Emery Lasseter

M, #7704, b. 26 Jan 1812, d. 4 Apr 1870
     Emery Lasseter was born on 26 Jan 1812 in Burke Co., GA.1 He was the son of Emery Lasseter and Mary Bell Jourdan. He moved with his family to Decatur Co., GA, between 1820 and 1825.

Emery Lasseter was on the 1825 taxlist in Decatur Co., GA. He stayed on the taxlist until 1831 as the ward of John Bell and then William Chester, as a minor heir of his father.2 He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1840 in Decatur Co., GA.3

Emery Lasseter married Nancy Donalson on 5 Jun 1840 in Decatur Co., GA.4,5

Emery Lasseter was widowed on 15 Nov 1847.1

Emery Lasseter married Elizabeth B. Donalson on 27 Sep 1848 in Decatur Co., GA.6,7 Emery Lasseter was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1850 in Decatur Co., GA, with others in the household: Elizabeth B. Donalson.8 Emery Lasseter was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1860 in Attapulgus, Decatur Co., GA, with others in the household: Elizabeth B. Donalson.9 Emery Lasseter was pardoned for being a postmaster during the Civil War, dated on 10 Oct 1865 in Decatur Co., GA.10

Emery Lasseter died on 4 Apr 1870 in Attapulgus, Decatur Co., GA, at age 58.1

Children of Emery Lasseter and Nancy Donalson

Citations

  1. [S1064] Cemetery Marker in Attapulgus Presbyterian Cemetery (E. Griffin Ave. and SR241 (30.74889 -84.48389)).
  2. [S2270] "Tax Digest, 1824-1866," images, no index, FamilySearch (familysearch.com : accessed 13 Feb 2020), Citing Georgia. Court of Ordinary, Tax on town lots in Waynesboro.
  3. [S285] US1840.
  4. [S1241] Marriage Books-County Ordinary Court-Georgia Archives, Georgia Marriage Records from Microfilm (Georgia Virtual Vault), Decatur County Marriage Book, 1836 - 1869, p. 41.
  5. [S682] Ida Kirkland Boyce, Brenda King McNair, Denise Kirkland Smiley and Jan Smith, Decatur Co., Georgia Marriage Index, Decatur Co., GA GenWeb (http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/decatur/vitals/marriages/…), Book A-41.
  6. [S1241] Marriage Books-County Ordinary Court-Georgia Archives, Georgia Marriage Records from Microfilm, Decatur County Marriage Book, 1836 - 1869, p. 139.
  7. [S682] Ida Kirkland Boyce, Brenda King McNair, Denise Kirkland Smiley and Jan Smith, Decatur Co., Georgia Marriage Index, Decatur Co., GA GenWeb, Book A-139.
  8. [S414] US1850.
  9. [S402] US1860.
  10. [S2277] "U.S., Pardons Under Amnesty Proclamations, 1865-1869," Images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 22 Feb 2020), Original data: Pardons Under Amnesty Proclamations, compiled 1865–1869. A1 1005, 26 rolls. ARC ID: 638273. General Records of the Department of State, 1763–2002, Record Group 59. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., p. 451.

Nancy Donalson

F, #7705, b. 1 Mar 1822, d. 15 Nov 1847
     Nancy Donalson was born on 1 Mar 1822.1

Nancy Donalson married Emery Lasseter, son of Emery Lasseter and Mary Bell Jourdan, on 5 Jun 1840 in Decatur Co., GA.2,3

Nancy Donalson died on 15 Nov 1847 at age 25.1 She was buried in Attapulgus Presbyterian Cemetery, Decatur Co., GA.1

Children of Nancy Donalson and Emery Lasseter

Citations

  1. [S1064] Cemetery Marker in Attapulgus Presbyterian Cemetery (E. Griffin Ave. and SR241 (30.74889 -84.48389)).
  2. [S1241] Marriage Books-County Ordinary Court-Georgia Archives, Georgia Marriage Records from Microfilm (Georgia Virtual Vault), Decatur County Marriage Book, 1836 - 1869, p. 41.
  3. [S682] Ida Kirkland Boyce, Brenda King McNair, Denise Kirkland Smiley and Jan Smith, Decatur Co., Georgia Marriage Index, Decatur Co., GA GenWeb (http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/decatur/vitals/marriages/…), Book A-41.

Elizabeth B. Donalson

F, #7706, b. 1827, d. 21 Jan 1898
     Elizabeth B. Donalson was born in 1827 in GA.1,2

Elizabeth B. Donalson married Emery Lasseter, son of Emery Lasseter and Mary Bell Jourdan, on 27 Sep 1848 in Decatur Co., GA.3,4 Elizabeth B. Donalson was enumerated in the census of 1850 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Emery Lasseter (her husband. The name recorded is Rebecca, but Elizabeth married Emery in 1848 and the children match those of 1860.)5 Elizabeth B. Donalson was enumerated in the census of 1860 in Attapulgus, Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Emery Lasseter.2 Elizabeth B. Donalson was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1870 in Attapulgus, Decatur Co., GA.6

Elizabeth B. Donalson was widowed on 4 Apr 1870.7

Elizabeth B. Donalson was on the 1873 taxlist in Decatur Co., GA.8 She was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1880 in Attapulgus, Decatur Co., GA.9

