Generation 4
Daughter of UNKNOWN
Wife of George Washington Ivey
Martha Eunice Myrick Smith Ivey was born on 7 Feb 1822 in Georgia. It is not known who her parents were. My theory is that her last name at birth (LNAB) was Myrick, based on her name as listed on her son's death certificate, Unice Myrick. A preliminary search through Myrick family lines in the area was not successful. Ancestry.com suggests Charles Wesley Ivey (1801-1870) and Cinderella "Cynthia" Seay (1801-1870) as parents for a Martha Smith (1822-1883). This family line has not been followed to rule them out as possible parents.
TIMELINE
Before 1842
It is possible that the name "Smith" may be a previous married name; however, no records have been found to corroborate this theory.
13 Jan 1842
At about the age of 19, Martha W. Smith married George W. Ivey in Warren County, Georgia. They had at least 7 children together.
16 Sep 1850
Martha E Avy, 28 years old, is living in the household with her husband, George W Avy, also 28 years old, in Division 90, Warren County, Georgia. Two of their children are living in the household: Matthew (7 years old) and Mary (4 years old). George's occupation is a farmer, and both were born in Georgia. Nearby families are Robert & Martha Humphrey, Asa and Susan McCrary, William and Frances Johnson, Quetavus and Bethina Hammock, and John and Elizabeth Bishop.
21 Jun 1860
Martha and George W Ivy, both about 38 years old, are living in Goose Ponds District, Warrenton, Warren County, Georgia. Also living in the household are children: Mary (age 13), James (age 10), John (age 6), Washington (age 4), and George (age 1). Georgia is a farmer with real estate value of 2,000 and personal estate value of 8,440.
Neighbors are James and Margaret Gum, Francis and Frances Smith, and Thomas and Mary Veazy.
George's relatives living nearby are a cousin, Benjamin H Ivey (son of Thomas Pate Ivey and Sancil Burkhalter) with his wife Mary, with their two children; their cousin's wife, Sarah McDaniel Ivey (possibly a widow of a different Benjamin Ivey), and her mother Mary Harbuck McDaniel, along with 2 of her children; and another cousin, Martha Ivy. Also living close by is an uncle, Adam Ivey (b. abt 1787 in Virginia) at age 74. Next door to Adam is another cousin, Albert Crawford Ivey, with his wife, Martha Brown Smith Ivey, and 6 of their children.
29 Apr 1865
When Martha was about 43 years old, her husband, George, passed away. It's possibly he died in the Civil War, or as a result of wounds from the war. His DOD is recorded as 29 Apr 1865. He enlisted in 1862 as a Private in Company E, 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry. Further research is indicated to determine the location and cause of his death, although most family researchers say he died in Warren County, his place of residence all of his life.
24 Jun 1870
Martha E Ivy is counted in the Non-Population Schedule in Warren County with about 300 acres.
20 Jul 1870
Martha E Ivy, at age 47, is living in Barnett, Warren County. Living with her are 4 children: John (age 17), Washington (age 12), Sterling (age 15) and Eunice (age 9). John, Washington and Eunice are known to be her children, but Sterling is an unknown. He does not appear in any other census records and he is not mentioned in Martha's Petition to the Ordinary of Warren County in 1879. Value of real estate: 2,000; Value of Personal Property: 700.
She is living next door to her oldest son, Matthew Ivy, and his wife, Drucilla, and 3 of their children. Nearby neighbors are Shelton Green, William and Julia Harper, Henry and Harriet Hill, Oliver and Francis Smith, Thomas and Mary Veazy.
6 Oct 1879
Martha Ivy petitioned the Court of the Ordinary in Warren County, Georgia to place her two youngest children, George and Eunice, under the guardianship of her oldest son, Matthew. She died 4 years after the petition was granted.
1 Jun 1880
Umi M Ivey, widowed, age 58, and her son, George (age 21), are living in the household of her daughter, Eunice T.B. Ivey, and son-in-law, Benjamin T Ivey, in 157 G.M.D., Warren County. Her son, Washington S Ivey, and his wife, Fereby W. Ivey, are living next door, with their one month old son.
Other neighbors nearby are Elbert & Dicey A Cody, Thomas and Mary G. Gibson, Thos H.P. and Nannie Wright. Other relatives nearby are Benjamin Henry and Martha Ivey, and their 4 children.
1883
Mrs. Martha E. Ivey is listed in the Property Tax Digest for 1883 in Goosepond, Warren County. 116 acres, Value of land: 348; Value of Household furnishings, etc: 50; Value of horses, mules, hogs, sheep, cattle and all other stock: 50; Value of all other property: 20; Aggregate Value of Whole Property: 120; Amount of Tax on Polls: 1.
