Kathryn Lawson: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Kathryn Lawson (daughter of Leonard Lawson and Olive Atchley).

Generation: 2

Leonard Lawson was born 30 Apr 1897, Tennessee (son of Joseph J. Lawson and Mary E. Carr); died 8 Dec 1941; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 52.

Leonard married Olive Atchley Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Olive Atchley (daughter of Alvin Columbus "Lum" Atchley and Mollie Elizabeth McCarter).

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 52, 91.

Notes:

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Children:

Alvine Lawson
1. Kathryn Lawson

Generation: 3

Joseph J. Lawson was born 21 Jun 1877, Tennessee (son of Thomas H. "Huse" Lawson and Winnie Texanna Tuck); died 10 Nov 1949; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Joe Lawson ran the commissary at Elkmont.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 64.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 52, 144, 195.

Joseph married Mary E. Carr 8 May 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Joel Kear and Mary "Polly" McCarter) was born 27 Feb 1878, Tennessee; died 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary E. Carr was born 27 Feb 1878, Tennessee (daughter of Joel Kear and Mary "Polly" McCarter); died 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Twin of Sally.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 64.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 52, 70, 232.

Children:

Martha Lawson
2. Leonard Lawson was born 30 Apr 1897, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1941; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Cora Mary Lawson was born 17 May 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jun 1930; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Tilda Irene Lawson was born 11 Aug 1902; died 5 Apr 1961; was buried Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.
Charles Grant Lawson was born 11 Jun 1904, Tennessee; died 2 May 1989; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lillie Lawson was born 6 Jan 1906; died 6 Jan 1906; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William Louis Lawson was born 18 Dec 1906, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Apr 1943, Richard Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Ross Lawson was born 16 Jun 1909; died 25 Jun 1974; was buried Sherwood Cemetery.
Houston Tommy "Huse" Lawson was born 16 Jun 1911, Tennessee; died 19 Mar 1967; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Chelsia Pearlena "Pearl" Lawson was born 18 Jun 1913; died 23 Dec 1976; was buried Tuckaleechee Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Sam J. Lawson was born 17 Aug 1917; died 7 Dec 1980; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ada Lawson
Jennie Lawson
Ruby Lawson

Alvin Columbus "Lum" Atchley was born 26 Dec 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Jesse Atchley and Mary Haggard); died 26 Aug 1927, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Aug 1927, Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 72.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 203.

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 144.

Alvin married Mollie Elizabeth McCarter 10 Mar 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mollie (daughter of Richard Evans McCarter and Olive Evans) was born 3 Jun 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Nov 1926; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mollie Elizabeth McCarter was born 3 Jun 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Richard Evans McCarter and Olive Evans); died 9 Nov 1926; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 72.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 203.

Children:

3. Olive Atchley
Ethel Atchley was born 7 Jan 1905; died 24 Aug 1947; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Mary Josephine Atchley was born 26 Aug 1908, Jacksboro, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1997; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Thomas H. "Huse" Lawson was born 25 Apr 1854, Tennessee (son of James Houston "Red Jim" Lawson and Hettie Elizabeth Mattox); died 15 Jun 1930; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 52, 144, 160, 260.

Thomas — Winnie Texanna Tuck. Winnie (daughter of Josiah Tobias Tuck and Elizabeth Peterson) was born 19 Dec 1858, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Winnie Texanna Tuck was born 19 Dec 1858, Tennessee (daughter of Josiah Tobias Tuck and Elizabeth Peterson); died 11 Dec 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1870, District 4, Blount County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 52, 260.

Children:

James Henry "Buckeye Jim" Lawson was born 12 Aug 1875; died 14 Jan 1938; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. Joseph J. Lawson was born 21 Jun 1877, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 1949; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
G. V. Lawson was born 11 Oct 1879; died 7 Oct 1880; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Laura E. Lawson was born 29 Sep 1882, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1973; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William Ernest "Bill" Lawson was born 28 Apr 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Sep 1966; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sarah Lawson was born 27 Apr 1886; died 24 Jun 1961; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
Grant H. Lawson was born 7 Aug 1888, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1947; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Jake Lawson was born 19 Dec 1890, Tennessee; died 9 Nov 1948; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Boyd Lawson was born 24 Mar 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 May 1952; was buried Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Mary Laverna "Vernie" Lawson was born 24 Nov 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1990; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Leona Lawson was born 18 Sep 1901, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1985; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

Joel Kear was born 5 Feb 1850, Tennessee (son of Joel Kear and Sarah Huff); died 10 Feb 1926; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Buried in the Forks of the River Cemetery, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63, 64.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 18.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 61.

Joel married Mary "Polly" McCarter 18 Aug 1870. Mary (daughter of James McCarter and Sarah Huskey) was born 7 Mar 1854, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1937; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Mary "Polly" McCarter was born 7 Mar 1854, Tennessee (daughter of James McCarter and Sarah Huskey); died 26 Jun 1937; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63, 64.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 18.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 61.

Children:

James S. Kear was born 1871, Tennessee; died 1957; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Blue Eye, Stone County, Missouri.
Minerva Kear was born 30 Jun 1873, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1965; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Arbinzia Kear was born 14 Mar 1876; died 8 Apr 1898; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sarah L. "Sally" Kear was born 27 Feb 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1966, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
5. Mary E. Carr was born 27 Feb 1878, Tennessee; died 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elbert H. Carr was born 2 Apr 1882, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1953; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Matilda "Tilda" Kear was born 29 Jan 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jan 1974; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
Rev. Joel L. Carr was born 15 Jun 1889, Tennessee; died 18 May 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Richard Evans Carr was born 18 Dec 1896, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

12.

Jesse Atchley was born 7 Feb 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Benjamin M. Atchley and Rose Ann Morris); died 16 Aug 1923; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 144.

Jesse married Mary Haggard 25 Oct 1868. Mary was born Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Mary Haggard was born Tennessee.

Children:

6. Alvin Columbus "Lum" Atchley was born 26 Dec 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Aug 1927, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Aug 1927, Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Martha Lucinda "Mattie" Atchley was born 10 May 1872, Blount County, Tennessee; died 6 Jun 1951; was buried Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Laura Mae Atchley was born 16 Aug 1874; died 30 Dec 1964, Stateville, North Carolina.
William Otis Atchley was born 14 Feb 1876, Tennessee; died Abt 1932.
Bertie Lee Atchley was born 15 Sep 1879, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 1957, Bradley County, Tennessee.
Minnie Belle Atchley was born 8 Jul 1882, Tennessee; died Abt 1955.
Sarah Mary Frances Atchley was born 9 Sep 1886; died 26 Oct 1887.

14.

Richard Evans McCarter was born 9 Aug 1852, , Sevier County, Tennessee (son of George B. McCarter and Rhoda Ogle); died 11 Aug 1929; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 72.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 130.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 203.

Richard married Olive Evans 22 Aug 1871. Olive (daughter of Richard E. "Preacher Dick" Evans, Rev. and Mary Olief "Olive" Ownbey) was born 1 Feb 1853, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1913; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Olive Evans was born 1 Feb 1853, Tennessee (daughter of Richard E. "Preacher Dick" Evans, Rev. and Mary Olief "Olive" Ownbey); died 1 Feb 1913; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 160.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 130."Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 72.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 203.

Children:

Eli T. McCarter was born 23 Feb 1873; died 17 Nov 1873; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elsie Josephine McCarter was born 15 Aug 1875.
7. Mollie Elizabeth McCarter was born 3 Jun 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Nov 1926; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Rhoda Olive McCarter was born 20 Aug 1887; died 15 Nov 1887.