By Prepondence of the Evidence, It is accepted that James Sevier George is the son of Benjamin George b about 1775 Va??. Lived in SC in 1800, Lincoln Co. TN in 1810 and 1820, Haywood Co, TN 1830, and Izard Co AR in 1840.
(See Prepondence of Evidence, Record 1 and 2) Also check Pages Of Monte George, URL located on those pages.
My record sources are: census, bible record of Mary Ellen Rebecca Taylor, George, wife of William Francis George, son of James Sevier George, Letters of Administration of Estate of James S George, death certificates, marriage license,and recollections of family members born from 1868 to 1894, who knew the information first hand. (most interviews on tape):
1. JAMES SEVIER GEORGE was born in 1804 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, and died after 1880 census, and before Dec. 6, 1887 (letters of admin).
He came to Arkansas , Searcy Co. in either 1839 or 1840. He paid taxes in Lincoln Co in 1840, but was on the 1840 census in Searcy Co, AR.
He had a wife and 5 children all born in Tennessee by Nancy ???, who died with birth complications. (Some believe she was Margaret Tucker. But no substantuating evidence that I know of.)[NOTE: A note from the grdaug of Martha C. GEORGE and Richard Holden, excerpt of letter at bottom of this record. eg]
He was married to Margaret Stewart on 2 Nov 1841 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. certificate number 5698.
Margaret Stewart was born in 1808 in North Carolina.
She died after 1880 and before 1887 in Sylamore, Stone County, Arkansas.
JAMES SEVIER GEORGE and Nancy ?? had the following children:
Mary Jane George b 1830 TN - marr Peter Avey
Benjamin George b 1832 TN
Parmelia Catherine George b 1835 TN - marr John Cole
Martha C George b 1838 TN - marr Richard Holden
Sarah George b 1840 TN - marr ?? Cooper
JAMES SEVIER GEORGE and Margaret Stewart had the following children:
Rachel Adeline George b 1843 AR - marr 1. William Dark 2. Hugh "Doc" Martin
Richard George b 1846 AR
Robert Henry George b 1848 AR
Andrew Jackson George b 1852 AR - marr Parthenia Autrey
William Francis George b 11 Mar 1854 - marr 1. Mary Alice Shipman, 2. Mary Ellen Rebecca Taylor
Families of children of James S. George will be on separate files under childs name on Home Page
See Documented source below,for James and family.
James S. George, appeared on the census in 1840 in Searcy County, Arkansas with:
James, wife, 4 female, and 1 male, children all born TN.
He appeared on the 1850 census, Richwood township, Izard Co, Arkansas, house 57, with:
James age 46 b TN,
Margarett age 42 b SC,
Benjamin age 18 b Tn,
Parmelia age 15 b Tn,
Martha C age 12 b TN,
Sarah age 10 b TN,
(Letters of Admin named heirs of Mary Jane Avey, accounting for all 5 b TN)
(Marriage lic and bible record states; James and Margaret Stewart married in Lincoln Co TN on Nov. 2, 1841.
Family says first wife died from complications of childbirth)
1850 census continued:
Rachael C age 7 b AR
Richard age 4 b AR
Robert H age 2 b AR
Census in 1860 in Sylamore township, Izard County, Arkansas, house 856, With:
James George age 56 b TN,
Margaret age 53 b SC
Sarah A age 20 b TN
Rachel age 15 b AR
Richard age 13 b AR
Robert age 11 b AR
Andrew J age 9 b AR
William age 6 b AR
Census in 1870 in Sylamore township, Izard County, Arkansas, house 52, With:
James S George age 66 Tn
Margaret age 62 b SC
Robert age 21 b AR
Anderson J age 18 b AR
William age 16 b AR
Martha is in the household of John Dodson(Census taker "or" transcriber transposed her age. Should have been 32 not 23)
Census in 1880 in Sylamore township, (Now Stone Co), Arkansas, house 249- fam # 273 with:
James S. George age 75 b TN
Margaret age 73 b (error-GA GA) is SC, (parents may have been Ga)
Andrew age 29 b AR
William age 27 b AR
(William is divorced from Mary Alice Shipman.)
