Family Group Sheet
NameAmariah Watson Enix
Birth4 Feb 1817, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death11 Jan 1904, Carter Co., Kentucky
BurialEnix Cemetery, Gregoryville, Carter Co., Kentucky
FatherAbraham Enix (~1784-1847)
MotherJuliann Hannah Logan (1793-1876)
Marriage25 Jun 1840, Carter Co., Kentucky
SpouseMatilda Ham
Birth8 Nov 1819, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death23 Mar 1894, Carter Co., Kentucky
FatherJoseph N. Ham (~1792-1875)
MotherNancy McClurg (~1793-1857)
Children
SpouseEsbon Sloan
3 MJohn A. Enix
Birthabt 1846, Carter Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1848, Carter Co., Kentucky
Birth20 Nov 1851, Carter Co., Kentucky
Death12 Aug 1927, Yocum, Carroll Co., Arkansas
SpouseEdwin Clark
SpouseAlvin Wayne Clark
SpouseWilliam M. McCormick
Birth6 Aug 1856, Carter Co., Kentucky
Death26 Dec 1927, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
SpouseAndrew Jackson Stamper
Notes for Amariah Watson Enix
Dates of birth and death are from his gravestone, which spells his name A. W. Enex.
All the censuses give his name as Amariah or A. W. or some variant spelling, as do most of the birth and death records for his children, but the third marriage record of his daughter Malvina and the death record of his daughter Julia both report his given name as Dick.
All the censuses give his name as Amariah or A. W. or some variant spelling, as do most of the birth and death records for his children, but the third marriage record of his daughter Malvina and the death record of his daughter Julia both report his given name as Dick.
Census Notes for Amariah Watson & Matilda (Family)
1850 census of Carter Co., Ky, district 2, enumerated 13 Sep, lists on p. 52 as family #322:
Amariah Enoch, 32, farmer; Matilda, 31; Lucinda, 9; Eliza, 7; John, 6; James, 4; Nancy, 7/12. All born in Kentucky.
The next household is headed by Matilda’s parents.
1860 census of Carter Co., Ky, Upper Tygart district, enumerated 11 June, lists as pp. 2-3 family #14:
Amari Enox, 40, farmer; Matilda, 38; Lucinda, 18; Eliza J., 16; John A., 14; James K., 12; Nancy J., 10; Isaac M., 8; Malvina, 6; John B., 4; Juliana, 2. All born in Kentucky.
The son listed as John B. age 4 should be Joseph.
The preceding household is headed by Matilda’s widowed father.
1870 census of Carter Co., Ky, precinct 5, Grayson P.O., enumerated 23 July, lists on p. 6 as family #45/40:
Enix, Amarice, 53, carpenter; Malinda, 52; Eliza, 28; Mason, 18; Malvina, 16; Nancy, 20; Joseph, 13; Henry, 9; Thomas, 6. All born in Kentucky.
The next household is headed by Amariah’s brother Alfred, recorded as Alford Enix age 59 with wife Mary age 50.
1880 census of Carter Co., Ky, precinct 4, enumerated 14 June, lists on p. 7 as family #59:
Enix, Amariah, 63, farmer, b. Ky Pa Ky; Matilda, wife, 62, b. Ky Va Ky; Henry, 19, son, b. Ky Ky Ky; Thomas, 16, son, b. Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is headed by their son Mason.
In 1900 Amariah is living with his daughter Eliza:
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 6 June, lists on p. 4A as family #57:
Sloan, Eliza J., 57, b. Mar 1843, Ky Ky Ky, widowed, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Balwin, son, 21, b. Dec 1878, Ky Ohio Ky, farmer; Tilda, dau, 20, b. Aug 1879, Ky Ohio Ky. Enochs, A. W., boarder, 83, b. Feb 1817, Ky Pa Ky, widowed, carpenter.
Amariah Enoch, 32, farmer; Matilda, 31; Lucinda, 9; Eliza, 7; John, 6; James, 4; Nancy, 7/12. All born in Kentucky.
The next household is headed by Matilda’s parents.
1860 census of Carter Co., Ky, Upper Tygart district, enumerated 11 June, lists as pp. 2-3 family #14:
Amari Enox, 40, farmer; Matilda, 38; Lucinda, 18; Eliza J., 16; John A., 14; James K., 12; Nancy J., 10; Isaac M., 8; Malvina, 6; John B., 4; Juliana, 2. All born in Kentucky.
The son listed as John B. age 4 should be Joseph.
The preceding household is headed by Matilda’s widowed father.
1870 census of Carter Co., Ky, precinct 5, Grayson P.O., enumerated 23 July, lists on p. 6 as family #45/40:
Enix, Amarice, 53, carpenter; Malinda, 52; Eliza, 28; Mason, 18; Malvina, 16; Nancy, 20; Joseph, 13; Henry, 9; Thomas, 6. All born in Kentucky.
The next household is headed by Amariah’s brother Alfred, recorded as Alford Enix age 59 with wife Mary age 50.
1880 census of Carter Co., Ky, precinct 4, enumerated 14 June, lists on p. 7 as family #59:
Enix, Amariah, 63, farmer, b. Ky Pa Ky; Matilda, wife, 62, b. Ky Va Ky; Henry, 19, son, b. Ky Ky Ky; Thomas, 16, son, b. Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is headed by their son Mason.
In 1900 Amariah is living with his daughter Eliza:
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 6 June, lists on p. 4A as family #57:
Sloan, Eliza J., 57, b. Mar 1843, Ky Ky Ky, widowed, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Balwin, son, 21, b. Dec 1878, Ky Ohio Ky, farmer; Tilda, dau, 20, b. Aug 1879, Ky Ohio Ky. Enochs, A. W., boarder, 83, b. Feb 1817, Ky Pa Ky, widowed, carpenter.
