hinds Johnston on 23 Aug 1947 in Knox County. Billie was the daughter of Ernest Madison Johnston and Febry Allen Bray, the granddaughter of Robert Henry (Henry) Bray and Maude Elizabeth Hinds, and the great granddaughter of my second great grandparents Joseph A. (Joe) Bray and Ferriba Salina (Salina) Moore. As such, Uncle Henry was the brother of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Haley) Bray, Febry was the first cousin of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson, and Billie is the second cousin of my mother. George was born in 1926 and was 4 years old at the time of the 1930 census. For reasons unknown, he was not included with the rest of the family in the 1930 census. An error by the census enumerator is the most likely cause of the omission. George was the son of Frank James Jeffries age 49 and Grace Amanda Gurley age 27. Frank and Grace were married on 20 Apr 1920 in Knox County. |
Ward 15, Enumeration District 47-38, Knox County, Tennessee, 5 Apr 1930 page 126b, 1617 Woodbine Ave., dwelling number 150, family number 171 Watson Amanda 69 head m m w house carpenter KY KY KY T. A. 56 wife f m w TN TN TN Eula 18 dau f s w finisher, knitting mill TN KY TN Ray 15 son m s w laborer, box factory TN KY TN Evans Mary Lou 21 roomer f s w operator, telephone TN TN TN Peters Ruby 27 roomer f w w finisher, knitting mill TN TN TN |
Ruby Childress age 27 was the widow of John Henry Peters. They were married shortly after the 1920 census, and he died in 1927. So there was no census in which they appeared together as husband and wife. John Henry Peters was the son of James Harvey Peters and Sarah Ellen (Sallie) Messamore. As a Peters, John was the second cousin of my great grandfather Alva Edward Peters. As a Messamore, John was the third cousin of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson. There seems little doubt that the names of Ruby's landlords were reversed, so that the husband was T. A. Watson and the wife was Amanda Watson. |
Ward 15, Knox County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 47-38, 7 Apr 1930 page 128b, 1514 Wood Bine Avenue, dwelling number 185, family number 207 Ladd William 27 head m m@22 w spinner, knitting mill TN TN TN Nell 22 wife f m@17 w folder, knitting mill TN TN TN |
Nell Emma Underwood age 22 was the daughter of Alexander Andrew (Alex) Underwood and Ollie Frances (Frances) Bryan. Ollie Frances (Frances) Bryan was the daughter of John Greenwood/Greenberry Bryan and Sarah Elizabeth (Sally) McMahan. As such, Frances was the niece of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan. Alexander Andrew (Alex) Underwood was the son of Enoch Pleasant (Pless) Underwood and Susan M. Pollard. As such, Alex was the nephew of my second great grandmother Malissa E. Underwood. Will Bryan and Malissa Underwood were husband and wife, so Alex Underwood and Frances Bryan were respectively the nephew and niece of my second great grandmother and my second great grandfather. Nell's first husband was William Ladd age 27. Nell and William had no children. |
Ward 15, Knox County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 47-38, 8 Apr 1930 page 131b, 2020 Woodbine Avenue, family number 507 Taylor Hattie 44 head f w w TN TN TN Ray 19 son m s w salesman, grocery store TN TN TN Rupert 21 son m s w card writer, dry goods TN TN TN Rector 17 son m s w laborer, hosiery mill TN TN TN Hiram 8 son m s w TN TN TN Proffit Garfield 35 sonL m m@28 w proprietor, grocery store TN TN TN Ira 23 dau f m@16 w clerk, grocery store TN TN TN |
Hiram Aubra (Jake) Taylor age 8 married Thelma Jean (Jean) Wells about 1948. Jean was the daughter of William Hancher (Bill) Wells and Anna P (Ann or Annie) Burton, and the granddaughter of Phillip Hancher Wells and Ida Rhoda Cole. Aunt Ida was the daughter of my second great grandparents William Cole and Vesta Clay (Vestie) England. As such, Aunt Ida was the sister of my great grandmother Sallie Jane Cole and Bill Wells was the first cousin of my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. Jake was the son of Hiram Taylor who died in 1927 and Hattie V. Branson age 44. Ira Mae Taylor age 23 and Garfield Proffitt age 35 were married on 13 May 1928 in Knox County. |
Ward 16, Enumeration District 47-40, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 12-14 Apr 1930 page 172b, 1961 Branson Ave, dwelling number 326, family number 327 Logan C. L. 54 head m w@22 w traveling salesman, fruit company TN TN TN Ruby 20 dau f s w manager, beauty parlor TN TN TN |
Charles Lafayette Logan age 54 married Mary Amanda Bryan on 23 Dec 1930 in Knox County, Tennessee. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Allen (Allen) Bryan and Ida Bell Cate. Thomas Allen (Allen) Bryan was the son of William Enyard Bryan and Mary Jane Drinnen. William Enyard Bryan was the son of my fourth great grandparents Thomas C. Bryan Sr. and Nancy Cate. As such, William Enyard Bryan was the brother of my third great grandfather Peter Hubbard Bryan. Ida Bell Cate was the daughter of Elisha Porter (Porter) Cate Jr. and Mary Jane Drinnen. Porter Cate's ancestry is a little complicated because he actually had two Cate lines and I'm related to both of those lines. Porter's father was Elisha Cate Sr., his paternal grandparents were John Cate Jr. and Mary Ann Koontz, and his paternal great grandparents were John Cate Sr. and Mary who also were my fifth great grandparents. Porter's mother was Mary Elizabeth Newman and his maternal grandparents were Joseph Newman and Caty Cate. Caty's parents were my fifth great grandparents William P. Cate and Mary Enyard. Charles Logan's first wife was Alice Belle Chitwood, and they were married in 1898. Alice died sometime between 1920 and 1930, and I have not yet determined exactly when and where she died. Ruby Logan age 20 was Alice's daughter. |
Ward 16, Enumeration District 47-40, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 16 Apr 1930 page 176a, 1124 Albert, dwelling number 421, family number 422 Dalton S. H. 50 head m m@23 w cabinet maker TN TN TN Della 47 wife f m@19 w TN TN TN Blach 25 dau f s w clerk dept store TN TN TN Horace 23 son m s w works at screen shop TN TN TN Irene 18 dau f s w clerk dept store TN TN TN Gladis 14 dau f s w TN TN TN Louise 11 dau f s w TN TN TN Elmer F. 10 son m s w TN TN TN Clarance 8 son m s w TN TN TN |
Louise Dalton age 11 married Verne Tyler Schrader on 15 Feb 1937 in Anderson County. Verne was the son of Henry Caswell Schrader and Grace A. (Gracie) Cox, the grandson of William Nelson Cox and Mary Ella (Ella) Cline, and the great grandson of my second great grandparents John Tivis Cox and Nancy Ann Pierce. As such, William was the brother of my great grandfather George Jackson Cox, Gracie was the first cousin of my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox, and Verne was my father's second cousin. Louise was the daughter of Samuel H. Dalton age 50 and Della J. McGlothy age 47. |
1930 U.S. Census, Knox County, Tennessee, Ward 16, Enumeration District 47-41, page 180a |
Ward 16, Dist. 2, Enumeration District 47-41, Knox County, Tennessee, 2 Apr 1930 page 180a, 1817 Broadway North, dwelling number 9, family number 9 Warwick Treece C. 33 head m m@23 w automobile salesman TN TN TN Reva J. 33 wife f m@22 w TN TN TN Ruby L. 10 dau f s w TN TN TN Helen M. 7 dau f s w TN TN TN Charlie R. 5 son m s w TN TN TN Evelyn R. 2 4/12 dau f s w TN TN TN |
Helen Lamar Warwick age 7 married my mother's brother Ernest Lester (Bud) Peters Jr. on 30 Jun 1948. Uncle Bud was the son of my grandparents Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. and Lola Ethel Williamson. Aunt Helen's parents were Trece Conley Warwick age 33 and Reva Jane Grubb age 33. |
1930 U.S. Census, Knox County, Tennessee, Ward 16, Enumeration District 47-41, page 189a |
Ward 16, Dist. 2, Enumeration District 47-41, Knox County, Tennessee, 4 Apr 1930 page 189a, 2515 Coker Ave., dwelling number 51, family number 52 Yadon Bayard 34 head m m@27 w farmer TN TN IN Ella 27 wife f m@21 w TN TN TN Ada L. 5 dau f s w KY TN TN Thelma J. 2 4/12 dau f s w TN TN TN |
Ella Mae Peters age 27 was the daughter of my great grandparents Alva Edward Peters and Sallie Jane Cole. As such, Aunt Ella was the brother of my grandfather Ernest Lester Peters Sr.. Aunt Ella's first husband was Bayard Earl Yadon age 34 who died in 1933. Uncle Bayard's name is pronounced as "Baird". He was the son of David Jasper Yadon and Mary Elizabeth McDonald. The Yadon family was enumerated twice in the 1930 census. |
1930 U.S. Census, Knox County, Tennessee, Ward 16, Enumeration District 47-42, page 199a |
Ward 16, Enumeration District 47-42, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 7 Apr 1930 page 199a, 1150 Hoitt Ave., dwelling number 21, family number 29 Letsinger Sam 30 head m m@18 w laborer, iron foundry owns/$2000 TN TN TN Elza 28 wife f m@16 w TN TN TN Dexter 12 son m s w TN TN TN Clyde 1 5/12 son m s w TN TN TN Peters Berchel 30 broL m s w laborer, iron foundry TN TN TN |
