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Ray Raymond "Shorty" Myers

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ray Raymond "Shorty" Myers was born 11 Oct 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Arthur Marion Myers and Margaret Ezalee Parton); died 26 Oct 1995; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Ray married Helen LaFollette Abt 1942. Helen (daughter of James Walter LaFollette and Alliance Lethco) was born 7 May 1925, Tennessee; died 29 May 2012, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Jun 2012, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Harold Eugene Myers
    2. Lloyd Earl Myers was born 6 Dec 1949, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 2017; was buried 28 Jan 2017, Myers Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Garry Dwight Myers was born 11 Feb 1953.
    4. Stanley R. Myers
    5. Ronnie Lynn Myers was born 2 Nov 1960.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Arthur Marion Myers was born 25 May 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Thomas Richard Myers and Malinda Elizabeth McFalls); died 1 Jan 1979; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Cpl. US Army World War II.
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    Reference:
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 258, 305.
    "The Mountain Press", Laura (Parton) Justus obituary.

    Arthur — Margaret Ezalee Parton. Margaret (daughter of Albert Huston Parton and Tennessee S. "Tennie" Russell) was born 26 Sep 1900, Tennessee; died 29 Nov 1975; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Margaret Ezalee Parton was born 26 Sep 1900, Tennessee (daughter of Albert Huston Parton and Tennessee S. "Tennie" Russell); died 29 Nov 1975; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 305.
    "The Mountain Press", Laura (Parton) Justus obituary.

    Children:
    1. 1. Ray Raymond "Shorty" Myers was born 11 Oct 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1995; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Ina Grace Myers was born 14 Aug 1924, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1988; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Robert Thomas "Pete" Myers was born 10 Mar 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 May 2009; was buried 23 May 2009, Myers Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Blaine Myers was born 11 Jun 1939, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 2012, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jul 2012, Myers Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Richard Myers was born 26 Oct 1850, Blount County, Tennessee (son of Daniel Henry Myers and Susan Matilda Cable); died 18 Mar 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Mar 1923, Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 15, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Built Junglebrook in Roaring Fork.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 199, 258.

    Thomas married Malinda Elizabeth McFalls 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee. Malinda (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King) was born 18 May 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1923, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Malinda Elizabeth McFalls was born 18 May 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King); died 1923, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor 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.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 199, 258.

    Children:
    1. James Alexander Myers was born 7 Sep 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Oct 1951, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nancy Ann Myers was born 7 Oct 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1943, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Feb 1943, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee.
    3. Matilda N. Myers was born Oct 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Elmina Myers was born , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    5. Ava Malissa Myers was born 9 May 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jan 1971, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Thomas Richard Myers was born 30 Jun 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Apr 1965, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Mary Elizabeth Myers was born 6 Jan 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1967; was buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.
    8. Eliza Mantha Myers was born 6 Mar 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 1944, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jul 1944, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Ella Martha Myers was born Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Hester Thurska Myers was born , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    11. 2. Arthur Marion Myers was born 25 May 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1979; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Francis Ota Myers was born 25 Aug 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 May 1971, Henrytown, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Albert Huston Parton was born May 1865, Tennessee (son of Benjamin Christopher "B. C." Parton and Margaret J. Evans); died 1920/1930; was buried Chris Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 304.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52.

    Albert married Tennessee S. "Tennie" Russell 18 Jan 1888. Tennessee (daughter of Lorenzo Dow Russell and Ellie Hannah Downs) was born 15 Mar 1870, North Carolina; died 27 Nov 1966, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Tennessee S. "Tennie" Russell was born 15 Mar 1870, North Carolina (daughter of Lorenzo Dow Russell and Ellie Hannah Downs); died 27 Nov 1966, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 304.

    Children:
    1. William Walter "Walter" Parton was born 29 Dec 1888, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1982; was buried Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Luther Christenberry Parton was born 29 Aug 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1961; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. James Robert "Rob" Parton was born 27 Apr 1894, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1985; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rebecca Caldonia "Sis" Parton was born 7 Jun 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1938; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 3. Margaret Ezalee Parton was born 26 Sep 1900, Tennessee; died 29 Nov 1975; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Lona Parton was born 17 Mar 1903, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1991; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Rev. Marshall David Parton was born 1 Apr 1905, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1968; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Garfield Parton was born 23 Jul 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 May 1995; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Laura Alice Parton was born 23 Jan 1914, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1996, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Daniel Henry Myers was born 11 Feb 1819, Tennessee (son of John Myers and Jane Dunn); died 1915; was buried Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 15, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Believed to be buried in Tuccalechee Primitive Baptist Cemetery.

