George Isley,son of Philip of Malachi, and Martha "Patsy" Atkinson Isley and their Isley family are the first Isley's known to have moved to Alabama. George's family moved to Jackson County, Alabama from Georgia prior to the 1850 census. The exact date is unknown; however, it would have been after 3 February 1843 when a newspaper in Gwinnett County, Georgia reported a sheriff's sale "where George Iseley resides and Philip Iseley formerly resided." His family then moved to Missouri in 1853.

George Washington Isley - son of Henry of George of Malachi - and his family moved to Morgan County, Alabama from Indiana in 1878. Most of his descendants are still living in Alabama. Click HERE for pictures of George and his family.
ALABAMA became a part of the Mississippi Territory in 1798 after Indian cessions in north Alabama. Migration increased after the end of the Creek War in 1814. In 1817, the Alabama Territory was created, and Alabama became the 22nd State on December 14, 1819.
Alabama in 1891 (only the northern portion of the state is shown in this map). Jackson County is the farthest northeast; Morgan County is in the center , almost to the border; Jefferson County is in the center on the bottom portion of this map.
JACKSON COUNTY
Created  on December 13, 1819, and named in honor of General Andrew Jackson.		 MORGAN COUNTY
Feb. 6, 1818, Cotaco County was formed from the lands acquired from the Cherokee Indians by the Treaty of Turkeytown. On June 14, 1821, Cotaco County name was changed to Morgan County. Named after Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan.		 JEFFERSON COUNTY
Jefferson County was created by the Alabama legislature on 1819 Dec. 13. It was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson.
Isley Families in Alabama

NAME

BIRTH DATE

SPOUSE'S NAME

CENSUS YEAR

CENSUS LOCATION

ISLEY, George - born in NC. (Son of Philip of Malachi I)

1783-1786

ATKINSON, Martha "Patsy"

1820

NC, Orange County

 

 

 

1830

GA, Gwinnett Cty with father

 

 

 

1850

AL, Jackson County

 

 

 

1860

MO, Kingsville, Johnson Cty

ISLEY, George Washington - born in NC. (Son of Henry of George - moved to Hendricks County, IN in 1872 and to AL in 1878)

3-15-1839

LAMB, Eliza Malinda

1880

AL, Flint, Morgan County

 

 

 

1900

AL, Shady Grove, Morgan Cty

 

 

 

1910

AL, Austinville, Morgan Cty

 

 

 

1920

AL, Birmingham, Jefferson Cty

ENGLISH, Edwin

Abt. 1871

ISLEY, Winnie D. - born in IN in 1874. (Daughter of George Washington Isley)

1920

AL, Albany, Morgan County

 

 

 

1930

AL, Decatur, Morgan County

ISLEY, Edward Lee - born in NC. (Son of George Washington)

6-11-1871

MAZZEY, Sarah Belle

1920

AL,Somerville, Morgan Cty

 

 

 

1930

AL,Decatur, Morgan County

ISLEY, Ernest W. - born in AL. (Son of George Washington)

11-25-1882

HARVEL, Maggie Lee

1920

AL, Birmingham, Jefferson Cty

 

 

 

1930

AL, Gadsen, Etowah County