Elza Cordelia (Elzie) Peters age 28 was the daughter of my great grandparents Alva Edward Peters and Sallie Jane Cole. As such, Aunt Elzie was the sister of my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. William Birchell (Birchell) Peters age 30 was known to me as Uncle Birchell. He was Aunt Elzie's brother, and also my grandfather's brother. Samuel Mabry (Sam) Letsinger age 30 was the son of William Johnson Letsinger and Elizabeth Frances (Fannie) Meade. A year or two after this census was taken, Uncle Sam and Aunt Elzie moved back out to Anderson County where they had been born and raised. The idea was that despite the Great Depression, by living on a farm they would at least be able to grow food for their family. Their farm in Anderson County was adjacent to the farm of my grandfather Lester Peters. Lester and Sam each had one mule. When a job on either farm was too big for one mule, they would hitch the two mules together. |
Ward 17, Enumeration District 47-43, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 22 Apr 1930 page 241a, 221 W. Morelia, dwelling number 625, family number 646 Harrison Presley G. 40 head m m@30 w cabinet maker, lumber mill TN VA NC Ruth 33 wife f m@23 w TN TN TN Joseph A. 9 son m s w TN TN TN |
Presley George (Press) Harrison age 40 was the son of my second great grandparents Joseph Harrison and Susan A. Slaton. As such, he was the brother of my great grandmother Nancy Virginia (Nannie) Harrison. Uncle Press's wife was Ruth Morie age 33. Uncle Press's name is one of the strongest clues I have for the parents of my third great grandmother Rebecca Frances George who married my third great grandfather Thomas Fielden Slaton. Uncle Press's parents were my second great grandparents Joseph Harrison and Susan A. Slaton, and Rebecca Frances George was Uncle Press's maternal grandmother. Joseph Harrison and Susan A. Slaton seem to have named all their children after their ancestors. For example, one of Uncle Press's brothers was named Thomas Slaton Harrison, clearly having been named after Thomas Fielden Slaton. The conclusion is that Presley George (Press) Harrison was most likely named for Presley George, and that Presley George was most likely the father of Rebecca Frances George. |
Ward 17, Enumeration District 47-43, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 22 Apr 1930 page 241a, 264 North Central, dwelling number 628, family number 649 Swaggerty Will J. 62 head m m@30 w car inspector, railway shop TN TN TN Nancy 63 wife f m@31 w TN TN TN Charles 27 son m s w painter, contractor TN TN TN Messamore Luther 39 boarder m s w machinist, Sylphon Co. TN TN TN |
William Luther (Luther) Messamore was the son of William T. Messamore and Catherine J. Lacy. Luther was the great grandson of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath. James Messamore was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. Luther was enumerated as a boarder with the Swaggerty family in both the 1910 and the 1930 censuses. In the 1920 census, he was living with his wife and daughter in Fulton County, Georgia. In 1930, his census entry should have listed him as divorced rather than as single. |
1930, Knox County, Tennessee, page 245a |
Ward 17, Enumeration District 47-44, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 7 Apr 1930
page 245a, 300 Morelia Avenue, family number 72, dwelling number 75
Bryan Nannie V. 54 head f w@22 w TN VA NC
Edna O. 22 dau f s w folder, knitting mill TN TN TN
Willie 19 dau f s w collareate, knitting mill TN TN TN
Harrison Jake 24 boarder m s w shipping clerk, storage co. TN TN TN
Moore Ester H. 26 boarder m s w cabinet maker, mfg. co. TN TN TN
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Nancy Virginia (Nannie) Harrison age 54 was my great grandmother. She was married at the age of 22, and was widowed when my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan died in 1915. Nannie Harrison was the daughter of Joseph Harrison and Susan A. Slaton. This census entry correctly identifies that Joseph Harrison was born in Virginia and that Susan A. Slaton was born in North Carolina. The two daughters still living at home in 1930 were Edna Omage Bryan age 22 and Willie Josephine (Bill) Bryan age 19. I always thought it was strange to have an Aunt Bill. Jacob William (Jake) Harrison age 24 was the son of John David Harrison and Lillie May Moore. Notwithstanding the fact that he was listed as a boarder, he was the nephew of Nannie Harrison. Ester H. Moore age 26 was the son of John Robert (J. Robert) Moore and Harriet S. (Hattie) Harrison. Notwithstanding the fact that he was listed as a boarder, he was the nephew of Nannie Harrison. Jake Harrison and Ester Moore were double first cousins, being cousins both as Moores and as Harrisons. |
1930 U.S. Census, Knox County, Tennessee, Ward 17, Enumeration District 47-44, page 248b |
Ward 17, Enumeration District 47-44, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 6 Apr 1930 page 248b, 105 Springdale Ave, dwelling number 147, family number 152 May Annie V. 47 head f m@21 w saleslady, dept store TN TN TN Black Geo. 45 bro m m@22 w switchman, railway TN TN TN Arthur 44 bro m s w shipping dept., fur. co. TN TN TN Avah 27 sis f s w teacher, city school TN TN TN Charles W. 15 nephew m s w TN TN TN Wilson Minnie E. 62 housekeeper f s w servant, private family KY KY KY |
Charles Wesley (Charlie) Black age 15 later married Clara Kathleen (Kathleen) Cox. Kathleen was the daughter of Robert Elmer (Elmer) Cox and Lydia (Ethel) Bryan. George Emory Black age 45 was Charlie's father. I do not know what happened to Charlie's mother between the 1920 census and the 1930 census. Her name was Jessie Campbell Dew. Ethel Bryan was the sister of my grandfather Emmert Oral Bryan. Elmer Cox was the first cousin of my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox. As such, Kathleen was my father's first cousin as a Bryan and my father's second cousin as a Cox. So Kathleen and my father were almost double first cousins, but not quite. |
Ward 16, Enumeration District 48-40, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 16 Apr 1930 page 176b, 1111 Nicholson, dwelling number 438, family number 439 Rawls William 40 head m m@33 w furnace installer TN MS MS Bushie 34 wife f m@27 w TN TN TN Joretta 6 dau f s w TN TN TN Tindell Audra 35 roomer f s w cotton mill employee TN TN TN |
Audrey Tindell age 35 later married William Elmer (Elmer) Peters. Elmer was the son of Robert Asbury Peters and Mollie Caroline Cole. As such, Elmer was the double first cousin of my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. Audrey was the daughter of William Lafayette (Lafayette) Tindell and Cordelia Weaver. |
1930, Knox County, Tennessee, Ward 18, Enumeration District 47-45, page 266b |
Ward 18, Enumeration District 47-45, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 7 Apr 1930 page 266b, 953 Atlantic Ave., family number 109, dwelling number 115 Bryan Emmert O. 31 head m m@20 w foreman auto body plant TN TN TN Ella K. 30 wife f m@28 w VA VA TN William J. 8 son m s w TN TN VA Lena M. 6 dau f s w TN TN VA Robert E. 4 8/12 son m s w TN TN VA |
Emmert Oral Bryan age 31 was my grandfather. Ella Kate (Kate) Nottingham age 30 was his second wife, and they were married in 1927. My grandmother, Ruby Priscilla Cox, died in 1925. The three children were Ruby's children, and Ruby was born in Tennessee. Kate Nottingham was indeed born in Virginia, but the enumerator made in error in recording the birth place of the children's mother as Virginia. The children were William Jackson (Jack) Bryan age 8, Lena Maude Bryan age 6, and Robert Elmer (Bob) Bryan age 4 8/12. |
Ward 18, Enumeration District 47-46, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1930 page 286a, 735 Chicamauga, family number 227, dwelling number 243 Carr Charles T. 22 head m m@20 w glazer, glass co TN TN TN Eva F. 21 wife f m@18 w TN TN TN Thomas R. 8/12 son m s w TN TN TN |
Thomas Richard (Richard) Carr age 8/12 later married Elizabeth Melzina Bryan. Elizabeth was the daughter of George Lee Bryan Sr. and Minnie Ruth (Ruth) Morie. George Lee Bryan Sr. was the son of Silas Amberson Bryan and Amanda Melzina (Mandy) Slaton. Uncle Silas was the son of my second great grandparents William Allen (Will) Bryan and Malissa E. Underwood. As such, Uncle Silas was the brother of my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan. Aunt Mandy was the daughter of Francis Marion (Frank) Slaton and Mary Anne Moore, and the granddaughter of my third great grandparents Thomas Fielden Slaton and Rebecca Frances George. As such, Aunt Mandy was the niece of my second great grandmother Susan A. Slaton and the first cousin of my great grandmother Nancy Virginia (Nannie) Harrison who married William Harley (Harley) Bryan. |
