Eugene MCENTIRE

Other Events:

• Census: 1880, Ball Ground District, Murray, Georgia; James A. McEntire (44) was enumerated as head of household. The household includes his wife, Georgia

Notes:

Census:
ington (20).
James A. McEntire (44) was enumerated as head of household. The household includes his wife, Georgia "B" (42); sons: James T. (18), Charles (17), Joseph (15), Huston (10), Georgia (9), Eugene (6); and boarders: Thomas Davidson (55) and Frank Covington (20).
James A. McEntire (44) was enumerated as head of household. The household includes his wife, Georgia "B" (42); sons: James T. (18), Charles (17), Joseph (15), Huston (10), Georgia (9), Eugene (6); and boarders: Thomas Davidson (55) and Frank Covington (20).

Died:
Y

Other Events:

• FAN: James Churchell Ellis
• FAN: Nancy Joanna Stroud
• FAN: Ora L. Ellis
• Residence: Abt 1837, Murray County, Georgia
• Census: 1850, Murray County, Georgia
• Census: 1860, Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia
• Military: 10 Mar 1862, Civil War
• Military: 12 May 1865, Kingston, , Georgia
• Residence: 19 Oct 1867, Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia
• Misc: 25 Sep 1876, Murray County, Georgia
• Census: 1880, Ball Ground District, Murray, Georgia
• Residence: Abt 1893–1901, , , Ohio; He was in federal prison for eight years.
• Residence: 1902, Murray County, Georgia; His pension file states that he resided in Murray County in 1902.
• Military: 18 Jul 1902, Murray County, Georgia
• ADDR: 12 Sep 1902, Spring Place, Murray, Georgia
• Residence: 1903, Murray County, Georgia; His pension file states that he resided in Murray County during 1903.
• ADDR: 8 Jan 1903, Dennis, Murray, Georgia; His mailing address is recorded as Dennis.
• Residence: 1904, Murray County, Georgia; His pension states that he resided in Murray County in 1904.
• ADDR: 8 Jan 1904, , Gordon, Georgia
• Residence: 1905, Murray County, Georgia; His pension files states his residence as Murray County.
• ADDR: 10 Jan 1905, Ranger, Gordon, Georgia; His mailing address is recorded as Ranger.
• Residence: 1906, Murray County, Georgia; His pension file states his address is Murray County.
• ADDR: 11 Jan 1906, Spring Place, Murray, Georgia; His mailing address is recorded as Spring Place.
• ADDR: 5 Jan 1907, Spring Place, Murray, Georgia; His mailing address is recorded as Spring Place.
• Census: 1910, Militia District 1063, Gordon County, Georgia

Notes:

Birth:
*1836, NC -> age 14 on 1850 census
*1837, NC -> age 23 on 1860 census

*His pension application says he was born in "McDonald Co"., NC, but I think that should say "McDowell Co." There is no McDonald County; there is a city called McDonald, but it is in eastern North Carolina. McDowell County was created out of Burke and Rutherford counties in 1842. I know the McEntires were from the Old Fort area, which was in the old Burke County, which is why I've listed Burke as his birthplace.]]

Residence:
According to James' Confederate Pension application, dated 1902, he had resided in Georgia for 65 years, meaning the family moved from North Carolina in approximately 1837.

Census:
James A. (14) appears in the household of Joseph A. McEntire. He was born in North Carolina and had attended school during the year.

The household includes Martha A. (17), Rhoda J. (12), Mary E. (9), and Burton Johnson (18).

Census:
James A. (23) appears in the household of Joseph A. Mcentire (59). He was a farm laborer. He was born in North Carolina.

The household includes Martha A. (27), and Mary E. (19).

Military:
According to his pension application, James served four months, then furnished a substitute. Apparently it was the practice among the wealthy (on both sides) to hire a substitute to fight. The Confederate Army disallowed substitutes in 1864.

James later enlisted Edmundson's Battallion, in which he served until the surrender.

Military:
His pension application states he was present when his company and regiment surrendered and discharged.

Residence:
On 19 Oct 1867, James A. McEntire swore an oath of allegiance to the United States and that he had resided in Georgia for the last 12 months.

Misc:
He filed an administration bond as principal for the estate of William M. McEntire. He was also named “temporary Admnr of the Goods, chattels and credits of WilliamM. McEntire decd.”

Census:
James A. McEntire (44) was enumerated as head of household. The household includes his wife, Georgia "B" (42); sons: James T. (18), Charles (17), Joseph (15), Huston (10), Georgia (9), Eugene (6); and boarders: Thomas Davidson (55) and Frank Covington (20).

