*James STOREY (1806-?)

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Last Modified: Dec. 2024, June 2012
Created: June 2012

*JAMES STOREY
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BORN: January 5, 1806 Warren County, Georgia ⁸⁶
DIED: 1867 in Harris County, Georgia based on the probate record
after 1880 in Harris County, GA based on Census records
BURIED:
PARENTS: Mary Letney and Jesse Story
RELIGION:
MARRIAGE: Mary Jones (1817 Ga-1890) on December 8, 1836 in Warren County, Georgia ⁸⁶

1836 Marriage Record for James and Mary.

CHILDREN

NAME BORN DIED SPOUSE NUMBER OF CHILDREN NOTES
John Marion STOREY ⁸⁶ Feb. 23, 1839 in Talbot County, Georgia ⁸⁶ Dec. 29, 1914 Sexton, Sabine County, Texas Mary Elizabeth Williams (Aug. 24, 1839 Harris Co., GA-Sep. 3, 1894 Sexton, Tx) on Feb. 23, 1869 in Talbot Co., GA 7 Buried: Bickley Cemetery, Sabine Co., Texas
Mary Elisabeth Ann STOREY "Betsy" ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷ Nov. 3, 1839 in Georgia ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷ Oct. 17, 1918 Waverly Hall, Harris County, GA Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery
Lazarus Jones STOREY ⁸⁶ Jan. 22, 1842 Waverly Hall, Harris County, GA ⁸⁰ ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷ Apr. 24, 1921 Waverly Hall, Harris County, GA ⁸⁰ Isadora Lavonia Slaughter (Feb. 7, 1847-Oct. 10, 1936) ⁸⁰ ⁸⁷ 12 ⁸⁷ Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery, GA (center sec.)
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Sarah Jane STOREY ⁸⁶ Mar. 31, 1843 Georgia ⁸⁶ before 1850
Artemisia Nancy Rebecca STOREY (female) ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷ Feb. 20, 1846 Georgia ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷ Sep. 3, 1914 Harris Co., Georgia Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery
Renva Amanda STOREY* May 28, 1848 in Waverly Hall, Harris County, Georgia May 29, 1896 in Waverly Hall, Harris County, Georgia William Green Slaughter 10 Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery
Thomas Jefferson STOREY ⁸⁶ Aug. 17, 1851 Georgia ⁸⁶ before 1860
James Gustavus STOREY ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷ Oct. 25, 1855 ⁸⁰ ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷ June 6, 1918 ⁸⁰ Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery, GA (center sec.)
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Patrick Hamilton STOREY ⁸⁷ May 2, 1858 Georgia ⁸⁷ May 10, 1905 Ella E Wallace Byrd Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery
Martha STOREY ⁸⁶ 1858 ⁸⁶ Could be a grandchild, daughter of Lazarus?

***CHILDREN***

NAME	BORN	DIED	SPOUSE	NUMBER OF CHILDREN	NOTES
John Marion STOREY ⁸⁶	Feb. 23, 1839 in Talbot County, Georgia ⁸⁶	Dec. 29, 1914 Sexton, Sabine County, Texas	Mary Elizabeth Williams (Aug. 24, 1839 Harris Co., GA-Sep. 3, 1894 Sexton, Tx) on Feb. 23, 1869 in Talbot Co., GA	7	Buried: Bickley Cemetery, Sabine Co., Texas
Mary Elisabeth Ann STOREY "Betsy" ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷	Nov. 3, 1839 in Georgia ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷	Oct. 17, 1918 Waverly Hall, Harris County, GA			Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery
Lazarus Jones STOREY ⁸⁶	Jan. 22, 1842 Waverly Hall, Harris County, GA ⁸⁰ ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷	Apr. 24, 1921 Waverly Hall, Harris County, GA ⁸⁰	Isadora Lavonia Slaughter (Feb. 7, 1847-Oct. 10, 1936) ⁸⁰ ⁸⁷	12 ⁸⁷	Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery, GA (center sec.) ⁸⁰
Sarah Jane STOREY ⁸⁶	Mar. 31, 1843 Georgia ⁸⁶	before 1850
Artemisia Nancy Rebecca STOREY (female) ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷	Feb. 20, 1846 Georgia ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷	Sep. 3, 1914 Harris Co., Georgia			Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery
Renva Amanda STOREY*	May 28, 1848 in Waverly Hall, Harris County, Georgia	May 29, 1896 in Waverly Hall, Harris County, Georgia	William Green Slaughter	10	Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery
Thomas Jefferson STOREY ⁸⁶	Aug. 17, 1851 Georgia ⁸⁶	before 1860
James Gustavus STOREY ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷	Oct. 25, 1855 ⁸⁰ ⁸⁶ ⁸⁷	June 6, 1918 ⁸⁰			Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery, GA (center sec.) ⁸⁰
Patrick Hamilton STOREY ⁸⁷	May 2, 1858 Georgia ⁸⁷	May 10, 1905	Ella E Wallace Byrd		Buried: Waverly Hall Cemetery
Martha STOREY ⁸⁶	1858 ⁸⁶				Could be a grandchild, daughter of Lazarus?

