Andrew Wyatt (abt. 1808 - 1900)

Born about 8 Jul 1808 in Greenbrier County, Virginia

Husband of Sarah (Davis) Wyatt — married 31 Jan 1828 in Morgan Co., Illinois

Husband of Lydia (Harrington) Meeker — married 29 Sep 1877 in Putnam County Missouri

Descendants

Died 20 Sep 1900 at about age 92 in Putnam, Missouri, United States

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Biography

1808: Notes from the "Old Settlers" meeting of 1889 indicate that Andrew was born in Greenbrier County Virginia (now WV) on July 8, 1808.

1828: Marriage to Sallie Davis

1851: According to BLM records an Andrew Wyatt purchased 149.46 acres in Keokuk County Iowa in 1851.

1856: According to BLM he purchased 80 acres on April 1 1856 in the NW quarter of Section 12 in Lincoln Township (66N,20W), Putnam County Missouri. (approximate located here).

1870: Andrew, his wife, and unmarried daughter Irena were living in Kansas with his daughter Mary Wallace in 1870. They are not listed as living with the Wallace family in the Kansas 1875 census.

“Old Settlers” Grandest Meeting ever held in the county. 800 (?) people in attendance. Unionville Republican, Wednesday, August 21, 1889. Speech made by Andrew Wyatt: I was not expecting to be called upon to make a speech at this time, and I can only say that this is the first old settlers meeting I ever was at. In regard to tmy making a speech I do not suppose I could say very much that would be interesting to you. At the same time [I do] want to say something, as I believe that it is every man’s duty to do the best he can, and I will do that. Some of the gentlemen that spoke here to day spoke of having puncheaon floors in their houses when they first come to this county. They had better luck than I did. A man in Illinois told me he was building a house, or was having it built in the neighborhood that I expected to stop in, and if they had it done, I might go in that house and winter. When I got there he had a lig house raised and no cover on it. I went into that house, pitched my tent on the inside of it. It was getting cold weather, and I saw some young men and told them if they would go to work right awyand help me put a roof on that house I would help them. Some of you know something about that I guess. They went to work and we got the roof on it, and then I said we would go to the timber and split some timber and put a floor in it. My wife said I would not do any such thing. Go and mow some of that long slough grass and we will spread it all over the house and then put the carpet over that and will live there this winter. I took her advice and went and cut the grass. It made a good floor. This was the way we spent our first winter. I got a chance to stay there until I could build a house in the fall on my own place. And we just left this grass under the carpet that winter. But when warm weather came, the fleas like to eat us up then we had to carry the grass out and burn it up, and wet the ground all over, and put the carpet down on the naked ground. We did very well until we got a house. Before we got a roof on the house we run out of bread stuff, and it seemed I had no time to gather up a little grain and go off to mill, or it seemed she could not get me in the notion to get a little bread stuff right then, so she said she would go down to the old man Morgan’s and see if she could borrow a little. She got there and she found she could not get it. She bought a peck of potatoes and I believe 12 ears of corn to make some hominy for us to live on until we got a roof on the house. She paid one half dollar for the peck of potatoes and 12 ears of corn and we lived on that until we got the roof on the house. That was right in the neighborhood of which I now live, in the neighborhood of the Union Church it is called. Right on the ground where the Union Church now stands was our place of going to school and meeting and enjoying our country life. Right on that ground when ever there was meeting appointed every demonination came there to meeting. We worked together, every demomination. We worshiped the same God under the same roof and sand the good old songs of Zion and they were made mighty in our hands. The Lord blessed the effort and there were 10 souls converted then to where there is not one today. Now this is something new to some people but it is the case. There are many here today that will testify to the same things. And why is it so, I cannot tell, unless it is because people have gone away with style and foolishness instead of taking up with religion. I do not know what it is worth my while to say much more about it. I thank you for your attention. 1889."

Information taken from the roster of those attending the above meeting.

Wyatt Andrew Born 8 July 1808 born in Greenbrier Co Va moved to Putnam County in 1854 living in Sherman Township. Wyatt, Lydia 1804 Utica NY Living in Sherman township. Typed by Sarah Lemen Phillips 17 Feb 1978.

1880 Census Data indicates that his parents were from Maryland.

He is ordered to the county poor farm and listed as a resident of the Putnam County Poor Farm on Jan. 1, 1899 and is also listed as an "inmate" in the 1900 Census. The county poor farm and Alms House is shown in the 1877 Plat Map of Putnam County in Section 29 (Page 38). There is a reasonable chance that Andrew is buried in the Lemenville Cemetary.

Sources

• http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/e/K-E-Spence/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0092.html
• Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-G7WT : 4 March 2016), Andrew Wyatt and Sally Davis, 31 Jan 1828; citing , Morgan, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,317,641.
• The Morgan County Plat Book for Township 13N, 9W indicates that they were the first couple maried in the township.
• Marriage Index
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH53-M9F : 18 August 2015), Andrew Wyatt, Morgan, Illinois, United States; citing 85, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 24; FHL microfilm 7,649.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBD-7CS : 24 August 2015), Andrew Wyatt, McDonough, Illinois, United States; citing p. 213, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 65; FHL microfilm 7,643.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4X-8Q3 : 9 November 2014), Andrew Wiatt, Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa, United States; citing family 563, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ9-SCS : 30 December 2015), Andrew Wyatte, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJN-36Z : 17 October 2014), Andrew Wyatt in household of Thomas J Wallace, Kansas, United States; citing p. 2, family 10, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,928.
• "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DS-9PY : 6 December 2014), Andrew Wyatt and Lydia Meeker, 29 Sep 1877; citing Putnam,Missouri; FHL microfilm 431,521.
• Andrew's wife's Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27113229/lydia-meeker : accessed 18 February 2022), memorial page for Lydia Harrington Meeker (1804–1889), Find A Grave: Memorial #27113229, Maintained by Randy Eutsler (contributor 47007637) Burial Details Unknown.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FW-88Z : 14 July 2016), Andrew Wyatt, Sherman, Putnam, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 211, sheet 560B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0711; FHL microfilm 1,254,711.
• "Kansas State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8J-LQLD : 22 August 2017), Mary Wallace in entry for T J Wallace, 1895.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38C-PZ6 : accessed 14 March 2017), Andrew Wyat in household of George Williamson, Wilson Township, Putnam, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 126, sheet 3A, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,884.
• Possible notice of his death. Page 8 of Unionville Republican, published in Unionville, Missouri on Wednesday, September 26th, 1900 (1st column about 4 sentences down).

Research Notes

Andrew Wyatt is presumed to be the son of John Wesley Wyatt and his first wife. Though solid proof hasn't been found. He appears to be related to Joseph Wyatt. The Wesley name is commonly used as a middle name and both families have Andrew's. He may be related to John Wyatt or one of the other John Wyatt's that may have been living in Morgan County Illinois.

William and Mary College Quarterly. WYATT FAMILIES. (Continued from page 61.)

Morgan County Cemetery Records: Wyatts