| Name |
James Blackston Embry |
| Birth |
30 Nov 1837 |
Marshall, Alabama, United States  [2, 3, 4] |
- * 1880 Census: father born TN, mother born AL
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| Gender |
Male |
| Ω Census son |
1 Jun 1850 |
Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States [2] |
- 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
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| Census |
1 Jun 1860 |
Marshall, Alabama, United States [5] |
- He was a farm laborer living with James Clay, his wife, and 4 small children
Witness Role: Resident: [I443] James Blackston EMBRY
Witness Role: providing farm labor to the Clay family
Witness Role: head of household: Name: James W. Clay
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| Military Service |
From Nov 1861 to 27 Jan 1864 [6] |
| Civil War, Confederate Army |
- Company A, 22nd Regiment Alabama Infantry. Mustered in and out as a private.
22nd Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Montgomery, Alabama, in November, 1861, then moved to Mobile. Its companies were raised in the counties of Walker, Clarke, Cherokee, Mobile, Pike, Choctaw, Montgomery, Calhoun, and Randolph. The unit suffered severe losses at Shiloh under General Gladden, then saw action in Bragg's Kentucky Campaign under General Gardner. Later the 22nd was attached to Deas', G.D. Johnston's, and Brantley's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It fought in many conflicts from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was part of General Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. After the Battle of Shiloh, the regiment reported only 123 men fit for duty. It sustained 94 casualties at Murfreesboro, and lost fifty-three percent of the 371 engaged at Chickamauga. In December, 1863, it totalled 272 men and 171 arms. It reported 5 killed and 35 wounded in the fight at Ezra Church; many were also disabled at Franklin and Nashville. The regiment was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. Its field officers were Colonels Zach C. Deas, B.R. Hart, John C. Marrast, and Harry T. Houlmin; Lieutenant Colonels E. Herbert Armistead, Napoleon B. Rouse, and John Weedon; and Majors Robert B. Armistead, Robert Donnell, and T.M. Prince.
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| Physical Description |
1864 [7] |
| 6' 4" tall, with blue eyes and auburn hair, fair complexion, and lame |
- Seems to have been injured in the war.
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| Occupation |
1864 |
Marshall, Alabama, United States [7] |
| farmer |
| Census |
1 Jun 1870 |
Marshall, Alabama, United States [3] |
- James B. Embry was a farmer.
Witness Role: head of household: [I443] James Blackston EMBRY
Witness Role: wife: [I444] Martha Ann SUTTON
Witness Role:
Witness Role: daughter: [I455] Martha Adeline EMBRY
Witness Role: daughter: [I456] Nancy Jane EMBRY
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| Census |
1 Jun 1880 |
Marshall, Alabama, United States [8] |
- James was a farmer.
Witness Role: head of household: [I443] James Blackston EMBRY
Witness Role: wife: [I444] Martha Ann SUTTON
Witness Role: daughter: [I455] Martha Adeline EMBRY
Witness Role: daughter: [I456] Nancy Jane EMBRY
Witness Role: daughter: [I232] Mary Elizabeth EMBRY
Witness Role: son: [I457] Charles Francis EMBRY
Witness Role: son: [I458] Arthur Blackston EMBRY
Witness Role: son: [I459] Clayton Benjamin EMBREY
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| Family Search ID |
L489-GF7 |
| Residence |
Between 1887 and 1889 |
Texas, United States |
- Came to Texas from Alabama in late 1880's
Witness Role: Child: [I459] Clayton Benjamin EMBREY
Witness Role: Child: [I458] Arthur Blackston EMBRY
Witness Role: Child: [I457] Charles Francis EMBRY
Witness Role: Child: [I462] Georgia Ann EMBRY
Witness Role: Child: [I460] Johncy Helen EMBRY
Witness Role: Child: [I455] Martha Adeline EMBRY
Witness Role: Child: [I232] Mary Elizabeth EMBRY
Witness Role: Child: [I456] Nancy Jane EMBRY
Witness Role: Child: [I461] William Wallace EMBRY
Witness Role: Spouse: [I444] Martha Ann SUTTON
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| _UID |
0B152F63F4284063817943FC823D7319F53A |
| Death |
16 Oct 1893 |
Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States [4] |
- Unknown burial location, though there is an empty and unmarked space next to his wife's plot at the Waxahachie city cemetery. He died 7 months after his wife passed. Daughter Mary stepped in to take care of her younger brothers and sisters and may not have been able to afford a gravestone. Just speculation at this point.
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| Person ID |
I443 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
27 Apr 2025 |
| Wife |
Martha Ann Sutton, b. 8 Jan 1842, Alabama, United States d. 19 Mar 1893, Boise, Oldham, Texas, United States (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage |
11 Mar 1863 |
Marshall, Alabama, United States [4, 9] |
- Solemnized at the residence of James M. Sutton of Marshall County. Mr. Sutton was first thought to have been Martha's father, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Perhaps he was an uncle, perhaps he was the pastor in the area.
Justice of Peace Eli Campbell presiding. Co-signer on the marriage bond was a man named William Bondurant. Family Bible gives the marriage date of 12 March (1862, which is probably wrong). Possibly the bond and license were done on the 11th and the ceremony on the 12th. It was wartime, the first child came along only 5 months later.
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| Children |
| | 1. Frankie Ann Embry, b. 7 Aug 1863, Marshall, Alabama, United States d. 1 Sep 1866, Marshall, Alabama, United States (Age 3 years) |
| + | 2. Martha Adeline Embry, b. 21 Jan 1865, Marshall, Alabama, United States d. 25 Jul 1955, Elkhart, Morton, Kansas, United States (Age 90 years) |
| + | 3. Nancy Jane Embry, b. 13 Feb 1867, Madison, Alabama, United States d. 24 Nov 1919, Palmer, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 52 years) |
| + | 4. Mary Elizabeth Embry, b. 18 Jun 1869, Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, United States d. 15 Nov 1946, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States (Age 77 years) |
| | 5. Charles Francis Embry, b. 30 Jan 1872, Alabama, United States d. 16 Feb 1889 (Age 17 years) |
| + | 6. Arthur Blackston Embry, b. 1 Sep 1875, Alabama, United States d. 20 Jun 1937, McLennan, Texas, United States (Age 61 years) |
| + | 7. Clayton Benjamin Embrey, b. 22 Jul 1878, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States d. 24 Aug 1905 (Age 27 years) |
| + | 8. Johncy Helen Embry, b. 4 Dec 1880, Alabama, United States d. 22 Dec 1930, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 50 years) |
| + | 9. William Wallace Embry, b. 9 Jul 1884, Alabama, United States d. 22 Jul 1947, Atoka, Atoka, Oklahoma, United States (Age 63 years) |
| | 10. Georgia Ann Embry, b. 1 Feb 1887, Alabama, United States d. 2 Oct 1902 (Age 15 years) |
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| Family ID |
F67 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 May 2023 |
1837 - 1893 (55 years)
