Isaac W. Oviatt (1809-1888)

Isaac W. Oviatt
1809-1888

Isaac W. Oviatt (Isaac7, Isaac6, Thomas5, Thomas4, Thomas3, John2, Alfrodosie1) was born November 27, 1809 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York and died December 05, 1888 in Wyocena, Columbia County, Wisconsin. He married Elizabeth McNish September 22, 1836 in Newbury, Geauga County, Ohio, daughter of James McNish and Sally Spence. She was born November 04, 1810 in Schenectady County, New York, and died March 29, 1885 in Wyocena, Columbia County, Wisconsin. Isaac was buried in Wyocena Cemetery, Wyocena, Columbia County, Wisconsin.

According to “Columbia County [Wisconsin] History 1880” page 1077 in the Town of Wyocena:

ISAAC OVIATT, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Wyocena; born Nov. 27, 1809, in Cambridge, Washington Co., N. Y.; came to Wisconsin in 1855, and settled on the farm he now owns. Was married in Ohio, Sept. 22, 1836, to Elizabeth McNish, who was born Nov. 4, 1810, in Schenectady Co., N. Y.; daughter of James McNish, who went to Ohio in 1832 and settled in Geauga Co. Mr. and Mrs. Oviatt have had eight children, six of whom are living–Mary Ann, is now the wife of Henry O. Thrall, of Waseca Co., Minn; Henry M., lives in Wyocena; James C., lives in Berlin, Wis.; Sarah and Isaac, are living at home, and Agnes is the wife of Charles Ellis, of the town of Wyocena; Elizabeth married Theodore Crow, removed to Minnesota and died April 20, 1875; Adaline married Bruce White, and died in Dekorra Sept. 9, 1876. Mr. Oviatt is Republican to the backbone, and has 80 acres of land.

Census:

• 1830 Federal Census: 1830, Jackson, Washington County, New York (M19-111, page 179, line 17)
• 1840 Federal Census: 1840, Jackson, Washington County, New York (M704-348, page 43, line 16)
• 1850 Federal Census: June 12, 1850, Salem, Washington County, New York (M432-611, page 2 (248B), line 16)
• 1860 Federal Census: July 27, 1860, Wyoncena, Columbia County, Wisconsin (M653-1401, page 156 (622B), line 4)
• 1870 Federal Census: June 20, 1870, Wyoncena, Columbia County, Wisconsin (M593-1706, page 29 (396), line 26)
• 1880 Federal Census: June 22, 1880, Wyocena, Columbia County, Wisconsin (T9-1420, page 20 (309B), line 9)

Children of Isaac Oviatt and Elizabeth McNish are:

1. Mary Ann Oviatt, born October 27, 1839 in Washington County, New York; died April 23, 1920 in Janesville, Waseca County, Minnesota. She married Henry O Thrall March 27, 1861 in Wyocena, Columbia County, Wisconsin.
2. Henry M Oviatt, born December 13, 1841 in Washington County, New York; died April 14, 1925. He married Julia M Kellogg July 27, 1867.
3. James C Oviatt, born February 19, 1843 in Jackson, Washington County, New York; died August 01, 1921 in Lakewood, Cuyahoge County, Ohio. He married Mary Electa Smith January 09, 1884.
4. Sarah Oviatt, born March 30, 1845 in New York; died September 02, 1912.
5. Elizabeth Oviatt, born March 27, 1847 in New York; died April 20, 1875 in Minnesota. She married Theodore Crow.
6. Isaac Wilson Oviatt, born July 29, 1849 in Salem, Washington County, New York; died March 01, 1937.
7. Agnes Oviatt, born 1852 in New York; died November 15, 1899 in Columbia County, Wisconsin. She married Charles R Ellis September 27, 1877; died May 16, 1905 in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
8. Adeline Oviatt, born 1855 in New York; died September 09, 1876 in DeKorra Township, Columbia County, Wisconsin. She married Bruce White.

Sources:

• Marion Westfall Dewitt Harris Ancestry
• Violet Eva (Dare) Abbott Correspondence.
• Death Certificates
• Marriage Records
• Columbia County [Wisconsin] History, (1880), page 1077.
• 1830 Federal Census, M19-111, Jackson, Washington County, New York, page 179
• 1840 Federal Census, M704-348, Jackson, Washington County, New York, page 43
• 1850 Federal Census, M432-611, Salem, Washington County, New York, page 2 (248B)
• 1860 Federal Census, M653-1401, Wyoncena, Columbia County, Wisconsin, page 156 (622B)
• 1870 Federal Census, M593-1706, Wyocena, Columbia County, Wisconsin, page 29 (396)
• 1880 Federal Census, T9-1420, Wyocena, Columbia County, Wisconsin, page 20 (309B)
• Hulslander, Laura Penny, Washington County, New York Vital Records: 1847-1849, (The Sleeper Company, 1993), 121.