Elisha Puett (1806 - abt. 1870)

Born 11 Jun 1806 in Burke, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Paulina (Noel) Puett — married 30 Mar 1824 in Monroe, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died about 1870 at about age 63 in Bell, Texas, United States

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Biography

ELISHA PUETT was born on Wednesday, 11 June 1806, in Burke Co., NC. He was the son of Coleman Puett and Judith Moore. Elisha married Paulina Noel on Tuesday, 30 March 1824, in Monroe Co., IN.^[1] They had seven children: Warren, Lucinda, Eliza, James, American, Susan and James. Elisha died in Bell Co., TX, before 1870.

Elisha Puett was the son of Coleman and Judith (Moore) Puett. There is a wide variety of estimates of Elisha’s year of birth; it falls somewhere between 1806 and 1810. It appeared that Elisha and all of his siblings were born in Burke County, North Carolina.

As a youngster, Elisha moved with his family from North Carolina to the Indiana frontier. In March 1824 in Monroe County, Indiana, Elisha married Paulina Noel. This lends some credence to the earlier birth year of 1806, as this would make him about seventeen years of age.

Most sources seem to agree that the Puetts had seven children of their own, although the distance from the first to the last was 24 years and there were some lengthy gaps in there. In 1830, Elisha’s father was reported in Parke County, but Elisha wasn’t there. The younger Puetts moved during the next decade. In 1840, the family was in Bentonville, Arkansas. Elisha and Paulina had two boys and two girls, and there were five other men and boys in the home.^[2]

One more child (American) would be born in Arkansas, but then the Puetts were on the move again. By 1847, they were in Milam County, Texas for a few years. In the 1850 US Census, the youngest four of the children were still in the household. Elisha was a farmer with $450 of real estate.^[3] But the final home for the family would be about fifty miles to the northwest in Bell County. Elisha and his son Warren were listed among the early settlers on Pepper’s Creek in what is now the city of Temple. Their arrival was dated as late 1850 or early 1851, as they were on a February 1851 jury list. In the 1860 census report, the same four children shared the home with their parents. Elisha and two of his sons were farmers, and the value of their real estate had climbed to $2,400 (about $75K in 2021). See the details below.

1860 US Census, Bell County, Texas, 28 Jun 1860, page 44, lines 5-10 [Family name spelled Butt on Ancestry.com index] Elisha Puett, M, 53, farmer, $2400 real estate, $775 personal estate, born NC
Aulina Puett, F, 50, IN
James Puett, M, 22, farming, $80 personal estate, IA
America Puett, M, 19, farming, $218 personal estate, TX
Susan Puett, F, 12, TX
Monroe Puett, M, 10, TX^[4]

Elisha Puett died sometime before 1870 in Bell County, Texas. His widow Paulina was living with their youngest son Monroe and his wife in June 1870. She died seven years later.

Sources

1. ↑ Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com), Microfilm 1295699.
2. ↑ 1840 US Census, Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, page 13; Ancestry,com.
3. ↑ 1850 US Census, Williamson, Milam County, Texas, 29 October 1850, page 54; Ancestry.com.
4. ↑ US Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Page: 317; Family History Library Film: 805288, NARA microfilm publication M653