James Mitchell Vess^[1]

1887 - 1950  (63 years)

• Name	James Mitchell Vess
  Born	10 Jun 1887	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	11 Nov 1950	Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  	Cause: Cardiovascular Disease
  Buried	13 Nov 1950	Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I165840	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Seldon Sullivan Vess,   b. 25 Oct 1846, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Jun 1910  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Keeler,   b. 7 Feb 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Sep 1914, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 61 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1878	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F62474	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Judy Dell,   b. 1 Jun 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Sep 1985  (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Dora B. Vess,   b. Abt 1911, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 18 Nov 2012  (Age ~ 101 years)   2. Geneva J. Vess,   b. Abt 1913, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 18 Nov 2012  (Age ~ 99 years) + 3. Walter Harrison Vess,   b. 8 Aug 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Apr 2005, Mississippi  (Age 86 years) + 4. Mary Margaret Vess,   b. 11 May 1922, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Nov 2012, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 90 years)   5. Nellie J. Vess,   b. Abt 1921, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 18 Nov 2012  (Age ~ 91 years)   6. Ethel L. Vess,   b. Abt 1927, Tennessee  (Age ~ 97 years)   7. Pearl E. Vess,   b. Abt 1929, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 18 Nov 2012  (Age ~ 83 years) + 8. Elmer P. Vess,   b. 3 Oct 1930,   d. 27 Feb 2017  (Age 86 years)   9. Maggie Vess   10. Vess,   d. Bef 18 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F173450	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Jun 1887 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Cardiovascular Disease - 11 Nov 1950 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 13 Nov 1950 - Millican Grove 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), 22 Dec 1941. David B. Vess obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name James M Vess Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 42 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1888 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 3 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James M Vess Head M 42 Tennessee Julia Vess Wife F 35 Tennessee Dora B Vess Daughter F 19 Tennessee Geneva J Vess Daughter F 17 Tennessee Walter H Vess Son M 11 Tennessee Nellie J Vess Daughter F 9 Tennessee Margaret M Vess Daughter F 7 Tennessee Ethel L Vess Daughter F 3 Tennessee Pearl E Vess Daughter F 1 Tennessee "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R8D-8VR?cc=1810731&wc=QZF4-F82%3A648806201%2C649425901%2C650022901%2C1589282441 : 8 December 2015), Tennessee > Knox > Knoxville > image 5 of 42; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002). [S87] Death Certificate. Name James Mitchell Vess Event Type Death Event Date 11 Nov 1950 Event Place Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 63 Birth Year (Estimated) 1887 Father's Name Sullivan Vess Mother's Name Sarah Keeler "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D4H3-6ZY?cc=1417505&wc=34DS-929%3A1580592101 : 1 April 2015), > image 1454 of 2435; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 164. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 77422878). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: S. S. Vess Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Sarah Keeler Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 13 Jan 1878 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:DQDF29