Melissa Hellard: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.
Melissa Hellard (daughter of James E. "Taco" Hellard and Diane).
Melissa — Andy Ricker. [Group Sheet]
Children:

Ashton Ricker

Victor Rock Ricker

Generation: 2

2.	James E. "Taco" Hellard was born 30 Dec 1951 (son of Samuel Buford Hellard and Anna Jane Cowden); died 6 Sep 2006, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee. James married Diane Abt 1969. [Group Sheet]

3.
Diane
Children:

Wendy Hellard

1. Melissa Hellard

Diana Denise Hellard

Sean Hunter Hellard

Generation: 3

4.	Samuel Buford Hellard died Bef 14 Jul 2007. Samuel — Anna Jane Cowden. Anna (daughter of Wilburn Redmond Cowden and Sue Helton) was born 5 Feb 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 2004, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Anna Jane Cowden was born 5 Feb 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Wilburn Redmond Cowden and Sue Helton); died 6 Jul 2004, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 67.

Children:

Shirley Marie Hellard was born 17 Oct 1945, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died 14 Jul 2007.
2. James E. "Taco" Hellard was born 30 Dec 1951; died 6 Sep 2006, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Olin C. Hellard
Mary Alice Hellard

Generation: 4

10.

Wilburn Redmond Cowden was born 21 Jun 1896, Tennessee (son of Wilburn Mayberry Cowden, Jr. and Anna Elizabeth Maples); died 10 Mar 1981; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Wilburn married Sue Helton 1918; divorced Yes, date unknown. Sue (daughter of John L. Helton and Mary E. Sutton) was born 3 Aug 1902, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1965; was buried Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Sue Helton was born 3 Aug 1902, Tennessee (daughter of John L. Helton and Mary E. Sutton); died 13 Apr 1965; was buried Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

Dorothy E. Cowden was born 13 Apr 1919; died 31 Mar 2006, St. Mary’s Hospice, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Apr 2006, Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Buford Cowden was born 4 Feb 1921; died 8 Jan 2015, Sevier County Health Care Center; was buried 11 Jan 2015, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Anna Jane Cowden was born 5 Feb 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 2004, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee.