The
Ivey FamilyThe
Ivey FamilyBourbon Ivey
FIRST GENERATION
1. Bourbon IVEY (James, Jr.2,James Sr.1) was born on 22 Nov 1818 in Johnston County, North Carolina. He died on 12 Jul 1912 in Wayne County, North Carolina. He was buried in Selah Christian Church Cemetery, Wayne County, North Carolina.
He was married to Fannie MARTIN (daughter of Abraham George MARTIN and Mary Ann LEWIS) on 31 Dec 1857 in Johnston County, North Carolina. Fannie MARTIN was born on 18 Jan 1837. She died on 3 Dec 1881. She was buried on the Elbert Dunn Farm, Johnston County, North Carolina. Bourbon and Fannie had the following children:
2. John IVEY was born on 20 Jul 1859 in Johnston County, North Carolina. He died on 30 Dec 1904. He was buried in Selah Christian Church Cemetery, Wayne County, North Carolina. He never married.
3. Henry IVEY was born on 24 Dec 1860. He died on 7 Apr 1862. He was buried in Selah Christian Church Cemetery, Wayne County, North Carolina.
4. Wilson IVEY was born on 12 Mar 1866. He died on 28 Feb 1902. He was buried in Selah Christian Church Cemetery, Wayne County, North Carolina. He never married.
+5. Julius IVEY.
He was married to Ava Evelyn SUMMERLIN (daughter of Jesse SUMMERLIN and Margaret WILLIAMS) on 13 Aug 1882. Ava Evelyn SUMMERLIN was born on 11 Dec 1850. She died on 25 Aug 1937. She was buried in Selah Christian Church Cemetery, Wayne County, North Carolina.
SECOND GENERATION
5. Julius IVEY (Bourbon3,James, Jr.2,James Sr.1) was born on 29 Jul 1869 in Johnston County, North Carolina. He died on 26 Aug 1943 in Wayne County, North Carolina. He was buried in Selah Christian Church Cemetery, Wayne County, North Carolina.
He was married to Dona May ROSE (daughter of George Bryant ROSE and Elizabeth Allen BRADSHAW) on 28 Oct 1906. Dona May ROSE was born on 30 May 1976 in Sampson County, North Carolina. She died on 22 Aug 1929. She was buried in Selah Christian Church Cemetery, Wayne County, North Carolina. Julius and Dona had the following children:
+7. George Bourbon IVEY.
+8. Annie Rose IVEY.
+9. Carrie Alice IVEY.
Notes for Dona May ROSE:
Smithfield Herald
Obit. ID: 25670 Obit. Pub. Date: 08/30/1929
Name (Age): IVEY, Julius (Mrs.) (53) Other Pub. Info.: Bentonville, d/o M/M George Rose
THIRD GENERATION
6. Fannie Elizabeth IVEY (Julius4,Bourbon3,James, Jr.2,James Sr.1) was born on 30 Dec 1908 in Wayne County, North Carolina. She died on 17 Dec 1984 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina.
She was married to James L. ROSE. Fannie & James had the following children:
+10. James L. ROSE, Jr.
