Josiah G Wise

1810 - 1847  (37 years)   Has 4 ancestors and 92 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Josiah G Wise
  Birth	1800/1810	NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	4AD0888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400003E65
  Death	1847	Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Burial	Wise Cem, Avery Co, NC
  Person ID	I3935	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Wise,   b. 27 Jul 1772   d. 14 Sep 1855, Burke Co, NC (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Sarah Cuthbertson,   b. 1776/1777, PA d. 1862, Burke Co, NC (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1790	Rutherford Co, NC
  _UID	C902CA3892F79E438B998064F32A2A7A0021
  Family ID	F35251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Davis,   b. 1803/1804, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 15 Oct 1868, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1820/1825	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  _UID	5B89206A6CA3F5478A4930C1B1101A18706F
  Children	1. Rachel Wise,   b. 16 Jun 1828, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 30 Jun 1910, Burke Co, NC (Age 82 years)   2. Benjamin Wise,   b. 1828/1829, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1860, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA (Age > 32 years)   3. Sarah Ann Wise,   b. 1831/1832, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 19 Feb 1898, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 66 years)   4. Frances Wise,   b. 1833/1834, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1870, Watauga Co, NC (Age > 37 years)   5. Susanna Wise,   b. 18 Nov 1836, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 13 Aug 1898, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 61 years)   6. John Wise,   b. 9 May 1838, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 15 Mar 1931, Avery Co, NC (Age 92 years)   7. Elizabeth Eliza Wise,   b. 1839/1840, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 41 years)   8. James Marion Wise,   b. 1843/1844, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1860, Watauga Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 17 years)   9. Thomas Jasper Wise,   b. 16 Mar 1844, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 23 Aug 1933, Avery Co, NC (Age 89 years)   10. Josiah Newton Wise,   b. 9 Apr 1845, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 2 May 1924, Avery Co, NC (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Uncle, by marriage.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/wnc/davis-margaret-wise.html !NOTES:B/D & D/D (1801-1848) looks like new stone from T/S. Find-a-grave link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=wise&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScnty=1656&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=41&GRid=91311469&df=all& !CENSUS:1820 x * p. 25 Burke Co., NC Benjamin Wise 45+ (bef 1775) 010201-22001-0-0 * Only Wise in Burke, he does have two boys Josiah's age, so he could be his father. Josiah did name his own oldest son Benjamin.; !CENSUS:1830 Burke Co., NC p. 196 Josiah Wise age 15-19 (1810/15) 1101-1001 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 15-19 (1810/1815) = Josiah Wise (c1800) 1m 5-9 (1820/1825) = Son? 1m 0-4 (1825/1830) = Benjamin Wise (c1829) son 1f 15-19 (1810/1815) = Margaret Davis Wise (c1804), wife 1f 0-4 (1825/1830) = Rachel Wise (1828) dau; !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 275 Josiah G. Wise age 40-49 (1790/1800) 1010001-221001 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 40-49 (1790/1800) = Josiah Wise (c1800) 1m 10-14 (1825/1830) = Benjamin Wise (c1829) son 1m 0-4 (1835/1840) = John Wise (1838) son 1f 30-39 (1800/1810) = Margaret Davis Wise (c1804), wife 1f 10-14 (1825/1830) = Rachel Wise (1828) dau 2f 5-9 (1830/1835) = 1. Sarah Ann Wise (c1832) dau "f 5-9 (1830/1835) = 2. Frances Wise (c1833) dau 2f 0-4 (1835/1840) = 1. Susanna Wise (1836) dau "f 0-4 (1835/1840) = 2. Elizabeth Wise (c1840) dau; !TAXLIST:1840 Yancey Co, NC Captain Vance's Company - Josiah G. WISE, 550a, $375, 1 white poll, $1.37 1/2 tax due; !TAXLIST:1841 Yancey Co, NC Captain Swan's Company - J. G. WISE, 650a, $200, 0 white polls; !ESTATE:1847 Graham Co., NC Josiah G. Wise 4 pp.;