William Tackett (abt. 1844 - abt. 1916)

Ancestors

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Biography

The tombstone pictured on his burial memorial stated that William TACKETT was born on 7 October 1844 and died on 27 April 1916.^[1] He was the son of Levi Tackett and Susannah Tackett.^[2] He is buried in Tackett Cemetery, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky.^[1]

Note: Burial memorial has his date of birth as 27 November 1844 in Kentucky which conflicts with the date of birth listed on his tombstone of 7 October 1844.

Census Records

1850 United States Federal Census Record of Johnson County, Kentucky^[3]

The household of Levi TACKETT in 1850 contained the following individuals:

Levi TACKETT, Age: 30, Male (race not specified), Occupation: Farmer, No Value of Real Estate stated, Place of Birth: Virginia, Not Able to Read nor Write.

Susannah TACKETT, Age: 19 Years, Female (race not specified), no occupation specified, Place of Birth: Kentucky

William TACKETT, Age: 5 Years, Male (race not specified), Place of Birth: Kentucky

John TACKETT, Age: 4 Years, Male (race not specified), Place of Birth: Kentucky

Letta J. TACKETT, Age: 3 Years, Female (race not specified), Place of Birth: Kentucky

Christhana TACKETT, Age: 10 Months, Female (race not specified), Place of Birth: Kentucky

1860 United States Federal Census Record of Johnson County, Kentucky^[4]

Nickname

His Burial memorial lists him as William "Hoe Handle Bill" TACKETT^[1]

Military

The tombstone of William TACKETT says that he served in Co. I of the 14th Kentucky Infantry.^[1]

Marriage

William TACKETT was married to Elizabeth SHAVER.

Spouse (2):

Elizabeth SHAVER was born about 6 June 1846 in Kentucky and died on 1 December 1924 in Magoffin County, Kentucky

Find A Grave: Memorial #24953434

Research Progress

Marriage (1):

The burial memorial of William TACKETT stated that he was first married to Alsey J. LEMASTER, the daughter of James Richard LEMASTER and Rebecca CHRISTIAN.

While there was probably a William TACKETT that married to Alsey J. LEMASTER, the children of this couple as seen in multiple trees point towards it being a different William TACKETT. The reasoning for this is as follows:

1. Age of William TACKETT at the time of this marriage which was estimated to have been about 1855 would have only been about 11 years old.
2. 1860 Census record of William TACKETT in Morgan County, Kentucky^[5] does not match with age and place of residence reflected with the son of Levi TACKETT in this year.
3. 1860 census record^[5] lists a child in household named Andrew T. TACKET age 10 years, making this child if he was the grandson of Levi TACKETT born when Levi's William TACKETT was only 5 years old. The next child listed was Sarah E. TACKET who was 4 years old. The last child listed was Jasper N. TACKET who was listed as being 3 years old.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #24953661 : accessed 01 January 2020), memorial page for William "Hoe Handle" “Hoe Handle Bill” Tackett (27 Nov 1844–27 Apr 1916), citing Tackett Cemetery, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Sherry (Tackett) Plowman (contributor 46933002). [Tombstone picture says he was born 7 October 1844 and died on 27 April 1916.]
2. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWYB-184 : 12 December 2019), Levi Tackett, 1844, citing Johnson County Courthouse, Paintsville, Kentucky; Marriage Register 1843 - 1856, p. 4; FHL microfilm 1,912,950, image 13 of 302.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65Z-XLR : 12 April 2016), Levi Tackett, Johnson county, part of, Johnson, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 90 A and 90 B (stamped), p. 179 (penned), dwelling 143, family 143, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 208; FHL microfilm 442,976.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBZ-992 : 14 December 2017), Levi Tackett, Johnson County, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 282 (penned on top left), p. 134 (penned on top right), dwelling 853, family 852, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 378; FHL microfilm 803,378.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBX-FMQ : 14 December 2017), William Tacket, Division 2, Morgan, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 53, dwelling 349, family 349, NARA M653, roll 388; FHL microfilm 803,388.

See Also:

• Death of Son: "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS3K-YJT : 2 January 2019), Eli Franklin Tackelt, 1938; citing Death, Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,345.

• CLUE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MLJR-FMG : accessed 2016-09-02), entry for William Tackett.