Joshua Massey

Joshua married Caldonia Ann Cunningham 23 Apr 1875. Caldonia (daughter of John Wesley Cunningham and Caroline F. Hodges) was born 13 Nov 1858, Tennessee; died 4 Jul 1936, Hamilton County, Ohio; was buried 7 Jul 1936, Spring Grove Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

1. Robert J. Massey was born 12 Mar 1877; died 2 Jul 1939; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

• Military Service: 1861/1865, North Carolina; Confederate Pension
• Census: 1880, Boyds Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee
• Census: 1900, District 14, Knox County, Tennessee

Notes:

1979 SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, CAPTIONED, "REED - MASSEY"

Tillet Massey, maker of fiddles, came from North Carolina with his wife, Julia who was part Cherokee. They lived in the Shiloh section near Boyd's Creek. When their son, Lee, was two years old, Julia disappeared and was never heard from again. Tillet Massey, on foot and with only a back pack, returned every year to North Carolina to visit relatives. After his 90th birthday, he set out as usual over the mountains and was never seen again.