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Benjamin Calvin Thomas

Male 1869 - 1932  (63 years)


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  1. 1.  Benjamin Calvin Thomas was born 8 Jun 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Oct 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Oct 1932, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Boyds Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Benjamin married Martha Jane Wardell 21 Dec 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Joseph D. Wardell and Hannah Dotson) was born 2 Feb 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1948; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mollie Gertrude Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Sep 1893, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1974; was buried Trundles Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Julia Ann Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Sep 1895, Tennessee; died 17 Dec 1970; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Mary Josephine "Jo" Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jul 1897; died 23 Apr 1971; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Edison Stanley "Ed" Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 May 1899, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1967; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Henry Carter Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jul 1902, Tennessee; died 30 Jul 1964; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 7. Hattie Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Dec 1904, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1942; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 8. Katherine Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 9. Eva Ruth Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Jun 1908, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1987; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 10. Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point died INFANT; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mollie Gertrude Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 2 Sep 1893, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1974; was buried Trundles Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 38, 375.

    Mollie — John Benjamin Keener. John (son of Joseph Abraham Keener and Hanna Christina Clark) was born 18 Oct 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1966; was buried Trundles Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. William H. Keener  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 May 1918, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1986; was buried Trundles Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 12. Joe Thomas Keener, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Apr 1922, Seymour, Tennessee; died 25 Aug 2002; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 13. Keener  Descendancy chart to this point died 9 Apr 1915; was buried Trundles Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 14. Ben Clark Keener  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Mar 1916; died 1 Jun 1959; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. 15. James Edison Keener  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Oct 1926, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1970.
    6. 16. Frank J. Keener  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 25 Aug 2002.
    7. 17. Robert Lee "Bobby" Keener  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Jun 1932; died 9 Mar 2016; was buried 12 Mar 2016, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Julia Ann Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 20 Sep 1895, Tennessee; died 17 Dec 1970; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Julia — Howard A. Frazier. Howard (son of James A. Frazier) was born 22 May 1886, Tennessee; died 18 May 1936; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Jean Frazier  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Jan 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Oct 2009; was buried 30 Oct 2009, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 19. Dorothy Sue Frazier  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jul 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Sep 1993; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 20. Howard Alexander "Sonny" Frazier  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Feb 1928, Tennessee; died 26 Jan 1975; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 4.  Mary Josephine "Jo" Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 24 Jul 1897; died 23 Apr 1971; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  4. 5.  Edison Stanley "Ed" Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 20 May 1899, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1967; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Edison — Viola "Ola" Baxter. Viola (daughter of William Alexander Baxter and Sarah Hicks) was born 30 Jun 1903, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1991; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Carolyn Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. Phyllis Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 23. Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point died 29 Jan 1933; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 6.  Henry Carter Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 16 Jul 1902, Tennessee; died 30 Jul 1964; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Henry — Edna Johnson. Edna (daughter of Sam W. Johnson and Ida Gilbert) was born 22 May 1911, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1984; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Martha Carol Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Hattie Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 19 Dec 1904, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1942; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Hattie — W. A. Shepherd. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Edgar Thomas Shepherd  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Apr 1936; died 2 Dec 1974; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 8.  Katherine Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1)

    Katherine — J. C. Harmon. [Group Sheet]


  8. 9.  Eva Ruth Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 14 Jun 1908, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1987; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Eva married Ross C. Allen Sevier County, Tennessee. Ross (son of Mark D. Allen and Sophia Gossett) was born 23 Aug 1906; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Jane Allen  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 10.  Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) died INFANT; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  William H. Keener Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mollie2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 30 May 1918, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1986; was buried Trundles Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  2. 12.  Joe Thomas Keener, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mollie2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 5 Apr 1922, Seymour, Tennessee; died 25 Aug 2002; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 128.

    Joe married Helen Bernice "Bea" Watson 24 Dec 1952. Helen (daughter of James Arthur Watson and Nola Mae Maples) was born 21 May 1930, Blount County, Tennessee; died 4 Oct 2003, Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Oct 2003, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Joe Thomas Keener  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Dec 1960.

  3. 13.  Keener Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mollie2, 1.Benjamin1) died 9 Apr 1915; was buried Trundles Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  4. 14.  Ben Clark Keener Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mollie2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 18 Mar 1916; died 1 Jun 1959; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.

  5. 15.  James Edison Keener Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mollie2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 5 Oct 1926, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1970.

    James — Jenny. Jenny died Bef 25 Aug 2002. [Group Sheet]


  6. 16.  Frank J. Keener Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mollie2, 1.Benjamin1) died Bef 25 Aug 2002.

