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John William Williamson

Male, born 2 Apr 1877, died 26 May 1927

Partner: Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray (born 10 September 1871, died 31 May 1950)

Daughter*	Laura May Williamson (born 29 May 1899, died 12 July 1899)
Daughter*	Lola Ethel Williamson+ (born 29 May 1900, died 7 January 1966)
Daughter*	Nora Lee Williamson (born 30 April 1904, died 22 August 1964)
Son*	Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson+ (born 19 April 1907, died 2 November 1976)
Daughter*	Lela Mae Williamson+ (born 31 May 1911, died 12 March 2003)

Name Sources	John William Williamson.^1,2
Birth	2 April 1877; Tennessee.^1,3,2
Parents	Alexander L. (Alex) Williamson and Margaret Ann (Maggie) England.³
Marriage	25 December 1898; John William Williamson age 21 and Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray age 27; Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.²
Marriage Record	Vol. 2, Jan 1875 - Jul 1911, page 362, license 92. Loudon, Tenn, Dec. 24 This day issued to J. W. Williams (sic) to Marry Jane Bray J. B. M. Clerk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ State of Tennessee, Loudon County. I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the within Named parties, on the 25 day of Dec 1898. (signed) J. E. Spring, M.G. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ John's surname was spelled incorrectly in courhouse records, but his wife's surname was spelled correctly and the marriage date matches family records.⁴
Birth of Child	29 May 1899, Laura May Williamson, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of father: 22.
Birth of Child	29 May 1900, Lola Ethel Williamson, at home, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of father: 23.²
1900 Census	1900, Loudon County, Tennessee. Head of household Enumeration District 103, Dist. 9, Loudon County, Tennessee, 6 Jun 1900 page 84b, dwelling number 128, family number 124 Williamson John 22, head, male, married 2 years, white, born Apr 1878 carpenter, car shop, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Mahala 26, wife, female, married (second marriage), white, born Sep 1873, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, 1 child, 1 living Lola 1/12, daughter, female, single, white, born May 1900, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Green L. Chas. 10, stepson, male, single, white, born Feb 1890, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Williamson Manda 20, sister, female, married, white, born Jun 1879, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.⁵
Birth of Child	30 April 1904, Nora Lee Williamson, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of father: 27.
Birth of Child	19 April 1907, Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of father: 30.⁶
1910 Census	1910, Loudon County, Tennessee. Head of household Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, Loudon County, Tennessee, 10 May 1910 page 158a, Broadway, dwelling number 388, family number 407 Williamson J. W. 32, head, male, married 1 time, current marriage for 12 years, white, laborer, car factory, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Mary J. 30, wife, female, married 1 time, current marriage for 12 years, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, 4 children, 3 living Lola E. 10, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Nora L. 6, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Willie R. 2, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN. ----- This was Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray's second marriage rather than her first, and she had been married currently for 12 years. She had borne 5 children of whom 4 were living. She had borne 4 children by John William Williamson of whom 3 were still living and she had borne one child by her first husband William George Washington Green, and that child was still living.⁷
Birth of Child	31 May 1911, Lela Mae Williamson, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of father: 34.
Military Draft Registration	12 September 1918; Loudon County, Tennessee.Serial Number 1529, Order Number A446 1. Name - John William Williamson 2. Address - Lenoir City, Tenn 3. Age - 41 4. Born - Apr 2 1878 5. Race - white 10. Citizenship - native born 16. Occupation - machinist 17. Employer - Lenoir Car Works 18. Employer address - Lenoir City, tenn 19. Nearest relative - Mrs. J. W. Williamson 20. Relative address - Lenoir City, Tenn (signed) John William Williamson 22. Height - medium 25. Build - medium 27. Eyes - blue 28. Hair - dark 29. Disability - no 30. Registrar - J. P. Campbell, Sept. 12, 1918, Loudon County, Tennessee ----- This is the only known record which lists his middle name. All other records including the family bible simply list his name as John W. Williamson.¹
1920 Census	1920, Loudon County, Tennessee. Head of household Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 13 Jan 1920 page 212a, 716 Broadway, dwelling number 584, family number 619 Williamson John W. 42, head, male, married, white, mechanic, car works, born TN, father born NC, mother born NC Mahala 43, wife, female, married, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Lola 19, daughter, female, single, white, pairer, hosiery mill, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Nora 16, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, attended school Willie 12, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, attended school Lela 8, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, attended school.⁸
Death	26 May 1927; his home at 716 Broadway, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age 50.^9,3,2
Death Record	Loudon County, Tennessee, 1927, death certificate 10813. 1. Place of death - Loudon County, Dist. 2, Lenoir City 2. Name - John W. Williamson 3. Sex - Male 4. Race - white 5. Status - married 6. Born - Apr 2, 1877 7. Age - 50 yrs, 1 mos., 24 ds. 8. Occupation - Machinist, R.R. Shops 9. Birthplace - Tenn 10. Father - A.L. Williamson 11. Father born - N.C. 12. Mother - Margaret Englant 13. Mother born - N.C. 14. Informant - Mrs. Mahala Williamson, Lenoir City, Tenn. 15. Filed - 5/26, 1927, J.B. Porter 16. Died - May 26, 1927 19. Buried - City Cemetery, May 27, 1927 20. Undertaker - Sterchi Bros. & Thomas, Lenoir City, Tenn ----- The informant was his wife, Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray.³
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 27 May 1927, page 22. John W. Williamson, 50, father of Mrs. E. L. Peters, Knoxville, died at his homo, 716 Broadway, Lenoir City, at 4:15 a. m. yesterday. Funeral services were to bo conducted at 2:30 p. m. today from the home. Members of the I. O. 0. F. were to have charge of the services. Burial in Lenoir City cemetery. Mr. Williamson had lived in Loudon county all his life. He was a member of the M. E. church, South, of Lenoir City, and also of the Jr., O. U. A. M. and I. O. O. F. fraternal orders. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Peters, of Knoxville, and Misses Nora and Lela Williamson, of Lenoir City; one son, Will Williamson; four brothers, Jim, Frank, Henry and Albert Williamson, and one sister, Mrs. Amanda Letsinger, all of Lenoir City.⁹
Burial	27 May 1927; Lenoir City Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.^10,3
Burial Inscription	John W. Williamson, Apr 2 1885 May 25 1927 - his wife - Mahala Bray, Sept. 10, 1871 - May 31, 1950. According to records of the Lenoir City Cemetery Company, lot 7, section 13, was purchased on 26 May 1927 by J. A. Williamson. The purchaser was John's brother James Alexander Williamson.¹⁰
Burial GPS	35.800214,-84.253022.¹¹

Citations

[S3330] Military Draft Registration: Williamson, John William, WWI, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 12 September 1918, www.ancestry.com (U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918), viewed 19 August 2024.

Serial Number 1529, Order Number A446
1. Name - John William Williamson
2. Address - Lenoir City, Tenn
3. Age - 41
4. Born - Apr 2 1878
5. Race - white
10. Citizenship - native born
16. Occupation - machinist
17. Employer - Lenoir Car Works
18. Employer address - Lenoir City, tenn
19. Nearest relative - Mrs. J. W. Williamson
20. Relative address - Lenoir City, Tenn
(signed) John William Williamson
22. Height - medium
25. Build - medium
27. Eyes - blue
28. Hair - dark
29. Disability - no
30. Registrar - J. P. Campbell, Sept. 12, 1918, Loudon County, Tennessee
[S1686] John and Mahala Jane Williamson Family Bible in the possession of Ruth Peters Bryan. The Bible was passed from John and Mahala to their daughter Lola Williamson Peters, and thence to Lola's daughter Ruth Peters Bryan.

Father: John Williamson; born: Rone (sic) Co Tenn, April 2, 1876; married: Dec 25, 1898; died: May 26, 1927.
Mother: Mahala Jane; born: Anderson Co Tenn, Sept 10, 1871; died May 31 - 1950.

Children:
Laura May Williamson, Born May the 29 1899, Died July the 12 1899.
Lola Ethel Williamson, Born May the 29 1900.
Nora Lee Williamson, Lenoir City, Tenn., April 30 1904.
Willie Ragin Williamson, Lenoir City Tenn. April 19, 1907.
Lela Mae Williamson, Lenoir City Tenn. May 31, 1911.
[S2051] Death Certificate: Williamson, John W.; Certificate 10813; Loudon County, Tennessee, 1927; www.ancestry.com (Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958); viewed 4 January 2016.

Loudon County, Tennessee, 1927, death certificate 10813.
1. Place of death - Loudon County, Dist. 2, Lenoir City
2. Name - John W. Williamson
3. Sex - Male
4. Race - white
5. Status - married
6. Born - Apr 2, 1877
7. Age - 50 yrs, 1 mos., 24 ds.
8. Occupation - Machinist, R.R. Shops
9. Birthplace - Tenn
10. Father - A.L. Williamson
11. Father born - N.C.
12. Mother - Margaret Englant
13. Mother born - N.C.
14. Informant - Mrs. Mahala Williamson, Lenoir City, Tenn.
15. Filed - 5/26, 1927, J.B. Porter
16. Died - May 26, 1927
19. Buried - City Cemetery, May 27, 1927
20. Undertaker - Sterchi Bros. & Thomas, Lenoir City, Tenn
-----
The informant was his wife, Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray.
[S3319] Marriage Record: Loudon County, Tenn, 1898; page 362, license 92, Vol. 2, Jan 1875 - Jul 1911; J W Williams and Jane Bray, ancestry.com, viewed 14 August 2024.

Vol. 2, Jan 1875 - Jul 1911, page 362, license 92
Loudon, Tenn, Dec. 24
This day issued to
J. W. Williams (sic)
to Marry
Jane Bray
J. B. M. Clerk.
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State of Tennessee, Loudon County.
I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the within
Named parties, on the 25 day of
Dec 1898.
(signed) J. E. Spring, M.G.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
John's surname was spelled incorrectly in courhouse records, but his wife's surname was spelled correctly and the marriage date matches family records.
[S2055] U.S. Federal Census: 1900, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 103, Dist. 9, page 84b, ancestry.com (1900 U.S. Census) viewed on 5 January 2016.

Enumeration District 103, Dist. 9, Loudon County, Tennessee, 6 Jun 1900
page 84b, dwelling number 128, family number 124
Williamson John 22 head m m w Apr 1878 carpenter, car shop TN TN TN
Mahala 26 wife f m2 w Sep 1873 TN TN TN 1 child, 1 living
Lola 1/12 dau f s w May 1900 TN TN TN
Green L. Chas. 10 Sson m s w Feb 1890 TN TN TN
Williamson Manda 20 sis f m w Jun 1879 TN TN TN
[S2781] Death Certificate: Williamson, William Raymond; Certificate 762968; Knox County, Tennessee, 1976.

Knox County, Tennessee, 1976, death certificate 762908.
1. Name - William Raymond Williamson
2. Died - November 2, 1976
3. Race - White
4. Sex - Male
5a. Age - 68
6. Born - April 19, 1976
7a. County of Death - Knox
7b. City, Town, or Location of Death - Knoxville
7c. Inside City Limits - no
7d. Address of death - U-T Hospital
8. State of birth - Tennessee
9. Citizen of what country - USA
10. Status - Widowed
11. Surviving spouse (if wife, give maiden name) - none
12.a Social Security Number -
12.b Servoce in Armed Forces - no
13a. Usual occupation (give kind of work done during most of working life, even if retired) - Moulder
13b. Kind of business or industry - Foundry
14a. Residence state - Tennessee
14b. County - Knox
14c. City, town, or location - Knoxville
14d. Inside city limits (specify yes or no) - yes
14e. Street and number - 3100 Morris Avenue
15. Father - name - John Williamson
16. Mother - maiden name - Mahalia Bray
17. Informant - Don Williamson 2504 Croydon Road
21a. Physician certification - Dr. McGaha, signed 11/15/76
22b. Medical examiner certification -
23a. Certifier name (type or print) - Samuel McGaha, M.D.
23b. Mailing address - U.T. Hosp., Knoxville, Tenn. 37920
24a. Burial, cremation, removal (specify) - Burial
24b. Date (month, day, year) 11-5-1976
24c. Cemetery or crematory name - Lenoir City
24d Location, city or town, state - Lenoir City, Tennessee
25. Funeral home - name and address - Weaver Funeral Home, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921
26a. Registrar - signature - Mary Chambers
26b. Date received by local registrar - Nov 6
Notes about death certificate: 1) His birth name was Willie Ragin Williamson, but he did not like his name and changed it to William Raymond Williamson, 2) the informant was his son Robert Don (Don) Williamson.
[S2102] U.S. Federal Census: 1910, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, page 158a, ancestry.com (1910 U.S. Census) viewed on 29 April 2016.

Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, Loudon County, Tennessee, 10 May 1910
page 158a, Broadway, dwelling number 388, family number 407
Williamson J. W. 32 head m m1-12 w laborer, car factory TN TN TN
Mary J. 30 wife f m1-12 w TN TN TN ? children, 3 living
Lola E. 10 dau f s w TN TN TN
Nora L. 6 dau f s w TN TN TN
Willie R. 2 son m s w TN TN TN
[S2103] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, page 212a, sheet 27a, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 30 April 2016.

Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 13 Jan 1920
page 212a, 716 Broadway, dwelling number 584, family number 619
Williamson John W. 42 head m m w mechanic, car works TN NC NC
Mahala 43 wife f m w TN TN TN
Lola 19 dau f s w pairer, hosiery mill TN TN TN
Nora 16 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
Willie 12 son m s w TN TN TN attended school
Lela 8 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
[S3367] Obituary: Williamson, John W.; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 27 May 1927, page 22, viewed at newspapers.com on 11 September 2024.

Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 27 May 1927, page 22.
John W. Williamson, 50, father of Mrs. E. L. Peters, Knoxville, died at his homo, 716 Broadway, Lenoir City, at 4:15 a. m. yesterday. Funeral services were to bo conducted at 2:30 p. m. today from the home. Members of the I. O. 0. F. were to have charge of the services. Burial in Lenoir City cemetery. Mr. Williamson had lived in Loudon county all his life. He was a member of the M. E. church, South, of Lenoir City, and also of the Jr., O. U. A. M. and I. O. O. F. fraternal orders. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Peters, of Knoxville, and Misses Nora and Lela Williamson, of Lenoir City; one son, Will Williamson; four brothers, Jim, Frank, Henry and Albert Williamson, and one sister, Mrs. Amanda Letsinger, all of Lenoir City.
[S3320] Grave marker: John W. Williamson and Mahala Bray Williamson; Lenoir City Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee; photographed 26 March 2020 by Jerry Bryan.

John W. Williamson, Apr 2 1885 May 25 1927 - his wife - Mahala Bray, Sept. 10, 1871 - May 31, 1950.
[S3321] GPS for Williamson, John W and Mahala Bray grave: 35.800214, -84.253022, recorded 26 March 2020 by Jerry Bryan.

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Family Explorer

Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray

Female, born 10 Sep 1871, died 31 May 1950

Partner: William George Washington (Will) Green (born about 1868, died 10 August 1944)

Son*	Charles Lee (Charlie) Bray+ (born 9 February 1891, died 20 November 1974)

Partner: John William Williamson (born 2 April 1877, died 26 May 1927)

Daughter*	Laura May Williamson (born 29 May 1899, died 12 July 1899)
Daughter*	Lola Ethel Williamson+ (born 29 May 1900, died 7 January 1966)
Daughter*	Nora Lee Williamson (born 30 April 1904, died 22 August 1964)
Son*	Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson+ (born 19 April 1907, died 2 November 1976)
Daughter*	Lela Mae Williamson+ (born 31 May 1911, died 12 March 2003)

Name Sources	Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray.^1,2,3,4,5,6
Photographs
Birth	10 September 1871; Anderson County, Tennessee. There are different records with different birth dates. There is one family record with a birth date of 1872 and another family record with a birth date 1876. Either date is possible. The former seems more likely because it's the most consistent with the 1880 census and her first son was born in 1898. Her death certificate lists a birth date of 1870. The most credible family record is the family bible and it gives a birth date of 1871. The 1 has a dot after it which makes it look like a little bit like a 6. It seems likely that the 1876 date was copied from the record which says 1871, and somebody misinterpreted the 1 as a 6.^2,3,4,6
Parents	Joseph A. (Joe) Bray and Ferriba Salina (Salina) Moore.^3,7
Marriage	7 April 1889; Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray age 17 and William George Washington (Will) Green age ~21; Loudon County, Tennessee.⁵
Marriage Record	Page 210, license no. 25, Loudon County, Tenn. April 6, 1889. On this day issued to W. G. W. Green to marry Mary M. J. Bray, A. S. Henderson, Clerk. State of Tennessee, Loudon County. I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the within named parties, on 7 Apr 1889, J. P. Matlock, J.P.⁵
Birth of Child	9 February 1891, Charles Lee (Charlie) Bray, Knox County, Tennessee, age of mother: 19.
Divorce	9 January 1896; William George Washington (Will) Green; Loudon County, Tennessee; Mary Mahala Green vs. William Green, desertion, sole custody of minor son Charles Lee to Mary Mahala Green. Circuit Court, Vol. 5, Dec 1894 - Jun 1900.¹
Marriage	25 December 1898; Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray age 27 and John William Williamson age 21; Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.⁴
Marriage Record	Vol. 2, Jan 1875 - Jul 1911, page 362, license 92. Loudon, Tenn, Dec. 24 This day issued to J. W. Williams (sic) to Marry Jane Bray J. B. M. Clerk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ State of Tennessee, Loudon County. I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the within Named parties, on the 25 day of Dec 1898. (signed) J. E. Spring, M.G. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ John's surname was spelled incorrectly in courhouse records, but his wife's surname was spelled correctly and the marriage date matches family records.⁸
Birth of Child	29 May 1899, Laura May Williamson, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of mother: 27.
Birth of Child	29 May 1900, Lola Ethel Williamson, at home, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of mother: 28.⁴
1900 Census	1900, Loudon County, Tennessee. Household of her husband John William Williamson Enumeration District 103, Dist. 9, Loudon County, Tennessee, 6 Jun 1900 page 84b, dwelling number 128, family number 124 Mahala 26, wife, female, married 2 years, white, born Sep 1873, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, 1 child, 1 living. ----- At the time of the 1900 census, she had actually borne three children of whom two were still living. It is not known why only one child was indicated in the census.⁹
Birth of Child	30 April 1904, Nora Lee Williamson, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of mother: 32.
Birth of Child	19 April 1907, Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of mother: 35.¹⁰
1910 Census	1910, Loudon County, Tennessee. Household of her husband John William Williamson Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, Loudon County, Tennessee, 10 May 1910 page 158a, Broadway, dwelling number 388, family number 407 Mary J. 30, wife, female, married 1 time, current marriage for 12 years, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, 4 children, 3 living. ----- This was Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray's second marriage and she had been married currently for 12 years. She had borne 5 children of whom 4 were living. She had borne 4 children by John William Williamson of whom 3 were still living and she had borne one child by her first husband William George Washington Green, and that child was still living.¹¹
Birth of Child	31 May 1911, Lela Mae Williamson, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of mother: 39.
1920 Census	1920, Loudon County, Tennessee. Household of her husband John William Williamson Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 13 Jan 1920 page 212a, 716 Broadway, dwelling number 584, family number 619 Mahala 43, wife, female, married, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.¹²
1930 Census	1930, Knox County, Tennessee. Head of household Enumeration District 47-56, Dist. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930 page 12a, 1132 Morris Ave., dwelling number 226, family number 228 Williamson Mary 53, head, female, widowed, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Nora 24, daughter, female, single, white, pairer hosiery mill, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN William R. 21, son, male, first married at 21, white, clerk grocery store, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Florine 21, daughter-in-law, female, first married at 21, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.²
1940 Census	1940, Knox County, Tennessee. Household of her brother William Webster (Billy) Bray Enumeration District 97-116, Dist. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 12 Apr 1940 page 1407b, 432 Morris Ave., dwelling number 175 Williamson Mrs. J. W. 65, sister, female, widowed, white, 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place.¹³
Death	31 May 1950; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age 78.^3,4,6
Death Record	Knox County, Tennessee, 1950, death certificate 50-11001. 1. Name - Mahala Bray Williamson 2. Date of death - May 31, 1950 3. Color or race - white 4. Sex - female 5. Single, married, widowed, divorced - widowed 6. Date of birth Sept. 10 1870 7. Age (in years last birthday) 79 8. Place of death A. County - Knox B. Civil District C. Knoxville D. Length of stay in this place E. Name of hospital or institution (if not Hospital or Institution, City Street Address and Location) - 129 W. Atlantic Ave. 9. Usual residence of deceased A. State - Tenn. B. County - Knox C. Civil District D. City or Town - Knoxville E. Street address 129 W. Atlantic Ave. 10a. Usual occupation - Housework 10b. Kind of business or industry - at home 12. Was deceased ever in U.S. armed forces? Specify yes, no, unknown - no 13. Birthplace - Tenn. 14. Citizen of what country? - U.S. 15. Father's name - Joseph Bray 16. Mother's maiden name - Salina Moore 17. Informant - W.R. Williamson, Knoxville, Tenn. 22. I hereby certify that the deceased died on the date and from the cause stated above C. E. Irwin, M.D., Knoxville, Tenn. 6 June 1950 23a. Burial, cremation, removal (specify) - Burial 23b. Date of burial, cremation, or removal - June 2, 1950 23c. Name of cemetery or crematory - Lenoir City 23d. Location - Lenoir City, Tenn. 24. Funeral Director - Rose Funeral Home, Knoxville, Tenn. 25. Registration Dist. no - 24701 26. Date signed by Local Reg. - June 7, 1950 27. Registrar's signature - Mary Chambers ----- The informant W.R. Williamson was her son Willie Ragin Williamson.³
Obituary	Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 1 Jun 1950, page 28. Williamson, Mrs. Mahala (J. W.) age 76, passed away at her home, 129 West Atlantic Avenue, at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday. She was a member of West View Methodist Church. Survivors: daughters: Mrs. E. L. Peters, Corryton, Miss Nora Williamson, Mrs. James A. Underwood, both of Knoxville, sons, W. R. Williamson, Knoxville and C. L. Bray, Philadelphia, Tenn. brothers, W. W., Ed and George Bray, all of Knoxville, and Henry Bray of California. 1 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at West View Methodist Church, Rev. N. A. Nichols officiating. Interment in Lenoir City. The body will line in state at the church one hour before services. The body is at the home of a daughter, Mrs. James A. Underwood, 129 West Atlantic Avenue. Rose in charge.⁶
Burial	2 June 1950; Lenoir City Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.^14,3,6
Burial Inscription	John W. Williamson, Apr 2 1885 May 25 1927 - his wife - Mahala Bray, Sept. 10, 1871 - May 31, 1950.¹⁴
Burial GPS	35.800214,-84.253022.¹⁵

