1930 Census Extracts

In the pursuit of information about prior residents of my new home in College Park, I came across the following entries in the 1930 U.S. Census enumerations for Orlando, Florida:

Page 1 - 424 E. Central:
* John M. Cook, owner (value = $12,000), 55, married at age 22, bFL fbTN mbFL, no occupation.
* Elizabeth J. Cook, wife, 54, married at age 21, bGA fbGA mbGA, no occupation.
[John was a son of Alice Macy Cook, a sister of my ancestor Paul Macy.]

Page 3 - 624 E. Pine:
* Samuel A. Newell, owner (value = $10,000), 55, married at age 23, bNE fbME mbME, book keeper at auto storage.
* Harriett E. Newell, wife, 52, married at age 19, bCanada fbNY mbNY, no occupation.
* George A. Newell, son, 25, single, bFL fbNE mbCanada, no occupation.
* Kate Phillips, mother-in-law, 78, widow, married at age 24, bNY fbEngland mbEngland, no occupation.
[Samuel & Harriett were the parents of Arthur and Harold Newell below.]

Page 13 - 426 S. Eola Drive:
* John S. Ammerman, renter ($50/month), 51, married at age 22, bKY fbKY mbKY, beauty shop operator.
* Nancy Ammerman, wife, 50, married at age 21, bKY fbKY mbKY, no occupation.
* Harold Ammerman, son, 19, single, bKY fbKY mbKY, no occupation.
[John & Nancy were the parents of Ernest Ammerman below.]

Page 14 - 522 S. Osceola Drive:
* William O. Cox, renter ($40/month), 51, married at age 20, bNC fbNC mbNC, butcher at market.
* Mattie I. Cox, wife, 46, married at age 15, bNC fbNC mbNC, no occupation.
* Willie Cox, daughter, 29, divorced, married at age 21, bNC fbNC mbNC, dry goods sales lady.
* Herbert Cox, son, 25, single, bNC fbNC mbNC, electric company solicitor.
* Howard Cox, son, 20, single, bFL fbNC mbNC, no occupation.
* Thurman Cox, son, 15, bFL fbNC mbNC.
* Mildred Cox, daughter, 13, bFL fbNC mbNC.
* Byron Cox, son, 11, bFL fbNC mbNC.
* Virginia Cox, daughter, 8, bFL fbNC mbNC.
* Martha Cox, daughter, 6, bFL fbNC mbNC.
* William O. Cox, Jr., son, 5, bFL fbNC mbNC.
[Oscar Cox, as he was known by his middle name within the family, was the eldest brother of my great-grandmother Sarah Cox Morgan, the first wife of William S. Morgan below.]

Page 21 - 421 Rosalind Avenue:
* Margaret J. Macy, owner (value = $20,000), 57, widow, married at age 38, bDE fbDE mbIreland, no occupation.
[She was the widow of wagon maker George Macy, elder brother of Paul Macy and Alice Macy Cook mentioned above.]

Page 41 - 17 E. Muriel Street:
* William S. Morgan, owner (value = $4,500), 30, first married at age 23, bMO fbMO mbIN, station superintendent with postal service.
* Eunice E. Morgan, wife, 25, married at age 23, bGA fbFL mbFL, no occupation.
* Sarah E. Morgan, daughter, 5, bFL fbMO mbNC.
* William S. Morgan, Jr., son, 4, bFL fbMO mbNC.
* Dorothy E. Morgan, daughter, 1, bFL fbMO mbGA.
* Richard E. [should be "B"] Morgan, son, 3 months, bFL fbMO mbGA.
[This is my great-grandfather and his family. His second wife went by her middle name of Erma, and lived at the Muriel house until just before her death in 1995.]

Page 45 - 1316 Greenwood Avenue:
* Alfred [should be Albert] C. Cox, renter ($15/month), 28, married at age 19, bSC fbNC mbSC, meat cutter.
* Myrtle L. Cox, wife, 24, married at age 16, bKY fbKY mbKY, no occupation.
* William A. Cox, son, 4, bFL fbSC mbKY.
* Robert C. Cox, son, 2, b FL fbSC mbKY.
* James M. Cox, son, 3 months, bFL fbSC mbKY.
* Clara Childers, mother-in-law, 63, married at age 27, bKY fbKY mbKY, no occupation.
[Head of household was actually known by his middle name Coy. He was a son of Oscar Cox enumerated above.]

Page 61 - 1606 Philadelphia Avenue:
* Viola Barco, renter ($25/month), 54, widow, married at age 23, bFL fbGA mbFL, sewing machine seamstress.
* Eunice Vandevere, lodger, 35, single, bTX fbTX mbTX, stenographer with railroad company.
[Viola was the mother of Erma Barco Morgan, second wife of my great-grandfather enumerated above.]

