Francis "Lying Frank" Tackett
and Martha "Patty" Hall Waltrip

Francis 'Lying Frank' TACKETT b about 1784 VA d about 1874 Pike Co KY. Note: The nick name "Lying Frank" was not to imply that he was untruthful, but that he was a teller of tall tales. It is said that he amused the people with all of his stories; s/o Phillip TACKITT and Sarah Unknown. Francis "Lying Frank" Tackett m. 30 JUL 1817 Floyd Co KY (by William Salisbury, Floyd Co, KY, Baptist Minister) to Martha "Patty" Hall WALTRIP b about 1797 NC. d/o Jesse Hall and Candicia Childers. (See 1850 Pike Co KY Census). Children of Francis "Lying" Frank" Tackett and Martha "Patty" Waltrip;

I. Rebecca Tackett b about 1813 Knox Co KY m. 30 May 1833 Pike Co KY (by William Tackitt) to John Watson Ray b about 1805. Children of John Watson Ray and Rebecca Tackett;

1. Millicent RAY about 1834

2. Cynthia RAY b about 1835

3. Reuben RAY b about 1838

4. Martha RAY b about 1839

5. Matilda RAY b about 1840

6. Louraney RAY b about 1843

7. William L.S. Varn RAY b about 1844

8. Andrew Jackson RAY b about 1845

9. Isaac F RAY b about 1850

10. John H RAY b about 1855

11. Louisa J RAY b about 1857

12. Mary J RAY b about 1858

II. Isaac Tackett b about 1817 KY m. 3 Nov 1840 Pike Co KY to Judy Mullins b about 1824 KY d/o William Mullins and Judith Stanley. Children of Isaac Tackett and Judy Mullins;

1. Owen Tackett

2. Dolly Tackett

3. Louisa J Tackett b about 1842 KY

4. Mary Tackett b about 1844 KY

5. Lucy Tackett b about 1845 KY m. Edward Bender. Children of Edward Bender and Lucy Tackett; i. Nancy Bender ii. Nathaniel Bender iii. Jane Bender iv. Mary Bender v. Elitha Bender vi. Flota Bender vii. Levi Bender viii. Isaac Bender ix. Verna Bender x. William Bender xi. John Bender xii. Wilson Bender

6. Ola Tackett b about 1846 KY

7. Judy Tackett b about 1848 KY m. William M Cogar. Children; i. Bettie Cogar ii. Isaac Madison Cogar iii. Theodore Cogar iv. Eli Cogar.

8. Matilda Tackett b about 1851

9. Sarah Jane Tackett b about 1856

10. Caroline Tackett b about 1860

11. Nathaniel Wilson Tackett b 1861

12. Barbara Ellen Tackett b about 1863

III. Thomas Tackett b 1821 Floyd/Pike Co KY m. 24 Dec 1854 Floyd Co KY to Margaret Hall b about 1837 d after 1910. Children of Thomas Tackett and Margaret Hall;

1. George Washington Tackett b about 1852

2. William Tackett b 1857

3. Unica Tackett b 1859

4. Mary E Tackett b about 1860

5. Cynthia Tackett b about 1863

6. John B Tackett b about 1866

7. Sarah J Tackett b about 1869

8. Solomon Tackett b about 1873

9. Isabel Tackett b 1874

10. Rebecca Tackett b about 1875

11. Joseph Tackett b 1880

IV. William Tackett b about 1824 Pike Co KY d about 1864 Pike Co KY during the Civil War; m. 22 Jan 1846 Pike Co KY to Sarah "Sally" Osborne b 1830 Pike Co KY d 1909; d/o Sherwood Osborne and Louisa Levisa Collier.

V. Lucinda Tackett b 1825 KY m. 30 Aug 1842 Pike Co KY to Richard Mullins b about 1828 s/o William Mullins and Judith Stanley. Children of Richard Mullins and Lucinda Tackett;

1. Angeline Mullins b about 1844

2. William Mullins b about 1845

3. Burrell Mullins b about 1849

VI. Lucy Tackett b 1828 KY m. 16 Mar 1849 Pike Co KY to William Harris b 1817 NC. Children of William Harris and Lucy Tackett;

1. Thomas H Harris b about 1850

2. Ferina Harris b about 1852

3. Mary Harris b about 1853

4. Elizabeth Harris b about 1856

5. Rebecca Harris b about 1857

6. Arty Harris b about 1863

7. Henry Harris b about 1866

8. Rutha J Harris b about 1868

VII. Mary "Polly" Tackett b 1828 KY m. 27 Aug 1851 Pike Co KY to Riley Hall b about 1828. Riley enlisted as a private into Co. K 39th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, USA on Nov. 16, 1862 and mustered onto active duty Feb. 16, 1863 at Peach Orchard. Children of Riley Hall and Mary "Polly" Tackett;