Would someone with access to 1920 census please tell me their best guess on a last name. 1920 Mecklenburg Co VA Census Chase City District 4 page 36a household 682/710 Lou Smith is listed as mother-in-law age 54 next is William __??_tin age 47 Born in NC Sarah A wife 44 Fannie S daughter 18 Willie L daughter 15 Harrison G son 13 Boyce H son 11 Pearl O daughter 7 Thomas R son 4 4/12 I located "my cousins" searching for Lou Smith (Lougenia Elliott Smith) and found her living with a daughter and her family...but I can't make out the last name. Can't tell if it starts with "K" or "H" and either way it's a new one to me. Thanks for you help! Mary

Mary: William's family name is MARTIN. At least the indexer thought so. (Using Heritage Quest I searched the 47 year old males with given name William in Mecklenburg County.) Myron E. Williams Crossville, TN Mary Seamster wrote: >Would someone with access to 1920 census please tell me their best guess on >a last name. > > >1920 Mecklenburg Co VA Census >Chase City District 4 page 36a >household 682/710 > >Lou Smith is listed as mother-in-law age 54 >next is William __??_tin age 47 Born in NC > Sarah A wife 44 > Fannie S daughter 18 > Willie L daughter 15 > Harrison G son 13 > Boyce H son 11 > Pearl O daughter 7 > Thomas R son 4 4/12 > >I located "my cousins" searching for Lou Smith (Lougenia Elliott Smith) and >found her living with a daughter and her family...but I can't make out the >last name. Can't tell if it starts with "K" or "H" and either way it's a new >one to me. > >Thanks for you help! >Mary > > >==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== >VAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagenweb >Please contact List Administrator if you experience problems >getting unsubscribed from this list. glh@naxs.com > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >

Mary, William's last name is definitely Martin but I don't think your Lou Smith belongs to that family. After looking at the page I think the 1920 census taker made a mistake and put the numbers on the wrong line; I believe Lou belongs to the Hulbert Lawson family just above William. That family is: Hulbert Lawson, 28, head, born Virginia Frances S., 26, wife, born VA Bessie, 4 5/12, daughter, born VA Next line is: Lou Smith, 54, mother-in-law, born VA Next line starts the William Martin family, all of whom were born in North Carolina. I checked the 1930 census. The Lawsons are still in Chase City on West Sycamore Street, but Lou is not with them. There is also a mix up of the names of the wife and daughter: Hulbert O. Lawson, 39, head Bessie L., 37, wife ??? Frances, 15, daughter ???? All three were born in VA, but wife???Bessie said her parents were born in NC. You'll have sort it all out. Does the Lawson name jive more with what you know? If you have any questions, please contact me off-list at westview@brookneal.net kathy > Would someone with access to 1920 census please tell me their best guess on > a last name. > > > 1920 Mecklenburg Co VA Census > Chase City District 4 page 36a > household 682/710 > > Lou Smith is listed as mother-in-law age 54 > next is William __??_tin age 47 Born in NC > Sarah A wife 44 > Fannie S daughter 18 > Willie L daughter 15 > Harrison G son 13 > Boyce H son 11 > Pearl O daughter 7 > Thomas R son 4 4/12