The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-10-07
BY M. r. Dunagan
Especial to The POSt)

Raleigh, Oct. 6 - The Smiths are
the folks North Carolina people will
have to try to keep up with if the
Social Security account numbers or
file with the State Unemployment
Compensation Commission is cri-
terion for the States population
These records show approximately
$3.50 Smiths, five Smythes, or more
than 5000 ahead of the 6,325 Jones
In fact, the Williamses, with 6,270
are almost up with the Jones and
the $3.50 Browns are not far behind
Other family names leading are
Davis, 1900; Moore, $3.50; Johnson
$685.. Wilson, 2,75O Taylor, 2;72C
Harris, 2, 695; Miller and White al
most even at 2,64O; Thomson, 2,420
Walker, 1900; Martin, 2,12O; Allen,
2,110; and Hall and Edwards almost
even with 1000, to get those above
the 1000 mark.
Returning to the Smiths, it is
found that there are SO Anne Smiths
81 David Smiths, Is without a mid
die name; 48 Edward Smiths, z with
out the middle name; A Ernest
Smiths, 9 without the middle name;
Is Frank Smiths, II with no middle
name; 159 George Smiths, 26 with
no middle name, and 10 George
Washington Smiths and seven
George w. Smiths; SO Henry Smiths,
% just plain Henry; 1876 James
Smiths, 48 with no middle name, in
addition to ii Jimmie Smiths and IL
Jim Smiths; 315 John Smiths, "A
Just plain John; IA Joseph Smiths,
10 without middle names; so Mar
garet Smiths; 116 Mary Smiths; 147
Robert Smiths; 46 Roy Smiths; AZ
Ruby Smiths; 112 Thomas Smiths;
IS Walter Smiths; 365 William and
70 Willie Smiths; 10 Woodrow Viii
on Smiths; seven Grover Cleve-
land and two Grover c. Smiths.
The 369 James Smiths, 315 John
Smiths, 365 William Smiths, form
the main reason why every worker,
Smith, Jones, Williams, Brown or
whatnot, should have a Social Secu-
rity account number it is 20 ;nted
out by Chairman Charles C. Powell,
of the Commission.
Other leading families in num-
bers, those having between 1000
and 1000 to the name are: Adams
1850, Baker 1900, Campbell Ito,
and Clarke 1877 Cook 1910 and Cook
374, Cox, 21O and Coke Is, Evans H.
IT'S, Green 1900 and Greene 600,
Griffin 1850, Hill 1870, Jackson
1925, Jenkins 1910, King $50, Lee
1920, Lewis 1870, Little 1920,
Long 1850, Mitchell Ito, Morgan
1900, Morris 1865, Parker $40,
Patterson l, 04O, Perry l,045, Phil
lips 1860, Powell 1850, Price
1,16O, Richardson 1,O45, Roberts l, =
21O, Rogers 1920, and Rodgers 220.
Robinson 1870, Scott 1,12O, Stewart
1,150 Thomas 1870, Turner 1865
Watson 1000, Wood 1850 and Woods
40, Wright 100, Young 1,46O.
Other names prominent in the
state, those met almost daily, who
have Social Security account num-
bers in the Unemployment Compen-
sation files, given alphabetically,
follow:
Baily, Black, Campbell, Carroll,
Carpenter, Cobb, Cole, Cooper,
Daniel, Daniels, Day, Davidson,
Deal, Duncan, Dun, Durham, Ell
lis, Farmer, Ferguson, Terrell, Elem
ing, Fletcher, Flowers, Foster,
Ford, Zone Henry Ford), Fox,
Franklin, Fowler, Gardner, Garner,
Garrison, Gibson, eileen, Gilbert,
Goodwin, Goodman, Grady, Graham,
Grant, Gray, Gregory.
Hairston, Hardy, Hamilton, Ham
pton, Hamrick, Hardin, Harding,
Harper, Harrell, Harrington, Hart,
Harrison, Hawkins, Hanes, Hayes,
Heath, Hedrick, Helms, Henderson,
Hicks, Henry, Herring, Hester,
Hines, Hinson, Hobbs, Hodges, Hol-
der, Holland, Holt, Holmes, Honey
cult, Horton, Hoover, Hopkins,
Horne, Howard, Howell, Hunt, Hun
ter, Hughes Hutchens, Hutchins,
Ingram, James, JOHNSON, (John-
stone 81, Joyner, Kelly, Kelley, Ken
nedy, Kerby, Kirkman, Knight,