Sterling WILLIS & Ely HURT & Malinda SIMONS & Martha RAGER

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Sterling WILLIS
Ely HURT
Malinda SIMONS
Martha RAGER

Husband: Sterling WILLIS
Birth: 1803/4, KY
Occupation: farmer

Secondary sources do not agree on the identity of Sterling's parents.

Marriage-1: 9 Nov 1825, Todd Co., KY

Wife-1: Ely HURT

Some secondary sources contend the genders on this marriage were reversed, that this individual is a male Eli HURT and a female Starling WILLIS, which begs the question as to the identity of James M. WILLIS's mother.

Marriage-2: 3 Oct 1827, Todd Co., KY

Wife-2: Malinda SIMMONS / SIMONS
Birth: 1808, Christian Co., KY
Death: 1830
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Peter SIMMONS (c1770s-1849)

Marriage-3: 5 Apr 1833, Todd Co., KY

Wife-3: Martha RAGER
Birth: 23 May 1808, Logan Co., KY
Occupation: homemaker
Brother: John Ferguson RAGER, b. 23 Jun 1811, KY
Father: John U. RAGER (c1775-c1860)
Mother: Milberry THROES (c1784->1850)

Child with Ely HURT — born in Todd Co., KY:

1. James M. WILLIS, b. 1825/6

Child with Malinda SIMONS — born in Todd Co., KY:

2. Henry WILLIS, b. 1827/8

Children with Martha RAGER — born in Todd Co., KY:

3. Mary WILLIS, b. 1833/4
4. Maria / Mariah WILLIS, b. 1835/6
5. Elvira WILLIS, b. 1837/8
6. Elizabeth WILLIS, b. 1841/2
7. David Edward WILLIS, b. 1842/3
8. Sarah Elizabeth WILLIS, b. 1844/5; m. James Polk RAGER
9. Martha A. WILLIS, b. 1845/6
10. John WILLIS, b. 1847/8
11. Huldah WILLIS, b. Jul 1849; d. by 1860

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

Sources:

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

Willis, Starling Hurt, Ely 9 Nov 1825 Todd Co.

Willis, Starling Simons, Malinda 3 Oct 1827 Todd Co.

Willis, Sterling Rager, Martha 5 Apr 1833 Todd Co.

2. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found, and I did a page-by-page search of the county. Presumably, Sterling is a widower living with kin (i.e., not the head-of-household). The only Sterling WILLIS in Todd Co., KY, was the senior one who married Sarah PAYNE.

3. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #60 of 65 — list was roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 KY Todd Co. Roll 124 pp. 272 Ln. 19 Willis Starling 002 001 - 210 001 0200000 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 10-14 1825-1830 = Henry (b. 1827/8)
= James (b. 1825/6)

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Sterling (b. 1803/4)

2 females 4 or under 1835-1840 = Elvira (b. 1837/8)
= Mariah (b. 1835/6)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Mary (b. 1833/4)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Martha (b. 1809/10)

1 person employed in agriculture

4. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 100): District No. 1, Todd Co., KY, Roll M432_219, p. 199A, 50/51, enumerated 23 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Sterling Willis 46 M Farmer Ky

Martha 25 F "

Mary 16 F "

Maria 14 F "

Elvira 12 F "

Elizabeth 8 F "

Sarah 5 F "

David 7 M "

Martha 4 F "

John 2 M "

Hulda 10/12 F "

James M Willis 24 M "

Listed next to John RAGER (æ 32, b. KY).

5. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #112-113 of 169): Elkton P.O., Todd Co., KY, Roll M653_396, pp. 782-783, PN 112-113, 795/795, enumerated 8 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Martha Willis 50 F 50 Ky

Mary Willis 25 F Ky

Mariah Willis 23 F Ky

Elvira 20 F Ky

E 18 F Ky

Ed 17 M F Ky

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S E 15 F Ky

M A 13 F Ky

John 12 M Ky

Listed next to Martha's stepson, J.M. WILLIS (æ 33, b. KY); and, in the other direction, listed five households from Martha's brother, J.F. [John Ferguson] RAGER (æ 50, b. KY).

6. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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