Isreal J and Mary Craig Pyatt
Isreal (Izri/Izra) J Pyatt was born in February 15, 1829, in Illinois (probably Perry or Kendall County) to Samuel Pyatt and Mary Phelps and died September 8, 1883, in Perry County, Illinois at age '54y 6m 23d'. He is buried as 'Izri Pyatt' in the Old Southwest section of Galum Presbyterian Cemetery in Perry County, Illinois. He married on December 26, 1850, in Perry County, Illinois, Mary J Craig who was born December 5, 1830, in Perry County, Illinois and died February 7, 1878, at age '47yr 2m 2dy' in Perry County, Illinois. She is also buried in the Galum Cemetery with Isreal as 'Mary J Pyatt / Wife of Izri'.
The children of Izra and Mary were as follows:
- James Madison Pyatt b: Dec 1851 IL (probably Perry Co)(not listed by some researchers) m: 20 Aug 1874 Pickneyville, Perry Co, IL, Harriet 'Hattie' E Brown b: Mar 1853 IL
- William W. Pyatt b: 17 Nov 1853 Perry Co, IL d: 21 Feb 1857 Perry Co, IL (buried Galum Presbyterian Cemetery, Perry Co, IL)
- Frances Jane "Fannie" Pyatt b: Dec 1855 IL (probably Perry Co) d: 1932 (buried Galum Presbyterian Cemetery, Perry Co, IL) m: 29 Aug 1886 Perry Co, IL, Alexander Porter Baird (s/o Alexander P and Euphemia Henderson Baird) b: Dec 1855 IL d: 1927 (buried Galum Presbyterian Cemetery, Perry Co, IL)
- Anna Adaline Pyatt
b: Mar 1858 IL (probably Perry Co) m: 29 Aug 1888 Perry Co, IL, William A Jackson b: Feb 1860 IL (s/o William and Elizabeth ? Jackson
- Jeanette Emaline Pyatt b: 29 Feb 1860 IL (probably Perry Co) d: 27 Sep 1947 Perry Co, IL (buried Galum Presbyterian Cemetery, Perry Co, IL)
- Samuel S Pyatt b: 01 Mar 1862 Perry Co, IL d: 28 Jan 1878 (age 15y 10m 28dy) Perry Co, IL (buried Galum Presbyterian Cemetery, Perry Co, IL) (not listed by all researchers)
- John Lincoln Pyatt b: Mar 1865 IL (probably Perry Co) m: 1893 IL? Eldora Wham b: Sep 1866 IL
- Robert Izri Pyatt b: 14 May 1866 IL (probably Perry Co) d: 31 Dec 1939 (buried Galum Presbyterian Cemetery, Perry Co, IL) m: c1890 IL Anna Dell Kimmel b: 1 Jun 1869 d: 18 Apr 1960 (buried Galum Presbyterian Cemetery, Perry Co, IL)
- George Washington Pyatt b: Mar 1868 IL (probably Perry Co) m: 7 Jul 1897 Marion Co, IL, Olive W Wham b: 19 Nov 1871 in Foxville, Marion Co, IL d: 4 May 1953 (buried Galum Presbyterian Cemetery, Perry Co, IL) d/o Robert Wham
- Mary Cyrena Pyatt b: 1 Nov 1870 IL d: 7 Jul 1924 Perry Co, IL
(buried Galum Presbyterian Cemetery, Perry Co, IL)
On the 1850 federal census of Perry County, Illinois, Isreal appeared as follows:
- Pyatt, John W. age 30 born IL
- Pyatt, Izra age 21 born IL
- Pyatt, Nancy A age 19 born IL / sf
These three single siblings were in the same household. Also living nearby was their brother, Milburn Pyeatt. Soon after the census, Izra J Pyatt marries Mary J Craig on December 26, 1850.
