Wyatt Family Collection, 1820-1859

Author

Staff

Title

Wyatt Family Collection

Date

1820-1859

Repository

Kentucky Historical Society. Special Collections & Archives. Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931

Conditions Governing Access note

Access at KHS only. Use microfilm, transcriptions or images when available.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Wyatt Family Collection, 1820-1859, 98SC217,Library Special Collections and Archives, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort.

Extent

1 box, .5 c.f.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of the deeds, receipts, wills, letters, and other papers of the Wyatt family of Fleming County, Kentucky, and later of Missouri. The items date between 1820 and 1859.

Correspondence concerns news of family and friends, farming news, and Mill Creek Church (Mason County, Kentucky) matters. The collection also includes a Christian hymnbook and booklet called, "Maine Liquor Law and Temperance Songs," printed by A.W. Elder of Lexington, Kentucky, in 1853. Names represented include Micajah Wyatt, Lina Wing Wyatt, Woolford Wyatt, Joseph Wyatt, Sarah Wyatt, W.S. Chandler, John Finley, and Margaret Finley.

Arrangement: Organized into the following subseries: I. Family Genealogy, II. Obituaries and Funeral Notices, III. Wyatt Deeds, IV. Micajah Wyatt, V. Tax Receipts, VI. Songs and Poems, VII. Receipts 1820-1850, VIII. Notebooks, IX. Family Correspondence 1831-1852, X. Wallet 1828-1850.

Subjects

• Wyatt family -- Correspondence
• Farmers -- Kentucky -- Fleming County
• Mill Creek Christian Church (Mason County, KY)
• Kentucky -- Genealogy
• Temperance -- Songs and music
• Hymnals
• Wyatt, Micajah
• Wyatt, Sarah