Mary Elizabeth (Lamb) Hoyt (abt. 1832)

Wife of Jonathan Taylor Hoyt — married 16 Sep 1847 in Mason county, Illinois

Descendants

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Biography

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The birth date and place of birth for Mary Elizabeth varies in numerous records. The earliest confirmed record to give an age was the 1850 census, in which she was reportedly 18 years old (giving an approximate birth year of 1832) and born in Ohio.^[1] This is the date that has been adopted for this profile, as being the nearest to a contemporary record, however her birth place was more likely Indiana. The various dates and places are abstracted in the following table.

Jonathan Hoyt and Mary Lamb (under the name Mary E. Moor) were married in Mason county, Illinois on 16 Sept 1847 by William Parker, a Justice of the Peace.^[9][10][11]

Maiden Name

Although her surname appeared on her marriage record to Jonathan Hoyt as Moor or Moore, it is believed that Mary's maiden name was Lamb. It is currently unclear whether she was previously married or if there is another explanation (such as a stepfather) for the two names.

Mary's maiden name was recorded as Lamb (or a variation) on:

• her son Harvey Wilbur Hoyt's 1891 marriage record^[12]
• her son Fred A. Hoyt's delayed certificate of birth, recorded in 1949^[13]
• her son Fred Hoyt's 1907 marriage record^[14]
• her son Henry Hoyt's 1934 death record

Mary's maiden name was recorded as Moore (or a variation) on:

• her daughter Lyda J. Hoyt's 1888 marriage record^[15]
• her daughter Elizabeth J. Hoyt's 1888 marriage record^[16]
• her son Edward Elias Hoyt's 1934 death certificate^[17]

Census records

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Mary was enumerated as Elizabeth Hoyt on the 1850 census with her husband Johnathan HOYT in Mason county, Illinois. According to this census, she was 18 years old and born in Ohio.^[1]

In the 1860 census, they were still in Mason county, Illinois, and they now had three children. Also in the household was a 23-year-old male named Henry Brady, possibly a boarder. In this census, Mary was recorded as being 26 years old and born in Indiana.^[2]

The family remained in Mason county, Illinois, in the 1870 census, now specifically in Salt Creek Township. Johnathan and Mary had six children living in the household with them. Mary was recorded as 33 years old and born in Illinois.^[3]

By the 1880 census, they had relocated to Union Township, Cass county, Iowa. Mary was again recorded under her middle name of Elizabeth. Six of their children were still residing with them. Mary was reported as 50 years old and born in Indiana. According to this census, both of her parents were born in Ohio.^[4]

In the 1895 Iowa state census, Jonathan and Mary, along with their 19-year-old son Frederick, were in Cumberland, Cass county, Iowa. Mary was recorded as 68 years old and born in "Indianna." The religious belief of the entire family was "Christian."^[5]

Mary appeared as the sole member of her household in the 1900 census, her husband Jonathan having passed away in 1896. Despite being widowed, she was recorded as married in this census. Her age was given as 69 years old, with a specific birth date of Apr 1821. However, this birth date would make her 79 years old, not 69. This census also gives the additional information that she was married 40 years, and was the mother of 14 children, 8 still living. She was reported as born in Indiana. According to this census, her father was also born in Indiana, but her mother was born in Ohio. Mary's occupation for the first time was recorded as "Farmer," and she owned her farm with no mortgage. She could neither read nor write.^[6]

The last census in which Mary appeared was the 1905 Iowa state census. She was still in Edna Township, Cass county, Iowa, but was now recorded as not owning her own home or farm. Her age was recorded as 80, and her birth place as Indiana. This time, the birth place of both of her parents was marked as "dont know."^[7]

Children

The 1900 census reported that Mary was the mother of 14 children, 8 of whom were still living at the time of the census.^[6] The six deceased children are currently unknown. The eight surviving children were:

Francis Abbott Hoyt (abt 1855)

James Alonzo Hoyt (abt 1858)

Harvey Wilbur Hoyt (1859)

Vina Hoyt (abt 1862)

Edward Elias Hoyt (1864)

Lydia Hoyt (1869)

Elizabeth Josephine Hoyt (abt 1874)

Frederick Artie Hoyt (1875)^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1850 U.S. census, Mason, Illinois, population schedule, p. 343 (handwritten) or 174 (stamped), dwelling 430, family 430, household of Johnathan Hoyt; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Oct 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 120.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1860 U.S. census, Mason, Illinois, population schedule, Township 20 Range 6, p. 224 (handwritten and crossed out) or 581 (handwritten), dwelling 555, household of Jonathan Hoyt; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Oct 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 210.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1870 U.S. census, Mason, Illinois, population schedule, Salt Creek Township (Post Office Mason City), p. 22-23 (handwritten) or 200 (stamped), dwelling 159, family 156, household of Johnathan Hoyt; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Oct 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 255.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1880 U.S. census, Cass, Iowa, population schedule, Union Township, enumeration district (ED) 36, p. 14 (handwritten) or 585B (in source information), dwelling 120, family 117, household of Jonathan Hoyt; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 Oct 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 331.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 1895 Iowa state census, Cass, Iowa, population schedule, Cumberland, p. 574 (image 895 of 960), dwelling 46, family 46, line 5-7, household of Jonathan T Hoyt; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Jun 2022); citing citing State Historical Society, Des Moines.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} 1900 U.S. census, Cass, Iowa, population schedule, Edna Township, enumeration district (ED) 40, sheet 6B, dwelling 110, family 111, Mary E. Hoyt; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 Oct 2023); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 422.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} 1905 Iowa state census, Cass, Iowa, population schedule, Edna Township, p. card no. A 440, Mary Hoyt; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Familysearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 14 Oct 2023).
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218514540/mary-elizabeth-hoyt: accessed 15 October 2023), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Hoyt (Jul 1830–7 Nov 1907), Find A Grave: Memorial #218514540, citing Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by cindy leader (contributor 48834649).
9. ↑ Mason, Illinois, Marriage registers, A: 30, Hoyt-Moor; FHL microfilm 1,313,033, online images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 Jun 2016).
10. ↑ Illinois State Archives, and Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS). Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900. Web. 25 Oct 2011. <www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html>. Entry for Jonathan HOYT and Mary E. MOORE, married 16 Sept 1847 in Mason Co; citing marriage records vol A, page 30. Original housed at ???.
11. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., "Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860," database, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 Jun 2016), entry for Jonathan Hoyt and Mary E. Moore's 1847 marriage; citing Family History Microfilm 1313033.
12. ↑ Iowa Department of Public Health, "Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947," database with images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 Oct 2023), entry for Harvey Wilbern Hoyt and Pheba Lafferty's 1891 marriage; citing Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–37. Microfilm. Record Group 048. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Iowa State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, delayed birth certificate 00 201031 (issued 1949), Fred A. Hoyt; citing State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904; digital image, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., "Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940," Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 Oct 2023).
14. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 15 Oct 2023), Fred Hoyt and Minnie Edwards, 01 May 1907, Atlantic, Cass, Iowa, United States [1]; citing reference cn 4087, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,237.
15. ↑ Cass, Iowa, Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, 344 (Adair - Crawford): 15-172, Waters-Hoyt, 1888; digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 Dec 2016).
16. ↑ FamilySearch, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Oct 2023), entry for Andrew J. Keith and Elizabeth J. Hoyt's marriage, 10 Sep 1888, Atlantic, Cass, Iowa, United States; citing reference 114-586, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,239.
17. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 14 Oct 2023), Edward Elias Hoyt's 1934 Pottawattamie county death certificate E78-163, image 169 of 5126; citing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.