By the 1860 census of Perry County, Illinois, they were as follows:
- Pyatt, Isria age 31 born IL / male / farmer / $73,800/$1,500
- Pyatt, Mary J age 29 born IL / female
- Pyatt, James M age 8 born IL / male / att school
- Pyatt, Francis J age 4 born IL / female
- Pyatt, Ann age 2 born IL / female
- Pyatt, Jennitt age 5/12 born IL / female
- Stephens, Delila age 18 born TN / female / Domestic
This family was enumerated #1545/1545 10th July 1860 pg 216 (ancestry image 218/246). At #1528 was his brother, Milburn Pyatt; at #1529 his brother, Ebenezer Pyatt; and at #1530 their father, Samuel Pyatt. Izra and Mary had already lost one son, William, before this census was taken - he died at the age of 4 about a year before Anna was born.
By the 1870 census of Pickneyville, Perry County, Illinois, the family as follows:
- Pyatte, Izri age 41 born IL / W M / Farmer / $8000/$2500
- Pyatte, Mary age 39 born IL / W F / Keeping House
- Pyatte, James age 18 born IL / W M / Farm Hand
- Pyatte, Frances age 14 born IL / W F / At Home / Att school
- Pyatte, Ann age 12 born IL / W F / At Home / Att school
- Pyatte, Jennette age 10 born IL / W F / At Home / Att school
- Pyatte, Samuel age 8 born IL / W M / At Home / Att school
- Pyatte, John age 6 born IL / W M / At Home / Att school
- Pyatte, Robert age 4 born IL / W M / At Home
- Pyatte, George age 2 born IL / W M / At Home
- Abernathy, Samuel age 23 born AL / B M / Farm Hand / cannot read/write
- Abernathy, Fannie age 20 born TN / B F / House Laborer / cannot read/write
- Abernathy, William age 10/12 born Dec IL / B M / At Home
This family was enumerated #7/7 2 Aug 1870 pg 242 T6R3 (ancestry image 1/17) handwritten pg 1 top left page. Their neighbors were #1 Robert ?Cadis, #2 Harmon Coleman, #3 Saml Woodsides, #4 John Hepp, #5 Louis Winecott, #6 Sebastine Eplin, #8 Robert Baird, #9 ?Centine ?Begeta, and #10 James ?Mipen. Were the Abernathy's related to the Pyatts? Could Fannie be Mary's neice? Or, were they a family in need of a place to stay? I find a marriage record for Emanuel Abernathy and Fannie Smith July 19, 1868 (B/1/17) Perry County, Illinois.
On the 1880 census of Pickneyville, Perry County, Illinois, Mary had died and the remaining family members were as follows:
- Pyatt, Izri J age 51 born IL / WWM / Farmer / father born OH/mother born KY
- Pyatt, Fannie (Daughter) age 24 born IL / SWF / Keeps House / father/mother born IL
- Pyatt, Ann A (Daughter) age 22 born IL / SWF / Works In House / father/mother born IL
- Pyatt, Jennette (Daughter) age 20 born IL / SWF / Works In House / father/mother born IL
- Pyatt, John (Son) age 16 born IL / SWM / Works On Farm / father/mother born IL
- Pyatt, Robert (Son) age 14 born IL /SWM / Works On Farm / father/mother born IL
- Pyatt, George (Son) age 12 born IL / SWM / Works On Farm / father/mother born IL
- Pyatt, Mary (Daughter) age 9 born IL / SWF / father/mother born IL
- Adkins, W C (Other) age 29 born IL / SWM / Works On Farm father/mother born IL
- Pyatt, John W (Brother) age 59 born IL / WWM / County Comm / father born OH/mother born KY
This enumeration was viewed at familysearch.org; page 103D. The actual census entry might reveal a different interpretation. Also enumerated in Pickneyville were the families of Izri's brother, Ebenezer Pyatt and Izri's son, James Madison Pyatt. Izra's brother, John W Pyatt, was twice widowed and had no known children. He was the County Commissioner for Perry County.
These Illinois Public Domain Land Sales belong to Izri:
- PYATT, IZRI J Rail Road NESE 24 06S 03W 3 4000 900 36000 October 22 1863 000 791 137 463164 0
- PYATT, IZRI J Rail Road SENE 24 06S 03W 3 4000 900 36000 October 22 1863 000 791 137 463163 0
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Sources:
- Marjorie Legris mikemarg1@aol.com
- 1850-1880 federal census of Perry Co, IL
- Marriage records of Perry Co, IL
- Illinois Land Records
- Galum Presbyterian Cemetery inscriptions
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