7. George Bourbon IVEY (Julius4,Bourbon3,James, Jr.2,James Sr.1) was born on 8 Dec 1910 in Wayne County, North Carolina. He died on 6 Jun 1993 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina. (see note below)
He was married to Myrtle Ruth FITZGERALD (daughter of Fred C. FITZGERALD and Flora EDGERTON) on 2 Jun 1934 in Wayne County, North Carolina. Myrtle Ruth FITZGERALD was born on 12 May 1913 in Johnston County, North Carolina. She died on 9 Jun 1999 in Mount Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina. (see note below) George and Myrtle have two living children, two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Notes for George Bourbon IVEY:
North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004
Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1993-96
Name: George Bourbon Ivey Residence State: North Carolina
Gender: Male Date of Death: 6 Jun 1993
Race: White Death City: Goldsboro
Marital Status: Married Death County: Wayne
Social Security Number: 238-26-9729 Death State: North Carolina
Father’s Last Name: Ivey Autopsy: No
Age: 82 Institution: General Hospital
Date of Birth: 8 Dec 1910 Attendant: Physician
Residence County: Wayne Burial Location: Burial in state
Marriage Notes for George Bourbon IVEY and Myrtle Ruth FITZGERALD:
North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004
Name: George B Ivey Spouse: Ruth Fitzgerald Marriage Date: 2 Jun 1934
Gender: Male Spouse Gender: Female Marriage County: Wayne
Race: White Spouse Race: White Marriage State: North Carolina
Notes for Myrtle Ruth FITZGERALD:
North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
Name: Myrtle Ruth Fitzgerald Birth County: Johnston
Date of Birth: 12 May 1913 Roll Number: B_C056_68001
Gender: Female Volume: 16
Race: White Page: 343
North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004
North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Name: Ruth Fitzgerald Ivey Residence Zip Code
[Ruth Fitzgerald Fitzgerald] Education: 2 years of college
Gender: Female Date of Death: 9 Jun 1999
Race: White Death City: Mount Olive
Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic Death County: Wayne
Marital Status: Widowed Death State: North Carolina
Social Security Number: 246-70-8707 Autopsy: Autopsy Not Performed
Father’s Last Name: Fitzgerald Autopsy Findings: Autopsy findings were not
Age: 86 Years considered in determining cause of death
Date of Birth: 12 May 1913 Institution: Nursing Home
Birth County: Johnston Attendant: Physician
Birth State: North Carolina Burial Location: Burial in state
Residence County: Wayne Recorded Date: 14 Jun 1999
Residence State: North Carolina
8. Annie Rose IVEY (Julius4,Bourbon3,James, Jr.2,James Sr.1) was born on 20 Nov 1913 in Wayne County, North Carolina. She died on 8 Aug 1995 in Mount Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina.
She was married to Lewis GAVIN. They had no children.
Notes for Annie Rose IVEY:
North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004
Name: Annie Rose Gavin Residence County: Wayne
[Annie Rose Ivey] Residence State: North Carolina
Gender: Female Date of Death: 8 Aug 1995
Race: White Death City: Mount Olive
Marital Status: Widowed Death County: Wayne
Social Security Number: 240-12-5789 Death State: North Carolina
Father’s Last Name: Ivey Institution: Nursing and Rest Homes
Age: 81 Attendant: Physician
Date of Birth: 20 Nov 1913 Burial Location: Burial in state
Residence City: Mount Olive
9. Carrie Alice IVEY (Julius4,Bourbon3,James, Jr.2,James Sr.1) was born on 12 Jul 1916 in Wayne County, North Carolina. She died on 10 Dec 1994 in Mount Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina.
She was married to Robert CARTER. They have one living child.
Notes for Carrie Alice IVEY:
North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004
Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1993-1996
Name: Carrie Ivey Carter Residence County: Wayne
[Carrie Ivey Ivey] Residence State: North Carolina
Gender: Female Date of Death: 10 Dec 1994
Race: White Death City: Mount Olive (P)
Marital Status: Widowed Death County: Wayne
Social Security Number: 244-18-9845 Death State: North Carolina
Father’s Last Name: Ivey Autopsy: No
Age: 78 Institution: Nursing and Rest Homes
Date of Birth: 12 Jul 1916 Attendant: Physician
Residence City: Goldsboro Burial Location: Burial in state
SIXTH GENERATION
10. James L. ROSE Jr. was born on 11 Mar 1930.
He has three living sons.
BOURBON IVEY AND HIS FAMILY
By Carrie Ivey Carter
Bourbon Ivey was born in Johnston County, NC on 22 November 1818 – d. 12 July
1912. He was the son of James Ivey Jr. and Drusilla Beasley Ivey. From records
at my disposal I have determined that he was the second of seven children born
to these parents. He was not afforded the opportunity of early educational
advantages; however, at the age of 21 he was granted his “freedom” by his father
to pursue his own life and interests. It was at this point that he started to
school.
Very little is known about the activities of Bourbon while he persevered to get
his education and his start in life. I do know, however, that he became a
schoolteacher, and his handwriting, appearing in the family Bible, is one of the
prettiest I have ever seen.
