Thomas B and Rusha B Mingus Pyatt
Thomas B Pyatt was born c1864 in Wright County, Missouri, to Joseph A and Jane Allen Pyatt. He married (probably in Wright County, Missouri) Rusha 'Ruth' Belle Mingus who was born c1874 in Missouri to Ezekial and Mary Mingus.
Thomas and Ruth had the following known children:
- Everet Pyatt b: Nov 1895 MO (probably Wright Co)
- Alfred Pyatt b: c1901 MO (probably Wright Co)
- Ruth Pyatt b: c1906 MO (probably Wright Co)
- Louis M Pyatt b: c1911 MO (probably Wright Co)
Thomas appeared with his parents through the 1880 census of Wright County, Missouri. On that same census 'Rusha B Mingus' appeared on the same page with her family. That family included her grandmothers, Sarah Mingus age 75 and Mary Bradshaw aged 65. There were also three other Bradshaw families on the same page with the Pyatts and Mingus'. In Wright County, Missouri, will and estate records can be found the estate of J. P. Bradshaw, who died intestate. The Administratrix was Mariam C. Bradshaw. Securities were E. A. Mingus, James Connally and J. A. Pyatt (21-22) 8 Nov 1864. So, evidently, the Pyatts, Bradshaws and Mingus' were neighbors and relatives.
Thomas and Ruth appeared together on the 1900 census of Boone Township, Wright County, Missouri, as follows:
Pyatt, Thom B born Jun 1864 in MO / 35 on last bday / wm / married for 6 yrs / farmer / father/mother born NC Pyatt, Ruth B (wife) born Dec 1874 in MO / 25 on last bday / wf / married 6 yrs / 1 child/1 living father/mother born NC Pyatt, Evert (son) born Nov 1895 in MO / 4 on last bday / wm / single / father/mother born MO Pyatt, Jane (mother) born Mar 1834 in NC / 66 on last bday / wf / widowed / 1 child/1 living / father/mother born Unk
Pyatt, Wm J (brother) born Jul 1869 in MO / 30 on last bday / wm / single / father/mother born NC
This family was enumerated #114/117 pg 110B 714/144/6/57 (Ancestry.com image 12/23). Note that Thomas' mother and brother live with the family.
Thomas and family appeared as follows on the 1910 census in Boone Township, Wright County, Missouri:
- Pyatt, Tom B age 45 born MO / wm / married1 for 15 yrs / farmer / own farm / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Rusha B (wife) age 35 born MO / wf / married1 for 15 yrs / 3 children/3 living / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Everett (son) age 14 born MO / wm / single / father/mother born MO
- Pyatt, Alfred (son) age 9 born MO / wm / single / father/mother born MO
- Pyatt, Ruth (daughter) age 5 born MO / wf / single / father/mother born MO
This family was enumerated #154/161 pg 8A (Ancestry.com image 15/25).
Thomas and family appeared as follows on the 1920 census in Boone Township, Wright County, Missouri:
- Pyatt, Thomas B age 55 born MO / wm / married / farmer / general farm / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Lucy B (wife) age 45 born MO / wf / married / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Everet (son) age 24 born MO / wm / single / farm laborer / home farm / father/mother born MO
- Pyatt, Alfred (son) age 19 born MO / wm / single / teacher / public school / father/mother born MO
- Pyatt, Ruth (daughter) age 14 born MO / wf / single / father/mother born MO
- Pyatt, Lois M (daughter) age 9 born MO / wf / single / father/mother born MO
This family was enumerated #129/138 pg 6B 129/142/6/95 (Ancestry.com image 12/23). I feel that the census taken misunderstood 'Ruth' or 'Rusha' as 'Lucy' as this is the only record with that name for Ruth Pyatt although she did go by Belle on the 1930 census.
By the 1930 census of Boone Township, Wright County, Missouri, they appeared as follows:
- Pyatt, Thomas B age 66 born MO / wm / Married at age 31 / farmer / general farm / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Belle (wife) age 54 born MO / wf / Married at age 21 / father/mother born NC
This family was enumerated #160/162 pg 83 23 Apr 1930 (Ancestry.com image 14/24). At #164/166 was Thomas' cousin, John R Pyatt, and family. At #137/137 was his brother, William J Pyatt and family and a few other scattered Pyatt's in close proximity.
Sources:
- 1900-1930 Wright Co, MO, census records
Updated Jul 2005
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