Emily "Gene" Porter^[1]

Abt 1914 - 2009  (~ 95 years)

• Name	Emily "Gene" Porter
  Born	Abt 1914	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 19, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	24 Jun 2009	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	27 Jun 2009	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I97170	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	James Henry Porter,   b. 18 Jun 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jun 1945  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Melissa Millie Fergeson,   b. 13 Mar 1877, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jun 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1896	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F35393	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Herman Eugene Hembree,   b. 24 Feb 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 26 May 1973, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Eugene "Cherokee" Hembree,   b. Abt 1936, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years) + 2. Ruby Hembree,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee  (Age ~ 86 years) + 3. Chester Dwight Hembree,   b. 4 Aug 1940,   d. 4 Feb 2017  (Age 76 years)   4. Grace Hembree,   b. 19 Sep 1952, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Sep 1952  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F58499	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Conrad Ellison,   d. Bef 24 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F58488	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1914 - Tennessee Died - 24 Jun 2009 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 27 Jun 2009 - Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 202. [S112] Census, 1940. Name Gene Hembree Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 19, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 26 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Relationship to Head of Household Wife Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1914 Last Place of Residence Rural, Sevier, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Herman Hembree Head M 30 Tennessee Gene Hembree Wife F 26 Tennessee Eugene Hembree Son M 4 Tennessee Rubie Hembree Daughter F 2 Tennessee [S80] Rawlings Funeral Home, (http://www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com/), 24 Jun 2009. Emily “Gene” Porter Hembree age 95 of Sevierville, TN. passed away on June 24, 2009 at her residence. She was of the Primitive Baptist Faith. Gene retired from the Arrow Craft Shop in Gatlinburg after being employed there for twenty-seven years. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Henry Porter and Millie Melinda Ferguson Porter; husband, Herman Hembree and Conrad Ellison; daughter, Grace Hembree; brothers, Cam, John, Elisha and Meed Porter; sisters, Frances Cardwell, Kate Tillson and Carrie Franklin. Survivors include her children, Eugene Hembree and wife, Debra of Sevierville; Ruby Baldwin and husband, Fred of Ohio and Chester Hembree of Sevierville. Grandchildren, Brian and Chrissy Hembree,Tim Hembree, Kathy and Roy Reynolds, Patty Reynolds, David and Mary Baldwin and Milissa and Jeff Manco; great grandchildren, fifteen and great, great grandchildren, eight; sister-in-law, Lura Porter of Gatlinburg and Edith Hembree of Maryville; Several nieces and nephews. The family would like to especially thank special caregivers, Betty Bryant, Elaine Gunter, Anita Hurst, and Shirley Branam for the care and love they have shown Gene and the family. Services will be held 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 26, 2009 at Rawlings Funeral Home with Elder Shirley Henry and Rev. Ed Parton officiating Interment will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 2009 in Shady Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends 4:00- 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 26, at Rawlings. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name J H Porter Event Type Marriage Event Date 15 Nov 1896 Event Place Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Millie M Ferguson Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-4973-H?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1W9%3A1589264486%2C1589374289 : 22 December 2016), Jefferson > image 278 of 412; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.