Some sources give Elizabeth WYATT (b. 1801/2, TN) as a daughter of our subjects, but Martha was too young to have a daughter that age.  Martha was even very young to be the mother of Andrew.  Or was Martha consistently lying about her age?  Or did John have an even earlier wife? 

1a.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  KY, NC, TN, VA, WV Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):  not found.

1b.   Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Illinois Marriages: Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-228):

Wyatt, John

Elwell, Polly [Mrs]

19 Mar 1850

McDonough Co.

2.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund CD-313):  not found in Christian Co., KY.  The 1810 Tennessee census was lost, except for Grainger and Rutherford Cos.  It is more than likely that our subjects were in Tennesse

2.  Heritage Quest. Kentucky 1820 Federal Census: Livingston, Logan, Mason, Mercer, and Todd Counties. Family Quest Archives Digital Microfilm CD M33-26 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820

KY

Todd Co.

p. 132A

John Wyatt

201110-12010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	9 or under	1810-1820	= Son A = John Jackson (1811/12)
1 male	16-18	1801-1804	= Andrew
1 male	26-44	1775-1794	= John (b. 1784/5)
1 female	9 or under	1810-1820	= Daughter A
2 females	10-15	1804-1810	= Nancy (b. 1806/7) = Sinah (b. 1804/5/6)
1 female	26-44	1775-1794	= Martha (b. 1790-94)

3.  1824 Morgan County Voter List (online at the Morgan County ILGenWeb site):

1824 Voter List

Wyatt, John

Dg [= Diamond Grove Precinct]

This would appear to be the other John WYATT in Morgan Co. because our subjects' daughter, Nancy, was married in Todd Co., KY, in 1825.

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

1830 Federal Census	Wyatt, John	IL	Morgan Co.	p. 77
1830 State Census	Wyatt, John	IL	Morgan Co.	p. 15
1830 State Census	Wyatt, John	IL	Morgan Co.	p. 18
1835 State Census	Wyatt, John	IL	Morgan Co.	p. 44

Based on the State Census, there were two John WYATTs in Morgan Co. in 1830.  There is only one John WYATT indexed in Morgan Co. in the Federal Census, and the numbers do not fit our subject (see the one in the Federal Census).   It will take a page-by-page check of the Morgan Co. census to find the second John, assuming it was the indexer who missed him and not the census-taker.  On the other hand, he may be the John WIAT in McDonough Co., IL.  There are no McDonough Co. records indexed on this CD, so I had to do a page-by-page examination of the McDonough Co. census.  The only WYATTs in McDonough Co. were Widow Fanny WIAT and John WIAT (see next record). 

4b.  1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #33 of 36; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830

IL

McDonough Co.

5N4W

p. 96/190

John Wiat

101 200 100 - 111 001 000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1825-1830	=
1 male	10-14	1815-1820	=
2 males	15-19	1810-1815	= Son A = John Jackson (b. 1811/2)
1 male	40-49	1780-1790	= John (b. 1784/5)
1 female	4 or under	1825-1830	=
1 female	5-9	1820-1825	=
1 female	10-14	1815-1820	= Daughter A
1 female	30-39	1790-1800	= Martha (b. 1790-94)

These may not be our subjects.  The parents are the right ages and Martha is young enough to have borne the younger children, but there would have had to have been a massive dieoff of the younger children for John & Martha to show up childless in 1840 — not so far-fetched as I've seen a family lose four or five children in a matter of weeks to diptheria or other contagious disease.  Either that or one of the married children is living at home and the youngsters are our subjects' grandchildren.

5.  1840 U. S. Census, McDonough County (online at McDonough County ILGenWeb site):

1840

IL

McDonough Co.

John Wyatt

000 000 010 - 000 000 100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	50-59	1780-1790	= John (b. 1784/5)
1 female	40-49	1790-1800	= Martha (b. 1790-94)

6.  1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):  McDonough Co., IL, p. 285B, 775/775, enumerated 27 Sep 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

John Whyett	65	M	Farmer	600	Virginia
Polly   "	49	F			ditto
Mary E Elwell	18	F			Ohio

Mary is Polly's daughter from her first marriage.

7a.  A.B. Willhite.   [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1810-1813.   (Self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY).

Pg. in Willhite	Year	Last  Name	First  Name	A	B	C	D	E	Acres	Watercourse
	1810	[not found]
94	1811	Wiatt	John	1				3
	1812-13	[not found]
Legend for numerical data: A = White Males 21 and over; B = White Males 16-20 (this column used only in 1811); C = Blacks over 16; D = Total Blacks; E = Horses

Thomas WYATT also shows up on the tax rolls of Christian Co. for the first time in 1811.

7b.  A.B. Willhite.   [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1814-1818.   (Self-published; this book is out of print; I do not have a copy.  If you have one to sell, please contact me.)

7c.  A.B. Willhite.   [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1819-1823.   (Self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY).

Pg. in Willhite	Year	Last  Name	First  Name	A	B	C	D	Acres	Watercourse
67	1819	Wiatt	John	1			2
	1820-23
Legend for numerical data: A = White Males over 21; B = Blacks over 16; C = Total Blacks; D = Horses

As expected, John disappears from the Christian Co. tax rolls in 1820 when Todd Co. is formed.

8.  Marriage Index:  Ohio, 1789-1850 (Broderbund CD-400):

Elwell, Jacob

Doliver, Mary

1 Jan 1827

Geauga Co.

Could this be Polly's first husband?

9.  1830 Census Index (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):

Elwell, Jacob

OH

Geauga Co.

Painesville Twp.

p. 242

10.  1840 Census Index (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):

Elwell, Jacob

OH

Lake Co.

Painesville Twp.

p. 073

11.  Family Group Sheet by John Charles Tippet.

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