During my visit to the Washington County Clerk’s office on the 14th, I happened to notice grey boxes of school census reports on one of the top shelves.  Since I had not looked at these before I chose 1902 – hoping to find my grandparents listed.  Amazingly I did!  My paternal grandfather, Jessie Hill, is listed below.  This report is for District 39 – I found all but one grandparent in the other reports.

This is a great source for birthdates – given by the parents – since there are no birth records at this date.  In addition, ages of children are also stated.  Two sets of twins are listed on this page!

Washington County School Census Report 1902

District 39

Parents               

Ben Hagen

1. Joseph Hagen, February 20, 1883 age 19
2. Jesse Hagen, August 18, 1889, age 13

James Daniel and Mary Boone

1. Will Boone, September 29, 1884, age 17
2. Mary Boone, September 29, 1886, age 15
3. Sallie Boone, September 29, 1886, age 15
4. Lettie Boone, January 17, 1891, age 11
5. Robert Boone, August 21, 1893, age 9

Ludd F. and Mary Yankey

1. Sady Yankey, February 3, 1883, age 19
2. Fred Yankey, February 3, 1883, age 19
3. Eliza Yankey, July 6, 1885, age 17
4. Maggie Yankey, May 14, 1887, age 15
5. Lillie Belle Yankey, November 29, 1889, age 13
6. Becky Lee Yankey, May 31, 1892, age 10
7. James Anderson Yankey, August 27, 1895, age 7

Frank and Mollie Yankey

1. Mattie Yankey, February 26, 1888, age 14
2. Robert Yankey, September 18, 1889, age 12
3. Mary Yankey, April 16, 1892, age 10
4. Lettie Yankey, September 16, 1895, age 7

John Buckman

1. Mattie Buckman, September 27, 1883, age 19
2. Mary Lill Buckman, March 10, 1886, age 16

Calebel R. and Eliza Bennington

1. Clotill Bennington, December 25, 1885, age 17
2. Tansia Bennington, March 11, 1888, age 14 – Female
3. William Bennington, January 23, 1890, age 12
4. Ezra Bennington, May 29, 1892, age 10
5. Bessie Bennington, January 5, 1895, age 7

James M. and Fannie Chandler

1. Richard Chandler, January 4, 1888, age 14
2. Ivia Chandler, February 25, 1891, age 11 – Female
3. James Chandler, June 15, 1894, age 8

John H. and Martha Thompson

1. Florence Thompson, September 26, 1883, age 19

Isaiah and Lydia Ann Hill

1. Isaiah Hill, January 16, 1885, age 17
2. Lydia Hill, March 7, 1887, age 15
3. Alfa Hill, November 2, 1890, age 12
4. Jessie Hill, August 8, 1894, age 8

Hays and Hattie May Hill

1. Jesse Eddy Hill, October 2, 1895, age 7 – Female

Ran and Catherine Bell Hill

1. Thomas Hill, October 17, 1891, age 10

Bill and Elizabeth Hill

1. Effie Ann Hill, October 23, 1891, age 10
2. Mary Lee Hill, February 12, 1896, age 6

Frank and Bertha Montgomery

1. Lizzie Montgomery, November 1, 1892, age 10
2. Leo Montgomery, March 17, 1895, age 7

Marshall and Katey Smith

1. Burnett Smith, April 1, 1884, age 18
2. Annie Bell Smith, April 14, 1886, age 16

Jeff and Sally Carrico

1. Claud Carrico, December 12, 1881, age 19
2. Maggie Carrico, December 5, 1883, age 17
3. Agnes Carrico, October 23, 1885, age 15
4. Lee Carrico, July 23, 1888, age 13
5. Jennie Carrico, December 24, 1890, age 11
6. Sam B. Carrico, October 4, 1892, age 9

John and Sue Knott

1. Mamie Knott, March 13, 1890, age 12
2. John F. Knott, October 19, 1892, age 10
3. Ernestine Knott, August 22, 1894, age 8

James and Clara Butler

1. Sophia Butler, February 25, 1891, age 11
2. Thomas Butler, November 17, 1893, age 9
3. Durwood Butler, April 24, 1894, age 8

Robert Parrott, Guardian

1. Robert Ross, June 1, 1887, age 15