Moses Wilhoit II (1792 - 1868)

Born 15 Feb 1792 in Madison, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Douglas) Wilhoit — married 31 Jan 1815 in Harrison, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1868 at age 76 in Henry, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Moses was born in 1792 in Virginia. He was the son of Moses Wilhoit and Anne Hume. He attended the Mortonean Grammer School in VA. 1808.

He married Nancy Douglas, 31 Jan 1815 in Kentucky.^[1][2]

Moved his wife and children in 1831 from Adams County, Ohio to Henry County, Indiana. Moses Jr. lived with his mother in Virgina until 1808-1810. He then went to Lexington, KY where he learned the trade of cabinet making. He married Nancy Douglas and they moved to Adams Co, OH to free the slaves he had inherited from his mother's estate.^[3]

Sources

1820, Wayne, Adams, Ohio^[4]

1830, Wayne, Adams, Ohio^[5]

1850, Fall Creek, Henry, Indiana^[6]

1860, Fall Creek Township, Henry, Indiana^[7]

Ohio Tax Records

Moses is listed in the tax records: 1824^[8], 1825^[9], 1826^[10], 1827^[11], 1828^[12], 1830^[13] and 1831^[14].

Family Relationships

John Willhoit passed away about 1823. His will was written 24 March 1820 and proved 25 Sept 1823.^[15] His will provides information on the following relationships:

Wife: Mary Fishback Wilhoite

Children: Samuel Wilhoite, Moses Wilhoite

Grandchildren (Children of Moses Wilhoite): Moses Wilhoite, John Wilhoite, [[Wilhoit-439|ElizabethTullos.

Slaves: Harry, Jerry, Hannah, Bill

See also:

• The Germanna Record, No. 13 - The Blankenbaker, Weaver, and Wilhoit Families, The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, Inc., Publishers, 2006
• Wilhite/Wilhoit & Allied Descendants of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Hengsteler) Wilheit 1671-1994 Compiled by Mary F. Mickey

1. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z8-VD9 : 17 May 2018), Moses Wilhort and Nancy Douglass, 1815; citing Marriage, Harrison, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 216,880.
2. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z8-FD1 : 17 May 2018), Moses Wilhoit and Nancy Duglas, 3 Feb 1815; citing Marriage, Harrison, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 216,891.
3. ↑ Family history, Margie Pappaioanou
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLS-14F : accessed 4 November 2019), Moses Wilhoit, Wayne, Adams, Ohio, United States; citing p. 78, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 86; FHL microfilm 181,392.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGN-YDH : 19 August 2017), Moses Wilhoit, Wayne, Adams, Ohio, United States; citing 62, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 126; FHL microfilm 337,937.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJJ-XTL : 12 April 2016), Moses Wilhoit, Fall Creek, Henry, Indiana, United States; citing family 11, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FB-6YM : 13 December 2017), Moses Wilhoit, 1860.
8. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7H6G-HWN2 : 19 October 2019), Moses Wilhoit, 1824; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849002.
9. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7HD7L4ZM : 19 October 2019), Moses Wilhoit, 1825; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849002.
10. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7HDN-54MM : 19 October 2019), Moses Wilhoit, 1826; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849002.
11. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7H6R-C1MM : 19 October 2019), Moses Wilhoit, 1827; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849002.
12. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7HVB-NKMM : 19 October 2019), Moses Wilhoit, 1828; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849002.
13. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7H48-HHT2 : 19 October 2019), Moses Wilhoit, 1830; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849003.
14. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7HHX-TP3Z : 19 October 2019), Moses Wilhoit, 1831; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849003.
15. ↑ Madison County, Va., Will Book 4, p 236

Moses died in 1867 and is buried in the Mechanicsburg Cemetery, Henry Co., IN.