Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.
Ivalee M Wright
1860 - 1947 (86 years) Has 38 ancestors and 67 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Ivalee M Wright Nickname Ivy Birth 21 May 1860 Rhodo, Cherokee Co, NC 
Gender Female _UID 06B5888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000DF90 Death 7 Apr 1947 Cherokee Co, NC Burial Red Marble Cem, Cherokee Co, NC Person ID I445 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 10 Nov 2012
Father James S Wright, b. 23 Nov 1813, Surry Co, NC d. 9 May 1902, Rhodo, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 88 years)Mother Caroline C Winfrey, b. 13 Dec 1822, Surry Co, NC d. 5 Dec 1916, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 93 years)Marriage 1837/1838 Surry Co, NC _UID D5E12B095BA0E548AD7DA984965C02FE5BB7 Notes - !MARRIAGE:
No marriage record was found for James and Caroline in either Surry or Wilkes Counties. The 1900 census lists them married 62 years, which is ca 1837/38. They were living in Surry at that time, but near on the Wilkes border.
!CHILDREN:
James S. Wright and Caroline C. Winfrey had 17 children as proven by the 1900 and 1910 census. Only nine of these lived to adulthood. My grandmother Luella George Grant and her sister Marynell George Lequire both told me that there was more than one set of twins who died as infants, or who were stillborn. Of the 8 children who died young, only one of them is known to us by name. The other 7 (probably including at least two sets of twins) are unknown to us. They may not have received names, or else they were forgotten over the years. Unfortunately no family bible has come to light that might have all the names and birth dates in it.
The other 10 children are well proven by various records, including the 1850 through 1900 census, as well as family knowledge, death records, and scads of other records.
Family ID F394 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Josiah Burchfield, b. 6 Sep 1856, Cades Cove, Blount Co, TN d. 11 Nov 1909, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 53 years)Marriage 1877/1878 Valleytown, Cherokee Co, NC _UID 3C447BA2BC927340B314DF6A3942AE7D5477 Children 1. Devereaux Melton Burchfield, b. 27 Sep 1878, Swain Co, NC d. 14 Feb 1962, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 83 years)2. Callie Burchfield, b. 3 Sep 1880, Cherokee Co, NC d. 27 Sep 1892, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 12 years)3. Robert Dexter Burchfield, b. 13 Jun 1883, Cherokee Co, NC d. 21 Jan 1929, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 45 years)4. Hettie Ann Burchfield, b. 9 Feb 1886, Cherokee Co, NC d. 25 Jun 1927, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 41 years)5. Billie Burchfield, b. Apr 1888, Cherokee Co, NC d. 1900/1910, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 21 years)6. George Quill Burchfield, b. 15 Mar 1891, Cherokee Co, NC d. 10 Nov 1950, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 59 years)7. Jesse Clay Burchfield, b. 16 Jul 1894, Cherokee Co, NC d. 22 Sep 1975, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 81 years)8. Brock D Burchfield, b. 17 Dec 1896, Cherokee Co, NC d. 14 May 1914, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 17 years)9. Gypsey Jemmie Burchfield, b. 7 May 1898, Cherokee Co, NC d. 1 Sep 1974, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 76 years)10. Plutina Burchfield, b. 10 Mar 1902, Cherokee Co, NC d. 26 Jul 1986, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 84 years)Family ID F410 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 2nd Great Grand Aunt.;
!CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co, NC Valleytown Dist. Valley Town PO # 891/891
James S. Wright 45 Farmer $2200/530 Surry
Caroline 35 "
Orra 20 "
Alexander 12 Cherokee
Richard 10 "
Laura 8 "
Emaline 6 "
Plutine 4
Americus 2
Ivlee 2/12
Jerry Rogers 22 farm laborer, Macon;
!CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co, NC Valleytown Township, Valleytown PO # 20/20
James Wright, 56 Farmer $1000/300 NC
Caroline 46
Alexander 22
Richard 20
Laura 18
Rebecca 16
Plutina 14
Americus 12
Ivalee 10
Median 3;
!CENSUS:1880 Swain Co., NC Nantahala # 89/89
Josiah Burchfield 20 TN-NC-TN
Ivylee 19 wife NC-NC-NC
Deveroe 1 son NC-TN-NC;
!CENSUS:1900 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 14/14
Josah Burchfield, head Sep 1855 44 M 22 TN-NC-TN
Ivey M. wife May 1861 39 M 22 9-8 NC-NC-NC
Deavero son Sep 1879 20 NC-TN-NC
Robert D son Jun 1883 16 TN-TN-NC
Hellie dau Feb 1884 16 NC-TN-NC
Billie son Apr 1888 12
George Q. son Mar 1891 8
Sherman C. son Jul 1893 6
Brock D. son Dec 1894 5
James S. dau May 1898 2;
!CENSUS:1910 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 418/418
Ivalee Birchfield, head 47 wd 10-8 NC-NC-NC
Robert D. son 26 TN-NC-NC
George Q. son 18 NC-NC-NC
Jessie C. son 16
Brock A. son 14
Jimmie W. dau 12
Tinie dau 9;
!CENSUS:1920 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown Township, Topton Precinct # 140/156
Ivalee Birchfield, head 59 wd NC-NC-NC
Plutina dau 17;
!CENSUS:1930 x
!NOTES:See Death Certificate for more information (North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 Ancestry.com) -
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/wright/documentation/Burchfield_Iva_Wright_(1860-1947)_Death_Certificate.jpg
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 2nd Great Grand Aunt.;