Eli Martin WYATT & Martha KEELING

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Eli Martin WYATT
Martha KEELING

Husband: Eli Martin WYATT
Birth according to secondary source: 18 May 1809, Todd Co., KY
Birth according to censuses: 1805/06, KY, or 1809/10, TN {1850: 44, KY; 1860: 50, TN}
Death: aft. 1860
Father: Thomas William WYATT
Mother: Mary NEEDHAM

In the 1880 Census, sons Edward and James both give their father's birthplace as KY.

Marriage: 25 Sep 1828, Todd Co., KY

Wife: Martha KEELING
Birth: 1804/5, TN
Death: 1850-60, presumably in Morgan Co., IL
Father: Edmund KEELING
Mother: Nancy FRANCIS

Children — born in Morgan Co., IL (data in braces are {year: age, birthplace} from the censuses):

1. Lucy WYATT, b. 1828/9 {1850: 21, IL}
2. William WYATT, b. 1831/2 {1850: 18, IL}
3. Elizabeth WYATT , b. 1832/3 {1850: 17, IL}
4. Mary WYATT, b. 1834/5 {1850: 15, IL; 1860: 25, IL}
5. Edward M. WYATT, b. 10 Jan 1837 {1850: 14, IL; 1860: 23, IL; 1880: 43, IL}
6. John WYATT, b. 1837/38 {1850: 12, IL} or 1839/40 {1860: 20, IL}
7. Wesley Martin WYATT, b. 1840 {1850: 10, IL; 1860: 19, IL}
8. Martha Ellen WYATT, b. 1840 {1850: 10, IL; 1860: 19, IL}
9. James L. WYATT, b. 1841/2 {1850: 8, IL} or 1 Jul 1844 or 1845/6 {1860: 14, IL}
10. Minerva WYATT, b. 1843/44 {1850: 6, IL} or 1846/7 {1860: 13, IL}
11. Eliza WYATT, b. 1847/8 {1850: 2, IL; 1860: 12, IL}

There are several discrepancies between the names and ages of the children as given in the censuses. I guess if anyone needs a lesson in the unreliability of census data, this family is a good example.

Sources:

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

Wyatt, Eli M. Keeling, Martha 25 Sep 1828 Todd Co.

2. 1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #43 of 148; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 IL Morgan Co. p. 76 Eli M Wyatt 000 010 - 100 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = Eli (b. 1805/6)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Lucy (b. 1828/9)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Martha (b. 1804-7)

Listed one line above brother Thomas WYATT, who is one line above brother John WYATT.

3. 1840 Census Index (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):

1840 Wyatt, Martin IL Morgan Co. p. 400

4. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #262 of 386): Morgan Co., IL, p. 299B/519, 1809/1851, enumerated 16 Oct 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Martin Wyatt 44 M Farmer 800 Ky

Martha    " 45 F Tenn

Lucy      " 21 F Ill

William   " 18 M Farmer "

Elizabeth " 17 F "

Mary      " 15 F "

Edward    " 14 M "

John      " 12 M "

Martin    " 10 M "

Martha    " 10 F "

James     " 8 M "

Minerva   " 6 F "

Eliza     " 2 F "

5. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #177 of 563 — indexed "Cli M. Wyatt"): Murraysville Precinct, Morgan Co., IL, p. 177/499, 1242/1212, enumerated 28 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Eli M Wyatt 50 M Farmer 2800 800 Tenn

John    " 20 M do Illinois

Mary    " 25 F "

Wesley " 19 M Farmer "

Ellen   " 19 F "

James   " 14 M "

Minerva " 13 F "

Eliza   " 12 F "

Living next door to son, Edward WYATT.

6. Family Group Sheet by John Charles Tippet.

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