George Washington Usry and Mary Isabelle Watson
George Washington Usry was born Oct 4, 1856 and died July 1913. He married Mary Isabelle Watson who was born June 18, 1863 and died Feb 27, 1918. They Married Nov 30, 1881 and had the following children:
- Henry Grady Usry - Feb 12, 1890 Gibson, Ga deceased Nov 20 1956.( Married to Clevie Amelia Childre April 17, 1919 Macon, Ga)
- John S. Usry b. Dec 17, 1905 d. Feb 20, 1986 mar. Clara Hall at Tonson?
- Jack Frank Usry b. Sept 12, 1882 d. July 1964
- Marion Francis Usry b. Mar 4 1894 d. Jun 19 1970 mar. Sam Edmunds b: Greensboro, NC
- Thomas Watson Usry b. Jan 1 1884 d. Sept 3, 1926
- Robin Hughs Usry b. Nov 4 1885
- George Howard Usry b. Oct 4 1887
- Eugene Forrest 'Jack' b. Jul 17 1898 d. 1955
- Carl Usry b. Dec 16 1891 d. Feb 27 1941m. Nelly Goosley Ch: Louise and Mary
- Paul b. Nov 23 1896 d Sept 4 1897
Usry Bul 150 pg 4
Henry Grady Usry was born Feb 12, 1890 in Gibson, GA to George Washington Usry. He died on Nov 20, 1956. On Apr 17, 1919 in Bibb Co, GA he married
Clevie Amelia Childre, the daughter of Robert Clayton Childre and Sally Belle McMiachel.
They had the following children:
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(Info provided by Melba Lowe lowed@nacell.net)
John Ussery was born to John Ussery .
John's children by unknown wife:
John Ussery was born to John Ussery . His mother's name is not known, but his step-mother was Sarah Mitchell. On 15 Oct 1821 married Louisa Thompson in Jones Co., GA. She was born around 1795. She is listed in the 1840 Jones Co., GA census with her son John age 18, son Zachariah age 14, William age 10 and Sarah Pippin, age 73 born in Maryland. It's not clear as to how this Sarah Pippin is related. John died in 1845.
The following legal transactions concerning the minors of John took place in Jones Co., GA:
Special Thanks to Jacquelyn S. Collar (jscollar@aol.com) for providing the information on William Usry!
William Usry was born around 1775 in North Carolina and died 1822 in Warren Co., GA. He married Jincy Callahan. They had the following known children:
Special Thanks to Mrs. Jacquelyn S. Collar (JSCollar@aol.com) for the John Usry family info!
John Usry was born around 1795 in Warren Co to William Usry and died 1856 Warren Co, GA. On Jan. 26, 1819 in Warren Co., GA he married Elizabeth Newsom who was born ca. 1800 Warren Co. and died ca 1880 Glascock Co., GA.
The Will of John Usry dated 11 Oct 1855 stated the following: To wife Elizabeth, all of certain lands except some sold to John L. Usry and some reserved for Ransom C. Usry on Beach Tree Creek. Sell other property, distribute to: son Daniel, $1000; dau. Elizabeth Johnson Melissy; son, Ransom C. Usry; dau. Sarah Ann Linny Sofrony; granddau. Gracy Wilcher Usry, $1000; son Francis M. Usry, guardian of minor son David L. Usry and dau. Gracy Wilcher Usry. Exec: wife Elizabeth. William was not mentioned in John's will. Proof was found in Warren County Minutes Book A 1858-1868, pp 50-51. The will of John Usry was contested by Francis, John, I.G., William, Ransom C. and Gracy as legal heirs of John Usry. Elizabeth Usry (wife) and Joshua were listed as executors. The will made no provision for John's minor children.
