migration to New Jersey

Studio shots, no. 256: Lawrence Hagans.

Lawrence Hagans (1916-1965).

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In the 1920 census of Gardners township, Wilson County: James Haggans, 45, farmer; wife Annie, 40; children James, 17, Mallie, 15, Etta, 11, Joe and Jonah, 9, Nelia, 7, Haggar, 6, and Lawrence, 4; and cousin Will Coley, 25, laborer.

In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson township: James Hagan, 53; wife Nora, 50; children John and Joe, 18, Lawrence, 16, and Etta, 21; grandchildren Elizabeth, 15, Eliza, 13, Susa M., 10, Leeoma, 8, David, 5, Bessie M., 3, Lillie M., 1, and Charlie Reid, 4; and daughter Ida Reid, 32.

In the 1940 census of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey: at 25-A Jewett Avenue, postal clerk Edward Williams, 42, and wife Ella, 43, domestic, both of Texas; children Ella, 12, Albert, 10, Herbert, 6, and Dorothy, 5, all born in N.J.; son-in-law Lawrence Hagan, 24, porter at U.S. Testing Company, born in N.C.; daughter Amy Hagan, 20, born in New York; granddaughter Barbara Hagan, 4 months, born in N.J.; son-in-law Harold Harris, 18, steel mill riveter, born in N.J.; daughter Bernice, 16, born in N.J.; granddaughter Janice, 3 months, born in N.J.; and mother Elenora Days, 60, born in Texas.

In 1940, Lawrence Hagan registered for the World War II draft in Hudson County, New Jersey. Per his registration card, he was born 27 March 1916 in Wilson, N.C.; lived at 25-A Jewett Avenue, Jersey City, N.J.; his contact was wife Amy Hagan; and he worked for U.S. Testing Company, Hoboken, N.J.

In the 1950 census of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey: Lawrence Hagans, 35, testing company porter; wife Amy, 30; and children Barbara, 10, Patricia, 9, and Lawrence Jr., 7.

Lawrence Hagans died in 21 September 1965 in New Jersey.

Photo courtesy of Ancestry.com Carla Tyler.

The obituary of Myrtie Ruth Jones Tabron, nonagenarian.

Courier-Post (Camden, N.J.), 24 September 2011.

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In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 808 East Nash, Butler Jones, 39, painter; wife Myrtle, 36; and children Gertrude, 12, Louise, 6, Joseph, 5, Ruth M., 3, and Willard, 3 months.

In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 1011 East Nash, owned and valued at $2500, Butler Jones, 49, building painter; wife Myrtle, 46; and children Gertrude, 23, cook, Louise, 16, Joseph, 15, Myrtle, 11, William, 9, and John, 8.

On 21 April 1939, William Tabron, 24, of Wilson, N.C., janitor, son of Henry Tabron and Mattie Smith, married Myrtie Jones, 19, of Wilson, N.C., daughter of Butler Jones and Myrtie Johnson, in Emporia, Greensville County, Virginia.

In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 1011 East Nash, Butler Jones, 59, painter; wife Myrtie, 51; sons Joseph, 25, Willard, 20, and John, 19, all painters; and William Tabron, 26, janitor at Carolina Theatre, wife Myrtie Tabron, 21, and daughter Patsy, 3 months.

In 1940, William Lemon Tabron registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 29 September 1914 in Wilson; lived at 1011 East Nash Street; his contact was wife Mytie Ruth Tabron; and he worked for Lumberton Tobacco Company, Lumberton, N.C.

In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Butler Jones, 69, painting houses for building construction company; wife Myrtie, 67; son John H., 27, painting houses; his wife Lizzie M., 28, domestic servant; son-in-law William L. Tabron, 30, painting houses; daughter Myrtie, 30, babysitting; and their daughters Patsy, 10, and Julia, 9.

William Lemon Tabron died 19 December 1966 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Per his death certificate, he was born 29 September 1914 in Wilson, N.C., to Mattie Belle Smith and Thomas Henry Tabron; lived in Camden, New Jersey; was married to Myrtie Tabron; worked as a painter; was a World War II veteran; and was buried in New Camden Cemetery.

