The Ivy Family

Alfred Herman and Ozell Elizabeth McKnight

Let's look back to a little bit of US history of the Ivy Family. The following information was derived from official US Census Bureau statistics. The earliest I could reliably find was for the year 1840. 1840 United States Federal Census about Robert A Ivy Name: Robert A Ivy County: Montgomery State: Alabama. 1850 United States Federal Census about Robert Ivy Name: Robert Ivy Age: 57 Estimated birth year: abt 1793 Birth Place: South Carolina Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 2, Montgomery, Alabama. 1860 United States Federal Census about James Ivy Name: James Ivy Age in 1860: 24 Birth Year: abt 1836 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1860: Itawamba, Mississippi Gender: Male Post Office: Bigby Fork Household Members: Name Age James Ivy 24 Hannah Ivy 18. 1880 United States Federal Census about James Ivy Name: James Ivy Home in 1880: Beat 4, Lee, Mississippi Age: 50 Estimated birth year: abt 1830 Birthplace: Alabama Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) Spouse's name: Adaline Father's birthplace: Georgia Mother's birthplace: Georgia Occupation: Farming Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age James Ivy 50 Adaline Ivy 38 James Ivy 19 Alice Ivy 16 Eulalah Ivy 14 Ola Ivy 13 Lucy Ivy 10 Hemdon Ivy 9 Judson Ivy 5 Hinton Ivy 3 Robert Ivy 1. 1900 United States Federal Census about Jas Ivy Name: Jas Ivy Home in 1900: Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi Age: 67 Estimated birth year: abt 1833 Birthplace: Alabama Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's name: Fannie Race: White Household Members: Name Age Jas Ivy 67 Fannie Ivy 41 Wm Ivy 19. 1910 United States Federal Census about Archie Ivy Name: Archie Ivy Age in 1910: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1886 Birthplace: Mississippi Relation to Head of House: Head Father's name: James Father's Birth Place: Mississippi Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi Spouse's name: Lulu Home in 1910: Beat 3, Chickasaw, Mississippi Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Archie Ivy 24 Lulu Ivy 20 Nanna M Ivy 2 Herman Ivy 8/12 James Ivy 76 Lulu Ivy 29. Also from 1910 is Great-great-grandpa James Ivy, who lived with Great-grandpa Archie Ivy at the time. Name: James Ivy Age in 1910: 76 Estimated birth year: abt 1834 Birthplace: Mississippi Relation to Head of House: Father Father's Birth Place: Alabama Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi Home in 1910: Beat 3, Chickasaw, Mississippi Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Male For some reason, there was not an entry for Grandpa Herman Ivy or for Great-grandpa Archie Ivy for the 1920 Census. There was, however, an entry for Grandma Ozell Ivy. 1920 United States Federal Census about Ozell McKnight Name: Ozell McKnight [Ozell Mc Knight] Home in 1920: Troy, Pontotoc, Mississippi Age: 9 years Estimated birth year: abt 1911 Birthplace: Mississippi Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Lemmie Father's Birth Place: Mississippi Mother's name: Myrtle Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Female Household Members: Name Age Lemmie McKnight 36 Myrtle McKnight 32 Ozell McKnight 9 Loyal McKnight 7 Effie Dodson 3. Finally in the 1930 Census, we find that Grandpa and Grandma have met at last and married. From this union came along Aunt Lu Doris and Dad Charles Lynn. 1930 United States Federal Census about Herman Ivy Name: Herman Ivy Home in 1930: Beat 5, Pontotoc, Mississippi Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1910 Birthplace: Mississippi Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Ozell Race: White Household Members: Name Age Herman Ivy 20 Ozell Ivy 19. Stay tuned for more later.