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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James W. Christopher was born 1880, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    James married Cinthy Alice Spurgeon Abt 1898; divorced Yes, date unknown. Cinthy (daughter of Zachariah T. Spurgeon and Mary J. Webb) was born 27 Apr 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 May 1961, Bell County, Kentucky; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lillard Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Feb 1898, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1973; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Lula Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 May 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1983, North Carolina; was buried 5 Jan 1983, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Willie D. Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Mar 1902, Tennessee; died 30 May 1970; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Elmer Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Pearl Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 7. Walter Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Ruth Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 9. Minnie Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1920; died 4 Aug 2010; was buried 7 Aug 2010, Swans Chapel Baptist Cemetery.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lillard Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 10 Feb 1898, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1973; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Lillard married Lillie Annie Tipton Sevier County, Tennessee. Lillie (daughter of William L. "Willie" Tipton and Sallie Annie Nichols) was born Dec 1898, Tennessee; died 13 Mar 1940; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Sarah Anna Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 11. Mary Alice Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 12. Clyde Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 13. Freeman Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Lula Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 3 May 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1983, North Carolina; was buried 5 Jan 1983, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Lula — Hobert Bradford Tipton. Hobert (son of William L. "Willie" Tipton and Sallie Annie Nichols) was born 3 Dec 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1942, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Jan 1942, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Ira Tipton  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jun 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Jun 1921, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 15. Ruby E. Tipton  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Oct 1922, Tennessee; died 13 Nov 1995, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 16. Robert William Tipton  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Sep 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1996; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 17. Jewell Bernett Tipton  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1926, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 2011.
    5. 18. Carl Edward Tipton  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Dec 1928, Tennessee; died 8 May 2009, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 12 May 2009, Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
    6. 19. Sallie Tipton  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 20. Garnita Tipton  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 21. Jack Tipton  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Willie D. Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 3 Mar 1902, Tennessee; died 30 May 1970; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 67.

    Willie married Edna Mae Pickens 18 Jun 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee. Edna (daughter of Sam Wiley Pickens and Minnie Myrtle Tarwater) was born 5 Jan 1908, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 1974; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. James Albert Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jun 1923, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Sep 2002; was buried Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. 23. Billie Loman Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Apr 1935, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1984; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 24. Mary Edna Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Aug 1941, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 2018; was buried 31 Mar 2018, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  4. 5.  Elmer Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  5. 6.  Pearl Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

    Pearl — Crenshaw. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Walter Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  7. 8.  Ruth Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

    Ruth — Mullins. [Group Sheet]


  8. 9.  Minnie Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born Abt 1920; died 4 Aug 2010; was buried 7 Aug 2010, Swans Chapel Baptist Cemetery.

    Minnie — Johnson. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Erma Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Larry O. Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1941; died 7 Aug 2013, Physicians Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Aug 2013, Swans Chapel Baptist Cemetery.

    Minnie — Archie McClung Kessinger. Archie (son of Clifton Kessinger and Ella Lovejoy) was born 21 Jun 1903, West Virginia; died 24 Jun 1980; was buried Swans Chapel Baptist Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Carolyn Ann Kessinger  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. Archie Kessinger, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point

    Minnie — Ford. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Sarah Anna Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lillard2, 1.James1)

    Sarah — Hill. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Mary Alice Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lillard2, 1.James1)

    Mary — Storer. [Group Sheet]


  3. 12.  Clyde Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lillard2, 1.James1)

  4. 13.  Freeman Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lillard2, 1.James1)

  5. 14.  Ira Tipton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lula2, 1.James1) was born 14 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jun 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Jun 1921, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  6. 15.  Ruby E. Tipton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lula2, 1.James1) was born 2 Oct 1922, Tennessee; died 13 Nov 1995, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Ruby — McNish. [Group Sheet]


  7. 16.  Robert William Tipton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lula2, 1.James1) was born 24 Sep 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1996; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Robert — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Corus Tipton  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 17.  Jewell Bernett Tipton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lula2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1926, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 2011.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Jewell — Morgan. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. James Morgan  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Sherri D. Morgan  Descendancy chart to this point

    Jewell — Grover Earl Muncy. Grover was born Abt 1915; died 28 May 2000, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  9. 18.  Carl Edward Tipton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lula2, 1.James1) was born 6 Dec 1928, Tennessee; died 8 May 2009, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 12 May 2009, Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Carl — Faye. Faye died Bef 8 May 2009. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. Teresa Tipton  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 33. Gene Tipton  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 19.  Sallie Tipton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lula2, 1.James1)

  11. 20.  Garnita Tipton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lula2, 1.James1)

  12. 21.  Jack Tipton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lula2, 1.James1)

  13. 22.  James Albert Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (4.Willie2, 1.James1) was born 7 Jun 1923, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Sep 2002; was buried Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 63, 67.
    Bonnie Trentham Myers, bltrentham@AOL.com, 23 November 2000.

    James married Mary Jane Trentham 28 Dec 1942. Mary (daughter of William Robert "Willie" Trentham and Sophia Lenora Oakley) was born 21 Feb 1928. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. Mary Edna Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 35. Shirley Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 36. Darrell Dennis Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Oct 1944.
    4. 37. Billy Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 38. Linda Gail Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Nov 1951.

