William Samuel Baty Sr. (1818 - 1879)

Born 24 Dec 1818 in Livingston, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mahala L. (McCammon) Baty — married 23 Sep 1838 in Ripley, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 1879 at about age 60 in Phelps, Missouri, United States

Biography

William Samuel was born in 1818 in Livingston, Kentucky, near Paducah & the Illinois border.
He was the son of William Baty and Margaret Hazel.

(from: Oregon County, Missouri history, pub by Oregon County Historical Society, unk date--prob 1990s, p. 70)
"The children of William S. Baty appear from the 1850-1870 census to be as follows:
William Baty, born abt 1840, KY
Samuel G. Baty, b abt 1843
George W. Baty, b abt 1844 MO
George N. Baty, b abt 1846 Ark
Daniel Baty, b abt 1850 Mo
Carrol Baty, b abt 1851 Mo
Elizabeth Baty, b abt 1851 Mo
Nancy J. Baty, b abt 1854 MO
Vina Baty b abt 1858 Mo
The first Batys in Oregon County appear to be the widowed mother of William S. Baty, whose name was Margaret Baty and her children She was in Oregon ounty by 1826. In the 1850 census, Margaret, age 70, was living with her daughter's family, Matilda and Jonathan Dexter.”

On September 23, 1838, William Samuel Baty married Mahala L "Nancy" McCammon in Moore Township of Ripley County, Missouri.^[1]
Mahala also went by the name "Nancy"

In 1840 he is living in Ripley County, Missouri.
1840 Ripley Co Mo census: William S. Baty -
1 male 15-19 (Wm Sam-22, b1818)
1 female 15-19 (Mahala-20, b 1820)
1 male under 5 (Wm Sam Jr-1, b 1839)
There were no other Batys other than his sisters, Mary Huddleston & Malinda Huddleston (later Goodwin) Not sure where his mother was.^[2]

1850 - Oregon County, Missouri^[3]
Baty, William S Male 32 Missouri
. . . Nancey Female 29 Missouri
. . . William Male 10 Missouri
. . . Samuel G Male 8 Missouri
. . . George W Male 6 Missouri (might not be a son)
. . . George A Male 4 Arkansas

In 1860 They were in Moore Township, Oregon County, Missouri.^[4]
Baty, Wm. S. - 44, Tn
. . . . Nancy L. - 40, Va
. . . . Samuel - 17, Mo
. . . . Geo. N. - 14, Ark
. . . . Daniel - 10, Mo
. . . . Carrol (m) - 9, Mo
. . . . Elizabeth J. - 7, Mo
. . . . Vina M. (f) - 2, Mo

The following article that mentions Sam Baty was in the "Turnbo Manuscripts" which were a collection of first-hand interviews of Ozarks people:
"The author does not claim to know anything about the virtue of the so called mad stone. Many people believe that It possesses the power to neutralize the poison introduced into the system when bitten by a mad dog if properly applied to the wounds. It is possible that if the stone is applied immediately after the wound was inflicted some of the poison might be sucked out but it is not reasonable to think that a case affected with genuine hydrophobia can be cured by means of an application of the mad stone after the poison had absorbed into the circulation. But we did not start out to discuss the curative properties of the mad stone if it had any but to state how one was found once, the story of which was told me by Ira J. David, who said that SAM BATY, while hunting one day in a hollow that leads into the Eleven Points Creek in Oregon County, Mo., 5 miles above Thomasville, he saw a large deer that was between 1 and 2 years old and of the common color which he shot at 8 times with a rifle that carried a half ounce ball before he killed it. He carried the deer home and after removing the hide he cut the meat into chunks and his wife cooked some of it in a big pot without cutting up the venison any finer. After it was cooked his wife placed the meat on a big dish on the table and while they were at supper Mr. Baty found a hard substance in one of the chunks of meat that was 2 ? inches in length and near an inch thick. There were small pimples or cells all over it. Not understanding the nature of it Mr. Baty carried it to Thomasville and showed it to three physicians there of the name of Lorants, Griffy and Cantrel and they all pronounced it a mad stone and offered him $200 for it. But Baty refused to sell it at that price and let Newel Baty have it and he carried it to the Indian Territory with him." ^[5]
[Unsure if this story is about Wm Sam Baty Sr 1818-1879, or Wm Sam Baty Jr 1839-?, or Wm Sam Baty III 1871-1918]

Then they moved a little north to Phelps County, Missouri.

1870 Phelps Co., MO census
Baty, Wm. T(?) - 54 KY
. . . . Nancy L. - 52 VA
. . . . Carol Baty - 18 MO
. . . . Jacob S. - 8 MO

He died 1879 in Phleps County, MO
Buried Branstetter Cemetery, Phelps County, Missouri
Find A Grave: Memorial #55544522

Here is his son, Carl/Carroll in 1880
1880 Phelps County, Missouri:
Baty, Carl - 27 MO [parents' birthplaces not shown]
. . . . Matilda - 21 MO, wife
. . . . Leona Baty - 1 MO, dau
. . . . William S(?)- 8/12 MO, son
Baty, Dan H. - 81 KY [fa b. VA; mo b. VA] - widower, uncle

Possible children:

1. William Samuel Jr, b abt 1839, maybe Oregon County, MO; m Julia AnnProck, 1865; d unsure, maybe Norfolk, Ark; buried unknown; FAG# 196178176
2. Samuel Goodwin, b 1843, Missouri (or Iowa); m Brittina Frances Judd, Nov 22, 1862, 8 children; d 1895 Oregon County, MO; FAG# 11393136
3. George William, b 1844 Mo (unsure if he is Wm's son, may be a relative. He was with the family in 1850 but not 1860), but he named his first child Mahala. He m Paulina Judd (sister of Britinna Frances Judd), abt 1868, MO
4. George Newell, b abt 1845, Ark.; (he was on 1850 & 1860 census with parents) m Sarah Louisa Dunkin abt 1862, Oregon county, MO; he was hung by Jay Hawkers Mar 1, 1862.
5. Daniel, b Sept 15, 1850, Little Rock, Ark; m sarah McDaniel; d 1910 Texas Co, MO; FAG# 153905106
6. Carrol/Carl, b Jan 23, 1852, Oregon Co, MO; m Matilda Ann Louise Hughes, Mar 22, 1877, Phelps Co, MO; d Jan 14, 1940, St. James, Phelps Co, MO; FAG# 12711120
7. Elizabeth J., b abt 1853 MO; (might have m John A. Bales, July 13, 1871, Oregon Co, MO, or it might be her cousin, Elizabeth, who did)
8. Nancy J., b abt 1854 MO
9. Vina M., b abt 1858 MO
10. Jacob D/S, b 1862; FAG# 55544343

Sources

1. ↑ Ripley County MO marriages:
   "This is to certify that I, Charles Huddleston, an acting Justice of the peace for the Township of Moore and County of Ripley, did on the 23rd day of September last solemnize the rights of matrimony between William S. Baty and Mahaly McCammon, this the 9th November, 1838 Charles Huddleston Justice” (Record #55)
   https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998M-18M6?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=KLB6-YZR&i=16
2. ↑ 1840 US census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT3-WD8
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KLB6-YZR
4. ↑ 1860 census p. 220, #444 - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KLB6-YZR
5. ↑ http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/turnbo/v7/st203.html

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 September 2020), memorial page for William Samuel Baty (24 Dec 1818–1879), Find a Grave Memorial no. 55544522, citing Branstetter Cemetery, Phelps County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Amelia Gaylord (contributor 47040381) .