Citations

[S3283] Divorce Record: Green, Mahala Jane and William Green; 9 January 1896, Loudon County, Tennessee, Civil and Criminal Court Minutes, Vol. 5, pages 66, 154-156.

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Loudon County Circuit Court Clerk's Office, Civil and Criminal, Vol. 5, page 66
Minutes, May Term, 9 Day of May, 1895
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Mary Mahala Green | 662
vs. | In this case it duly
William Green | appearing to the court that
the process issued requiring Defendant to appear
and answer the petition of the Plaintiff on the
4l Monday in December 1894, has been duly
returend by the Sheriff of Loudon County Court
Tennessee, said sheriff showing in his return
that the defendant was not to be found in in said
Loudon County. It is further appearing to the Court
that Plaintiff has complied with requirements of
The law, entitling her to process to compel the
defendant to appear and answer her bill. It is
therefore in motion of Plaintiff, ordered that an
alias summons issue, returnable to the first day
of the next term of this court, so compel the
defendant to appear and answer plantiffs petition.
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Loudon County Circuit Court Clerk's Office, Civil and Criminal, Vol. 5, page 154
Minutes, January Term, 9 Day of January, 1896
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Mary Mahala Green |
vs. | Divorce No 662
William Green | This cause comes on to be
heard before the circuit court of Loudon County
Tennessee on this 9th day of Jany 1896
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Loudon County Circuit Court Clerk's Office, Civil and Criminal, Vol. 5, page 155
Minutes, January Term, 9 Day of January, 1896
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His Hon. Judge S. A. Rodgers presiding, and the proof
taken before J.W. Cutler attorney at law, by special
appointment of the presiding Judge, and this cause
coming to be heard, disclosed the fact that service
had not been had on the defendant William
Green, but the return of the Sheriff being as follows,
to wit: came to hand May 27th 1895 not to be found
in my county, this Sept 22 - 1895 J. E. Pickel
sheriff, and said return conforming to the
Statute proved in such cases. But it appearing
that the subpeona for Deft was in the hands of the
sheriff of Loudon County for wo?? than those writs
with the aforesaid return thereon, and it appearing
to the Court that the Defendant William Green
is duly and regularly in court, and has failed
to answer or make any defense to Complaintants
petition. It is therefore ordered and adjudged by
the court that Judgment pro-confesso be and
the same is hereby taken and entered against
him and the cause set for hearing ex parte.
and this cause come in to be finally heard
upon the original bill, Judgment Pro-confesso
heretofore taken, and entered, and the oral
testimony of the witness introduced, and
the Court being of the option that the peti-
tion of the complainant is sustainted, as
to disertion. That the Defendant wilfully and
maliciouslly abandoned the complainant, more
than two whole years before the next
preceeding the filing of this petition in this
cause. The court is pleased to order, adjudge,
and decree. 1st That William Green has
willfully and maliciously diserted, and
abandoned his wife for more than two
whole years next before the filing of her
bill, and has utterly failed to provide for
her support or that of her minor child.
2nd That said Mary Mahala Green
be granted absolute divorce from the Deft
William Green, and that she be restored
to all the rights and privilages of a single
woman, 3rd that sole custody dominion
and control of her minor son Charles
Lee be and the cause is awarded to the
said Mary Mahala Green.
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Loudon County Circuit Court Clerk's Office, Civil and Criminal, Vol. 5, page 156
Minutes, January Term, 9 Day of January, 1896
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It being the opinion of the court that
the Defendant William Green is not a proper
person to have such control under the proof
in this cause, and that the defendant pay all
the cost of this cause for which execution may issue.
[S1607] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 47-56, page 183a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 13 November 2014.

Enumeration District 47-56, DIst. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930
page 183a, 1155 Morris Ave., dwelling number 220, family number 223
Peters Earnest L. 35 head m m@22 w foreman stove foundry rents $16/month TN TN TN
Lola E. 29 wife f m@16 w TN TN TN
Eva L. 12 dau f s w TN TN TN
Beatrice R. 7 dau f s w TN TN TN
Earnest R. 2 8/12 son m s w TN TN TN

Enumeration District 47-56, DIst. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930
page 183a, 1132 Morris Ave., dwelling number 226, family number 228
Williamson Mary 53 head f w w rents $14/month TN TN TN
Nora 24 dau f s w pairer hosiery mill TN TN TN
William R. 21 son m m@21 w clerk grocery store TN TN TN
Florine 21 dauL f m@21 w TN TN TN
[S2874] Death Certificate: Williamson, Mahala Bray; Certificate 50-11001; Knox County, Tennessee, 1950; www.ancestry.com (Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958); viewed 12 April 2017.

Knox County, Tennessee, 1950, death certificate 50-11001.
1. Name - Mahala Bray Williamson
2. Date of death - May 31, 1950
3. Color or race - white
4. Sex - female
5. Single, married, widowed, divorced - widowed
6. Date of birth Sept. 10 1870
7. Age (in years last birthday) 79
8. Place of death A. County - Knox B. Civil District C. Knoxville D. Length of stay in this place E. Name of hospital or institution (if not Hospital or Institution, City Street Address and Location) - 129 W. Atlantic Ave.
9. Usual residence of deceased A. State - Tenn. B. County - Knox C. Civil District D. City or Town - Knoxville E. Street address 129 W. Atlantic Ave.
10a. Usual occupation - Housework
10b. Kind of business or industry - at home
12. Was deceased ever in U.S. armed forces? Specify yes, no, unknown - no
13. Birthplace - Tenn.
14. Citizen of what country? - U.S.
15. Father's name - Joseph Bray
16. Mother's maiden name - Salina Moore
17. Informant - W.R. Williamson, Knoxville, Tenn.
22. I hereby certify that the deceased died on the date and from the cause stated above C. E. Irwin, M.D., Knoxville, Tenn. 6 June 1950
23a. Burial, cremation, removal (specify) - Burial
23b. Date of burial, cremation, or removal - June 2, 1950
23c. Name of cemetery or crematory - Lenoir City
23d. Location - Lenoir City, Tenn.
24. Funeral Director - Rose Funeral Home, Knoxville, Tenn.
25. Registration Dist. no - 24701
26. Date signed by Local Reg. - June 7, 1950
27. Registrar's signature - Mary Chambers
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The informant W.R. Williamson was her son Willie Ragin Williamson.
[S1686] John and Mahala Jane Williamson Family Bible in the possession of Ruth Peters Bryan. The Bible was passed from John and Mahala to their daughter Lola Williamson Peters, and thence to Lola's daughter Ruth Peters Bryan.

Father: John Williamson; born: Rone (sic) Co Tenn, April 2, 1876; married: Dec 25, 1898; died: May 26, 1927.
Mother: Mahala Jane; born: Anderson Co Tenn, Sept 10, 1871; died May 31 - 1950.

Children:
Laura May Williamson, Born May the 29 1899, Died July the 12 1899.
Lola Ethel Williamson, Born May the 29 1900.
Nora Lee Williamson, Lenoir City, Tenn., April 30 1904.
Willie Ragin Williamson, Lenoir City Tenn. April 19, 1907.
Lela Mae Williamson, Lenoir City Tenn. May 31, 1911.
[S1597] Marriage Record: Loudon County, Tennessee, 1889; bound marriage application book, page 210, license 25; Mary M. J. Bray and W. G. W. Green, ancestry.com (Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002), viewed 8 November 2014.

County Marriage Record, page 210, license no. 25, Loudon, Tenn. April 6, 1889, On this day issued to W. G. W. Green to marry Mary M. J. Bray, A. S. Henderson, Clerk. State of Tennessee, Loudon County. I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the within named parties, on 7 Apr 1889, J. P. Matlock, J.P.
[S1949] Obituary: Williamson, Mrs. Mahala "J. W."; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 1 June 1950, page 28, viewed at www.newspapers.com on 14 February 2022.

Knoxville Journal, 1 Jun 1950, page 28.
Williamson, Mrs. Mahala (J. W.) age 76, passed away at her home, 129 West Atlantic Avenue, at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday. She was a member of West View Methodist Church. Survivors: daughters: Mrs. E. L. Peters, Corryton, Miss Nora Williamson, Mrs. James A. Underwood, both of Knoxville, sons, W. R. Williamson, Knoxville and C. L. Bray, Philadelphia, Tenn. brothers, W. W., Ed and George Bray, all of Knoxville, and Henry Bray of California. 1 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at West View Methodist Church, Rev. N. A. Nichols officiating. Interment in Lenoir City. The body will line in state at the church one hour before services. The body is at the home of a daughter, Mrs. James A. Underwood, 129 West Atlantic Avenue. Rose in charge.
[S2254] U.S. Federal Census: 1880, Anderson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 141, page 93a, ancestry.com (1880 U.S. Census) viewed on 13 June 2013.

Civil District 9, Enumeration District 141, Anderson County, Tennessee, 1 Jun 1880
page 93a, dwelling number 11, family number 11
Bray Joseph 30 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Selina 31 wife f m w keeping house TN TN TN
Mahala 8 dau f s w TN TN TN
George 6 son m s w TN TN TN
William 4 son m s w TN TN TN
Henry 1 son m s w TN TN TN
[S3319] Marriage Record: Loudon County, Tenn, 1898; page 362, license 92, Vol. 2, Jan 1875 - Jul 1911; J W Williams and Jane Bray, ancestry.com, viewed 14 August 2024.

Vol. 2, Jan 1875 - Jul 1911, page 362, license 92
Loudon, Tenn, Dec. 24
This day issued to
J. W. Williams (sic)
to Marry
Jane Bray
J. B. M. Clerk.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
State of Tennessee, Loudon County.
I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the within
Named parties, on the 25 day of
Dec 1898.
(signed) J. E. Spring, M.G.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
John's surname was spelled incorrectly in courhouse records, but his wife's surname was spelled correctly and the marriage date matches family records.
[S2055] U.S. Federal Census: 1900, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 103, Dist. 9, page 84b, ancestry.com (1900 U.S. Census) viewed on 5 January 2016.

Enumeration District 103, Dist. 9, Loudon County, Tennessee, 6 Jun 1900
page 84b, dwelling number 128, family number 124
Williamson John 22 head m m w Apr 1878 carpenter, car shop TN TN TN
Mahala 26 wife f m2 w Sep 1873 TN TN TN 1 child, 1 living
Lola 1/12 dau f s w May 1900 TN TN TN
Green L. Chas. 10 Sson m s w Feb 1890 TN TN TN
Williamson Manda 20 sis f m w Jun 1879 TN TN TN
[S2781] Death Certificate: Williamson, William Raymond; Certificate 762968; Knox County, Tennessee, 1976.

Knox County, Tennessee, 1976, death certificate 762908.
1. Name - William Raymond Williamson
2. Died - November 2, 1976
3. Race - White
4. Sex - Male
5a. Age - 68
6. Born - April 19, 1976
7a. County of Death - Knox
7b. City, Town, or Location of Death - Knoxville
7c. Inside City Limits - no
7d. Address of death - U-T Hospital
8. State of birth - Tennessee
9. Citizen of what country - USA
10. Status - Widowed
11. Surviving spouse (if wife, give maiden name) - none
12.a Social Security Number -
12.b Servoce in Armed Forces - no
13a. Usual occupation (give kind of work done during most of working life, even if retired) - Moulder
13b. Kind of business or industry - Foundry
14a. Residence state - Tennessee
14b. County - Knox
14c. City, town, or location - Knoxville
14d. Inside city limits (specify yes or no) - yes
14e. Street and number - 3100 Morris Avenue
15. Father - name - John Williamson
16. Mother - maiden name - Mahalia Bray
17. Informant - Don Williamson 2504 Croydon Road
21a. Physician certification - Dr. McGaha, signed 11/15/76
22b. Medical examiner certification -
23a. Certifier name (type or print) - Samuel McGaha, M.D.
23b. Mailing address - U.T. Hosp., Knoxville, Tenn. 37920
24a. Burial, cremation, removal (specify) - Burial
24b. Date (month, day, year) 11-5-1976
24c. Cemetery or crematory name - Lenoir City
24d Location, city or town, state - Lenoir City, Tennessee
25. Funeral home - name and address - Weaver Funeral Home, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921
26a. Registrar - signature - Mary Chambers
26b. Date received by local registrar - Nov 6
Notes about death certificate: 1) His birth name was Willie Ragin Williamson, but he did not like his name and changed it to William Raymond Williamson, 2) the informant was his son Robert Don (Don) Williamson.
[S2102] U.S. Federal Census: 1910, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, page 158a, ancestry.com (1910 U.S. Census) viewed on 29 April 2016.

Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, Loudon County, Tennessee, 10 May 1910
page 158a, Broadway, dwelling number 388, family number 407
Williamson J. W. 32 head m m1-12 w laborer, car factory TN TN TN
Mary J. 30 wife f m1-12 w TN TN TN ? children, 3 living
Lola E. 10 dau f s w TN TN TN
Nora L. 6 dau f s w TN TN TN
Willie R. 2 son m s w TN TN TN
[S2103] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, page 212a, sheet 27a, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 30 April 2016.

Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 13 Jan 1920
page 212a, 716 Broadway, dwelling number 584, family number 619
Williamson John W. 42 head m m w mechanic, car works TN NC NC
Mahala 43 wife f m w TN TN TN
Lola 19 dau f s w pairer, hosiery mill TN TN TN
Nora 16 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
Willie 12 son m s w TN TN TN attended school
Lela 8 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
[S3007] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 8, Ward 23, Enumeration District 97-116, page 1407b, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 4 January 2022.

Enumeration District 97-116, Dist. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 12 Apr 1940
page 1407b, 432 Morris Ave., dwelling number 175
Bray W. W. 60 head m w w 7 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Williamson Mrs. J. W. 65 sis f w w 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Nora 36 niece f s w repairer, hosiery mill, 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $520 income
[S3320] Grave marker: John W. Williamson and Mahala Bray Williamson; Lenoir City Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee; photographed 26 March 2020 by Jerry Bryan.

John W. Williamson, Apr 2 1885 May 25 1927 - his wife - Mahala Bray, Sept. 10, 1871 - May 31, 1950.
[S3321] GPS for Williamson, John W and Mahala Bray grave: 35.800214, -84.253022, recorded 26 March 2020 by Jerry Bryan.

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<ele>246.490662</ele>
<time>2020-03-26T17:22:23Z</time>
<name>Williamson, John W and Mahala Bray</name>
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Family Explorer

Laura May Williamson

Female, born 29 May 1899, died 12 Jul 1899

Father*	John William Williamson (born 2 April 1877, died 26 May 1927)
Mother*	Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray (born 10 September 1871, died 31 May 1950)

Burial	No burial record, is note. It is very likely that she was buried in the Lenoir City City Cemetery on the same plot as many of her other family members, but there is no record of her burial.
Note	Narrative: The only record of her birth or death is the family bible. It is assumed that she was born and also died in the family home on Broadway in Lenoir City because her siblings were born there. Oral family history suggests that she died when she fell into the fire place in the home.
Name Sources	Laura May Williamson.¹
Birth	29 May 1899; Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹
Parents	John William Williamson and Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray.
Death	12 July 1899; Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age 0.¹

Citations

[S1686] John and Mahala Jane Williamson Family Bible in the possession of Ruth Peters Bryan. The Bible was passed from John and Mahala to their daughter Lola Williamson Peters, and thence to Lola's daughter Ruth Peters Bryan.

Father: John Williamson; born: Rone (sic) Co Tenn, April 2, 1876; married: Dec 25, 1898; died: May 26, 1927.
Mother: Mahala Jane; born: Anderson Co Tenn, Sept 10, 1871; died May 31 - 1950.

Children:
Laura May Williamson, Born May the 29 1899, Died July the 12 1899.
Lola Ethel Williamson, Born May the 29 1900.
Nora Lee Williamson, Lenoir City, Tenn., April 30 1904.
Willie Ragin Williamson, Lenoir City Tenn. April 19, 1907.
Lela Mae Williamson, Lenoir City Tenn. May 31, 1911.