The obituary of Nathaniel Ford Jr. of Trenton, New Jersey.

Trenton Evening Times, 30 April 1986.

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In 1940, Nathaniel Ford registered for the World War II draft in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. Per his registration card, he was born 15 June 1906 in Wilson, N.C.; lived at 111 Fall Street, Trenton; his contact was friend Effie Olston; and he worked for W.P.A.-Fort Dix, N.J.

In the 1950 census of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey: Nathaniel Ford, 43, building construction laborer; wife J.M., 33; children Nathaniel F., 6, Jimmie, 5, and Jay R., 1; and roomer Maud Stevenson, 34, cleaning woman.

The Reid-Lucas family of Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The chance find of David Reid’s Atlantic City obituary led me to this set of siblings that migrated with their spouses to the Jersey Shore in the late 1920s.

  • David and Lucinda Barnes Reid

On 8 August 1922, David Reid, 21, of Wilson County, son of John and Olivia Reid, married Lieucinda Barnes, 19, of Wilson County, daughter of Pattie Barnes, in Wilson County. Disciples minister W.W. Webb performed the ceremony in the present of Mollie V. Williams, Richard Winstead, and Eligar Reid.

Hattie Olivia Reid was born 28 December 1922 in Wilson to David Reid and Lucinda Barnes.

In the 1928 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Reid David (c; Lucinda) hlpr h 712 W Walnut

In the 1930 census of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey: at 1317 Arctic Avenue, James Lucas, 26, hotel bus driver; wife Pattie, 26, hotel chambermaid; roomer David Reid, 24, garage mechanic; wife Lucinda, 25; children Olivia, 6, David, 4, and Wallace Reid, 3; and roomer Sydney Briggs, 20, hotel mechanic.

In the 1935 Atlantic City city directory: Reid David (Lucinda) garage attendant h 1322 Baltic av

David Reid died in March 1971.

Atlantic City Press, 8 March 1971.

Wallace Reid died just three years after his father.

Atlantic City Press, 24 July 1974.

Lucinda Reid Crosley died 29 March 2003 at age 97.

  • James and Pattie Reid Lucas

In the 1930 census of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey: at 1317 Arctic Avenue, James Lucas, 26, hotel bus driver; wife Pattie, 26, hotel chambermaid; roomer David Reid, 24, garage mechanic; wife Lucinda, 25; children Olivia, 6, David, 4, and Wallace Reid, 3; and roomer Sydney Briggs, 20, hotel mechanic.

In 1940, James Oscar Lucas registered for the World War II draft in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Per his registration card, he was born 22 February 1905 in Wilson, N.C.; lived at 117 1/2 Center Street, Atlantic City, N.J., [later, 760 Chelton Avenue, Apartment B, Camden, N.J.]; his contact was wife Pattie Lucas; and he worked for “U.S. Government Cement Contracting” at Fort Dix, N.J.

In the 1940 census of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey: at 105 New York Avenue, James Lucas, 36, W.P.A. laborer; wife Patty, 38; daughter Willa Mae, 17; brother Buddy, 24, helper in restaurant kitchen; and lodger Vera Williams, 48, widow, seamstress in W.P.A. sewing project, and her son Ernest, 13.

In the 1950 census of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey: James Lucas, 45, construction company laborer; wife Pattie, 49, hotel maid; nephews Dowel, 7, and Willie Lucas, 5; and cousin-in-law Lizzie G. Reid, 23, hotel maid.

James Lucas died 23 July 1956 in Atlantic City.

Atlantic City Press, 27 July 1956.

Pattie Lucas died in August 1973.

Atlantic City Press, 29 August 1973.

  • Benjamin and Mollie Hemby Reid

Benjamin Reid registered for the World War I draft in Wilson County in 1917. Per his registration card, he was born 1896 in Edgecombe County, N.C.; lived on Mercer Street, Wilson; worked as a delivery boy for H.M. McMullen; and was single.

On 28 November 1918, Bennie Reid, 22, of Wilson, son of John and Olivia Reid, married Mollie Turnage, 19, of Wilson, daughter of Louisa Turnage, at her home in Wilson. Missionary Baptist minister William Baker performed the ceremony in the presence of Carrie Melton, W.H.H. Howard, and Noel Jones.