Military:
In 1902, he filed for an Indigent Soldier's pension for his service in the Civil War. He describes his occupation since the end of the war as farming. He filed his pension on the grounds of "age and poverty," and "infirmity and poverty." He owns no property and has no source of income. He says he has a wife, "but no family." A. K Ramsey and R. E. Wilson were witnesses on his behalf.

ADDR:
His mailing address is recorded in a Power of Attorney in his Confederate Pension application.

ADDR:
He signed a Power of Attorney to have his pension check mailed t

Census:
James A. McEntire (74) was enumerated as head of household. The only other household member was his wife, Georgia G (78).

Died:
1917, Murray County, GA -> Confederate Voices

James married Georgia Gertrude CARTER Abt 1861. Georgia was born Abt 1832, , , Georgia; died 1911, Murray County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1880, Ball Ground District, Murray, Georgia
• Census: 1910, Militia District 1063, Gordon County, Georgia

Notes:

Georgia G. Carter -> 1910 census
Georgia Gertrude Carter -> Confederate Voices

Census:
James A. McEntire (44) was enumerated as head of household. The household includes his wife, Georgia "B" (42); sons: James T. (18), Charles (17), Joseph (15), Huston (10), Georgia (9), Eugene (6); and boarders: Thomas Davidson (55) and Frank Covington (20).

Census:
James A. McEntire (74) was enumerated as head of household. The only other household member was his wife, Georgia G (78).

Died:
1911, Murray County, GA -> Confederate Voices

Notes:

Married:
Married 49 years, per 1910 census.

Other Events:

• Residence: Abt 1837, Murray County, Georgia; Address:
  land on Rock Creek just south of Carter's Plantation
• Census: 1850, Murray County, Georgia
• Property: Bef 1850, Murray County, Georgia
• Census: 1860, Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia
• Residence: 2 Jul 1867, Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia
• Census: 1870, Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia

Notes:

Census:
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:
"Upon arrival in Murray County. . .Joseph. . .bought land on Rock Creek just north of Carter's Plantation."

Census:
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:
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.

Died:
1879 -> Hemphill-McEntire Cemetery typescript

Joseph married Elizabeth A. ALEXANDER 19 Jan 1832. Elizabeth (daughter of James ALEXANDER, Sr. and Rhoda CUNNINGHAM) was born 10 Apr 1806, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 14 Sep 1848, Murray County, Georgia; was buried Aft 14 Sep 1848, Hemphill-Mcentire Cemetery, , Murray, Georgia. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Betsy Alexander
• Residence: Abt 1837, Murray County, Georgia
• Will: 18 Feb 1844, Buncombe County, North Carolina

Notes:

Name:
*Elizabeth A. Alexander
*Mary Elizabeth Alexander -> DAR app 416655
*Betsy -> Buncombe County Will Abstracts

Connection to parents:
*Named as a child of James Alexander and Rhoda Cunningham -> DAR app 416655
*Named as James Alexander's daughter in his will -> Buncombe County Will Abstracts

Birth:
1806 -> Hemphill-McEntire Cemetery typescript
10 Apr 1806 -> DAR app 416655

Residence:
According to her 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.

Will:
Her father bequeathed to her:
the value of his slave Sam at his wife's decease -> Buncombe County Will Abstracts

Died:
1848 -> Hemphill-McEntire Cemetery typescript
14 Sep 1848 -> DAR app 416655

Notes:

Married:
19 Jan 1832 -> DAR app 416655

Other Events:

• Immigration: Bef 1790
• Occupation: From 1792 to 1795, Burke County, North Carolina; Sheriff
• Misc: 8 Dec 1796, Burke County, North Carolina
• Occupation: From 1798 to 1801, Burke County, North Carolina; Sheriff
• Property: 8 Sep 1799, Burke County, North Carolina; purchased a male slave from John James of Brunswick County
• Census: 1800, Burke County, North Carolina
• Misc: 1802, Burke County, North Carolina; proved a deed in court
• Occupation: 1802, , , North Carolina
• Occupation: 1805, Burke County, North Carolina; Justice of the Burke County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in 1805.
• Property: 25 Jan 1809, Clear Creek, Burke, North Carolina; Grant number 3488. 50 acres on W. side of Clear Creek. Book, page: 125:112.
• Property: 25 Jan 1809, Clear Creek, Burke, North Carolina; Grant number 3493. 150 acres on W. side of Clear Creek. Book, page 125:114.
• Property: 1810, Burke County, North Carolina

Notes:

Name:
Thomas Young Hemphill McEntire -> Murray County Heritage

Birth:
Date:
1772 -> Murray County Heritage

Place:
County Tyrone, Ireland -> Murray County Heritage

Immigration:
Thomas Young Hemphill McEntire came to this country with relatives, possibly an uncle, cousin, and/or brother, named James McEntire, Sr. He settled on land along the Catawba River near Old Fort, North Carolina (in what was then Burke County.)

