1920 Federal Census, Ashe County, North Carolina (ED25: File 6 of 6) The USGenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Abstracted by Warren Houck, January 2001 from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, March 2001. Submitted by Warren Houck January 31, 2001. A volunteer has not yet been found to proofread this transcription. If you are interested in doing this please contact the USGW Project. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. whouck@fastransit.net This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project. ____________________________________________________________________________ Key to Census Columns: LN Line # S Attended School STREET Street R Can read HN House # W Can write DW Dwelling # BIRTHPLACE Person's Place of Birth FN Family # LANGUAGE Person's Mother tongue LAST NAME Last Name FATHER Father's Place of Birth FIRST NAME First Name LANGUAGE Father's Mother tongue RELATION Relationship to head of household MOTHER Mother's Place of Birth O Home Owned or rented LANGUAGE Mother's Mother tongue M Free/Mortgaged E Speaks English? S Sex Trade Trade of profession C Color or race Industry Type of business AGE Age M Marital Status Sched Farm Imm Year of immigration Sndx Soundex Code N Naturalization REMARKS Transcriber Remarks Nat Year naturalized ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1920 Federal Census for Ashe County ____________________________________________________________________________ --- Census Year: 1920 State: North Carolina County: Ashe Enumeration District: 25 Page No: 11A Reel no: T625-1284 Division: Helton Township Supervisor District: 8 Sheet No: 56B Enumerated by: Edison M. Thomas Enumerated on: 26 & 27 January, 1920 Transcribed by Warren Houck for USGenWeb. Copyright: 2001 ======|=======================|=============|=================================|=================|======|================|===============|=======|=================================|=================================|=================================|===|=========================================|===|======|================================================= LINE | STREET HOUSE | DWELL FAMIL | LAST NAME FIRST NAME | RELATION | OW M | S C AGE MA | IMMI NAT NATU | S R W | BIRTHPLACE LANGUAGE | FATHER | MOTHER | E | TRADE INDUSTRY EMP | N | SOUN | REMARKS ======|=======================|=============|=================================|=================|======|================|===============|=======|=================================|=================================|=================================|===|=========================================|===|======|================================================= 1 | | 187 188 | Testerman Arthur | head | O F | M W 44 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | T236 | 2 | | 187 188 | Testerman Maggie | wife | | F W 34 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | None | | T236 | 3 | | 187 188 | Testerman Fannie C. | dau | | F W 16 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | None | | T236 | 4 | | 187 188 | Testerman Oscar A. | son | | M W 14 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | None | | T236 | 5 | | 187 188 | Testerman Fred F. | son | | M W 11 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | None | | T236 | 6 | | 187 188 | Testerman Blanche | dau | | F W 9 S | | X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | None | | T236 | 7 | | 187 188 | Testerman Blain | son | | M W 9 S | | X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | None | | T236 | 8 | | 187 188 | Testerman May | dau | | F W 6 S | | X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | None | | T236 | 9 | | 187 188 | Testerman Ruth | dau | | F W 3-5/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | None | | T236 | 10 | | 187 188 | Testerman Lee B. | son | | M W 1-10/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | T236 | 11 | | 188 189 | Testerman Jessie | head | | M W 55 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | Virginia | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | T236 | 12 | | 188 189 | Testerman Mary E. | wife | | F W 56 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | T236 | 13 | | 188 189 | Testerman Gaither | son | | M W 27 S | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farm Laborer Home Farm W | | T236 | 14 | | 189 190 | Paisley William M. | head | O F | M W 47 M | | X X | North Carolina | Virginia | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | P240 | 15 | | 189 190 | Paisley Martha | wife | | F W 55 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | Virginia | X | none | | P240 | 16 | | 189 190 | Paisley Fannie | dau | | F W 22 S | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | P240 | 17 | | 189 190 | Paisley Samuel W. | grandson | | M W 8 S | | X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | P240 | 18 | | 189 190 | Paisley Margaret V. | granddau | | F W 1-2/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | P240 | 19 | | 190 191 | Sawyer Winfield L. | head | O F | M W 42 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | S600 | 20 | | 190 191 | Sawyer Jean | wife | | F W 26 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | S600 | 21 | | 190 191 | Sawyer Alene | dau | | F W 2-7/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | S600 | 22 | | 190 191 | Sawyer Hubert | son | | M W 5/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | S600 | 23 | | 191 192 | Cooper Newton L. | head | O F | M W 50 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | C160 | 24 | | 191 192 | Cooper Sarah I. | wife | | F W 32 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | C160 | Sarah Blevins d/o James & Dora 25 | | 191 192 | Cooper Delbert M. | son | | M W 10 S | | X X X | Virginia | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | C160 | 26 | | 191 192 | Cooper Leola | dau | | F W 8 S | | X | Virginia | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | C160 | 27 | | 191 192 | Cooper Dwight F. | son | | M W 4-2/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | C160 | 28 | | 192 193 | Blevins Eli C. | head | O F | M W 37 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | B415 | 29 | | 192 193 | Blevins Jeanette | wife | | F W 36 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | B415 | 30 | | 192 193 | Blevins Edwin O. | son | | M W 16 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farm Laborer General Farm OA | | B415 | 31 | | 192 193 | Blevins Zola Z. | dau | | F W 15 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | B415 | 32 | | 192 193 | Blevins Tensie W. | dau | | F W 11 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | B415 | 33 | | 193 194 | Porter Arthur | head | O F | M W 24 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | P636 | 34 | | 193 194 | Porter Winnie | wife | | F W 20 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | P636 | 35 | | 193 194 | Porter Wilford | son | | M W 1-1/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | P636 | 36 | | 193 194 | Blevins Dora | mother-in-law | | F W 55 WD | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | B415 | 37 | | 193 194 | Segraves Cleveland | nephew | | M W 10 S | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | S261 | 38 | | 194 195 | Blevins Daniel | head | O F | M W 52 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | B415 | 39 | | 194 195 | Blevins Dulcie M. | wife | | F W 40 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | B415 | 40 | | 194 195 | Blevins Lydia C. | dau | | F W 21 S | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | B415 | 41 | | 194 195 | Blevins Lucile E. | dau | | F W 19 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | B415 | 42 | | 194 195 | Blevins Lessie V. | dau | | F W 15 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | B415 | 43 | | 194 195 | Blevins Wna | dau | | F W 5 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | B415 | 44 | | 195 196 | Eller Estle | head | O F | M W 39 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | E600 | 45 | | 195 196 | Eller Dovie | wife | | F W 34 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | E600 | Dovie Waddell d/o Emmett & Jane 46 | | 195 196 | Eller Grant | son | | M W 15 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | E600 | 47 | | 195 196 | Eller Russie | dau | | F W 13 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | E600 | 48 | | 195 196 | Eller Rethia | dau | | F W 10 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | E600 | 49 | | 195 196 | Eller Ophia | dau | | F W 8 S | | X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | E600 | 50 | | 195 196 | Eller Nile | son | | M W 6 S | | X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | E600 | ======|=======================|=============|=================================|=================|======|================|===============|=======|=================================|=================================|=================================|===|=========================================|===|======|================================================= --- Census Year: 1920 State: North Carolina County: Ashe Enumeration District: 25 Page No: 11B Reel no: T625-1284 Division: Helton Township Supervisor District: 8 Sheet No: 57A Enumerated by: Edison M. Thomas Enumerated on: 27 January, 1920 Transcribed by Warren Houck for USGenWeb. Copyright: 2001 ======|=======================|=============|=================================|=================|======|================|===============|=======|=================================|=================================|=================================|===|=========================================|===|======|================================================= LINE | STREET HOUSE | DWELL FAMIL | LAST NAME FIRST NAME | RELATION | OW M | S C AGE MA | IMMI NAT NATU | S R W | BIRTHPLACE LANGUAGE | FATHER | MOTHER | E | TRADE INDUSTRY EMP | N | SOUN | REMARKS ======|=======================|=============|=================================|=================|======|================|===============|=======|=================================|=================================|=================================|===|=========================================|===|======|================================================= 