Joel Elbert SEARCY^{[1, 2]}

1827 - 1865  (37 years)

• Name	Joel Elbert SEARCY
  Born	14 Jun 1827	Rutherford County, North Carolina   [1, 3, 4]
  	14 Jun 1827, Rutherford Co. NC -> Butler Ahnentafel 1828, North Carolina -> age 22 on 1850 census 1829, NC -> age 31 on 1860 census
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia   [3]
  	Joel E. (22) appeared in the household of "Hiram Searcey" (54). He was a farmer and was born in North Carolina. He had attended school during the year. Other household members included Anna (45), Lovina E. (19), William O. (16), Harvy G. (14), Milly E. (12), Martha A. (9), Hiram W. (6), and Mary C. (4).
  Census	1860	Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia   [2]
  	Elbert Searcy (31) appeared as head of household. He was a farmer with no real estate, and a person estate valued at $175. He was born in North Carolina. The household included Caroline (21), Levina E. (6), Harvey P. (4), and Amanda (2).
  Census	1864	, Gilmer County, Georgia   [5]
  	Elbert appeared on the 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia. He was 36 yrs, 8 mos., a farmer, and born in North Carolina. Exemption: Militia Oficer & Justice of the Peace.
  Died	27 Mar 1865  [6]
  	Note from Butler Ahnentafel: "According to 'History of Gilmer County, published 1965, Joel Elbert and brother in law, Phillip Whitener, were killed by a band of renegade Indians in the hills of North GA during the Civil War."
  Notes	Name: Elbert Searcy -> 1860 census Joel Searcy and Levina Searcy are siblings. Joel married Margaret Caroline Whitener, who is the sister of Phillip Whitener.
  Person ID	I1926	Kendrick-Hemphill
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Hiram W. SEARCY,   b. 7 Jan 1796, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 28 Aug 1857, , Gilmer County, Georgia  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Anna DEBORD,   b. 4 Mar 1804, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 19 May 1894, Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia  (Age 90 years)
  Married	3 Jan 1824	Rutherford County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Caroline WHITENER,   b. 18 Sep 1838, , Lincoln, North Carolina
  Married	10 Feb 1853	, Gilmer County, Georgia   [7, 8]
  		Searcy-Whitener Marriage License Records the marriage of Elbert Searcy and Caroline Whitener.
  Children	1. Levina E. SEARCY,   b. Abt 1854, , , Georgia   2. Harvey P. SEARCY,   b. Abt 1856, , , Georgia   3. Amanda SEARCY,   b. Abt 1858, , , Georgia
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S276] Ahnentafel Report for [M. B.] Butler, 2009, p. 15; This report includes footnotes, but no citation is given for this item (Reliability: 3). [S288] 1860 Census. Georgia. Gilmer County, pop. sch, Subdivision 33; p. 28 (penned); dwelling 213, family 203; Elbert Searcy household; accessed; 24 February 2013 (Reliability: 3). [S287] 1850 Census. Georgia. Gilmer County, pop. sch., Subdivision No. 33; p. 363 B (stamped), p. 23 (penned); dwelling 223, family 223; Hiram Searcy household; 5 June 2010 (Reliability: 3). [S288] 1860 Census. Georgia. Gilmer County, pop. sch, Subdivision 33; p. 28 (penned); dwelling 213, family 203; Elbert Searcy household; accessed; 24 February 2013 (Reliability: 2). [S293] 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia, accessed; 16 September 2010; entry for Elbert Searcy, p. (Reliability: 2). 269; The 1864 Census for Re-organizing the Georgia Militia is a statewide census of all white males between the ages of 16 and 60 who were not at the time in the service of the Confederate States of America. [S276] Ahnentafel Report for [M. B.] Butler, 2009, p. 15; This report refers to History of Gilmer County, published 1965 for this item, but no specific citation is given (Reliability: 3). [S112] Gilmer County Marriage Record 2, 1852-1875, 17, Searcy-Whitener, 1853 (Reliability: 3). [S245] Watkins, Miller, Dalton, & Searcy Genealogy, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~enochwatk., http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~enochwatkins/combined/fam00284.htm (Reliability: 2).