Joseph Hembree

Male 1779 - 1867  (88 years)


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  • Name Joseph Hembree 
    Birth 1779  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military War of 1812 Veteran  [2
    Death 28 Dec 1867  Kingston, Roane County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Hembree Cemetery AEC #10, Roane County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I48838  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2019 

    Father William W. Hembree,   b. 1754-1758, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1821, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Orinah LNU,   b. 0___ 1759   d. 0Dec 1834, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Marriage 0___ 1774  Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Family ID F18048  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Matilda Hembree, of Cherokee blood,   b. 1788, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1830, (North Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1
    • His first marriage to Matilda Hembree is not proven.
    Separated BY 1812  Roane County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence (Family) 1830  Roane County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence (Family) 1840  Roane County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence (Family) 1850  Roane County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. James Madison "Mat or Nat" Hembree,   b. 1809, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1882, Gilmer County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Abraham Hembree,   b. 1811, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     3. Lucinda Hembree,   b. 1813, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F18041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Sarah Elizabeth Melton,   b. 1790   d. (Roane County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Y  [1
    Children 
     1. Eli Hembree,   b. 1814, Bear Lake, Roane County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1888, Roane County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F19787  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1779 - Rutherford County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSeparated - BY 1812 - Roane County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 1830 - Roane County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 1840 - Roane County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 1850 - Roane County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Dec 1867 - Kingston, Roane County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hembree Cemetery AEC #10, Roane County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 7. Joseph “Joel” Hembree son of William Hembree (b.1758) b. 1779 Rutherford Co, NC d. 1867 Roane Co, TN

      m(1) (not proven) Matilda Hembree, dau. of Abraham Hembree;

      m(2) Sarah Elizabeth Melton (dau. of Eli or Elijah Melton).

      Moved to Roane Co, TN by 1812 (deed). [RBL #7 Winter 1990]

      Son Eli b.1814 in Roane Co, TN at Bear Creek.

      The first marriage to Matilda Hembree (they were not related) is speculative.

      Rutherford Co, NC deeds: “Joel Hamrie” to Andrew Clements 1818; Elijah

      Melton to William Long (1824); Eli Melton to Joseph Brindle (1829).

      1830 census Roane Co, TN p. 65 Joseph Hembree

      1840 census Roane Co, TN p. 22 Joseph Hembry

      1850 census Roane Co, TN hh 1225 Joseph Embree

      Leota Bennett, a descendant, has excellent info on the Roane County

      website: http://www.roanetn.com/hembree1.htm [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S11150] "The Abraham Hembree Data Project", Revision - February 2004, by Larry Petrisky, (larry_petrisky@hotmail.com), edited by.

    2. [S13972] "Joseph Hembree (1779-1867), Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69605233/joseph-hembree, abstracted b.

    3. [S11154] "William W Hembree (1754 - 1821)", Profile, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hembree-149, retrieved, recorded & uploaded to.

    4. [S11174] "Orinah (UNKNOWN) Hembree (1759 - 1834)", Profile, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/UNKNOWN-247113, retrieved, recorded & u.