Occupation:
He was the 9th Sheriff of Burke County.

Misc:
Dec 8. Report of the Committee of Claims on the claim of Thomas McEntire of Burke

Committee rejects the claim of McEntire, sheriff of Burke County, requesting reimbursement for those expenses paid by him for ironing criminals in the district jail of Morgan, due to the absence of sufficient vouchers.

Occupation:
He was also the 11th Sheriff of Burke County.

Census:
"Thomas McIntire" was enumerated as head of household and the only male age 26 to 44. There was one female age 16 to 25 (Martha, 25 or 26), one male 16 to 25 (unknown), four females under 10 (Mary 5, Jennie 3, Rosanna 2, and Martha 0). There were three slaves.

Occupation:
He was a member of the Legislature.

Property:
Issued: 06 Dec 1809
Entered: 25 Jan 1809

Property:
Issued: 15 Dec 1809
Entered: 25 Jan 1809

Property:
In 1810, Thomas McEntire, Sr. was one of the ten largest slaveholders in Burke County, owning 19 slaves. -> "Slavery in Microcosm"

Thomas married Martha HEMPHILL 1794. Martha (daughter of Captain Thomas HEMPHILL and Mary Ann MACKIE) was born 14 Mar 1774, near Old Fort, Rowan, North Carolina; died 17 Nov 1835, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina; was buried Aft 17 Nov 1835, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1790, Burke County, North Carolina
• Census: 1800, Burke County, North Carolina
• Census: 1820, Burke County, North Carolina
• Property: 1820, Burke County, North Carolina
• Will: 12 Jan 1824, Burke County, North Carolina
• Property: 1830, Burke County, North Carolina

Notes:

Name:
Martha (Hemphill) McEntire -> Murray County Heritage
Martha McEntire - Captain Thomas Hemphill's will

Connection to parents:
*She is named as the daughter of Captain Thomas Hemphill and Mary Ann Mackay in Murray County Heritage.
*She is named as a child in Captain Thomas Hemphill's will.

Birth:
Date:
1774 -> Murray County Heritage

Place:
near Old Fort, NC -> Murray County Heritage

Census:
"Thos Hemphill" was enumerated as head of household and one of two white males 16+. The other white male in this age group is probably Samuel (15). The household also includes two white males under 16 years (likely James 10, and Andrew, 8), seven white females (likely Mary Ann 32, Martha 16, Rosannah 13, Mary 12, Jane 5, Elizabeth 2, Rachel 0) and 11 slaves.

Census:
"Thomas McIntire" was enumerated as head of household and the only male age 26 to 44. There was one female age 16 to 25 (Martha, 25 or 26), one male 16 to 25 (unknown), four females under 10 (Mary 5, Jennie 3, Rosanna 2, and Martha 0). There were three slaves.

Census:
"Martha McEntire" was enumerated as head of household. She is the free white female aged 45 and upward. The household also includes two free white males under ten (likely William 8 and James 11), one free white male aged 10 to 15 (likely John 13), one free white male aged 16 to 18 (likely Joseph), one free white male 16 to 25 (again, Joseph), one free white female under ten (likely Rebecca), one free white female 10 to 15 (likely Nancy 15), and one free white female aged 16 to 25 (likely Martha 20). Four members of the household are engaged in agriculture. There are also two male slaves under fourteen, two male slaves aged 14 to 26, two male slaves 26 to 44, four female slaves under fourteen, and two female slaves 26 to 45.

Property:
In 1820, Martha McEntire (widow of Thomas McEntire, Sr.) owned 12 slaves. -> "Slavery in Microcosm"

Will:
Thomas Hemphill bequeathed to "Martha McEntire" a 1/7th portion from the sale of two tracts of land that he owned in Madison County, GA lying on the waters of Broad River. - > Captain Thomas Hemphill's will

"Martha m. McIntyre" mentioned in her father's will. -> Rev. War Soldiers

Property:
In 1830, Martha McEntire (widow of Thomas McEntire, Sr.) owned 18 slaves. -> "Slavery in Microcosm"

Died:
Date:
17 Nov 1835 -> Murray County Heritage

Notes:

Married:
Date:
1794 -> Murray County Heritage

Other Events:

