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• "I had seen Monterville's name on some of my forms that my Aunt made when she started searching the families.  Frances Matilda Israel was the daughter of James M Israel Sr 1809-1851.  He married Mary Emma Burton {1804-1872."
  --  Sandra Samuels, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 12 September 2017
  
  "[Monterville Marvin Israel] his father was James M Israel, born 1802-1880, mother was Mary Emma Burton, born 1803-1872. married Matilda Green 24 Aug 1847, Cherokee Co AL. had 4 children, William Taylor 1848-3 Jun 1920, John W 1852-1928, George W 1854-1898, Martha 1856-Jan 15 1900.  He had brothers and sisters."
  --  Sandra Samuels, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 12 September 2017
  
  "I have searched on the family and found them back in 1575. Israel DePisa, he was born in Toledo, Castillo LaMancha, Spain."
  --  Sandra Samuels, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 10 December 2017
  
  1850 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama, 11 January, District 27, Hse #866
  James Israel 57 M Waggon Maker $1800 b North Carolina [b abt 1793]
  Mary Israel 45 F b South Carolina [b abt 1805]
  William Israel 25 M b North Carolina [b abt 1825]
  Leander Israel 21 M b North Carolina [b abt 1829]
  Matilda Israel 19 F b North Carolina [b abt 1831]
  Emily Israel 17 F b North Carolina [b abt 1833]
  Martha Israel 15 F b North Carolina [b abt 1835]
  John Israel 13 M b Alabama [b abt 1837]
  Elizabeth Israel 11 F b Alabama [b abt 1839]
  Susan Israel 9 F b Alabama [b abt 1841]
  James Israel 5 M b Alabama [b abt 1845]
  
  Fromthe birth states and reported ages, we can estimate that James an Mary moved form North Carolina to Alabama about 1836.  Martha is reproted a consisten age form 1850 to 1860.  Ages for most family members vary between the two censuses.  Some are older than expected in 1860 and some are younger.  The father James' age in 1850 makes him born 7 years earlier than the 1860 age, and 9 years older than other sources.
  
  1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama, 15 July, District 2, PO Centre, pages 69, Hse/Fam #495
  James Israel 60 M Farmer & Mechanic $500 Real Estate $325 Personal rptd  born North Carolina [b abt 1800]
  Mary Israel 51 F born South Carolina Cannot read and write [b abt 1809]
  Martha Israel 25 F born North Carolina [b abt 1835]
  Elizabeth Israel 19 F born Alabama [b abt 1841]
  Susan Israel 17 F born Alabama [b abt 1843]
  James Israel 13 M born Alabama [b abt 1847]
  
  James Israel
  Birth 1802
  Death 1880
  Parents:
  Michael Israel (1778 - 1866)
  Sarah Coffey Israel (1778 - 1842)
  Spouse Mary Israel (1803 - 1872)
  Son John W Israil
  Sibling Sarah Israel Case (1814 - 1898)
  Burial Waverly Cemeter, Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
  Created by Terri Hobbs Sep 28, 2012
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #97916360, https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=97916360
  

Sources

• 1. Ancestry Messaging
• 2. 1850 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama
  • 11 January, District 27, Hse #866
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. 1850 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama
  • 11 January, District 27, page 29, Hse/Fam #849
• 5. Gravestone (Memorial) of M M Israel, Crossville Methodist Cemtery, Crossville, DeKalb, Alabama
• 6. 1840 Alabama State Census, Cherokee County
  • page 50
• 7. 1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama
  • 7 June, District 2, PO Centre, page (scan #54), Hse/Fam #388
• 8. 1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama
  • 15 July, District 2, PO Centre, pages 69, Hse/Fam #495
• 9. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
• 10. Find a Grave Comment
• 11. 1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama
  • 2 July, District 2, PO Centre, page 44, Hse/Fam #318