Fifth Generation


140. Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox2,28,95,108,114,120,243,244 was born on 30 December 1916 in Cline Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.95,243,244 She was born in the house where Ramon McSpadden lives (1999).

She appeared in the census in 1920 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Dorthy 3 1/12 dau f s w TN TN TN.

She appeared in the census in 1930 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Dortha 13 dau f s w TN TN TN.

Dorothy died on 27 June 1982 at the age of 65 in Knox County, Tennessee.95,244 Social Security Death Index Information: Name: Dorothy Blackburn; Last Residence: 37725 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee; Born: 30 Dec 1916; Last Benefit: 37725 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee; Died: Jun 1982; State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951). Tennessee Death Index Information: Blackburn Dorothy C, 06-27-1982, age 65, died Knox County, resided Jefferson County, Tennessee, married, female, white, file #19207.

The following is from "The Nichols Book" by Wyatt Nichols.

Dorothy, third daughter of John and Mary Slaton Cox, is quite a gal. She is quite a talker, when she and I get together we really have a talk-fest. Dorothy's first marriage was to Conley Caton. They had two children, Barbara and Mary Lou. Barbara married Bill Clark of Chicago, Illinois, who is a career man in the United States Navy. They have one child, but at this time I do not know what its name is A few years after Dorothy divorced her first husband she married Lynn Blackburn from Knoxville, Tennessee. He is a fine man. To this union two children were born, namely Lynn Jr. and John. They now reside in Jefferson County near Dandridge, Tennessee.

Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox and Conley O (Con) Caton were married on 26 December 1933 in Jefferson County, Tennessee.243 p.507, Marriage Record, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Conley Caton and Dorothy Cox, Date of Application: 12/20, 1933. Male - Conley Caton, age 20, Sevierville. Female - Dorothy Cox, age 17, Dandridge. Next of Kin of Female - J. F. Cox, Dandridge, Mrs. J. F. Cox, same. I solemnized the Rite of Matrimony between the above-named parties on the 26 day of Dec, 1933. License returned the 26 day of Dec., 1933. A. E. Fox, J.P.

They243 were divorced between 1940 and 1944.

Conley O (Con) Caton2,95,120,243, son of Phillip Harrison (Doc) Caton and Lula Cattie (Lou) Morie, was born on 12 February 1914 in [Sevier County], Tennessee.95,243

He was missing from the census in 1920.

He appeared in the census in 1930 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Coney O. 16 son m s w TN TN TN.

Conley died on 1 July 2002 at the age of 88 in [Knox County], [Tennessee].95 Social Security Death Index Information: Name: Conley O. Caton; Last Residence: 37922 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; Born: 12 Feb 1914; Died: 1 Jul 2002; State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951). An obituary could not be located online in the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox and Conley O (Con) Caton had the following children:

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Barbara Jean Caton (private).

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Connie Caton2 was born on 25 November 1937.

She died on 30 November 1937 at the age of 0.

She was "Little Connie Caton".

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Mary Lou Caton (private).

Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox and Lynn Nathaniel Blackburn Sr were married on 1 May 1944.

Lynn Nathaniel Blackburn Sr2,108,120,245,246,247,248,249,250, son of Louis William Blackburn and Lona Popejoy, was born on 7 July 1911 in of Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.245,247,249,250

He appeared in the census in 1920 in Knox County, Tennessee. Lynn 8 son m s w TN TN TN.

He appeared in the census in 1930 in Knox County, Tennessee. Lynn N. 18 son m s w TN TN TN.

Lynn enlisted in the military on on 12 October 1942 in in Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, Georgia.247 World War II Army Enlistment Record: Name: Lynn N Blackburn; Birth Year: 1911; Race: White, citizen (White); Nativity State or Country: Tennessee; State of Residence: Tennessee; County or City: Knox; Enlistment Date: 12 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: 1 year of high school; Civil Occupation: Semiskilled switchmen, railroad; Marital Status: Divorced, with dependents; Height: 70; Weight: 149.

He died on 2 March 1985 at the age of 73 in Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee.245,249 Social Security Death Index Information: Name: Lynn Blackburn; Last Residence: 37725 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee; Born: 7 Jul 1911; Died: Mar 1985; State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951).

Obituary, Knoxville News-Sentinel, 3 Mar 1985, p.B4.
Blackburn, Lynn N. - age 73, of Dandridge, passed away 1 p.m. Saturday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital as result of a heart attack. Member of First Baptist Church, Dandridge, veteran of WW II. Survivors: daughter, Mrs. Barbara Clark, Knoxville, Mrs. Odell (Mary Lou) Slover, Riverdale, Ga.; sons, John Blackburn, Dandridge, Lynn N. Blackburn, Jr., Long Beach, Miss.; five grandchildren; brother, James Blackburn, Knoxville; several nieces and nephews. The body was removed to Farrar Funeral Home, Dandridge. Complete arrangements to be announced later by Farrar Funeral Home, Dandridge.

Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox and Lynn Nathaniel Blackburn Sr had the following children:

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Lynn Nathaniel Blackburn Jr (private).

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John Robert Blackburn (private).