Individual Details
Martha Serena BARBEE
(17 Mar 1835 - 31 Jul 1911)
In 1870 census, her name appears to be Arena.
In 1880 census her name appears to be Sareany.
In 1900 census her name is Martha C.
In 1910 census her name is Serena.
1900 census shows her as mother of 10 children, 5 still alive.
1910 census shown her as mother of 12 children, 9 still alive.
In 1880 census her name appears to be Sareany.
In 1900 census her name is Martha C.
In 1910 census her name is Serena.
1900 census shows her as mother of 10 children, 5 still alive.
1910 census shown her as mother of 12 children, 9 still alive.
Events
| Birth | 17 Mar 1835 | North Carolina |  | ||
| Marriage | 18 Dec 1859 | Stanly County, NC - Ephraim H. FURR | |  | |
| Death | 31 Jul 1911 | North Carolina | |||
| Burial | Gilbert-Smith Cemetery, Stanly County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Ephraim H. FURR (1840 - 1866) |
| Child | James Frank FURR (1860 - 1891) |
| Father | Josiah BARBEE (1810 - 1866) |
| Mother | Mary "Polly" LITTLE (1820 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Sarah Caroline BARBEE (1851 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Lavinia BARBEE (1860 - 1910) |
Notes
Birth
1870 census lists her as age 30.1880 census lists her as age 38.
1900 census shows born March 1845.
1910 census lists her as age 70.
Marriage
Marriage records show that E.H. Furr married Martha J. Barbee in 1859.Burial
The book "Abandoned Cemeteries of Stanly Co. NC" shows them in Conrad Eudy Cemetery off Highway 24-27W on left toward Bear Creek Hill. On line at Stanly Co. cemetery site this cemetery is listed as Gilbert-Smith Cemetery. There are eight SMITHs listed in this cemetery.Labon was born 06 Jul 1827 died 27 Jan 1906.
M. S. SMITH, his wife, born 17 Mar 1835 died 31 Jul 1911. Three of their sons are also here: Allen born 04 Mar 1873 - 04 Sep 1887
Josiah 20 Aug 1866 - 01 Sep 1887
Isaac 11 Aug 1870 01 Sep 1887
Don't know the other three SMITHs listed:
Sapyh SMITH (written with backward S) died Apr the 19th 1863 There is a comment: should this be Sarah?
Martha SMITH died 1856
LI. SMITH died 1850
From Lina Boyd
Endnotes
1. Helen L. Garner, transcriber, Stanly County North Carolina Marriages, Book I: 1851-1867, Book II: -1904: (Albemarle, NC: Stanly County Genealogical Society, 1987).