His exwife and two sons living with stepfather and mother next to James in home of Newton Anderson Cypert. House # 251 family # 275
Rachel A Dark age 35 AR widow,
(married William Dark and had one son, below, see page on William Dark)
William Dark age 16 b AR
James S. George died Nov to Dec 1887, (application for letters of admin dated 6th of Dec 1887) in Sylamore, Stone County, Arkansas.
Additional information connecting Benjamin and James S. George:
Benjamin George first appears in Haywood County, Tennessee, records on December 1, 1830,
when he purchased two lots in Brownsville, Tennessee.
Richard F. George purchased lots in Brownsville from Benjamin on September10, 1832, and sold them to another individual the following day.
Between 1833 and 1835, there were three additional land transactions involving Richard and one involving Benjamin.
James S. George was a witness to the land transaction involving Benjamin George, which took place in 1835.
Richard F. George first appears in Haywood County, Tennessee, records about the same time as Benjamin George.
Richard began serving on Haywood County juries on September 16, 1830 and continued serving until 1835.
On October 8, 1839, Benjamin George, Sr., appeared in the Haywood County Court for the administration of the estate of Benjamin George, Jr.
Sarah, the widow of Benjamin George, Jr., had relinquished her right to administer the estate.
A year’s provisions were to be set aside for the support of Sarah.
No children were mentioned.
On November 4, 1839, Benjamin George, Sr. returned an account of sale of the estate of Benjamin George, Jr.
An account of debts from the estate dated November 16, 1839 listed Richard F. George.
Benjamin George Sr., Benjamin George Jr., James George, and Richard George all appear in the Haywood, County, Tennessee, tax records from 1837 to 1840.
Benjamin George Sr. was the only land owner.
Benjamin Sr., Benjamin Jr., and James are found in the 1837 record.
The 1838 record only contains Benjamin Sr. and James.
In the 1839 record, Benjamin Sr., Benjamin Jr., James, and Richard all appear.
In 1840, Benjamin (Sr.), James, and Richard appear.
Unfortunately, there is a four year gap in the tax records after 1840,[Note: James is in 1840 tax records of Searcy Co. AR. eg] We cannot use these records to verify the date of the migration of [all] the George family to Arkansas based on these records.
[Below sent by e-mail from a cousin in AR]
My grandmother, Frances Adaline Catherine (Holden) Bridgman (dau. of Richard Holden and Martha C. George) said she was left an orphan at an early age. She didn't talk a lot about her past or her people and, I being only 14 when she died, I'm afraid I didn't really listen too well when she did talk about them. I do remember her always saying that her grandparents were James and Nancy George. When I found James on the census with a wife named Margaret, I knew she had to be his second wife, because I figured my grandmother surely knew what her grandmother's name was. I found where James and Margaret married. Their marriage is listed in Lincoln Co, TN, marriages.
TUCKER INCLUDED IN CASE PROOF BECOMES AVAILABLE ON "MARGARET [or Nancy eg]TUCKER"
Vol. VI
pg 79, Shelton Creek Volunteers: N.J. George
pg 78. Boone's Hill Volunteers: Jas George (Minute Men) also J C George
Vol III
pg 5
LCT Military Records Confederate Pension Applications Tucker, William Allen #10441 23rd Inf.
pg 10, 11
Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church
Lists:
Thomas L. George
James George
1834-1845
pg 23
Records of Mrs. Edward Oliver:
Margaret, dau of William George md P.H. Tucker (no dates listed) Vol VIII
pg 17 Aulden Tucker died Jan 1827 (from the Records of Juanita Blair Worsham)
pg 8
Settlement with Britain Felps guardian for the minor heirs of Alden Tucker.
Newton, Mahala and Elly Tucker. Jan 1, 1840.
pg 136
1815 A Grant from the State of Tn to Alden Tucker
No. 6361 for 24 acres.
pg 149
1819 Benjamin George sold 157 acres to Allen Tucker
pg 190
1830 Tax List Capt Payne's Co.
Allen Tucker 157 acres, 50 acres of school land
James Tucker no land
Jesse Tucker no land
Lemuel Tucker 20 acres 135 acres of school land
pg 153
Benjamin George sold 83 acres to James George
Elveta Guinn, gr grandaughter of James S. George
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