    Frank — Stella Mae Bales. Stella (daughter of Rev. Lester Bales and Frankie Shaver) was born 19 Mar 1928, Knox County, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 2001; was buried 17 Feb 2001, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Michael James Keener  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 May 1948, Tennessee; died 26 Dec 1972; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 29. Ronald Wayne Keener  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 17.  Robert Lee "Bobby" Keener Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mollie2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 4 Jun 1932; died 9 Mar 2016; was buried 12 Mar 2016, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Robert — Jo Ann Reed. (daughter of Joe C. Reed and Liddie Mae Massey) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Kawana Ree Keener  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Sep 1957, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Sep 1957; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 31. Robert L. Keener, II  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Patti Keener  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 18.  Jean FrazierJean Frazier Descendancy chart to this point (3.Julia2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 14 Jan 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Oct 2009; was buried 30 Oct 2009, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Jean married William Hal Ailey Abt 1946. William (son of Harrison Alexander Ailey, Sr. and Laura Ethel Miller) was born 18 Aug 1922, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 10 Mar 2010; was buried 13 Mar 2010, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Rick Ailey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Robert Kent "Rob" Ailey  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 19.  Dorothy Sue Frazier Descendancy chart to this point (3.Julia2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 17 Jul 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Sep 1993; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Dorothy — Melvin Kenneth Gibson. Melvin (son of William Chester Gibson and Iva Drinnen) was born Abt 1929, Tennessee; died 6 Oct 2016, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Oct 2016, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Greg Gibson  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 20.  Howard Alexander "Sonny" Frazier Descendancy chart to this point (3.Julia2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 18 Feb 1928, Tennessee; died 26 Jan 1975; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Howard married Wilda Grace Long 30 Apr 1950, Cocke County, Tennessee. Wilda (daughter of William Harris Long and Grace L. Nichols) was born 24 May 1921, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 2015, Golden Living Center, Clinton, Tennessee; was buried 17 Jul 2015, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Howard A. "Howie" Frazier, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Nov 1950; died 4 Sep 2017; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  11. 21.  Carolyn Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edison2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Carolyn — D. C. Gray. [Group Sheet]


  12. 22.  Phyllis Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edison2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Phyllis — George Cregger. [Group Sheet]


  13. 23.  Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edison2, 1.Benjamin1) died 29 Jan 1933; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  14. 24.  Martha Carol Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (6.Henry2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Martha married Clay Earl Compton Sevier County, Tennessee. (son of Glenn Earl Compton and Eva Carr) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Kaye Compton  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 38. Thomas E. "Tommy" Compton  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. 25.  Edgar Thomas Shepherd Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hattie2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 19 Apr 1936; died 2 Dec 1974; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  16. 26.  Jane Allen Descendancy chart to this point (9.Eva2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Jane — Payne. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 27.  Joe Thomas KeenerJoe Thomas Keener Descendancy chart to this point (12.Joe3, 2.Mollie2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 3 Dec 1960.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 375.

    Joe married Tonya McCroskey 16 Feb 1985. (daughter of Ronnie "Doodle" McCroskey and Johnnie Faye Newman) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 39. Caleb Keener  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Aug 1990.
    2. 40. Wil Keener  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 41. Jenny Keener  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 28.  Michael James Keener Descendancy chart to this point (16.Frank3, 2.Mollie2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 14 May 1948, Tennessee; died 26 Dec 1972; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 29.  Ronald Wayne Keener Descendancy chart to this point (16.Frank3, 2.Mollie2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Ronald — Marianna. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 42. Eric W. Keener  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 43. Michael J. Keener  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 30.  Kawana Ree Keener Descendancy chart to this point (17.Robert3, 2.Mollie2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 2 Sep 1957, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Sep 1957; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 31.  Robert L. Keener, II Descendancy chart to this point (17.Robert3, 2.Mollie2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Robert married Amy K. 3 Mar 1990, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 32.  Patti Keener Descendancy chart to this point (17.Robert3, 2.Mollie2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Patti — Jeffery Antonicelli. [Group Sheet]


  7. 33.  Rick Ailey Descendancy chart to this point (18.Jean3, 3.Julia2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Rick — Beverly Norton. (daughter of Charlie Andrew "C. A." Norton, Jr. and Jewel Parton) [Group Sheet]


  8. 34.  Robert Kent "Rob" AileyRobert Kent "Rob" Ailey Descendancy chart to this point (18.Jean3, 3.Julia2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Robert married Janice Rhea Kerr 15 Apr 1989, Sevier County, Tennessee. (daughter of William C. Kerr and Velma Jones) [Group Sheet]


  9. 35.  Greg Gibson Descendancy chart to this point (19.Dorothy3, 3.Julia2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Greg — Margaret. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 44. Rebecca Gibson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 45. Natalie Gibson  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 36.  Howard A. "Howie" Frazier, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (20.Howard3, 3.Julia2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 3 Nov 1950; died 4 Sep 2017; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  11. 37.  Kaye Compton Descendancy chart to this point (24.Martha3, 6.Henry2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Kaye — Marty Carpenter. (son of James Allen Carpenter and Judy) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 46. Rachel Carpenter  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 38.  Thomas E. "Tommy" Compton Descendancy chart to this point (24.Martha3, 6.Henry2, 1.Benjamin1)


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