Ward 18, Enumeration District 47-46, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 9 Apr 1930 page 287b, 821 Atlantic Ave, family number 260, dwelling number 280 Nichols Ralph 35 head m m@32 w school salesman TN TN TN Elizabeth 36 wife f m@32 w TN TN TN Ralph Jr. 1 4/12 son m s w TN TN TN |
George William Ralph (Ralph) Nichols Sr. age 35 was the son of Robert Russell Wyatt Nichols and Sarah Louisa Ida (Ida) McAndrew, and the grandson of my second great grandparents John H. B. Nichols and Martha P. Reneau. As such, Robert was the brother of my great grandmother Clarissa Loretta (Retta or Rett) Nichols, and Ralph was the first cousin of my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox. I knew Ralph Nichols very well because he attended my church. He was in the same Sunday School class as my grandparents. Elizabeth M. (Lizzie) Lett age 36 was the daughter of William Henry (Billy) Lett and Martha A. (Marthy) Chesney. Lizzie and Ralph were married on 19 Jun 1926 in Knox County. |
Dist. 8, Enumeration District 47-47, Knox County, Tennessee, 9 Apr 1930 page 6a, 306 Maryland Ave., dwelling number 107, family number 112 Bray Joseph D. 61 head m m@23 w retired TN TN TN Julia 51 wife f m@13 w TN TN TN Phillip A. 32 son m s w sawyer, plant TN TN TN Cox Fay D. 10 lodger f s w TN TN TN |
Joseph Daniel Bray age 61 was the son of John H. Bray and Margaret Messamore. John H. Bray was the son of my third great grandparents Edward Payne Bray and Anna F. Messamore. As such, John was the brother of my second great grandfather Joseph A. (Joe) Bray. Margaret Messamore was the daughter of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath. As such, Margaret was the niece of Anna F. Messamore. Joseph's second wife was Julia K. Manning age 51. |
Ward 19, Enumeration District 47-48, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 7 Apr 1930 page 33a, 325 E. Delaware Ave., dwelling number 327, family number 232 Peters William D. 63 head m m@34 w car repairer, railway shop owns/$1800 TN TN TN Delia A. 59 wife f m@30 w TN TN TN |
William Daily (Will) Peters age 63 was the son of my second great grandparents John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine Cross. As such, he was the brother of my great grandfather Alva Edward Peters. Cordelia A. (Delia) Weaver age 59 was the daughter of George Weaver and Malinda Hunter. |
Ward 19, Enumeration District 47-48, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930 page 39a, 100 New York Ave., dwelling number 356, family number 369 Davis William F. 28 head m m@23 w storehouse man, railroad shop TN TN TN Mable 25 wife f m@20 w TN TN TN Jack 4 3/12 son m s w TN TN TN Teddie E. 2 10/12 son m s w TN TN TN |
Mabel Bray age 25 was the daughter of George Samuel Bray and Lucille (Lou) McDaniel. As such, Mabel was the niece of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray. William F. (Willie) Davis age 28 was the son of George L. Davis and Susan L. (Susie). |
Ward 19, Enumeration District 47-48, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 11 Apr 1930 page 40b, 118 N Delaware Ave., dwelling number 389, family number 405 Wells William H. 35 head m m@25 w collector, household co TN TN TN Anna P. 32 wife f m@22 w TN TN TN Wilma M. 8 dau f s w TN TN TN Irma L. 6 dau f s w TN TN TN Thelma J. 1 10/12 dau f s w TN TN TN Bowman Ray 28 boarder m w@22 w US US US |
William H. (Bill) Wells age 35 was the son of Phillip Hancher Wells and Ida Rhoda Cole, and the grandson of my second great grandparents William Cole and Vesta Clay (Vestie) England. As such, Bill was the nephew of my great grandmother Sallie Jane Cole and the first cousin of my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. Anna P. (Ann) Burton age 32 was the daughter of William Burton and Sarah (also known as Sallie). I have not found a marriage record for William Burton and Sarah or any other record that would indicate Sarah's surname. |
Ward 19, Enumeration District 47-48, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 11 & 12 Apr 1930 page 42b, 231 Stonewall St., dwelling number 427, family number 447 Bray George S. 56 head m m@23 w foreman, railway shops TN TN TN Lou 53 wife f m@20 w TN TN TN Robert J. 15 son m s w TN TN TN Clotfelter Cappetola 16 dau f m@15 w TN TN TN John H. 21 sonL m m@20 w truckman, auto body plant TN TN TN |
George Samuel Bray age 56 was the son my second great grandparents Joseph A. (Joe) Bray and Ferriba Salina (Salina) Moore. As such, George was the brother of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray. Lucille (Lou) McDaniel age 53 was the daughter of Alfred F. McDaniel and Elizabeth Loudy. Lou and George were married on 17 Apr 1896 in Loudon County. Delsie Capitola (Cap) Bray age 16 was the daughter of Lou and George, and John Hubert Clotfelter age 20 was Cap's husband. Cap and John were evidently married about 1929, but I have not yet located their courthouse marriage record. Robert Joseph (Joseph) Bray age 15 was not enumerated with the family in the 1920 census when he would have been 5 years old. I believe he might have been adopted, or possibly was simply being raised by George and Lou. I do not know who Robert Joseph's birth parents were. |
Ward 20, Enumeration District 47-49, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 5 Apr 1930 page 56a, 237 Keith Ave., dwelling number 110, family number 110 Henderson A. Edward 45 head m m@24 w merchant, retail grocery TN TN TN Hallie M. 40 wife f m@19 w TN TN TN Doyle O. 20 son m s w laborer, cotton mill TN TN TN George T. 18 son m s w laborer, cotton mill TN TN TN Ruth E. 16 dau f s w TN TN TN A. Edward 14 son m s w TN TN TN Willie M. 12 dau f s w TN TN TN J. Dennis 9 son m s w TN TN TN Mary E. 8 dau f s w TN TN TN Tollie P. 6 son m s w TN TN TN Donald T. 4 son m s w TN TN TN Delia C. 2 11/12 dau f s w TN TN TN Robert M. 5/12 son m s w TN TN TN |
Robert M. (Bobby) Henderson age 5/12 married Betty Schrader on 19 Nov 1949. Betty was the daughter of Harrison Samuel (Harry) Schrader and Neva Ruth Cox, the granddaughter of James Harmon Cox and Ola Maud Cline, and the great granddaughter of my second great grandparents John Tivis Cox and Nancy Ann Pierce. As such, James was the brother of my great grandfather George Jackson Cox, Neva was the first cousin of my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox, and Betty was the second cousin of my father. Robert was the son of Arthur Edward (Ed) Henderson age 45 and Hallie M. Jones age 40. Ed and Hallie were married on 13 Dec 1908 in Anderson County. |
Ward 20, Enumeration District 47-49, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930 page 63a, 237 Keith Ave., dwelling number 233, family number 233 Lovelace Cecil B. 34 head m m@29 w iron worker TN TN TN Ollie M. 26 wife f m@21 w IL TN -- James V. 4 son m s w TN TN IL Mary E. 2 dau f s w TN TN IL |
Cecil Burgess Lovelace age 34 was the son of George W. Lovelace and Mary Jane (Molly) Crass. Cecil's grandmother was Louise Elizabeth England. Louise was the first cousin of my second great grandmother Vesta Clay (Vestie) England. Cecil's wife was Ollie M. Hamblen age 26. |
Ward 22, Enumeration District 47-54, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930 page 158a, 1013 Clyde Street, dwelling number 407, family number 410 Spoon Joe B. 62 head m m@21 w machine operator, textile mill TN TN TN Eva 58 wife f m@17 w TN TN TN Ed 36 son m s w TN TN TN Henry J. 35 son m s w picker, textile mill TN TN TN Paul 19 son m s w doffer, textile mill TN TN TN Beatrice 16 dau f s w spinner, textile mill TN TN TN George 29 son m s w TN TN TN Raymond 26 son m s w TN TN TN |
George Spoon age 29 married Cliffie A. Williamson on 30 Aug 1930 in Loudon County. Cliffie was the daughter of James Alexander Williamson and Margaret Adeline Duggan, and the granddaughter of my second great grandparents Alexander L (Alex) Williamson and Margaret Ann (Maggie) England. As such, James was the brother of my great grandfather John William Williamson and Cliffie was the first cousin of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson. George was the son of Joseph B. (Joe) Spoon age 62 and Eveline (Eva) Thornhill age 58. We might speculate on how George met Cliffie Williamson with her living in Loudon County and him living in Knox County. I would only note that the Spoon family was enumerated in the 1920 census in Loudon County. |
1930 U.S. Census, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 8, Enumeration District 47-56, page 183a |
