Earlier in the year I was researching Fredrick Epps Mayo, Jr. I wasn’t getting anywhere so I put it aside hoping a fresh start later on would be more successful. This afternoon I decided to have another go at it.
Right off the bat I found the 1900 Census. It listed Fred, his wife Lucy and their children, Alma, Anna, Willie and Walter. There was a boarder living with them named Josie Truetham. They were all living in Lincoln Parish. It was dated 25 Jun 1900.
I was happy. Maybe I would have better luck this time. That was when I noticed that I already had the 1900 Census for him. I checked it out thinking I had made a mistake. There was no mistake. There they were: Fred, Lucy, Alma, Anna, Willie, Walter and Josie the boarder. In Monroe, Ouachita Parish. It was dated 13 Dec 1900.
I am sure this has happened before, just not to me. It makes me want to go back through my tree and check all the other families.
Shiloh to Canaan 
It was a first for me, too! And imagine my surprise since this is my family – my grandmother didn’t join the bunch until 1908 so she wasn’t listed. This is the first and only time I’ve found any reference to my Mayo family in Lincoln Parish. As I was growing up, my grandmother (who lived with us) only talked about life in Farmerville (Union Parish) and Monroe (Ouachita Parish). I plan to pursue this Lincoln Parish connection further — someday. Looks like Fred owned land in Lincoln but rented in Monroe.
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Do you have any idea who Josie Truetham could be? She may be a clue. Sometimes relatives are listed on a census as a boarder.
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I have no idea who she was, but I noticed that she was from Arkansas, and I believe my great-grandmother, Lucy Dotson Mayo, lived in Arkansas for several years. I think I’ll pursue Josie as possibly a relative of Lucy’s. Lucy has been a horrible brick wall for me.
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