P. J. Burton: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. P. J. Burton (son of John Burton, Jr. and Annette Maples).

Generation: 2

2. John Burton, Jr.
John — Annette Maples. [Group Sheet]
3.
Annette Maples (daughter of Rev. Henry George Maples and Ethel Smelcer).
Notes:
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Reference:
"The Mountain Press", Rev. Henry G. Maples obituary.

Children:

1. P. J. Burton

Generation: 3

Rev. Henry George Maples was born 12 Oct 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Charles Allen "Charlie" Maples and Willie Belle Morton); died 11 Jan 1996, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Jan 1996, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Mountain Press", Rev. Henry G. Maples obituary.

Henry married Ethel Smelcer 3 Jul 1942. Ethel (daughter of William Richard Smelcer and Charity Ownby) was born 4 Dec 1921, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1979; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Ethel Smelcer was born 4 Dec 1921, Tennessee (daughter of William Richard Smelcer and Charity Ownby); died 24 Sep 1979; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 195.
"The Mountain Press", Rev. Henry G. Maples obituary.

Children:

James Alfred Maples was born 17 Jun 1945, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1975; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Donald Lee Maples was born 25 Sep 1958, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 May 1994; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Faye Maples
Betty Maples
Patricia Belle "Pat" Maples
Linda Gail Maples was born 31 Jul 1956.
3. Annette Maples
William A. "Bill" Maples

Generation: 4

12.

Charles Allen "Charlie" Maples was born 14 May 1898, Tennessee (son of George Profit Maples and Mary Ann "Polly" McCarter); died 4 Apr 1965; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 200.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 95.
"The Mountain Press", Rev. Henry G. Maples obituary.

Charles — Willie Belle Morton. Willie (daughter of Henry Harvey Morton and Martha Jane Yates) was born 27 Apr 1898, Tennessee; died 29 May 1966; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Willie Belle Morton was born 27 Apr 1898, Tennessee (daughter of Henry Harvey Morton and Martha Jane Yates); died 29 May 1966; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 3, Knox County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 200.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 95.
"The Mountain Press", Rev. Henry G. Maples obituary.

Children:

6. Rev. Henry George Maples was born 12 Oct 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1996, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Jan 1996, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Montruce Maples was born 12 Jun 1920, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1975; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Paul Verless Maples was born 23 Feb 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Feb 1984, Bethsda Naval Hospital, Bethsda, Montgomery County, Maryland; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Helen Maples was born 13 Jun 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Jun 2001; was buried 3 Jul 2001, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Samuel C. "Sam" Maples was born 20 Aug 1926, Tennessee; died 15 Apr 2008; was buried 19 Apr 2008, Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Ann Mae Maples was born 18 Oct 1928, Tennessee; died 16 Jan 2014.
Charles W. Maples, Jr. was born 11 Nov 1930, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 2003, Orange Park, Florida; was buried Biloxi National Cemetery, Harrison County, Mississippi.
Ben Richard Maples, Sr. was born 9 Jan 1934, Tennessee; died 17 Sep 1988; was buried Highland Memorial Mausoleum, Knox County, Tennessee.

14.

William Richard Smelcer was born 16 Apr 1887, Tennessee (son of Adam Jackson "Bud" Smelcer and Alpha "Appie" King); died 15 Mar 1975; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 84.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 195, 229.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 149.

William married Charity Ownby 21 May 1910. Charity (daughter of Bausdell S. "Bause" Ownby and Hettie Ogle) was born 9 Apr 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1974; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Charity Ownby was born 9 Apr 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Bausdell S. "Bause" Ownby and Hettie Ogle); died 7 Dec 1974; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 84.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 195, 221, 229.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 149.

Children:

Buna Veatress Smelcer was born 23 Jan 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 2007; was buried 24 Dec 2007, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Russell Smelcer was born 11 Apr 1915; died 17 Apr 1945, Italy; was buried 26 Nov 1948, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Della Kate Smelcer was born 18 May 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 2002; was buried 11 Jul 2002, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Buford B. Smelcer was born 7 Oct 1919, Forsyth, North Carolina; died 9 Oct 1971; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. Ethel Smelcer was born 4 Dec 1921, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1979; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Hedy Smelcer was born 30 Oct 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jul 1989; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Everett Smelcer was born 2 Nov 1925, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 2013; was buried 11 Sep 2013, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Glen "Shorty" Smelcer was born 20 Aug 1928, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 2007; was buried 25 Jan 2007, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Jack William Smelcer was born 29 Mar 1932, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1981; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lilly Smelcer died Bef 8 Sep 2013.
Stella Smelcer died Bef 8 Sep 2013.