Ward 23, Dist. 8, Enumeration District 47-56, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930 page 183a, 1155 Morris Ave., dwelling number 220, family number 223 Peters Earnest L. 35 head m m@22 w foreman stove foundry rents $16/month TN TN TN Lola E. 29 wife f m@16 w TN TN TN Eva L. 12 dau f s w TN TN TN Beatrice R. 7 dau f s w TN TN TN Earnest R. 2 8/12 son m s w TN TN TN |
Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. age 35 and Lola Ethel Williamson age 29 were my maternal grandparents. Eva Lucille (Lucille) Peters was the daughter of Lester Peters and his first wife Amy Etta Buckner. Amy Buckner died in a flu epidemic in 1920. The other two children were Beatrice Ruth (Ruth) Peters and Ernest Lester (Bud or Ernest) Peters Jr. Uncle Bud died in 1983. There is an error in the ages of the first marriages. Lester was first married at age 21, although he was almost 22 as the census suggests. So that's not really a full blown error. However, Lester was 26 when he married Lola, and Lola was 21. The census enumerator seems to have determined that Lester was six years older than Lola. The enumerator then seems to have taken Lester's age of 22 at first marriage and assumed that Lola was Lester's first wife. Finally, the enumerator seems to have calculated that Lola was first married at age 16. Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. was the son of my great grandparents Alva Edward Peters and Sallie Jane Cole. Lola Ethel Williamson was the daughter of my great grandparents John W. Williamson and Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray. |
Ward 23, Dist. 8, Enumeration District 47-56, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930
page 183a, 1132 Morris Ave., dwelling number 226, family number 228
Williamson Mary 53 head f w w rents $14/month TN TN TN
Nora 24 dau f s w pairer hosiery mill TN TN TN
William R. 21 son m m@21 w clerk grocery store TN TN TN
Florine 21 dauL f m@21 w TN TN TN
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Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray age 53 was my great grandmother, always referred to by people still living who remember her as Nother Mama. In the 1930 census, she was the widow of my great grandfather John William Williamson who had died in 1927. He died in Lenoir City, so Nother Mama moved to Knoxville to be closer to the rest of her family. Nother Mama was the mother of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson from dwelling number 220. Nora Lee Williamson age 24 was my grandmother's sister. Aunt Nora never married. Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson age 21 was my grandmother's brother. Uncle Bill didn't like his name, so he changed it to William Raymond. He married Elma Florine (Ene or Florine) Monger age 21 on 27 Jul 1929 in Danville, Virginia. Florine was the daughter of James Hand Monger and Bertie Hinds. |
Dist. 14, Enumeration District 47-62, Ward 25, Knox County, Tennessee, 4 Apr 1930 page 245b, 49 Immanuel, dwelling number 106, family number 49 Tadlock Taylor B. 47 head m m@42 w dry good merchant TN TN TN Rhoda 33 wife f m@28 w TN TN TN Elbert 2 9/12 son m s w TN TN TN Billie 8/12 son m s w TN TN TN Johnson Bonnie Jean 17 niece f s w TN TN TN |
Taylor Black Tadlock age 47 and Rhoda Hill Koontz age 33 were the parents of Bobby Lynn (Bob) Tadlock who married my mother's sister Helen Lorieta (Lorieta) Peters. Bob was born after the 1930 census. Mr. and Mrs. Tadlock attended my church, and Mr. Tadlock was always the one who walked down to the church first thing on Sunday morning, unlocked the church, and rang the church bell. His death occurred when he was hit by a car while walking to the church to ring the bell. Mrs. Tadlock was one of the best friends of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson who married my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. Mrs. Tadlock was born and raised in Lenoir City, just like my grandmother was, and they were friends from early childhood until old age. |
Dist. 14, Ward 25, Enumeration District 47-62, Knox County, Tennessee, 11 Apr 1930 page 255a, 257 Blount St., dwelling number 1558, family number 257 Miller Howard 28 head m m@19 w truck driver TN TN TN Addie 25 wife f m@16 w AL TN AL Francis 6 dau f s w TN TN AL Lella 2 4/12 dau f s w TN TN AL Bernice 1 2/12 dau f s w TN TN AL |
Addie Bray age 25 was the daughter of Robert Henry (Henry) Bray and Ola Maud (Maud) Hines. Uncle Henry was the son of my second great grandparents Joseph A. (Joe) Bray and Ferriba Salina (Salina) Moore. As such, Uncle Henry was the brother of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray. Addie married F. Howard Miller age 28 on 15 Apr 1922 in Knox County. |
Dist. 2, Enumeration District 47-66, Knox County, Tennessee, 5 Apr 1930, Fountain City Town page 53a, 203 Broadway Pike, dwelling number 118, family number 122 Scandlyn Sam H. 42 head m m@20 w editor, city paper TN England TN Beulah Mynatt 38 wife f m@16 w TN TN TN Randall 18 son m s w TN TN TN Sam H. Jr. 15 son m s w operator, service station TN TN TN Harold Jack 11 son m s w TN TN TN Curtis Edna Jean 20 dau f m@18 w saleslady, drug store KY TN TN Robinson Andrew J. 19 service helper m s b laborer, private home NC KY KY Williams Annie 37 house girl f w b servant, private home GA GA GA Fred 14 service helper m s b helper, private home GA GA GA Cummings Ray 58 boarder m s w laborer, tourist camp NY NY NY Brooks Ralph 23 boarder m m@21 w operating sandwich shop TN TN TN |
Beulah Mynatt age 38 was the daughter of Frederick Alonzo (Fred) Mynatt and Martha Cordelia (Delia) Bryan. Delia was the daughter of my third great grandparents Peter H. Bryan and Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Cate. As such, Delia was the sister of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan. |
Dist. 2, Enumeration District 47-66, Knox County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1930, Fountain City Town page 56a, 211 Woodrow Ave., dwelling number 181, family number 198 Mynatt P.L. 41 head m m@20 w salesman, milling co. TN TN TN Mary 41 head f m@20 w TN TN TN Carroll 21 son m m@20 w machinist, car barn TN TN TN Eva 22 dauL f m@21 w KY KY KY Addie 45 sis f s w prep. head TN KY KY Delia 74 mother f w w TN KY KY Cecil Bertha 24 ??? f s w helper, private homes TN TN TN Mynatt Bernice 14 ??? f s w KY TN MS |
Martha Cordelia (Delia) Bryan age 74 was the daughter of my third great grandparents Peter H. Bryan and Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Cate. As such, Delia was the sister of my second great grandfather William Allen Bryan. Delia married Frederick Alonzo (Fred) Mynatt on 23 Oct 1873 in Sevier County. Fred died on 3 Jan 1930, about three months before the 1930 census. In the 1930 census, Delia was living with her son P. Lee Mynatt age 41 and her grandson Carroll Bryan Mynatt age 21. I believe that Delia's daughter Addie J. Mynatt age 45 was married about 1902 to an unknown spouse. However, she was listed as single and with the Mynatt surname in the 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses. Perhaps my information that she was married in 1902 is not correct. Some of the places of birth in this census entry are incorrect. It's not possible, for example, for P. Lee Mynatt to be listed as TN TN TN and for his sister Addie to be listed as TN KY KY. Both of them should have been listed as TN TN TN. Also, Delia herself definitely should have been listed as TN TN TN. |
Dist. 2, Enumeration District 47-66, Inskip Town, Knox County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1930 page 77b, Church Street, dwelling number 784, family number 818 Wolback R. T. 45 head m m@23 w boiler maker TN OH OH Addie 40 wife f m@19 w TN TN TN Gordon 22 son m s w TN TN TN Pauline 20 dau f s w repairer, hosiery shop TN TN TN Christine 18 dau f s w packer, porcelain factory TN TN TN R. T. Jr. 16 son m s w TN TN TN Ruth 13 dau f s w TN TN TN Mary Kathryn 10 dau f s w TN TN TN Robert 8 son m s w TN TN TN Charles 3 son m s w TN TN TN Hubert 1 11/12 son m s w TN TN TN |
Hubert Edward Wolback age 1 11/12 married Barbra Lou Bryan, daughter of Charles Milton (Mitt) Bryan and Faye Louise (Louise) Coy. It's not totally clear from available records if the correct spelling of Hubert's surname is Wolback or Wolbach. Uncle Mitt was the son of my second great grandparents William Allen (Will) Bryan and Melissa E. Underwood. As such, Uncle Mitt was the brother of my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan. |
Dist. 2, Enumeration District 47-67, Knox County, Tennessee, 11 Apr 1930, Beverly Ftn. City Route No. 12 page 91b, Tazel Pike, dwelling number 202, family number 202 Truan Louis C. 53 head m m@39 w farmer, dairy farm TN Switzerland Switzerland Mattie E. 42 wife f m@29 w TN TN TN William D. 12 son m s w TN TN TN Louis C. Jr. 10 son m s w TN TN TN |
