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Bernice,
You do make some very good points. And yes, assumption does seem to get us in trouble at times.
I have thought for a long time that the Amy Boutwell, living with Millis and Mary Mullis, 1880 Dodge co. census, was the daug. of Stephen and Cate Boutwell. Just her age on the 1880 census doesn't match up, which could be for a variety of reasons. And too, the closeness of this hh to Robert and Chap Boutwell, I have thought there has to be some kind of connection. Because the Mullis' and Boutwells intertwine so much, through several generations, I had thought the connection was through Millis Mullis, but could never find any thing. Then you mentioned that Mary, his wife, was a Taylor. That I didn't know.
In a way, you may have found one of the keys to this mystery.
In the 1850 Pulaski Census
hh 275 is Stephen and Cate Boutwell with the Taylor children and what appears to be Boutwell children of Stephen and Cate. I am inclined to believe that, whether or not they married, these Boutwell children are probably Stephen's and Cate's. (I still can't find a marriage for them).Cate is found with 2 younger ones in the 1870 census.
hh 277 William Taylor b. abt 1784
Polly Taylor b. abt 1784
William Taylor b. abt 1824
Polly Boutwell b. abt 1834
Margaret Taylor b. abt 1835
With what you mentioned about Mary, wife of Millis Mullis, it appears that this above William Taylor, b. abt 1824, is her father. I have found the marriage of William and Eliza Jones, and the 1860 and 1870 census' support his age.
But to make this a bigger twist, the hh of William and Eliza Boutwell of the 1860 census also lists Boutwell children.
1860 Pulaski census
hh 352 William Taylor 24 farming
Eliza A. 19 wife
(married May 18, 1856, Pulaski)
Jacob Bondell 10
William " 8
William " 6
John W. Taylor 4
Joseph D " 1
It appears Mary was born in 1861, with her age in 1880 as 19
hh 386 Stephen Bondwell 35 farming
Caroline " 40 wife
John W. Taylor 22 laborer
Ruben W " 20 "
Elizabeth " 18 "
Jacob Bondwell 15 "
William " 14
Stephen " 12
Amy " 9
George W. " 6
hh 749 William Bondwell 28
Albert ? 13
Then the 1870 census, Pulaski
hh 1310 Charley Burch 42
Rebecca " 36
w/7 children ages 1 - 16
hh 1311 W. Taylor 45
Eliza 29
John W. 13
Joseph 11
Mary E.A. 9
Jas. R. 4
Margarretta 2
Zachariah 2/12
(Now, even the younger Boutwell children are not living in this hh., this census) another big ??? Where did they go?
hh 1312 Rosa Taylor 40
and young children
Mary Yawn 60
(Rosa was a Yawn, I had found the marriage, but now misplaced the notes of it.)
hh 1313 Catherine Boutwell 51
Amy H 16
George W 15
hh 1314 Mary Dennis 35
Now, hypathetically, let's say Amy, listed at cousin to Mary Mullis, wife of Millis, is the daug. of Stephen and Cate Boutwell. Mary is the daug. of William Taylor, who is the son of William and Polly Taylor. If Cate Boutwell was a Taylor by (1) birth, it would make her a sister to William Taylor,Jr., (father of Mary Mullis)or (2) by marriage, a sister-in-law of the same. So, that would make Amy, daug. of Cate Boutwell, a cousin to Mary Mullis.
If Cate were a Taylor by birth, especially with so many Boutwell and Taylor children floating around, I have thought the possibility of these Taylor children being orphans of maybe a different brother and Cate having been their guardian before she married Stephen Taylor, (or maybe shortly after their marriage).
And then, where did the Boutwell children come from that was in William and Eliza Taylor's hh in 1860? It would appear that they came from two different families, with two of the Boutwell children being named 'William'. In looking back at the listings of the census', a couple of them could belong to the William Bondwell, hh 749. His wife could have died and he could care for the younger children.
And then, where did they go?
With all these children in different households and wives with no husbands listed, it does appear that something came about and caused the death of many.
I listed the 1870 Pulaski Burch and Dennis house holds because you had mentioned them before. It does appear that they too, are intertwined into this family somehow.
I did look for a marriage for the sr. William Taylor and Polly. The closest thing I can find at the this time is
William Taylor m. Mary A. Mitchel Jan. 26, 1819. Baldwin
The time frame is close enough and I have found that the name 'Polly' is used as a nick name for Mary, at times. This is a possible marriage, but more research is needed.
Anita
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