Martha Emeline Embry
1848 - 1927 (79 years)-
Name Martha Emeline Embry Birth 1848 Alabama, United States 
[1, 2] - Shown as being aged 2 on the Oct 1850 census.
Shown as being aged 13 on the July 1860 census.
Shown as being aged 23 on the August 1870 census.
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Gender Female Ω Census daughter 1 Jun 1850 Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States [1] - By 1850, it seems that Curtis Embry is perhaps with a second wife and second family. The eldest 2 boys were born in 1835 and 1837, the next 4 children were born between 1845 and 1850, and there is documentation that the marriage between Curtis and Rebecca happened in 1840. While it is possible that Rebecca is the mother to the first two children, it seems more likely that Curtis had a first wife who bore him two sons and then died.
1850 Census shows "Martha A" which could easily be just a mistaken hearing of Emeline.
On the 1850 Census, he stated that he was a farmer, and the total value of his real estate was $250 - considerably less than that of his neighbors. The household enumerated immediately before his was the home of the Sheriff, with real estate worth $1000. The household enumerated immediately after him was a farmer, with real estate worth $2,300. Was Mr. Embry in debt? More honest than his neighbors? More modest? Or just bad at farming?
Witness Role: Principal: [I2460] Curtis EMBREY
Witness Role: head of household: [I2460] Curtis EMBREY
Witness Role: wife: [I2463] Rebecca LARUE
Witness Role: son: [I2525] Charles D. EMBRY
Witness Role: son: [I443] James Blackston EMBRY
Witness Role: daughter: [I2549] Elizabeth EMBREY
Witness Role: daughter: [I2526] Sarah Ann EMBRY
Witness Role: daughter: [I2527] Martha Emeline EMBRY
Witness Role: son: [I2528] Abner E. EMBREY
Ω Census daughter 1 Jun 1860 Marshall, Alabama, United States [2] - Curtis and Rebecca Embry were the heads of household, with their 5 minor children. Curtis and Rebecca are both marked as being unable to read and write, their children are all marked as having attended school within the year.
Curtis' stated occupation was as a miller.
Also in the household were:
Nancy Ross, 61, F, $1,800 real estate, $23,505 personal estate
Angelina Ross, 25, F
J. D. Ross, 21, M, Domestic
F. M. Ross, 19, M, Domestic
Murphy Matheny, 31, M, Retired Merchant, $3,901 personal estate
S.M. Matheny, 27, F
All born in Alabama, other than Nancy Ross who was born in Tennessee.
Witness Role: Principal: [I2460] Curtis EMBREY
Witness Role: head of household: [I2460] Curtis EMBREY
Witness Role: wife: [I2463] Rebecca LARUE
Witness Role: daughter: [I2549] Elizabeth EMBREY
Witness Role: daughter: [I2526] Sarah Ann EMBRY
Witness Role: daughter: [I2527] Martha Emeline EMBRY
Witness Role: son: [I2528] Abner E. EMBREY
Witness Role: daughter: [I2529] Sabrina Caroline EMBRY
Witness Role: Resident: Name: Nancy Ross
Witness Role: Resident: Name: Angelina Ross
Witness Role: Resident: Name: P. D. Ross
Witness Role: Resident: Name: F. M. Ross
Witness Role: Resident: Name: Murphy Matheny
Witness Role: Resident: Name: S. M. Matheny
Ω Census daughter 1 Jun 1870 Madison, Alabama, United States [3] - Curtis and Rebecca both marked unable to write, only Rebecca was marked unable to read. Others in the household are their daughter Martha, a woman - Elizabeth Martin - who would be the right age to be their daughter Elizabeth, possibly a war widow, and James Embry, likely Curtis' father. Elizabeth Martin and James Embrey also are marked unable to write.
Witness Role: Principal: [I2460] Curtis EMBREY
Witness Role: head of household: [I2460] Curtis EMBREY
Witness Role: wife: [I2463] Rebecca LARUE
Witness Role: daughter: [I2527] Martha Emeline EMBRY
Witness Role: daughter: [I2549] Elizabeth EMBREY
Witness Role: father: [I2458] James A. EMBRY
Name From 25 Sep 1870 Mattie Sisk Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1880 Madison, Alabama, United States [4] - Some of these children are from his first marriage, and some from his second. Since his 2nd wife, Martha Embrey, was enumerated in 1870 as an unmarried woman living with her parents, it's most likely that only the 3 youngest children are hers.