    Daniel married Susan Matilda Cable 19 Aug 1838, Blount County, Tennessee. Susan (daughter of Samuel C. Cable and Elizabeth Clarissa Jones) was born 1821, Tennessee; died 1864. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Susan Matilda Cable was born 1821, Tennessee (daughter of Samuel C. Cable and Elizabeth Clarissa Jones); died 1864.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 15, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Believed to be buried in Myers Cemetery, Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Jane Myers was born 13 Dec 1841, Tennessee; died 31 May 1916, Clay County, North Carolina; was buried 2 Jun 1916, Pine Log Cemetery.
    2. Annie Myers was born Abt 1847, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Myers was born Abt 1849, Tennessee.
    4. 4. Thomas Richard Myers was born 26 Oct 1850, Blount County, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Mar 1923, Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. William Myers was born Abt 1852, Tennessee.
    6. Daniel H. "Dan" Myers was born 3 Dec 1854, Blount County, Tennessee; died 28 Nov 1939; was buried Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Catherine Myers was born Abt 1857, Tennessee.
    8. Peter A. Myers was born 23 Jul 1859, Blount County, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1916, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Dec 1916, Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee.
    9. Henry A. Myers was born Abt 1862, Tennessee.
    10. Samual Lafatte Myers

  3. 10.  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. 11.  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. 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. 5. 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.

  5. 12.  Benjamin Christopher "B. C." PartonBenjamin Christopher "B. C." Parton was born 4 Aug 1832, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Benjamin Parton and Hannah L. Cole); died 6 Jul 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Jul 1916, Chris Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    When asked in his Union Civil War pension application how to spell his last name, he replied, "Some people spell my name Parton and some Partain. I do not know which is correct. I'm no scholar."

    He was six feet, two and one half inches tall with black hair and blue eyes.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 304, 305.

    Benjamin married Margaret J. Evans Abt 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of Rev. Richard Evans and K Catherine Emert) was born 29 Apr 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Mar 1915, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Mar 1915, Chris Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Margaret J. EvansMargaret J. Evans was born 29 Apr 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Richard Evans and K Catherine Emert); died 13 Mar 1915, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Mar 1915, Chris Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 304.

    Children:
    1. Richard Rogers Parton was born 6 Apr 1854, Tennessee; died 17 Oct 1929; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William Parton was born 1855/1856; died 1863/1864.
    3. Catherine Parton was born Abt 1857, Tennessee.
    4. John Rodgers Parton was born Abt 1860, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Albert Huston Parton was born May 1865, Tennessee; died 1920/1930; was buried Chris Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Eliza G. Parton was born 26 Jun 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1906; was buried Chris Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Nancy Malinda "Linda" Parton was born 14 May 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Sep 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Sep 1946, Fain Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    8. Rebecca J. Parton was born Dec 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Oct 1926, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 15 Oct 1926, Pine Grove Cemetery, Fines Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    9. Martha Cordelia Parton was born 25 Dec 1874, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 1965; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Freeman Parton was born Abt 1880, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    11. Parton died See Notes.
    12. Parton died See Notes.
    13. Parton died See Notes.

  7. 14.  Lorenzo Dow Russell was born 1825, Haywood County, North Carolina (son of Robert Russell and Mary Ann "Polly" Allen); died 1899; was buried Thad Rogers Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.

    Lorenzo married Ellie Hannah Downs 12 Jan 1847, Haywood County, North Carolina. Ellie (daughter of Nelson Downs and Matilda Johnsie) was born 1832, Tennessee; died Bef 1901; was buried Thad Rogers Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Ellie Hannah Downs was born 1832, Tennessee (daughter of Nelson Downs and Matilda Johnsie); died Bef 1901; was buried Thad Rogers Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Margeron Caldona Russell was born Abt 1851, North Carolina; died 25 Nov 1936; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Matilda "Louellen" Russell was born Abt 1852, Emory Grove, North Carolina; died 30 Jul 1949; was buried Emmas Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Caroilna.
    3. Russell
    4. Jerome Russell was born May 1854; died 23 Jul 1931; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Lavonia J. P. Russell was born 24 Jul 1855, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 5 Dec 1935, Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 6 Dec 1935, Fines Creek.
    6. Robert J. Russell was born Abt 1859, North Carolina.
    7. John I. J. B. Russell was born Abt 1861, North Carolina.
    8. Clemintine Florence Russell was born 31 Jan 1865; died 2 Apr 1945; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    9. 7. Tennessee S. "Tennie" Russell was born 15 Mar 1870, North Carolina; died 27 Nov 1966, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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