Husband: Henry IRBY
Birthdate: 1807
Birthplace: South Carolina
Death date: February 20, 1879
Place of death: Buckhead (Atlanta), Fulton County, Georgia
Burial: Sardis Cemetery
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Wife: Sardis WALRAVEN
Birthdate: c1813
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Death date: 22 Nov 1896 (age 83)
Place of death: Buckhead, Fulton County, Georgia
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Documentation:
Sources for Birth Year and Place
1. 1850 DeKalb County Census, GA, Buckhead District, September 19. Census shows him as age 38 making his birth year 1812. Census also shows he was born in South Carolina.
2. 1860 Fulton County Census, Buck Head Dist., GA July 16 . This census shows him as age 52 making his birth year 1808. This census also shows his place of birth as South Carolina.
3. 1863 Military Census or the "Joe Brown Census" (as required by the Act of Dec 14, 1863 by Georgia Gov. Joe Brown) (census took place late 1863/early 1864). Fulton County, 722 Buckhead District, 35th Senatorial District GA Archives--drawer 245/ box 6 # 16 on list-- Henry Irby, age 56 yrs. 2 mths., born SC, occupation: farmer, what kind of rifle or shotgun does he own? shotgun. Does he own a horse? No. Does he own a saddle? No. Does he own a bridle? No. This info does not mean that he ever served in the military in any capacity according to information provided in the source.
This information places his birth 1807/1808 and states that he was born in South Carolina.
4. 1870 Fulton County, GA Census--no records. I have searched every page of the Fulton County census and also every page of the DeKalb County census (Henry lived very close to DeKalb County and may have lived there. He had deeds at the same time for many, many places in Fulton County. He also had deeds for DeKalb County--courthouse burned in 1842.)
I also have searched 1,001 ways through Ancestry.com's Census records and have found no trace of Henry or wife, Sardis. I believe I read that many individuals were left out of the 1870 census.
5. 1879 The Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia. The Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, February 23, 1879--date of newspaper. "Henry Irby, an old citizen of this county, died at his residence near Buckhead, day before yesterday. He had pleurisy."
6. 1880 Fulton County, GA Census Mortality schedule.Irby, Henry, 73, Male, White, married, born South Carolina, Father and Mother born in South Carolina, Farmer, died Feb, Pleurisy side, resident of county for 40 years. Physician: Dr. Westmoreland.
7. 1896 Sardis Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia (Buckhead). His cemetery marker shows that he died Feb 20, 1879 and that he was 72 years old. Monument erected by John Fulton Irby, son of Henry Irby. 1879 - 72 = 1807. The monument was erected in September of 1896 (on monument).
Sardis Cemetery is on Powers Ferry Road at the intersection of Roswell Road in Buckhead--technically Atlanta. Henry Irby's monument is the tallest one in the cemetery.
8. 1896 Monday, November 23, Atlanta Constitution newspaper: "Died Yesterday. Mrs. Sardic [sic] Irby, widow of Henry Irby, died at Buckhead yesterday morning at 1 o'clock. She will be buried at Sardic [sic] church today at 10:30 a.m. She was stricken with paralysis on Monday last. She was eighty-three years of age."