Richard Thompson: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Richard Thompson (son of Gerald Thompson and Carolyn Benson).
Richard — Leah. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

2. Gerald Thompson
Gerald — Carolyn Benson. [Group Sheet]
3.
Carolyn Benson (daughter of Willard R. Benson and Billie Helen Dunlap).
Children:

1. Richard Thompson

Joel Thompson died Bef 22 Dec 2009.

Tony Thompson died Bef 22 Dec 2009.

Generation: 3

Willard R. Benson was born 27 Jun 1924, Tennessee (son of Walter W. Benson and Mollie Leola Lewelling); died 2 Feb 2013, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Feb 2013, Laurel Bank Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Willard married Billie Helen Dunlap 16 Feb 1946, Loudon County, Tennessee. Billie (daughter of James Dunlap and Erie Wester) was born 14 Feb 1924, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 2009, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Dec 2009, Laurel Bank Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Billie Helen Dunlap was born 14 Feb 1924, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee (daughter of James Dunlap and Erie Wester); died 22 Dec 2009, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Dec 2009, Laurel Bank Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Children:

3. Carolyn Benson
Betty Benson
Janet Benson died From 2 Feb 2013 to 1 Jun 2014.
Bill Benson

Generation: 4

12.

Walter W. Benson was born 16 Jun 1891, Tennessee (son of John W. Benson and Elizabeth "Betty" Walker); died 6 Dec 1975, Blount County, Tennessee.

Walter — Mollie Leola Lewelling. Mollie (daughter of James Ashley Lewelling and Nancy Franklin) was born 3 Jul 1891, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1970; was buried Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Mollie Leola Lewelling was born 3 Jul 1891, Tennessee (daughter of James Ashley Lewelling and Nancy Franklin); died 13 Jan 1970; was buried Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Children:

Ernest P. Benson was born 22 Jun 1917, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1980; was buried Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
James Wesley Benson was born 6 Aug 1919, Tennessee; died 17 Jun 1986; was buried Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Loy Walter Benson was born 31 Jan 1922, Tennessee; died 4 Sep 2006, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Sep 2006, Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
6. Willard R. Benson was born 27 Jun 1924, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 2013, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Feb 2013, Laurel Bank Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Wayne Benson was born Abt 1933, Tennessee.
Robert Wade Benson was born 28 Sep 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 May 1996; was buried Shady Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

14. James Dunlap died Bef 22 Dec 2009.
James — Erie Wester. Erie died Bef 22 Dec 2009. [Group Sheet]

15.

Erie Wester died Bef 22 Dec 2009.

Children:

Robert Dunlap died Bef 22 Dec 2009.
Charles Dunlap died Bef 22 Dec 2009.
7. Billie Helen Dunlap was born 14 Feb 1924, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 2009, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Dec 2009, Laurel Bank Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.