Louis Charles (Louie) Truan Jr. age 10 married my father's sister Lena Maude Bryan. Uncle Louie was known both as Louie Truan and as Junior Truan. William D. Truan was known as "Dee". I do not know if Dee was his actual middle name, or if Dee was a nickname. The immigrant ancestor was Uncle Louie's grandfather James\Jacque David (David) Truan. The 1900 census says that David Truan was naturalized in 1849 and that he had been living in the United States for 51 years. Also, David Truan's birth tongue was French. So he must have been born in the French speaking part of Switzerland rather than the German speaking part. The census enumerator abbreviated Tazewell Pike as Tazel Pike. I believe that the dairy farm where the family was living in 1930 was the same farm where Uncle Louie lived for many years and raised his own family. I knew the farm extremely well. The farm has since been made into a subdivision, but the farm house itself is still there and occupied, although it is no longer in the hands of the Truan family. Mattie was known almost universally as Granny Truan, even by non-family members. |
Dist. 2, Enumeration District 47-67, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930, Beverly Ftn. City Route No. 12 page 92b, Beverly Sanatorium Tazel Pike . . Jenkins Lela 20 f m@18 w nitter AL TN AL . . |
Lela Bray age 20 was the daughter of Robert Henry (Henry) Bray and Maude Elizabeth Hinds. Uncle Henry was the son of my second great grandparents Joseph A (Joe) Bray and Ferriba Salina (Salina) Moore. As such, Uncle Henry was the brother of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray, and Lela Bray was the first cousin of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson. Lela married Omer Jenkins on 22 Oct 1927 in Loudon County. The Beverly Sanatorium was a tuberculosis hospital. It was still a tuberculosis hospital when I was a kid, and I remember it being called the East Tennessee Tuberculosis Hospital. Lela was one of dozens if not hundreds of people who were enumerated in the hospital in 1930, and I didn't transcribe the rest of them. Omer Jenkins was enumerated in Hamblen County in 1930. |
Dist. 2, Enumeration District 47-67, Fountain City, Knox County, Tennessee, 24 Apr 1930 page 108a, 111 Grove Street, dwelling number 506, family number 506 Messamore John C. 49 head m m@26 w letter carrier, USPO TN TN TN Maud E. 42 wife f m@18 w TN TN TN Alberta 18 dau f s w TN TN TN John C. Jr. 12 son m s w TN TN TN |
John C. Messamore Sr. age 49 was the son of George D. Messamore and Drucilla Ellen (Ellen) Conner, and the grandson of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath. James Messamore was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. I do not yet know Maud's surname. Alberta's full name was Vonnie Alberta (Alberta or Bertie) Messamore. |
Dist. 2, Enumeration District 47-67, Knox County, Tennessee, 15 Apr 1930 page 121b, Bacon Road, dwelling number 194, family number 196 Kitchen James M. 47 head m m@22 w dry cleaner MS AL AL Jennie L. 44 wife f m@19 w TN TN TN Sada P. 20 dau f s w TN MS TN Mildred J. 16 dau f s w TN MS TN James M. 14 son m s w TN MS TN Martha M. 82 mother f w@23 w AL MS MS |
Sada P. Kitchen age 20 married Samuel Lee Peters after 1930. That's about all I know about the Kitchen family. Samuel Lee Peters was the son of Samuel Tobias (Sam) Peters, and the grandson of Tobias Peters Jr. |
Dist. 2, Enumeration District 47-69, Knox County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1930 page 120b, Valley View Road, dwelling number 168, family number 170 Ward Luther 44 head m m@26 w gailer, county gail TN TN TN Alta 41 wife f m@23 w TN TN TN G. Glen 18 son m s w NY TN TN Peters Allyn 4 6/12 niece f s w TN TN TN |
Alta Melzena (Attie) Peters age 41 was the daughter of James Harvey Peters and Sarah Ellen (Sallie) Messamore. James Harvey Peters was the son of William F. Peters and Susannah Yarnell. William was the son of my fourth great grandparents Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England. As such, William was the brother of two of my third great grandparents - Zipporah Peters and Jane (Jenny) Peters. Allyn Peters was the daughter of John Henry (Johnnie) Peters and Ruby Childress. Johnnie Peters had died in 1927, which is no doubt the reason why Allyn was living with her Aunt Attie. Allyn was also enumerated in the 1930 census in the home of her grandfather James Harvey Peters. I am by no means certain of the spelling of Allyn's name. In the listing with her grandfather, her name was spelled Annalyn. |
Dist. 3, Enumeration District 47-71, outside Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1930 page 158b, Woodlawn Pike, family number 295, dwelling number 297 Cody Elizabeth 42 head f d w farm manager TN TN TN Vincent 8 son m s w TN TN TN Cross George W. 71 father m w w TN TN TN Hazel 19 sisL f m@15 w TN TN TN Clarence 4 3/12 nephew m s w TN TN TN George 2 2/12 nephew m s w TN TN TN Ray John L. 61 servant m w w farm laborer GA GA GA |
George W. Cross age 71 was the son of John E. Cross and Nancy A. Letsinger. John E. Cross was the nephew of my third great grandfather Alfred Carter Cross. |
Dist. 4, Enumeration District 47-72, Knox County, Tennessee, 21 Apr 1930 page 174a, Ruggles Ferry Pike, dwelling number 178, family number 184 Sherrod Tobe C. 52 head m m@21 w truck farm operator TN TN TN Willie B. 41 wife f m@28 w TN VA TN Victor 9 son m s w TN TN TN Virginia 7 dau f s w TN TN TN |
Victor Dale Sherrod age 9 married Wilma Fern (Fern) Cox on 15 Jun 1947. Fern was the daughter of John Anderson Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton. Uncle John Cox was the son of my great grandparents George Jackson Cox and Clarissa Loretta (Retta or Rett) Nichols. As such, Uncle John was the brother of my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox. Aunt Mary was the daughter of Francis Marion (Frank)Slaton and Mary Anne Moore, and the granddaughter of my third great grandparents Thomas Fielden (Tom) Slaton and Rebecca Frances George. As such, Aunt Mary was the niece of my second great grandmother Susan A. Slaton. Victor Dale Sherrod was the son of Tobias Cumberland Sherrod age 52 and Willie Belle Tyson age 41. Tobias was the son of James Madison Sherrod and Sarah Jane Cate, and the grandson of Madison Cate and Martha A. Underwood. Madison Cate was the son of my fourth great grandparents Joshua Cate and Elizabeth (Betsy)Wilhite/Wilhoit. As such, Madison was the brother of my third great grandmother Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Cate. Martha A. Underwood was the daughter of George Underwood and Elizabeth Kymes, and the granddaughter of fifth great grandparents John Underwood and Mary Kirby. As such, Martha was the niece of my fourth great grandmother Nancy Underwood. The somewhat strange looking ages of first marriages for Tobias and Willie are correct. They arise because Tobias married first Emily Castillo and Willie was his second wife. |
Dist. 4, Enumeration District 47-72, Knox County, Tennessee, 6 May 1930 page 207a, Huffaker Ferry Pike, dwelling number 564, family number 568 Roberts Lavador 53 head m m@27 w farmer TN TN TN Nora 42 wife f m@15 w TN TN TN E. Maybell 20 dau f s w seamstress, knitting mill TN TN TN Leta 16 dau f s w TN TN TN Ray 14 son m s w farm laborer TN TN TN Frank 13 son m s w TN TN TN Delmer 10 son m s w TN TN TN Margaret 8 dau f s w TN TN TN Doris 6 dau f s w TN TN TN Neoma 4 1/12 dau f s w TN TN TN Joe D. 1 11/12 son m s w TN TN TN |
Lavator Ben Roberts age 53 was the son of Thomas S. Roberts and H. Elizabeth Bryan. Elizabeth was the daughter of my third great grandparents Peter H. Bryan and Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Cate. As such, Lavator Ben Roberts was the nephew of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan. |
Dist. 4, Enumeration District 47-73, Knox County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1930 page 181b, Thorngrove Pike, dwelling number 56, family number 57 Emmert Charlie P. 51 head m m@25 w driller, marble quarry TN VA VA Mollie E. 45 wife f m@19 w TN TN TN Rubbira L. 17 dau f s w TN TN TN Bettia A. 14 dau f s w TN TN TN Swannie L. 12 dau f s w TN TN TN |
Bettie A. Emmert age 14 married William Raymond (Bill) Underwood on 2 May 1936 in Jefferson County. Bill Underwood was the son of John Amos (Amos) Underwood Clauda Lee Bryan. Amos Underwood was the son of Rufus White Underwood and Sarah A. Pollard, and the grandson of John (Monkey John) Underwood and Ellen Henry. Monkey John Underwood was the brother of my third great grandfather William Ramey Underwood. Clauda Lee Bryan was the daughter of Joshua C Bryan and Lucinda Adaline (Addie) Mynatt. Joshua Bryan was the brother of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan. Bettie Emmert was the daughter of Charles P. (Charlie) Emmert age 51 and Mollie Mulvaney age 45. |
