Almeda (Logsdon) Wyatt (abt. 1852 - 1883)

Born about 12 May 1852 in Jasper County, Iowa, United States of America

Ancestors

Died 30 Apr 1883 at about age 30 in Jasper County, Iowa, United States of America

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Biography

Almeda Logsdon was born in Jasper County, Iowa on or about 12 May 1852.^[1] She was the daughter of Joseph Logsdon and Mahala Logsdon.^[2]

Almeda married Francis M. Wyatt on 19 Oct 1869, in Jasper County, Iowa.^[3] After their marriage, Almeda and Francis seem to have had a separate house, probably on Shelby Wyatt's farm in Malaka Township in Jasper County (possibly Francis's father).^[4]

Almeda Logsdon Wyatt died on 30 Apr 1883, in Jasper County, Iowa. She was buried in Independence Cemetery in Baxter, Jasper County, Iowa.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Date of birth calculated from gravestone ("Almeda wife of Francis Wyatt died Apr. 30, 1883 aged 30 y. 11 m. 16 d."): Find a Grave Memorial# 45705029, Almeda Logsdon Wyatt (accessed 24 Jul 2021).
2. ↑ "Almada Logsdon," est. age 4, female, b. Iowa: Iowa State Census, 1856, Newton Township, Jasper County, Iowa, Family No. 298, Page 356Line 3 (accessed 23 Jul 2021 - subscription required).
3. ↑ Transcript only: "Francis M. Wyatt," male, "Almeda Logsdon," female, m. 19 Oct 1869, Jasper County, Iowa: Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Jul 2021).
4. ↑ "Wyatt Alameda, est. age 18, female, white, keeping house, b. Iowa: United States Census, 1870, Malaka Township, Jasper County, Iowa, Family No. 58, Page 9, Line 27; Line 26: "Wyatt Francis M," est. age 20, male, white, farmer, real estate value: $0, personal property value: $300, b. Iowa; "Wyatt Shelby," est. age 47, male, white, farmer, real estate value: $6,500, personal property value: $1,250, b. Virginia: Family No. 57, Page 9, Line 18 (accessed 24 Jul 2021).
5. ↑ Date of death from gravestone ("Almeda wife of Francis Wyatt died Apr. 30, 1883 aged 30 y. 11 m. 16 d."): Find a Grave Memorial# 45705029, Almeda Logsdon Wyatt (accessed 24 Jul 2021).

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/45705029/almeda-wyatt : accessed 24 July 2021), memorial page for Almeda Logsdon Wyatt (12 May 1852–30 Apr 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45705029, citing Independence Cemetery, Baxter, Jasper County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Dawn Stewart (contributor 46839075).
• Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ2X-PL7 : 10 February 2018), Francis M Wyatt and Almeda Logsdon, 19 Oct 1869, Jasper County, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 25, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,509. (Transcript only.)

Census Returns:

• Iowa State Census, 1856, Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. (subscription required).
• United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB9J-3992?cc=1473181&wc=7QL9-YQG%3A1589426666%2C1589423902%2C1589428057 : 24 March 2017), Iowa > Jasper > Malaka > image 9 of 10; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
• United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6FMS-S49?cc=1438024&wc=KGRV-2NL%3A518655701%2C519053501%2C519548201 : 11 June 2019), Iowa > Jasper > Malaka > image 9 of 26; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)