8. | James Alexander Myers was born 7 Sep 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Thomas Richard Myers and Malinda Elizabeth McFalls); died 10 Oct 1951, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. Notes:
James moved his family to Grainger County, Tennessee after the government bought their land for part of the Smoky Mountain National Park.
Note from research of Reta Keene Westfall:
"Lizzie's grandfather Cable was a brother to Jimmy's mother. They moved to Grainger County, Tennessee, after the government bought their land for part of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. During the depression Jimmy said, "We will never starve, as we will always have fish, coffee and cabbage". Note surnames of his family. Lula married Elmer Fish, Ruby married Joe Coffee and Roy mary Mary Cabbage.
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Reference:
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 199, 226, 258.
James married Theodocia Elizabeth Cable Hazel Creek, Swaine, North Carolina. Theodocia (daughter of Madison Lyle "Mat" Cable and Cordelia Marcus) was born 25 Aug 1881, Hazel Creek, Swaine, North Carolina; died 12 Jul 1969; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]
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