George Ivey was born the oldest child of Sterling Pate Ivey and the only child of Susan Myrick, Sterling's first wife, in 1821 in Warren County, Georgia. He had 11 half-siblings (4 sisters and 7 brothers).
He married Martha Eunice Myrick Smith in 1842 (he may have been her 2nd husband). They had at least 7 children together, 5 boys and 2 girls, over a period of 18 years. He was 39 years old when his youngest child was born.
He served as a Confederate Soldier in Company E, 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry.
He died on 29 Apr 1865, 20 days after General Lee surrendered to General Grant. He was 43 years old, leaving behind a widow and two children at home.
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