Richard and Nancy

Source: Ancestry. Kentucky Marriage Records, 14 Dec 1829.

Above is a copy of the marriage bond for Richard Wheatley and Nancy Phillips, my 4th-great-grandparents. The bond shows that Richard and Nancy's father Morris paid a bond for 50 pounds on 14 December 1829 in Barren County, Kentucky. I have written about Richard previously, as a son of my 5th-great-grandfather Robert Wheatley. I'm a little surprised in looking back over this line that I have skipped over Richard, so I will try to rectify that here.

After Richard and Nancy were married, they settled in neighboring Warren County. The appear in the 1830 US Census.

Source: Ancestry. 1830 US Census, Warren County, KY.

Richard and Nancy had at least the following children:
- Jane Wheatley, 1831-
- Sarah Sally Wheatley, 8 May 1833-10 Apr 1899 (married David Grinstead)
- Mary H. Wheatley, 20 Dec 1835-18 Dec 1922 (married John W. Caplinger)
- Robert Jackson Wheatley, 28 Jun 1838-12 Jan 1922 (my 3rd-great-grandfather)
- Morris J Wheatley, 19 Feb 1840-17 Jan 1913
- William J. Wheatley, 13 Apr 1843-29 Jul 1915
- Anne Elizabeth Wheatley, 2 Feb 1846-25 Apr 1932
- Nancy Wheatley, 9 Feb 1847-6 Nov 1925 (married John William Beckham)
- Kitty Ann Wheatley, 1850-

Richard and family appear living next door to Richard's father Robert Wheatley in the 1840 US Census in Warren County. He was a farmer.

Source: Ancestry. 1840 US Census, Warren County, KY.

Source: Ancestry. 1850 US Census, Warren County, KY.

In the 1850 Census, Richard and Nancy were living two houses away from Nancy's father Morris Phillips. Nancy is also listed as someone who cannot read or write. The family is listed again in the 1860 US Census in Warren County, see below:

Source: Ancestry. 1860 US Census, Warren County, KY.

By 1870, my 3rd-great-grandfather Robert Jackson Wheatley and 2nd-great-grandfather Thomas were living in the household of Richard and Nancy in Warren County.

Source: Ancestry. 1870 US Census, Warren County, KY.

In the 1880 Census, Richard and Nancy were in Smiths Grove, Warren County, Kentucky. Nancy is listed as having pleurisy. Their daughter Jane could not write. Son Morris was living next door with his wife Judy and family.

Source: Ancestry. 1880 US Census, Warren County, KY.

I do not have a death record for Nancy. Richard Wheatley died on 12 April 1893 in Warren County, Kentucky.

Infinity Mirrors

Photo by Patrick Jones. Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrors.

Last Friday my sister and I visited the Hirschhorn Museum in DC for the 2nd day of Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrors exhibition (see more in this video from the NY Times). Like last years' Wonder exhibition at the Renwick, the Kusama exhibition is likely to be heavily Instagrammed in DC. My photos do not give a sense of how cool this was. You step into small rooms, where the lighting and mirrors create a contemplative effect. Tickets are free but timed entry.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Hirschhorn Museum, 24 Feb 2017.

The lines are long for each room, but the Infinity Mirror rooms only hold 3-4 people at a time. The museum staff seemed to be doing a good job of keeping the flow moving. People were limited to about 20 seconds in each room.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Kusama at the Hirschhorn, 24 Feb 2017.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Kusama's pumpkin, outside the Hirschhorn.

Kusama's playful pumpkin sculpture sits outside the museum and is easily accessible. In addition to the Kusama exhibition, I recommend Bettina Pousttchi's World Time Clock on the 3rd Floor of the museum. This shows 24 clock photos representing 24 different time zones.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Bettina Pousttchi's World Time Clock.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Bettina Pousttchi's World Time Clock.

Amor

Photo by Patrick Jones. Robert Indiana's Amor. Washington DC.

The sculpture above is by Robert Indiana at the National Sculpture Garden in Washington DC. This is a Spanish language version of his iconic "Love" sculpture, which we have also seen in New York. I thought it was a fitting photo to take given the uneasy times for the immigrant community.

I had a bit of time last Friday to walk around the garden before meeting my sister at the Hirschhorn Museum for the Yayoi Kusama exhibition. I will have more photos from this exhibition in a separate post.

Morning at Dulles

Photo by Patrick Jones. IAD Terminal A, 13 Feb 2017.

This photo is from last Monday morning at Dulles Terminal A. This is a continuation of my airports series of photos. See last year at Miami and Madrid.

Istanbul at night

Photo by Patrick Jones. Street musicians on Istiklal. 16 Feb 2017.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Istiklal. 16 Feb 2017.

More photos from last week in Istanbul. Even in the cooler winter temperatures it is a beautiful place, with a great vibe at night.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Bosphorus Bridge, Besiktas. 15 Feb 2017.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Paste-up near Istiklal. 16 Feb 2017.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Cat & bird mural in Istanbul.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Ottoman-style mural.