Family Group Sheet
NameSamuel McQuithy
Birthabt 1800, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
Deathabt 1875, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseMaria Anderson
Birthabt 1803, Kentucky
Children
Birthabt 1823, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseJames Wells
SpouseRichard Wells
SpouseReuben Copher
Notes for Samuel McQuithy
His surname was also spelled McWorthy and McWithey.
Census Notes for Samuel & Maria (Family)
1850 census of Bath Co., Ky, division 2, enumerated 31 July, lists on p. 34 as family #230:
Samuel McWorthy, 50, farmer, b. Penn; Maria, 46, b. Ky; Caroline, 19; Christopher, 17, laborer; Melvina, 15; Samuel, 13; Sophia, 11; Elias, 9; Frances A., 7. All children born in Ky.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 3 as family #18:
Samuel McQuithy, 60, wagon maker, b. Penn; Mariah, 57, b. Ky; Christopher, 27, farm hand; Caroline, 29; Sophia, 19; Elias, 18; Francis (f), 16; Mariah Williams, 12; David, 10; Margaret, 22. All except Samuel born in Ky.
According to other records (e.g., the 1850 and 1870 through 1900 censuses), Margaret and her two children should be recorded as Williamson. She is Samuel and Mariah’s daughter, and the widow of Lawrence Williamson, whom she married on 5 June 1847.
1870 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 29 Aug, lists on p. 8 as family #38:
McQuithy, Samuel, 70, waggon maker; Maria, 68; Caroline, 38; Christopher, 27; Sophia, 32; Elias, 28. Copher, Samuel, 14. All listed as born in Kentucky.
Samuel is the son of Melvina McQuithy and Reuben Copher.
1880 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 9 June, lists on p. 15 as family #142/147:
McQuithy, Elias, 38, wagonmaker, b. Ky Penn Ky; Francis, 24, wife; Sam, 6, son; Sophia, 4, dau; James, 2, son; Shillola, 3/12, b. Mar, dau. McQuithy, Criss, 49, wagonmaker, single; Maria, 77, mother, widowed; Caroline, 45, sister, single. Copher, Samuel, 25, nephew, single, laborer. Wells, Maria, 22, niece, single. All except Elias listed as born Ky Ky Ky (including his brother Chris, whose relationship is not indicated.)
Maria Wells is the daughter of Richard Wells and Julina McQuithy. She is also recorded with her parents this census year.
Samuel McWorthy, 50, farmer, b. Penn; Maria, 46, b. Ky; Caroline, 19; Christopher, 17, laborer; Melvina, 15; Samuel, 13; Sophia, 11; Elias, 9; Frances A., 7. All children born in Ky.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 3 as family #18:
Samuel McQuithy, 60, wagon maker, b. Penn; Mariah, 57, b. Ky; Christopher, 27, farm hand; Caroline, 29; Sophia, 19; Elias, 18; Francis (f), 16; Mariah Williams, 12; David, 10; Margaret, 22. All except Samuel born in Ky.
According to other records (e.g., the 1850 and 1870 through 1900 censuses), Margaret and her two children should be recorded as Williamson. She is Samuel and Mariah’s daughter, and the widow of Lawrence Williamson, whom she married on 5 June 1847.
1870 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 29 Aug, lists on p. 8 as family #38:
McQuithy, Samuel, 70, waggon maker; Maria, 68; Caroline, 38; Christopher, 27; Sophia, 32; Elias, 28. Copher, Samuel, 14. All listed as born in Kentucky.
Samuel is the son of Melvina McQuithy and Reuben Copher.
1880 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 9 June, lists on p. 15 as family #142/147:
McQuithy, Elias, 38, wagonmaker, b. Ky Penn Ky; Francis, 24, wife; Sam, 6, son; Sophia, 4, dau; James, 2, son; Shillola, 3/12, b. Mar, dau. McQuithy, Criss, 49, wagonmaker, single; Maria, 77, mother, widowed; Caroline, 45, sister, single. Copher, Samuel, 25, nephew, single, laborer. Wells, Maria, 22, niece, single. All except Elias listed as born Ky Ky Ky (including his brother Chris, whose relationship is not indicated.)
Maria Wells is the daughter of Richard Wells and Julina McQuithy. She is also recorded with her parents this census year.
