Bessie L. Griffin^[1]

Abt 1916 -  (~ 108 years)

• Name	Bessie L. Griffin
  Born	Abt 1916	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I114911	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Cleve David Griffin,   b. 16 Sep 1882, Madison, North Carolina ,   d. 12 Nov 1955, South Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Hattie E. Williams,   b. 15 Apr 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jan 1955  (Age 61 years)
  Headstones		Griffin Cleve D. Hattie E. Sept. 16, 1882 Apr. 15, 1893 Nov. 12, 1955 Jan. 23, 1973
  Family ID	F41755	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Steven Leonard Knight,   b. 13 Sep 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 2 May 1988  (Age 85 years)
  Married	31 Jan 1935	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Johnnie Blanche Knight,   b. 31 Mar 1936, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Dec 2016  (Age 80 years) + 2. Grace Eunice Knight,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee  (Age ~ 86 years) + 3. Samuel Cleve Knight,   b. 8 Dec 1940, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Feb 2004, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 63 years)   4. Bruce Steven Knight + 5. Rev. Ben C. Knight,   b. 19 Aug 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 May 2008  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F41756	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1916 - Tennessee Married - 31 Jan 1935 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 8 Mar 1992. Eunice Mae Griffin Ownby obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Bessie L Knight Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Pigeon Forge, Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 24 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Relationship to Head of Household Wife Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1916 Last Place of Residence Rural Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Leonard S Knight Head M 37 Tennessee Bessie L Knight Wife F 24 Tennessee Tommie Blanch Knight Daughter F 4 Tennessee Grace E Knight Daughter F 1 Tennessee [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Leonard Knight Event Type Marriage Event Date 31 Jan 1935 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Bessie Griffin Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-57CV?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1NZ%3A1589264711%2C1589374579 : 23 December 2016), Sevier > image 287 of 678; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.