Edwin and sister Mary Ashworth in Benwood in 1900

On June 13, 1900, the census recorded Edwin Ashworth, a 27-year-old railroad fireman, living in Benwood, W. Va., with his wife, Elba (sp?), 21, and daughters Margaret, 3, and Edna, 1. Edwin's sister, Mary, 26, is also living with them. The occupations of neighbors included day laborer, iron roller, railroad engineer, tube worker, pottery and "coke machine." The places of birth of neighbors included Austria, Germany, Wales, Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.