Ellen Alston b. Mar 1866 South Carolina, USA d. 9 Jul 1941 Legette township, Marion County, South Carolina, USA: Our Family History

1866 - 1941 (~ 75 years)

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Name	Ellen Alston [1, 2, 3]
Born	Mar 1866	South Carolina, USA [1, 2, 3]
	Death certificate stated birth as 1861.
Gender	Female
Census	12 Jul 1870	Le Gett township, Marion County, South Carolina, USA [4]
	1. Allston, Nancy, 40, female, black, farm laborer, SC, cannot read or write 2. _____, Susan, 12, female, black, at home, SC, attending school this year, cannot read or write 3. _____, Ellen, 10, female, black, at home, SC, attending school this year, cannot read or write 4. _____, Elizabeth, 8, female, black, SC 5. _____, Effy, 6, female, black, SC 6. _____, Loue, 4, female, black, SC 7. _____, Josephine, 2, female, black, SC
Census	3 Jun 1880	Rowell township, Marion County, South Carolina, USA [5]
	1. Williams, Joseph, black, male, 26, married, married during the current year, laborer, unemployed 3 months of the year, cannot read or write, SC, SC, SC 2. _____, Ellen, black, female, 18, married, married during the current year, keeping house, cannot read or write, SC, SC, SC
Census	2 Jun 1900	Leggett township, Marion County, South Carolina, USA [1]
	1. Williams, Joe, head, black, male, born June 1854, 45, married 20 years, SC, SC, SC, farmer, cannot read or write, renting farm, farm schedule 17 2. _____, Ellen, wife, black, female, March 1866, 34, married 20 years, 9 children 7 living, SC, SC, SC, cannot read or write 3. _____, Ada, daughter, black, female, March 1880, 20, single, 1 child 1 living, SC, SC, SC, farm labor, can read and write 4. _____, Collier, son, black, male, April 1881, 19, single, SC, SC, SC, farm labor, can read and write 5. _____, Nancy, daughter, black, female, Feb 1885, 15, single, SC, SC, SC, farm labor, attended school 4 months, can read and write 6. _____, Dick, son, black, male, August 1885, 14, SC, SC, SC, farm labor, attended school 2 months, cannot read or write 7. _____, Mary, daughter, black, female, Sept 1887, 12, SC, SC, SC, farm labor, attended school 3 months, can read and write 8. _____, Clarcy F., daughter, black, female, April 1893, 7, SC, SC, SC 9. _____, Preston, grandson, black, male, January 1896, 4 [3 crossed out], SC, SC, SC
Census	23 Apr 1910	Leggett township, Marion County, South Carolina, USA [6]
	1. Williams, Joe, head, male, black, 55, first marriage, married 29 years, SC, SC, SC, farmer, home farm, cannot read or write, renting farm, farm schedule 184. 2. _____, Ellen, wife, female, black, 54, first marriage, married 29 years, 9 children 5 living, SC, SC, SC, labor, home farm, can read, cannot write 3. _____, Mary [E.], daughter, female, black, 20, single, 1 child 1 living, SC, SC, SC, labor, farm, can read and write 4. _____, Pres, grandson, male, black, 13, single, SC, SC, SC, labor, farm, cannot read or write, attended school this year 5. _____, Henry A., nephew, male, black, 11, single, SC, SC, SC, labor, home farm, cannot read or write, attended school this year 6. Alston, Henry, nephew, male, black, 7, SC, SC, SC 7. Williams, Mark S., grandson, male, black, 2, SC, SC, SC 8. _____, Gertrude, granddaughter, female, black, 4/12, SC, SC, SC
Census	22 Jan 1920	Leggett township, Marion County, South Carolina, USA [7]
	1. Williams, Joe, head, renting, male, black, 65, married, cannot read or write, SC, SC, SC, farming, general farm, farm schedule 113. 2. _____, Ellen, wife, female, black, 60, married, cannot read or write, SC, SC, SC, no occupation 3. _____, Preston, son, male, black, 23, single, can read and write, SC, SC, SC, farm labor, home farm 4. _____, Austen, son, male, black, 16, single, did not attend school this year, cannot read or write, SC, SC, SC, no occupation 5. _____, Max[stroie?], son, male, black, 11, single, did not attend school this year, cannot read and write, SC, SC, SC, no occupation
Census	7 Apr 1930	Terrills Bay Road, Leggett township, Marion County, South Carolina, USA [8]
	1. Williams, Joe, head, renting, $10 per month, does not own radio set, lives on farm, male, negro, 70, married, first married at age 22, cannot read or write, SC, SC, SC, farming, general farm, farm schedule 40 2. _____, Ellen, wife, female, Negro, 70, married, first married age 22, cannot read or write, SC, SC, SC, 3. _____, McStroney, grandson, male, Negro, 21, single, cannot read or write, SC, SC, SC, laborer, general farm
Census	10 May 1940	LeGette township, Marion County, South Carolina, USA [2]
	1. Williams, Joe, renting, $3, head, male, negro, 89, married, 0 grades competed, born South Carolina, resided Marion County in 1935 2. _____, Ellen, wife, female, negro, 75, married, 0 grades completed, South Carolina, Marion County in 1935 3. _____, Williams, Mack S., grandson, male, negro, 32, single, 0 grades completed, South Caorlina, Marion County in 1935, laborer, farm, own account, farm schedule 40
Proof argument	Ellen's surname and parentage Ellen's death certificate in 1941 gives us convenient direct evidence that her parents were Louie "Austen" and Nancy Davis, both of Marion County. However, on the page previous to Joe and Ellen Williams' enumeration in 1880 Marion County, we find Louis and Nancy "Alston." These are certainly Ellen's parents and siblings: Alston sounds very like Austen. The parents' first names are "Louis" and "Nancy," just as they are named in Ellen's death certificate. The eldest child in the home is 16, and Ellen was 18 in her enumeration that year--the appropriate interval to be the next older sibling. They are on the page directly preceding the Joe and Ellen Williams household, separated by only a few families. Ellen is found in the Nancy Alston household in the 1870 census. Ellen and Joseph Williams had a daughter, Nancy (Williams) Birney; Nancy's death certificate also offers direct evidence that her mother's name was "Ellen Alston." [3]
Died	9 Jul 1941	Legette township, Marion County, South Carolina, USA [2]
Person ID	I8	ZZZ Takera Whitt
Last Modified	7 Sep 2014

