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1930 Census, Union County, Illinois

Alto Pass Village, Alto Pass Twp, Union County, Illinois, 2 Apr 1930
page 50b, Prospect, dwelling number 21, family number 21
Messamore  P. E.      54 head    m m@35 w  farmer  IL TN IL
           Ollie May  48 wife    f m@28 w          IL IL IL
           James      87 father  m w    w          TN US US

Peter Edward Messamore was the son of James Charles Messamore and Luvinia (Vinnie) Hagler. James Charles Messamore was the son of James Messamore and Elizabeth (Betsy) Minton. As such, James Charles Messamore was the nephew of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore.

Alto Pass Village, Alto Pass Twp, Union County, Illinois, 2 Apr 1930
page 50b, Prospect, dwelling number 22, family number 22
Messamore  Harry  56 head  m s w  laborer, fruit farm  IL TN IL

Henry H. (Harry) Messamore was the son of James Charles Messamore and Luvinia (Vinnie) Hagler. James Charles Messamore was the son of James Messamore and Elizabeth (Betsy) Minton. As such, James Charles Messamore was the nephew of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore.

Cobden Village, Cobden Precinct, Union County, Illinois, 4 Apr 1930
page 140b, West Popular, dwelling number 64, family number 64
Bevil  Dennis  45 head  m m@25 w  foreman, box factory  IL IL IL
       Ethel   36 wife  f m@16 w                        IL IL IL
       Mable   17 dau   f s    w                        IL IL IL
       Edith   12 dau   f s    w                        IL IL IL
       Norma   13 dau   f s    w                        IL IL IL

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

Ethel's husband was Dennis Sidney Bevil.

Cobden Village, Cobden Precinct, Union County, Illinois, 12 Apr 1930
page 147a, dwelling number 232, family number 232
Biggs  Morris    28 head  m m@21 w  teaching, general        IL IL IL
       Margaret  26 wife  f m@19 w  teaching, public School  IL IL CO

Earl Morris (Morris) Biggs was the son of Benjaman F. Biggs Jr. and Mary Eva (Eva) Morris. Eva was the daughter of Sylvanus John (Sib) Morris and Minerva Messamore, and the granddaughter of John Messamore and Elizabeth (Betsy) Minton. John Messamore was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore.

Cobden Precinct, Union County, Illinois, 23 Apr 1930
page 159a, dwelling number 50, family number 50
Biggs   Benjamin F.    51 head     m m@22 w  farm operator              IL IL IL
        Mary Eva       52 wife     f m@23 w                             IL IL IL
        Ralph L.       21 son      m s    w  laborer, auto repair shop  IL IL IL
        W. Everette    19 son      m s    w  laborer, truck farm        IL IL IL
        Robert Collin  14 son      m s    w                             IL IL IL
Morris  S. J.          81 fatherL  m w    w                             IL IL IL

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

Cobden Precinct, Union County, Illinois, 23 Apr 1930
page 159a, dwelling number 54, family number 54
Messemore  Charlie  58 head  m m@21 w  operator, farm  IL TN IL
           Ella     62 wife  f m@25 w                  IL IL IL

Charles W. (Charlie) Messamore was the son of Charles Tallifero (Tallifero) Messamore and Elizabeth Alice (Alice) Tweedy, and the grandson of John Messamore and Elizabeth (Betsy) Minton. John was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore.

I'm still trying to figure out Charlie's wife.

Cobden Precinct, Union County, Illinois, 23 Apr 1930
page 159a, dwelling number 55, family number 55
Messemore  Irvin        54 head    m m@21 w  farm operator        IL TN IL
           Anna         50 wife    f m@28 w                       IL IL IN
           Curtis       21 son     m m@18 w  laborer, fruit farm  IL IL IL
           Claud        16 son     m s    w  laborer, truck farm  IL IL IL
           Alice E.     77 mother  f w@20 w                       IL TN TN
           Curtis Dale   1 Gson    m s    w                       IL IL IL

James Irving (Irving) Messamore was the son of Charles Tallifero (Tallifero) Messamore and Elizabeth Alice (Alice) Tweedy, and the grandson of John Messamore and Elizabeth (Betsy) Minton. John was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore.

Anna was Irving's second wife. He married Alice L. Spiller in 1896, and he married Anna E. about 1908. It appears from the given names that Curtis Dale Messamore was the son of Curtis Messamore, but I don't know where Curtis's wife was.

This page last edited on 23 Jul 2006.