Hi Everyone,
Would like to go over Martha and her 3 husbands and see if I have all this
lined up correctly.
First of all, an estimate for her b. date might be Abt 1792 in Kentucky.
Then.... she apparently married John Pyeatt - son of Jacob Pyeatt and
Margaret Finley.
John was born 3 Jan 1792 in NC and d. 28 Jan 1823 in Ark.
John Pyeatt and Martha Carnahan had these known children:
1. Finis Ewing Pyeatt - b. 11 July 1816
2. Paulina Pyeatt - b. abt 1821.
John died in 1823.
On 2 July 1824 Martha Carnahan Pyeatt md Andrew Finley Pyeatt. Andrew was
born in 1801 in Ky and was the son of James Pyeatt and Catherine Finley.
Andrew Finley Pyeatt and Martha Carnahan had these children:
1. Jemima Pyeatt - b. 9 Nov 1829
2. John Henry Pyeatt - b. abt 1832
1830 census - Washington Co., Arkansas
Andrew F. Pyeatt - 10103-110001
1 male under 5 (1825/1830) = John Henry or another male infant
1 male 10-15 (1815/1820) = Finis Ewing Pyeatt
3 males 20-30 (1800/1810) = Andrew & ????? & ?????
1 female under 5 (1825/1830) = Jemima Pyeatt
1 female 5-10 (1820/1825) = Paulina Pyeatt
1 female 30-40 (1790/1800) = Martha
Andrew Finley Pyeatt dies between 1830 & 1840.
Martha Carnahan Pyeatt Pyeatt apparently marries a Jefferson Cabe.
They apparently had 2 children:
Margaret Cabe
Martha Jane Cabe
1840 census - Washington Co., Ark
Jefferson Cabe - 101001-2100001
1 male under 5 (1835/1840) =
1 male 10-15 (1825/1830) = possibly John Henry Pyeatt
1 male 30-40 (1800/1810) = Jefferson
2 females under 5 (1835/1840) = Margaret Cabe & Martha Jane Cabe
1 female 5-10 (1830/1835) = probably Jemima Pyeatt
1 female 40-50 (1790/1800) = Martha
Actually, John Henry Pyeatt could be either of the 1 young males. But.... it
could be that the younger one is a son of Jefferson Cabe and Martha.
1850 census - Washington Co., Arkansas
Jefferson - 47 - NC
Martha - 51 - Ky
Margaret - 15 - Ark
Martha - 13 - Ark
Then in 1860 there is a change:
1860 census - Washington Co., Ark. - this line up of families
/74
Willis Polston - 25 - Ark
Martha - 23 - Ark
Elizabeth - 1 - Ark
Adah - 1/12 - Ark
John Cabe - 13 - Ark
Elizabeth - 6 - Ark
and
/75
Thomas Cabe - 62 - Tn
Margarett - 52 - Ky
Catherine - 15 - Ark
Martha Jane Cabe has married Willis Polston and they have 2 children:
Elizabeth and Adah. Who is the John Cabe, age 13 and Elizabeth Cabe, age 6?????
Since their last name is Cabe, could the John and Elizabeth listed here be
children of one of those young males listed with Jefferson and Martha Cabe in
1840.
I think Thomas Cabe is Jefferson Cabe but who is Margarett?
Has Martha died and Jefferson remarried?
Who is the Catherine, age 15? Could she be a step-daughter and perhaps a
child of Margarett by a 1st marriage?
Then in 1870 - Washington Co., Arkansas
J. T. Cabe - 80 - Tn
Margaret - 63 - Ky
Lizzie - 16 - Ark
This appears to be Jefferson with wife Margarett and the Lizzie, age 16 could
match the Elizabeth, age 6 living with Willis & Martha Polston in 1860.
Ideas and comments and information appreciated.
Thanks - Emma