Page 76 - 1327 N. Mills Street:
* Edson M. Blakesley, owner (value = $2,000), 82, widower, married at age 25, bOH fbOH mbOH, no occupation, Civil War veteran.
* Lola E. Morgan, daughter, 58, widow, married at age 17, bIN fbOH mbIA, no occupation.
[My great-great-great grandfather and great-great-grandmother.]

Page 76 - 1218 Montana:
* Ernest C. Ammerman, renter ($20/month), 27, married at age 21, bKY fbKY mbKY, clerk at post office.
* Isabel M. Ammerman, wife, 27, married at age 21, bMO fbMO mbIN, no occupation.
* Ernest Clyde Ammerman, son, 5, bFL fbKY mbMO.
* Anice Joyce Ammerman, daughter, 11 months, bFL fbKY mbMO.
[Isabel was a sister of my great-grandfather William S. Morgan.]

Page 79 - 1329 Spokane:
* Viola Barco, renter ($20/month), 57, married at age 24, bFL fbGA mbGA, hem stitcher at sewing machine company.
[Evidently a duplicate enumeration, see above.]

Page 135 - 529 Clayton Avenue:
* Harold Newell, owner (value = $3,500), 30, married at age 26, bIL fbNE mbCanada, automobile mechanic.
* Lola M. Newell, wife, 32, married at age 29, bMO fbIN mbIN, no occupation.
* Albert S. Newell, son, 2, bFL fbIL mbMO.
[Lola was a sister of my great-grandfather William S. Morgan.]

Page 150 - 1 Princeton Avenue:
* Arthur W. Newell, owner (value = $4,000), 33, married at age 28, bIL fbIL mbIL, assistant cashier at bank.
* Agnes M. Newell, wife, 35, married at age 30, bMO fbMO mbIN, no occupation.
* Lois A. Newell, daughter, 4, bFL fbIL mbIN[!].
* LaRue Kurtze, [brother-in-law], 27, married at age 24, bKY fbKY mbKY, typewriter salesman.
* Laura M. Kurtze, [sister-in-law], 25, married at age 22, bMO fbMO mbIN, bank clerk.
[Agnes and Laura were both sisters of my great-grandfather William S. Morgan. Lois is the wonderful cousin who lived in my new house until it was sold to me this year.]

Page 152 - 335 Princeton Avenue:
*Charlotte Halley, renter ($15/month), 53, single, bIL fbEngland mbEngland, stenographer at real estate office.
* Mary A. Halley, mother, 84, widow, married at age 30, bEngland fbEngland mbEngland, no occupation.
[Miss Halley was the first resident of my new house at 1916 Elizabeth Avenue, which was evidently still under construction just around the corner from where she was renting at the time of the census enumeration. I wonder if she was a stenographer for the company that was developing the Rose Terrace subdivision?! That research will have to wait for another day!]

Oh, I abbreviated a few things:
b=place of birth
fb = father's place of birth
mb = mother's place of birth

Visiting in Tallahassee

I'm enjoying a quiet day up in Tallahassee today, visiting with Gaga Lois and her daughters Joanna and Patricia.

One of the things we're doing to occupy our time is going thru some old family photos.

I thought ye socks might enjoy this one in particular.

It was taken in front of the old family home at #1 East Princeton Street in Orlando, in early 1926.

Left to right are my great-aunt Agnes Morgan Newell, her newborn daughter Lois (Gaga) who was born 1/25, my great-grandmother Sarah Cox Morgan, and her newborn son Billy who was born 1/18. (The cousins were born just one week apart!)

On the road again

I guess I just like quoting the great Willie Nelson.

But, seriously, yours truly is hitting the road up to Tallahassee today to visit with Gaga Lois and help my cousin Joanna.

I'm still going to compose my blog posts over the next few days. But, it may take a couple of days to get them online.

Thanks to all who continue their prayers.

Prayers for Gaga and her family

My cousin Joanna has taken her mother (affectionately known in family circles as "Gaga") into her home after noticing a decline in her health over the Christmas holidays.

She has lost 21 pounds over the last three weeks, and is unable to keep food down.

So, I'm asking ye socks for prayers both for her and her caregivers.

Skeleton key

My cousin Patricia asked me to meet a locksmith over at her mother's old house in College Park today. Of course, I was glad to oblige.

The neatest thing we discovered over there was the original skeleton key that opens all the interior doors.

The smith said he had been in the trade for about 20 years and hadn't seen the likes of that skeleton key before!

Neat thing #2 was the basement. You don't see them very often down here in Florida.

Anyway, it was fun to poke around an old house like that. It may sound trite, but they really don't build things they way they used to!