Individual Details
James R. Coursey
(1811 - 1858)
Events
| Land | 1805 | Georgia |  |  | |
| Birth | 1811 | South Carolina | |||
| Land | 1821 | Georgia | | | |
| Land | 1838 | Georgia | | | |
| Marriage | 29 Oct 1840 | Putnam County, Georgia - Martha W. Connie | | | |
| Census | 1849 | Georgia | | | |
| Census | 1850 | Big Creek Township, Phillips County, Arkansas | | | |
| Death | 1858 | Hempstead County, Arkansas | |||
| Burial | 1858 | Hempstead County, Arkansas | |||
| Census | 1864 | Georgia | | | |
| Negative | Putnam County, Georgia | | |
Families
| Spouse | Martha W. Connie (1824 - 1858) |
| Child | Sarah E. M. Coursey (1841 - ) |
| Child | James Jackson Coursey (1845 - ) |
| Child | Richard A. "Emmett" Coursey (1847 - ) |
| Child | John M. Coursey (1854 - ) |
Notes
Land
Coursey, Absalom serial Number #1144, draw drew blank, Jefferson Countygrant fee $8.10 per 202 acres
$ 19.6 per 490 acre land loy
free white male, bachelor 21 years resident one year - one draw
Free white male married with wife and or children one year resident in Georgia 2 draws
widow with minor child under 21 one year resident 2 draws
Orphan under 21 1 draw
Land
Name County Mil dist Lot/sect drew landCoursey Charles Lincoln Jones 321/13 Houston
Coursey, Henry Jones Permenters 207/1 Henry
Coursey, William Jones Cabaniss 142/6 Henry
Land
John A Coursey, Hampton's, NewtonMarriage
Name: James R. CourseyEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 Oct 1840
Event Place: Putnam, Georgia, United States
Spouse's Name: Martha W. Connie
Census
On the AIS mortality schedule Absolom Corsey of Muscogee County age 42 died in the month of May, He was born in Georgia.Census
James R Coursey age 39 farmer real estate value $400, born South CarolinaMartha age 26 born Georgia
Sarah A age 8 born Georgia
James J age 5 born Georgia
Rich A age 3 born Arkansas
Census
all free white males of age sixteen, and not over sixty yearsAll the Coursey men were born in Georgia;
R C Coursey 46 yrs, b GA Bartow County, 42nd Senatorial district - 827th Militia District
J Coursey, 36 years, b. GA, Haralson County, 38th Senatorial district - 1077th Militia District
Edmund Coursey, No information, Sumter County, 13 Senatorial District, - 993rd Militia district
Nathan, 17 yrs. 2 months., farmer, b. GA,13 Senatorial District, - 993rd Militia district
Negative
for Coursey names for Putman County cemeteriesEndnotes
1. Virginia S Wood, Ralph V Wood, compiler, 1805 Georgia Land Lottery (Cambridge, MA: The Greenwood Press, 1964), page 76. Hereinafter cited as 1805 Georgia Land Lottery.
2. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr, The Fourrth or 1821 Land Lottery of Georgia (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc, 1986), page 51. Hereinafter cited as 1821 Georgia Land Lottery.
3. James F Smith, The Cherokee Land Lottery containing numberical list of names of drawers in said lottery (Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc, 1838, 1991 republished), 13gth district, second section, Cherokee, page 130, #45. Hereinafter cited as Cherokee Land Lottery 1838.
4. Edward F. Hull, compiler, Early records of Putnam County, Georgia, 1807-1860 : old cemeteries, wills, and marriages (Ashland, Alabama: ), "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," index and images, FamilySearch, accessed 23 Sep 2013), James R. Coursey and Martha W. Connie, 1840. Hereinafter cited as Early records of Putnam County, Georgia, 1807-1860.
5. Ronald Vern Jackson, Mortality Schedule Georgia 1850 (Acceerated Indexing Systems, inc, Bountiful, Utah, 1979).
6. 1850 US Census, Phillips County, Arkansas, Population schedule, Big Creek, family 64, line 36, page 146, Jas R Coursey, NARA micropublication M432, roll 29.
7. compiled by Nancy J Cornell, 1864 Census for re-organizing the Georgia Militia, (Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD. 2000).
8. Cemetery Records of Georgia, by members of L.D.S. in Georgia, Genealogical society of Utah, Family History Library Salt Lake City Utah.