When Elizabeth died, her children still wanted to see her. They hired a man from Atlanta to build a metallic coffin with a glass window. The oxygen was removed from the coffin and the appropriate gases put in to preserve her. Betsy was laid to rest wearing her yellow silk shroud with her strings of pearls and was placed on the top floor of the house where she and her son lived. The son, Dr. Joshua Franklin Usry, who graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1852, kept her there about three months before her burial. Meantime, family and friends visited her. After she had been buried for twenty years, she was disenterred. She was a bit sallow, but appeared to be in good condition. Unfortunately, there is no marker for the grave which is now is Glascock Co., GA.
Obituary of Elizabeth Usry
Contributed by Jesse G. Cunningham jesse@dmv.com
Johnson Methodist Church, south of Warrenton, Warren County, Georgia
On the southside of Johnson Methodist Church on the Gibson Highway outside of
Warrenton, this rural cemetery holds generation after
generation of Englishs, Harts, Johnsons, Pools and many other pioneer families of Warren
County. The current church and its adjacent cemetery were consecrated in 1878.
Elizabeth Usry b. February 1835 d. April 17, 1895
If this is the same Elizabeth Usry, why wasn't her married name of Reece used on the headstone?
Information provided by Pete Turner, pturner38@verizon.net
Joseph Isaiah Usry was born May 16, 1824 in Warren Co., GA to John Usry and Elizabeth Newsom and died Nov 26, 1878 in Schley Co., GA. In May 1853 he married Charity Joselyn Hart b. 1832. .
J.I.G. Usry built a house about a mile east of present day Ga. Hwy. 19 in the Midway community. The intersection of Hwy 19 and Hwy 240 is known today as Murray's Crossroads and is located six miles north of Ellaville. He is buried in a small cemetery located just across the road from the old homeplace. He and Charity had the following children:
In June 1916 Dora Usry married William Dekalb Turner who was the son of
James Archie Turner b. 1861 and Mattie V. Johnson. who was born in 1867 and was
the sister of Elizabeth Theodocia Johnson. b. 1867. James Archie Turner came from around Ideal, Macon County, Ga., which is just down the road from the Usry homeplace.
James and Mattie had a son named William Dekalb Turner and he married Dora Usry. There was family
disapproval in the marriage since they were first cousins and they then moved to Lake Park,
Lowndes Co., GA where my father, Mendell Turner was born. James and Mattie are listed in the book
"History of Schley County" as being buried in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. ( Written by Pete Turner pturner38@verizon.net
)
1. Mendell Turner b. Nov 1919 Lowndes Co., Ga. d. Feb 1980 Albany, Dougherty Co.,Ga.
Mendell Turner married his first wife Bernice Myers b. Jun 1918 Valdosta, Lowndes Co., Ga. d. Dec 1996 Northport, Tuscaloosa Co., Ala.
Billy Usry, son of John Usry was born around 1821 in Warren Co., GA and died May 2, 1885 in Sumter Co., GA. He married his first wife Mary (last name unknown) about 1847.
In 1845 he bought land in Lee County from Peter Usry, Jr., and in 1848 he bought slaves in Warren County, Georgia. He married Mary (last name unknown) about 1847. Their children were
Further information provided by Walter Hicks
Information provided by Walter Hicks
Solomon Usry, son of William (Billy) Usry, married Volusia Smith, daughter of Thomas and Elvira Smith, in Sumter County, Geogia, on 3 January 1878. They had four children before Volusia died of consumption on 14 March 1887, including:
Thomas William Usry, Solomon's first son, married Vina Vestal, daughter of James Thomas Vestal and Lucinda Melvina Scott, born January 1880 in Eufala, Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
They share cropped around East and South Texas. Vina died in La Feria, Cameron County, Texas about 1926. Thomas died there about 1949. They had 13 children, 9 surviving:
Roy Lee Usry, Solomon's youngest son, was hard-of-hearing and illiterate, lived with relatives, worked on farms.
Perhaps Elvie Usry was another child of Solomon and Volusia. She was born in Georgia in January 1881. She married John O Green on 13 November 1898, in Smith County Texas.
