- [S2793] Military Enlistment: Arvel Ailey, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, 13 October 1942, ancestry.com.
Name: Arvel Ailey
Birth Year: 1910
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
State of Residence: Tennessee
County or City: Jefferson
Enlistment Date: 13 Oct 1942
Enlistment State: Georgia
Enlistment City: Fort Oglethorpe
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Marital Status: Single, with dependents; Height: 72; Weight: 152.
- [S2794] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9,Enumeration District 45-17, page 243b, sheet 6b, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 22 April 2020.
Enumeration District 45-17, Talbott, Dist. 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1940
page 243b, Sheet 6b, dwelling number 103, Chuckey Pine, owns property worth $1000
Ailey Arvel 29 head m m w farmer 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place, $0 income
Alma G. 30 wife f m w school not listed, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Robert 10 son m s w 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
Denver 5 don m s w 0 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same place
- [S2795] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, page 88a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 April 2020.
Enumeration District 45-3, Old Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 26 Apr 1930
page 88a, Nichols Ferry Pike, dwelling number 168, family number 173
Ailey Henry H. 48 head m m@19 w farmer TN TN TN
Mellva M. 42 wife f m@14 w TN TN TN
William H. 21 son m s w farm laborer TN TN TN
Vinson J. 17 son m s w TN TN TN
Charles R. 13 son m s w TN TN TN
Rachel A. 8 dau f s w TN TN TN
Arvil R. 19 son m m w farm laborer TN TN TN
Alma G. 20 dauL f m w TN TN TN
Robert E. 4/12 Gson m s w TN TN TN
- [S2797] Grave marker: George Jackson Cox and Clarica Loretta N; Wesleys Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tenn; viewed 23 December 2005 by Jerry Bryan.
Cox, George Jackson, Sept. 21, 1861 - June 12, 1838, Clarica Loretta N., May 27, 1871 - Feb. 26, 1950, In Loving Memory of Our Grandparents.
- [S2810] Marriage Record: Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1929; Book 9, page 248; Ailey, Arville and Alma Slaton, ancestry.com, viewed 30 July 2020.
Marriage book Vol. 9 (1927-1930), page 248. State of Tennessee, Jefferson County.
Know all Men, That we, Arville Ailey, of said County and State of Tennessee, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind our heirs, executors, and administrators, and each and every one of us and them, both jointly and severally by these presents. The Condition of the above Obligation is Such: That whereas, Arville Ailey, age 18, hath prayed and obtained a License to marry Alma Slaton, age 19; Now, if there shall not hereafter appear any lawful cause why the said Arville Ailey and Alma Slaton should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony as husband and wife, this obligation to be void and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness our hands and seals, this 17 day of Feby, 1929. (signed) Arville Ailey, Frank M. Swann. I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the within parties on the 17 day of Feby, 1929. R. H. Thames.
- [S2842] Obituary: Peters, Alva Edward; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 21 April 1942, page 8, viewed at newspapers.com on 23 September 2020.
Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 21 April 1942, page 8.
Alva Edward Peters died at his home near Edgemoor early today. He was 71. He is survived by his widow; four sons, Lester, Birchell and Arthur of Edgemoor and Robert of Knoxville; two daughters, Mrs. Samuel Letsinser of Edgemoor and Mrs. Clyde Cole of Knoxville.
- [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, 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.
- [S2930] Death Certificate: Cox, John Franklin; Certificate 61-17511; Jefferson City Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1961; ancestry.com (Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958); viewed 10 November 2021.
Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1961, death certificate 61-17511.
1. Name - John Franklin Cox
2. Date of death - July 4, 1961
3. Color - W
4. Sex - M
5. Status - Married
6. Date of Birth - Dec. 27, 1888
7. Age - 72
8. Place of death - Jefferson County, civil district 4, Jefferson City, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, inside city limits
9. Usual residence - Tenn, Knox County, civil district _, Dandridge, inside city limits - no, Route #5, residence is a farm
10a. Occupation - farmer
13. Birthplace - Tennessee
14. Citizen - USA
15. Name of husband or wife -
16. Father's name - George J. Cox
17. Mother's maiden name - Loretta Nichols
18. Informant - Mrs. L. E. Miller, Dandridge, Tenn.
22. Medical certification - (signed) John W. Ellis, M.D., Jefferson City, 15 July 1961.
23. Buried, July 7, 1961, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jefferson City, Tennessee
19. Funeral director - Farrar's, Dandridge, Tennessee (signed) Dorothy Hankins
The informant was John's daughter Mildred Frances Cox, wife of Lloyd Eugene Miller.
