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1920 Census, Collin County, Texas


Precinct 1, Enumeration District 2, Plano, Collin County, Texas, 20 Jan 1920
p.23b, Frisco Road, dwelling number 100, family number 106
Brimer  J. A.        36 head  m m w  farmer   TN TN TN
        Lizzie       35 wife  f m w           TN TN TN
        Roy          15 son   m s w  laborer  TX TN TN
        Winnie       10 dau   f s w           TX TN TN
        Pauline       8 dau   f s w           TX TN TN
        Imogene       4 dau   f s w           TX TN TN
        Algernon A.   2 son   m s w           TX TN TN
        Allen R.      2 son   m s w           TX TN TN

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Waits age 35 was the daughter of Joseph/Joel R. Waits and Frankie Ann Cox, and the granddaughter of my second great grandparents John Tivis Cox and Nancy Ann Pierce.  As such, Frankie was the sister of my great grandfather George Jackson Cox, and Lizzie was the first cousin of my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox.

Lizzie married Jacob Arvil (Jake) Brimer age 36 about 1902.  Jake was the son of James Robert Brimer and Rebecca Susan (Susan) Hughes.


Precinct 1, Enumeration District 2, Collin County, Texas, 20 Jan 1920
p.24a, South Frisco Road, dwelling number 110, family number 105
Williams  W. E.     52 head  m m w  farmer  MO MO MO
          Hattie    52 wife  f m w          TX TX TX
          Cora      18 dau   f s w          TX MO TX
          W. Ervin  15 son   m s w          TX MO TX          

William Ervin (Ervin) Williams age 15 later married Imogene Brimer.  Imogene was the daughter of Jacob Arvil (Jake) Brimer and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Waits, the granddaughter of Joseph/Joel R. Waits and Frankie Ann Cox, and the great granddaughter of my second great grandparents John Tivis Cox and Nancy Ann Pierce.  As such, Frankie was the sister of my great grandfather George Jackson Cox and Lizzie was the first cousin of my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox.

Ervin was the son of William Ervin Williams Sr. age 52 and Hattie Stella Ruyle age 52.  The birth places for the parents were reversed by the enumerated.  Which is to say, the father was born in Texas and the mother was born in Missouri.


Justice Precinct 5, Enumeration District 25, Plano, Collin County, Texas, 13 Jan 1920
p.158a, East Jefferson St., dwelling number 139, family number 155
Baldwin  Eugene  46 head  m m w  public official, county commission  TX GA GA
         Nettie  39 wife  f m w                                      AR AR AR
         Lena    17 dau   f s w  stenographer, government house      TX TX AR
         Roy     14 son   m s w                                      TX TX AR

Lena Mae Baldwin age 17 married Alger Waits Sr. about 1921.  Alger was the son of Joseph/Joel R. Waits and Frankie A. Cox.  As such, Alger was the nephew of my great grandfather George Jackson Cox.

Lena was the daughter of Eugene (Gene) Baldwin age 46 and Nettie age 39.  I believe that Nettie's surname was Majors, but I have not yet been able to confirm Nettie's ancestry.


Justice Precinct 5, Enumeration District 25, Plano, Collin County, Texas, 19 Jan 1920
p.163b, Reid St., dwelling number 275, family number 297
Waits  John         27 head  m m w  proprietor, restaurant  TN TN TN
       Sibbie       23 wife  f m w                          TX TN TX
       Lucile  4 10/12 dau   f s w                          TX TN TX
       Martha   2 8/12 dau   f s w                          TX TN TX
       Alger        24 bro   m s w                          TX TN TX

John Daniel Waits Sr. age 27 was the son of Joseph/Joel R. Waits and Frankie A. Cox.  Frankie was the daughter of my second great grandparents John Tivis Cox and Nancy Ann Pierce.  As such, Frankie was the sister of my great grandfather George Jackson Cox.

The birth places for Alger Waits age 24 should have been TN TN TN just like his brother.

John's wife was Sybil Pearl (Sib or Sibbie) Davis age 23, daughter of Lewis L. Davis and Dora Miller.


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