• Residence: , , North Carolina
• Residence: Abt 1776, , Lincoln, North Carolina; Address:
  settled on Crowder's Creek near King's Mountain
• Military: Abt 1779, American Revolutionary War
• Residence: Abt 1783, Bee Tree, Buncombe, North Carolina; Address:
  the old Alexander Place
• Occupation: Abt 1792, Buncombe County, North Carolina
• Property: 19 Nov 1806, Burke County, North Carolina; sold 100 acres to James Marler
• Property: 15 Dec 1808, Burke County, North Carolina; sold 300 acres to Arthur Erwin
• Property: 11 Aug 1810, Burke County, North Carolina; sold a negro woman and child to John Spear, Jr.
• Will: 18 Feb 1844, Buncombe County, North Carolina
• Probate: Apr 1845, Buncombe County, North Carolina

Notes:

Name:
James Alexander -> History of South Carolina
James Alexander -> Asheville and Buncombe County
James Alexander -> DAR app # 416655
James Alexander -> Buncombe County Will Abstracts
James Alexander, Sr. -> Asheville Newspapers

Connection to parents:
*"James Alexander was a son of John and Rachel (Davidson) Alexander, the latter a daughter of John Davidson." -> History of South Carolina
*He is named as the son of John Alexander in Asheville and Buncombe County.

Birth:
23 Dec 1756 on Buffalo Creek, Rowan, NC -> Asheville and Buncombe County
23 Dec 1756; Rowan Co, NC -> DAR app 416655

Residence:
"John Alexander and his son James were members of the first company of white men to settle in the present western part of North Carolina." -> History of South Carolina

Military:
"While living [on Crowder's Creek] he fought on the American side ad Musgrove's Mill and Kings Mountain, and a camp chest, said to have belonged to Lord Cornwallis, was captured by him in that last fight and is still in Buncombe County." -> Asheville and Buncombe County

He received a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War in later years. -> Asheville and Buncombe County

"Light Horse; Capts Henry, Caruth, & Barber
Cols. Irwin & McDowell" -> DAR app 416655

Occupation:
James Alexander "was one of the justices of Buncombe County's first County Court who organized that county in 1792." -> Asheville and Buncombe County

Early Settlement of Buncombe County and the Drovers' Road

Will:
He wrote his will.

Probate:
His will was proven and admitted into the court record.

Buried:
Piney Grove Cemetery -> Asheville and Buncombe County

Died:
28 Jun 1844; Buncombe Co. NC -> Asheville and Buncombe County
28 Jun 1844; Bee Tree Creek, Buncombe Co., NC -> DAR app 416655
29 Jun 1844; Swannanoa, Buncombe Co, ->Asheville Newspapers

Some Alexander Death Notices

James married Rhoda CUNNINGHAM 19 Mar 1782, Allison Creek, York, South Carolina. Rhoda (daughter of Humphrey CUNNINGHAM and Rhoda Ervin SUMMERVILLE) was born 15 Aug 1763, Maryland or Pennsylvania; died 29 Jan 1848, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried 1848, Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Abt 1776, , York, South Carolina
• Residence: Abt 1783, Bee Tree, Buncombe, North Carolina; Address:
  the old Alexander Place
• Residence: Abt 1785, , Rowan, North Carolina
• Military: From 1844 to 1848, Buncombe County, North Carolina
• Will: 18 Feb 1844, Buncombe County, North Carolina

Notes:

Name:
Rhoda (Cunningham) Alexander -> History of South Carolina
Rhoda Cunningham -> DAR app 416655

Connection to parents:
*She is named as a daughter of Humphrey Cunningham in History of South Carolina.
*She is named as a daughter of Humphrey Cunningham -> Heritage of Old Buncombe County

Birth:
15 Oct 1763, Maryland -> Asheville and Buncombe County
15 Oct 1763, Pennsylvania -> Western North Carolina
15 Oct 1763; Lancaster Co, PA -> DAR app 416655

Residence:
*She "removed to South Carolina before her marriage." -> Asheville and Buncombe County
*"the family moved to South Carolina in the York District where they were living when Humphrey saw service in the American Revolution." -> Heritage of Old Buncombe

Residence:
"After the War, he moved to Rowan County and probably, later in life, came into Old Buncombe County with his children Rhoda Alexander and his son George Cunningham." -> Old Buncombe Heritage

Military:
She received a widow's pension on her husband's service in the Revolutionary War from the time of his death in 1844 to hers in 1848. -> Asheville and Buncombe County

Will:
Received a bequest in James Alexander's will -> Will Abstracts of Buncombe County


Died:
29 Jan 1848, Buncombe County, NC -> Asheville and Buncombe County
29 Jan 1848; DAR app 416655

Notes:

Married:
*19 Mar 1782; York District, SC -> Asheville and Buncombe County
*19 Mar 1782 -> DAR app 416655
*James names Rhoda as his wife in his will. -> Buncombe County Will Abstracts