51 | | 195 196 | Eller Dale | son | | M W 4-10/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | E600 | 52 | | 195 196 | Eller Hazle | dau | | F W 2-7/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | E600 | 53 | | 195 196 | Eller Ailene | dau | | F W 8/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | E600 | 54 | | 196 197 | Denney Lester | head | R | M W 27 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | D500 | 55 | | 196 197 | Denney Lura | wife | | F W 28 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | D500 | 56 | | 196 197 | Denney Lona | dau | | F W 6 S | | X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | D500 | 57 | | 196 197 | Denney Brice | son | | M W 4-4/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | D500 | 58 | | 196 197 | Denney Lonnie | son | | M W 2-1/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | D500 | 59 | | 197 198 | Segraves Frank C. | head | O F | M W 65 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Treasurer County S | | S261 | 60 | | 197 198 | Segraves Samantha | wife | | F W 66 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | S261 | 61 | | 197 198 | Segraves Lester | son | | M W 29 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Teacher Public School S | | S261 | 62 | | 197 198 | Segraves Lillie | daughter-in-law | | F W 29 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Teacher Public School S | | S261 | 63 | | 197 198 | Stuart Lillie | hired girl | | F W 22 S | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Servant Private Home W | | S363 | 64 | | 198 199 | Segraves Banner C. | head | R | M W 35 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | S261 | 65 | | 198 199 | Segraves Ollie | wife | | F W 26 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | S261 | 66 | | 198 199 | Segraves Claire | dau | | F W 7 S | | X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | S261 | 67 | | 198 199 | Segraves Franklin | son | | M W 5 S | | X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | S261 | 68 | | 198 199 | Segraves Elwood | son | | M W 3-8/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | S261 | 69 | | 198 199 | Segraves Kenneth | son | | M W 1-1/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | S261 | 70 | | 199 200 | Segraves Adolphus | head | O F | M W 42 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | S261 | 71 | | 199 200 | Segraves Lillie | wife | | F W 42 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | S261 | 72 | | 199 200 | Segraves Eva | dau | | F W 18 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | S261 | 73 | | 199 200 | Segraves Earl | son | | M W 12 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | S261 | 74 | | 199 200 | Segraves Paul | son | | M W 10 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | S261 | 75 | | 199 200 | Segraves Conley | son | | M W 7 S | | X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | S261 | 76 | | 200 201 | Segraves Coy | head | O F | M W 25 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | S261 | 77 | | 200 201 | Segraves Goldia | wife | | F W 26 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | S261 | 78 | | 200 201 | Pugh Sarah | boarder | | F W 60 S | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | P200 | 79 | | 201 202 | Waddell Jane | head | O F | F W 57 WD | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General GFarm OA | | W340 | 80 | | 202 203 | Porter George W. | head | O F | M W 47 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Merchant Country Store OA | | P636 | 81 | | 202 203 | Porter Victoria N. | wife | | F W 51 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | P636 | 82 | | 202 203 | Porter D. Franklin | son | | M W 26 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | P636 | 83 | | 202 203 | Porter John | son | | M W 19 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Timber Cutter Logging Job W | | P636 | 84 | | 202 203 | Porter Charles | son | | M W 16 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | P636 | 85 | | 202 203 | Porter Annie | dau | | F W 14 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | P636 | 86 | | 202 203 | Porter Robert | son | | M W 11 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | P636 | 87 | | 202 203 | Porter Zilla | daughter-in-law | | F W 26 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | P636 | 88 | | 202 203 | Porter Garland | grandson | | M W 2-3/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | P636 | 89 | | 202 203 | Porter Everett W. | grandson | | M W 3/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | P636 | 90 | | 203 204 | Mabery John | head | R | M W 35 M | | X X | Virginia | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | M160 | 91 | | 203 204 | Mabery Ida | wife | | F W 38 M | | X X | North Carolina | Texas | North Carolina | X | none | | M160 | 92 | | 203 204 | Mabery Letha | dau | | F W 6 S | | X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | M160 | 93 | | 203 204 | Mabery Lewis | son | | M W 4-9/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | M160 | 94 | | 203 204 | Mabery Drucile | dau | | F W 2-9/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | M160 | 95 | | 203 204 | Mabery Orlean | dau | | F W 1 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | M160 | 96 | | 204 205 | Spencer Winton M. | head | O F | M W 30 M | | X X | North Carolina | Virginia | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | S152 | 97 | | 204 205 | Spencer Zola | wife | | F W 24 M | | X X | North Carolina | Virginia | North Carolina | X | none | | S152 | 98 | | 204 205 | Spencer Lacy A. | son | | M W 2/12 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | S152 | 99 | | 204 205 | Spencer Mary | mother | | F W 71 WD | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | S152 | 100 | | 204 205 | Spencer Aily | aunt | | F W 81 WD | | X X | Virginia | Virginia | North Carolina | X | none | | S152 | ======|=======================|=============|=================================|=================|======|================|===============|=======|=================================|=================================|=================================|===|=========================================|===|======|================================================= --- Census Year: 1920 State: North Carolina County: Ashe Enumeration District: 25 Page No: 12A Reel no: T625-1284 Division: Helton Township Supervisor District: 8 Sheet No: 57B Enumerated by: Edison M. Thomas Enumerated on: 28 January, 1920 Transcribed by Warren Houck for USGenWeb. Copyright: 2001 ======|=======================|=============|=================================|=================|======|================|===============|=======|=================================|=================================|=================================|===|=========================================|===|======|================================================= LINE | STREET HOUSE | DWELL FAMIL | LAST NAME FIRST NAME | RELATION | OW M | S C AGE MA | IMMI NAT NATU | S R W | BIRTHPLACE LANGUAGE | FATHER | MOTHER | E | TRADE INDUSTRY EMP | N | SOUN | REMARKS ======|=======================|=============|=================================|=================|======|================|===============|=======|=================================|=================================|=================================|===|=========================================|===|======|================================================= 1 | | 205 206 | Wood George F. | head | R | M W 31 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | Virginia | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | W300 | 2 | | 205 206 | Wood Blannie | wife | | F W 35 M | | X X | Virginia | North Carolina | Virginia | X | none | | W300 | 3 | | 206 207 | Barnes Thomas J | head | R | M W 42 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | B652 | 4 | | 206 207 | Barnes Bessie | wife | | F W 27 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | B652 | 5 | | 206 207 | Barnes Jessie | son | | M W 4 S | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | | none | | B652 | 6 | | 207 208 | Wood Avery J. | head | O F | M W 59 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | Virginia | X | Farmer General Farm OA | | W300 | 7 | | 207 208 | Wood Rosa | wife | | F W 51 M | | X X | Virginia | North Carolina | Virginia | X | none | | W300 | 8 | | 207 208 | Wood Clyde G. | dau | | F W 23 S | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | Virginia | X | none | | W300 | 9 | | 207 208 | Wood Annie | dau | | F W 20 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | Virginia | X | none | | W300 | 10 | | 207 208 | Wood Walter | son | | M W 18 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | Virginia | X | Farm Laborer Home Farm W | | W300 | 11 | | 207 208 | Wood Hattie | dau | | F W 16 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | Virginia | X | none | | W300 | 12 | | 207 208 | Wood Wadie | dau | | F W 14 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | Virginia | X | none | | W300 | 13 | | 207 208 | Wood Edna | dau | | F W 11 S | | X X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | Virginia | X | none | | W300 | 14 | | 207 208 | Wood Joseph | son | | M W 7 S | | X | North Carolina | North Carolina | Virginia | | none | | W300 | 15 | | 135 136 | Segraves Bradley | son-in-law | | M W 25 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | Farm Laborer General Farm W | | S261 | 16 | | 135 136 | Segraves Minnie | dau | | F W 24 M | | X X | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | X | none | | S261 | Here ends the Enumeration of Helton Township ======|=======================|=============|=================================|=================|======|================|===============|=======|=================================|=================================|=================================|===|=========================================|===|======|================================================= Here ends the Enumeration of Helton Township