James Justice and Sarah Keeter

James Justice was born between 1780 and 1790.  He married Rachel Geer.  After Rachel's death, he married Sarah Keeter.

1810 Rutherford Co. NC
James Justice 00100 10101

1820 Rutherford Co. NC
Jas Justice 010010 20010

1830 Rutherford Co. NC
James Justice 1M(0-5) 1M(40-50) 1F(15-20) 1F(20-30)
William Justice 1M(20-30) 2F(0-5) 1F(20-30) -- Recorded two doors away.

1840 Rutherford Co. NC
Jas Justice 1M(10-15) 1M(50-60) 1F(20-30) 1F(30-40) 1F(40-50)

Children of James Justice and Rachel Geer are:
1.  Elizabeth Justice (married Keeter)
2.  Susannah Justice (married Keeter)

Children of James Justice and Sarah Keeter
3.  John A. Justice (married Sarah Wallace)

Possible parents:
1.  Amos Justice and Mary McBrayer have an unknown son who would have been born around 1787.  They lived for a time in Buncombe County, North Carolina.  Though this possibility is probably not correct as this oldest son is still living within Amos's household in 1810.
2.  Thomas Justice and Mary Dyer have 2 sons who may be old enough to be his father:  Ezra and John.  I have no information for either of these men or their descendants.
3.  Jared/Jarrett Justice has a son in 1790 listed as under sixteen.  I do not know his identity.  Perhaps he is James?  Jared is the only Justice left in Rutherford Co. NC with James in 1810.  The William listed 2 doors from him in 1830 could possibly be Jared's son.
4.  I cannot see any other Justice men who were descendants of John and Mary Moore Justice who could be his father. (The only men in Rutherford Co. NC in 1790 were Amos, Jared, Thomas Sr., and Thomas Jr.)  If these men are not his father, then he must be a descendant of the Charles City, Virginia Justices, who I have not researched.

If anyone has a record to show James's parents or can provide other possibilities of men I may have overlooked, please let me know!

David and Mary A. McBrayer

In 1850 in Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia, living in the home of William McBrayer and his wife, Sarah (Dye), are a David McBriers and a Mary A. McBriers. David being born in 1825 in North Carolina and his wife, Mary A. being born in 1832 in Georgia. David could possibly be a son of William, but I have not seen the 1840 census for William to see if he had a son David's age. If he was William's son, then he was born before William's marriage to his first wife, unless she was already pregnant or David's age is off in the record or William had a wife before Drucilla.

I have found a possible child for David and Mary: Emmarilla McBrayer, who was born in 1859. Her death record is as follows:

Name Emmarilla Mcbrayer Cooley
Event Date 01 Sep 1933
Event Place Akron, Hale, Alabama
Gender Female
Age (Original) 74y 3m 28d
Birth Year (Estimated) 1859
Spouse's Name John W. Cooley
Father's Name David Mcbrayer
Mother's Name Mary Ann Bowman
"Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974,"

I cannot locate David and Mary on any other census record, not can I find Emma in any census records before she married.

Who are David and Mary and where do they fall into the McBrayer family??

Sources:

1850 Census:  Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia

Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 - Emmarilla McBrayer Cooley