Wealthy Melvin

1803 - 1890  (86 years)

• Name	Wealthy Melvin
  Birth	05 Dec 1803	OH
  Gender	Female
  Census	1810	Mercer Co, KY   [1]
  	age 10-15(7?)
  Census	1820	Mercer Co, KY   [2]
  	age 10-15(17?)
  Census	1830	Union Twp, Brown Co, OH   [3]
  	age 30-39(27?), spouse age 40-49(45), 5 children
  Census	1840	Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	age 30-39(37), no spouse listed, 6 children
  Census	1850	District 1, Hopkins Co, KY   [5]
  	age 43
  Census-State	1850  [6]
  	age 43
  Census	1860	Hopkins Co, KY   [7]
  	age 60,living with son George Andrew
  Census-State	1860  [8]
  	age 60,living with son George Andrew
  Census	1870	Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY   [9]
  	age 65,living with son George
  Death	07 Jan 1890	Hopkins Co, KY   [10]
  Findagrave.com	28 Jun 2016
  	See Notes
  Burial	Rabbit Ridge, Hopkins Co, KY
  	Silent Run Cemetery
  Person ID	I538	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	George Andrew Melvin,   b. Between 1760 and 1768   d. 05 Sep 1825, Mercer Co, KY (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Ann Huffman,   b. 07 Oct 1775, Culpeper Co, VA d. 10 Apr 1873, Clermont Co, OH (Age 97 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Apr 1798	Mercer Co, KY   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Obediah D Utley,   b. 1785, Goochland, VA d. 27 Aug 1839, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1824	Brown Co, OH
  Children	1. Lucinda Utley,   b. 01 Nov 1825, OH d. 27 Dec 1908, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. George Andrew Utley,   b. 23 Nov 1827, Brown Co, OH d. 01 Jan 1918, Caldwell Co, KY (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Alexander Utley,   b. 1834, OH d. Between 1860 and 1870 (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Elizabeth Jane Utley,   b. Between 1831 and Dec 1834, OH d. Between 15 Jun 1900 and 16 Apr 1910 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Arminda Mary Utley,   b. 08 Feb 1835, OH d. 23 Dec 1934, Dalton, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 99 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Louisa Utley,   b. 19 Feb 1839, OH d. 25 Jun 1930, Rabbit Ridge, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - age 10-15(7?) - 1810 - Mercer Co, KY Census - age 10-15(17?) - 1820 - Mercer Co, KY Marriage - Abt 1824 - Brown Co, OH Census - age 30-39(27?), spouse age 40-49(45), 5 children - 1830 - Union Twp, Brown Co, OH Census - age 30-39(37), no spouse listed, 6 children - 1840 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 43 - 1850 - District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 60,living with son George Andrew - 1860 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 65,living with son George - 1870 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Death - 07 Jan 1890 - Hopkins Co, KY Burial - - Rabbit Ridge, Hopkins Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - have found 1880 census on all 6 children and Wealthy was not with them ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Judi Goodman [email protected] on World Connect Note: Wealthy lived up to her name by not sharing her inheritance with her mother. She was sued by her mother after the death of her father, in 1828. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Her tombstone also has daughter Lucinda (Utley) Kirkwood on the right side and her husband Isaac Newton Kirkwood on the left On the same side as Wealthy is her grandson (Lucinda's son) James K P Kirkwood ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 6/28/2016 Wealthy Melvin Utley Birth: Dec. 5, 1803 Death: Jan. 7, 1890 Family links: Parents: Sarah Ann Huffman Melvin (1775 - 1873) Children: Arminda Mary Utley Wilson (1835 - 1934)* Louisa Utley Kirkwood (1839 - 1930)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Silent Run Cemetery Rabbit Ridge Hopkins County Kentucky, USA Created by: Shelia Hart Record added: Sep 14, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 76513304 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com before 6/28/2016 Wealthy Utley Birth: Dec. 5, 1803 Death: Jan. 7, 1890 Burial: Silent Run Cemetery Rabbit Ridge Hopkins County Kentucky, USA Created by: Shelia Hart Record added: Sep 14, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 76513304 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] 1810 United States Federal Census. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S30] KY,Hopkins Co,1850 Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S31] KY,Hopkins Co,1860 Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.