On 12 May 1927, Ben Reid, 31, of Wilson, married Mollie Hembey, 22, of Wilson, in Wilson. Disciples minister W.W. Webb performed the ceremony in the presence of Oscar Barker, Ella Adams, and James Baker.

In the 1930 census of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey: Ben Reid, 35, restaurant dishwasher, and wife Mollie, 25, lodgers in the household of William Peterson.

Atlantic City Press, 30 March 1935.

Atlantic City Press, 26 April 1939.

Benjamin Franklin Reid registered for the World War II draft in 1942. Per his registration card, he was born 4 June 1896 in Pick [Pitt] County, N.C.; lived 1309 Arctic Avenue, Atlantic City; worked for W.P.A. Watershed; and his contact was Nanie May Reid, same address.

Atlantic City Press, 10 March 1942. 

The obituary of Eva Artis McRimmon of Kearny, N.J., prominent in A.M.E. affairs.


Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.), 5 March 1993.

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In the 1910 census of Pikeville township, Wayne County, North Carolina: Robert Artis, 27; wife Christana, 27; and children Mabelle, 6, Eva, 4, Robert Jr., 2, and Chalice, 5 months.

In the 1920 census of Black Creek township, Wilson County: on Black Creek to Goldsboro Road, Robert Artis, 35; wife Christiana, 33; and children Mabel, 16, Eva, 13, Robert, 10, Challie, 9, Maggie, 8, Adam, 6, and Christine, 4.

On 1 February 1927, Eva Artis, 22, of Wilson, daughter of Robert and Christianna Artis, married Richard Bullock, 45, of Wilson, son of Alfred and Mary Bullock, in Wilson. Baptist minister B.F. Jordan performed the ceremony in the presence of Ben Harris, Jesse Barnes, and H.B. Forten.

In the 1928 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Bullock Richd (c; Eva) driver h 202 East

In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 202 East Street, Richard Bullock, 48, gardener; wife Eva, 25, cook; and [his] children Richard, 20, cobbler, Moses, 16, George, 14, and Hellen, 13.

In the 1940 census of Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey: Allen McRimmon, 34, longshoreman for shipping company; wife Eva, 32; and daughters Allen Doris, 8, and Geraldine, 3.

In the 1950 census of Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey: Allen McRimmon, 47, bricklayer for construction company; wife Eva, 39, presser in glove factory; and daughters Allan D., 17, and Geraldine, 13.

Eva Artis McRimmon is second from right in the top photo. The Mississippi Enterprise (Jackson, Miss.), 28 April 1962. 

The obituary of Beatrice Palmer Thompson of Burlington, New Jersey.

Trenton Evening Times, 5 July 1950.

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In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Horace Palmer, 40; wife Mary, 39; and children Beatrice, 13, James, 8, Gladys, 5, Mary Linder, 3, and Lonie, 1 month.

In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 413 East Green, Mary Palmer, 50, office maid, and children Beatrice, 23, James E., 18, Glayds, 14, Mary L., 12, Lonie, 9, and Robert L., 8.

In the 1940 census of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey: lodger Beatrice Thompson, 33, maid, widow [sic], and lodger’s daughter Barbara E., 6, in the household of Emma Hunley, 56, at 38 Spring Street.

In the 1950 census of Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey: at 202 Jones Avenue, Edwin Thompson, 49, cleaner-presser in tailor business; wife Beatrice, 42, tailor’s helper; and daughter Barbara E., 14.

On 30 December 1952, Elmer Hinson, 21, of Wilmington, Delaware, married Barbara Thompson, 19, of Burlington, New Jersey, daughter of Edwin Thompson and Beatrice Palmer, in Wilmington, Delaware.

The Weekses’ 25th anniversary.

Rev. A.L.E. Weeks spent years as pastor of several Missionary Baptist churches in Wilson before migrating to Elizabeth, New Jersey.

New York Age, 11 August 1928.

