Martha Eunice (Myrick) Ivey (1822 - 1883)

Born 7 Feb 1822 in Georgia, United States

Wife of George Washington Ivey — married 13 Jan 1842 in Warren, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Oct 1883 at age 61 in Georgia, United States

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Biography

Martha was born in 1822 in Georgia. Her parents are unknown. See Research Notes regarding her LNAB.

She married George Washington Ivey on 13 Jan 1842 In Warren County. Together they had at least 7 children:

1. Matthew Ivey
2. Mary Ivey
3. James Ivey
4. John Ivey
5. Washington Ivey
6. George Ivey
7. Eunice Ivey

• Fact: Residence (1850) Division 90, Warren, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1860) Goose Ponds District, Warren, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1870) Warren, Georgia
• Fact: Petition to Court of Ordinary (6 Oct 1879) Warren County, Georgia - Martha petitioned the court to place guardianship of her two youngest children with her oldest son, Matthew Harris Ivey. She had been a widow for 14 years. She died 4 years after the petition was granted.
• Fact: Residence (1880) Goose Pond, Warren, Georgia

She died on 5 Oct 1883 in Georgia, at about the age of 61.

• Fact: Burial (1883) Ivey Confederate Cemetery, Warrenton, Warren, Georgia

Research Notes

- LNAB: Marriage records indicate her name is Martha Smith or Martha W Smith. The 1880 census has her name transcribed as Umi M Ivey and as Martha Eunice Smith in the 1938 death certificate for Washington Sterling Ivey. However, in the 1927 death certificate for her son, James Thomas Ivey, her name is recorded as Unice Myrick. It's possible that Smith is a previous married name; however, this is only a theory of this contributor with no proof other than the death certificate of J.T. Ivey. The Myrick family was prominent in this area at the time, and preliminary research has not been successful to connect her to that family.
- Parent Suggestion: Ancestry.com keeps suggesting Charles Wesley Ivey (1801-1870) and Cinderella "Cynthia" Seay (1801-1870) as parents for a Martha Smith (1822-1883). This family line has not been followed to rule them out as possible parents.17:16, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
- Possible Son - Sterling Ivey: The 1870 census of Martha E Ivy lists a 15 year old son, named Sterling Ivy, in addition to Washington Ivy, age 12. There are no further records for Sterling, so it is not known if he died young, or if he married and moved away. Further research is needed to determine these unknowns. He is also not listed in the petition to the Court of the Warren County Ordinary.
- Death of her Husband: It's possible her husband died in the Civil War, or as a result of wounds from the war. His DOD is recorded as 29 Apr 1865. In 1862, he enlisted as a Private in Company E, 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry. Further research is indicated to determine the location and cause of his death, although most family researchers say he died in Warren County, his place of residence all of his life.

Links

Family Search: PersonID G9JP-TX5
Find A Grave: Memorial #150405506 Headstone Photo: No (there are unmarked headstones next to her husband's CSA headstone, so she could be buried in one of those)

Sources

• "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW7F-X4K : 11 February 2018), George W. Ivey and Martha W. Smith, 13 Jan 1842; citing Warren, Georgia; FHL microfilm 219,570.
• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJK-D4X : 4 November 2017), George W. Ivey and Martha W. Smith, 13 Jan 1842; citing Marriage, Warren, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 219,570.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYD-YHH : 12 April 2016), Martha E Avy in household of George W Avy, Warren county, Warren, Georgia, United States; citing family 320, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM4-HSX : 13 December 2017), Martha Ivy in entry for George W Ivy, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQS-3MP : 12 April 2016), Martha E Ivy, Georgia, United States; citing p. 62, family 497, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,680.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Warren, Georgia; Archive Collection Number: T1137; Roll: T1137:8; Page: 05; Line: 33; Schedule Type: Agriculture. entry record for Martha E. Ivy, 24 Jun 1870.
• Digital copy of Court of the Ordinary, Warren County, Georgia, dated 1879
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8P7-NV6 : 11 August 2017), Umi M Ivey in entry for Benjamin T Ivey, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 120, sheet 81A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0170; FHL microfilm 1,254,170.
• Ancestry.com. Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. entry record for Mrs. Martha E Ivey, 1883-1887, Militia District Number: 157; Post Office: Mayfield.
• "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDJJ-14Y : 4 December 2018), Unice. Myrick in entry for James T. Ivey, 1927.
• "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJX9-CWC9 : 11 March 2018), Martha Eunice Smith in entry for Washington Sterling Ivey, 13 Jan 1938; citing Warrenton, Warren, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 May 2019), memorial page for Martha Eunice Myrick Smith Ivey (7 Feb 1822–15 Oct 1883), Find A Grave Memorial no. 150405506, citing Ivey Confederate Cemetery, Warrenton, Warren County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Karen Ivey Herndon (contributor 48395935).
• Citation source: page 21, Cemeteries and Genealogy, Warren County, Georgia and Immediate Vicinity 1792-1987 by Daniel Nathan Crumpton
• Published in 1987. 294 documented cemeteries; 53,977 indexed names; maps, deed records 1794-1875- Rev. War Soldiers; Confederate Soldiers; mortality schedules

See also

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70236500/person/30319506974/facts : accessed 1 May 2019), profile for Martha Eunice MYRICK.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 May 2019, 02:40), entry for Martha Eunice Myrick(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L7XY-C8G); contributed by various users.

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