Family Explorer

Nora Lee Williamson

Female, born 30 Apr 1904, died 22 Aug 1964

Father*	John William Williamson (born 2 April 1877, died 26 May 1927)
Mother*	Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray (born 10 September 1871, died 31 May 1950)

Note	Nora never married.
Name Sources	Nora Lee Williamson.^1,2,3
Birth	30 April 1904; Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.^1,2
Parents	John William Williamson and Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray.
1910 Census	1910, Loudon County, Tennessee. Household of her father John William Williamson Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, Loudon County, Tennessee, 10 May 1910 page 158a, Broadway, dwelling number 388, family number 407 Nora L. 6, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.⁴
1920 Census	1920, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee. Household of her father John William Williamson Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 13 Jan 1920 page 212a, 716 Broadway, dwelling number 584, family number 619 Nora 16, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, attended school.⁵
1930 Census	1930, Knox County, Tennessee. Household of her mother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray Williamson Enumeration District 47-56, Dist. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930 page 12a, 1132 Morris Ave., dwelling number 226, family number 228 Nora 24, daughter, female, single, white, pairer hosiery mill, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.¹
1940 Census	1940, Knox County, Tennessee. Household of her uncle William Webster (Billy) Bray Enumeration District 97-116, Dist. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 12 Apr 1940 page 1407b, 432 Morris Ave., dwelling number 175 Nora 36, niece, female, single, white, repairer, hosiery mill, 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $520 income.⁶
Death	22 August 1964; St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age 60.^7,8
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 23 Aug 1964, page C6. Williamson Mrs. Nora - age 60 2427 Parkview Avenue, passed away 9:10 a.m. Saturday, St. Mary's Hospital. She was a member of West View Methodist church. Survivors: sisters, Mrs. E. L. Peters, Corryton, Mrs. Allen Underwood, Knoxville; brother, W. R. Williamson, Knoxville. Funeral arrangements announced later. Friends will be received Sunday 7 to 9 p.m. The body is at Rose.
Obituary	Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 24 Aug 1964, page 12. Williamson Mrs. Nora - age 60 2427 Parkview Avenue, passed away 9:10 a.m. Saturday, St. Mary's Hospital. She was a member of West View Methodist church. Survivors: sisters, Mrs. E. L. Peters, Corryton, Mrs. Allen Underwood, Knoxville; brother, W. R. Williamson, Knoxville; Services 3:30 p.m. Monday, Rose Chapel, Rev. Ted Davis officiating. Interment Lenoir City Cemetery. Active pallbearers: Wayne and Don Williamson, Jim Clarkson, Paul Carver, Robert Bryan and Hollis Henshaw. The body remains at Rose Mortuary.
Burial	24 August 1964; Lenoir City Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.⁷

Citations

[S1607] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 47-56, page 183a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 13 November 2014.

Enumeration District 47-56, DIst. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930
page 183a, 1155 Morris Ave., dwelling number 220, family number 223
Peters Earnest L. 35 head m m@22 w foreman stove foundry rents $16/month TN TN TN
Lola E. 29 wife f m@16 w TN TN TN
Eva L. 12 dau f s w TN TN TN
Beatrice R. 7 dau f s w TN TN TN
Earnest R. 2 8/12 son m s w TN TN TN

Enumeration District 47-56, DIst. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930
page 183a, 1132 Morris Ave., dwelling number 226, family number 228
Williamson Mary 53 head f w w rents $14/month TN TN TN
Nora 24 dau f s w pairer hosiery mill TN TN TN
William R. 21 son m m@21 w clerk grocery store TN TN TN
Florine 21 dauL f m@21 w TN TN TN
[S1686] John and Mahala Jane Williamson Family Bible in the possession of Ruth Peters Bryan. The Bible was passed from John and Mahala to their daughter Lola Williamson Peters, and thence to Lola's daughter Ruth Peters Bryan.

Father: John Williamson; born: Rone (sic) Co Tenn, April 2, 1876; married: Dec 25, 1898; died: May 26, 1927.
Mother: Mahala Jane; born: Anderson Co Tenn, Sept 10, 1871; died May 31 - 1950.

Children:
Laura May Williamson, Born May the 29 1899, Died July the 12 1899.
Lola Ethel Williamson, Born May the 29 1900.
Nora Lee Williamson, Lenoir City, Tenn., April 30 1904.
Willie Ragin Williamson, Lenoir City Tenn. April 19, 1907.
Lela Mae Williamson, Lenoir City Tenn. May 31, 1911.
[S1949] Obituary: Williamson, Mrs. Mahala "J. W."; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 1 June 1950, page 28, viewed at www.newspapers.com on 14 February 2022.

Knoxville Journal, 1 Jun 1950, page 28.
Williamson, Mrs. Mahala (J. W.) age 76, passed away at her home, 129 West Atlantic Avenue, at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday. She was a member of West View Methodist Church. Survivors: daughters: Mrs. E. L. Peters, Corryton, Miss Nora Williamson, Mrs. James A. Underwood, both of Knoxville, sons, W. R. Williamson, Knoxville and C. L. Bray, Philadelphia, Tenn. brothers, W. W., Ed and George Bray, all of Knoxville, and Henry Bray of California. 1 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at West View Methodist Church, Rev. N. A. Nichols officiating. Interment in Lenoir City. The body will line in state at the church one hour before services. The body is at the home of a daughter, Mrs. James A. Underwood, 129 West Atlantic Avenue. Rose in charge.
[S2102] U.S. Federal Census: 1910, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, page 158a, ancestry.com (1910 U.S. Census) viewed on 29 April 2016.

Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, Loudon County, Tennessee, 10 May 1910
page 158a, Broadway, dwelling number 388, family number 407
Williamson J. W. 32 head m m1-12 w laborer, car factory TN TN TN
Mary J. 30 wife f m1-12 w TN TN TN ? children, 3 living
Lola E. 10 dau f s w TN TN TN
Nora L. 6 dau f s w TN TN TN
Willie R. 2 son m s w TN TN TN
[S2103] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, page 212a, sheet 27a, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 30 April 2016.

Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 13 Jan 1920
page 212a, 716 Broadway, dwelling number 584, family number 619
Williamson John W. 42 head m m w mechanic, car works TN NC NC
Mahala 43 wife f m w TN TN TN
Lola 19 dau f s w pairer, hosiery mill TN TN TN
Nora 16 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
Willie 12 son m s w TN TN TN attended school
Lela 8 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
[S3007] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 8, Ward 23, Enumeration District 97-116, page 1407b, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 4 January 2022.

Enumeration District 97-116, Dist. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 12 Apr 1940
page 1407b, 432 Morris Ave., dwelling number 175
Bray W. W. 60 head m w w 7 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Williamson Mrs. J. W. 65 sis f w w 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Nora 36 niece f s w repairer, hosiery mill, 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $520 income
[S2154] Obituary: Williamson, Nora; The Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 24 August 1964, page 12.

The Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 24 Aug 1964, page 12.
Williamson Mrs. Nora - age 60 2427 Parkview Avenue, passed away 9:10 a.m. Saturday, St. Mary's Hospital. She was a member of West View Methodist church. Survivors: sisters, Mrs. E. L. Peters, Corryton, Mrs. Allen Underwood, Knoxville; brother, W. R. Williamson, Knoxville; Services 3:30 p.m. Monday, Rose Chapel, Rev. Ted Davis officiating. Interment Lenoir City Cemetery. Active pallbearers: Wayne and Don Williamson, Jim Clarkson, Paul Carver, Robert Bryan and Hollis Henshaw. The body remains at Rose Mortuary.
[S2155] Obituary: Williamson, Nora; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 23 August 1964, page C6.

Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 23 Aug 1964, page C6.
Williamson Mrs. Nora - age 60 2427 Parkview Avenue, passed away 9:10 a.m. Saturday, St. Mary's Hospital. She was a member of West View Methodist church. Survivors: sisters, Mrs. E. L. Peters, Corryton, Mrs. Allen Underwood, Knoxville; brother, W. R. Williamson, Knoxville. Funeral arrangements announced later. Friends will be received Sunday 7 to 9 p.m. The body is at Rose.

Family Explorer

Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson

Male, born 19 Apr 1907, died 2 Nov 1976

Father*	John William Williamson (born 2 April 1877, died 26 May 1927)
Mother*	Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray (born 10 September 1871, died 31 May 1950)

Partner: Elma Florine (Florine) Monger (born 4 December 1908, died 19 June 1974)

Son*	William Raymond Williamson, Jr. (born 3 June 1930, died 3 June 1930)
Son*	Robert Don (Don) Williamson (born 17 December 1931, died 29 November 1980)

Name Sources	Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
Birth	19 April 1907; Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee. He didn't like his name, so he changed it to William Raymond. It appears as William Raymond on his death certificate. It appears as Willie Reagan in records of Bob Williamson. Family records give the birth date as 1907. The death certificate gives the birth date as 1908.^1,2,7,9
Parents	John William Williamson and Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray.¹¹
1910 Census	1910, Loudon County, Tennessee. Household of his father John William Williamson Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, Loudon County, Tennessee, 10 May 1910 page 158a, Broadway, dwelling number 388, family number 407 Willie R. 2, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.¹²
1920 Census	1920, Loudon County, Tennessee. Household of his father John William Williamson Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 13 Jan 1920 page 212a, 716 Broadway, dwelling number 584, family number 619 Willie 12, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, attended school.¹³
Marriage	27 July 1929; Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson age 22 and Elma Florine (Florine) Monger age 20; Danville, Virginia. When James Hand Monger died, his wife Bertie Hinds went to High Point to find work. Some of Bertie's sisters's family lived there. She took Florine and Hazel there right after they graduated from high school. Bill went to High Point to find Florine and get married. They drove to Danville, Virginia to get married. It is not known why Danville, but it was just straight up the road about maybe 50 miles or less. Then they went back to High Point and then back to Knoxville. When Don was close to being born, Florine went back to High Point so her mom could help.^14,1,15
Birth of Child	3 June 1930, William Raymond Williamson, Jr., Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age of father: 23.
1930 Census	1930, Knox County, Tennessee. Household of his mother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray Williamson, along with his wife ELma Florine (Florine) Monger Enumeration District 47-56, Dist. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930 page 12a, 1132 Morris Ave., dwelling number 226, family number 228 William R. 21, son, male, first married at 21, white, clerk grocery store, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.
Birth of Child	17 December 1931, Robert Don (Don) Williamson, High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, age of father: 24.⁴
1940 Census	1940, Knox County, Tennessee. Head of household Dist. 8, Enumeration District 97-113, Knox County, Tennessee, 25 Apr 1940. page 1406b, Sheet 10b, dwelling number 183, 1100 Morris Ave., owns property worth $900 Williamson W. R. 31, head, male, married, white, moulder, stove works, 3 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $180 income, worked 28 weeks Florine 31, wife, female, married, white, cleaning, porcelain mfg, 4 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $650 income, worked 52 weeks Bobby Don 8, son, male, single, white, 2 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place Monger Berta 58, mother-in-law, female, widowed, white, 8 years school, born VA, lived 1935 same place.¹⁶
Death	2 November 1976; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age 69.^11,7,17,8,9
Death Record	Knox County, Tennessee, 1976, death certificate 762908. 1. Name - William Raymond Williamson 2. Died - November 2, 1976 3. Race - White 4. Sex - Male 5a. Age - 68 6. Born - April 19, 1976 7a. County of Death - Knox 7b. City, Town, or Location of Death - Knoxville 7c. Inside City Limits - no 7d. Address of death - U-T Hospital 8. State of birth - Tennessee 9. Citizen of what country - USA 10. Status - Widowed 11. Surviving spouse (if wife, give maiden name) - none 12.a Social Security Number - 12.b Servoce in Armed Forces - no 13a. Usual occupation (give kind of work done during most of working life, even if retired) - Moulder 13b. Kind of business or industry - Foundry 14a. Residence state - Tennessee 14b. County - Knox 14c. City, town, or location - Knoxville 14d. Inside city limits (specify yes or no) - yes 14e. Street and number - 3100 Morris Avenue 15. Father - name - John Williamson 16. Mother - maiden name - Mahalia Bray 17. Informant - Don Williamson 2504 Croydon Road 21a. Physician certification - Dr. McGaha, signed 11/15/76 22b. Medical examiner certification - 23a. Certifier name (type or print) - Samuel McGaha, M.D. 23b. Mailing address - U.T. Hosp., Knoxville, Tenn. 37920 24a. Burial, cremation, removal (specify) - Burial 24b. Date (month, day, year) 11-5-1976 24c. Cemetery or crematory name - Lenoir City 24d Location, city or town, state - Lenoir City, Tennessee 25. Funeral home - name and address - Weaver Funeral Home, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921 26a. Registrar - signature - Mary Chambers 26b. Date received by local registrar - Nov 6 Notes about death certificate: 1) His birth name was Willie Ragin Williamson, but he did not like his name and changed it to William Raymond Williamson, 2) the informant was his son Robert Don (Don) Williamson.^11,6
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee]. 3 Nov 1976, page B5. Williamson, William Raymond - age 68, of 3100 Morris Ave., died at 1 p.m. Tuesday at UT Hospital. He attended Westview United Methodist Church. Survivors: son, Don Williamson; daughter, Mrs. Virginia Clarkson, both of Knoxville, 8 grandchildren, sister Mrs. Lela Underwood, Halls. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Lenoir City Cemetery, Rev. Roy Sexton, Rev. Jack Wilkerson officiating. The family will receive friend Thursday 7-9 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home.⁶
Burial	5 November 1976; Lenoir City Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.^11,4,6
Burial Inscription	William R. "Bill" Williamson, Apr. 19, 1907 - Nov. 2, 1976, same marker as Florine "Ene" Williamson.
Burial GPS	35.800236,-84.253016 (cemetery entrance).¹⁸

Citations

[S1607] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 47-56, page 183a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 13 November 2014.

Enumeration District 47-56, DIst. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930
page 183a, 1155 Morris Ave., dwelling number 220, family number 223
Peters Earnest L. 35 head m m@22 w foreman stove foundry rents $16/month TN TN TN
Lola E. 29 wife f m@16 w TN TN TN
Eva L. 12 dau f s w TN TN TN
Beatrice R. 7 dau f s w TN TN TN
Earnest R. 2 8/12 son m s w TN TN TN

Enumeration District 47-56, DIst. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930
page 183a, 1132 Morris Ave., dwelling number 226, family number 228
Williamson Mary 53 head f w w rents $14/month TN TN TN
Nora 24 dau f s w pairer hosiery mill TN TN TN
William R. 21 son m m@21 w clerk grocery store TN TN TN
Florine 21 dauL f m@21 w TN TN TN
[S1686] John and Mahala Jane Williamson Family Bible in the possession of Ruth Peters Bryan. The Bible was passed from John and Mahala to their daughter Lola Williamson Peters, and thence to Lola's daughter Ruth Peters Bryan.

Father: John Williamson; born: Rone (sic) Co Tenn, April 2, 1876; married: Dec 25, 1898; died: May 26, 1927.
Mother: Mahala Jane; born: Anderson Co Tenn, Sept 10, 1871; died May 31 - 1950.

Children:
Laura May Williamson, Born May the 29 1899, Died July the 12 1899.
Lola Ethel Williamson, Born May the 29 1900.
Nora Lee Williamson, Lenoir City, Tenn., April 30 1904.
Willie Ragin Williamson, Lenoir City Tenn. April 19, 1907.
Lela Mae Williamson, Lenoir City Tenn. May 31, 1911.
[S1393] Obituary: Peters, Mrs. Lola Ethel Williamson; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 8 January 1966, page 8.

Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 8 Jan 1966, page 8.
Mrs. Lola Ethel Williamson Peters - age 65, died 7 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Hospital. Residence Tazewell Pike, Corryton. She was a member of Corinth Methodist Church Friendship Sunday School Class and WSCS. Survivors: husband, Ernest L. Peters, Sr., Corryton; daughters, Mrs. Ruth Bryan, Mrs. Irene Tarver, Fountain City, Mrs. Lorieta Tadlock, Knoxville, Mrs. Lucille Wright, Centerville, Ohio; sons, Ernest L. Peters Jr., Howard Peters, both of Corryton; sister, Mrs. Lela Underwood, brothers W R Williamson, Knoxville, Charles Bray, California; 11 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday from Stevens Chapel, Rev. Robert Copeland, Rev. John Jarvis officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers Dexter Letsinger, Clyde Letsinger, Edward Cole, Jimmy Underwood, Don Williamson, Charles Truan. Family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Saturday at Stevens Mortuary.
[S2782] Obituary: Williamson, Mrs. Florine Monger; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 20 June 1974, page B5, viewed at www.newsbank.com on 17 January 2020.

Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 20 Jun 1974, page B5.
Williamson, Mrs. Florine Monger - age 65, 3100 Morris Avenue died Wednesday University of Tennessee Hospital after short illness. Member of West View United Methodist Church. Survivors: husband, W. R. Williamson; son, Don; daughter, Mrs. Virginia Clarkson; eight grandchildren. Funeral service 1.p.m. Friday West View United Methodist Church, Rev. Hubert Reneau, Rev. Rex Sexton officiating. Body will lie in state one hour before service. Family will receive friends Thursday 7-9 p.m. Interment Lenoir City Cemetery. Weaver's Funeral Home in charge.
[S1949] Obituary: Williamson, Mrs. Mahala "J. W."; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 1 June 1950, page 28, viewed at www.newspapers.com on 14 February 2022.

Knoxville Journal, 1 Jun 1950, page 28.
Williamson, Mrs. Mahala (J. W.) age 76, passed away at her home, 129 West Atlantic Avenue, at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday. She was a member of West View Methodist Church. Survivors: daughters: Mrs. E. L. Peters, Corryton, Miss Nora Williamson, Mrs. James A. Underwood, both of Knoxville, sons, W. R. Williamson, Knoxville and C. L. Bray, Philadelphia, Tenn. brothers, W. W., Ed and George Bray, all of Knoxville, and Henry Bray of California. 1 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at West View Methodist Church, Rev. N. A. Nichols officiating. Interment in Lenoir City. The body will line in state at the church one hour before services. The body is at the home of a daughter, Mrs. James A. Underwood, 129 West Atlantic Avenue. Rose in charge.
[S2934] Obituary: Williamson, William Raymond; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 3 November 1976, page B5, viewed at www.newspapers.com on 25 November 2021.

Knoxville News-Sentinel, 3 Nov 1976, page B5.
Williamson, William Raymond - age 68, of 3100 Morris Ave., died at 1 p.m. Tuesday at UT Hospital. He attended Westview United Methodist Church. Survivors: son, Don Williamson; daughter, Mrs. Virginia Clarkson, both of Knoxville, 8 grandchildren, sister Mrs. Lela Underwood, Halls. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Lenoir City Cemetery, Rev. Roy Sexton, Rev. Jack Wilkerson officiating. The family will receive friend Thursday 7-9 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home.
[S68] Obituary, Williamson, William Raymond
[S161] Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com), William Williamson
[S831] Tombstone, William R. "Bill" Williamson
[S95] Virginia June Clarkson
[S2781] Death Certificate: Williamson, William Raymond; Certificate 762968; Knox County, Tennessee, 1976.

Knox County, Tennessee, 1976, death certificate 762908.
1. Name - William Raymond Williamson
2. Died - November 2, 1976
3. Race - White
4. Sex - Male
5a. Age - 68
6. Born - April 19, 1976
7a. County of Death - Knox
7b. City, Town, or Location of Death - Knoxville
7c. Inside City Limits - no
7d. Address of death - U-T Hospital
8. State of birth - Tennessee
9. Citizen of what country - USA
10. Status - Widowed
11. Surviving spouse (if wife, give maiden name) - none
12.a Social Security Number -
12.b Servoce in Armed Forces - no
13a. Usual occupation (give kind of work done during most of working life, even if retired) - Moulder
13b. Kind of business or industry - Foundry
14a. Residence state - Tennessee
14b. County - Knox
14c. City, town, or location - Knoxville
14d. Inside city limits (specify yes or no) - yes
14e. Street and number - 3100 Morris Avenue
15. Father - name - John Williamson
16. Mother - maiden name - Mahalia Bray
17. Informant - Don Williamson 2504 Croydon Road
21a. Physician certification - Dr. McGaha, signed 11/15/76
22b. Medical examiner certification -
23a. Certifier name (type or print) - Samuel McGaha, M.D.
23b. Mailing address - U.T. Hosp., Knoxville, Tenn. 37920
24a. Burial, cremation, removal (specify) - Burial
24b. Date (month, day, year) 11-5-1976
24c. Cemetery or crematory name - Lenoir City
24d Location, city or town, state - Lenoir City, Tennessee
25. Funeral home - name and address - Weaver Funeral Home, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921
26a. Registrar - signature - Mary Chambers
26b. Date received by local registrar - Nov 6
Notes about death certificate: 1) His birth name was Willie Ragin Williamson, but he did not like his name and changed it to William Raymond Williamson, 2) the informant was his son Robert Don (Don) Williamson.
[S2102] U.S. Federal Census: 1910, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, page 158a, ancestry.com (1910 U.S. Census) viewed on 29 April 2016.

Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, Loudon County, Tennessee, 10 May 1910
page 158a, Broadway, dwelling number 388, family number 407
Williamson J. W. 32 head m m1-12 w laborer, car factory TN TN TN
Mary J. 30 wife f m1-12 w TN TN TN ? children, 3 living
Lola E. 10 dau f s w TN TN TN
Nora L. 6 dau f s w TN TN TN
Willie R. 2 son m s w TN TN TN
[S2103] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, page 212a, sheet 27a, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 30 April 2016.

Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 13 Jan 1920
page 212a, 716 Broadway, dwelling number 584, family number 619
Williamson John W. 42 head m m w mechanic, car works TN NC NC
Mahala 43 wife f m w TN TN TN
Lola 19 dau f s w pairer, hosiery mill TN TN TN
Nora 16 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
Willie 12 son m s w TN TN TN attended school
Lela 8 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
[S2783] Grave marker: Bill and Florine Williamson; Lenoir City Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee; photographed 9 March 2012 by Jerry Bryan.

Florine "Ene" Williamson, Born Dec. 4, 1908 - Died June 19, 1974; William R. "Bill" Williamson, Apr. 19, 1907 - Nov. 2, 1976.
[S2785] Clarkson, Virginia June: email, 30 June 2000.

Virginia June Clarkson, email 30 Jun 2000.
When James Hand Monger died, his wife Bertie Hinds went to High Point to find work. Some of Bertie's sisters's family lived there. She took Florine and Hazel there right after they graduated from high school. Bill went to High Point to find Florine and get married. They drove to Danville, Virginia to get married. It is not known why Danville, but it was just straight up the road about maybe 50 miles or less. Then they went back to High Point and then back to Knoxville. When Don was close to being born, Florine went back to High Point so her mom could help.
[S2784] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Knox County, Tennessee, Knoxville, Dist. 8, Enumeration District 97-113, page 1406b and 1407a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 January 2020.

Dist. 8, Enumeration District 97-113, Knox County, Tennessee, 25 Apr 1940
page 1406b, Sheet 10b, dwelling number 183, 1100 Morris Ave., owns property worth $900
Williamson W. R. 31 head m m w moulder, stove works, 3 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $180 income, worked 28 weeks
Florine 31 wife f m w cleaning, porcelain mfg, 4 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $650 income, worked 52 weeks
Bobby Don 8 son m s w 2 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Monger Berta 58 mother-in-law f w w 8 years school, born VA, lived 1935 same place
[S161] Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com)
[S2852] GPS for Williamson, William R. "Bill" and Florine "Ene" Williamson: 36.033327, -83.914064, recorded 26 March 2020 by Jerry Bryan.

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<ele>248.535278</ele>
<time>2020-03-26T17:14:54Z</time>
<name>Williamson Bill</name>
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Lela Mae Williamson

Female, born 31 May 1911, died 12 Mar 2003

Father*	John William Williamson (born 2 April 1877, died 26 May 1927)
Mother*	Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray (born 10 September 1871, died 31 May 1950)

Partner: James Allen (Allen) Underwood (born 9 April 1907, died 30 April 1973)

Son*	James Roy (Jimmy) Underwood (born 10 November 1934, died 16 May 2008)

Name Sources	Lela Mae Williamson.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
Birth	31 May 1911; Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.^2,8
Parents	John William Williamson and Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray.
1920 Census	1920, Loudon County, Tennessee. Household of his father John William Williamson Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 13 Jan 1920 page 212a, 716 Broadway, dwelling number 584, family number 619 Lela 8, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, attended school.⁹
Marriage	14 December 1929; Lela Mae Williamson age 18 and James Allen (Allen) Underwood age 22; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Knox County Marriage Index Information: Allen Underwood and Lela Williamson, Dec 14, 1929, License #1515, Book 18, page 221.^1,3,5
1930 Census	1930, Knox County, Tennessee. Lela 18, niece f first married at 18 w knitter, hosiery mill, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, household of Allen Underwood's aunt Mary Snider nee Mary Hickman. She later married Allen Underwood.
Birth of Child	10 November 1934, James Roy (Jimmy) Underwood, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age of mother: 23.
1940 Census	1940.
Death	12 March 2003; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age 91.^6,8
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information. Name: Lela M. Underwood Last Residence: 37917 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Born: 30 May 1911 Died: 12 Mar 2003 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951).
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee]. 13 Mar 2003. Underwood, Lela Mae - age 91, of Knoxville, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at Shannondale Nursing Home. She was a member of Lynnwood United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by husband, James Allen Underwood; sisters, Lola Peters and Nora Williamson, and brother, W. R. Williamson. Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Jean (Earl) Hicks; son and daughter-in-law, James (Becky) Underwood; five grandchildren: Steve Tinnel, Richard Hicks, Robert Hicks, Andrew Underwood, and Jennifer Underwood; great-grandchildren, Stephanie, Abby, Drew, Alec and Jake, and several nieces and nephews. Family and friends will meet at Sherwood Memorial Gardens 10:45a.m. Friday for Graveside Services at 11:00 am. with Rev. David Gass officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family request, memorials be made to Lynnwood United Methodist Church, 109 Cedar Ave., Knoxville, TN. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Thursday at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Burial	14 March 2003; Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee.

Citations

[S2025] Burl Underwood; The Underwoods and Related Families: From Roaring Gap (NC) To Dumplin Valley (TN) and Onward; Knoxville, Tennessee; self published, 1986; page 287.

2H GEORGE UNDERWOOD

5B. Martha Underwood, b. ;d. m. S. Albert Underwood, son of
Johnn Underwood. See (2G, 3A, 4F, 5H) for children.

5C. James Harvey Underwood, b. ; d. m. Catherine Hickman
6A. Pearlie Underwood, b. Oct. 28, 1893; d. Dec. 12, 1968 m.
Samuel Cornelius White

6B. Ivey Underwood, b. 1895 ; d. m. Lee Robertson
7A. Rosa Belle Underwood, b. m. Columbus Knight
7B. Lela May Underwood m. Jack Fox

6C. Addie Underwood, b. 1901; d. Oct 4, 1969 m. Franklin
Warren Lowe
7A. Gladys Lowe, b. m. Ralph Keith
7B. Catherine Lowe, b. m. Parton
7C. Trula Lowe, b. m. Kenneth Connaster
7D. Irene Lowe, b. m. Gibson
7E. Carl F. Lowe, b. m. Patsy Tallent
7F. James Phillip Lowe m. Betty Bunch

6D. James Allen Underwood, b. ; d. m. Lela Williamson
7A. Barbara Jean Underwood, m. 1st James H. Finnel div
m. 2nd. Hollis E. Henshaw

7B. James Roy Underwood, b. m. Rebecca Early Weisgarber

6E. Susan "Susie" Underwood, b. ; d. Jun 1975 m. Thos Herman
Lowe res. Crossville, Tn.
7A. Thomas H. Lowe, Jr. m. Carrie Lou Weber
7B. Jesse Vernon Lowe m. Rose Mary Hughes

6F. Amanda "Mandy" Underwood, b. d. m. 1st. Jesse Gann
7A. Vola Gann, b. m. Jas. Eldridge
7B. Roy Gann
m. 2nd. Wm. "Bill" Huffaker, son of Jas. Huffaker (2G, 3D, 4A, 5E,
6A)
[S1686] John and Mahala Jane Williamson Family Bible in the possession of Ruth Peters Bryan. The Bible was passed from John and Mahala to their daughter Lola Williamson Peters, and thence to Lola's daughter Ruth Peters Bryan.

Father: John Williamson; born: Rone (sic) Co Tenn, April 2, 1876; married: Dec 25, 1898; died: May 26, 1927.
Mother: Mahala Jane; born: Anderson Co Tenn, Sept 10, 1871; died May 31 - 1950.

Children:
Laura May Williamson, Born May the 29 1899, Died July the 12 1899.
Lola Ethel Williamson, Born May the 29 1900.
Nora Lee Williamson, Lenoir City, Tenn., April 30 1904.
Willie Ragin Williamson, Lenoir City Tenn. April 19, 1907.
Lela Mae Williamson, Lenoir City Tenn. May 31, 1911.
[S1393] Obituary: Peters, Mrs. Lola Ethel Williamson; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 8 January 1966, page 8.

Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 8 Jan 1966, page 8.
Mrs. Lola Ethel Williamson Peters - age 65, died 7 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Hospital. Residence Tazewell Pike, Corryton. She was a member of Corinth Methodist Church Friendship Sunday School Class and WSCS. Survivors: husband, Ernest L. Peters, Sr., Corryton; daughters, Mrs. Ruth Bryan, Mrs. Irene Tarver, Fountain City, Mrs. Lorieta Tadlock, Knoxville, Mrs. Lucille Wright, Centerville, Ohio; sons, Ernest L. Peters Jr., Howard Peters, both of Corryton; sister, Mrs. Lela Underwood, brothers W R Williamson, Knoxville, Charles Bray, California; 11 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday from Stevens Chapel, Rev. Robert Copeland, Rev. John Jarvis officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers Dexter Letsinger, Clyde Letsinger, Edward Cole, Jimmy Underwood, Don Williamson, Charles Truan. Family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Saturday at Stevens Mortuary.
[S1949] Obituary: Williamson, Mrs. Mahala "J. W."; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 1 June 1950, page 28, viewed at www.newspapers.com on 14 February 2022.

Knoxville Journal, 1 Jun 1950, page 28.
Williamson, Mrs. Mahala (J. W.) age 76, passed away at her home, 129 West Atlantic Avenue, at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday. She was a member of West View Methodist Church. Survivors: daughters: Mrs. E. L. Peters, Corryton, Miss Nora Williamson, Mrs. James A. Underwood, both of Knoxville, sons, W. R. Williamson, Knoxville and C. L. Bray, Philadelphia, Tenn. brothers, W. W., Ed and George Bray, all of Knoxville, and Henry Bray of California. 1 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at West View Methodist Church, Rev. N. A. Nichols officiating. Interment in Lenoir City. The body will line in state at the church one hour before services. The body is at the home of a daughter, Mrs. James A. Underwood, 129 West Atlantic Avenue. Rose in charge.
[S1157] Knox County Marriage Index, Knox County Library Web Site, Allen Underwood and Lela Williamson
[S68] Obituary, Lela Mae Underwood
[S68] Obituary, Williamson, William Raymond
[S161] Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com), Lela M. Underwood
[S2103] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, page 212a, sheet 27a, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 30 April 2016.

Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 13 Jan 1920
page 212a, 716 Broadway, dwelling number 584, family number 619
Williamson John W. 42 head m m w mechanic, car works TN NC NC
Mahala 43 wife f m w TN TN TN
Lola 19 dau f s w pairer, hosiery mill TN TN TN
Nora 16 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
Willie 12 son m s w TN TN TN attended school
Lela 8 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school

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William George Washington (Will) Green

Male, born abt 1868, died 10 Aug 1944

Partner: Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray (born 10 September 1871, died 31 May 1950)

Son*	Charles Lee (Charlie) Bray+ (born 9 February 1891, died 20 November 1974)

Partner: Laura Cenie (Cenie) Hipps (born October 1881, died 22 August 1953)

Son*	Avery Ralston Green (born 19 April 1914, died 8 July 1964)
Son*	Rufus Grant Green (born 5 June 1916, died 11 September 1998)
Daughter*	Agnes Green (born 6 June 1918, died 28 September 1983)
Son*	Thomas Woodrow (Woodrow or Woody) Green (born 11 January 1921, died 1 October 1976)
Daughter*	Wilma Ann Green (born 27 June 1922, died 2 April 2006)
Son*	Harvey Lee Green (born 19 February 1923, died 10 August 1923)

Name Sources	William George Washington (Will) Green.^1,2,3,4
Birth	About 1868; Jackson County, North Carolina.⁵
Parents	Isaac P. Green and Martha (Mattie) McMahan.^5,6
Marriage	7 April 1889; William George Washington (Will) Green age ~21 and Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray age 17; Loudon County, Tennessee.⁴
Marriage Record	Page 210, license no. 25, Loudon County, Tenn. April 6, 1889. On this day issued to W. G. W. Green to marry Mary M. J. Bray, A. S. Henderson, Clerk. State of Tennessee, Loudon County. I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the within named parties, on 7 Apr 1889, J. P. Matlock, J.P.⁴
Birth of Child	9 February 1891, Charles Lee (Charlie) Bray, Knox County, Tennessee, age of father: ~23.
Divorce	9 January 1896; Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray; Loudon County, Tennessee; Mary Mahala Green vs. William Green, desertion, sole custody of minor son Charles Lee to Mary Mahala Green. Circuit Court, Vol. 5, Dec 1894 - Jun 1900.¹
1900 Census	1900, Davidson County, Tennessee. Penitentiary inmate Enumeration District 145, Tennessee State Penitentiary, Dist. 13, Davidson County, Tennessee, 28 Jul 1900 page 168a, line 40 Green William 31, head, male, married, white, farmer, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC.⁷
Marriage	1 August 1913; William George Washington (Will) Green age ~45 and Laura Cenie (Cenie) Hipps age 31; Haywood County, North Carolina.^8,9
Marriage Record	State of North Carolina, Haywood County. Office of Register of Deeds, July 31st, 1913. To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Pace of Said County: I, W.S. Kirkpatrick having appled to me for a License for the marriage of Will Green of Tennessee aged 45 years, color w, son of Isaac Green and Mattie Green, the father now living, the moter, living, resident of Tennessee and Cenie Hips of Madison County., aged 30 years, color w, daughter of Mont Hipps and Adaline Hipps, the father living, the mother living, resident of Madison Co. And the written consent of _______________________, the ____________ of the said ____________________, the proposed marriage having been filed with me: And there being no legal imbediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage within the said county. You are required, within two months after you have celebrated such marriage, to return this license to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the Certificate under this license, and with the blanks therin filled according the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for samme. NO. 130 (signed) Geo. C. Hay, Register of Deeds. W. S. Kirkpatrick being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for License are of lawfull age and, so far has he is infomed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage Witness: (signed) C. S. Adams (signed) W. S. Kirkpatrick State of North Carolina, Haywood County I, W. S. Green, Justice of the Peace united in matrimony Will Green and Cenie H. Hipps the parties licensed above on the 1 day of August 1913 at J. M. Kirpatrick In Fines Creek Township (signed) W. S. Green J.P. Witnesses Present At Marriage M. M.Kirkpatick.⁸
Birth of Child	19 April 1914, Avery Ralston Green, Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, age of father: ~46.¹⁰
Birth of Child	5 June 1916, Rufus Grant Green, Haywood County, North Carolina, age of father: ~48.
Birth of Child	6 June 1918, Agnes Green, Trust, Madison County, North Carolina, age of father: ~50.
1920 Census	1920, Haywood County, North Carolina. Head of household Enumeration District 64, Beaver Dam Twp Northwest, Haywood County, North Carolina, 20 Jan 1920 page 15b, Dwelling 288, family 295, Thickity Road, rents Green George W. 53, head, male, married, white, press operator, paper room, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC Cenie 36, wife, female, married, white, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC Avry 5, son, male, single, white, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC Rufus, 4, son, male, single, white, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC Agnes, 1 0/12, daughter, female, single, white, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC Blankenship Swan 24, nephew, male, single, white, laborer, papermill, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC.³
Birth of Child	11 January 1921, Thomas Woodrow (Woodrow or Woody) Green, Haywood County, North Carolina, age of father: ~53.
Birth of Child	27 June 1922, Wilma Ann Green, Tennessee, age of father: ~54.
Birth of Child	19 February 1923, Harvey Lee Green, North Carolina, age of father: ~55.
1930 Census	1930, Loudon County, Tennessee. Head of household Enumeration District 53-5, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 23 Apr 1930 pages 182b & 183a, 200 East Bond Street, dwelling number 442, family number 459 Green William G. 62, head, male, first married at 45, white, barber, born NC, father born NC, mother born TN Cenia 48, wife, female, first married at 30, white, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC Avery A. 15, son, male, single, white, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC Rufus 13, son, male, single, white, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC Agnes 11, daughter, female, single, white, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC Woodrow 9, son, male, single, white, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC Wilmere 6, daughter, female, single, white, born NC, father born NC, mother born NC.¹¹
1940 Census	1940, Knox County, Tennessee. Head of household Enumeration District 97-116, Dist. 8, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 9 Apr 1940 page 1402b, 1014 Browning, dwelling number 105 Green G. W. 72, head, male, married, white, 5 years school, born NC, lived 1935 same place Cenie 56, wife, female, married, white, 5 years school, born NC, lived 1935 same place Avery 25, son, male, single, white, door fixer, stk. mfg., 1 year high school, born NC, lived 1935 same place, $71 income Rufus 23, son, male, single, white, 3 years high school, born NC, lived 1935 same place Agnes 22, daughter, female, single, white, knite, hosiery mfg., 7 years school, born NC, lived 1935 same place, $728 income Wilma 15, daughter, female, single, white, 7 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place Wright Mary 29, daughter, female, widowed, white, knite, hosery, mgf, 7 years school, born NC, lived 1935 same place, $750 income Cathlene 12, Gdaughter, female, single, white, 6 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place Donald 9, grandson, male, single, white, 3 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place Putnam 7, grandson, male, single, white, 2 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place Dora Mae 4, Gdaughter, female, single, white, born TN.¹²
Death	10 August 1944; Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee, age ~76.⁹
Death Record	None. There is no Tennessee death certificate. Information about his death is from his tombstone and from his obituary. His obituary reports that he died in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Under those circumstances there should have been a death certificate, but the death certificate is missing.
Obituary	The Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee] 12 Aug 1944, page 10. Green - Services for William, 78, who died at Oak Ridge at 8:15 p. m. Thursday, will be held at Bierley’s Chapel in Lenoir City at 2 p. m. today. Burial will be in the city cemetery. Survivors: widow, Phenie Hipps; three sons, Avery and Woody, in the Air Forces; Rufus, in the Marines; two daughters, Mrs. Agnes Madison and Mrs. Wilma Sliger, Oak Ridge; four brothers, Mose, Knoxville; Henry, Avery and Lee, Lenoir City; three sisters, Mrs. Oddie Kagley and Mrs. Rosa Milton, Lenoir City; and Mrs. Geneva Woods, Alabama. The Rev. J. D. Babb will be officiating pastor. The body will lie in state at Bierley’s until the funeral service.⁹
Burial	12 August 1944; Lenoir City Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.⁹
Burial Inscription	Will Greene, 1867-1944, common family plot headstone with the inscription Greene. The family grave marker and the grave markers for the respective family members are the only records which spell the family surname as Greene. All other records spell the family surnname as Green.¹³
Burial GPS	35.798447,-84.253176.¹⁴

Citations

[S3283] Divorce Record: Green, Mahala Jane and William Green; 9 January 1896, Loudon County, Tennessee, Civil and Criminal Court Minutes, Vol. 5, pages 66, 154-156.