RESIDENCES: 1806-after 1836 Warren County, Georgia
1839, 1850, 1860, 1870 Talbot County, Georgia
1842, 1848, 1867, 1880 Harris County, Georgia, Waverly Hall, Harris County, Georgia

NOTES:

SOURCES:

---Key Records---
⁸⁹ 1836 Marriage Certificate, Warren County, Georgia from "Georgia Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978" on Ancestry.com
James Story and Mary Jones joined in matrimony on 8 Decembr 1836 by Aaron Adkins.
⁹⁰ 1867 Probate record for James Story from "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992 for James Story" from Harris County, "Letter of Admin, 1865-1872; Administrtor and Guardian Bonds and Temporary Letters, 1865-1877" from Georgia Court of Ordinary (Harris County) on Ancestry.com
James Story lately died intestate. Mary E. Story granted full power to administer the lands, etc. Done 7 October 1867.

---Census Records---
⁸⁵1850 Census Georgia, Talbot Co., Ellerslie, 22nd District, 14 October 1850, 538 hand written number, 270 stamped number
James Story 44 GA Farmer; Mary 33 F GA; Marion 12 M GA; Betsy 11 F GA; Jones 9 M GA; Nancy 4 F GA; Amanda 3 F GA
⁸⁶1860 Census Georgia, Talbot Co., 688 Dist. GM. Lower 17th, page 43, 30 June 1860, Post Office Centre
James Story 54 M Farmer Real Estate 400 Personal Estate 400 GA; Mary 43 F; Mary E A 20 F; Lazarus 18 M; Martha 2 F; Arteman N. R. 14 F; Renva A 12 F; James A 5 M
⁸⁷1870 Census Georgia, Talbot Co., Wilkinson Dist., 16 June, 1870, page 43 (stamped 44), Box Springs Post Office
James Story 64 M W Farmer GA; Mary 54 F W Keeping house Real Estate: 300 Personal Estate: 200; Ann 31 F W; Nancy 24 F W; James 15 M W works on farm; Patrick 12 M W
⁸⁸1880 Census Georgia, Harris Co., Waverly Hall, 934th District, 24 June 1880, page 49 A. stamped 543
James Story W M 73 Farmer Ga Ga Ga; Mary W F 62 wife Keeping House Ga Ga Ga; Mary W F 40 daughter Ga Ga Ga; Nancy W F 34 daughter Ga Ga Ga; James W M 24 son Farm Laborer Ga Ga Ga; Patrick W M 21 son Ga Ga Ga;
Comment: Why does James Story appear in the 1870 and 1880 census when he died in 1867? Could his wife Mary be worried about being a woman without a husband? Could she have done something like tell strangers that her husband was working in the fields?

1867 Probate reord for James Story

BORN:	January 5, 1806 Warren County, Georgia ⁸⁶
DIED:	1867 in Harris County, Georgia based on the probate record after 1880 in Harris County, GA based on Census records
BURIED:
PARENTS:	Mary Letney and Jesse Story
RELIGION:
MARRIAGE:	Mary Jones (1817 Ga-1890) on December 8, 1836 in Warren County, Georgia ⁸⁶

SOURCES:
	---Key Records---
	⁸⁹ 1836 Marriage Certificate, Warren County, Georgia from "Georgia Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978" on Ancestry.com James Story and Mary Jones joined in matrimony on 8 Decembr 1836 by Aaron Adkins.
	⁹⁰ 1867 Probate record for James Story from "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992 for James Story" from Harris County, "Letter of Admin, 1865-1872; Administrtor and Guardian Bonds and Temporary Letters, 1865-1877" from Georgia Court of Ordinary (Harris County) on Ancestry.com James Story lately died intestate. Mary E. Story granted full power to administer the lands, etc. Done 7 October 1867.
	---Census Records---
	⁸⁵1850 Census Georgia, Talbot Co., Ellerslie, 22nd District, 14 October 1850, 538 hand written number, 270 stamped number James Story 44 GA Farmer; Mary 33 F GA; Marion 12 M GA; Betsy 11 F GA; Jones 9 M GA; Nancy 4 F GA; Amanda 3 F GA
	⁸⁶1860 Census Georgia, Talbot Co., 688 Dist. GM. Lower 17th, page 43, 30 June 1860, Post Office Centre James Story 54 M Farmer Real Estate 400 Personal Estate 400 GA; Mary 43 F; Mary E A 20 F; Lazarus 18 M; Martha 2 F; Arteman N. R. 14 F; Renva A 12 F; James A 5 M
	⁸⁷1870 Census Georgia, Talbot Co., Wilkinson Dist., 16 June, 1870, page 43 (stamped 44), Box Springs Post Office James Story 64 M W Farmer GA; Mary 54 F W Keeping house Real Estate: 300 Personal Estate: 200; Ann 31 F W; Nancy 24 F W; James 15 M W works on farm; Patrick 12 M W
	⁸⁸1880 Census Georgia, Harris Co., Waverly Hall, 934th District, 24 June 1880, page 49 A. stamped 543 James Story W M 73 Farmer Ga Ga Ga; Mary W F 62 wife Keeping House Ga Ga Ga; Mary W F 40 daughter Ga Ga Ga; Nancy W F 34 daughter Ga Ga Ga; James W M 24 son Farm Laborer Ga Ga Ga; Patrick W M 21 son Ga Ga Ga;
	Comment: Why does James Story appear in the 1870 and 1880 census when he died in 1867? Could his wife Mary be worried about being a woman without a husband? Could she have done something like tell strangers that her husband was working in the fields?