On 31 December 1857 Bourbon Ivey was married to Fannie Martin (b. 18 January
1837), daughter of Abram Martin (b. 12 January 1815 – d. 26 February 1862). To
this union was born four sons: John Ivey, b. 20 June 1859 – d. 30 December 1904;
Henry Ivey, b 24 December 1860 – d 7 April 1862; Wilson Ivey, b 12 March 1866 –
d 28 February 1902; and Julius Ivey, b 29 July 1869 – d 26 August 1943.
The 1870 Census shows Bourbon Ivey and his family living in Ingrams Township,
near Benson, North Carolina. On February 16, 1874 Bourbon purchased a farm in
Wayne County from William A. Grantham consisting of 343 acres. I have no
knowledge as to whether the Bourbon Ivey residence already existed on this tract
of land, or if he had to build. My father, Julius Ivey, youngest son of Bourbon,
said he was about six years old when the family moved to Wayne County.
As fate would have it, on 3 December 1881 Fanny succumbed to the “fever”, as it
was called in those days, during an epidemic which swept the country and also
claimed the lives of two other members of the Martin family. I believe this
fever to be what we know as typhoid. Bourbon, feeling the need of a woman in the
home, married again within a short time. Ava Evelyn Summerlin on 13 August 1882
became his bride.
Ava remembered quite well, and occasionally told the story of how she lost her
red dress to the Yankees. She was a small girl when the Yankees came, and she
had a red flannel dress. They took her red dress, tied up one end, filled it
with sweet potatoes, and rode off on horseback. She – determined to recover her
dress – got a hold on it and pulled. She was scolded by an older member of the
family, and told “They’ll kill you.” So she stood and helplessly watched while
the Yankees rode away.
John, the firstborn of the Bourbon Ivey sons, spent his entire life on the
family farm. Henry, the second son born of the Bourbon Ivey sons, died at the
age of fifteen months.
Wilson was a schoolteacher. He also was stricken with “fever.” According to my
grandmother (Ava), he had “fever” three years out of four. While he was in
declining health he became interested in planting an orchard and grafting fruit
trees, and even in my day, we reaped the reward of his labors. He was also a
lover of flowers, and planted many rose bushes around the yard. Wilson died just
before reaching his 36th birthday. John died two years later. Neither of them
ever married.
Julius in the early years of his adult life was a carpenter and contractor –
later a farmer. On 29 October 1906 he was married to Dona May Rose of Newton
Grove, North Carolina (Sampson County). To this marriage was born four children:
Fannie Elizabeth, b 30 December 1908; George Bourbon, b 8 December 1910; Annie
Rose, b 20 November 1913; and Carrie Alice, b 7 July 1916.
Brothers and sisters of Bourbon were as follows: Stinceon Ivey, Vison Ivey, Vine
Allen Ivey, Frusey Ivey, Eliza Ivey and McCallum Ivey.
James Ivey, father of Bourbon, was a soldier in the 4th Regiment of the War of
1812. Under the provisions of an Act approved February 14, 1871, his widow,
Drusilla, was placed on the Pension Rolls of the United States, and beginning
June 1873 received a monthly pension of $8.00 per month.
In the year 1890 Bourbon Ivey donated three acres of land on which to build
Selah Christian Church and provide space for a cemetery. He served on the
original Church Board as an Elder. Wilson Ivey was the first Sunday School
Superintendent, and Julius was Secretary.
Bourbon Ivey died in 1912 at the ripe old age of 93. He was laid to rest in the
Selah Christian Cemetery, as was his wife, Ava (d. 25 August 1937), and his
three sons. Fanny Martin Ivey and her father, Abram Martin, were buried in what
is now a wooded area on the farm of the late Elbert Dunn, located in Johnston
County between Cox’s Mill and Bentonville.
A peculiarity of Bourbon’s was that he would never allow his picture to be made.
Consequently, no pictures of him exist.
Sources: Family Bible, census record, court records, deeds, tombstones, library,
church history and family tradition.