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Loudon County Circuit Court Clerk's Office, Civil and Criminal, Vol. 5, page 66
Minutes, May Term, 9 Day of May, 1895
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Mary Mahala Green | 662
vs. | In this case it duly
William Green | appearing to the court that
the process issued requiring Defendant to appear
and answer the petition of the Plaintiff on the
4l Monday in December 1894, has been duly
returend by the Sheriff of Loudon County Court
Tennessee, said sheriff showing in his return
that the defendant was not to be found in in said
Loudon County. It is further appearing to the Court
that Plaintiff has complied with requirements of
The law, entitling her to process to compel the
defendant to appear and answer her bill. It is
therefore in motion of Plaintiff, ordered that an
alias summons issue, returnable to the first day
of the next term of this court, so compel the
defendant to appear and answer plantiffs petition.
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Loudon County Circuit Court Clerk's Office, Civil and Criminal, Vol. 5, page 154
Minutes, January Term, 9 Day of January, 1896
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Mary Mahala Green |
vs. | Divorce No 662
William Green | This cause comes on to be
heard before the circuit court of Loudon County
Tennessee on this 9th day of Jany 1896
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Loudon County Circuit Court Clerk's Office, Civil and Criminal, Vol. 5, page 155
Minutes, January Term, 9 Day of January, 1896
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His Hon. Judge S. A. Rodgers presiding, and the proof
taken before J.W. Cutler attorney at law, by special
appointment of the presiding Judge, and this cause
coming to be heard, disclosed the fact that service
had not been had on the defendant William
Green, but the return of the Sheriff being as follows,
to wit: came to hand May 27th 1895 not to be found
in my county, this Sept 22 - 1895 J. E. Pickel
sheriff, and said return conforming to the
Statute proved in such cases. But it appearing
that the subpeona for Deft was in the hands of the
sheriff of Loudon County for wo?? than those writs
with the aforesaid return thereon, and it appearing
to the Court that the Defendant William Green
is duly and regularly in court, and has failed
to answer or make any defense to Complaintants
petition. It is therefore ordered and adjudged by
the court that Judgment pro-confesso be and
the same is hereby taken and entered against
him and the cause set for hearing ex parte.
and this cause come in to be finally heard
upon the original bill, Judgment Pro-confesso
heretofore taken, and entered, and the oral
testimony of the witness introduced, and
the Court being of the option that the peti-
tion of the complainant is sustainted, as
to disertion. That the Defendant wilfully and
maliciouslly abandoned the complainant, more
than two whole years before the next
preceeding the filing of this petition in this
cause. The court is pleased to order, adjudge,
and decree. 1st That William Green has
willfully and maliciously diserted, and
abandoned his wife for more than two
whole years next before the filing of her
bill, and has utterly failed to provide for
her support or that of her minor child.
2nd That said Mary Mahala Green
be granted absolute divorce from the Deft
William Green, and that she be restored
to all the rights and privilages of a single
woman, 3rd that sole custody dominion
and control of her minor son Charles
Lee be and the cause is awarded to the
said Mary Mahala Green.
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Loudon County Circuit Court Clerk's Office, Civil and Criminal, Vol. 5, page 156
Minutes, January Term, 9 Day of January, 1896
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It being the opinion of the court that
the Defendant William Green is not a proper
person to have such control under the proof
in this cause, and that the defendant pay all
the cost of this cause for which execution may issue.
[S3313] City Directory: Knoxville, Tennessee, 1940, page 1069.

Knoxville City Directory, 1940, page 1069
Green Robt H (Alice H) whsemn A & P Tea Co r 419 McCormick
Green Robt L (Alice W) mldr r Berry
Green Robt R (Hattie G) watchmn Foreign & D V Inc r 108 W Vermont av
Green Robt T (Ada G) (Wayside Inn) r 4406 Kingston pk, Bearden
Green Roy cutter Applchn Mills
Green Roy (c) butcher Lay Pkg Co
Green Ruth A Miss waitress Mack's Sandwich Shop r 419 McCormick
Green Ruth C (c) beauty shop 706 E Vine av (2d fl) r same
Green R Elmer r 1007 Ft Sanders
Green Sallie D wid Arcemus N r Tool Bend pk, Concord, Tenn, R D 1
Green Sallie H Mrs inspr Applchn Mills r Plummer av, R D 3
Green Saml P slsmn Deaver Dry Gds Co r Concord, Tenn
Green Saml P Jr slsmn Deaver Dry Gds Co r Concord, Tenn
Green Sarah M wid Jos B r 346 Cottage Pl
Green Sarah O Mrs emp WPA r 1712 McCalla av
Green Sarah P wid J M r 1415 Marion
Green School (c) O T Hogue prin, 901-7 Payne av
Green Service Station (J H Green) 2742 McCalla av
Green Shady W (Pearl W) (Green's Cafe) r 1300 E 5th av
Green Silas (c) porter Holston Shoe Rebuilders r 2228 Doll av
Green Stella M Mrs bill clk Knoxv Elec Pr & Water Bd r 910 Sevier av
Green Troy N r Ball Camp pk, Ri D 7
Green Walter C (Pauline M) const foremn TVA r Buffat Mill rd, R D 6
Green Walter C Jr student r Buffat Mill rd, R D 6
Green Walter W (c) clk College Grocery r 1812 Brandau
Green Webb, Bass, & McCampbell (Jno W Green, D Clary Webb, Leslie Bass, Herbert H McCampbell Jr),
W W Kreis Associate, Lawyers 800-805 Burwell Bldg, Tel 3-3119
Green Wm (Maggie C) punch opr S-D Iron Wks Inc r 28 Sutherland av
Green Wm (c) (Matilda B) cook Farragut Hotel r 205 McConnell
Green Wm A student r Buffat Mill rd, R D 6
Green Wm B hlpr Broyles Auto Serv r Neubert, Tenn, R D 1
Green Wm G W (Cenie H) r 1014 Browning av
Green Wm J (c) (Sarah M) r 1620 Vernon av
Green Wm W (Mae S) tr driver r Agnes av, Bearden
Green Winifred B r 909 Brown av
Green Zenobia C (c) asst Dr S A Curren r 916 E Main av
Green's Cafe (C M and S W Green) 1300 E 5th av
[S3284] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Haywood County, North Carolina, Beaver Dam Twp, Enumeration District 64, page 15b, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 15 July 2024.

Enumeration District 64, Beaver Dam Twp Northwest, Haywood County, North Carolina, 20 Jan 1920
page 15b, Dwelling 288, family 295, Thickity Road, rents
Green George W. 53 head m m w press operator, paper room NC NC NC
Cenie 36 wife f m w NC NC NC
Avry 5 son m s w NC NC NC
Rufus 4 son m s w NC NC NC
Agnes 1 0/12 dau f s w NC NC NC
Blankenship Swan 24 nephew m s w laborer, papermill NC NC NC
[S1597] Marriage Record: Loudon County, Tennessee, 1889; bound marriage application book, page 210, license 25; Mary M. J. Bray and W. G. W. Green, ancestry.com (Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002), viewed 8 November 2014.

County Marriage Record, page 210, license no. 25, Loudon, Tenn. April 6, 1889, On this day issued to W. G. W. Green to marry Mary M. J. Bray, A. S. Henderson, Clerk. State of Tennessee, Loudon County. I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the within named parties, on 7 Apr 1889, J. P. Matlock, J.P.
[S3269] U.S. Federal Census: 1870, Jackson County, North Carolina, Savanah, page 261a, ancestry.com (1870 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 June 2024.

Savanah, Jackson County, North Carolina, 2 Sep 1870, Webster PO
page 261a, dwelling number 29, family number 29
Green I. P. 21 m w farmer NC cannot W
Martha 20 f w TN
W. G. W. 1 m w NC
[S3281] U.S. Federal Census: 1880, Roane County, Tennessee, Dist. 3, Enumeration District 222, page 306b, ancestry.com (1880 U.S. Census) viewed on 5 July 2024.

Enumeration District 222, Dist. 3, Roane County, Tennessee, 11 Jun 1880
pages 306b & 306c, dwelling number 122, family number 122
Green Isaac 32 head m m w farming NC NC NC
Martha 31 wife f m w keeping house TN TN TN
William 12 son m s w TN NC TN cannot R/W
James L. 8 son m s w TN NC TN
Jennie C. 5 dau f s w TN NC NC
Rosa 3 dau f s w TN NC NC
Mary 8/12 dau f s w TN NC NC born in Sep
[S3314] U.S. Federal Census: 1900, Davidson County, Tennessee, Dist. 13, Enumeration District 145, page 168a, viewed at ancestry.com (1900 U.S. Census) viewed on 10 August 2024.

Enumeration District 145, Tennessee State Penitentiary, Dist. 13, Davidson County, Tennessee, 28 Jul 1900
page 168a, line 40
Green William 31 head m m w farmer NC NC NC
[S3285] Marriage Record: Haywood County, North Carolina, 1913; Green, Will and Cenie Hipps, ancestry.com, viewed 15 July 2024.

State of North Carolina, Haywood County. Office of Register of Deeds, July 31st, 1913.
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Pace of Said County:
I, W.S. Kirkpatrick having appled to me for a License for the marriage
of Will Green of Tennessee aged 45 years,
color w, son of Isaac Green and Mattie Green,
the father now living, the moter, living, resident of Tennessee
and Cenie Hips of Madison County., aged 30 years,
color w, daughter of Mont Hipps and Adaline Hipps,
the father living, the mother living, resident of Madison Co.
And the written consent of _______________________, the ____________
of the said ____________________, the proposed marriage having been filed with me:
And there being no legal imbediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time
within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you have celebrated such marriage, to return this license to me,
at my office, with your signature subscribed to the Certificate under this license, and with the blanks therin filled
according the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for samme.
NO. 130 (signed) Geo. C. Hay, Register of Deeds.
W. S. Kirkpatrick being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying
for License are of lawfull age and, so far has he is infomed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage
Witness: (signed) C. S. Adams (signed) W. S. Kirkpatrick
State of North Carolina, Haywood County
I, W. S. Green, Justice of the Peace
united in matrimony Will Green and Cenie H. Hipps
the parties licensed above on the 1 day of August 1913 at J. M. Kirpatrick
In Fines Creek Township
(signed) W. S. Green J.P.
Witnesses Present At Marriage
M. M.Kirkpatick
[S3190] Obituary: Green, William; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 12 August 1944, page 10, viewed at newspapers.com on 28 March 2023.

The Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 12 Aug 1944, page 10.
Green - Services for William, 78, who died at Oak Ridge at 8:15 p. m. Thursday, will be held at Bierley’s Chapel in Lenoir City at 2 p. m. today. Burial will be in the city cemetery. Survivors: widow, Phenie Hipps; three sons, Avery and Woody, in the Air Forces; Rufus, in the Marines; two daughters, Mrs. Agnes Madison and Mrs. Wilma Sliger, Oak Ridge; four brothers, Mose, Knoxville; Henry, Avery and Lee, Lenoir City; three sisters, Mrs. Oddie Kagley and Mrs. Rosa Milton, Lenoir City; and Mrs. Geneva Woods, Alabama. The Rev. J. D. Babb will be officiating pastor. The body will lie in state at Bierley’s until the funeral service.
[S3301] Obituary: Green, Avery R.; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 10 July 1964, page C6, viewed at newspapers.com on 4 August 2024.

The Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee] 10 Jul 1964, page C6.
Green, Avery R.-50, of the US Air Force (retired) and son of the late Will and Cenie Green of Lenoir City, passed away July 8 at Muskogee Veterans Hospital, Muskogee, Okla. Survivors: brothers, Rufus G. Green, Maryville, Thomas W. Green, US Army (retired); sisters, Mrs. Agnes Wood, Fayetteville, N. C, Wilma A., Berry Hill, Calif. The body will arrive in Lenoir City at 6 a.m. Saturday and be taken to Hawkins Funeral Home, where family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday, Hawkins chapel. Burial in City Cemetery, with full military honors by American Legion Post No. 70.
[S3415] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 53-5, Lenoir City, pages 182b and 183a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 17 July 2024.

Enumeration District 53-5, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 23 Apr 1930
pages 182b & 183a, 200 East Bond Street, dwelling number 442, family number 459
Green William G. 62 head m m@45 w barber NC NC TN
Cenia 48 wife f m@30 w NC NC NC
Avery A. 15 son m s w NC NC NC
Rufus 13 son m s w NC NC NC
Agnes 11 dau f s w NC NC NC
Woodrow 9 son m s w NC NC NC
Wilmere 6 dau f s w NC NC NC
[S3289] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 8, Enumeration District 47-26, page 1402b, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 17 July 2024.

Enumeration District 97-116, Dist. 8, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 9 Apr 1940
page 1402b, 1014 Browning, dwelling number 105
Green G. W. 72 head m m w 5 years school, born NC, lived 1935 same place
Cenie 56 wife f m w 5 years school, born NC, lived 1935 same place
Avery 25 son m s w door fixer, stk. mfg. 1 year high school, born NC, lived 1935 same place, $71 income
Rufus 23 son m s w 3 years high school, born NC, lived 1935 same place
Agnes 22 dau f s w knite, hosiery mfg. 7 years school, born NC, lived 1935 same place, $728 income
Wilma 15 dau f s w 7 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Wright Mary 29 dau f w w knite, hosery, mgf 7 years school, born NC, lived 1935 same place, $750 income
Cathlene 12 Gdau f s w 6 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Donald 9 Gson m s w 3 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Putnam 7 Gson m s w 2 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Dora Mae 4 Gdau f s w born TN
[S3295] Grave marker: Will Greene; Lenoir City Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee; photographed 29 July 2024 by Jerry Bryan.

Will Greene, 1867-1944, common family plot headstone with the inscription Greene.

The family grave marker and the grave markers for the respective family members are the only records which spell the family surname as Greene. All other records spell the family surnname as Green
[S3294] GPS for Greene, Will: 35.798447,-84.253176, recorded 29 July 2024 by Jerry Bryan.

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Family Explorer

Charles Lee (Charlie) Bray

Male, born 9 Feb 1891, died 20 Nov 1974

Father*	William George Washington (Will) Green (born about 1868, died 10 August 1944)
Mother*	Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray (born 10 September 1871, died 31 May 1950)

Partner: Minnie Ann King (born 21 March 1889, died 9 May 1949)

Daughter*	Gladys Irene Bray (born 18 July 1908, died 9 August 1908)
Daughter*	Beatrice Bray (born 12 May 1909, died 12 May 1909)
Son*	Charles Dexter Bray (born 5 September 1910, died 3 May 1913)

Partner: Kathleen Haven Reed (born 31 January 1903, died 13 August 1978)

Daughter*	Nora Haven (Haven) Bray (born 19 October 1923, died 5 July 1976)
Son*	Charles Frederick Bray (born 23 February 1925, died 15 July 1935)
Daughter*	Louisa Kathleen Bray (born 3 January 1927, died 21 March 2010)
Daughter*	Leola Lucretia Bray (born 9 October 1928, died 25 December 1995)
Daughter*	Peggy June Bray+ (born 3 April 1933, died 31 December 2001)
Son*	James Joseph Bray (born 10 February 1935, died 22 June 1999)
Son*	Solomon Jerome (Jerry) Bray (born 10 March 1937, died 29 June 2015)
Son*	Robert Edward Bray (born 14 May 1940, died 17 March 2021)
Son*	David Monroe Bray (born about 1943, died 29 January 2018)

Name Sources	Charles Lee (Charlie) Bray.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
Birth	9 February 1891; Knox County, Tennessee.^1,8,5,6
Parents	William George Washington (Will) Green and Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray.
Narrative	He was known as in the family as Uncle Charlie Bray. He lived in Philadelphia, Tennessee as a young man. According to Ruth Bryan there was a big creek behind his house. He was born Charles Lee Green. However, his parents were divorced and he took his mother's maiden name. There is an oral family tradition that he was raised by his maternal grandparents Joe and Salina Bray, and that is why he took the Bray surname. But he appeared in the 1900 census living with his mother and his stepfather, and his name in the 1900 census was Charles Green. Starting with the 1910 census, all other records list his name as Charles Lee Bray. He moved to California sometime afther 1950.
1900 Census	1900, Loudon County, Tennessee. Household of his stepfather John William Williamson Enumeration District 103, Dist. 9, Loudon County, Tennessee, 6 Jun 1900 page 84b, dwelling number 128, family number 124 Green L. Chas. 10, stepson, male, single, white, born Feb 1890, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.⁹
Marriage	17 June 1906; Charles Lee (Charlie) Bray age 15 and Minnie Ann King age 17; Loudon County, Tennessee.¹⁰
Marriage Record	Marriage Record, 1870-1926, page 519 Loudon County, Tenn. June 6, 1906 This day issued to Charlie Bray to arry Minnie King J. B. M. Clark ----- State of Tennessee, Loudon County I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the withn named parties on the 17th day of June 1906. B. S. Brown, J.P.¹⁰
Birth of Child	18 July 1908, Gladys Irene Bray, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of father: 17.¹¹
Death of Child	9 August 1908, Gladys Irene Bray, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of father: 17.^11,12
Birth of Child	12 May 1909, Beatrice Bray, age of father: 18.¹³
Death of Child	12 May 1909, Beatrice Bray, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of father: 18.^14,13
1910 Census	1910, Loudon County, Tennessee. Head of household Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, Loudon County, Tennessee, 11 May 1910. page 159a, Broadway, dwelling number 410, family number 429 Bray C. L. 20, head, male, married 1 time for 3 years, white, laborer/sawmill, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN. Minnie 21, wife, female, married 1 time for 3 years, white, born TN, father and mother born GA, 2 children, 0 living.¹
Birth of Child	5 September 1910, Charles Dexter Bray, [Loudon County], [Tennessee], age of father: 19.¹⁵
Death of Child	3 May 1913, Charles Dexter Bray, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, age of father: 22.¹⁵
Divorce	About October 1915; Minnie Ann King; Hamilton County, Tennessee; Minnie had three children with Charles Lee (Charlie) Bray. All three of the children died very young. Her last child with Charlie Bray died on 3 May 1913. Charlie was listed as single on his WWI Draft Registration card on 5 June 1917. He remarried in 1919. No divorce record for the couple has been found and no remarriage record for Minnie has been found. Nevertheless, Minnie apparently married William David Brooks about 1915, based on informmation from their 1930 census. Therefore, we guess that Charlie and Minnie were divorced abot 1914.^16,17
Military Draft Registration	5 June 1917; Loudon County, Tennessee.Form 1. 1108 Registration Card, No. 52A 1. Name: Charlie Lee Bray 2. Address: R2, Lenoir City, Tennessee 3. Born: Feb 11 1891 4. US Citizen: native born 5. Birthplace - Knoxville, Tenn., US 6. If not a citizen - 7. Occupation: sawyer 8. Employer's name: self, Lenoir City, Tenn 9. Dependents - Sister 20 & child 10. Status - single, race - Caucasian 11. Previous military service - 12. Claim exemption? - no (signed) C. L. Bray 1. Height - tall, Build - slender 2. Color of eyes - brown , Color of hair: brown 3. Missing limbs - no (signed) Gordon W. Brown, Registrar Precinct 9, Loudon County, Tenn, 6-5-17 ----- The reference to a sister age 20 & child is a mystery. He had three Williamson half-sisters. The oldest was Lola who was 17 years old in 1917. Lola was not yet married in 1917, she had not yet borne any children in 1917, and was still living in the household of her parents in 1917. Perhaps Charlie's father William George Washington (Will) Green had a daughter who was born about 1897. Such a daughter would have been Charlie's half sister.¹⁷
Marriage	8 June 1919; Charles Lee (Charlie) Bray age 28 and Kathleen Haven Reed age 16; Loudon County, Tennessee. page 253, County Marriage Record. Loudon, Tenn., June 7, 1919, This day issued to C. L. Bray to Marry Kathleen Reed, E. B. Watkins, Clerk. State of Tennessee, Loudon County, I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the within named parties, on the 8 day of June 1919. S. C. Peoples M.G.⁷
1920 Census	1920, Monroe County, Tennessee. Dist. 2, Monroe County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1920 page 131b, dwelling number 297, family number 300 Bray Charlie E. 28, head, male, married, white, machinist, saw mill, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Kathleen 17, wife, female, married, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.
Birth of Child	19 October 1923, Nora Haven (Haven) Bray, Tennessee, age of father: 32.
Birth of Child	23 February 1925, Charles Frederick Bray, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age of father: 34.²
Birth of Child	3 January 1927, Louisa Kathleen Bray, age of father: 35.
Birth of Child	9 October 1928, Leola Lucretia Bray, Tennessee, age of father: 37.
1930 Census	1930, Monroe County, Tennessee. Dist. 2, Monroe County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1930 p.58b, Sunnyside Road, dwelling number 77, family number 79 Bray Charlie 38, head, male, first married at 30 w farmer, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Kathleen 27, wife, female, first married at 19 white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Nora H. 6, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Fred C. 5, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Louisa 3 3/12, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Leola 1 6/12, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.⁸
Birth of Child	3 April 1933, Peggy June Bray, Tennessee, age of father: 42.
Birth of Child	10 February 1935, James Joseph Bray, Philadelphia, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of father: 44.
Birth of Child	10 March 1937, Solomon Jerome (Jerry) Bray, Philadelphia, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of father: 46.
1940 Census	1940, Loudon County, Tennessee. Head of household Dist. 4, Enumeration District 53-14, Loudon County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1940 page 244b, Sheet 1b, dwelling number 15, Sunnyside Road, owns property worth $500 Bray C. L. 48, head, male, married, white, farmer, 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house, $300 income Kathleen 38, wife, female, married, white, 6 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Louisa 13, daughter, female, single, white, 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Leola 11, daughter, female, single, white, 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house Peggy 7, daughter, female, single, white, 1 year school, born TN, lived 1935 same house James 5, son, male, single, white, born TN, lived 1935 same house Solomon 3, son, male, single, white, born TN, lived 1935 same house.¹⁸
Birth of Child	About 1941, Robert Edward Bray, Tennessee, age of father: ~50.
Birth of Child	About 1943, David Monroe Bray, Tennessee, age of father: ~52.
1950 Census	1950, Loudon County, Tennessee. Head of household Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 53-24, Pond Creek Road, 25 Apr 1950 Sheet 040, dwelling number 314 Bray Charles 59, head. male, married, white, unable to work, born TN Cathleen 47, wife, female, married, white, cook, school cafeteria, born TN Lola 21, daughter, female, single, white, looper, hosiery mill, born TN James 17, son, male, single, white, born TN Jerry 13, son, male, single, white, born TN Robert 9, son, male, single, white, born TN David 7, son, male, single, white, born TN.¹⁹
Death	20 November 1974; Baldwin Park Community Hospital, Baldwin Park, Los Angeles County, California, age 83.^6,20
Death Record	California, 1974, death certificate 0190-052109. 1. Name - Charles Lee Bray 2. Died - 20 Nov 1974, 5:15 p.m. 3. Sex - male 4. Race - white 5. Birthplace - Tennessee 6. Born - 9 Feb 1891 7. Age - 83 8. Father - unknown 9. Mother - Mahaley Bray, born in Tennessee 10. Citizen of - U.S.A. 12. Status - married 13. Surviving spouse - Kathleen Haven Reed 14. Last Occupation - farmer 15. Years in occupation - 41 16. Last employer - self employeed 17. Industry - agriculture 18. Died in - Baldwin Park Community Hosp., 14148 Francisquito Ave., Baldwin Park, Los Angeles County, lived 17 years in Los Angeles county 19. Residence - 3281 Cosbey Avenue, Baldwin Park, Los Angeles County, California 20. Informant - Kathleen Bray, 3281 Cosbey Avenue, Baldwin Park, Calif 91706 22. Buried - 23 Nov 1974 23. Cemetery - Oakdale Memorial Park 24. Embalmer - R. J. Norman 25. Funeral director - Oakdale Mortuary.
Burial	23 November 1974; Oakdale Memorial Park, Glendora, Los Angeles County, California.⁶

Citations

[S3188] U.S. Federal Census: 1910, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, page 159a, ancestry.com (1910 U.S. Census) viewed on 29 April 2016.

Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, Loudon County, Tennessee, 11 May 1910
page 159a, Broadway, dwelling number 410, family number 429
Bray C. L. 20 head m m1-3 w laborer/sawmill TN TN TN
Minnie 21 wife f m1-3 w TN GA GA 2 children, 0 living
[S3015] Obituary: Bray, Charles Frederick; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 19 July 1935, page 8B, viewed at newspapers.com on 9 February 2022.

Knoxville Journal, 19 Jul Oct 1935, page 8B.
Charles Frederick Bray. Philadelphia, Tenn. July 18. -- Funeral services for Charles Frederick Bray, 10, son of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bray, here, who was killed by an automobile while crossing Lee Highway Monday, were held at Sunnyside Church Wednesday. Burial was in the church cemetery. (The article was dated July 18th but it appeared in the paper on July 19th.)
[S1393] Obituary: Peters, Mrs. Lola Ethel Williamson; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 8 January 1966, page 8.

Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 8 Jan 1966, page 8.
Mrs. Lola Ethel Williamson Peters - age 65, died 7 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Hospital. Residence Tazewell Pike, Corryton. She was a member of Corinth Methodist Church Friendship Sunday School Class and WSCS. Survivors: husband, Ernest L. Peters, Sr., Corryton; daughters, Mrs. Ruth Bryan, Mrs. Irene Tarver, Fountain City, Mrs. Lorieta Tadlock, Knoxville, Mrs. Lucille Wright, Centerville, Ohio; sons, Ernest L. Peters Jr., Howard Peters, both of Corryton; sister, Mrs. Lela Underwood, brothers W R Williamson, Knoxville, Charles Bray, California; 11 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday from Stevens Chapel, Rev. Robert Copeland, Rev. John Jarvis officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers Dexter Letsinger, Clyde Letsinger, Edward Cole, Jimmy Underwood, Don Williamson, Charles Truan. Family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Saturday at Stevens Mortuary.
[S1949] Obituary: Williamson, Mrs. Mahala "J. W."; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 1 June 1950, page 28, viewed at www.newspapers.com on 14 February 2022.

Knoxville Journal, 1 Jun 1950, page 28.
Williamson, Mrs. Mahala (J. W.) age 76, passed away at her home, 129 West Atlantic Avenue, at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday. She was a member of West View Methodist Church. Survivors: daughters: Mrs. E. L. Peters, Corryton, Miss Nora Williamson, Mrs. James A. Underwood, both of Knoxville, sons, W. R. Williamson, Knoxville and C. L. Bray, Philadelphia, Tenn. brothers, W. W., Ed and George Bray, all of Knoxville, and Henry Bray of California. 1 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at West View Methodist Church, Rev. N. A. Nichols officiating. Interment in Lenoir City. The body will line in state at the church one hour before services. The body is at the home of a daughter, Mrs. James A. Underwood, 129 West Atlantic Avenue. Rose in charge.
[S44] Death Certificate, Charles Frederick Bray
[S44] Death Certificate, Charles Lee Bray
[S1186] Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002 (ancestry.com), C. L. Bray to Kathleen Reed

Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 43.
Issued December 4th 1865. William Cole to Vestey England.
Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 44.
Solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above named parties on the 5 day of December 1865. John Gambel J.P.
[S2034] Death Index: Bray, Charles L; Los Angeles County, California, 1974; www.ancestry.com (California, Death Index, 1940-1997); viewed 23 December 2015.

Charles L Bray
in the California, Death Index, 1940-1997, ancestry.com

Name: Charles L Bray
Social Security #: 356321929
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1891
Birth Place: Tennessee
Death Date: 20 Nov 1974
Death Place: Los Angeles
[S2055] U.S. Federal Census: 1900, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 103, Dist. 9, page 84b, ancestry.com (1900 U.S. Census) viewed on 5 January 2016.

Enumeration District 103, Dist. 9, Loudon County, Tennessee, 6 Jun 1900
page 84b, dwelling number 128, family number 124
Williamson John 22 head m m w Apr 1878 carpenter, car shop TN TN TN
Mahala 26 wife f m2 w Sep 1873 TN TN TN 1 child, 1 living
Lola 1/12 dau f s w May 1900 TN TN TN
Green L. Chas. 10 Sson m s w Feb 1890 TN TN TN
Williamson Manda 20 sis f m w Jun 1879 TN TN TN
[S3431] Marriage Record: Loudon County, Tennessee, 1906; Loudon County Marraige Record 1870-1926, page 519; Bray, Charlie and Minnie King, ancestry.com, viewed 23 February 2025.

Marriage Record, 1870-1926, page 519
Loudon County, Tenn. June 6, 1906
This day issued to Charlie Bray
to arry Minnie King
J. B. M. Clark
-----
State of Tennessee, Loudon County
I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the withn
named parties on the 17th day
of June 1906.
B. S. Brown, J.P.
[S2816] Grave marker: Gladys Irene Bray; Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee; viewed 27 August 2020 at www.findagrave.com.

Bray, Gladys Irene, Dau. of C. L. & M. A. Bray, July 18, 1908 - Aug 9, 1908.
[S2819] Death Certificate: Bray, Gladys; Certificate 54663; Loudon County, Tennessee, 1908; www.ancestry.com (Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958); viewed 28 August 2020.

Loudon County, Tennessee, 1908. death certificate 54663.
Report made by - J H Jarvis
Enumerator of the Lenoir City School District of Loudon, Tennessee or ward of the City of Lenoir City Tennessee.
Name of Deceased - Gladys Bray
Date of Death - Aug. 9th 1908
Sex - Female Color - White
Age - 1 months
Married or Single - Single
Place of Death - Lenoir City, Tenn.
Cause of Death - Hives
Place of Birth - Lenoir City, Tenn
Occupation -
Name of Physician - Dr. J. T. Leeper
Date Recorded - July 10th, 1909
J E Greenway, County Court Clerk.
[S2815] Grave marker: Beatrice Bray; Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee; viewed 27 August 2020 at www.findagrave.com.

Beatrice Bray, May 12, 1909 - May 12, 1909, Dau. of C. L. and M. A. Bray, budded on earth to bloom in heaven.
[S3432] Death Certificate: Bray, Infant; Certificate 54662; Loudon County, Tennessee, 1909; www.ancestry.com (Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958); viewed 23 February 2025.

Loudon County, Tennessee, 1909, death certificate 54662.
Report made by - J. H. Jarvis
Enumerator of the Lenoir City School District of Loudon County, Tennessee or
ward of the City of Lenoir City, Tennessee.
Name of Deceased - Infant Bray
Date of Death - May 12 1909
Age - 1/2 hour
Status - Single
Place of Death - Lenoir City Tenn.
Cause of Death - Don't know
Place of Birth - Lenoir City Tenn.
Occupation -
Name of Physician - Dr. W. D. Padget
Date Recorded - July 13 1909
J. E. Greenway, County Court Clerk.
[S2814] Grave marker: Charles Dexter Bray; Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee; viewed 27 August 2020 at www.findagrave.com.

Charles Dexter Bray, Sept 5, 1910 - May 3 1913.
[S3420] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 12, Enumeration District 47-9, page 92b, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 7 February 2025.

Dist. 1, Ward 6, Enumeration District 47-0, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 2 Apr 1930
page 92b, 117 S Broadway, dwelling number 19, family number 25
Brooks William D. 37 head m m@23 w tile maker, tile plant TN VA TN
Minnie K. 40 wife f m@26 w TN GA GA
Eula M. 6 dau f s w TN TN TN .
8 lodgers omitted from transcription
[S3189] Military Draft Registration: Bray, Charlie Lee, WWI, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 5 June 1917, www.ancestry.com (U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918), viewed 25 March 2023.

Form 1. 1108 Registration Card, No. 52A
1. Name: Charlie Lee Bray
2. Address: R2, Lenoir City, Tennessee
3. Born: Feb 11 1891
4. US Citizen: native born
5. Birthplace - Knoxville, Tenn., US
6. If not a citizen -
7. Occupation: sawyer
8. Employer's name: self, Lenoir City, Tenn
9. Dependents - Sister 20 & child
10. Status - single, race - Caucasian
11. Previous military service -
12. Claim exemption? - no
(signed) C. L. Bray
1. Height - tall, Build - slender
2. Color of eyes - brown , Color of hair: brown
3. Missing limbs - no
(signed) Gordon W. Brown, Registrar
Precinct 9, Loudon County, Tenn, 6-5-17
[S3196] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Loudon County, Tennessee, Dist. 4, Enumeration District 53-14, page 244b, Sheet 1b, dwelling number 15, Sunnyside Road, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 15 November 2015.

Dist. 4, Enumeration District 53-14, Loudon County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1940
page 244b, Sheet 1b, dwelling number 15, Sunnyside Road, owns property worth $500
Bray C. L. 48 head m m w farmer, 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house, $300 income
Kathleen 38 wife f m w 6 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Louisa 13 dau f s w 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Leola 11 dau f s w 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Peggy 7 dau f s w 1 year school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
James 5 son m s w born TN, lived 1935 same house
Solomon 3 son m s w born TN, lived 1935 same house
[S3191] U.S. Federal Census: 1950, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 53-24, Pond Creek Road, sheet 040, ancestry.com (1950 U.S. Census) viewed on 29 March 2023.

Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 53-24, Pond Creek Road, 25 Apr 1950
Sheet 040, dwelling number 314
Bray Charles 59 head m m w unable to work TN
Cathleen 47 wife f m w cook, school cafeteria TN
Lola 21 dau f s w looper, hosiery mill TN
James 17 son m s w TN
Jerry 13 son m s w TN
Robert 9 son m s w TN
David 7 son m s w TN
[S161] Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Minnie Ann King

Female, born 21 Mar 1889, died 9 May 1949

Partner: Charles Lee (Charlie) Bray (born 9 February 1891, died 20 November 1974)

Daughter*	Gladys Irene Bray (born 18 July 1908, died 9 August 1908)
Daughter*	Beatrice Bray (born 12 May 1909, died 12 May 1909)
Son*	Charles Dexter Bray (born 5 September 1910, died 3 May 1913)

Birth	21 March 1889; Loudon County, Tennessee.^1,2,3
Birth Record	21 March 1889; Loudon County, Tennessee; United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 Name: Minnie King Brooks Alias: Minnie King Sex: Female Birth Date: 21 Mar 1889 Birthplace: Loudon Co, Tennessee, United States Social Program Application Date: Mar 1945 Race: White Father's Name: William B King Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Lillian Adams Mother's Sex: Female Event Type: Social Program Correspondence.²
Parents	William Benjamin King (born Ayres) and Lillie Hortense Adams.^1,2,3
1900 Census	1900, Loudon County, Tennessee. Household of her father William Benjamin King Dist. 8, Enumeration District 102, Loudon County, Tennessee, 6 Jun 1900 page 70b, dwelling number 51, family number 55 Minnie 11, dau, female, single, white, born Mar 1889, born TN, father born GA, mother born GA.¹
Marriage	17 June 1906; Minnie Ann King age 17 and Charles Lee (Charlie) Bray age 15; Loudon County, Tennessee.⁴
Marriage Record	Marriage Record, 1870-1926, page 519 Loudon County, Tenn. June 6, 1906 This day issued to Charlie Bray to arry Minnie King J. B. M. Clark ----- State of Tennessee, Loudon County I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the withn named parties on the 17th day of June 1906. B. S. Brown, J.P.⁴
Birth of Child	18 July 1908, Gladys Irene Bray, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of mother: 19.⁵
Death of Child	9 August 1908, Gladys Irene Bray, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of mother: 19.^5,6
Birth of Child	12 May 1909, Beatrice Bray, age of mother: 20.⁷
Death of Child	12 May 1909, Beatrice Bray, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age of mother: 20.^8,7
1910 Census	1910, Loudon County, Tennessee. Household of her husband Charles Lee Bray Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, Loudon County, Tennessee, 11 May 1910. page 159a, Broadway, dwelling number 410, family number 429 Minnie 21, wife, female, married 1 time for 3 years, white, born TN, father and mother born GA, 2 children, 0 living.⁹
Birth of Child	5 September 1910, Charles Dexter Bray, [Loudon County], [Tennessee], age of mother: 21.¹⁰
Death of Child	3 May 1913, Charles Dexter Bray, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, age of mother: 24.¹⁰
Divorce	About October 1915; Charles Lee (Charlie) Bray; Hamilton County, Tennessee; Minnie had three children with Charles Lee (Charlie) Bray. All three of the children died very young. Her last child with Charlie Bray died on 3 May 1913. Charlie was listed as single on his WWI Draft Registration card on 5 June 1917. He remarried in 1919. No divorce record for the couple has been found and no remarriage record for Minnie has been found. Nevertheless, Minnie apparently married William David Brooks about 1915, based on informmation from their 1930 census. Therefore, we guess that Charlie and Minnie were divorced abot 1914.^11,12
1920 Census	1920, Loudon County, Tennessee. Household of her husband William David Brooks. Dist. 3, Enumeration District 151, Loudon County, Tennessee, 15 Jan 1920 page 245a, Meadow Road, dwelling number 96, family number 96 Minnie A. 28, wife, female, married, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.¹³
1930 Census	1930, Knox County, Tennessee. Household of her husband William David Brooks. Dist. 1, Ward 6, Enumeration District 47-0, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 2 Apr 1930 page 92b, 117 S Broadway, dwelling number 19, family number 25 Minnie K. 40, wife, female, married at 26, white, born TN, father born GA, mother born GA.¹¹
1940 Census	1940, Loudon County, Tennessee. Household of her husband William David Brooks. Dist. 3, Enumeration District 53-12, Loudon County, Tennessee, 19 Apr 1940 page 225a, Sheet 61a, dwelling number 46, rents $3 per month Minnie 51, wife, female, married, white, 6 years school, born TN, lived 1935 farm house.¹⁴
Death	9 May 1949; Reid Memorial Hospital, Spring Grove, Wayne County, Indiana, age 60.³
Death Record	Wayne County, Indiana, 1949, death certificate 16940. 1. Place of Death - Wayne County, Reid Memorial Hospital 2. Usual Residence - 311 N. 8th St. Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana 3. Name of Deceased - Minnie N. Brooks 4. Date of Death - 5/9/1949 5. Sex - Female 6. Color - White 7. Status - Married 8. Date of Birth - 3-21-1888 9. Age - 60 years, 1 month, 28 days 10. Occupation - housewife 11. Birthplace - Tenn. 12. Citizen of - U.S. 13. Father's Name - William B. King 14. Mother's Name - Lillie Adams 17. Informant - Wm D. Brooks, Richmond, Ind. 22. I certify that I attended the deceased from 1947 to 5/9 1949 and that death occurred a 6 p.m. 23. Signed - Loren Ake, M.D., Richmond, Indiana, 5/10/1949 24. Burial - 5-12-49, Cloyd's Creek Presp. Cemetery, Meadow, Tenn.³
Burial	12 May 1949; Cloyd's Creek Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.³
Burial Inscription

Citations

[S3423] U.S. Federal Census: 1900, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 102, Dist. 8, page 70b, ancestry.com (1900 U.S. Census) viewed on 11 November 2024.

Dist. 8, Enumeration District 102, Loudon County, Tennessee, 6 Jun 1900
page 70b, dwelling number 51, family number 55
King William B. 61 head m m24 w Jan 1839 mill operator GA GA GA
Lilly S. 39 wife f m24 w Nov 1860 GA GA GA 8 children, 8 living
Robert B. 22 son m s w Nov 1877 day laborer TN GA GA
Matthew J. 19 son m s w Mar 1881 day laborer TN GA GA
Lilly S. 16 dau f s w Jul 1883 TN GA GA
Emma 14 dau f s w Jul 1885 TN GA GA
Minnie 11 dau f s w Mar 1889 TN GA GA
Ella A. 8 dau f s w Feb 1892 TN GA GA
Nettie D. 5 dau f s w Mar 1895 TN GA GA
Pearl E. 2 dau f s w Feb 1898 TN GA GA
Thompson Walter 18 hired man m s w day laborer TN TN TN.
[S3424] Birth Social Security Numerical Identifcation File: Brooks, Minnie King; Loudon County, Tennessee; 1889, familysearch.org, viewed 26 October 2024.

United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007
Name: Minnie King Brooks
Alias: Minnie King
Sex: Female
Birth Date: 21 Mar 1889
Birthplace: Loudon Co, Tennessee, United States
Social Program Application Date: Mar 1945
Race: White
Father's Name: William B King
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Lillian Adams
Mother's Sex: Female
Event Type: Social Program Correspondence.
[S3426] Death Certificate: Brooks, Minnnie N.; Certificate 16940; Wayne County, Indisana, 1949; www.ancestry.com; viewed 11 February 20235/12/2023.

