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1900
census
The Aston enumeration district 137 census was taken on 6/2/00. It lists him married for six years. His wife Bridget was born in October 1871 so her age on census day was 28. The census lists four
children Ellen (age 5 - born Feb 1895), George (age 4 - born May 1894), Rose, (age 2 - born Jan or Jun 1898) and Mary (just recently born). Mary was really Sarah Marie. I knew her as Aunt Marie. He was listed as Grant Yarnall, head of the household. The
census recordings indicate he rented his home. The document has July 1869 as when he was born. His occupation was a beamer at a mill. I obtained mill operation info from some research. Since
he was baptized in 1868 we know the census taker got the wrong year
of his birth from someone, but it is a clue about the month he was
born. I do not recall being told what day he was born.
1910 census
| The Aston census for Yorkshire Hollow was taken on 5/2/10. He is listed as Grant G. Yarnall age 41. A
total transformation of his name had occurred. He and his wife Bridget
C. lived on Hollow Hill Road in the Crozerville
section of Aston, PA. Their seven children lived there with them.
My dad, Thomas Vincent Yarnall, was not part of the family yet. The listing on the right should show Rose's middle initial as "C"; not "G". Her middle name was Catharine after her grandmother. Grant was a beamer and Nellie was a weaver at that time. George was called a "hander in" at the mill. |
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1914 Family Picture
The top row might show only half of Aunt Marie's face. Grandmom, Aunt Rose, and
Aunt Nell are also in that row.
My dad is on his father's lap. Aunt Kay, Uncle John, and Uncle Bill are to the right of their dad. Uncle George
is not in the picture. |
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1920 census
For Aston the census was taken on January 13th and 14th. The Grant Yarnall family
was still in Aston on those dates. Grant (age 49) was still a beamer. He prepared
the parallel warp threads for the loom. His wife Bridget (age 47) was now
employed at the mill as a burler (person who inspected the quality of
the cloth). Their daughters Rose (age 22) and Marie (age 20) were working in
different mills as weavers. Rose was at a cotton mill and Marie was
at a plush mill. Their son George S (age 24) was now a fireman on locomotives.
John, William, Catharine (aka Kay), and Thomas were not employed and
listed as ages 17, 14, 12, and 8. My dad, Thomas Vincent, would not
be 9 until March 14, 1920. Their oldest daughter Ellen (aka Nell) had
married William Gorman and was no longer part of the Yarnall household.
She was a year older than George. Later that year the family moved 11 miles from Aston to
Clifton Heights and some were employed in a new mill that
was built in Clifton Heights.
Original census page.
Notice that son George's middle initial is written as "G" and not as "S". |
