Elizabeth Brown

Elizabeth married John M. George on 17 Jan 1822 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. John (son of [Progenitor] George and Martha Jane "Jennie George) was born about 1795 in South Carolina, USA; died after 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Birth: 7 Jan 1854, Littlepaint, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA;

  Birth register of Samuel George, naming his parents as "Robert George" and "Louisa Robison."

• Birth: 22 Oct 1856, Little Paint, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA;

  Birth register of Alexander Matin George naming his parents as "Robert George" and "Elizabeth Robinson."

• DAUGHTER: 17 Feb 1859, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA;

  Indexed as "Martin A. George" and recorded in the register as a male, this birth is likely to be Araminta "Minta" George.

  • The birth record clearly identifies the child's parents as Robert George and Elizabeth Robinson.
  • In the 1860 census, Robert and Elizabeth (Robinson) George have a baby girl, "Minta," born in 1859.
  • In the 1870 census, the same child is identified in their household as Araminta.

• Census: 25 Jun 1860, Prestonburg (post office), Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
• Census: 30 Jun 1870, Prestonburg (post office), Precinct 8, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
• Census: 9 Jun 1880, Precincts 8, 10, and 13, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
• Census: 2 Jun 1900, Hagar Shoal District, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
• Death: 21 Aug 1917, Paintville, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA;

  Death certificate of Araminta (George) Spears name her father as "Robert C. George," mother unknown.

Notes:

Census:

1. George, Robert, 30, male, farmer, [no real estate value], personal $200, Kentucky, cannot read or write
2. _____, Eliza, 25, female, seamstress, Kentucky
3. _____, Samuel, 6, male, Kentucky
4. _____, Alexander, 4, male, Kentucky
5. _____, Minta, 1, female, Kentucky
[Immediately following the enumeration of Robert's father, Robert George household.]

Census:

1. George, Robert, 40, male, white, farmer, real estate value $300, personal value $300, Kentucky
2. _____, Eliza A., 30, female, white, keeping house, Kentucky, [can read, implied], cannot write
3. _____, Samuel, 16, male, white, at home, Kentucky, cannot read or write
4. _____, Alexander, 12, male, white, at home, Kentucky, attending school, [can read, implied], cannot write
5. _____, Araminta, 10, female, white, at home, Kentucky, attending school, cannot read or write
6. _____, Elizabeth, 9, female, white, Kentucky
7. _____, Thomas J., 4, male, white, Kentucky
8. _____, Nancy J., 1, female, white, Kentucky

Census:

1. George, Robert, white, male, 49, married, farmer, Kentucky, South Carolina, Kentucky
2. _____, Eliza A., white, female, 45, wife, married, keeping house, cannot read or write, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky
3. _____, Samuel, white, male, 26, son, single, Idiot, idiotic, cannot read or write, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky
4. _____, Elizabeth, white, female, 18, daughter, single, house keeping, cannot read or write, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky
5. _____, Macy J., white, female, 12, daughter, attending school, [can read, implied], cannot write
6. _____, William, white, male, 9, son, attending school, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky
7. _____, [Eary], white, female, 6, daughter, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky
8. _____, John, white, male, 83, father, married, farmer, cannot read or write, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ireland

Census:

1. George, William, head, white, male, Dec 1872, 28, married 2 years, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 20
2. _____, Emma, wife, white, female, December 1879, 20, married 2 years, Kentucky, Virginia, Germany, can read and write
3. _____, Robert, father, white, male, June 1830, 69, married 48 years, Kentucky, South Carolina, Kentucky, farmer, can read and write
4. _____, Eliza, mother, white, female, June 1835, 64, married 48 years, 8 children 5 living, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, cannot read or write
6. _____, Lula B., niece, white, female, November 1881, 18, single, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, attended school 5 months, can read and write

Robert married Eliza Robinson about 1852. Eliza (daughter of John Robinson and Betsy) was born in Jun 1835 in Kentucky, USA; died on 7 Jul 1904 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 10. Samuel George   was born on 7 Jan 1854 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. 11. Alexander Martin George   was born on 22 Oct 1856 in Little Paint, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. 12. Araminta George   was born on 7 Feb 1859 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; died on 21 Aug 1917 in Paintville, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA. 13. Elizabeth George   was born about 1861 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. 14. Thomas J. George   was born about 1866 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. 15. Nancy J. George   was born about 1869 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. 16. William George   was born about 1881 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. 17. [Eary? Eavy?] George   was born about 1874 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA.

Other Events:

• SON: 16 May 1859, Littlepaint, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA;

  Birth record for Hiram George naming Margaret George as mother, no father. Apparently an illegitimate birth. Hiram is often listed as the child of his grandparents, John M. and Elizabeth (Brown) George.

• Census: 30 Jun 1870, Prestonburg (post office), Precinct 8, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Notes:

Census:

1. George, Margrett [Margaret], 36, female, white, housekeeper, Kentucky, cannot read or write
2. _____, Cela [Celia], 17, female, white, at home, Kentucky, cannot read or write
3. _____, Hiram, 13, male, white, at home, Kentucky
4. _____, John H., 7, male, white, Kentucky
5. _____, Manderville, w, male, white, Kentucky
[Three households from her next older brother, Robert; her father had married and Margaret was apparently left to raise the younger children]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 18. Hiram George   was born about 1859 in Kentucky, USA.

