Martha Ashton-Wyatt

1800 - Aft 1860  (> 60 years)

• Name	Martha Ashton-Wyatt
  Birth	1800	NC   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1830	Calloway Co, KY   [2]
  	age 30-39(30), spouse age 30-39(32), 3 children & 4 others
  Census	1840	Calloway Co, KY   [3]
  	age 40-49(40),spouse age 40-49(42), 5 children & 1 other
  Census	1850	Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  	age 49,spouse William
  Census	1860	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 61,no spouse listed, son Bedford Franklin (listed F V?)-age 21 & wife Susan J Stringer-age 21
  Death	Aft 17 Sep 1860
  Person ID	I1706	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	William Frizzell,   b. 1798, VA d. 12 Mar 1858, Marshall Co, KY (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1822	Bedford Co, TN
  Notes	--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://www.familycentral.net/index/family.cfm?ref1=5482:4496&ref2=5482:4497 William Frizzell - Martha Ashton William Frizzell was born at Virginia Abt 1798. He married Martha Ashton Abt 1821 at of Tennessee . Martha Ashton was born at North Carolina Abt 1801 . They were the parents of 7 children: Milton Frizzell born Abt 1822. Nancy Frizzell born Abt 1823. John Frizzell born Abt 1831. Melvina Frizzell born Abt 1834. Rebecca Frizzell born Abt 1836. Calvin Frizzell born Abt 1838. Franklin Frizzell born Abt 1839. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Children	1. Milton Frizzell,   b. 1822, TN d. Aft 18 Jul 1870 (Age > 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Nancy Frizzell,   b. 1823, TN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Calvin M Frizzell,   b. 1828, Bedford Co, TN d. Bef 03 Jun 1880 (Age < 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. John Calvin Frizzell,   b. 1831, Bedford Co, TN d. Aft 16 Jun 1900 (Age > 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Amanda Melvina Frizzell,   b. 1834, TN d. 20 Feb 1875, Marshall Co, KY (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Rebecca Frizzell,   b. 1836, KY d. Bef 12 Nov 1868, KY (Age < 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Bedford Franklin Frizzell,   b. Dec 1839, KY d. Aft 25 Jun 1900 (Age > 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1800 - NC Marriage - Abt 1822 - Bedford Co, TN Census - age 30-39(30), spouse age 30-39(32), 3 children & 4 others - 1830 - Calloway Co, KY Census - age 40-49(40),spouse age 40-49(42), 5 children & 1 other - 1840 - Calloway Co, KY Census - age 49,spouse William - 1850 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 61,no spouse listed, son Bedford Franklin (listed F V?)-age 21 & wife Susan J Stringer-age 21 - 1860 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - Martha is possibly a Ashton or a Wyatt ---- see below --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://dgmweb.net/FGS/F/FrizzellWilliam-Martha_.html William FRIZZELL Martha __?__ Husband: William FRIZZELL Birth: 1797/8, VA Death: 12 Mar 1858, Marshall Co., KY Occupation: farmer Father: David FRIZELL (1774- ) **** Mother: Mary INGALLS **** Marriage: ca. 1822, of Bedford Co., TN Wife: Martha __?__ Birth: 1797-1800, NC Occupation: homemaker Children (data in braces are {age, birthplace} from the 1850 Census): — born in TN, probably Bedford Co.: 1. (Daughter A) FRIZZELL, b. 1810-20 2. (Son A) FRIZZELL, b. 1815-20 3. Richard M. FRIZZELL, b. 1815-20; m. 20 Feb 1840, Calloway Co., KY, Zilpha CHESTER 4. (Daughter B) FRIZZELL, b. 1820-25 5. Nancy FRIZZELL, b. 1822/3 {27, TN} 6. (Daughter C) FRIZZELL, b. 1825-30 7. (Son B) FRIZZELL, b. 1825-30 8. Calvin FRIZZELL, b. 1827/8 {22, TN } — born in Calloway [now Marshall] Co., KY: 9. John FRIZZELL, b. 1830/1 {19, TN} 10. Melvina FRIZZELL, b. 1833/4 {16, TN} 11. Rebecca FRIZZELL, b. 1835/6 {14, KY} 12. Franklin FRIZZELL, b. 1838/9 {11, KY} The way the enumerator jumbled the order of the children in the 1850 census, it's no wonder some of the birthplaces (and probably dates) are wrong. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: 1a. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. KY, NC, TN, VA, WV Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229): not found. Frizzell, Richard M. Chester, Zilpha 20 Feb 1840 Calloway Co. 1b. Byron Sistler & Barbara Sistler. 1987. Early East Tennessee Marriages. Byron Sistler & Assoc., Inc., Nashville, TN (said to include every extant ante-bellum marriage record from eastern TN): not found, but if he was living in Bedford Co., we'd need the volumes from central TN. 2. 1820 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #50 of 56; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen): 1820 TN Bedford Co. p. 48/95 Ln. 16 Frizzel, William 200010-10100-0-100 no slaves These data indicate: No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred 2 males 9 or under 1810-1820 = Richard M = Son A 1 male 26-44 1775-1794 = William (b. 1797/8?) 1 female 9 or under 1810-1820 = Daughter A 1 female 16-25 1794-1804 = Martha 1 person engaged in agriculture 3. 1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #7-8 of 40; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen): 1830 KY Calloway Co. p. 200 Ln. 18 William Frizzell 202 001 - 120 001 no slaves These data indicate: No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred 2 males 4 or under 1825-1830 = Calvin (b. 1827/8) 2 males 10-14 1815-1820 = Richard M = Son A 1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = William (b. 1797/8) 1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Daughter C 2 females 5-9 1820-1825 = Nancy (b. 1822/3) = Daughter B 1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Martha 4. 1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #47-48 of 106; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen): 1840 KY Calloway [now Marshall] Co. pp. 76B-77A Ln. 24 William Frizzell 120 000 100 - 110 100 100 0200000 no slaves These data indicate: No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred 1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Franklin (b. 1838/9) 2 males 5-9 1830-1835 = John (b. 1830/1) = Calvin (b. 1827/8) 1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = William (b. 1797/8) 1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Rebecca (b. 1835/6) 1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Melvina (b. 1833/4) 1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Nancy (b. 1822/3) 1 female 40-49 1790-1800 = Martha 2 persons employed in agriculture Calvin is in the wrong age class. Listed between newlywed son, Richard M. FRIZZELL (000 010 - 000 100), and McGilbra WYATT. 5. 1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com): Marshall Co., KY, p. 484AB, 744/746, enumerated 10 Sep 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen): William Frizzell 52 M Farmer Va Martha " 42 F NC Nancy " 27 F Tenn Melvina " 16 F " Rebecca " 14 F Ky Calvin " 22 M Farmer Tenn John " 19 M " " Franklin " 11 M Ky Mcgilbra W. Wiett 5 M " Lawrence W. Ashton 62 M none Va Martha is fibbing about her age (she is at least 49). Whose child is McGilbra? Why is he living with them? Is Martha perhaps a WYATT? Otherwise, Lawrence ASHTON is very likely Martha's father. One secondary source treats McGilbra as a grandchild. Living two doors down from William C. HOLLAND, who is living next door to John L. HOLLAND. 6. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org). 7. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.