John Usryson of William (Billy) Usry married Sarah in the late 1860s and had these children while farming in Marion/Sumter County Georgia:
William A Usry was born in Georgia in May 1870 and died between 1920 and 1930. On 9 April 1893 he married Dora L Martin in Cherokee County, Texas. Dora was born in February 1874 and died 19 April 1968 in Nueces County, Texas. Their children were
Hiram Probert [Tobe] Usry, was born in Georgia in March 1873. About 1899 he married Sarah (Susie) Vestal, born September 1878 in Eufala, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, daughter of James Thomas Vestal and Lucinda Melvina Scott. Susie was the elder sister of Vina, who married Hiram's cousin Thomas William Usry. Hiram and Susie had these children
Mollie Usry, was born in Georgia in April 1874, and married William Moore on 22 December 1891. He died before 1910, having fathered Clara, Johnnie, Osborn, Jessie, and Mary Moore.
Floyd H Usry, was born 20 July 1878 in Georgia. On 24 July 1898, in Smith County Texas, he married Janette House, born 31 January 1880, daughter of Francis Marion House of Tennessee. Floyd died 9 April 1938; Janette died 21 December 1961, both still in Smith County, Texas. They had ten children.
Barney Usry, was born in Georgia on 18 December 1883. On 26 July 1911 in Karnes County Texas, he married Stella Hudspeth, born November 1881, daughter of Henry Street Hudspeth and Rebecca Ann Jones. They had two children.
Franklin Ray Usry, was born in Texas in October 1893. He married Josephine M Wright, and lived in Nueces County Texas. Their children include
Information provided by Rhonda J. Ussery Williams....descendant! drcd@gfherald.infi.net
It is believed that Levi Ussery was born about 1790 and died about 1850 in Wilkinson Co., GA. It isn't known who his parents were. His wife was Rachel, who is believed to have been born around 1797. In the 1820 Land Lottery in Hall Co., GA, a Levi Ursury of Wilkinson County drew land in Kelter's 96-10 of Hall Co., and in the 1827 Wilkinson County Land Lottery Levi Ursury drew land in Kelton's 96-10 in Hall Co.
Levi and Rachel had the following children:
Jackson W. Ussery
Samuel Ussery was born Apr 1, 1832 to Levi Ussery. He died Nov 18, 1862 in Chattanooga, TN. On Dec 22, 1850 in Wilkinson Co., GA he married Emeline Prudence Bush who was born Dec 25, 1827 . Samuel enlisted May 3, 1862 in the 57th GA Inf Co. D as a Private. (See Civil War Roster. Samuel and Emeline had the following children:
Joel Levi Ussery was born to Samuel Usseryon Dec 30, 1851. He married Nannie Jane Barlow who was born Jun 2, 1857 in Wilkinson Co., GA to James and Ancy Hartley Barlow and died Aug 10, 1937 in Laurens Co., GA . Both are buried Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Dexter, GA. { See http://barlowgenealogy.com/Families/WmBarlowandEdithMathoda/James-Ancy.html for more Barlow information) They had the following children:
Albert Jackson Ussery was born Oct 7, 1895 to Joel Levi Ussery and died Nov 27, 1959 in Rentz, GA. He married Sarah 'Fannie' Frances Fann who was born Oct 11, 1893 in Laurens Co., GA. She was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Fann and Frances Catheryn Shepard. Fannie died Aug 1989. They had the following children:
New information provided by Rhonda J. Ussery Williams....descendant! drcd@gfherald.infi.net
Jackson W. Ussery was born 1822 to Levi Ussery . On October 22, 1846 he married Rebecca Chambers (b 1828). Jackson had a brother named Samuel who born 1 April 1832 and died Nov. 18, 1862. He married Emeline Prudence Bush on Dec. 22, 1850. Her previous husband is believed to have been Emmaline Bush. Levi and Rachel lived with Samuel for a time. This info came from Wilkinson Co., GA, Historical Collections by Maddox.