Wayne County, Indiana, 1949, death certificate 16940.
1. Place of Death - Wayne County, Feed Memorial Hospital
2. Usual Residence - 311 N. 8th St. Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
3. Name of Deceased - Minnie N. Brooks
4. Date of Death - 5/9/1949
5. Sex - Female
6. Color - White
7. Status - Married
8. Date of Birth - 3-21-1888
9. Age - 60 years, 1 month, 28 days
10. Occupation - housewife
11. Birthplace - Tenn.
12. Citizen of - U.S.
13. Father's Name - William B. King
14. Mother's Name - Lillie Adams
17. Informant - Wm D. Brooks, Richmond, Ind.
22. I certify that I attended the deceased from 1947 to 5/9
1949 and that death occurred a 6 p.m.
23. Signed - Loren Ake, M.D., Richmond, Indiana, 5/10/1949
24. Burial - 5-12-49, Cloyd's Creek Presp. Cemetery, Meadow, Tenn.
[S3431] Marriage Record: Loudon County, Tennessee, 1906; Loudon County Marraige Record 1870-1926, page 519; Bray, Charlie and Minnie King, ancestry.com, viewed 23 February 2025.

Marriage Record, 1870-1926, page 519
Loudon County, Tenn. June 6, 1906
This day issued to Charlie Bray
to arry Minnie King
J. B. M. Clark
-----
State of Tennessee, Loudon County
I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the withn
named parties on the 17th day
of June 1906.
B. S. Brown, J.P.
[S2816] Grave marker: Gladys Irene Bray; Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee; viewed 27 August 2020 at www.findagrave.com.

Bray, Gladys Irene, Dau. of C. L. & M. A. Bray, July 18, 1908 - Aug 9, 1908.
[S2819] Death Certificate: Bray, Gladys; Certificate 54663; Loudon County, Tennessee, 1908; www.ancestry.com (Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958); viewed 28 August 2020.

Loudon County, Tennessee, 1908. death certificate 54663.
Report made by - J H Jarvis
Enumerator of the Lenoir City School District of Loudon, Tennessee or ward of the City of Lenoir City Tennessee.
Name of Deceased - Gladys Bray
Date of Death - Aug. 9th 1908
Sex - Female Color - White
Age - 1 months
Married or Single - Single
Place of Death - Lenoir City, Tenn.
Cause of Death - Hives
Place of Birth - Lenoir City, Tenn
Occupation -
Name of Physician - Dr. J. T. Leeper
Date Recorded - July 10th, 1909
J E Greenway, County Court Clerk.
[S2815] Grave marker: Beatrice Bray; Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee; viewed 27 August 2020 at www.findagrave.com.

Beatrice Bray, May 12, 1909 - May 12, 1909, Dau. of C. L. and M. A. Bray, budded on earth to bloom in heaven.
[S3432] Death Certificate: Bray, Infant; Certificate 54662; Loudon County, Tennessee, 1909; www.ancestry.com (Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958); viewed 23 February 2025.

Loudon County, Tennessee, 1909, death certificate 54662.
Report made by - J. H. Jarvis
Enumerator of the Lenoir City School District of Loudon County, Tennessee or
ward of the City of Lenoir City, Tennessee.
Name of Deceased - Infant Bray
Date of Death - May 12 1909
Age - 1/2 hour
Status - Single
Place of Death - Lenoir City Tenn.
Cause of Death - Don't know
Place of Birth - Lenoir City Tenn.
Occupation -
Name of Physician - Dr. W. D. Padget
Date Recorded - July 13 1909
J. E. Greenway, County Court Clerk.
[S3188] U.S. Federal Census: 1910, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, page 159a, ancestry.com (1910 U.S. Census) viewed on 29 April 2016.

Enumeration District 138, Dist. 2, Loudon County, Tennessee, 11 May 1910
page 159a, Broadway, dwelling number 410, family number 429
Bray C. L. 20 head m m1-3 w laborer/sawmill TN TN TN
Minnie 21 wife f m1-3 w TN GA GA 2 children, 0 living
[S2814] Grave marker: Charles Dexter Bray; Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee; viewed 27 August 2020 at www.findagrave.com.

Charles Dexter Bray, Sept 5, 1910 - May 3 1913.
[S3420] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 12, Enumeration District 47-9, page 92b, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 7 February 2025.

Dist. 1, Ward 6, Enumeration District 47-0, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 2 Apr 1930
page 92b, 117 S Broadway, dwelling number 19, family number 25
Brooks William D. 37 head m m@23 w tile maker, tile plant TN VA TN
Minnie K. 40 wife f m@26 w TN GA GA
Eula M. 6 dau f s w TN TN TN .
8 lodgers omitted from transcription
[S3189] Military Draft Registration: Bray, Charlie Lee, WWI, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 5 June 1917, www.ancestry.com (U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918), viewed 25 March 2023.

Form 1. 1108 Registration Card, No. 52A
1. Name: Charlie Lee Bray
2. Address: R2, Lenoir City, Tennessee
3. Born: Feb 11 1891
4. US Citizen: native born
5. Birthplace - Knoxville, Tenn., US
6. If not a citizen -
7. Occupation: sawyer
8. Employer's name: self, Lenoir City, Tenn
9. Dependents - Sister 20 & child
10. Status - single, race - Caucasian
11. Previous military service -
12. Claim exemption? - no
(signed) C. L. Bray
1. Height - tall, Build - slender
2. Color of eyes - brown , Color of hair: brown
3. Missing limbs - no
(signed) Gordon W. Brown, Registrar
Precinct 9, Loudon County, Tenn, 6-5-17
[S3421] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee, Dist. 3, Enumeration District 151, page 245a, sheet 8a, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 8 February 2025.

Dist. 3, Enumeration District 151, Loudon County, Tennessee, 15 Jan 1920
page 245a, Sheet 8a, Meadow Road, dwelling number 96, family number 96
Brooks William D. 28 head m m w farmer, general farm TN TN TN
Minnie A. 28 wife f m w TN TN TN.
[S3422] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Loudon County, Tennessee, Dist. 3, Enumeration District 53-12, page 225a, sheet 61a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 8 February 2025.

Dist. 3, Enumeration District 53-12, Loudon County, Tennessee, 19 Apr 1940
page 225a, Sheet 61a, dwelling number 46, rents $3 per month
Brooks William David 49 head m m w farmer, 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 farm house
Minnie 51 wife f m w 6 years school, born TN, lived 1935 farm house
Smith Mary Jane 8 niece f s w 2 years school, born TN.

Family Explorer

Elma Florine (Florine) Monger

Female, born 4 Dec 1908, died 19 Jun 1974

Partner: Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson (born 19 April 1907, died 2 November 1976)

Son*	William Raymond Williamson, Jr. (born 3 June 1930, died 3 June 1930)
Son*	Robert Don (Don) Williamson (born 17 December 1931, died 29 November 1980)

Name Sources	Elma Florine (Florine) Monger.^1,2,3,4
Birth	4 December 1908; Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee. She was also known as Ene, but most people called her Florine.^2,3,5
Parents	James Hand Monger and Bertie Hinds.⁶
1910 Census	1910, Loudon County, Tennessee. Corine 1, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born VA.
1920 Census	1920, Loudon County, Tennessee. Florine 11, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born VA.²
Marriage	27 July 1929; Elma Florine (Florine) Monger age 20 and Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson age 22; Danville, Virginia. When James Hand Monger died, his wife Bertie Hinds went to High Point to find work. Some of Bertie's sisters's family lived there. She took Florine and Hazel there right after they graduated from high school. Bill went to High Point to find Florine and get married. They drove to Danville, Virginia to get married. It is not known why Danville, but it was just straight up the road about maybe 50 miles or less. Then they went back to High Point and then back to Knoxville. When Don was close to being born, Florine went back to High Point so her mom could help.^1,3,7
1930 Census	1930, Knox County, Tennessee. Household of her mother-in-law Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray, along with her husband Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson Enumeration District 47-56, Dist. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930 page 12a, 1132 Morris Ave., dwelling number 226, family number 228 Florine 21, daughter-in-law, female, first married at 21, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.³
Birth of Child	3 June 1930, William Raymond Williamson, Jr., Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age of mother: 21.
Hospital Announcement	3 June 1930; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 3 June 1930, page 13. At Knoxville General, Mrs. W. R. Williamson, No. 1133 Morris Avenue. (She was in the hospital for the birth of her son Willie Ragin Williamson Jr.)⁸
Birth of Child	17 December 1931, Robert Don (Don) Williamson, High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, age of mother: 23.⁴
1940 Census	1940, Knox County, Tennessee. Household of her husband Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson Dist. 8, Enumeration District 97-113, Knox County, Tennessee, 25 Apr 1940. Florine 31, wife, female, married, white, cleaning, porcelain mfg, 4 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $650 income, worked 52 weeks.⁹
Death	19 June 1974; University of Tennessee Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age 65.^1,6,4
Death Record	Knox County, Tennessee, 1974, death certificate 1515-1974. 1. Name - Elma Florine Williamson 2. Died - June 19, 1974 3. Race - White 4. Sex - Female 5a. Age - 65 6. Born - December 4, 1908 7a. County of Death - Knox 7b. City, Town, or Location of Death - Knoxville 7c. Inside City Limits - no 7d. Address of death - U-T Hospital 8. State of birth - Tennessee 9. Citizen of what country - U. S. A. 10. Status - married 11. Surviving spouse (if wife, give maiden name) - William Raymond Williason 13a. Usual occupation (give kind of work done during most of working life, even if retired) - Moulder 13b. Kind of business or industry - Porcelain Plant 14a. Residence state - Tennessee 14b. County - Knox 14c. City, town, or location - Knoxville 14d. Inside city limits (specify yes or no) - yes 14e. Street and number - 3100 Morris Avenue 15. Father - name - J. H. Monger 16. Mother - maiden name - Bertie Hines 17. Informant - Don Williamson, R.1, 2504 Croydon Road 22b. Medical examiner certification - F.. Peebles, M. D.., 25 June 74 23a. Certifier name (type or print) - Fred Peebles, M. D. 23b. Mailing address - U.T. Hosp., Knoxville, Tenn. 37920 24a. Burial, cremation, removal (specify) - Burial 24b. Date (month, day, year) 6-21-1974 24c. Cemetery or crematory name - Lenoir City 24d Location, city or town, state - Lenoir City, Tennessee 25. Funeral home - name and address - Weaver Funeral Home, Knoxville, Tenn. 37921 26a. Registrar - signature - Mary Chambers 26b. Date received by local registrar - Jun 26, 1974 The informant was her son Robert Don (Don) Williamson.⁶
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 20 Jun 1974, page B5. Williamson, Mrs. Florine Monger - age 65, 3100 Morris Avenue died Wednesday University of Tennessee Hospital after short illness. Member of West View United Methodist Church. Survivors: husband, W. R. Williamson; son, Don; daughter, Mrs. Virginia Clarkson; eight grandchildren. Funeral service 1.p.m. Friday West View United Methodist Church, Rev. Hubert Reneau, Rev. Rex Sexton officiating. Body will lie in state one hour before service. Family will receive friends Thursday 7-9 p.m. Interment Lenoir City Cemetery. Weaver's Funeral Home in charge.⁴
Burial	21 June 1974; Lenoir City Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.^1,6,4
Burial Inscription	Florine "Ene" Williamson, Dec. 4, 1908 - June 19, 1974, same marker as William R. "Bill" Williamson.¹
Burial GPS	35.800236,-84.253016.¹⁰

Citations

[S2783] Grave marker: Bill and Florine Williamson; Lenoir City Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee; photographed 9 March 2012 by Jerry Bryan.

Florine "Ene" Williamson, Born Dec. 4, 1908 - Died June 19, 1974; William R. "Bill" Williamson, Apr. 19, 1907 - Nov. 2, 1976.
[S2786] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, page 212a, sheet 27a, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 30 April 2016.

Enumeration District 149, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 5 Jan 1920
page 191b, 311 C Street, dwelling number 159, family number 172
Monger James H. 51 head m m w car builder, car works TN TN TN
Bertie 38 wife f m w VA VA VA
Florine 11 dau f s w TN TN VA
Hazel 8 dau f s w TN TN VA
[S1607] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 47-56, page 183a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 13 November 2014.

Enumeration District 47-56, DIst. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930
page 183a, 1155 Morris Ave., dwelling number 220, family number 223
Peters Earnest L. 35 head m m@22 w foreman stove foundry rents $16/month TN TN TN
Lola E. 29 wife f m@16 w TN TN TN
Eva L. 12 dau f s w TN TN TN
Beatrice R. 7 dau f s w TN TN TN
Earnest R. 2 8/12 son m s w TN TN TN

Enumeration District 47-56, DIst. 8, Ward 23, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930
page 183a, 1132 Morris Ave., dwelling number 226, family number 228
Williamson Mary 53 head f w w rents $14/month TN TN TN
Nora 24 dau f s w pairer hosiery mill TN TN TN
William R. 21 son m m@21 w clerk grocery store TN TN TN
Florine 21 dauL f m@21 w TN TN TN
[S2782] Obituary: Williamson, Mrs. Florine Monger; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 20 June 1974, page B5, viewed at www.newsbank.com on 17 January 2020.

Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 20 Jun 1974, page B5.
Williamson, Mrs. Florine Monger - age 65, 3100 Morris Avenue died Wednesday University of Tennessee Hospital after short illness. Member of West View United Methodist Church. Survivors: husband, W. R. Williamson; son, Don; daughter, Mrs. Virginia Clarkson; eight grandchildren. Funeral service 1.p.m. Friday West View United Methodist Church, Rev. Hubert Reneau, Rev. Rex Sexton officiating. Body will lie in state one hour before service. Family will receive friends Thursday 7-9 p.m. Interment Lenoir City Cemetery. Weaver's Funeral Home in charge.
[S831] Tombstone, Florine "Ene" Williamson
[S2780] Death Certificate: Williamson, Elma Florine; Certificate 1515-1974; Knox County, Tennessee, 1974.

Knox County, Tennessee, 1974, death certificate 1515-1974.
1. Name - Elma Florine Williamson
2. Died - June 19, 1974
3. Race - White
4. Sex - Female
5a. Age - 65
6. Born - December 4, 1908
7a. County of Death - Knox
7b. City, Town, or Location of Death - Knoxville
7c. Inside City Limits - no
7d. Address of death - U-T Hospital
8. State of birth - Tennessee
9. Citizen of what country - U. S. A.
10. Status - married
11. Surviving spouse (if wife, give maiden name) - William Raymond Williason
13a. Usual occupation (give kind of work done during most of working life, even if retired) - Moulder
13b. Kind of business or industry - Porcelain Plant
14a. Residence state - Tennessee
14b. County - Knox
14c. City, town, or location - Knoxville
14d. Inside city limits (specify yes or no) - yes
14e. Street and number - 3100 Morris Avenue
15. Father - name - J. H. Monger
16. Mother - maiden name - Bertie Hines
17. Informant - Don Williamson, R.1, 2504 Croydon Road
22b. Medical examiner certification - F.. Peebles, M. D.., 25 June 74
23a. Certifier name (type or print) - Fred Peebles, M. D.
23b. Mailing address - U.T. Hosp., Knoxville, Tenn. 37920
24a. Burial, cremation, removal (specify) - Burial
24b. Date (month, day, year) 6-21-1974
24c. Cemetery or crematory name - Lenoir City
24d Location, city or town, state - Lenoir City, Tennessee
25. Funeral home - name and address - Weaver Funeral Home, Knoxville, Tenn. 37921
26a. Registrar - signature - Mary Chambers
26b. Date received by local registrar - Jun 26, 1974
The informant was her son Robert Don (Don) Williamson.
[S2785] Clarkson, Virginia June: email, 30 June 2000.

Virginia June Clarkson, email 30 Jun 2000.
When James Hand Monger died, his wife Bertie Hinds went to High Point to find work. Some of Bertie's sisters's family lived there. She took Florine and Hazel there right after they graduated from high school. Bill went to High Point to find Florine and get married. They drove to Danville, Virginia to get married. It is not known why Danville, but it was just straight up the road about maybe 50 miles or less. Then they went back to High Point and then back to Knoxville. When Don was close to being born, Florine went back to High Point so her mom could help.
[S2855] Newspaper Article: Williamson, Mrs. W. R.; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 3 June 1930, page 13, viewed at www.newspapers.com on 9 October 2020.

Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 3 June 1930, page 13.
At Knoxville General, Mrs. W. R. Williamson, No. 1133 Morris Avenue. (She was in the hospital for the birth of her son Willie Ragin Williamson Jr.)
[S2784] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Knox County, Tennessee, Knoxville, Dist. 8, Enumeration District 97-113, page 1406b and 1407a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 20 January 2020.

Dist. 8, Enumeration District 97-113, Knox County, Tennessee, 25 Apr 1940
page 1406b, Sheet 10b, dwelling number 183, 1100 Morris Ave., owns property worth $900
Williamson W. R. 31 head m m w moulder, stove works, 3 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $180 income, worked 28 weeks
Florine 31 wife f m w cleaning, porcelain mfg, 4 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $650 income, worked 52 weeks
Bobby Don 8 son m s w 2 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Monger Berta 58 mother-in-law f w w 8 years school, born VA, lived 1935 same place
[S2852] GPS for Williamson, William R. "Bill" and Florine "Ene" Williamson: 36.033327, -83.914064, recorded 26 March 2020 by Jerry Bryan.

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<ele>248.535278</ele>
<time>2020-03-26T17:14:54Z</time>
<name>Williamson Bill</name>
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Family Explorer

William Raymond Williamson, Jr.

Male, born 3 Jun 1930, died 3 Jun 1930

Father*	Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson (born 19 April 1907, died 2 November 1976)
Mother*	Elma Florine (Florine) Monger (born 4 December 1908, died 19 June 1974)

Name Sources	William Raymond Williamson, Jr.¹
Birth	3 June 1930; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.¹
Birth Announcement	Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 3 Jun 1930, page 13. At Knoxville General, Mrs. W. R. Williamson, No. 1132 Morris avenue. (Strictly speaking, this is not a birth announcement for W. R. Williamson Jr. Rather, it's a general hospital announcement for his mother who was in the hospital to give birth.)²
Parents	Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson and Elma Florine (Florine) Monger.
Death	3 June 1930; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age 0.¹
Death Record	None. There is no Tennessee death certificate. Information about the infant is known from oral family history and from an obituary. The fact that there was no death certificate may suggest that he was stillborn.
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 4 Jun 1930, page 4. W. R. Williamson Jr., infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Williamson of 1132 Morris Avenue, died in General Hospital at 3:30 p. m. Tuesday. Surviving are the parents; and grandparents, Mrs. J. W. Williamson, and Mrs. Betsy Monger. Funeral services were to be held at Lenoir City cemetery at 2 p. m., today, the Rev. John Babb officiating. Burial there, Weavers in charge. The funeral party left the home at 12:30 p. m.¹
Burial	4 June 1930; Lenoir City Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee. There is no marker on his grave. He was buried at the corner of the Williamson Family Plot at the Lenoir City Cemetery. If you stand at the Williamson Plot, looking at the monument company on the hill, he was buried to your right, at the lower corner of the Plot.¹

Citations

[S2853] Obituary: Williamson, W. R. Jr.; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 4 June 1930, page 4, viewed at www.newspapers.com on 10 October 2020.

Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 4 Jun 1930, page 4.
W. R. Williamson Jr., infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Williamson of 1132 Morris Avenue, died in General Hospital at 3:30 p. m. Tuesday. Surviving are the parents; and grandparents, Mrs. J. W. Williamson, and Mrs. Betsy Monger. Funeral services were to be held at Lenoir City cemetery at 2 p. m., today, the Rev. John Babb officiating. Burial there, Weavers in charge. The funeral party left the home at 12:30 p. m.
[S2787] Birth Announcement: Williamson, W. R. Jr.; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 3 June 1930, Knoxville General Hospital, page 13.

Birth announcement, Knoxville Journal, 30 Mar 1968: At Knoxville General, Mrs. W. R. Williamson, No. 1132 Morris avenue. (Strictly speaking, this is not a birth announcement for W. R. Williamson Jr. Rather, it's a general hospital announcement for his mother who was in the hospital to give birth.)