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  • Rev. A.L.E. Weeks — Alfred L.E. Weeks.
  • Mrs. Weeks — Annie Elizabeth Cooke Weeks.
  • J.L. Cooke — Jerry L. Cooke.
  • Mrs. J.L. Cooke — Clara Godette Cooke.
  • Marie Weeks — Annie Elizabeth Marie Weeks.
  • Maggie Crawford — Maggie Barnes Crawford.
  • Edwin Cooke — in 1940, Edwin Donald Cooke registered for the World War II draft in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. Per his registration card, he was born 25 December 1911 in Wilson, N.C.; lived at 255 Elmwood Avenue, East Orange; his contact was wife Natalie Rose Cooke; and he worked for Mrs. Thomas O. Sloane, 55 Montrose Avenue, South Orange.
  • Eunice Carter — Eunice Carter Fisher died 13 November 1970 in Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was born 20 November 1884 to Rufus and Nancy [Godette] Carter; was a widow; lived at 1321 East Washington Street; and was a retired laborer. Addie F. Morgan was informant.

Charles L. Coppedge of Jersey City, New Jersey.

Charles L. Coppedge appears on Wilson’s 1926 delinquent property tax list, owing $4.35. Coppedge, a Pullman porter, had left Wilson more than ten years earlier to make Jersey City, New Jersey, his home.

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In the 1900 census of Cedar Rock township, Franklin County, North Carolina: farmer James Coppedge, 41; wife Sarah D., 41; and children General W., 15, Charles, 13, Matilda, 11, and James H., 9.

In the 1908 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Coppedge Chas L (c) clk h 113 Manchester

In the 1912 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Coppedge Chas L (c) porter h Manchester nr Suggs

On 20 May 1915, Charles L. Coppedge married Ida L. Williams in Manhattan, New York, New York.

On 26 September 1915, Geo. W. Coppedge, 30, of Wilson, son of J.G. Coppedge and Sarah D. [last name not given], married Mittie Bynum, 27, of Wilson, daughter of Berry Bynum, in Wilson. A.M.E. Zion minister J.S. Jackson performed the ceremony in the presence of Dudley Bynum, C.L. Coppedge, and Allen Brown.

In the 1916 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Coppedge Chas (c) driver Quinn-McGowan Furniture Co h Manchester nr Suggs

In 1917, Chas. Lawrence Coppedge registered for the World War I draft in Hudson County, New Jersey. Per his registration card, he was born 7 March 1887 in Louisburg, N.C.; lived at 362 Whiton Street, Jersey City; was married; and worked as a railroad man for Pullman Company.

On 26 June 1919, the sale of a 17′ by 100′ lot on Jewett Avenue from Manuel Alonso and wife to Charles L. Coppedge was recorded in Jersey City. Alonso financed a $550 loan to Coppedge at six percent.

The Jersey Journal, 1 July 1919.

In the 1920 census of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey: at 55 Jewett Avenue, Charles Coppedge, 33, railroad car porter; wife Ida M., 32; and lodgers Charles Jackson, 26, shipyard machine helper; Florence Jackson, 25, laundress; and Coppedge’s James Coppedge, 28, dining car waiter.

In the 1930 census of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey: at 364 Forrest Street, owned and valued at $5000, Charles L. Coppedge, 40, railroad porter; wife Ida, 38, hairdresser at beauty shop; and lodger Thomas Burk, 30, hotel waiter.

In August 1931, a series of notices in The Jersey Journal advertised the public sale of Charles L. Coppedge and wife Ida M. Coppedge’s property on Bergen (or Forrest?) Avenue, which they had purchased in September 1925.

Coppedge filed for bankruptcy in December 1934.

The Jersey Journal, 19 January 1935.

The obituary of Annie Elizabeth Cooke Weeks.

Wilson Daily Times, 20 April 1943.

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  • A. Elizabeth Weeks — Annie Elizabeth Cooke Weeks.
  • J.L. Cooke — Jerry L. Cooke.
  • G.E. Wyche — Georgia E. Cooke Wyche. Georgia Cooke Wyche died 22 February 1970 in Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was born 6 January 1882 to Henderson Cooke and Mariah D. Batchelor; was a widow; was a retired teacher; and lived at 916 East Green Street. J.L. Cooke was informant. She was buried in Olive Branch cemetery, Wake Forest, North Carolina.
  • Rev. W.A. Hillard — William A. Hilliard.