Martha Susan George (26 Nov 1841 – 17 Nov 1890)

Martha Susan George was born on 26 Nov 1841 in Talbot County, Georgia (433, 820). She was a daughter of Mark Alexander George and Jane Boswell (Dennis) George. At Martha’s birth, Jane George was about 32 years of age, and Mark George was 39 years old.

The 1850 federal census of Talbot County, Georgia enumerates the Mark A. George household, including Martha George, age eight years and born in Georgia (1093). Six other children were living in the George household: Mary George, 23 years old; John, 18; Amanda, 17; James, 13; Jasper, 11; Permelia, six; and three year-old Martin George. All children were born in Georgia.

Prior to the 1860 federal census of Georgia, the Mark A. George family migrated from Talbot County, Georgia to Chattahoochee County, where the census enumerates the M. A. George household, including Martha George, 8 years old and born in Georgia (1094).

On 30 Sep 1860, Martha Susan George and Gilbert Perry Gordy married in Chattahoochee County, Georgia (1357). Martha George was 18 years old, and Gilbert Gordy was about 29. On 29 Nov 1861, a daughter Caroline Gordy was born to Gilbert Gordy and Martha (George) Gordy, likely in Chattahoochee County, Georgia. On 4 Oct 1864, Gilbert Perry Gordy died of battle wounds incurred during the American Civil War.

M. S. Gordy appears on the 1864, 1865, and 1866 tax lists for Division 5 of District 2 in Chattahoochee County, Georgia (1358, 1359, 1360).

The 1870 federal census of Flint in Talbot County, Georgia enumerates the household of 67 year-old Marcus George, a farmer born in Georgia, and his wife Jane George, age 50 years and born in Georgia (943). Martha (George) Gordy, 27 years old, and Caroline Gordy, 8 years old, were living in the Marcus George household.

On 30 May 1872, Martha Susan (George) Gordy married William David Emanuel in Talbot County, Georgia (905). Martha Gordy was 30 years old, and William David Emanuel was 40. William D. Emanuel’s marriage to Martha Gordy was his third. At the 1870 federal census, William David Emanuel was living in the household of his mother, Amazon Jane (Johnson) Emanuel, in Talbot County, Georgia (354). Presumably, William David and Martha Emanuel lived on the Emanuel family plantation following their marriage in 1872.

A daughter, Sarah Jane Emanuel was born to William David and Martha Emanuel in Talbot County, Georgia on 10 Mar 1873 died 10 days after birth (204). A son Frances Lewis Emanuel was born in Talbot County on 6 sep 1874 (99).

Before 4 Mar 1876, the William David Emanuel family migrated from Talbot County, Georgia to Clay County, Texas. On 4 Mar 1876, William David Emanuel and Judson A. George acquired 150 acres of land in Cherokee County, Texas from John Brown (941). The family settled in Clay County, Texas where a son Mark Tucker Emanuel was born on 3 Apr 1877 (204).

The 1880 federal census of Clay County, Texas enumerates the household of W. D. Emanuel, 48 years old and born in Georgia (355). William D. Emanuel worked as a farmer. His wife, M. S. Emanuel, was 39 years old and born in Georgia. The parents of William D. and Martha Susan Emanuel were all born in Georgia. Also living in the household were children: I. C. Emanuel, 16 years old; Lilly, 14 years old; Frank Emanuel, 6 years old; Mark Emanuel, 3 years old; and B. Emanuel, 3 months old. Mark Emanuel and B. Emanuel were born in Texas. All other children were born in Georgia. Gordy C. Emanuel, 18 years old and born in Georgia, was living in her step-father’s home.

A son, Ralph Jesse Emanuel, was born to William David and Martha Susan (George) Emanuel 0n 8 May 1880 in Clay County, Texas (204).

Martha Susan (George) Emanuel died on 17 Nov 1890 at Henrietta in Clay County, Texas (433). She is buried beside her husband in the Hope Cemetery at Henrietta (820).

Martha Susan George Census Summary

1850 U.S. Federal Census (1093)
Mark A. George Household
Talbot County, Georgia
22nd District
16 Oct 1850
Mark A. George, a: 49, b: Georgia (Farmer)
+ Jane George, a: 41, b: Georgia
Mary George, a: 23, b: Georgia
John George, a: 18, b: Georgia (Laborer)
Amanda George, a: 17, b: Georgia
James George, a: 13, b: Georgia
Jasper George, a: 11, b: Georgia
Martha George, a: 8, b: Georgia
Pamilla George, a: 6, b: Georgia
Martin George, a: 3, b: Georgia

1860 U.S. Federal Census (1094)
M. A. George Household
Chattahoochee County, Georgia
2 Aug 1860
M. A. George, a: 57, b: Georgia (Farmer)
+ Jane George, a: 50, b: Georgia
Susan George, a: 17, b: Georgia
Permelia George, a: 15, b: Georgia
Judson George, a: 12, b: Georgia
Real Estate Value: $10,000
Personal Estate Value: $15,430

1870 U.S. Federal Census (943)
Talbot County, Georgia
5 Aug 1870
Marcus George, a: 67, b: Georgia (Farmer)
+ Jane George, a: 60, b: Georgia
Amelia George, a: 24, b: Georgia
Judson George, a: 22, b: Georgia (Works on Farm)
Martha Gordy, a: 27, b: Georgia
Caroline Gordy, a: 8, b: Georgia
Real Estate Value: $5,000
Personal Estate Value: $1,000
Flint Hill District

1880 U.S. Federal Census (355)
W. D. Emanuel Household
Clay County, Texas
23 Jun 1880
W. D. Emanuel, a: 48, b: Georgia (Farmer)
Father b: Georgia, Mother b: Georgia
+ M. S. Emanuel, a: 39, b: Georgia
Father b: Georgia, Mother b: Georgia
I. C. Emanuel, a: 16, b: Georgia
Lilly Emanuel, a: 14, b: Georgia
Frank Emanuel, a: 6, b: Georgia
Mark Emanuel, a: 3, b: Texas
B. Emanuel, a: 3/12, b: Texas
Gordy C. Emanuel, a: 18, b: Georgia (Step-Daughter)