Father: Jason Isbell (1745-1812)
Mother: Mary “Polly” Isbell (1764-1830)

Exact dates of birth and death not known. Ezekiel’s age on both the 1830 and 1840 census indicate that he was born between 1800-1810. Since his eldest child, Polly, was born in 1820, the year of 1801 is realistic. If Ezekiel was born in 1801, then he was born in KY and moved to TN at a very young age. Jason Isabell, his father, was listed on the 1797 Tax List in Warren Co., KY. He was gone from there by 1804 [Rev. Sherman Isbell]. Hanner Isbell, Ezekiel’s sister, married Richard Biggs in 1802 in Warren County, KY and consent was given by her father, Jason Isbell. Ezekiel died aft 1 Jun 1880 in St. Clair Co., AL.

Ezekiel was married three times. Circumstantial evidence indicates that his first wife was a daughter of Hugh Gentry and Mary Lane because three Isbell children, Polly, Jesse and Hugh G. Isbell, are included in the Gentry Bible record. Nancy Gentry seems to be the most likely one to have married Ezekiel, but there is NO PROOF for this marriage. She may have died in childbirth with their last child. Jesse and Hugh G. are proven sons of Ezekiel.

There is no record of Ezekiel’s second marriage, nor the surname of his wife, Frances “Fannie,” whom he married about 1825. Fannie died in 1878/79 after signing the following deed. She and Ezekiel had 10 children.

St. Clair Co, AL Book K, page 530
This indenture made and entered into this the June 28 1878 between Ezekiel Isbell & Francis Isbell of the first part and G. W. Isbell of the second part ... party of the first part have this day bargained sold granted & conveyed and by these presents hav do bargain grant & convey unto the party of the second part all of their entire estate both real and personal under the following condition that if the party of the second part shall take good care of the party of the first part their natural lives and pay all just debts of said party of the first part and then at the end of their lives the party of the first part then the party of the second part shall be their onlive [only] & sole heir of their entire estate both real and personal ... written in the presence of William Stilwell, Elizabeth Stilwell, Ezekiel Isbell, Fanny Isbell.
...Ezekiel Isbell & Fanny Isbell..being informed of the contents of the conveyance he executed the same voluntarily on the day the same bears date Given under my hand this the 28th day of June 1878 John W Lawley JP
Rec'd in office and duly recorded January 13th? 1879 E J Robinson Judge of Probate

Ezekiel married for the third time to Mrs. Nancy Wiley on 4 Sep 1879 in St. Clair Co., AL. They had no children.