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James Richard "Jim" Floyd

Male 1859 - 1956  (96 years)


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  1. 1.  James Richard "Jim" Floyd was born 12 Jul 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Rev. Thomas Hill Floyd and Elizabeth McFalls); died 8 Feb 1956; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 73.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 254.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 258.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 127.

    James married Rebecca Jane Ogle 30 Sep 1890. Rebecca (daughter of Joel S. "Jobey" Ogle and Dinah "Dicy" King) was born 17 Feb 1875, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 1951; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Lilly M. Floyd was born Oct 1891, Tennessee.
    2. Rebecca Elizabeth "Lizzie" Floyd was born 17 May 1893, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1957; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Rosseta Floyd was born 27 Mar 1895, Tennessee; died 10 Apr 1948, Tulare County, California.
    4. Annie Malinda Floyd was born 3 Jun 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1972; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. James Thomas Floyd was born 21 Mar 1899, Tennessee; died 20 May 1992, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Ollie Floyd was born Abt 1905, Tennessee; died Bef 21 Nov 2008.
    7. Lawson E. "Bruce" Floyd was born 17 Apr 1904; died 30 May 1992.
    8. Minnie Isabelle Floyd was born 3 Mar 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 May 1992; was buried Marble Hill Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    9. Earnest Lee Floyd was born 19 Jul 1908, Tennessee; died 27 May 1981; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Elbridge Madison Floyd was born 17 Oct 1910, Tennessee; died 18 May 1984; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rev. Thomas Hill Floyd was born 14 Apr 1838, Tennessee (son of Richard Birdgetts "Byrd" Floyd and Elizabeth "Liza" Childress); died 7 Mar 1918; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    Doris Carrigan, Dontest@aol.com, 13 September 1999.

    Thomas married Elizabeth McFalls 31 May 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King) was born 31 Mar 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1929; was buried Carr Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth McFalls was born 31 Mar 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King); died 21 Dec 1929; was buried Carr Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sevier County Heritage lists birth as 21 January 1847.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 689, 34.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. 1. James Richard "Jim" Floyd was born 12 Jul 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1956; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary E. Floyd was born Abt Dec 1869, Tennessee.
    3. Arthur E. Floyd was born 1870/1871; was buried Carr Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Margaret Malinda Floyd was born 2 Jan 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1957; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Wiley L. Floyd was born 1877; was buried Carr Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Rebecca Ann Floyd was born 15 Aug 1879, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 1950; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Frances Isabelle Floyd was born 4 May 1883, Tennessee; died 2 Apr 1962; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Richard Birdgetts "Byrd" Floyd was born Abt 1804, South Carolina.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 272.

    Richard — Elizabeth "Liza" Childress. Elizabeth was born Abt 1805, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth "Liza" Childress was born Abt 1805, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 272.

    Children:
    1. Robert Wesley Floyd was born 9 Oct 1831, Tennessee; died 5 Apr 1912; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Isaac B. Floyd was born Aug 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 2. Rev. Thomas Hill Floyd was born 14 Apr 1838, Tennessee; died 7 Mar 1918; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Richard R. Floyd was born Abt 1838, Tennessee.
    5. Eli Floyd was born 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Nov 1901; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Henry Floyd was born Abt 1844, Tennessee.
    7. Jemima Floyd was born 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1922; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Jeney Floyd was born Abt 1847, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  James Alexander McFalls was born 1822/1823, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Arthur McFalls and Mary "Polly"); died 28 Oct 1864, Decatur, Alabama; was buried Decator, Alabama.

    Notes:

    James and Mary were married by Reverend John Roberts.

    James joined the Federal Army in Sevierville, Tennessee, on 16 Oct 1862. He was a Private in the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry, B. Company under Captain Tom Jones and Colonel D. M. Ray. He was killed in battle near Decatur, Alabama. James was forty years old 5'10" in height, blue eyes, light hair, and fair complexioned.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    Doris Noland Parton, dnparton@usit.net, 26 September 1997.

    James married Mary Ann King 5 Apr 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Wyley King and Margaret "Peggy" Adair) was born 1825, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Ann King was born 1825, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Wyley King and Margaret "Peggy" Adair); died 4 Nov 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth McFalls was born 31 Mar 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1929; was buried Carr Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Margaret McFalls was born 1 Oct 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 May 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary McFalls was born 27 Nov 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Apr 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Apr 1918, Dodgen-Rayfield Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Arthur McFalls was born 28 Dec 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Wyley McFalls was born 27 Jan 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 1929; was buried Rocky Hill Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    6. Malinda Elizabeth McFalls was born 18 May 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1923, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Rebecca McFalls was born 26 Dec 1859, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 9 Mar 1865, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Marcus R. McFalls was born 14 Apr 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Arthur McFalls was born 1780, Burke County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 259.
    Doris Noland Parton, dnparton@usit.net, 26 September 1997.

    Arthur — Mary "Polly". Mary was born Abt 1783, South Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Mary "Polly" was born Abt 1783, South Carolina.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Doris Noland Parton, dnparton@usit.net, 26 September 1997.

    Children:
    1. Alfred Burton McFalls was born Abt 1815/1820; died 1840/1850.
    2. Brice McFalls was born Abt 1809/1810, North Carolina.
    3. McFalls was born Abt 1815/1820.
    4. McFalls was born Abt 1820/1825.
    5. Joel McFalls was born Abt 1820, Tennessee.
    6. 6. James Alexander McFalls was born 1822/1823, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Oct 1864, Decatur, Alabama; was buried Decator, Alabama.

  3. 14.  Wyley King was born Feb 1800, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Nathaniel King and Elizabeth Runyan); died 11 May 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1840 through 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    SMHS lists birth as February 1793 and death as 11 March 1859.

    Dee Lansford lists birth as February 1798.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 34.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 230, 232.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 663.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Wyley married Margaret "Peggy" Adair Abt 1824, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of William Adair and Nancy Ferguson) was born 4 Dec 1802, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1886, Wear's Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Margaret "Peggy" Adair was born 4 Dec 1802, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Adair and Nancy Ferguson); died 3 Jun 1886, Wear's Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Margaret Adair King was living with her children in the 1860 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 34.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 230, 232.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Ann King was born 1825, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nathaniel Lewis King was born 1827, Tennessee; died Abt 1876.
    3. Charles W. King was born 1829, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died , Missouri.
    4. John King was born 1831, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Nancy E. King was born 5 Jul 1833, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1892, North Salem, Missouri; was buried North Salem, Missouri.
    6. King was born Abt 1835; died See Notes.
    7. James Sylvestor King was born 1837, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Wyley Valentine King was born 1838, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1862, Louisville, Kentucky.
    9. Mary Elizabeth King was born 12 Apr 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1897, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. Sarah Malinda Ann King was born 23 Jul 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1914, Linn County, Missouri; was buried Winigan Cemetery, Sullivan County, Missouri.
    11. Margaret Jane King was born 18 Jul 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1909, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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