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Robert Don (Don) Williamson

Male, born 17 Dec 1931, died 29 Nov 1980

Father*	Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson (born 19 April 1907, died 2 November 1976)
Mother*	Elma Florine (Florine) Monger (born 4 December 1908, died 19 June 1974)

Burial	New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Name Sources	Robert Don (Don) Williamson.^1,2,3,4,5,6
Birth	17 December 1931; High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina.^1,6
Parents	Willie Ragin (Bill) Williamson and Elma Florine (Florine) Monger.²
Death	29 November 1980; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age 48.⁶
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information. Name: Robert D. Williamson Born: 17 Dec 1931 Died: 29 Nov 1980 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951).

Citations

[S1349] Marriage Record: Knox County, Tennessee, 1989; Book 76, License 561; Daniel David Williamson and Malissia Kaye Owens.

8-22-1989, State of Tennessee, Knox County, Marriage Application #561. Groom: Name - Daniel David Williamson, 2504 Croydon Rd, Knoxville, Knox County, TN; born - 5-18-61, age 28, white, born in TN, single, 0 previous marriages; father - Robert D. Williamson, born in VA; mother - Barbara Johnson, born in TN; bride: Name - Melissia Kaye Owens, 5408 Tenbury Ln, Knoxville, Knox County, Tn; born - 6-20-68, age 21, white, born in Indiana, divorced, 1 previous marriage; father - Joe F Owens, born in Ky; mother - Jerri Moyers, born in Ky. Future residence - 5617 Ridgetop Rd, Knoxville, Knox County, TN 37921 (signed) Daniel David Williamson, Melissia Kaye Owens. Date of Marriage - 8-26 -1989, by Tom Tomberlin. Marriage License, State of Tennessee, County of Knox. To any Minister of the Gospel, Priest or Jewish Rabbi, having the care of Souls, Judge, or Commissioner for said County - GREETING: I, William Mike Padgett, Clerk of Knox County aforesaid, by the power in me vested by law, do license you or either of you, to celebrate the: RITES OF MATRIMONY BETWEEN Daniel David Williamson of Knoxville, Tn. and Melissia Kaye Owens of Knoxville, Tn. Given at office in Knoxville, the 22 day of August 1989. (signed) Wm. Mike Padgett, Clerk, by R Carnes, Deputy Clerk. Marriage License is VOID 30 days after issuing date. If not used please return to Clerk's office. Bk. 76, No. 561, Marriage License, Daniel David Williamson TO Melissia Kaye Owens, 1989, William Mike Padgett, Clerk. I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above parties on the 26 day of August, 1989. Rev. Tom Tomberlin.
[S2782] Obituary: Williamson, Mrs. Florine Monger; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 20 June 1974, page B5, viewed at www.newsbank.com on 17 January 2020.

Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 20 Jun 1974, page B5.
Williamson, Mrs. Florine Monger - age 65, 3100 Morris Avenue died Wednesday University of Tennessee Hospital after short illness. Member of West View United Methodist Church. Survivors: husband, W. R. Williamson; son, Don; daughter, Mrs. Virginia Clarkson; eight grandchildren. Funeral service 1.p.m. Friday West View United Methodist Church, Rev. Hubert Reneau, Rev. Rex Sexton officiating. Body will lie in state one hour before service. Family will receive friends Thursday 7-9 p.m. Interment Lenoir City Cemetery. Weaver's Funeral Home in charge.
[S2934] Obituary: Williamson, William Raymond; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 3 November 1976, page B5, viewed at www.newspapers.com on 25 November 2021.

Knoxville News-Sentinel, 3 Nov 1976, page B5.
Williamson, William Raymond - age 68, of 3100 Morris Ave., died at 1 p.m. Tuesday at UT Hospital. He attended Westview United Methodist Church. Survivors: son, Don Williamson; daughter, Mrs. Virginia Clarkson, both of Knoxville, 8 grandchildren, sister Mrs. Lela Underwood, Halls. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Lenoir City Cemetery, Rev. Roy Sexton, Rev. Jack Wilkerson officiating. The family will receive friend Thursday 7-9 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home.
[S68] Obituary, Williamson, William Raymond
[S15] Ruth Bryan
[S161] Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com), Robert D. Williamson

Family Explorer

James Allen (Allen) Underwood

Male, born 9 Apr 1907, died 30 Apr 1973

Partner: Lela Mae Williamson (born 31 May 1911, died 12 March 2003)

Son*	James Roy (Jimmy) Underwood (born 10 November 1934, died 16 May 2008)

Name Sources	James Allen (Allen) Underwood.^1,2,3,4
Birth	9 April 1907; Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Parents	James Harvey Underwood and Sarah Catherine (Catherine) Hickman.
1910 Census	1910, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Allen 3, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.
1920 Census	1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Allen 14, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.
Marriage	14 December 1929; James Allen (Allen) Underwood age 22 and Lela Mae Williamson age 18; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Knox County Marriage Index Information: Allen Underwood and Lela Williamson, Dec 14, 1929, License #1515, Book 18, page 221.^1,2,3
1930 Census	1930, Knox County, Tennessee. Dist. 8, Enumeration District 47-81, Knox County, Tennessee, 9 Apr 1930 p.5b, dwelling number 95, family number 96 Underwood Allen 23 nephew male, first married at age 23 w polisher, Sterchi mfg, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Lela 18, niece f first married at 18 w knitter, hosiery mill, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN household of Allen's aunt, Mary Snider nee Mary Hickman.
Birth of Child	10 November 1934, James Roy (Jimmy) Underwood, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age of father: 27.
1940 Census	1940.
Death	30 April 1973; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age 66.
Burial	3 May 1973; Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee. IN MEMORY OF JAMES ALLEN UNDERWOOD DATE OF DEATH APRIL 30, 1973 SERVICES MAY 3, 1973 2:00 P.M. ROSE CHAPEL CLERGYMAN REV. RALPH BERRY INTERMENT SHERWOOD MEMORIAL GARDENS PALLBEARERS BOB BRYAN DAVID PACK DON EGAN LOUIS PACK RALPH KEITH PAUL TARVER.

Citations

[S2025] Burl Underwood; The Underwoods and Related Families: From Roaring Gap (NC) To Dumplin Valley (TN) and Onward; Knoxville, Tennessee; self published, 1986; page 287.

2H GEORGE UNDERWOOD

5B. Martha Underwood, b. ;d. m. S. Albert Underwood, son of
Johnn Underwood. See (2G, 3A, 4F, 5H) for children.

5C. James Harvey Underwood, b. ; d. m. Catherine Hickman
6A. Pearlie Underwood, b. Oct. 28, 1893; d. Dec. 12, 1968 m.
Samuel Cornelius White

6B. Ivey Underwood, b. 1895 ; d. m. Lee Robertson
7A. Rosa Belle Underwood, b. m. Columbus Knight
7B. Lela May Underwood m. Jack Fox

6C. Addie Underwood, b. 1901; d. Oct 4, 1969 m. Franklin
Warren Lowe
7A. Gladys Lowe, b. m. Ralph Keith
7B. Catherine Lowe, b. m. Parton
7C. Trula Lowe, b. m. Kenneth Connaster
7D. Irene Lowe, b. m. Gibson
7E. Carl F. Lowe, b. m. Patsy Tallent
7F. James Phillip Lowe m. Betty Bunch

6D. James Allen Underwood, b. ; d. m. Lela Williamson
7A. Barbara Jean Underwood, m. 1st James H. Finnel div
m. 2nd. Hollis E. Henshaw

7B. James Roy Underwood, b. m. Rebecca Early Weisgarber

6E. Susan "Susie" Underwood, b. ; d. Jun 1975 m. Thos Herman
Lowe res. Crossville, Tn.
7A. Thomas H. Lowe, Jr. m. Carrie Lou Weber
7B. Jesse Vernon Lowe m. Rose Mary Hughes

6F. Amanda "Mandy" Underwood, b. d. m. 1st. Jesse Gann
7A. Vola Gann, b. m. Jas. Eldridge
7B. Roy Gann
m. 2nd. Wm. "Bill" Huffaker, son of Jas. Huffaker (2G, 3D, 4A, 5E,
6A)
[S1393] Obituary: Peters, Mrs. Lola Ethel Williamson; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 8 January 1966, page 8.

Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 8 Jan 1966, page 8.
Mrs. Lola Ethel Williamson Peters - age 65, died 7 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Hospital. Residence Tazewell Pike, Corryton. She was a member of Corinth Methodist Church Friendship Sunday School Class and WSCS. Survivors: husband, Ernest L. Peters, Sr., Corryton; daughters, Mrs. Ruth Bryan, Mrs. Irene Tarver, Fountain City, Mrs. Lorieta Tadlock, Knoxville, Mrs. Lucille Wright, Centerville, Ohio; sons, Ernest L. Peters Jr., Howard Peters, both of Corryton; sister, Mrs. Lela Underwood, brothers W R Williamson, Knoxville, Charles Bray, California; 11 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday from Stevens Chapel, Rev. Robert Copeland, Rev. John Jarvis officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers Dexter Letsinger, Clyde Letsinger, Edward Cole, Jimmy Underwood, Don Williamson, Charles Truan. Family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Saturday at Stevens Mortuary.
[S1157] Knox County Marriage Index, Knox County Library Web Site, Allen Underwood and Lela Williamson
[S15] Ruth Bryan

Family Explorer

James Roy (Jimmy) Underwood

Male, born 10 Nov 1934, died 16 May 2008

Father*	James Allen (Allen) Underwood (born 9 April 1907, died 30 April 1973)
Mother*	Lela Mae Williamson (born 31 May 1911, died 12 March 2003)

Name Sources	James Roy (Jimmy) Underwood.^1,2,3,4
Birth	10 November 1934; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^2,4
Parents	James Allen (Allen) Underwood and Lela Mae Williamson.
Death	16 May 2008; Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, age 73.^2,4
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information. Name: James R. Underwood Last Residence: 38016 Burlison, Tipton County, Tennessee Born: 10 Nov 1934 Died: 16 May 2008 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (1952).
Obituary	Memphis Commercial Appeal [Memphis, Tennessee], 18 May 2008. James R. "Jim" Underwood, 73, of Cordova, died May 16, 2008 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis. Mr. Underwood was retired from Goldsmith's Oak Court, a member of Advent Presbyterian Church, an Elder in the PCUSA, served in the Army and was an avid Tiger Fan. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, May 18 at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 19 at Advent Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Memory Hill Gardens. He leaves his wife, Becky Underwood; daughter, Jenny Underwood of Cordova; son, Andy and his wife Libby of Cordova; sister, Jean Hicks of Knoxville, TN; grandchildren, Alec, Jacob, and Harris Underwood. Memorials may be made to Advent Presbyterian Church on Germantown Parkway. Memphis Funeral Home, Germantown Parkway Chapel, 901-725-0100, www.memphisfuneralhome.net.
Burial	19 May 2008; Memory Hill Gardens, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.²

Citations

[S2025] Burl Underwood; The Underwoods and Related Families: From Roaring Gap (NC) To Dumplin Valley (TN) and Onward; Knoxville, Tennessee; self published, 1986; page 287.

2H GEORGE UNDERWOOD

5B. Martha Underwood, b. ;d. m. S. Albert Underwood, son of
Johnn Underwood. See (2G, 3A, 4F, 5H) for children.

5C. James Harvey Underwood, b. ; d. m. Catherine Hickman
6A. Pearlie Underwood, b. Oct. 28, 1893; d. Dec. 12, 1968 m.
Samuel Cornelius White

6B. Ivey Underwood, b. 1895 ; d. m. Lee Robertson
7A. Rosa Belle Underwood, b. m. Columbus Knight
7B. Lela May Underwood m. Jack Fox

6C. Addie Underwood, b. 1901; d. Oct 4, 1969 m. Franklin
Warren Lowe
7A. Gladys Lowe, b. m. Ralph Keith
7B. Catherine Lowe, b. m. Parton
7C. Trula Lowe, b. m. Kenneth Connaster
7D. Irene Lowe, b. m. Gibson
7E. Carl F. Lowe, b. m. Patsy Tallent
7F. James Phillip Lowe m. Betty Bunch

6D. James Allen Underwood, b. ; d. m. Lela Williamson
7A. Barbara Jean Underwood, m. 1st James H. Finnel div
m. 2nd. Hollis E. Henshaw

7B. James Roy Underwood, b. m. Rebecca Early Weisgarber

6E. Susan "Susie" Underwood, b. ; d. Jun 1975 m. Thos Herman
Lowe res. Crossville, Tn.
7A. Thomas H. Lowe, Jr. m. Carrie Lou Weber
7B. Jesse Vernon Lowe m. Rose Mary Hughes

6F. Amanda "Mandy" Underwood, b. d. m. 1st. Jesse Gann
7A. Vola Gann, b. m. Jas. Eldridge
7B. Roy Gann
m. 2nd. Wm. "Bill" Huffaker, son of Jas. Huffaker (2G, 3D, 4A, 5E,
6A)
[S68] Obituary, James R. "Jim" Underwood
[S15] Ruth Bryan
[S161] Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com), James R. Underwood

Family Explorer

James Hobart (Jimmy) Tinnel

Male, born 13 Feb 1927, died 23 Jan 1978

Children:

Son*	Stephen Allen (Steve) Tinnel (born 16 June 1951, died 11 April 2017)

Name Sources	James Hobart (Jimmy) Tinnel.^1,2
Birth	13 February 1927; Loudon County, Tennessee.
Parents	William Hobert Tinnel and Virginia Emma Anderson.
Marriage	18 July 1947; James Hobart (Jimmy) Tinnel age 20; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.¹
Birth of Child	16 June 1951, Stephen Allen (Steve) Tinnel, Baptist Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age of father: 24.
Divorce	2 July 1952; Knox County, Tennessee.¹
Death	23 January 1978; Houston, Harris County, Texas, age 50.

Citations

[S2025] Burl Underwood; The Underwoods and Related Families: From Roaring Gap (NC) To Dumplin Valley (TN) and Onward; Knoxville, Tennessee; self published, 1986; page 287.

2H GEORGE UNDERWOOD

5B. Martha Underwood, b. ;d. m. S. Albert Underwood, son of
Johnn Underwood. See (2G, 3A, 4F, 5H) for children.

5C. James Harvey Underwood, b. ; d. m. Catherine Hickman
6A. Pearlie Underwood, b. Oct. 28, 1893; d. Dec. 12, 1968 m.
Samuel Cornelius White

6B. Ivey Underwood, b. 1895 ; d. m. Lee Robertson
7A. Rosa Belle Underwood, b. m. Columbus Knight
7B. Lela May Underwood m. Jack Fox

6C. Addie Underwood, b. 1901; d. Oct 4, 1969 m. Franklin
Warren Lowe
7A. Gladys Lowe, b. m. Ralph Keith
7B. Catherine Lowe, b. m. Parton
7C. Trula Lowe, b. m. Kenneth Connaster
7D. Irene Lowe, b. m. Gibson
7E. Carl F. Lowe, b. m. Patsy Tallent
7F. James Phillip Lowe m. Betty Bunch

6D. James Allen Underwood, b. ; d. m. Lela Williamson
7A. Barbara Jean Underwood, m. 1st James H. Finnel div
m. 2nd. Hollis E. Henshaw

7B. James Roy Underwood, b. m. Rebecca Early Weisgarber

6E. Susan "Susie" Underwood, b. ; d. Jun 1975 m. Thos Herman
Lowe res. Crossville, Tn.
7A. Thomas H. Lowe, Jr. m. Carrie Lou Weber
7B. Jesse Vernon Lowe m. Rose Mary Hughes

6F. Amanda "Mandy" Underwood, b. d. m. 1st. Jesse Gann
7A. Vola Gann, b. m. Jas. Eldridge
7B. Roy Gann
m. 2nd. Wm. "Bill" Huffaker, son of Jas. Huffaker (2G, 3D, 4A, 5E,
6A)
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William Lewis (Bill) Blackburn

Male, born 20 Oct 1934, died 11 Feb 1958

Father*

Lynn Nathaniel Blackburn, Sr. (born 7 July 1911, died 2 March 1985)

Name Sources	William Lewis (Bill) Blackburn.¹
Birth	20 October 1934.
Parents	Lynn Nathaniel Blackburn, Sr.
1940 Census	1940, Knox County, Tennessee. Household of his father Lynn Nathaniel Blackburn Sr. Dist. 2, Ward 16, Block 442-448, Enumeration District 97-80, Knox County, Tennessee, 22 Apr 1940. Lewis 5, son, male, single, white, born TN, lived 1935 same place.²
Death	11 February 1958; St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age 23.
Burial	13 February 1958; Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Citations

[S15] Ruth Bryan
[S2789] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 2, Ward 16, Block 442-448, Enumeration District 97-80, page 1000b, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 3 April 2020.

Knoxville, Dist. 2, Ward 16, Block 442-448, Enumeration District 97-80, Knox County, Tennessee, 22 Apr 1940
page 100b, Sheet 8b, dwelling number 413, 1209 Ninth Avenue, rents $14/month
Blackburn Lynn 28 head m m w machine operator knitting mill, 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $700 income
Hazel 26 wife f m w 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Lewis 5 son m s w , born TN, lived 1935 same place

Earl Clyde Hicks

Male, born 17 Aug 1922, died 30 Aug 2015

Name Sources	Earl Clyde Hicks.^1,2
Birth	17 August 1922.¹
Parents	Herman W. Hicks and Ada Sue McKenzie.
Death	30 August 2015; Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age 93.¹
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 1 Sep 2015, page 9A. Earl C. Hicks, age 93, of Knoxville, passed away August 30, 2015 at Parkwest Medical Center. He was a loving father, and an avid UT football fan. Earl was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in WWII and was involved in the Normandy Beach invasion. Mr. Hicks was proud to service the Knoxville Community as owner of Hicks Appliance Service for over 40 years. Preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Ada Hicks; wife, Elizabeth Hicks; brothers, Tommy and Cliff Hicks; sisters, Helen Walden and Mildred Ricker. Survived by his son, Robbie Hicks; special nephew, Pete and wife, Jean Walden; and several other nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday in Weaver's chapel with service to follow at 8:00 p.m. Family and friends will meet 1:15 p.m., Thursday at East Tennessee Veteran's Cemetery on John Sevier Highway for a 1:30 p.m. interment. Condolences may be made at weaverfuneralservices.com. Arrangements by Weaver Funeral Home. Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on Sept 1, 2015.¹
Burial	3 September 2015; East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Gov. John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.¹

Citations

[S2912] Obituary: Hicks, Earl C.; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 1 September 2015, page 9A, viewed at https://knoxvillenews-tn.newsmemory.com/ on 16 August 2021.

Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 1 Sep 2015, page 9A.
Earl C. Hicks, age 93, of Knoxville, passed away August 30, 2015 at Parkwest Medical Center. He was a loving father, and an avid UT football fan. Earl was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in WWII and was involved in the Normandy Beach invasion. Mr. Hicks was proud to service the Knoxville Community as owner of Hicks Appliance Service for over 40 years. Preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Ada Hicks; wife, Elizabeth Hicks; brothers, Tommy and Cliff Hicks; sisters, Helen Walden and Mildred Ricker. Survived by his son, Robbie Hicks; special nephew, Pete and wife, Jean Walden; and several other nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday in Weaver's chapel with service to follow at 8:00 p.m. Family and friends will meet 1:15 p.m., Thursday at East Tennessee Veteran's Cemetery on John Sevier Highway for a 1:30 p.m. interment. Condolences may be made at weaverfuneralservices.com. Arrangements by Weaver Funeral Home. Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on Sept 1, 2015.
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Stephen Allen (Steve) Tinnel

Male, born 16 Jun 1951, died 11 Apr 2017

Father*

James Hobart (Jimmy) Tinnel (born 13 February 1927, died 23 January 1978)

Name Sources	Stephen Allen (Steve) Tinnel.^1,2
Birth	16 June 1951; Baptist Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.²
Parents	James Hobart (Jimmy) Tinnel.
Death	11 April 2017, age 65.

Citations

[S15] Ruth Bryan
[S1186] Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002 (ancestry.com), Stephen Allen Tinnel and Karen Denise Bledsoe

Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 43.
Issued December 4th 1865. William Cole to Vestey England.
Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 44.
Solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above named parties on the 5 day of December 1865. John Gambel J.P.