Thomas Clark FRUIT & Elizabeth THOMPSON

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Thomas Clark FRUIT
Elizabeth THOMPSON

Husband: Thomas Clark FRUIT
Birth: 5 or 29 Oct 1784, Randolph Co., NC
Death: 15 Dec 1871, DeWitt Co., IL
Disposition: bur. Tunbridge Cemetery, Kenney, DeWitt Co., IL
Migration: 1802, said to have gone to Kentucky, with his father
Father: James Samuel FRUIT
Mother: [Margaret?] CLARK

Marriage: 26 or 31 Jul 1806, Christian Co., KY
Migration: 1834, to DeWitt Co., IL

Wife: Elizabeth THOMPSON
Birth: 28 Sep 1789, North Carolina
Death: 28 or 31 Mar 1866, DeWitt Co., IL
Disposition: bur. Tunbridge Cemetery, Kenney, DeWitt Co., IL
Father: Samuel THOMPSON
Mother: Mary "Polly" READER

Children:

— born in Christian Co., KY:
1. Susannah West FRUIT, b. 2 Sep 1807; m. 3 Dec 1838, Macon Co., IL, Robert HENSON
2. James Smart FRUIT, b. 2 Sep 1809
3. Thompson Clark FRUIT, b. 26 Sep 1811
4. William Lew FRUIT, b. 15 Dec 1813; d. 16 Sep 1896/7, IL; m. 31 Dec 1839, De Witt Co., IL, Isabell C. GLEN
5. Mary Reader FRUIT, b. 24 May 1816; d. 1897, De Witt Co., IL; bur. Tunbridge Cemetery; m1. 25 Oct 1835, Christian Co., KY, George W. COX; m2. 23 Jan 1859, De Witt Co., IL, Thomas DAVENPORT
6. Sybella/Sabella/Sebilla Matilda FRUIT, b. 8 Jan 1819; d. 5 Sep 1895, De Witt Co., IL; bur. Tunbridge Cemetery; m. 10 Jul 1838, Macon Co., IL, Nathan COOPER
7. Sidney/Sydney Cornelia FRUIT, b. 3 Mar 1821; d. 16 Nov 1879, De Witt Co., IL; m. 19 May 1840, De Witt Co., IL, Elihu LANE
8. Edmund Webster FRUIT, b. 21 Sep 1823
9. Martha Jane FRUIT, b. 22 Feb 1826; d. aft. 1842, IL; m. 30 May 1842, De Witt Co., IL, John HENSON (b. 22 Jul 1797, VA
10. Enoch Alexander FRUIT, b. 9 Aug 1828; d. 31 Jul 1863, Vicksburg, MS; m. 18 Jul 1847, De Witt Co., IL, Nancy B. GLENN
11. John Derryberry FRUIT, b. 10 May 1831; d. 12 Jan 1912, IL; m1. 2 Apr 1854, De Witt Co., IL, Rebecca E. DOTSON; m2. 12 Mar 1881, De Witt Co., IL, Mary M. GANDY

— presumably born in De Witt Co., IL:
12. Elizabeth Phoebe FRUIT, b. 15 Oct 1835;d.s.p. 17 Dec 1837, De Witt Co., IL; bur. Tunbridge Cemetery
13. Rebecca FRUIT, b. 7 Apr 1839; d. aft. 1855; m. John FRUIT

I cannot find a marriage record for Mary Reader (FRUIT) COX and Thomas DAVENPORT or for Rebecca FRUIT and John FRUIT.

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

Sources:

1a. D.L. Murray & N.R., compilers. 1995. Marriage Index: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN, 1720-1926. Marriage data from the "Hunting for Bears" collection (Broderbund CD-2):

Fruit, Thomas Thompson, Elizabeth 26 Jul 1806 Christian Co., KY

1b. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Kentucky Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Fruit, Thomas Thompson, Elizabeth Jul 25, 1806 Christian Co.

Cox, Geo W. Fruit, Mary R. Oct 25, 1835 Christian Co.

1c. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1998. Marriage Index: Illinois, 1851-1900. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-250):

Cooper, Nathan Fruit, L. Matilda Jul 10, 1838 Macon Co.