Jackson's known children:
The following was taken from the record of the family bible owned by
Joel Levi and Nancy Jane Ussery:
Marriages:
Information provided by Earl S. Chambers
Laurens Co, GA Meredith Ussery was born in NC about 1790 and died in Laurens Co., GA in 1868. On March 6, 1817 in married Jane Watson. Three years later in 1820 Meredith Ussery drew, from the lottery, land in Watson's 6-20 of Appling Co. and in Watson's 287-8 in Irwin Co. He is listed in the Laurens Co. 1830, 1840 and 1850 Federal Census. As his wife Jane was not listed in the 1850 Census, it is presumed she was no longer living.
Meredith Ussery and Jane Watson had the following known children:
Information provided by Earl S. Chambers
Erwin Lafayette Ussery was born December 25, 1855 in Laurens Co., GA to Maston Ussery. He died January 09, 1911. On August 19, 1883 in Laurens Co., GA he married Samantha Ann Elizabeth Collins who was born April 1864 in Wilkinson, GA and died January 22, 1916 in Laurens Co., GA. They had the following children:
Information provided by Earl S. Chambers
James Maston Ussery was born in Laurens Co, Ga on May 01, 1888 to Erwin L. Ussery. He died March 28, 1926. On June 27, 1909, in Laurens County he married Mamie Lee Purvis, who was born September 05, 1893 and died March 24, 1981 in Jeff Davis Co, Ga. They had the following children:
Information provided by Earl S. Chambers
Charlie Lee Ussery was born August 09, 1886 in Laurens Co, Ga to Erwin Lafayette Ussery. He died July 22, 1927 in Laurens Co., GA. His wife Addie Jane Ussery was born September 08, 1893 to Willie Elie Ussery and Ella Ann Cauley. Charlie Lee died March 03, 1946 in Bibb Co., GA. They had the following children:
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Henry Grady Usry and Clevie Amelia Childre
John Ussery and Sarah 'Sally' Mitchell
It is not known who his first wife was, but he had the following children by her. He married a second time 31 May 1837 in Jones Co., GA to Sarah Mitchell. She was the daughter of Robert J. Madieras Mitchell and Martha Flournoy.There are no known children by this marriage. John died in 1845 in Jones Co., GA
She and John had the following children:
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In Dec 1882, John Littleton Barney Usry, son of Joseph Isaiah Green Usry, married Elizabeth Theodocia Johnson b. Feb 1862. He and Theodocia lived with John's mother, Charity, in the Usry homeplace at Murray's Crossroads on what is now GA Hwy 240 about six miles north of Ellaville and just west of the Macon County line.
John and Theodocia had the following children:
On 10 July 1867, after Mary died, William married Mary Ann Tyson, widow of Henry Pettee (m 1849), and Augustus Scrutchins (m 18 November 1851). These Scrutchins children joined the household:
William died May 27, 1885 in Sumter County, Georgia.
Solomon then married Willie Bell Greene on 3 November 1887. By 1889 Solomon and his older brother John had taken their families to Smith County, Texas, where they sold land. Solomon and Wille Bell had two daughters
Solomon died 6 October 1892 (also reported as 10 June 1892). Willie Bell took her infant daughters back to Americus, Georgia. The survivng children of his first marriage stayed in Texas.
In the late 1880's John and his younger brother Solomon took their familes to Smith County Texas, where they sold land.
John and Sarah had two more children in Texas:
Samuel Ussery
Anna Lee Ussery to W.E. Shepard Jul 26, 1901
Charlie Rufus Ussery to Mollie Walker June 1, 1902
Lucy Ussery to S.F. Pennington Nov. 4. 1906
Jennie Lee (Estelle) Ussery to Wylie J. Stripling Apr 18,
Ida Clair Ussery to Sam A. Dawkins Dec 30,1914
Albert J. Ussery to Fannie (Sarah Frances) Fann Dec 24, 1916
Ben I. Ussery to Genivieve W. Wolten Oct 12, 1916
Meredith Ussery and Jane Watson