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Genola Best

Female 1911 - 1979  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Genola Best was born 28 Apr 1911, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1979; was buried Gists Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Genola married Ernest Mitchell Blalock 5 Jul 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee. Ernest (son of Luther E. Blalock and Celia Teague) was born 8 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Sep 1991; was buried Gists Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Arthur Blalock  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 May 1931; died 12 May 1931; was buried Gists Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Margaret Ethel Blalock  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Aug 1932; died 27 Sep 2000, Seymour, Tennessee; was buried 30 Sep 2000, Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Mayford Earnest Blalock  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Apr 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 2005; was buried 23 Jul 2005, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Pearl Edward Blalock  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1938.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Arthur Blalock Descendancy chart to this point (1.Genola1) was born 12 May 1931; died 12 May 1931; was buried Gists Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Margaret Ethel Blalock Descendancy chart to this point (1.Genola1) was born 28 Aug 1932; died 27 Sep 2000, Seymour, Tennessee; was buried 30 Sep 2000, Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Margaret married Jake Lafayette Watts 25 Jun 1949. Jake (son of Lester Monroe Watts and Mary Francis Leona Christopher) was born 13 Oct 1927, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 2013, Sevier County Health Care Center; was buried 3 Jul 2013, Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Frankie Sue Watts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Dec 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 7. Jake L. Watts, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Mar 1960.

  3. 4.  Mayford Earnest Blalock Descendancy chart to this point (1.Genola1) was born 3 Apr 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 2005; was buried 23 Jul 2005, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Mayford married Charlotte Abt 1970. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Blalock  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 May 1957.

  4. 5.  Pearl Edward Blalock Descendancy chart to this point (1.Genola1) was born Abt 1938.

    Pearl married Bonnie Kate Ogle 27 Oct 1956, Sevier County, Tennessee. Bonnie (daughter of Kenneth Melvin "Shorty" Ogle and Mae Johnson) was born 16 Aug 1938, Tennessee; died 5 May 2014; was buried 8 May 2014, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Pearl married Helen Ruth Sutton 10 Nov 2014, Sevier County, Tennessee. Helen (daughter of Rev. Curtis R. Sutton and Martha Lou Ogle) was born 4 Jul 1945. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Frankie Sue Watts Descendancy chart to this point (3.Margaret2, 1.Genola1) was born 18 Dec 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Frankie married James William Robert Shields 7 Aug 1970, Sevier County, Tennessee. James (son of William Haskell Shields and Dixie Idell Catlett) was born 2 Jul 1949, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Melissa Ann Shields  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Apr 1971, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 10. Jimmy Scott Shields  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Aug 1974, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. 11. Alisa Mariah Shields  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Apr 1978, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  2. 7.  Jake L. Watts, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (3.Margaret2, 1.Genola1) was born 2 Mar 1960.

    Jake — Michelle Jestice. [Group Sheet]


  3. 8.  Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Blalock Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mayford2, 1.Genola1) was born 3 May 1957.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 130.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 217.

    Jeffrey married Judy Gail Henry 17 Oct 1975, Sevier County, Tennessee. Judy (daughter of Elder Shirley Henry and Ruby Helen Ownby) was born 25 Feb 1957. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Andy Blalock  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Melissa Ann Shields Descendancy chart to this point (6.Frankie3, 3.Margaret2, 1.Genola1) was born 17 Apr 1971, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Melissa married Gregory Scott "Greg" Smith 23 Oct 1993, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Gregory (son of Wayne Eugene Smith and Joyce Jean McCain) was born 29 Aug 1966, Indianapolis, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Brandon Reese Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Dec 1992, Greensboro, North Carolina.
    2. 14. Lauren Haley Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Mar 1997, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.

  2. 10.  Jimmy Scott ShieldsJimmy Scott Shields Descendancy chart to this point (6.Frankie3, 3.Margaret2, 1.Genola1) was born 14 Aug 1974, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Jimmy married Cristinia Marie Lawrence 16 Apr 1997, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 15 Mar 1999, Sevier County, Tennessee. Cristinia was born 11 Nov 1975, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Jacob Scott Shields  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Mar 1996, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  3. 11.  Alisa Mariah Shields Descendancy chart to this point (6.Frankie3, 3.Margaret2, 1.Genola1) was born 13 Apr 1978, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Alisa married William Kenneth "Kenny" Doss 2 May 1998, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced Yes, date unknown. William (son of Randall Dee Willis Doss and Vicki Fritts) was born 5 Oct 1979, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. William Avery Shields  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Oct 1998, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  4. 12.  Andy Blalock Descendancy chart to this point (8.Jeffrey3, 4.Mayford2, 1.Genola1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 131.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 217.