Fifth Generation

316. Lela Mae Williamson^{122,123,242,304,313,314,315,316}. Birth: 31 May 1911, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.^122,314

Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹²⁶ Lela 8 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, attended school.

Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee. Lela 18 niece f m@18 w knitter, hosiery mill, born TN, father and mother born TN, enumerated household of Allen Underwood's aunt Mary Snider nee Mary Hickman. She later married Allen Underwood.

Census: 1940,. Death: 12 March 2003, age 91, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^313,314 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, 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.

Lela Mae Williamson and James Allen (Allen) Underwood Marriage: 14 December 1929, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^242,315,316 Knox County Marriage Index Information: Allen Underwood and Lela Williamson, Dec 14, 1929, License #1515, Book 18, p.221.

James Allen (Allen) Underwood^{127,242,315,316}, son of James Harvey Underwood and Sarah Catherine Hickman,. Birth: 9 April 1907, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Census: 1910, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Allen 3 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Allen 14 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

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 m m@23 w polisher, Sterchi mfg, born TN, father and mother born TN; Lela 18 niece f m@18 w knitter, hosiery mill, born TN, father and mother born TN; enumerated household of Allen's aunt, Mary Snider nee Mary Hickman.

Census: 1940,. Death: 30 April 1973, age 66, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

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

Lela Mae Williamson and James Allen (Allen) Underwood had the following children:

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James Roy (Jimmy) Underwood^{127,316,317,318}. Birth: 10 November 1934, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^317,318

Death: 16 May 2008, age 73, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.^317,318 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, 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.³¹⁷