Otho was born about 1814. He passed away about 1888. In the 1880 census he stated his parents were born in Virginia.
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1837; Marriage: "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965" Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61372 #2123782 (accessed 7 September 2022) Otho R Wheat marriage to Margaret Irvine on 11 Apr 1837 in Anderson, Kentucky, USA.
1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census" Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: 213; Page: 294b; Line Number: 25 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #17374069 (accessed 7 September 2022) Otho Wheat (36), Farmer, in District 2, Mercer, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules" The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #90487290 (accessed 7 September 2022) Otho Wheat in District 2, Mercer, Kentucky, USA.
1854; Marriage: "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965" Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61372 #2160632 (accessed 7 September 2022) Otho R Wheat (38) marriage to Sarah E. Majors on 7 Feb 1854 in Anderson, Kentucky, USA.
1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census" Year: 1860; Census Place: Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M653_387; Page: 788; Family History Library Film: 803387 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #39729214 (accessed 7 September 2022) Othe Wheat (46), Farmer, in Mercer, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census" Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: M593_488; Page: 482A Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #22183232 (accessed 7 September 2022) O R Wheat (56), Farmer, in Precinct 4, Mercer, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: Salvisa, Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: 434; Page: 49D; Enumeration District: 134 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #10917938 (accessed 7 September 2022) Otha R Wheat (66), married, Farmer, head of household in Salvisa, Mercer, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
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