John Wesley Embry

Name:     John Wesley EMBRY

Sex:        Male

Father: William Grancer EMBRY (1755 - 1840)

Mother:  Nancy DUNCAN (1762 - 1806)

Individual Facts:

Birth: 1777 Granville County, North Carolina

Death: 19 Nov 1855 (age 78) Butler County, Kentucky

Marriages/Children

1. Cary HEFLIN

Marriage 8 Sep 1797 (age 20) Granville, North Carolina

3. Elizabeth EMBRY

Marriage 23 Jul 1798 (age 21)  Garrard Co. Kentucky

Children:

Sarah "Sally" EMBRY (3 Jul 1802 - )

Isaac J EMBRY (1804 - 13 Apr 1874)

William T. EMBRY (1808 - )

Tabitha EMBRY (1810 - 14 Dec 1878)

Elizabeth EMBRY (abt 1813 - )

John Jack EMBRY (abt 1818 - )

Michael Cader EMBRY (24 Nov 1821 - 18 Jan 1892)

2. Mary LEACH

Marriage  abt 1837 (age 60)

Children:

Nancy EMBRY (1838 - )

James EMBRY (abt 1841 - )

Greenberry EMBRY (17 Apr 1843 - )

Elvira EMBRY (abt 1846 - )

Millie EMBRY (1848 - )

Jesse EMBRY (27 Oct 1852 - )

Mary EMBRY (27 Aug 1855 - )

Notes (Individual)

General: John Embry was granted 200 acres of land on the east fork of Welch's Creek in Butler County on 10/10/1837. He is in the 1840 Butler County census with male 15-20 (probably Michael C.), female under 5 and female 20-30 (probably wife). The 1850 census has him with wife Mary, age 31, and the first 5 of their 6 children. In the 1840 Census, Michael Cader and Nancy are likely the children.

1850 US Census Butler County Kentucky

John Embry 74 M b. NC

Mary 31 F b. Tenn

Nancy 12 F b. KY

James 9 M b. KY

Greenberry 7 M b. KY

Elvira 4 F b. KY

Milly 2 F b. KY

Sources

1. GEDCOM file imported on 8 Nov 2001.

2. Kathleen Warren. Garrard, Madison, Butler Co. marriages

Garrard and Butler Co. census records

Butler Co. Vital Statistics, Vol 44 1946, listing John Embry as son of Wm. and Nancy Embry

Mason Embry Biography, 1885 Perrin Ky History.