Lela Denton^[1]

1907 - 2001  (94 years)

• Name	Lela Denton
  Born	6 Jan 1907	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 5, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 5, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	29 Apr 2001	Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	1 May 2001	Baxter-Templin Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I142271	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	William C. Denton,   b. Abt 1884, Tennessee
  Mother	Delia Butler,   b. Abt 1887, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Feb 1925  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Family ID	F28005	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Edward Carmack Baxter,   b. 11 Nov 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jul 1966  (Age 60 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1928	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	1. Samuel Ralph Baxter,   b. 23 Dec 1928, Tennessee ,   d. 10 May 1954, Henderson County, North Carolina  (Age 25 years)   2. Mary Juanita Baxter,   b. Abt 1930, Tennessee ,   d. From 29 Apr 2001 to 30 Jun 2013  (Age ~ 71 years)   3. John R. Baxter,   b. 16 Aug 1931, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Mar 1963  (Age 31 years)   4. Edwin Ervin Baxter,   b. 9 Jan 1933, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Dec 1933, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years) + 5. William "Hart" Baxter,   b. 10 Feb 1935,   d. 10 Sep 2013  (Age 78 years)   6. Bettie J. Baxter,   b. Abt 1937, Tennessee  (Age ~ 87 years)   7. Emmadean Baxter,   b. Abt 1939, Tennessee  (Age ~ 85 years) + 8. E. C. Baxter,   b. 18 Mar 1944,   d. 30 Jun 2013, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years)   9. David Lee Baxter,   b. 25 Oct 1951,   d. 24 Sep 1995, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 43 years)   10. Lee Baxter,   d. Bef 29 Apr 2001   11. Pat Baxter   12. Brenda Joyce Baxter + 13. Marty Carolyn Baxter
  Family ID	F139779	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Jan 1907 - Tennessee Married - 3 Mar 1928 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 29 Apr 2001 - Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 4 Sep 1957. Octie Kelly obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Lela Baxter Event Type: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 05, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 22 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1908 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee District: 0010 Household ID: 148 Sheet Number and Letter: 8A Line Number: 24 Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 2238 GS Film number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 4548152 Image Number: 00205 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Cormack Baxter M 24 Tennessee Wife Lela Baxter F 22 Tennessee Son Ralf Baxter M 1 Tennessee Daughter Mary Juanita Baxter F 0 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Lela Baxter Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 34 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): 1906 Last Place of Residence: Same Place District: 15-10 Family Number: 16 Sheet Number and Letter: 1B Line Number: 68 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3881 Digital Folder Number: 005461287 Image Number: 00268 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Edward C Baxter M 35 Tennessee Wife Lela Baxter F 34 Tennessee Son Ralph Baxter M 10 Tennessee Daughter Mary Y Baxter F 8 Tennessee Son John R Baxter M 7 Tennessee Daughter Bettie J Baxter F 3 Tennessee Daughter Emmadean Baxter F 1 Tennessee [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 29 Apr 2001. Lela Baxter, 94, of Newport, went to be with her Lord, Sunday, April 29, 2001, at her residence, following a lengthy illness. She was a member of Little Pigeon Primitive Baptist Church. Her husband, Carmack Baxter, and four children, John, Ralph, Lee and Ervin Baxter, preceded her in death. She is survived by daughters, Mary Baxter, Betty Allen and her husband, Fred, Emma Dean Allen and her husband, Hollis, all of Newport, Pat Martin and her husband, Homer, of Nashville, Brenda Shults and her husband, Earl Jack, of Cosby, and Marty Carolyn Shropshire, of Newport; sons, Hart Baxter and E. C. Baxter and his wife, Marie, all of Newport; a special granddaughter, Frances Southerland, of Newport. Mrs. Baxter will also be missed by fifteen grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and a host of friends. Funeral services were Monday evening, April 30, 2001, at Brown Funeral Home Chapel, with Elder Zenith Whaley officiating. Graveside service will be Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Baxter-Templin Cemetery. The family received friends Monday evening, April 30, 2001, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. prior to the service. Brown Funeral Home has been honored to provide the final arrangements for Mrs. Lela Baxter. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 41799071). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Edward Carmack Baxter Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 03 Mar 1928 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Lela Denton Baxter Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 492 GS Film number: 1928647 Digital Folder Number: 004485962 Image Number: 00639