Esarey Family Tree

Descendants of John Essery and Sarah Hester Clark

Legend

Primary Ancestors

Direct Line

Generation 1 — The Founders

John Essery

c. 1755 – c. 1830

Kentucky (Doe Run, Meade County)

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Sarah Hester Clark

c. 1760 – ?

Kentucky

Generation 2 — Children of John Essery & Sarah Hester Clark (9 children)

Jonathon Davis Esarey

1783 – 1858

Perry County, Indiana (1810)

Jesse Esrey

1800 – 1855

Illinois, then Missouri

James Esarey

? – ?

Kentucky/Indiana

John Esarey Jr.

? – ?

Kentucky

Isaac Esarey

? – ?

Kentucky/Indiana

Plus additional children — see complete genealogy

Generation 3 — Selected Grandchildren (45 total)

Children of Jonathon Davis Esarey

Jesse Clark Esarey

1811 – 1894

Perry County, Indiana

Jacob Esarey

1829 – ?

Perry County, Indiana

Hiram Marcus Esarey

? – ?

Indiana/Illinois

Children of Jesse Esrey

Amanda Esrey Rhoads

? – ?

California (1846)

Niles Esrey

? – ?

California

Thomas Esrey

? – 1864 (Civil War)

Missouri (Confederate)

Generation 4 — Selected Great-Grandchildren (245+ total)

John Clark Esarey

1842 – 1924

Civil War Veteran (53rd Ind.)

Mary Ann Esarey Frakes

? – ?

Branchville, Indiana

Jonathan Davis Esarey (1-3-6-4)

? – ?

Branchville, Indiana

Generation 5 — Notable Descendants

Logan Esarey

1875 – 1942

Historian, Author of "The Indiana Home"

Hiram Frakes

1888 – ?

Missionary, "Fire in the Hills"

Generation 6

Myra Esarey Evans

1899 – ?

Daughter of Logan Esarey, Genealogist

Name Spelling Evolution

The original spelling Essery has evolved into three main variants over the generations:

Esarey — Most common among Indiana descendants
Esrey — Common among California and Missouri branches
Esry — Found in various branches

See the name divergence chart for more details on how these spellings evolved.

Key Historical Events

c. 1780 — John Essery and Sarah Hester Clark settle on Doe Run, Meade County, Kentucky
1810 — Jonathon Davis Esarey moves to Perry County, Indiana
1846 — Amanda Esrey and Daniel Rhoads migrate to California; help rescue Donner Party (1847)
1861–1865 — Civil War: Esarey cousins fight on both sides
1910 — First Esarey Family Reunion held in Branchville, IN (1,600 attendees)
1935 — Logan Esarey completes first family history
1968 — Myra Esarey Evans publishes comprehensive genealogy
2010 — Bicentennial Reunion celebrated

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