Henson, Robert Fruit, Susan Dec 3, 1838 Macon Co.

Fruit, William L. Glen, Isaabel C. Dec 31, 1839 De Witt Co.

Lane, Elihu Fruit, Sidney May 19, 1840 De Witt Co.

Henson, John Fruit, Martha Jane May 30, 1842 De Witt Co.

Henry, John A Fruit, Lebilla Oct 1, 1844 Macon Co.

Fruit, Enoch A. Glenn, Nancy Jul 18, 1847 De Witt Co.

Walker, Alexander Fruit, Mary Ann Jul 25, 1850 De Witt Co.

1d. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900:

FRUIT JOHN D DOTSON, REBECCA E DE WITT 04/02/1854 00A/0120 -

FRUIT J.D. GANDY, MARY M DE WITT 03/12/1881 001/0056 -

2. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund CD-313). Please see my WARNING regarding use of this database (the numerical data have the genders switched). Yes, I realize in this case it makes no difference, but I try to alert people to the problem whenever I can.

1810 Fruit, Thomas KY Christian Co. p. 65 10100-1010000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 9 or under 1800-1810 = James (b. 1809)

1 male 16-25 1784-1794 = Thomas (b. 1784)

1 female 9 or under 1800-1810 = Susannah (b. 1807)

1 female 16-25 1784-1794 = Elizabeth (b. 1789)

3a. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1820 (Broderbund CD-314):

1820 Truit, Thomas KY Christian Co. p. 35

3b. Christian County Genealogical Society (Hopkinsville, KY). 1995. Christian County, KY, Census Records, 1820-1830-1840. Simmons Historical Publ., Melber, KY. On p. 10 (of the book, not the census):

1820 Fruit Thomas 210010-21010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 9 or under 1810-1820 = William (b. 1813)
= Thompson (b. 1811)

1 male 10-15 1804-1810 = James (b. 1809)

1 male 26-44 1775-1794 = Thomas (b. 1784)

2 females 9 or under 1810-1820 = Sybella (b. 1819)
= Mary (b. 1816)

1 female 10-15 1804-1810 = Susannah (b. 1807)

1 female 26-44 1775-1794 = Elizabeth (b. 1789)

Living next door to Thomas's father, John FRUIT. There was one other FRUIT in the county: Frederick (male over 45, w/wife and children).

4a. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830 (Broderbund CD-315):

1830 Fruit, Thomas KY Christian Co. p. 9

4b. Christian County Genealogical Society (Hopkinsville, KY). 1995. Christian County, KY, Census Records, 1820-1830-1840. Simmons Historical Publ., Melber, KY. On p. 29 (of the book, not the census):

1830 Fruit Thomas 200 200 100 - 112 010 100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1825-1830 = Enoch (b. 1828)
= Edmund (b. 1823)

2 males 15-19 1810-1815 = William (b. 1813)
= Thompson (b. 1811)

1 male 40-49 1780-1790 = Thomas (b. 1784)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Martha (b. 1826)

1 female 5-9 1820-1825 = Sidney (b. 1821)

2 females 10-14 1815-1820 = Sybella (b. 1819)
= Mary (b. 1816)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Susannah (b. 1807)

1 female 40-49 1780-1790 = Elizabeth (b. 1789)

5. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund CD-316):

1840 Fruit, Thomas IL De Witt Co. p. 28

He is the only FRUIT in De Witt Co.

6. 1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com): T19N R1E, De Witt Co., IL, p. 412B, 210/214, enumerated 27 Nov 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Thomas Fruit 65 M farmer 3100 N.C.

Elizabeth 61 f N.C.

John 29 M farmer Ky

Susan A 12 f Ills

William ? Fruit 19 M farmer Ky

Samuel ? Fruit 18 M farmer Ky

Susan, William and Samuel are almost certainly grandchildren. Living next door to son, Enoch A. FRUIT, in one direction, and two doors down from son, E.W. FRUIT, in the other direction.

7. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index and AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org). As usual, many mistakes in dates and places.

8. Anon. 1882. History of De Witt County, Illinois. W.R. Brink & Co., Philadelphia. Biographical Sketch of Edmund W. FRUIT.

9. Emails from June Riccio.

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