Joseph Alexander MCENTIRE^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1803 - 1879  (75 years)

• Name	Joseph Alexander MCENTIRE
  Born	1 Dec 1803	Burke County, North Carolina   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Abt 1837	Murray County, Georgia
  	Address: land on Rock Creek just south of Carter's Plantation
  Census	1850	Murray County, Georgia   [3]
  	Joseph A. McEntire (46) appears as head of household. His occupation was farming. He had real estate valued at $2,000. He was born in North Carolina. The household includes Martha A. (17), James A. (14), Rhoda J. (12), Mary E. (9), and Burton Johnson (18).
  Property	Bef 1850	Murray County, Georgia   [8]
  	"Upon arrival in Murray County. . .Joseph. . .bought land on Rock Creek just north of Carter's Plantation."
  Census	1860	Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia   [4]
  	Joseph A. Mcentire (59) appears as head of household. He was farmer. He had real estate valued at $7,000 and a personal estate valued at $2,200. He was born in North Carolina. The household includes Martha A. (27), James A. (23), and Mary E. (19).
  Residence	2 Jul 1867	Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia   [9]
  	On 2 July 1867, Joseph A. McEntire swore an oath of allegiance to the United States and that he had resided in Georgia for the last 12 months.
  Census	1870	Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia   [1]
  Died	27 Nov 1879	Murray County, Georgia   [5]
  	1879 -> Hemphill-McEntire Cemetery typescript
  Buried	Aft 27 Nov 1879	Hemphill-Mcentire Cemetery, , Murray, Georgia   [5]
  Person ID	I1600	Kendrick-Hemphill
  Last Modified	4 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Thomas Young Hemphill MCENTIRE,   b. Jan 1772, , County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 23 Apr 1813, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Mother	Martha HEMPHILL,   b. 14 Mar 1774, near Old Fort, Rowan, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Nov 1835, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina  (Age 61 years)
  Married	1794
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth A. ALEXANDER,   b. 10 Apr 1806, Buncombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Sep 1848, Murray County, Georgia  (Age 42 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1832  [10]
  	19 Jan 1832 -> DAR app 416655
  Children	1. Martha A. MCENTIRE,   b. Jul 1833, , , North Carolina ,   d. 1916  (Age ~ 82 years) + 2. James Alexander MCENTIRE,   b. Abt 1834, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 1917, Murray County, Georgia  (Age ~ 83 years) + 3. Rhoda Jane MCENTIRE,   b. 2 Jun 1839, , , Georgia ,   d. 22 Jul 1864  (Age 25 years) + 4. Mary Elizabeth MCENTIRE,   b. 23 Feb 1841, Murray County, Georgia ,   d. 6 Jul 1921, Murray County, Georgia  (Age 80 years)   5. Rachel MCENTIRE,   b. 1843,   d. 1845  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S238] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593 (Reliability: 3). Name: Joseph A McEntire Birth Date: abt 1804 Birth Place: North Carolina Residence Date: 1870 Residence Place: Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=3787369&ti=0&indiv=try [S263] Murray County Heritage, 663-666 (Reliability: 2). [S439] 1850 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., p. 212 (stamped); dwelling [not visible], family 886; Joseph A. Mcentire household; accessed; 4 May 2008 (Reliability: 3). [S438] 1860 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., 825 District G. M.; p. 56 (penned); dwelling 381, family 373; Joseph A. Mcentire household; accessed; 4 May 2010 (Reliability: 3). [S312] Kendrick Family Papers, Hemphill (McEntire) Cemetery survey; A typed list of individuals buried in the cemetery, compiler unknown, dated 1989. Ms. Kendrick provided a photocopy to the author in 2009 (Reliability: 2). [S439] 1850 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., p. 212 (stamped); dwelling [not visible], family 886; Joseph A. Mcentire household; accessed; 4 May 2008 (Reliability: 2). [S438] 1860 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., 825 District G. M.; p. 56 (penned); dwelling 381, family 373; Joseph A. Mcentire household; accessed; 4 May 2010 (Reliability: 2). [S437] Murray County Heritage, 664 (Reliability: 2). [S447] Georgia Reconstruction Oath Books, accessed; 18 April 2012; entry for Joseph A. McEntire, Murray County Oath Book, p. 280 (Reliability: 3). [S371] DAR Applications, Membership application; Margaret Kathlene Ledbetter Ragaz; National no. 416655; on James Alexander (1756-1844, North Carolina), approved 1952 (Reliability: 2).