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Abner E. Embrey

Abner E. Embrey

Male 1850 - 1906  (56 years)


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  • Name Abner E. Embrey 
    Birth Jan 1850  Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Shown as being 9 months old on the Oct 1850 census
      Shown as being 10 years old on the July 1860 census.
    Gender Male 
    Family Search ID GQ4Y-RML 
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1850  Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 son 1 Jun 1860  Marshall, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    _UID B0506C88269F44188610DEE0021084DEDDEF 
    Death 2 Nov 1906  Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Have found no evidence to support this claim.
    Person ID I2528  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2023 

    Father Curtis Embrey,   b. 1809, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1900, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Larue,   b. 1819, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 29 Apr 1840  Marshall, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife 1 Frances Deskin,   b. 1846, Madison, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 23 May 1866  Madison, Madison, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Martha Embrey,   b. 1867, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Curtis Corbin Embrey,   b. 18 Nov 1870, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1933, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     3. Dennis Embrey,   b. 1872, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >4. David Wesley Embrey,   b. 12 Oct 1872, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1956, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     5. Catherine Embrey,   b. 1873, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >6. James Black Embrey,   b. 5 May 1877, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1957, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    >7. Nannie C Embry,   b. 27 Jun 1880, Madison, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1912 (Age 32 years)
    >8. Anna Elizabeth Embrey,   b. 1881, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F801  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

    Wife 2 Josephine V. King,   b. 1858, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 3 Aug 1899  Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

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  • Notes 
    • Family Search, Findagrave, and various documents have conflicting info about this individual. Or perhaps there are two men - one Albert and one Abner.
      1850 census: "abner e." 9 months old in Oct.
      1860 census: "abner e." 10 years old
      1866 marriage record: "abner and francis"
      1880 census: "albert and francis" he's 28 with a 13 year old daughter - that would give a birth year of 1852 - marriage at 14?
      Son Dennis b 1872 in 1880 census, did he change his name to David Wesley, or is this a different child of a different family?
      Daughter Anna Elizabeth same as Nannie C? Or different people?
      Wife Francis Deskin, and then Josephine King, or two different families?

  • Sources 
    1. [S263] Cens1850 - AL Talladega Talladega p393.

    2. [S262] Cens1860 - AL Marshall Tract6 Range4E.

    3. [S413] Death Certificate Albert Abner E Embrey.

    4. [S220] Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969.
      Marriage date: 29 Apr 1840Marriage place: Marshall, Alabama