Joseph Alexander MCENTIRE 

Joseph Alexander MCENTIRE[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1803 - 1879

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  • Birth  1 Dec 1803  , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender  Male 
    Residence  Abt 1837  , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Address:
    land on Rock Creek just south of Carter's Plantation 
    • According to son, James' Confederate Pension application, dated 1902, he had resided in Georgia for 65 years, meaning the family moved from North Carolina in approximately 1837.

      James Lette and siblings Joseph, William, John, and Martha came to Murray County in 1835-1836. -> Murray County Heritage
    Census  1850  , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Joseph A. McEntire (46) appears as head of household. His occupation was farming. He had real estate valued at $2,000. He was born in North Carolina.

      The household includes Martha A. (17), James A. (14), Rhoda J. (12), Mary E. (9), and Burton Johnson (18).
    Property  Bef 1850  , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • "Upon arrival in Murray County. . .Joseph. . .bought land on Rock Creek just north of Carter's Plantation."
    Census  1860  Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Joseph A. Mcentire (59) appears as head of household. He was farmer. He had real estate valued at $7,000 and a personal estate valued at $2,200. He was born in North Carolina.

      The household includes Martha A. (27), James A. (23), and Mary E. (19).
    Residence  2 Jul 1867  Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • On 2 July 1867, Joseph A. McEntire swore an oath of allegiance to the United States and that he had resided in Georgia for the last 12 months.
    Joseph A. McEntire - Reconstruction Oath    		 Joseph A. McEntire - Reconstruction Oath
    Census  1870  Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died  27 Nov 1879  , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 1879 -> Hemphill-McEntire Cemetery typescript
    Buried  Aft 27 Nov 1879  Hemphill-Mcentire Cemetery, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID  I1600  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified  4 May 2013 

    Father  Thomas Young Hemphill MCENTIRE,   b. Jan 1772, , County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1813, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Martha HEMPHILL,   b. 14 Mar 1774, near Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1835, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1794 
    Family ID  F50  Group Sheet

    Family  Elizabeth A. ALEXANDER,   b. 10 Apr 1806, , Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1848, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  19 Jan 1832  [11] 
    • 19 Jan 1832 -> DAR app 416655
    Children 
     1. Martha A. MCENTIRE,   b. Jul 1833, , , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1916
    >2. James Alexander MCENTIRE,   b. Abt 1834, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1917, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. Rhoda Jane MCENTIRE,   b. 2 Jun 1839, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1864
    >4. Mary Elizabeth MCENTIRE,   b. 23 Feb 1841, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1921, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Rachel MCENTIRE,   b. 1843,   d. 1845
    Family ID  F49  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S35] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes), Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Joseph A McEntire
      Birth Date: abt 1804
      Birth Place: North Carolina
      Residence Date: 1870
      Residence Place: Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=3787369&ti=0&indiv=try

    2. [S380] Murray County History Committee, Murray County Heritage (Fernandina Beach, Florida: Wolfe Publishing, 1987), ., 663-666 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S583] 1850 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 78., p. 212 (stamped); dwelling [not visible], family 886; Joseph A. Mcentire household; accessed; 4 May 2008 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S582] 1860 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FHL microfilm publication 803,132., 825 District G. M.; p. 56 (penned); dwelling 381, family 373; Joseph A. Mcentire household; accessed; 4 May 2010 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S429] , Kendrick Family Papers; privately held by M. H. Kendrick, [address for private use], Chatsworth, Georgia, 2010., Hemphill (McEntire) Cemetery survey; A typed list of individuals buried in the cemetery, compiler unknown, dated 1989. Ms. Kendrick provided a photocopy to the author in 2009 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S583] 1850 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 78., p. 212 (stamped); dwelling [not visible], family 886; Joseph A. Mcentire household; accessed; 4 May 2008 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S582] 1860 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FHL microfilm publication 803,132., 825 District G. M.; p. 56 (penned); dwelling 381, family 373; Joseph A. Mcentire household; accessed; 4 May 2010 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S14] Ancestry.com, "Georgia, Confederate Pension Applications, 1879-1960"; online database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com), Record of James A. McEntire, "39th Inf. Co. A, Murray County, 1902 Indigent Soldier"; (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=gaconfederatepension&h=37307&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    9. [S58] Murray County History Committee, Murray County Heritage (Roswell, Ga: WH Wolfe Associates, Historical Publications Division, 1987), 664 (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S591] "Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869," database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing Georgia, Office of the Governor. Reconstruction registration oath books, 1867, Georgia State Archives, Morrow, Georgia., accessed; 18 April 2012; entry for Joseph A. McEntire, Murray County Oath Book, p. 280 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S514] , , ; National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Library, Washington, D.C., Membership application; Margaret Kathlene Ledbetter Ragaz; National no. 416655; on James Alexander (1756-1844, North Carolina), approved 1952 (Reliability: 2).



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