Elizabeth B. Donalson died on 21 Jan 1898 in Decatur Co., GA.1,7

Citations

  1. [S2276] The Bainbridge Democrat, Bainbridge, Georgia, The Bainbridge democrat. January 27, 1898, Image 3. Hereinafter cited as The Bainbridge Democrat.
  2. [S402] US1860.
  3. [S1241] Marriage Books-County Ordinary Court-Georgia Archives, Georgia Marriage Records from Microfilm (Georgia Virtual Vault), Decatur County Marriage Book, 1836 - 1869, p. 139.
  4. [S682] Ida Kirkland Boyce, Brenda King McNair, Denise Kirkland Smiley and Jan Smith, Decatur Co., Georgia Marriage Index, Decatur Co., GA GenWeb (http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/decatur/vitals/marriages/…), Book A-139.
  5. [S414] US1850.
  6. [S497] US1870.
  7. [S1064] Cemetery Marker in Attapulgus Presbyterian Cemetery (E. Griffin Ave. and SR241 (30.74889 -84.48389)).
  8. [S1604] "Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892," Digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 Dec 2013), Citing Georgia Tax Digests [1890]. 140 volumes. Morrow, Georgia: Georgia Archives, 694th District, 0 poll, 3 children 6-18, 1000 acres, District 20 No. 130, 131, 150, 170, Value $500, City Value $700, HH Value $100, Other Value $250, Agg. Value $1671.
  9. [S496] US1880.

John Emory Lasseter

M, #7707, b. 9 Sep 1846, d. 26 Sep 1934
     John Emory Lasseter was born on 9 Sep 1846 in Attapulgus, Decatur Co., GA.1 He was the son of Emery Lasseter and Nancy Donalson.

John Emory Lasseter died on 26 Sep 1934 in Mitchell Co., TX, at age 88.1

Citations

  1. [S877] FamilySearch, Texas Deaths 1890-1976, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Certificate No. 42069. Hereinafter cited as Texas Deaths 1890-1976.

infant Lasseter

M, #7708, b. 4 Feb 1847, d. 5 Feb 1847
     Infant Lasseter was born on 4 Feb 1847.1

Infant Lasseter died on 5 Feb 1847.1 He was the son of Emery Lasseter and Nancy Donalson. Infant Lasseter was buried in Attapulgus Presbyterian Cemetery, Decatur Co., GA.1

Citations

  1. [S1064] Cemetery Marker in Attapulgus Presbyterian Cemetery (E. Griffin Ave. and SR241 (30.74889 -84.48389)).

Mary Jourdan Lasseter

F, #7709, b. circa 1844
     Mary Jourdan Lasseter was born circa 1844 in GA.1 She was the daughter of John Lasseter and Julia Bird.

Mary Jourdan Lasseter married John S. Bird on 13 Sep 1864 in Decatur Co., GA.2

Citations

  1. [S414] US1850.
  2. [S1241] Marriage Books-County Ordinary Court-Georgia Archives, Georgia Marriage Records from Microfilm (Georgia Virtual Vault), Decatur County Marriage Book, 1836 - 1869, p. 415.

John S. Bird

M, #7710
     John S. Bird married Mary Jourdan Lasseter, daughter of John Lasseter and Julia Bird, on 13 Sep 1864 in Decatur Co., GA.1

Citations

  1. [S1241] Marriage Books-County Ordinary Court-Georgia Archives, Georgia Marriage Records from Microfilm (Georgia Virtual Vault), Decatur County Marriage Book, 1836 - 1869, p. 415.

William Edward Lasseter

M, #7711, b. 14 Jul 1795, d. 20 Dec 1854
     William Edward Lasseter was born on 14 Jul 1795.1 He was the son of John Lasseter and Martha <...>.

William Edward Lasseter married Jane <...> on 22 Feb 1816 in Burke Co., GA.1 William Edward Lasseter was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1840 in Burke Co., GA.2 He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1850 in Burke Co., GA, with others in the household: Jane <...>.3

William Edward Lasseter died on 20 Dec 1854 in Burke Co., GA, at age 59.1

Child of William Edward Lasseter and Jane <...>

Citations

  1. [S2272] Lasseter William E.'s children and parents John Lasseter and Martha, William E. Lasseter Family Bible USGenWeb Archives). Hereinafter cited as William E. Lasseter Bible.
  2. [S285] US1840.
  3. [S414] US1850.

Jane <...>

F, #7712, b. 14 Jul 1795, d. 11 Apr 1866
     Jane <...> was born on 14 Jul 1795 in GA.1

The Bible says Jane was born the same day as William E.1

Jane <...> married William Edward Lasseter, son of John Lasseter and Martha <...>, on 22 Feb 1816 in Burke Co., GA.1 Jane <...> was enumerated in the census of 1850 in Burke Co., GA, in the household of William Edward Lasseter (her husband.)2

Jane <...> died on 11 Apr 1866 in Burke Co., GA, at age 70.1

Child of Jane <...> and William Edward Lasseter

Citations

  1. [S2272] Lasseter William E.'s children and parents John Lasseter and Martha, William E. Lasseter Family Bible USGenWeb Archives). Hereinafter cited as William E. Lasseter Bible.
  2. [S414] US1850.

Emery Lasseter

M, #7713, b. circa 1836
     Emery Lasseter was born circa 1836 in GA.1,2 He was the son of William Edward Lasseter and Jane <...>.

Citations

  1. [S414] US1850.
  2. [S2273] Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project, Burke County GaArchives (USGenWeb Archives Project), Wills, Book A, Page 14.