John D and Caroline Finger Pyatt
John Davis Pyatt was born in 1822 to James and Jane Davis Pyatt and died in 1870. On October 1, 1843, in McDowell County, North Carolina, he married Caroline Finger . Their marriage bond was between 'John D Pyatt' and 'Caroline Finger' and was signed by 'Davis Bright' and 'A M Finley'. Caroline was born c1825 (or c1822) in North Carolina and died c1909 (probably in McDowell County, North Carolina). Both John and Caroline are buried in the Nebo Cemetery, McDowell County, North Carolina.
John and Caroline had the following known children:
- Charles F Pyatt b: 26 Jul 1844 d: 26 Mar 1887 (buried Nebo Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC) m: 1856 Mary McGalliard
- James A Pyatt b: 17 May 1846 m: 21 Jan 1864 Mira Anderson (is this the 'Jim' born c1846 who died in 1905 in a train accident with his wife (not named) who are buried together in Nebo Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC? MCP)
- Elmira 'Mira' Ann Pyatt b: 6 Apr 1848 d: c1874 (buried Nebo Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC)
- Carrie Jane Pyatt b: 25 Dec 1847 (can't be right year; is this Kara F Pyatt 6 months on 1850 census? MCP) m: 13 Jun 1872 S A Austin
- Samuel Davis Pyatt b: 18 Dec 1850 d: 28 Apr 1899 (buried Nebo Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC) m: 21 Dec 1870 Eliza J McGalliard b: 20 Dec 1848 d: 6 Aug 1909 (buried Nebo Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC)
- John Wesley Pyatt b: 6 Apr 1854 (or 5 Apr 1854) d: 15 Mar 1935 (buried Harmony Grove Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC) m: Patsy Elizabeth Biggerstaff b: 25 Oct 1847 d: 26 Feb 1928 (buried Harmony Grove Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC)
- Nancy C Pyatt b: 13 Jun 1856 d: c1911 (Nebo Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC)
- Joseph Franklin Pyatt b: 13 Apr 1859 d: c1943 m: Biddie L Biggerstaff b: 17 Feb 1859 (does not agree with 1880 census age) d: c1930
- Barbra Alice Pyatt b: 10 Jun 1860 m: 18 Aug 1881 Isaac W Austin
- Bennie L. Austin b: 2 Jun 1887 d: 7 Oct 1887 (buried Nebo Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC)
- Sarah Orlena Pyatt b: 31 Aug 1863 m: 10 Feb 1879 Frank Glass
- Mary L Pyatt b: 19 May 1865 d: 9 Oct 1886 m: W D Holland
There are many surnames in the Nebo cemetery, McDowell County, North Carolina, of families that these children married into. There is a Mary Pyatt Holland b: May 18, 1855 d: Dec 14, 1906 in the Nebo Cemetery. Is this the last child of John and Caroline? Where did the other dates come from? Also, there are many Pyatts in the Harmony Grove Missionary Baptist Church with John W and Patsy E Pyatt who may be thier descendants.
John Davis Pyatt and family appeared as follows on the 1850 census of McDowell County, North Carolina:
- Pyatt, Davis age 28 born NC / M / farmer / $50
- Pyatt, Caroline age 28 born NC / F
- Pyatt, Charles age 7 born NC / M
- Pyatt, James age 5 born NC / M
- Pyatt, Elmira A age 3 born NC / F
- Pyatt, Kara F age 6/12 born NC / F
- Finger, Barbara age 50 born NC / F
This family was enumerated #760/760 pg 307 next door to James Pyatt, Davis' father.
I do not have abstracts of this family on the 1860 or 1870 census.
Caroline appeared as a widow with some of her children in the home of her son, John Pyatt, on the 1880 census of Higgins, McDowell County, North Carolina, as follows:
- Pyatt, John age 25 born NC / Married / Male / W / Farming / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Elisabeth (Wife) age 33 born NC / Married / Female / W / Keeping House / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, George (Son) age 7 born NC / Single / Male / W / At Home / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Annie (Dau) age 4 born NC / Single / Female / W / At Home / father/mother NC
- Pyatt, Jane (Dau) age 2 born NC / Single / Female / W / At Home / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Samuel (Son) age 10M born NC / Single / Male / At Home / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Caroline (Mother) age 55 born NC / Female / W / At Home / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Alice (Sister) age 19 born NC / Single / Female / W / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Mary (Sister) age 15 born NC / Single / Female / W / father/mother born NC
This abstract is from familysearch.org page 460C.
Caroline's son, Charles, lived next door to her as follows:
- Pyatt, Chas. age 35 born NC / white / married / farmer (owners and tenants) / note: Maimed
- Pyatt, Mary (wife) age 32 born NC / white / married / keeping house
- Pyatt, Franklin (son) age 10 born NC / white / single / at home / cannot write
- Pyatt, John (son) age 8 born NC / white / single / at home / cannot read or write
- Pyatt, Thomas (son) age 7 born NC / white / single / at home / cannot read or write
- Pyatt, Jane (daughter) age 5 born NC / white / single / at home / cannot read or write
- Pyatt, William (son) age 8/12 born NC / white / single / at home / cannot read of write
This family was enumerated pg #460. Living in Dysartsville, McDowell County, North Carolina, was Caroline's son, Joseph F Pyatt with his wife, Biddy.
Sources:
- "The Pyatt Family of Western North Carolina" 1977 Martha A Pyatte
- Marriage records of North Carolina
- Cemetery inscriptions of North Carolina
- 1850/1880 McDowell Co, NC, federal census
Updated Oct 2006
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