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15 Oct 1883
Martha E Ivey died on 15 Oct 1883 and was buried in the Ivey Confederate Cemetery in Warrenton, Georgia. There are several unmarked graves in the cemetery that may be hers. She was about 61 years old at the time of her death.
CHILDREN
1. Matthew Harris Ivey was born 20 Jan 1843 in Warren, Georgia. He died on died on 14 Jan 1915 in Warren County. He married Drucilla Evans McCrary on 17 Jan 1867 in Warren County.
2. Mary Frances "Fannie" Ivey was born on 1 Jul 1846 in Warren County. She died on 14 Aug 1920 in Warren County. She married James A. Allen on 5 Nov 1865 in Warren County.
3. James Thomas Ivey was born on 6 Jun 1850 in Warren County. He died on 4 Jul 1927 in Warren County. He married Louise Victoria "Exie" Heath on 31 Jan 1878 in Warren County.
4. John William Ivey Sr was born on 1 Mar 1853 in Warren County. He died on 5 Jan 1936 in Fulton County. He married twice, 1st: Mary Newton Ivey on 21 Nov 1878 in Warren County; 2nd: Mary F. Veazey on 3 Mar 1907 in Morgan County, Georgia.
5. Washington Sterling Ivey was born on 10 Dec 1855 in Warren County. He died on 13 Jan 1938 in Warren County. He married Pheriby Uthenia "Tennie" Pate on 16 Feb 1879 in Warren County.
6. George Franklin Ivey was born on 24 Nov 1858 in Warren County. He died on 1 Aug 1953 in Hancock County. He married Della Ophelia Beckham/Beckum on Oct 1888 in Hancock County.
7. Eunice T.B. Ivey was born on 24 May 1861 in Warren County. She may have died in 1938 in North Carolina. She married Sgt. Benjamin T. Ivey on 21 Dec 1879 in Warren County.
?. The 1870 census of Martha Eunice Myrick Smith Ivey lists a 15 year old son, named Sterling Ivy, in addition to Washington Ivy, age 12. There are no further records for Sterling, so it is not known if he died young, or if he married and moved away. Further research is needed to determine these unknowns.
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CENSUS
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYD-YHH : 12 April 2016), Martha E Avy in household of George W Avy, Warren county, Warren, Georgia, United States; citing family 320, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM4-HSX : 13 December 2017), Martha Ivy in entry for George W Ivy, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQS-3MP : 12 April 2016), Martha E Ivy, Georgia, United States; citing p. 62, family 497, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,680.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8P7-NV6 : 11 August 2017), Umi M Ivey in entry for Benjamin T Ivey, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 120, sheet 81A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0170; FHL microfilm 1,254,170.
OTHER SOURCES
"Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW7F-X4K : 11 February 2018), George W. Ivey and Martha W. Smith, 13 Jan 1842; citing Warren, Georgia; FHL microfilm 219,570.
"Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJK-D4X : 4 November 2017), George W. Ivey and Martha W. Smith, 13 Jan 1842; citing Marriage, Warren, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 219,570.
Ancestry.com. U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Warren, Georgia; Archive Collection Number: T1137; Roll: T1137:8; Page: 05; Line: 33; Schedule Type: Agriculture. entry record for Martha E. Ivy, 24 Jun 1870.
Digital copy of Court of the Ordinary, Warren County, Georgia, dated 1879
Ancestry.com. Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. entry record for Mrs. Martha E Ivey, 1883-1887, Militia District Number: 157; Post Office: Mayfield.
"Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDJJ-14Y : 4 December 2018), Unice. Myrick in entry for James T. Ivey, 1927.
"Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJX9-CWC9 : 11 March 2018), Martha Eunice Smith in entry for Washington Sterling Ivey, 13 Jan 1938; citing Warrenton, Warren, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150405506 : accessed 01 May 2019), memorial page for Martha Eunice Myrick Smith Ivey (7 Feb 1822–15 Oct 1883), Find A Grave Memorial no. 150405506, citing Ivey Confederate Cemetery, Warrenton, Warren County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Karen Ivey Herndon (contributor 48395935).
Citation source: page 21, Cemeteries and Genealogy, Warren County, Georgia and Immediate Vicinity 1792-1987 by Daniel Nathan Crumpton
Published in 1987. 294 documented cemeteries; 53,977 indexed names; maps, deed records 1794-1875- Rev. War Soldiers; Confederate Soldiers; mortality schedules
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