1920 Census, Roane County, Tennessee

Abraham Lincoln (Abe) Cross age 57 and Mary Jane Cross age 70 were children of John T. Cross and Genetta Underwood.

John T. Cross was the son of Elijah Cross and Mary (Polly) Winters, and the grandson of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War drummer boy.

Genetta Underwood was the daughter of William Underwood and Lucretia.  It seems extremely likely that this William Underwood was a part of my Underwood family from Rowan County, North Carolina and Sevier County, Tennessee, but I have not been able to verify the connection.

In 1920, Mary Jane Cross was the widow of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goss.  They were married on 5 Jun 1884 in Morgan County.  Dr. Goss died in 1909.

Richard Horace Peters age 43 was the son of Washington Blair (Blair) Peters and Mary Elizabeth Holder.  Blair was the son of my third great grandparents John W. Peters and Ruby M. Smith.  As such, Blair was the brother of my second great grandfather John Henry Peters, and Richard was the first cousin of my great grandfather Alva Edward Peters.

Theo Hobart (Hobart) Peters age 20 was Richard's son.  Richard's age was listed incorrectly.  He was really about 53 years old in 1920.

Flossie Lettie Scarbrough age 26 was the daughter of Tolbert Ross (Ross) Scarbrough and Cordelia Rene (Cordie) Cole, and the granddaughter of my second great grandparents William Cole and Vesta Clay England.  As such, Cordie was the sister of my great grandmother Sallie Jane Cole, and Flossie was the first cousin of my grandfather Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr.  Ross and Cordie were known in the family as Uncle Ross and Aunt Cordie.

George Victor (Vick) Foster age 32 was the son of Levi Foster and Mary Adeline Gage.  Flossie and Vick were married on 29 Dec 1912 in Anderson County.

Frona A. (Fronie) Cagley age 21 married Harold Temple Bray on 5 Aug 1917 in Roane County.  Harold was the son of William Webster (W.W. or Billy) Bray and Rhoda Amos, and the grandson of my second great grandparents Joseph A (Joe) Bray and Ferriba Salina (Salina) Moore.  As such Uncle Billy was the brother of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray, and Harold was the first cousin of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson.

At the time of the 1920 census, Harold was serving in the US Army was was enumerated at Fort Gordon, DeKalb County, Georgia.

Fronie was the daughter of Major Andrew Jack (Jack) Cagley age 52 and Mary/Martha J. Magill age 47.

Moses (Mose) Green age 40 was the son of Isaac P. Green and Martha (Mattie) McMahan.  As such, Mose was the brother of William George Washington Green who was the first husband of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray.

Rhoda Amos age 39 was the daughter of Charlie Amos and Dicy Ann Smith.  More importantly, Rhoda was the first wife of William Webster (Billy or W.W.) Bray.  Uncle Billy was the brother of the aforementioned Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray.

The Dicy Ann Smith who was the mother of Rhoda Amos was apparently not related to the Dica Ann (Dicy) Smith who was my third great grandmother.

Charles Choate (Charlie) England age 36 was the son of my third great grandfather John England and John's second wife Anna Melissa Davis age 77.  As such, Charles was the half brother of my second great grandmother Vesta Clay England.

Hada Atwood (Hadie) Davidson age 42 was the daughter of John Henry Davidson and Mary Kathleen Victoria Rudder.  Charles and Hadie were married on 12 Nov 1917 in Roane County.  Earl Wright age 8 was the son of Hadie and her first husband William H. Wright.

Charlie's middle name of Choate comes from his great grandmother Vesta Zipporah Choate, wife of Charlie's great grandfather John England.  Charlie's father John England was named for Charlie's great grandfather John England.

This census entry is very difficult for indexers.  The "C" of "Chas." is either very faint or perhaps missing altogether.  His given name looks like "has C.", with a lower case "h".

Levi Mays Peters age 64 was the son of Tobias Peters Jr. and Martha Miranda (Marthy) Mays, and the grandson of Tobias Peters Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Scarborough.  Tobias Peters Sr. is suspected of having been the brother of my fifth great grandfather Henry Peters Sr., but the exact relation ship between Tobias and Henry (if any) has not been established.

Margaret Elizabeth Wallace 56 was the daughter of Calvin Neal Wallace and Nancy Ann Delaney.

Ernest Madison Johnston age 19 married Febry Ellen Bray on 16 Apr 1927 in Loudon County.  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, Uncle Henry was the brother of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray, and Febry was the first cousin of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson.

Ernest was the son of Rufus Johnston and Rhoda Ann Hinds age 54.  Rufus died in 1909.

John Daniel Chester age 5 married Frances Williamson on 25 Apr 1936 in Loudon County.  Frances was the daughter of James Hallaway (Hollie) Williamson and Cora N. Thompson, the granddaughter of James Alexander Williamson and Margaret Adeline Duggan, and the great granddaughter of my second great grandparents Alexander L. (Alex) Williamson and Margaret Ann (Maggie) England.  As such, James Alexander Williamson was the brother of my great grandfather John William Williamson, and Hollie Williamson was the first cousin of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson.

John Chester was the son of William Milford Chester age 49 and Martha Lucinda Huffine age 40.

Linda Smith age 7 married James L. (Choc) Williamson on 18 Oct 1940 in Loudon County.  Choc was the son of James Hallaway (Hollie) Williamson and Cora N. Thompson, the grandson of James Alexander Williamson and Margaret Adeline Duggan, and the great grandson of my second great grandparents Alexander L. (Alex) Williamson and Margaret Ann (Maggie) England.  As such, James Alexander Williamson was the brother of my great grandfather John William Williamson, and Hollie Williamson was the first cousin of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson.

Linda was the daughter of Ida L. Roberts age 22 and Ida's first husband John Smith.  Hugh Smith age 5 and Hazel Smith age 2 2/12 were also the children of Ida and John.  The enumerator listed the children with their stepfather's surname rather than their own surname in 1920.  This error was corrected in the 1930 census.

Ida married William (Will) Rather on 4 Sep 1919 on Roane County.  Ida and Will did have children, but they were all born after the enumeration of the 1920 census.

Harriet M. (Hattie) England age 59 was the daughter of my third great grandparents Jacob England and Dica Ann (Dicy) Smith.  As such, she was the sister of my second great grandmother Margaret Ann (Maggie) England.

Hattie's husband was John C. Carroll age 75.

Samuel M. (Sam) Peters age 50 was the son of Washington Blair (Blair) Peters and Mary Elizabeth Holder.  Blair Peters was the son of my third great grandparents John W. Peters and Ruby Smith.  As such, Blair was the brother of my second great grandfather John Henry Peters, and Sam Peters was the first cousin of my great grandfather Alva Edward Peters.

Sam's wife was Nannie Ray age 44.  Some records spell her surname as Rhea.