Denton William Rayfield^[1]

1902 - 1974  (72 years)

• Name	Denton William Rayfield
  Born	13 Jun 1902	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1930	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	19 Aug 1974  [5, 6]
  Buried	Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I124733	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	John Westley Rayfield,   b. 10 Jun 1881, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jan 1958  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Cordelia Josephine Ownby,   b. 23 Oct 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jul 1970  (Age 82 years)
  Marriage License	17 Dec 1902	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F11748	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Myrtle Leona Lethco,   b. 22 Jan 1908, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Feb 1999, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 91 years)
  Married	12 Aug 1932	Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Marriage License	12 Aug 1932	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Garland Eugene Rayfield,   b. 6 Jun 1933, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jan 2017  (Age 83 years) + 2. John West Rayfield,   b. 9 Jul 1935,   d. 1 Jun 2003, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years) + 3. Denton William Rayfield, Jr.,   b. Abt 1940, Tennessee  (Age ~ 84 years)   4. Carl Othie Rayfield + 5. Everett Steve Rayfield,   b. 7 Nov 1950,   d. 9 Jul 2014  (Age 63 years)   6. Helen Mary Rayfield
  Family ID	F45828	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Jun 1902 - Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 12 Aug 1932 - Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 12 Aug 1932 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Mountain View Cemetery, 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

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 8 Aug 1971. Trese John Rayfield obituary [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Denton Rayfield Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Residence: Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee Marital Status: Single Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 42 Page Number: 3 Household Gender Age Parent West J Rayfield M 31y Parent Cordelia Rayfield F 19y Paralee Rayfield F 5y Denton Rayfield M 2y Girtha J Rayfield F y 9m [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Denton Reyfield Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 02, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 19 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1911 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0002 Family Number: 20 Sheet Number and Letter: 1B Line Number: 94 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00595 Household Gender Age Parent West Reyfield M 51 Parent Cordelia Reyfield F 41 Denton Reyfield M 19 Tress Reyfield M 16 Virgel Reyfield M 9 Calvin Reyfield F 7 Calvin Reyfield M 5 Wan Reyfield M 3 Stella Reyfield F 0 [S112] Census, 1940. Name Denton Rayfield Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 34 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) 1906 Last Place of Residence Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Denton Rayfield Head M 34 Tennessee Myrtle Rayfield Wife F 34 Tennessee Eugene Rayfield Son M 6 Tennessee John W Rayfield Son M 4 Tennessee Denton Rayfield Son M 0 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-64VB?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-17V%3A792528401%2C796114801%2C792569001%2C953147201 : accessed 20 June 2017), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 5 > 78-9 Civil District 5 SW of State Highway 71 and Road from State Highway 71 to W District Line Across West Fork of Little Pigeon River and along Big Gists Creek, Pigeon Forge (part) > image 21 of 43; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012. [S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 19 Aug 1974. Rayfield, Denton W 70 Aug 19, 1974 R5 buried Mountain View Cem [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 19 Aug 1974. Rayfiled, Denton William June 13, 1904 Tn Aug 19, 1974 Spouse: Lethco, Myrtle Father: Rayfield, Wesley Mother: Ownby, Cardelia Sons: Garland, John Wesley, Denton Jr., Everett Steve Daughters: Helen Mary Tipton Cemetery: Mt. View Brothers: Wan Calvin, Virgi Sisters: Mrs. Larry Ward, Mrs. Stella Lethco [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 603. [S58] Marriage Certificate. RAYFIELD, DENTON LETHCO, MYRTLE 1932-08-12