My Ketchum brick wall: Isaac Ketchum

Isaac is Chuck's great-great grandfather.  The earliest record I have for him is that he was living in Tennessee in 1837 working for someone clearing a road.  In the 1850 census, Isaac and his family were living in Marshall County Tennesee, and he is listed as having real estate worth $300. Listed:

Isaac-43, Susan-32, Mary-15, John-13, William-12, George-10, Squire-8, Sarah-6 and Eliza-1

In 1860, he is found (listed as Isaiah Ketchem) in the US Census living in St. Francois County, Missouri with his second wife, Elizabeth and  their children


Listed: Isaac - 52, Elizabeth - 36, George - 17, Squier - 15, Ann - 13, Eliza - 11, Virginia - 8, Tennessee - 6, William Randolph - 17, Julia Randolph - 14, and Josephine Randolph - 4

In 1865, he is listed as living in Verandah township in Randolph County, Illinois with a total of 8 people in his household.

In 1870, his 2nd wife, Elizabeth, is listed in the 1870 census in Plattin, Missouri.  (Jefferson County)

I have not found any record of  Isaac's death, but it is likely that he died between 1865 and 1870 in either Missouri or Illinois.  Seeing if his grave is found in Illinois is one of my goals for our next genealogy field trip.

Trying to chase his parentage is a little difficult, too.  Others with family trees that include Isaac have him as the son of Joel Anderson Thomas Ketchum, who died in 1809 in West Virginia...and his mother is listed as Eleanor Tinsley who died in 1797, probably in North Carolina....since he was born in Virginia in 1808, I am pretty sure there is an error in this connection...so, I wait and hope that a record somewhere will shed some light on where he came from and where he ended up.

In the censuses, Isaac is listed as being born in Virginia around 1808