Other Events:

• Census: 8 Jun 1880, Precincts 8, 10, and 13, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
• Census: 2 Jun 1900, Hagar Shoal, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
• Census: 15 Apr 1910, Hagar Shoal, Precinct, 19, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Notes:

Census:

1. May, Patrick G., white, male, 23, married, farmer, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky
2. _____, Mintie, white, female, 21, wife, married, keeping house, [can read, implied], cannot write, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky
3. _____, Rufus L., white, male, 1, son, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky

Census:

1. Burk [Burke], Mintie, head, white, female, February 1859, 41, widowed, 6 children 4 living, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 17
2. _____, Angaline [Angeline], daughter, white female, July 1892, 7, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, attended school 3 months
3. _____, Walker, son, white, male, October 1895, 4, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky

Census:

1. Spears, John W., head, male, white, 58, second marriage, married 9 years, Kentucky, Virginia, Kentucky, farmer, general farm, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 14
2. _____, Mintie, wife, female, white, 50, second marriage, married 9 years, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, cannot read or write
3. Burk [Burke], Angie, stepdaughter, female, white, 16, single, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, can read and write, attending school
4. _____, Walker, stepson, male, white, 13, single, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, laborer, general farm, can read and write, attending school

Araminta married Patrick May on 14 Feb 1878 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. Patrick was born about 1856 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 19. Rufus Lindsay May   was born on 31 Oct 1878 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; died on 25 Nov 1951 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. 20. William Robert May   was born on 23 Sep 1880 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA.

Araminta married William James Burke before 1893. William died before 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 21. Angeline Burke   was born in Jul 1892 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; died on 4 Jan 1962 in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Lowmansville, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA. 22. Walker Burke   was born on 10 Oct 1895 in East Point, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA; died on 17 Jan 1972 in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Welch Cemetery, Concord, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA.

Araminta married John W. Spears about 1901. John was born about 1852 in Kentucky, USA; died after 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:

May have died in his youth, as he does not appear in the 1880 census with his family.

Other Events:

• Alt. Name:

  "Macy" J. George

Other Events:

• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Magisterial District 2, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
• Census: 3 Jan 1920, East Point, Precinct 11, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
• Census: 18 Apr 1940, Highway 23 (Hager Hill), Magisterial District 1, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA

Notes:

Census:

1. May, William R., head, male, white, 29, first marriage, married 4 years, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, laborer, odd jobs, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule no. 17
2. _____, Melvina, wife, female, white, 23, first marriage, married 4 years, 2 children 1 living, Kentucky, Missouri, Kentucky, can read and write
3. _____, Fanny, daughter, 13 months, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky

Census:

1. May, William, head, owns, free of mortgage, male, white, 39, married, can read and write, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, farmer, home farm, farm schedule no. 6
2. _____, Vina, wife, female, white, 32, married, can read and write, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky
3. _____, Fanny, daughter, female, white, 10, attending school, can read and write, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky

Census:

1. May, William R., head, male, white, owns home, value $200, lives on farm, 59, married, completed no grades [no school], Kentucky, lived in same house in 1935, did not work for pay this year, did no public emergency work, is not looking for a job, is unable to work, earned $0 this year, had more than $50 of other income, farm schedule no. 39
2. _____, Vina, female, white, 53, married, 0 grades completed, Kentucky, lived in same house in 1935, working at home, earned $0, no other income

William married Melvina "Vina" about 1906. Melvina was born about 1887 in Kentucky, USA; died on 12 Feb 1953 in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 23. Fanny May   was born about 1909 in Kentucky, USA.

Notes:

Birth:

1900 census enumeration offers birth of "July 1892." Obit offers birth date of "July 19 1893" and birthplace of Floyd County.

Died:

Obituary, transcribed, Paintsville (Kentucky) Herald, 10 January 1962, for Angie (Burke) Castle.

"Mrs. Angie Castle, 68, wife of Ambrose Castle of Thealka, died in a local hospital at 2:30 a.m. Thursday, January 4, following a brief illness. The daughter of the late William and Arminta George Burke, she was born July 19, 1893, in Floyd County. She was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church. Also surviving are a brother, Walker Burk, Concord, and a half brother, Willie May, city. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday from the Thealka Freewill Baptist Church with Ellis Hamilton and Don Fraley as officiating ministers. Burial was in the family cemetery at Lowmansville."

Angeline married Ambrose Castle before 1962. Ambrose was born about 1886; died on 14 Feb 1968 in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 19 Jan 1972, Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA;

  Obituary, transcribed, Paintsville (Kentucky) Herald, 19 January 1972, for Walker Burke.

  "Walter W. Burke, 76, of Thealka, died Monday, January 17 in a local hospital following an extended illness. He was a retired carpenter and was affiliated with the Thealka Freewill Baptist Church. He was the son of the late William and Arminta George Burke. Immediate survivors include his wife, Vivian Welch Burke, one son, Elmer G. Burke of Seattle, Washington, two daughters, Mary K. Coleman of Dayton, Ohio, and Francis H. Thacker of Paintsville. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 pm. Wednesday, January 19 at the Thealka Freewill Baptist Church by Don Fraley, Ellis Hamilton, and C.C. Hall. Burial followed in the Welch Cemetery at Concord under the direction of the Jones-Preston Funeral Home."