  14. 23.  Billie Loman ChristopherBillie Loman Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (4.Willie2, 1.James1) was born 3 Apr 1935, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1984; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Billie married Shirley Jean Gann 18 Jan 1958, Sevier County, Tennessee. Shirley (daughter of James Willie "Bill" Gann and Hettie McMahan) was born 27 Apr 1940. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 39. David Stephen Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Oct 1959.
    2. 40. Kim Denise Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. 24.  Mary Edna ChristopherMary Edna Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (4.Willie2, 1.James1) was born 4 Aug 1941, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 2018; was buried 31 Mar 2018, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 67.

    Mary — Lee Roy Jones. Lee (son of Sam P. Jones and Parlie Cates) was born 12 May 1936, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 2004, Seymour, Tennessee; was buried 24 Nov 2004, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Barbara Anne Jones  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jun 1958, Yarberrys Hospital; died STILLBORN; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 42. Michael Lynn Jones  Descendancy chart to this point

  16. 25.  Erma Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (9.Minnie2, 1.James1)

    Erma — Walter Thomas. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 43. Walter Thomas, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 26.  Larry O. Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (9.Minnie2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1941; died 7 Aug 2013, Physicians Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Aug 2013, Swans Chapel Baptist Cemetery.

    Larry — Carol Parsons. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 44. Dawn Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 45. Larry W. Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 46. Linda Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point

  18. 27.  Carolyn Ann Kessinger Descendancy chart to this point (9.Minnie2, 1.James1)

    Carolyn — Mitchell. [Group Sheet]


  19. 28.  Archie Kessinger, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (9.Minnie2, 1.James1)


Generation: 4

  1. 29.  Corus Tipton Descendancy chart to this point (16.Robert3, 3.Lula2, 1.James1)

    Corus — Cable. [Group Sheet]


  2. 30.  James Morgan Descendancy chart to this point (17.Jewell3, 3.Lula2, 1.James1)

    James — Barbara. [Group Sheet]


  3. 31.  Sherri D. Morgan Descendancy chart to this point (17.Jewell3, 3.Lula2, 1.James1)

    Sherri — Wayne Langille. [Group Sheet]


  4. 32.  Teresa Tipton Descendancy chart to this point (18.Carl3, 3.Lula2, 1.James1)

    Teresa — England. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 47. Liberty England  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 33.  Gene Tipton Descendancy chart to this point (18.Carl3, 3.Lula2, 1.James1)

  6. 34.  Mary Edna Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (22.James3, 4.Willie2, 1.James1)

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 67.


  7. 35.  Shirley Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (22.James3, 4.Willie2, 1.James1)

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 67.


  8. 36.  Darrell Dennis Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (22.James3, 4.Willie2, 1.James1) was born 14 Oct 1944.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 67.
    Bonnie Trentham Myers, bltrentham@AOL.com, 23 November 2000.

    Darrell married Linda Faye Perkins 24 Dec 1963; divorced 7 Feb 1991, Blount County, Tennessee. Linda was born 11 Nov 1944. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 48. Darrell Dennis Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Feb 1965.
    2. 49. Kenneth Anthony Christopher  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jan 1970.

    Darrell married Marcia Charlotte Robins 15 Jul 1995, Hamblen County, Tennessee. Marcia was born 25 Jun. [Group Sheet]


  9. 37.  Billy Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (22.James3, 4.Willie2, 1.James1)

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 67.


  10. 38.  Linda Gail Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (22.James3, 4.Willie2, 1.James1) was born 24 Nov 1951.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Bonnie Trentham Myers, bltrentham@AOL.com, 23 November 2000.

    Linda — Bill Carroll. Bill was born 11 Dec. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 50. Brian Christopher Carroll  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jul 1970.

  11. 39.  David Stephen Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (23.Billie3, 4.Willie2, 1.James1) was born 27 Oct 1959.

    David married Wanda Faye Barnes 5 Oct 1987, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 4 Aug 1992, Sevier County, Tennessee. (daughter of Shirl Barnes and Geneva H. Williams) [Group Sheet]

    David married JoAnn Justus 27 Jun 1998, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 26 Oct 2011, Sevier County, Tennessee. JoAnn (daughter of Crawford Reed Justus and Grace Flynn) was born 21 Nov 1960. [Group Sheet]


  12. 40.  Kim Denise Christopher Descendancy chart to this point (23.Billie3, 4.Willie2, 1.James1)

    Kim married Steven Grant "Steve" Shinlever 4 Jul 1989, Sevier County, Tennessee. (son of Jimmie Grant Shinlever and Mary Lucille "Lou" McCarter) [Group Sheet]


  13. 41.  Barbara Anne Jones Descendancy chart to this point (24.Mary3, 4.Willie2, 1.James1) was born 10 Jun 1958, Yarberrys Hospital; died STILLBORN; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  14. 42.  Michael Lynn Jones Descendancy chart to this point (24.Mary3, 4.Willie2, 1.James1)

    Michael — Lynn. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 51. Madalyn R. Jones  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. 43.  Walter Thomas, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (25.Erma3, 9.Minnie2, 1.James1)

  16. 44.  Dawn Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (26.Larry3, 9.Minnie2, 1.James1)

    Dawn — Edmonds. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 52. Mindy Edmonds  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 45.  Larry W. Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (26.Larry3, 9.Minnie2, 1.James1)

  18. 46.  Linda Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (26.Larry3, 9.Minnie2, 1.James1)

    Linda — Biddle. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 53. April Biddle  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 54. Samantha Biddle  Descendancy chart to this point


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