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Paul Sylvester Rayfield

Male 1974 - 2017  (42 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Paul Sylvester RayfieldPaul Sylvester Rayfield was born 14 Oct 1974 (son of Robert Paul Rayfield and Linda Gail Christopher); died 18 Apr 2017; was buried 23 Apr 2017, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Paul married Jama Rea Arwood 13 Aug 1992, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Chasity Rayfield
    2. Jeanie Rayfield
    3. Alivia Rayfield
    4. Samson Rayfield

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Paul Rayfield was born 2 Aug 1953 (son of Rev. Wan Coyed Rayfield and Frances Estelle Hood).

    Robert married Linda Gail Christopher 3 Jul 1971, Sevier County, Tennessee. Linda (daughter of Charles Sylvester "Charlie" Christopher and Lecta Jane Nelson) was born 17 Sep 1956. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Linda Gail Christopher was born 17 Sep 1956 (daughter of Charles Sylvester "Charlie" Christopher and Lecta Jane Nelson).
    Children:
    1. 1. Paul Sylvester Rayfield was born 14 Oct 1974; died 18 Apr 2017; was buried 23 Apr 2017, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Richie Rayfield
    3. Kathy Rayfield


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. Wan Coyed RayfieldRev. Wan Coyed Rayfield was born 3 Jun 1927, Tennessee (son of John Westley Rayfield and Cordelia Josephine Ownby); died 9 Dec 2011; was buried 12 Dec 2011, Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Wan married Frances Estelle Hood 8 May 1948, Knox County, Tennessee; divorced 12 Dec 1986, Sevier County, Tennessee. Frances (daughter of Hood and Grace Whitsell) was born 17 Sep 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died 10 Jun 2006; was buried 13 Jun 2006, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Frances Estelle Hood was born 17 Sep 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (daughter of Hood and Grace Whitsell); died 10 Jun 2006; was buried 13 Jun 2006, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Lynda Grace Rayfield was born 24 Aug 1947.
    2. 2. Robert Paul Rayfield was born 2 Aug 1953.
    3. Wan Coyed Rayfield, Jr. was born 15 Jun 1959; died 15 Jan 2017.
    4. Donna Dae Rayfield was born 24 Dec 1961.
    5. Frank Rayfield

  3. 6.  Charles Sylvester "Charlie" Christopher was born 18 Jul 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John Carpenter Christopher and Malinda Melvina Gosnell); died 28 May 1964; was buried Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Charles married Lecta Jane Nelson 3 Apr 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lecta (daughter of Joseph William "Bill" Nelson and Janie Ethel Spurling) was born 16 May 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Oct 2008, Kodak, Tennessee; was buried 23 Oct 2008, Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lecta Jane Nelson was born 16 May 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Joseph William "Bill" Nelson and Janie Ethel Spurling); died 21 Oct 2008, Kodak, Tennessee; was buried 23 Oct 2008, Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Charles Ray Christopher
    2. Philla Mae Christopher
    3. Kathy Faye Christopher was born 5 Nov 1952; died 9 Jan 2011; was buried Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sharon Kay Christopher
    5. 3. Linda Gail Christopher was born 17 Sep 1956.
    6. Debora K. Christopher
    7. Teresa Jean Christopher


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Westley Rayfield was born 10 Jun 1881, Tennessee (son of William Trasse "Tress" Rayfield and Purren Kersey Breeden); died 23 Jan 1958; was buried Mountain View Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 145.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 314.

    John — Cordelia Josephine Ownby. Cordelia (daughter of John N. "Injun John" Ownby and Sarah E. Huskey) was born 23 Oct 1887, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1970; was buried Mountain View Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Cordelia Josephine Ownby was born 23 Oct 1887, Tennessee (daughter of John N. "Injun John" Ownby and Sarah E. Huskey); died 7 Jul 1970; was buried Mountain View Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 100, 145.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 314.

    Children:
    1. Denton William Rayfield was born 13 Jun 1902, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1974; was buried Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Parley Rayfield was born 6 Aug 1904, Tennessee; died 10 Mar 1911; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Gertha Jane Rayfield was born 6 Jun 1909, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1967; was buried Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Elzora Rayfield was born 15 Feb 1912; died 14 Mar 1912; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Trese John Rayfield was born 23 Apr 1913, Tennessee; died 8 Aug 1971; was buried Mountain View Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Virgil K. Rayfield was born 5 May 1918, Tennessee; died 14 May 1980; was buried Mountain View Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Laurie Dae Rayfield was born 5 Jul 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 2009, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Jul 2009, Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Calvin C. Rayfield was born 5 Aug 1923, Tennessee; died 3 Sep 2010, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Sep 2010, Solid Rock Church Cemetery.
    9. Earcie Rayfield was born 30 Mar 1926, Tennessee; died 18 Jul 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Jul 1926, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. 4. Rev. Wan Coyed Rayfield was born 3 Jun 1927, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 2011; was buried 12 Dec 2011, Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Stella Rayfield was born Abt 1930, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Hood died Bef 23 Sep 1991.

    — Grace Whitsell. Grace (daughter of William Frank Whitsell and Cora Frances Landers) was born 24 Jun 1911, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died 23 Sep 1991; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Grace Whitsell was born 24 Jun 1911, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (daughter of William Frank Whitsell and Cora Frances Landers); died 23 Sep 1991; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 5. Frances Estelle Hood was born 17 Sep 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died 10 Jun 2006; was buried 13 Jun 2006, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Judy Hood
    3. Joyce Ann Hood
    4. Wilma Hood

  5. 12.  John Carpenter Christopher was born 6 Apr 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Charlie Christopher and Regina Dellinger); died 15 Mar 1953; was buried Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    John — Malinda Melvina Gosnell. Malinda (daughter of Robert Sylvester Gosnell and Eliza Baker) was born 4 Apr 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 May 1951, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 May 1951, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Malinda Melvina Gosnell was born 4 Apr 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Robert Sylvester Gosnell and Eliza Baker); died 3 May 1951, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 May 1951, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Wallace James Christopher was born 11 Apr 1919, Tennessee; died 23 Sep 1973; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Charles Sylvester "Charlie" Christopher was born 18 Jul 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 May 1964; was buried Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Addie Victoria Christopher was born 18 Oct 1924; died 6 Jan 2016; was buried Seven Islands Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Joseph William "Bill" Nelson was born 30 Oct 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Tom Nelson and Sarah Ellen Pierce); died 15 Sep 1990; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Joseph married Janie Ethel Spurling 30 Oct 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee. Janie (daughter of John M. Spurling and Sarah Jane Patty) was born 21 Jan 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1993; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Janie Ethel Spurling was born 21 Jan 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John M. Spurling and Sarah Jane Patty); died 25 Jun 1993; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. 7. Lecta Jane Nelson was born 16 May 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Oct 2008, Kodak, Tennessee; was buried 23 Oct 2008, Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Johnnie Thomas Nelson was born 6 Oct 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Jan 2001; was buried 31 Jan 2001, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah Ellen Nelson was born 5 Jul 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Sep 2007, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Sep 2007, Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Dorothia Kate Nelson was born Abt 1934, Tennessee.
    5. Myrtle Lois Nelson was born Abt 1938, Tennessee.
    6. Ethel Ruth Nelson was born Abt 1940, Tennessee.
    7. Ernest Edward Nelson was born 28 Jan 1942, Tennessee; died 9 Mar 1942; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Mayford Wesley Nelson was born 15 May 1943.
    9. Glen Nelson died Bef 21 Oct 2008.


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