Matilda Beaty (1812 - 1884)

Born 1812 in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jesse Wood — married 19 May 1833 in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1884 at about age 72 in North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Matilda Beaty was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

This profile is part of the Beaty Name Study.

Matilda Beaty was born in 1812 in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States, daughter of John Beaty (1780–1840) and Abegail Beaty (1785–1840).

Matilda (20) married Jesse Wood (23) (born on March 12, 1810 in Orange County, North Carolina, United States; son of William Wood and Nancy (Cate) Wood) on May 19, 1833 in Fentress County.

In the 1850 census Matilda (age 38) was in Fentress, Tennessee, United States.^[1] Jesse Wood 39, Matilda Wood 38, John Wood 16, Thos Wood 14, David Wood 11, Mathew Wood 9, Zealman Wood 7, Pleas Wood 3, Mary Wood 0.

In the 1860 census Matilda (age 48) was at 2nd District, Fentress, Tennessee, United States.^[2] Jesse Wood 50, Matilda Wood 48, Thomas G Wood 23, David H Wood 21, Mathew B Wood 19, William Y Wood 17, Pleasant B Wood 12, Mary J Wood 10, D D Wood 5.

In the 1870 census Matilda (age 52) was in Fentress, Tennessee, United States.^[3] Jessee Wood 58, Matilda Wood 52, Dudley Wood 15, Lucinda McClellan 39, Miley Beaty 18.

In the 1880 census Matilda (age 67), Keeping House, was the wife of Jessee Woods in Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, United States.^[4] Jessee Woods 70, wife Matilda Woods 67, other Lewis Solomon 47.

Matilda died on March 3, 1884 in North Carolina, United States, aged 71.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: MCDD-Q15 (accessed 3 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6277-PCV Image number 00458
   Matilda Wood (38) in Fentress, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 37; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1249; FHL microfilm: 805249; Record number: 946;
   FamilySearch Record: M8TH-63S (accessed 3 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSF-8VR Image number 00029
   Matilda Wood (48) at 2nd District, Fentress, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 8; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 10; FHL microfilm: 000553025; Record number: 27333;
   FamilySearch Record: MD8T-2FY (accessed 3 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-69RW-91Y Image number 00711
   Matilda Wood (52) in Fentress, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MCZJ-DJF (accessed 3 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYY-9WHW Image number 00670
   Matilda Woods (67), wife, Keeping House, in household of Jessee Woods (70) in Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, United States. Born in Tennessee, United States.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #54133667 (accessed 3 July 2023)
   Memorial page for Matilda Beaty Wood (9 Apr 1814-4 Feb 1884); Maintained by soaringhigh1010 (contributor 51443167).