The 1920 Elliott County Census, Martinsburg Town Submitted by John A. Stegall , johnstegall@hotmail.com On Mar, 2001 USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. One in a series of articles prepared and published by Mr. John Allen Stegall in The Elliott County News, this article first appearing in the Mar 23, 2001 edition of said paper. Transcribed with permission from the author by Samone Ratcliff on Apr 16, 2001. Jan 16, 1920, Precinct #1 (Martinsburg), Charles M. Gray, Enumerator. As mentioned in a previous article, Martinsburg Town, now known as Sandy Hook, was enumerated separately, but was still considered to be a part of the Mrtinsburg Precinct. The first family enumerated was the Perry l. Foster Family, residing on Oak Street. Perry was 31 years of age, and his wife Audra D., was 33. They had 3 children: Audra E., Virginia and Madge L. Alfa E. Salyers, 20, and listed as a single "servant" was living in the Foster home. Perry L. Foster indicated that he was a "saddle maker". The second family enumerated was that of James E. Mays, also living on Oak Street. James was 44; Mollie, his wife, was 36. There were 3 children: Estill, Ivory and Langley. The William A. Jarrells family was next to counted. He was 36, and a "merchant". Maude, his wife, was 26. Three children were named: Elizabeth, Caroline and William C. They also listed Oak Street as the site of their residence. Miles Mays, a 39 year old laborer, also residing on Oak Street, was next to be visited by the enumerator. Mary Mays was 50, and Vester, a nephew, was 8. Also in Miles' home was Caroline, his widowed mother, age 74. Living on Sycamore Street was James W. Sparks, 53 , and the Sandy Hook Postmaster, His wife, Florence B. was 47. They had the following children: Estill and James L. Estill indicated that he was 20 years of age and a "mechanical engineer for a coal mine". James' mother, Eliza, a 74 year old widow, was also living in the home. The next family was the Sylvester G. Hunter family, also residing on Sycamore Street. He listed his profession as "physician". Dr. Hunter was 74, his wife, Mary J., was 68. Mary indicated that she was born in KY, but that her father was born in NC and her mother in VA. Others named as residents of Dr. Hunter's household were: Nancy Cottle, a widowed daughter 47 years old; Nora Huff, also a widowed daughter and 40 years of age; Charles B. Hunter, 21 a grandson; and Jetta? Blevins, a 14 year old "ward", a term which most likely meant that Dr. and Mrs. Hunter were her guardians. Next on the census roll was John C. Hunter, 37. His wife Emma, was 36. Two children were named: Robert V. and Mary H. The eighth family was that of John A. Gray. His age had been overwritten and was difficult to read, however, it appears to either 51 or 57. (In the 1910 census, he was 42, which would strongly indicate that 51 would have been correct.) Sarah, his wife, was 43. Children listed were: Charles M., Joseph C., Velina E., Johnnie, Majel L., and Anna B. The last family enumerated on Sycamore Street was the Clay A. More family. He was 26, and Vesta, his wife, was 23. They had one child, Clayton, less than 1 year old. Moving on to Main Street, the first family to be enumerated was that of Matthew Redwine, a "lawyer". He indicated that he was 66, and his wife, Belle, was 59. Matthew also indicated taht he had been born in KY, but that his father was born in Va. Belle Redwine stated that she, too, was born in Ky, but that both parents had been born in VA. Two granddaughters, Opal and Delma, were living with their grandparents. Next was Reese M. Holbrook, 26, and his wife Etta, 24. They7 had a daughter, Edna. Virgil Redwine, 36, and a "bank Cashier", was also residing on Main Street. Along with his wife, Effa, 30, were the following children: Virgil H., Fred B., Leonidas J., and Ethel J. The next family was that of Albert T. Redwine, 59, and another "lawyer". He indicated tath he and his mother were born in KY, but that his father was born in VA. Albert's wife, Stella, was 48, and stated that she and both parents had been born in PA. One child, Lillian, was named, along with a granddaughter, Irene Landreth. Winfield S. Fyffe, a 27 year old "machinist", indicated that he had earned his living by doing "odd-jobs"; his wife, Mollie, was 27. They had 2 children, Fern and Mattye. Next to be enumerated was the William C. Greene family. This was, of course, the well- known and well-remembered Dr. code Greene, our dentist for many years. On Jan 16, he indicated that he was 23 years of age and was a dental surgeon. Manda, his wife, and also well- remembered was 22. Two children were named: Elaine C. and Herbert D. Also residing on Main Street was the Roscoe C. Parsons family. He was 31 years of age; his wife, Cleffie, was 29. Three children were named in the 1920 report: Mildred, Blanche and Josephine. John W. Greene, 46, was one of the county's leading merchants, and many of us can still remember the large brick structure and his home that sat where the Peoples Bank is now located. Mollie Greene was 48. Their only child, John W., was 3 years of age and has now been deceased for a few years. Carrie Lewis, a 14 year old "servant" was also living in the Greene home. Addie M. Lyons, 31, his wife, Eva, 34, and children, Inez and Wendell, were also residents of Martinsburg Town. The Lonnie Miles family were next to be enumerated. He was 22; Maxie, his wife, was 19. They had 2 children: Berniece and Geraldine. Another well remembered family was that of Ollie Holbrook, 34 years of age, and a barber, a profession he followed well into his senior years. Hattie, his wife, was 29. They had 2 children: Madeline and Lorene. Living next to the Ollie E. Holbrook family was Harry M. Hudnall, 26, and his family consisting of his wife, Eliza, 21, and one child, Cleopatra B.L., an infant less than 1 year of age. (Eliza Hudnall was a sister to Ollie Holbrook.) Moving onto Water Street, the first family visited by the enumerator was the William T. Atkins family. Mr. Atkins, 60, indicated that he was the county jailer. Lucy, his wife, was 57, and stated that her mother had been born in VA. They had 3 children: Bluphord, Estill and Virgil, who indicated that he was a "salesman in a general store". (Although the census taker listed the name as Atkins, I believe most records show the spelling as Adkins.) Delinda Ward, a widow, and 1 child, Blanche, were also residing on Water Street. An overwrite makes her age difficult to read. It appears to be either 51 or 57; however, in the 1910 census, she indicated her age was 54. Also found living in the home was Amos P. Redwine, a 46 year old boarder, who was also a merchant in Martinsburg. It was indicated in the 1910 census that Delinda Ward, then a widow, ran a boarding house. (Amos P. Redwine later married Kansas Stegall and moved to West Point, Mississippi, where he lived the rest of his life. Their son, Jack, still lives there, and their daughter, Helen, lives in Campbellsville, KY. A few years ago, Helen, when talking with me about "Uncle Amos" and said that when he had become very old and was suffering from failing memory, he at times didn't realize where he was. On one such occasion, he was sitting on his spacious front porch watching workers install a gas station just across the street. According to Helen, "Uncle Amos" commented, "Well, I always did think Sandy Hook would amount to something some day.") William Holbrook, 56, indicated that he was a "laborer", ling on Water Street along with his wife, Oma, 54, and 3 children: Lake?, Ruby and Orville C. The twenty-sixth, and last, family was George Weddington, 25, and his wife, Eulah, 23. Just below this last name, Charles Gray, the enumerator, had written, "End of Martinsburg Town." Finished