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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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