James Rosco Widener^{[1, 2]}

1886 - 1976  (90 years)

• Name	James Rosco Widener
  Born	20 Jun 1886	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 15, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 17, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	7 Aug 1976  [5]
  Buried	Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I124425	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John Andrew Widener,   b. 14 Jun 1861, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Sep 1907  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Johnson,   b. Jul 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	23 Aug 1883	Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Family ID	F43877	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Molly M. Abbott,   b. 26 Aug 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Aug 1978  (Age 93 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1907	Knox County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Zella Widener,   b. 1 Feb 1909,   d. 20 Nov 1999  (Age 90 years) + 2. Isaac Columbus Widener,   b. 3 Jul 1911, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Mar 1975  (Age 63 years) + 3. Dorothy E. Widener,   b. 12 Aug 1913, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Feb 1947  (Age 33 years) + 4. May Widener + 5. James Odias "Pop" "Soda" Widener,   b. Abt 1917, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jul 2009, South Knoxville, Tennessee  (Age ~ 92 years) + 6. Myrtle Widener,   b. 14 Mar 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Dec 1985  (Age 66 years) + 7. Lillie Widener,   b. 7 Jul 1922, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 102 years) + 8. Reba Nell Widener,   b. Abt 1927, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 May 2013  (Age ~ 86 years)   9. Jonnie Widener,   d. Bef 17 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F49766	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Jun 1886 - Tennessee Married - 12 Jan 1907 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - - Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 5 Dec 1945. Rosa Connatser obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 12 Jul 1985. Myrtle Widener Allen obituary [S112] Census, 1900. Name: James R Widner Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 87 Civil District 15, Knox, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Jun 1886 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Years Married: Marriage Year (Estimated): Mother of how many children: Number of Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 11 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 188 Reference ID: 11 GS Film number: 1241583 Digital Folder Number: 004118970 Image Number: 00257 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John A Widner M 38 Tennessee Wife Eliza B Widner F 34 Tennessee Son Columbus W Widner M 16 Tennessee Son James R Widner M 14 Tennessee Daughter Mary A Widner F 12 Tennessee Daughter Emma J Widner F 10 Tennessee Daughter Lida E Widner F 8 Tennessee Daughter Ethel Widner F 5 Tennessee Daughter Rosie Widner F 3 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: J R Widner Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 17, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 54 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1886 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Knox, Tennessee District: 47-47 Family Number: 186 Sheet Number and Letter: 10A Line Number: 39 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3910 Digital Folder Number: 005461352 Image Number: 00995 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head J R Widner M 54 Tennessee Wife Mollie Widner F 56 Tennessee Son Columbus Widner M 28 Tennessee Son Odis Widner M 22 Tennessee Daughter Reba Nell Widner F 12 Tennessee [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 7 Aug 1976. Widener, James Roscoe 90 b. Jun 20, 86 TN d. 8-7-76 Knox Bapt Hosp farmer f. John Widener m. Johnson Valley Grove Bapt Cem Survivors: wife Mollie Abbott R29 Knox 1 son James O 5 dau Mrs George Galyon R2 Friendsville Mrs Mac Hayes Mrs Myrtle Allen Lillie Perkins Reba Irwin 2 sis Mrs Emma Loveday Ann Burnett 32 gc 54 ggc 1 gggc. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 66715429). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: John A. Widner Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Martha E. Johnson Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 23 Aug 1883 Event Place: , Sevier, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51968-1 System Origin: Tennessee-VR GS Film number: 969965 Reference ID: 2:DQFG52 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Roscoe Widner Birth Date: 1887 Birthplace: Age: 20 Spouse's Name: Mollie Abbott Spouse's Birth Date: 1885 Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: 22 Event Date: 12 Jan 1907 Event Place: Knox, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02538-9 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 1020966 Reference ID: no 26