Otha Decatur Mize: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Otha Decatur Mize was born 27 Jul 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Robert P. Mize and Frances Ann Waters); died 7 May 1936; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Father may have been Robert Mize who fought for the Union Army during the Civil War. There is a picture of him in Civil War soldier reunion for Sevier County soldiers in a Sevierville paper. There is a Robert and Frances Ann Mize buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference
Sabrina Chambers, chambers@aeneas.net, 2 April 2000.

Otha — Ida Ellen Lawson. Ida (daughter of Robert Alexander Lawson and Sallie M. Wynn) was born 1 Jan 1894, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1985; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Robert Glenn Mize was born 4 Aug 1916, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 1987; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Marjorie Fern Mize was born Abt 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 11 Jul 2009.
Charles Wynn Mize was born 3 Jul 1924, Knox County, Tennessee; died 22 May 2004; was buried 26 May 2004, Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Frank L. Mize
Sara Frances Mize was born 20 Jan 1928.
Otha Decator "Bud" Mize, Jr. was born 22 Feb 1937; died 12 Feb 2000, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Robert P. Mize was born 3 Jan 1843 (son of Jonathan Mize and Nancy Chambers); died 4 May 1934; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Robert — Frances Ann Waters. Frances (daughter of John W. Waters and Mary Lucinda Dill) was born 19 Aug 1850, South Carolina; died 9 Apr 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Apr 1934, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Frances Ann Waters was born 19 Aug 1850, South Carolina (daughter of John W. Waters and Mary Lucinda Dill); died 9 Apr 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Apr 1934, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1870, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

1. Otha Decatur Mize was born 27 Jul 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 May 1936; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

Jonathan Mize was born 1804, Rockingham County, North Carolina (son of Jeremiah Mize); died 14 Dec 1863; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Moved to Georgia and from there to "Gists Creek" area in Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 274.

Jonathan married Nancy Chambers 19 Sep 1829, Greene County, Tennessee. Nancy was born 1804, North Carolina; died 1887; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Nancy Chambers was born 1804, North Carolina; died 1887; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

William Alexander Mize was born 14 Sep 1830, Tennessee; died 31 Dec 1902; was buried Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Catherine Mize was born 30 Oct 1834, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1919; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Clark Mize was born Abt 1837.
Rufus Lee Mize was born 26 Apr 1840; died 15 Feb 1916; was buried Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
2. Robert P. Mize was born 3 Jan 1843; died 4 May 1934; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Harold "Doc" Mize was born 21 Sep 1845, Tennessee; died 17 Sep 1913; was buried Old Gists Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary A. Mize was born 3 Dec 1854, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 1894; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

6.	John W. Waters was born Abt 1826, South Carolina. Other Events: Census: 1870, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Notes: ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 349. John — Mary Lucinda Dill. Mary was born South Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Mary Lucinda Dill was born South Carolina.

Children:

Ainer E. Waters was born 25 Sep 1849; died 25 Dec 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Dec 1922, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Frances Ann Waters was born 19 Aug 1850, South Carolina; died 9 Apr 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Apr 1934, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Harriet E. Waters was born Abt 1852, South Carolina.
Martha Jane Waters was born 15 Jun 1855, South Carolina; died 19 Jun 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Jun 1937, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Carolina Waters was born 11 Apr 1857, South Carolina; died 29 Jul 1896; was buried Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John W. Waters was born 20 Nov 1866, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1940, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Jun 1940, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Jeremiah Mize

Notes:

Originally came into America through Virginia.
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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 274.

Children:

4. Jonathan Mize was born 1804, Rockingham County, North Carolina; died 14 Dec 1863; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.