Amanuensis Monday – 1930 Census Entry for Russell Price Family

In 1930, Russell and Maude Price lived in Melrose with seven of their eight children. Aunt Eunice, the youngest, was not born yet. Russell owned his own home, which was valued at $3,000 ($46,550 in today’s dollars). He was employed as a farm laborer at the time of the census, which was taken the first year of the Great Depression.

Both Russell and Maude could read and write. All of the children old enough – Juanita, Jeannette, Herman and James  –  attended school that year.  

Several relatives lived in the same neighborhood, including Russell’s parents, Allen and Caroline Price. Lucius Baldwin, who lived next door to Allen and Caroline, was Russell’s cousin. Annie Harper, who was instrumental in Russell’s decision to attend seminary in New York, lived two doors down from Russell and Maude in 1930.

 

Abstract:

·       Russell A Price, head, owned home, value $3,000,did not live on a farm, male, white, 37 years old, married at age 22, can read and write, born in Florida, father born in South Carolina, mother born in Florida, occupation: farm laborer, not a veteran

·         Maud Price, wife, female, white, age 37, married at age 22, can read and write, born in Florida, father born in Alabama, mother born in Florida

·         Jaunita, daughter, female, white, age 14, attended school, can read and write, born in Florida, father and mother born in Florida

·         Jenett, daughter, female, white, age 11, attended school, can read and write, born in Florida, father and mother born in Florida

·         Herman, son, age 9, male, white, attended school, born in Florida, father and mother born in Florida

·         James, son, age 7, male, white, attended school, born in Florida, father and mother born in Florida

·         Ruth, daughter, female, white, age 5 years and ? months, born in Florida, father and mother born in Florida

·         Allen, son, male, white, age 3 years and 9 months, born in Florida, father and mother born in Florida

·         Mildred, daughter, female, white, age 1 year and 4 months, born in Florida, father and mother born in Florida

 

Source: 1930 U.S. Census, Putnam County, Florida, population schedule, 18^th Precinct, ED 0026, sheet 1A, dwelling 8, family 8, Russell A. Price; database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com); citing FHL microfilm 2340067.

52 Ancestors 2020 Week 1 - Fresh Start

So I'm a couple days late on this one, but I'm adjusting to a new work schedule (3:30am wake-up calls! Yikes!) and my brain is not functioning by the time I get home. I finally had an idea yesterday, and today that solidified a little bit more, so here we are.

I need a fresh start on DNA. I tested long ago, and other than confirming a couple of relationships, I haven't done much with it. Thanks to Robeta Estes' blog, DNA Explained, I've recently learned of new (to me) tools to help with autosomal DNA results. I'm excited to make a plan and get started!

My first project is going to be those pesky Hortons of East Tennessee. I've written about them before, but to recap, Richard D. Horton and Rhoda Frost married in Anderson County in 1852¹. By 1861, they divorced² and within two years, Richard married Mary Jane Trail.³ Richard and Mary moved to Kentucky shortly thereafter, and had several children there.

In the 1850 census, Richard, age 19, is enumerated with one Rebecca Horton, age 47, in Anderson County.⁴ Others listed in the household are America Horton (age 26), Lucy F. Horton (age 9), and Zachariah T. Horton (age 3). I've always assumed that Rebecca is Richard's mother, but I have nothing linking them together except this census document. I have no clue who Richard's father may be, as it appears that Rebecca never married.

I'm hoping DNA can help solve this mystery!

From his marriage to Rhoda Horton, Richard had the following sons:

Elijah Walker Horton, born 1853
Benjamin Franklin Horton, born 1853 (twins)
George Horton, born about 1857

Richard and Mary Jane had the following sons, that I know of:

Joe Smith Horton, born about 1866⁵
William H. Horton, born about 1872
Richard Horton, born about 1874

My initial plan is to find direct-line descendants of these men and, hopefully, identify cousins that can Y-DNA test (or have already).

I also need to start using the tools discussed on Roberta's blog, and will focus my initial efforts on identifying Horton cousins through these resources.

Sources:

1. "Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1850," database with index,  FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed January 9, 2020), Anderson County, entry for R.D. Horton and Rhado [sic] Frost.

2. Hutton, Edith Wilson. Anderson County, Tennessee: Divorces and Naturalizations, 1844 through 1920. Knoxville, TN: E.W. Hutton, 1992.

3. "Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed January 9, 2020). Knox County > Marriage licenses, 1860-1863 > image 1353 of 1936. Entry for R. D. Horton and Mary J. Trail.


4. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed January 9, 2020), Tennessee > Anderson > Anderson County > image 128 of 158 > entry for Rebecca  Horton; citing NARA microfilm publication M432, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

5. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed January 9, 2020), Kentucky > Warren > Rich Pond > image 20 of 33, entry for R.D. Horton household; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).