From Randy (a cousin discovery!!) over at Genea-Musings:
it's Saturday Night -
time for more Genealogy Fun!!!
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:
(1) Michael John Neill wrote "Pick a Day" on Thursday, February 3, in his Genealogy Tip of the Day blog.
(2) Read Michael's post, and then write your own post. Tell us your day, your person, and then answer the ten questions.
(3) Tell us all about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, in a post on Facebook, or on Twitter.
Here's mine:
The person I chose for this exercise is my paternal grandfather, Lusion Keman 'L.K.' Tapley (1870-1935). The date chosen was April 14, 1930.
* Where was my ancestor living?
Papa was living in Kite (District 55), Johnson County, Georgia. His farm was located between Highway 57 (going toward Wrightsville) and Fortner Pond Road, which runs into Highway 221 North (heading toward Bartow).
* Who was in his household?
In his household were his wife of 16 years, Nealie Drake Tapley (1895-1970), age 35; their sons, William Lamar (1915-1985), age 14; John Russell "Russ" (1917-1967), age 12; Dorsey Franklin "Dorse" (1919-2007), age 10; Jack Dempsey "Demp" (1921-1994), age 8; Gilbert (1928-2008), age 1; and their daughter, Irene (1925-2004), age 4.
* What was the ancestor's occupation?
Papa was always a farmer. The 1930 census states that he was "working on his own account." So I take that to mean he was farming his own land. Lusion's parents gave each of their children some land, but I do not know the acreage of Papa's portion. This date is two years before Papa and Grandma lost their land to foreclosure.
* What was the ancestor's age?
On this date, he was actually 60 years old, though the census states he was 57.
* What was going on nationally on this date (at this point in time)?
More than 4 million people are unemployed as a result of the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
Arizona scientists discover a ninth planet - Pluto.
For the first time, the 30th U.S. Census asks whether the respondents owned a radio, reflecting an increased interest in communication technology and consumer goods.
The Nazi party becomes the second largest political party in Germany.
Construction on the Hoover Dam started later in the year 1930. The Hoover Dam was part of a larger public works relief program to create jobs for those struggling during the first years of the Great Depression.
CBS broadcasts the New York Philharmonic live over the radio for the first time.
* What was going on locally/regionally?
The closest newspaper I could find was "The Atlanta Constitution." Some of the Georgia news article titles on April 14, 1930 include:
"State Education Convention Will Open in Macon Today"
"Convicted Forger Escapes at Macon"
"Wesleyan is Host to University Women" (American Association of University Women)
"Thermometer Reaches 84.3 Degrees in Macon"
"South Carolinian Shot to Death" (in Augusta)
"Driver Dies as Auto Plunges Off Bridge" (Augusta)
"Byrd Murder Case Will Reopen Today - Dan Tyre to Face Trial for Ax Slaying at Blackshear"
"Aged Georgian Robbed, Beaten" (Savannah)
* Were my ancestor's parents alive?
No, his father had passed in 1912, and his mother died in 1924.
* Were my ancestor's siblings alive?
Other than two sisters who died as children, all nine of Papa's other siblings were alive on this date. These included Franklin Morgan "Frank" (1867-1938), James "Jim" (1868-1941), Elizabeth Virginia "Lizzie" (1873-1959), Tabitha "Bosh" (1875-1956), George Washington Sentell "Tell" (1876-1944), Bennett Olin "Ol" (1878-1955), Solomon (1881-1971), Vianna Bell (1886-1965), and Bascom Biship (1889-1967).
* Where would he have gone to church the previous Sunday?
I'm not sure that Papa attended church. But I can guarantee that Grandma Nealie was at Powell's Chapel every Sunday!
* Who were my ancestor's neighbors?
His immediate neighbors were Frank Rodgers and family on one side and C.L. Stephens and his son, Elmo, on the other side. A couple of houses up the street was his son, Champ Lusion (1909-1974) and his wife, Pauline Horton Tapley (1912-2003). Pauline's family lived next to them. Next to Champ were the Pooles... their daughter, Reida Mae (1905-1979), ended up marrying Lusion's oldest son, James Tillman "Fella" (1904-1974).
** Please note that this is the Saturday Night Fun prompt from last Saturday, February 5. I missed it last week, and since I am not any kind of sports fan, I chose to go ahead and do last week's prompt.
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