Dist. 4, Enumeration District 47-73, Knox County, Tennessee, 15 Apr 1930 page 189b, dwelling number 212, family number 214 Williams Henry 38 head m m w derrickman, marble quarry TN TN TN Anna 32 wife f m w TN TN TN Hellen V 12 dau f s w TN TN TN Alma C 10 dau f s w TN TN TN Geneva M 9 dau f s w TN TN TN Glen 6 son m s w TN TN TN Mary R 3 7/12 dau f s w TN TN TN Jack E 8/12 son m s w TN TN TN |
Glen Williams age 6 married Nelrose Bray on 24 Dec 1946 in Knox County. Nelrose was the daughter of Robert Henry (Henry) Bray and Ola M. (Ollie) Lewis, and the granddaughter of my second great grandparents Joseph A. (Joe) Bray and Ferriba Salina (Salina) Moore. As such, Uncle Henry was the brother of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray, and Nelrose was the first cousin of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson. Glen was the son of Henry Clay Williams age 38 and Anna (Annie) Pratt age 32. |
Dist. 4, Enumeration District 47-73, Knox County, Tennessee, 29 Apr 1930 page 291b, Andrew Johnson Highway, family number 454, dwelling number 458 Griffey Sam G. 46 head m m@21 w carpenter TN TN TN Maud D. 42 wife f m@16 w TN TN TN Ella 13 dau f s w TN TN TN Mary G. 9 dau f s w TN TN TN Sam G. 7 dau f s w TN TN TN Lillian F. 4 5/12 dau f s w TN TN TN |
A Lillian (Leona) Griffey who was born on 10 Oct 1925 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee married Wilburn Hal (Hal) Cate. I believe that this Lillian F. Griffey age 4 5/12 was the one who married Hal Cate. Wilburn Hal (Hal) Cate was the son of Peter Walker Cate and Lena Vesta (Vestie) Bryan. Aunt Vestie was the daughter of my second great grandparents William Allen (Will) Bryan and Melissa E. Underwood, and the sister of my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan. Also, Peter Walker Cate was the third great grandson of my fifth great grandparents John Cate Sr. and Mary. |
Dist. 5, Enumeration District 47-74, Knox County, Tennessee, 22 Apr 1930 page 219b, Clear Spring Road, dwelling number 235 Carter Fred 30 head m m@26 w farmer, truck farm TN TN TN Katie 25 wife f m@21 w TN TN TN Lynn 2 son m s w TN TN TN Dale E. 11/12 son m s w TN TN TN |
Dale E. Carter age 11/12 later married Mary Lee Kyte. Mary was the daughter of Burl J. Kyte and Cleo Bryan Underwood, and the granddaughter of John Amos (Amos) Underwood and Clauda Lee Bryan. Amos Underwood was the son of Rufus White Underwood and Sarah A. Pollard, and the grandson of John (Monkey John) Underwood and Ellen Henry. Monkey John Underwood was the brother of my third great grandfather William Ramey Underwood. Clauda Lee Bryan was the daughter of Joshua C. Bryan and Lucinda Adaline (Addie) Mynatt. Joshua was the brother of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan. Dale Carter was the son of Frederick (Fred) Carter age 30 and Katie Karnes age 25. |
Dist. 6, Enumeration District 47-76, Knox County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1930 page 233b, dwelling number 57, family number 63 Pelleaux Cassie E. 41 head f w@25 w housekeeper TN TN TN Ruth J. 9 dau f s w TN TN TN Messamore Drucilla 78 mother f w@24 w TN TN TN |
Drucilla Ellen (Ellen) Conner age 78 was the daughter of James V. Conner and Hetty Karns. In 1930, Ellen was the widow of George D. Messamore. George was the son of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath. As such, George was the nephew of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. Cassie E. Messamore was the daughter of the aforementioned George D. Messamore and Drucilla Ellen (Ellen) Conner. In 1930, Cassie was the widow of Fred L. Pelleaux. |
Dist. 6, Enumeration District 47-76, Knox County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1930 page 233b, dwelling number 59, family number 65 Messamore Samuel J. 51 m m@22 w merchant, dry goods TN TN TN Bertha A. 48 f m@18 w TN TN TN Grace I. 26 f s w teacher, public school TN TN TN Earl G. 18 m s w TN TN TN Hazel G. 15 f s w TN TN TN Samuel J. Jr. 11 m s w TN TN TN |
Samuel Jasper (Jasper) Messamore was the son of George D. Messamore and Drucilla Ellen Conner. As such, Jasper was the grandson of James Messamore Sarah (Sary) Heath. James was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. Jasper's wife was Bertha A. Aultum. |
Dist. 6, Enumeration District 47-76, Knox County, Tennessee, 14 Apr 1930 page 236a, Improved Public Gravel Road, dwelling number 114, family number 123 Clabaugh Mitchell M. 58 head m m@22 w farmer TN TN TN Vina 37 wife f m@20 w TN TN TN Verma 16 dau f s w TN TN TN Seldon W. 14 son m s w farm laborer TN TN TN Margret L. 10 dau f s w TN TN TN Jannette R. 8 dau f s w TN TN TN May E. 6 dau f s w TN TN TN Thomas L. 5 son m s w TN TN TN Elsie 2 dau f s w TN TN TN |
Seldon Wallace Clabough age 14 married Wilma Mae Wells on 11 Oct 1939 in Knox County. Wilma was the daughter of William Hancher (Bill) Wells and Anna P (Ann or Annie) Burton, and the granddaughter of Phillip Hancher Wells and Ida Rhoda Cole. Aunt Ida was the daughter of my second great grandparents William Cole and Vesta Clay (Vestie) England. As such, Aunt Ida was the sister of my great grandmother Sallie Jane Cole, and Bill Wells was the first cousin of my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. Seldon was the son of Mitchell McCown (Mitch) Clabough age 58 and Vinia Roena Loveday age 37. |
Dist. 7, Enumeration District 47-78, Knox County, Tennessee, 23 Apr 1930 page 261b, Valley Road, dwelling number 226, family number 232 Hall Austin M. 33 m m@21 w farmer TN TN TN Dossie 31 f m@18 w TN TN TN Carl 11 m s w TN TN TN Ruth 10 f s w TN TN TN Alice 4 11/12 f s w TN TN TN |
Ruth Elizabeth Hall age 10 was the daughter of Austin Moore Hall and Dossie Cordelia Tindall. Ruth later married Thomas Robert Elmer (Elmer) Lane. Elmer was the son of Lester (Buck) Lane and Janette Hazel (Nettie) Peters. Nettie was the double first cousin of my grandfather Ernest Lester Peters. I don't recognize the name Valley Road. The house is located on what is now called Cunningham Road in the Halls Crossroads community (usually just called Halls these days). The Halls Crossroads community was named for this Hall family. |
1930 U.S. Census, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 8, Enumeration District 47-79, page 1a |
Dist. 8, Enumeration District 47-79, Knox County, Tennessee, 2 Apr 1930 page 1a, Central Avenue Pike, dwelling number 1, family number 1 Wade C. E. 35 head m m@28 w machinist helper, Southern RR TN TN PA Cathern 29 wife f m@21 w TN Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Clarence Jr. 6 son m s w TN TN TN Mary 2/12 dau f s w TN TN TN C. W. 81 father m w w TN TN TN married at 21 |
Mary Katherine (Kay) Wade age 2/12 later married Marion Clyde (Clyde) Letsinger. Clyde is the son of Samuel Mabry (Sam) Letsinger and Elza Cordelia (Elzie) Peters. Aunt Elzie was the sister of my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. Kay is the daughter of Clarence Edward Wade Sr. age 35 and Katherine Millet age 29. |
Dist. 8, Enumeration District 47-79, Knox County, Tennessee, 9 Apr 1930 page 5b, dwelling number 95, family number 96 Snider Mary 60 head f w w TN TN TN Lloyd 11 Gson m s w OH TN TN Underwood Allen 23 nephew m m@23 w polisher, Sterchi mfg TN TN TN Lela 18 niece f m@18 w knitter, hosiery mill TN TN TN |
Lela Mae Williamson age 18 was the daughter of my great grandparents John W. Williamson and Mary Mahala Jane (Haley) Bray. As such, she was the sister of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson. Aunt Lela married James Allen (Allen) Underwood age 23. It turns out that Uncle Allen was a distant relative. Four Underwood brothers moved from Rowan County, North Carolina to East Tennessee. They were William Underwood, John Underwood, Thomas Underwood, and George Underwood. I am descended from both John and Thomas. Uncle Allen was descended from George. Uncle Allen was my fourth cousin three times removed. Uncle Allen was the son of James Harvey Underwood and Sarah Catherine Hickman. Mary Snider was Mary Hickman, sister of Sarah Catherine Hickman. |
Dist. 8, Enumeration District 47-79, Knox County, Tennessee, 14 Apr 1930 page 8b, Gravel Road, dwelling number 162, family number 163 Wells Philip H. 70 head m m@31 w TN TN TN Ida R. 60 wife f m@23 w TN TN TN Ernest C. 26 son m s w representative, hosiery mill TN TN TN Ruth I. 18 dau f s w grocery clerk TN TN TN |
Ida Rhoda Cole age 60 was the daughter of my second great grandparents William Cole and Vesta Clay England. As such, she was the sister of my great grandmother Sallie Jane Cole who married Alva Edward Peters. Aunt Ida had a twin sister named Cordie. Phillip Hancher Wells age 70 was the son of Jesse Jackson Wells and Susan Magdalene Johnson. Phillip married first Sarah J. Minge. After Sarah died in 1889, Phillip married Aunt Ida on 21 Sep 1890 in Knox County. Ernest Clifton Wells age 26 and Ruth I. Wells age 18 were Phillip's two youngest children with Ida. |