Father	Louis "Louie" Alston, b. Abt 1840, South Carolina, USA
Mother	Nancy Davis, b. Abt 1844, South Carolina, USA
Married	Abt 1864	South Carolina, USA [3]
Family ID	F5	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Joe Williams, b. Jun 1854, South Carolina, USA , d. Abt 1940-1941 (Age ~ 86 years)

Married Abt 1880 South Carolina, USA [1]

Children

+	1. Ada Williams, b. Mar 1880, South Carolina, USA , d. After 1900 (Age ~ 20 years)

Last Modified 7 Sep 2014

Family ID F4 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Takera Whitt exhibits » Slide Show		Joe Williams household, 1910, Marion County, South Carolina. Preston Williams, grandson. 1910 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, population schedule, Legette township, enumeration district 66, sheet 14-A, p. 118 (stamped, recto), dwelling [not stated], family [not stated], Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 May 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1451.
		Joe Williams household, 1920 Marion County, South Carolina. Preston Nichols, grandson. 1920 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, LeGette township, enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 8A, p. 55 (stamped, recto), dwelling 134, family 138, Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry,com : accessed 16 May 2010; citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1703.
		Joe Williams household, grandson Preston Williams/Nichols, 1900 census, Marion County, South Carolina 1900 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, population schedule, Legette township, enumeration district (ED) 76, sheets 6A-B, pp. 166a-b (stamped), dwelling 30, family 30, Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 May 2010; citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1535.
		Joe Williams and wife Ellen, 1880, Marion County, South Carolina, census 1880 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, population schedule, Rowell township, enumerationdistrict (ED) 101, p. 6 (penned), p. 325 (stamped, verso), dwelling 47, family 47, Joe Williams household;digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 June 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1235
		Joe Williams and wife Ellen, 1940 Marion County, South Carolina, census 1940 U.S. census, Marion County, Missouri, population schedule, LaGette township, enumeration district (ED) 34-4, sheet 10A, p. 60 (stamped, recto), household no. 150, Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 September 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 3825.
		Ellen (Alston) Williams, death certificate, 1941, Marion County, South Carolina, USA State of South Carolina, State Board of Health, death certificate no. 11334, Ellen Williams, 4 February 1941, Marion County;

Sources

[S1] 1900 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, population schedule, Legette township, enumeration district (ED) 76, sheets 6.
[S12] 1940 U.S. census, Marion County, Missouri, population schedule, LaGette township, enumeration district (ED) 34-4, sheet 10A, p. 60 (stamped, recto), household no. 150, Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 September 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 3825.
[S14] State of South Carolina, State Board of Health, death certificate no. 11334, Ellen Williams, 4 February 1941, Marion County; “South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1943,” digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : downloaded 7 September 29014), FHL film no. 4,181,100, image no. 1449; Department of Archives and History, Columbia. URL: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11587-160022-57?cc=1417492.
[S15] 1870 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, population schedule, Marion Courthouse post office, LeGette township, p. 29 (penned), p. 153 (stamped), Nancy Allston household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 June 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1503.
[S10] 1880 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, population schedule, Rowell township, enumeration district (ED) 101, p. 6 (penned), p. 325 (stamped, verso), dwelling 47, family 47, Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 June 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1235.
[S2] 1910 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, population schedule, Legette township, enumeration district 66, sheet 14A, p. 118 (stamped, recto), dwelling [not stated], family [not stated], Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 May 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1451.
[S3] 1920 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, LeGette township, enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 8-‐A, p. 55 (stamped, recto), dwelling 134, family 138, Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry,com : accessed 16 May 2010; citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1703.
[S11] 1930 U.S. census, Marion County, South Carolina, population schedule, LeGette township, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 3-B, p. 39 (stamped, verso), dwelling 49, family 50, Joe Williams household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 May 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2206.