James Wise

1797 - 1881  (84 years)   Has 4 ancestors and 20 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	James Wise
  Birth	1797	Burke Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	06D4888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000FE61
  Death	1881	Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Burial	Wise Cem, Avery Co, NC
  Person ID	I4413	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	Martha Wilson,   b. 1812/1813, Burke Co, NC (now Yancey Co, NC) d. 1896, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1830	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  _UID	CD1FE619ABE3E343980BAFB81360272F7220
  Children	1. William H Wise,   b. 1832/1833, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 1903, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 70 years)   2. Isaac Wise,   b. 1834/1835, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1850, Watauga Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 16 years)   3. Matilda Wise,   b. 1835/1836, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1850, Watauga Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 15 years)   4. Celia Caroline Wise,   b. 1837/1838, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 43 years)   5. Mary Wise,   b. 1839/1840, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1860, Watauga Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 21 years)   6. Josiah Hatsell Wise,   b. 1841/1842, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1860, Watauga Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 19 years)   7. Margaret E Wise,   b. 1842/1843, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1871, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 29 years)   8. Martha E 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. Clarisa Adelaid Wise,   b. 22 Jul 1845, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 22 Mar 1932, Avery Co, NC (Age 86 years)   10. Tempa A Wise,   b. 1848/1849, Watauga Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 32 years)   11. Robert Ganaway Wise,   b. 1852/1853, Watauga Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 28 years)
  Family ID	F2916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. They are the ancestors or relatives of one or more of my in-law or step-relatives*, so I have researched them to a small extent. * Daughter Clarissa married into my Davis family. * Daughter Margaret married into my Davis family; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ !MARRIAGE BOND: 4 Oct 1830 Burke Co., NC James Wise & Marthew Wilson John Lenon, bm; !CENSUS:1850 Watauga Co., NC Watauga # 470/474 James Wise 51 Farmer $500 NC Martha 37 William H. 17 Isaac 15 Matilda 14 Caroline 12 Mary 10 Hatsel 8 m Margaret E. 7 Martha E. 6 Clarissa A. 3 Tempa 1; !CENSUS:1860 Watauga Co., NC Mountain Home District, Cranberry & Childsville Yancey PO # # 357/277 James Wise 63 Farmer $1000/575 NC # 358/277 Martha Wise 49 Celia C. 22 Mary 20 Josiah H. 18 Margarett E. 16 Martha E. 13 Clarissa A. 10 Tempa A. 9 Ganaway P. 7 m; !CENSUS:1870 x !CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River # 164/171 James Wise 75 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Martha 67 Wife M Keeping House Caroline 43 dau S Tempia 31 dau S Robert G. 27 son S Farmer Lula 10 gr-dau A. P. 5 gr-son Ephraim 2 gr-son;