Witness Role: Principal: [I2575] Solemon Zackery Monroe SISK
Witness Role: head of household: [I2575] Solemon Zackery Monroe SISK
Witness Role: wife: [I2527] Martha Emeline EMBRY
Witness Role: daughter: [I3359] Amanda SISK
Witness Role: daughter: [I3355] Martha Rebecca SISK
Witness Role: son: [I3356] Robert Bennett SISK
Witness Role: son: [I3025] John Curtis SISK
Witness Role: daughter: [I3024] Senia SISK
Witness Role: son: [I3022] James Richard SISK
Witness Role: son: [I3020] Charles Albert SISK
Witness Role: daughter: [I3018] Susie SISK
Death 14 Nov 1927 Greencreek, Polk, North Carolina, United States Death 1940 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States Family Search ID LXSJ-KGR _UID B40BA341350449B897D97F537C903B4FB5BB Person ID I2527 My Genealogy Last Modified 18 Sep 2023
Father Curtis Embrey, b. 1809, Georgia, United States d. 1900, Alabama, United States (Age 91 years) Mother Rebecca Larue, b. 1819, Alabama, United States d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 29 Apr 1840 Marshall, Alabama, United States [5] Family ID F782 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Husband Solemon Zackery Monroe Sisk, b. May 1830, Jackson, Alabama, United States d. 1910, Texas, United States (Age 79 years) Marriage 25 Sep 1870 Madison, Madison, Alabama, United States - There appears to be a bit of duplication with the children of this union. They were all brought over from Family Search, someday hopefully this can get cleaned up.
Children 1. Senia Sisk, b. 1871, Alabama, United States d. Yes, date unknown+ 2. John Curtis Sisk, b. 23 May 1871, Tennessee, United States d. 8 Dec 1961, Liberty, Liberty, Texas, United States (Age 90 years)+ 3. James Richard Sisk, b. 4 May 1874, Alabama, United States d. 8 Nov 1962, Liberty, Liberty, Texas, United States (Age 88 years)+ 4. Rev. Charles Albert Sisk, b. 5 Jun 1875, Maysville, Madison, Alabama, United States d. 29 Dec 1949, Salinas, Monterey, California, United States (Age 74 years)+ 5. Sally Ann Sisk, b. 16 Apr 1878, Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, United States d. 17 Nov 1961 (Age 83 years)6. Susie Sisk, b. Abt 1879, Alabama, United States d. Yes, date unknown+ 7. Henry Calvin Sisk, b. Sep 1882, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown+ 8. J Franklin Sisk, b. 23 Nov 1883, Alabama, United States d. 22 Oct 1976, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States (Age 92 years)9. R Franklin Sisk, b. Nov 1884, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown10. B Franklin Sisk, b. Nov 1884, Alabama, United States d. Yes, date unknown11. George Sisk, b. Apr 1886, Tennessee, United States d. Abt 1942 (Age 55 years)+ 12. Mandy Virginia Sisk, b. 1 May 1886, Gurley, Madison, Alabama, United States d. 26 Jun 1971, Liberty, Liberty, Texas, United States (Age 85 years)+ 13. Malvin Clopton Sisk, b. 22 May 1889, Gurley, Madison, Alabama, United States d. 26 Feb 1959, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States (Age 69 years)Family ID F800 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 May 2023
- Shown as being aged 2 on the Oct 1850 census.
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Event Map 
Birth - 1848 - Alabama, United States 
Ω Census daughter - 1 Jun 1850 - Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States 
Ω Census daughter - 1 Jun 1860 - Marshall, Alabama, United States 
Ω Census daughter - 1 Jun 1870 - Madison, Alabama, United States 
Marriage - 25 Sep 1870 - Madison, Madison, Alabama, United States Ω Census wife - 1 Jun 1880 - Madison, Alabama, United States 
Death - 14 Nov 1927 - Greencreek, Polk, North Carolina, United States 
Death - 1940 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S263] Cens1850 - AL Talladega Talladega p393.
- [S262] Cens1860 - AL Marshall Tract6 Range4E.
- [S800] Cens1870 - AL Madison Township 2 Range 1E p36.
- [S801] Cens1880 - AL Madison District 218 p15.
- [S220] Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969.
Marriage date: 29 Apr 1840Marriage place: Marshall, Alabama
- [S263] Cens1850 - AL Talladega Talladega p393.