Thomas Brian Risner: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Thomas Brian Risner was born 19 Nov 1972 (son of James Travis Risner and Gloria Dean Dixon).
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References:
"Seiver County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 143.

Generation: 2

2.	James Travis Risner was born 13 Jan 1950. Notes: ---------- References: "Seiver County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 143. James married Gloria Dean Dixon 31 Dec 1970. Gloria (daughter of Vernon Hobart Dixon and Ola Blanche Houk) was born 10 Apr 1947, Nashville, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Gloria Dean Dixon was born 10 Apr 1947, Nashville, Tennessee (daughter of Vernon Hobart Dixon and Ola Blanche Houk).

Notes:

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References:
"Seiver County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 143.

Children:

1. Thomas Brian Risner was born 19 Nov 1972.

Generation: 3

Vernon Hobart Dixon was born 4 Aug 1904, Tennessee (son of James Amos Dixon and Charlotte "Lottie" Cluff); died 9 May 1984, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 144, 170.

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 143.

Vernon married Ola Blanche Houk 1927, Nashville, Tennessee. Ola (daughter of James McDaniel Houk and Sally Evaline Andes) was born 20 Dec 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 2006, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Ola Blanche Houk was born 20 Dec 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James McDaniel Houk and Sally Evaline Andes); died 25 Mar 2006, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 143.

Children:

Evelyn Blanch Dixon was born 7 Aug 1928, Nashville, Tennessee; died 19 Oct 1933, Nashville, Tennessee.
Cyril Edward Dixon was born 23 Sep 1929, Nashville, Tennessee.
Jesse Allen Dixon was born 4 Oct 1931, Nashville, Tennessee.
Jerry Wallace Dixon was born 14 Jul 1933, Nashville, Tennessee.
Dorothy Sue Dixon was born 5 Sep 1936, Nashville, Tennessee.
3. Gloria Dean Dixon was born 10 Apr 1947, Nashville, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

12.

James Amos Dixon was born 17 Sep 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Dickson and Elizabeth "Betty" King); died 20 Jul 1947, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Jul 1947, Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Harrisburg, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143, 264.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 144.

James married Charlotte "Lottie" Cluff 17 Oct 1903, Knox County, Tennessee. Charlotte was born Abt 1879, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1959, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Charlotte "Lottie" Cluff was born Abt 1879, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1959, Knox County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Also Known As: Clough
Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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

Children:

6. Vernon Hobart Dixon was born 4 Aug 1904, Tennessee; died 9 May 1984, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
Lenoa Cecil Dixon was born 22 Jun 1906, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1993, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana; was buried Sharpsville Cemetery, Tipton County, Indiana.
Roxie Marie Dixon was born 6 Jun 1909, Tennessee; died 6 Jun 1993, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
James Michael Dixon was born 3 Jul 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1989, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Rosalee Dixon was born 2 May 1914; died 2 May 1914; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Stella Mae Dixon was born 30 May 1916, Tennessee; died 21 Jan 1998.

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James McDaniel Houk was born 8 Aug 1868, Tennessee (son of John Houk and Melvina Jenkins); died 10 Nov 1926; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1870, District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 142.

James married Sally Evaline Andes 22 Dec 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sally (daughter of Isaac Lewis "Lew" Andes and Mary Elizabeth Henderson) was born 26 Sep 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Sep 1969; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Sally Evaline Andes was born 26 Sep 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Isaac Lewis "Lew" Andes and Mary Elizabeth Henderson); died 11 Sep 1969; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 142.

Children:

Willie Lewis Elder "Bill" Houk was born 13 Sep 1896, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1966; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lily Mae Houk was born 1 Aug 1902, Tennessee; died 17 May 1983; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Melvina "Mellie" Houk was born 31 Oct 1904; died 12 Aug 1927.
Pearl Louisa Houk was born 14 Dec 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Feb 1994; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. Ola Blanche Houk was born 20 Dec 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 2006, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
Erma Houk was born 24 Feb 1912, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1977; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Emma Ruth Houk was born 24 Oct 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 2008; was buried 2 May 2008, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.