Individual Details

Hezekiah Proctor

(1 Mar 1813 - 6 May 1889)



Marriage to Catherine Morton 8 Mar 1836 in Logan Co KY, MB 1, p.127. As Katharine M. Spencer, she had married John Morton, 5 Apr 1830, Logan Co MB 1, p.86

Is this his first deed? The elder Hezekiah was deceased.
Logan Co DB S, p.245 2 Dec 1833 Joel Maxey & Elizabeth Ann his wife to Hezekiah Proctor. $150. Tract on waters of Gasper 125 acres. John Barnetts line, Burges Balls line, James McCutcheon old survey. Signed: Joel Maxey, Elizabeth Ann X Maxey. Dower released 2 Dec 1833.
Interesting that Charles Proctor (his father) had once owned a tract part of James McCutcheon entry.

1840 Census. Simpson Co KY
Hezekiah Proctor: 1m under 5, 1m 10, 1m 20-30. 1f 20-30
Next door to Joshua H. Spencer (his wife's brother)

Listed as Executor of brother William's estate in 1848.

1850 Census in Simpson County. Hh 682
Hezekiah Proctor, 37, Occupation Blacksmith. Wife is "C.M."
4 children. J. S., 12. (male) H. A., 9 (male) G. A., 7 (female). R. B., 3, (male)
L.M. Morton, apprentice, age 19, lives with them as does E. C. Spencer age 73.
L. M. Morton would likely be a son of Catherine's by her first marriage. E. C. Spencer is Elizabeth, her mother.

1860 Census. Simpson Co KY, Hh 130
H. Proctor, 47, Farmer. $6,000 real estate; $10,000 personal prop - family all b. KY
Catherine M., 45
H. A., 19. Georgian, 16 (female). Robt B., 13. Lewis M., 7. Louisa, 3.
Elisha Wood, 27, Farm laborer, b. KY
Elizabeth Bowman, 61, Domestic, b. VA
Robt Bowman, 37, Farm laborer, b. KY

1870 Census. Subdist 150. Simpson Co KY, Hh 5
Hezekiah Proctor, 57, Blacksmith
Catherine, 45 (she was actually 55)
Georgia A., 25
Robert B. 23
Louisa A., 14

1880 Census. Franklin, Simpson Co, KY, Hh 108
Hezekiah Procter, 67, Blacksmith
Katharine, 65, wife
George A., 33, dau (Georgia!)
Luisa M., 24, dau


FindAGrave:
Green Lawn Cemetery, Franklin, Simpson, KY
Catherine M. Spencer, b. 16 Mar 1815, KY; died 23 Feb 1885, Simpson Co KY
House of Proctor gives dates for Hezekiah as born 1 Mar 1813, died 6 May 1889; No photos of either grave.

Events

Birth1 Mar 1813
Marriage8 Mar 1836Logan County, Kentucky - Catherine Miller Spencer
Death6 May 1889Simpson County, Kentucky

Families

SpouseCatherine Miller Spencer (1815 - 1885)
ChildJames Spencer Proctor (1837 - 1917)
ChildHezekiah A. Proctor (1840 - 1900)
ChildGeorgia Ann Proctor (1843 - 1913)
ChildRobert B. Proctor (1846 - 1913)
ChildLewis M. Proctor (1853 - )
ChildLouisa M. Proctor (1856 - 1913)
FatherCharles Proctor (1785 - 1835)
MotherElizabeth Clifford (1786 - 1870)
SiblingWilliam Proctor ( - 1848)
SiblingJames O. Proctor ( - )
SiblingJacob C. Proctor (1819 - )
SiblingElizabeth J. Proctor (1820 - 1856)
SiblingRebecca Proctor (1821 - )
SiblingMary S. Proctor (1823 - )
SiblingCharles Proctor (1824 - )
SiblingMartha Ann Proctor (1827 - )
SiblingJohn Thomas Proctor (1830 - )

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