Reese BAYLESS, Sr. & Matilda THOMPSON

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Reese BAYLESS, Sr.
Matilda THOMPSON

Husband: Reese BAYLESS, Sr.
Birth: 1805/6, Washington Co., TN
Occupation: farmer
Father: George BAYLESS (1777-1835)
Mother: Amelia RENFROE / RENFRO (1779-1859)

Marriage: 14 May 1843, Macoupin Co., IL

Wife: Matilda THOMPSON
Birth: 6 Mar 1807, Christian [now Trigg] Co., KY
Death: 1852
Father: Adam THOMPSON
Mother: Jane [SMART?]

Children — born in Dorchester, Macoupin Co., IL:

1. George BAYLESS, b. 1843/4
2. William Thompson BAYLESS, b. 25 Jan 1846
3. Reese BAYLESS, Jr.

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee

Sources:

1. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900:

Bayless, Rees Thompson Matilda Macoupin 05/14/1843 v. 2, p. ? lic. #790

2. AIS (Accelerated Index System) Census Index (online at Ancestry.com): can't find in 1830.

3. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #20 of 84; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 IL Macoupin Co. pp. 35B-36A Ln. 30 Rees Bayless 000 011 - 000 010 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = brother? brother-in-law? boarder?

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Reese (b. 1805/6)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = sister? sister-in-law? boarder?

1 person employed in agriculture

The fact that there are no children in the household (and no children over 10 in 1850) and that I find no previous marriage for Reese in the above marriage database suggests that the woman in this household is not his wife, but possibly a sister, sister-in-law, boarder, etc.

4. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #254 of 306 — indexed "Rees Bayles"): Macoupin Co., IL, p. 305B, 3/3, enumerated 28 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Reese Bayles 44 M Farmer 1560 Ten

Matilda Bayles 42 F Ky

George Bayles 6 M Ill

William Bayles 3 M Ill

Amelia Bayles 73 F Va

O G Smith 20 M Labourer Ohio

Amelia is Reese's widowed mother.

5. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: Ancestral File (AF).

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