Dist. 8, Enumeration District 47-81, Knox County, Tennessee, 4 Apr 1930 page 45b, Eastern State Hospital (many patients omitted) Prosise Sam 42 patient m s w TN US US (many patients omitted) |
Samuel M. Prosise was the son of Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Prosise and Jemima Jane (Jane) Peters. Jane was the daughter of William F. Peters and Susannah Yarnell. William was the brother of two of my third great grandmothers -- Jane Peters who married John England and Zipporah Peters who married Alfred Carter Cross. |
Dist. 9, Enumeration District 47-83, Knox County, Tennessee, 25 Apr 1930 page 83b, dwelling number 241, family number 262 Lee Matt 24 head m m@21 w farm laborer TN TN TN Cassie 26 wife f m w TN TN TN Paul D. 2 son m s w TN TN TN Messamore Elsie 5 Sdau f s w TN TN TN |
I don't know who Elsie Messamore age 5 was. But she was probably a member of my Messamore family. |
Dist. 10, Enumeration District 47-84, Knox County, Tennessee, 4 Apr 1930 page 88b, General Farragut Road, dwelling number 36, family number 39 Wallace Edward 33 head m m@20 w miller, custom mill TN TN TN Willie 26 wife f m@14 w TN TN TN Helma 8 dau f s w TN TN TN Christine 6 dau f s w TN TN TN Carl 4 4/12 son m s w TN TN TN Louise 3 11/12 dau f s w TN TN TN Hoover 4/12 son m s w TN TN TN |
Carl Edward (Eddie) Wallace age 33 was the son of Alex Wallace and Adda Jane (Addie) England. Addie was the daughter of James William (William or Wilburn or Bill) England and Fannie Lea. Bill England was the son of my third great grandparents John England and Jane (Jenny) Peters. As such, Bill was the brother of my second great grandmother Vesta Clay England. |
Dist. 10, Enumeration District 47-84, Knox County, Tennessee, 12 Apr 1930 page 93b, General Farragut Road, dwelling number 147 family number 161 Wallace Alex 60 head m m@21 w laborer, stone quarry TN TN TN Ettie 53 wife f m@17 w TN TN TN family number 162 Kim 32 son/head m m@31 w lunch stand clerk TN TN TN Caroline 23 wife f m@22 w TN TN TN family number 163 Horace 25 head m m@21 w TN TN TN Lena 24 wife f m@20 w TN TN TN Evyley 3 7/12 dau f s w TN TN TN |
Adda Jane (Addie) England age 53 was the daughter of James William (William or Wilburn or Bill) England and Fannie Lea and the granddaughter of my third great grandparents John England and Jane (Jenny) Peters. As such, Bill was the brother of my second great grandmother Vesta Clay England, and Addie was the first cousin of my great grandmother Salle Jane Cole. Addie married George Alexander Sherman (Alex) Wallace age 60 on 21 Jun 1893 in Knox County. Kim age 32 and Horace age 25 were sons of Addie and Alex. Kim and his family and Horace and his family were living in the same household with Addie and Alex. |
Dist. 10, Enumeration District 47-85, Knox County, Tennessee, 22 Apr 1930 page 108a, Boyd Lane, dwelling number 192, family number 196 Harvey James R. 47 head m m@29 w salesman, hat co. TN TN TN Jennie 35 wife f m@21 w TN TN TN Sypress 13 son m s w TN TN TN Francis 10 dau f s w TN TN TN Roberta 8 dau f s w TN TN TN Bruce 7 son m s w TN TN TN James 5 5/12 son m s w TN TN TN Lydia M. 1 2/12 dau f s w TN TN TN |
Jennie Roberta (Roberta) Harvey age 8 married Gilbert Guy Jones on 17 Aug 1946 in Knox County. Gilbert was the son of Guy Alonzo Jones and Menta Reese (Recie) Peters, and the grandson of Robert Asbury (Robin) Peters and Mollie Carolina Cole. Uncle Robert was the brother of my great grandfather Alva Edward Peters and Aunt Mollie was the sister of my great grandmother Sallie Jane Cole. As such, Recie was the double first cousin of my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr., and Gilbert was my mother's double second cousin. Roberta was the daughter of James Robert Harvey age 47 and Jennie DeBusk age 35. |
Dist. 13, Enumeration District 47-88, Knox County, Tennessee, 9 Apr 1930 page 149b, Lee Highway, dwelling number 137, family number 137 Jones Huston W. 56 head m m@17 w farmer TN TN TN Lousia 39 wife f m@27 w TN TN TN Mattie 11 dau f s w TN TN TN Willard 6 son m s w TN TN TN Virgia M. 4 11/12 dau f s w TN TN TN George T. 3 1/12 son m s w TN TN TN Wanda 2/12 dau f s w TN TN TN Waskeypick James 8 nephew m s w TN TN TN Ruth 5 niece f s w TN TN TN Jones Lenard 26 son m s w farm laborer TN TN TN |
William Houston (Houston) Jones age 56 was the son of Margaret Jones and Mr. Howard. Margaret Jones married James William (William or Wilburn or Bill) England, and Bill England was the stepfather of Houston Jones. However, in the 1880 census Houston Jones was enumerated with his grandparents, living next door to his mother and stepfather rather than actually living with them. Bill England was the son of my third great grandparents John England and Jane (Jenny) Peters. As such, Bill England was the brother of my second great grandmother Vesta Clay England. Houston Jones's second wife was Mary Louise (Louise) Hall age 39. Leonard Jones age 26 was the son of Houston Jones and his first wife Nancy Ann Howard. |
1930 U.S. Census, Knox County, Tennessee, District 13, Enumeration District 47-88, page 153b |
Dist. 13, Enumeration District 47-88, Knox County, Tennessee, 14 Apr 1930 page 153b, Millertown Pike, dwelling number 227, family number 227 Faulkner Walter 38 head m m@26 w farmer, truck farm TN TN TN Clara 28 wife f m@15 w TN TN TN Mildred 11 dau f s w TN TN TN Raymond 8 son m s w TN TN TN Walter Junior 6 son m s w TN TN TN Hellen 5 dau f s w TN TN TN |
Mildred Alene Faulkner age 11 married Samuel Dexter (Jack or Dexter) Letsinger on 1 Jun 1938 in Knox County. Dexter was the son of Samuel Mabry (Sam) Letsinger and Elza Cordelia (Elzie) Peters. Aunt Elzie was the sister of my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. Mildred was the daughter of Walter Faulkner Sr. age 38 and Clara Faulkner age 28. Clara's maiden name was Faulkner, and I don't know if she was related to Walter or not. |
Dist. 13, Enumeration District 47-88, Knox County, Tennessee, 18 Apr 1930 page 157a, McBee Ferry Pike, dwelling number 300, family number 300 Watson Gardner 48 head m m@28 w farmer TN TN TN Bettie 46 wife f m@23 w TN TN TN Chester 18 son m s w automotive machinist TN TN TN John 17 son m s w house carpenter TN TN TN Charles 16 son m s w TN TN TN Eulah 13 dau f s w TN TN TN William 11 son m s w TN TN TN Richard 9 son m s w TN TN TN Elizabeth 4 7/12 dau f s w TN TN TN |
Elizabeth Watson age 4 7/12 later married Hal Denton Underwood. Hal was the son of John Amos (Amos) Underwood and Lola Helen Bryan. Amos Underwood was the son of Rufus White Underwood and Sarah A. Pollard, the grandson of John (Monkey John) Underwood and Ellen Henry, and the great grandson of my fourth great grandparents Enoch Underwood and Nancy Underwood (first cousins who married). Lola Helen Bryan was the daughter of my second great grandparents William Allen (Will) Bryan and Malissa E. Underwood. As such, Lola was the sister of my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan. Elizabeth Watson was the daughter of Gardner William Watson age 48 and Bettie Davis age 46. |
Dist. 13, Enumeration District 47-88, Knox County, Tennessee, 22 Apr 1930 page 159b, Washington Pike, dwelling number 364, family number 364 Yadon Bayard 34 head m m@27 w farmer TN TN IN Ella 27 wife f m@21 w TN TN TN Ada L. 5 dau f s w KY TN TN Thelma 2 4/12 dau f s w TN TN TN |
Ella Mae Peters age 27 was the daughter of my great grandparents Alva Edward Peters and Sallie Jane Cole. As such, Aunt Ella was the brother of my grandfather Ernest Lester Peters Sr. Aunt Ella's first husband was Bayard Earl Yadon who died in 1933. I have heard the family pronounce Bayard's name as "Baird". The family was counted twice in the 1930 census. |
1930 U.S. Census, Knox County, Tennessee, District 13, Enumeration District 47-88, page 160a |
Dist. 13, Knox County, Tennessee, 22 Apr 1930 page 160a, Enumeration District 47-88, Washington Pike, dwelling number 370, family number 370 Cole Thomas L. 63 head m m@30 w farmer TN TN TN Martha B. 52 wife f m@20 w TN TN TN Loris 32 dau f s w stenographer TN TN TN Clyde 20 son m s w TN TN TN Rena J. 18 dau f s w TN TN TN Catherine 17 dau f s w TN TN TN Clarence A. 13 son m s w TN TN TN |
Thomas Clyde (Clyde) Cole age 20 later married Ella Mae Peters. Aunt Ella was the sister of my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. At the time of the 1930 census, Aunt Ella was living six houses away from Uncle Clyde, and she was married to her first husband Bayard Earl Yadon. Uncle Bayard died in 1933, and Uncle Clyde and Aunt Ella were married in 1936. Uncle Clyde was the son of Sampson David Cole age 63 and Nancy Isabella Crawford age 52. Martha Bell Webb was the daughter of William Thomas Webb and Eliza Harriet Cunningham. |
