Martha Katherine (Carroll) Hembree (1812 - 1879)

Born 15 Aug 1812 in Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Meshack Hembree — married 1831 (to 1 Aug 1873) in Huntsville, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1879 at age 66 in Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Martha (Carroll) Hembree was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.

Martha (Carroll) Hembree was born in Tennessee.

Martha was born in 1812. She was the daughter of Drewry Carroll and Nancy UNKNOWN. Martha divorced Meshack Hembree on Aug. 1, 1873. The divorce by Martha stated that Meshack had committed adultery with "Rilla" (Ibey) Smith. Martha's maiden name was Carroll, which she was to reassume after the divorce. The court took Meshack's land and conveyed it to Martha as a life interest. As a result of this divorce, Meshack left three minor children (not the children of ex-wife Martha Carroll) when he died with no means of support. their mother had died in 1884. Meshack's son, William Alexander was appointed as their guardian and he applied for a pension to support Meshack's children on Sept. 22, 1890. The children were, Mary Jane b. July 15, 1874; Kissie b. Nov 18, 1876; & James Martin b. May 7, 1880. Martha was 66 years 7 months and 6 days old when she died. She was buried on March 23, 1879, in the Hembree Cemetery, Smokey Creek, Scott County, Tennessee.

Contributed by: Dorothy Young Campbell

Parents; Drewry Carroll 1776 – 1852 MARRIED 1795 Nancy Low 1780 – siblings: Drury Carroll 1800 – 1874 Morton Carroll 1800 – 1840 Sarah Nancy Carroll 1808 – 1862 Martha Katherine Carroll * 1812 – 1879 William Carroll 1817 – Children Rebecca Hembree Low 1834–1912 William Alexander Hembree 1836–1928 Ezekiel Hembree 1841–1919 Alexander K. Hembree 1857–1904

She passed away in 1879. She was buried in the Hembree Cemetery in Hembree, Scott County, Tennessee, USA.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave memorial for Martha Hembree

• "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YQ-KHQ : accessed 30 August 2015), Martha Embry in household of Meshock Embry, The 10th District, Scott, Tennessee, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 1, household ID 5, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,271
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 February 2020), memorial page for Martha Katherine “Kissiah” Carroll Hembree (15 Aug 1812–21 Mar 1879), Find A Grave Memorial no. 73969995, citing Hembree Cemetery, Hembree, Scott County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Melissa Bertram Daugherty (contributor 47556981) ..