Dist. 13, Enumeration District 47-88, Knox County, Tennessee, 28 Apr 1930 page 164b, Tazewell Pike, dwelling number 466, family number 466 Tindell Frank 38 head m m@27 w truck drive, cotton mill TN TN TN Nettie 36 wife f m@25 w NC NC NC Wilma 10 dau f s w TN TN NC Mary 6 dau f s w TN TN NC Francis 4 11/12 dau f s w TN TN NC Agnes 1/12 dau f s w TN TN NC |
Nettie Wilma (Wilma) Tindell age 10 was the first wife of my uncle William Jackson (Jack) Bryan. Uncle Jack was my father's brother. Wilma was the daughter of Samuel Frank (Frank) Tindell age 38 and Nettie age 36. |
1930 U.S. Census, Knox County, Tennessee, District 13, Enumeration District 47-88, page 165b1930 U.S. Census, Knox County, Tennessee, District 13, Enumeration District 47-88, page 166a |
Dist. 13, Enumeration District 47-88, Knox County, Tennessee, 19 Apr 1930 page 165b, Tazewell Pike, dwelling number 499, family number 499 Murphy Ira 52 head m m@23 w farmer TN TN TN Aileen 45 wife f m@16 w TN TN TN Kenneth 12 son m s w TN TN TN Ruth 8 dau f s w TN TN TN Carl 23 son m m@21 w laborer TN TN TN Rose 23 dauL f m@21 w TN TN TN Mary A. 1 Gdau f s w TN TN TN |
Mary Aileen Murphy age 1 married my uncle Howard Raymond Peters, and I knew her as Aunt Mary. Uncle Howard was my mother's brother. Sometimes Aunt Mary was known as "Mary Howard" to distinguish her from the other Aunt Mary Peters in the family. The other Aunt Mary Peters was Mary Hudson who married Robert Earl (Bob) Peters. Just as Mary Murphy Peters was sometimes known as "Mary Howard", Mary Hudson Peters was sometimes known as "Mary Bob". Aunt Mary's parents were James Carl (Carl) Murphy age 23 and Rose Hampton age 23. Carl Murphy died fairly young. My mother's parents were Lola Ethel Williamson and Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. After my grandmother died, my grandfather Lester Peters married Rose Hampton. I do not remember Carl Murphy, but I do remember Carl's father Ira Murphy age 52. There were a couple of summers where I mowed his yard. He was very old and very stooped at that time. |
1930 U.S. Census, Knox County, Tennessee, District 13, Enumeration District 47-90, page 186a |
Dist. 13, Enumeration District 47-90, Mascot, Knox County, Tennessee, 15 Apr 1930 page 186a, Rose Berry Creek, dwelling number 286, family number 286 Harrell Edgar 21 head m m@19 w brakeman, cement plant TN TN TN Reba 22 wife f m@19 w TN TN TN Rhonda J. 2 dau f s w TN TN TN J. E. 1 son m s w TN TN TN |
Albert Edgar Harrell Jr. age 1 married Thelma Joyce (Joyce) Yadon on 4 Jul 1950. He was known as "A. E.", and the census enumerator incorrectly listed his name as J. E. Joyce was the daughter of Ella Mae Peters and Bayard Earl Yadon. Aunt Ella was the sister of my maternal grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. A. E. was the son of Albert Edgar (Edgar) Harrell Sr. age 21 and Reba Hamilton age 22. |
Dist. 15, Enumeration District 47-94, Knox County, Tennessee, 3 Apr 1930 page 249b, dwelling number 16, family number 16 Messamore Fred 39 head m m@22 w farmer TN TN TN Mary E. 39 wife f m@21 w TN TN TN J. Fred 15 son m s w TN TN TN Rachel E. 13 dau f s w TN TN TN Sam R. 9 son m s w TN TN TN Noaresie 2 dau f s w TN TN TN |
Fred Messamore age 39 was the son of William T. Messamore and Catherine J. Lacey. William was the son of James Messamore (Jr.) and Susannah/Susan Ann (Annie) Altum, and the grandson of James Messamore (Sr.) and Sarah (Sary) Heath. The elder James Messamore was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. Mary E. Yarnell age 27 was the daughter of Samuel V. Yarnell and Sarah L. E. France. Fred and Mary were married on 25 Dec 1913 in Anderson County. James Fred (Fred) Messamore age 15 was listed simply as James in the 1920 census. |
1940, District 15, Enumeration District 47-94, Knox County, Tennessee, page 257b |
Dist. 15, Enumeration District 47-94, Knox County, Tennessee, 16 Apr 1930 page 257b, Grant Road, dwelling number 184, family number 187 Cox R. Elmer 29 head m m@18 w laborer, hwy dept., rents $6/month TN TN TN Ethel 28 wife f m@17 w TN TN TN C. Kathleen 9 dau f s w TN TN TN |
My paternal grandparents were Emmert Oral Bryan and Ruby Priscilla Cox. Lydia Ethel (Ethel) Bryan age 28 was Emmert's sister. Robert Elmer (Elmer) Cox age 29 was Ruby's first cousin. However, Ethel and Elmer themselves were not related. Ethel and Elmer Cox raised my father for several years because Ruby died shortly after my father was born. Emmert gave my father to his sister Ethel to raise because she was the only one he could trust to return my father in case he called for him back. As I was growing up, I treated the Coxes as a third set of grandparents. By the time of the 1930 census, my father was no longer living with the Coxes because Emmert had remarried and had indeed called back for my father. Lydia Ethel (Ethel) Cox was the daughter of my great grandparents William Harley (Harley) Bryan and Nancy Virginia (Nannie) Harrison. Robert Elmer (Elmer) Cox was the son of James Harmon Cox and Ola Maud Cline, and the grandson of my second great grandparents John Tivis Cox and Nancy Ann Pierce. |
Dist. 15, Enumeration District 47-94, Knox County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1930 page 259a, Private Road, dwelling number 216, family number 219 Bryan W. Rufe 26 head m m@21 w laborer, knitting mill TN TN TN Ethel M. 24 wife f m@19 w TN GA GA Georgia B. 4 dau f s w TN TN TN Mildred M. 2 11/12 dau f s w TN TN TN Willie May 4/12 dau f s w TN TN TN |
William Rufus (Rufus) Bryan age 26 was the son of Thomas Allen (Allen) Bryan and Ida Bell Cate. Thomas Allen (Allen) Bryan was the son of William Enyard Bryan and Amanda Keener. As such, Allen Bryan was the nephew of my third great grandfather Peter H. Bryan. Ida Bell Cate was the second great granddaughter of my fifth great grandparents John Cate Sr. and Mary (Ida Bell's direct paternal line). Ida Bell was also descended from my fifth great grandparents William P. Cate and Mary Enyard. Rufus Bryan's wife was Ethel May Lowrey. |
Dist. 15, Enumeration District 47-94, Knox County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1930 page 259a, Thorn Grove Pike, dwelling number 218, family number 221 Schrader Harry S. 37 head m m@27 w laborer, highway dept. TN TN TN Neva R. 26 wife f m@16 w TN TN TN Clyde H. 9 son m s w TN TN TN Dorthy 7 dau f s w TN TN TN |
Neva R. Cox was the daughter of James Harmon Cox and Ola Maud Cline. As such, Neva was the niece of my great grandfather George Jackson Cox. |
Dist. 15, Enumeration District 47-94, Knox County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1930 page 259a, Thorn Grove Pike, dwelling number 224, family number 227 Bray Samuel 45 head m m@25 w farmer TN KY VA Florence 36 wife f m@16 w TN TN TN Mary L. 17 dau f s w TN TN TN Kathleen 15 dau f s w TN TN TN Buther T 13 son m s w TN TN TN Harold L. 10 son m s w TN TN TN Bonny M. 6 dau f s w TN TN TN James H. 1 10/12 son m s w TN TN TN Thomas 100 father m w w KY Ireland Ireland Neal Jess 35 cousin m s w TN TN TN |
Thomas P. Bray age 100 was the son of Joshua J. Bray and Anne M. (Annie) Hall. As such, Thomas was the grandson of my fourth great grandparents John Bray and Jane, and the nephew of my third great grandfather Edward Payne Bray. The birth dates for Thomas vary all over the place, all the way from about 1828 to about 1840. I believe he was born in 1835, and therefore that he was really 95 years old in 1930 rather than 100 years old. He was born in Kentucky, but his parents were born in Tennessee rather than in Ireland. Also, I believe the family immigrated originally from England rather than from Ireland. Samuel (Sam) Bray age 45 was the son of the aforementioned Thomas P. Bray and Thomas's third wife Anna (Annie) Crowder. I do not know the surname of Sam's wife Florence age 36. |
Dist. 16, Enumeration District 47-95, Knox County, Tennessee, 25 Apr 1930 page 227b, dirt road, dwelling number 335, family number 348 Strange Luther E. 43 head m m@23 w stone cutter, marble mill TN TN TN Grace K. 39 wife f m@19 w TN TN TN Wilford 18 son m s w TN TN TN Paul 16 son m s w TN TN TN Kenneth 12 son m s w TN TN TN Luther J. 10 son m s w TN TN TN Grace H. 8 dau f s w TN TN TN Opal B. 5 dau f s w TN TN TN Doris 3/12 dau f s w TN TN TN Hatcher Harriet 61 motherL f w w TN TN TN Alvis 19 broL m s w machinist, iron works TN TN TN |
Alvis Granville (Granville) Hatcher age 19 later married Laura Bray. Laura was the daughter of Robert Henry (Henry) Bray and Ola M. Lewis. Uncle Henry was the brother of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray. So Laura Bray was the first cousin of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson. Granville Hatcher was the son of Albert Walton Hatcher and Harriet Malinda McCroskey. |
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