Lon Wilson Rolen

1915 - 1985  (69 years)

• Name	Lon Wilson Rolen
  Born	24 Nov 1915	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Sep 1985  [1]
  Buried	David C. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I51128	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	David Crockett Rolen,   b. 19 Dec 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Feb 1944  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Amanda Melsini McMahan,   b. 11 Oct 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Oct 1966  (Age 87 years)
  Married	20 Apr 1900	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F13814	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Juanita Venese Valentine,   b. 11 Apr 1919, , Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 May 2000  (Age 81 years)
  Married	11 Feb 1948	, Catoosa, Georgia
  Family ID	F18932	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Nov 1915 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - David C. Rolen 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

  
  

• Notes

  Lon served in the Army during World War II and was stationed in Germany. With his wife, they built and operated Rolen's Store in Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. The store, which had the first TV set in the Cove, became the community gathering place. For around eight years, Juanita operated the store alone while Lon worked full time for the Kyle Carver apple orchard and market. ---------- Reference: "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 33. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 324. Larry Fox computer printout, December 1995.

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 3 Sep 1985. Rolen, Lon Wilson 69 b. 11-24-15 TN d. 9-3-85 Mt Home VA Owner grocery store f. David Crockett Rolen m. Amanda Melsini McMahan WW II Army 10-18-41 9-25-45 Rolen Cem Survivors: wife Juanita Valentine R6 Box 232 Sev bro David Allen "Add" Rolen Sev George Ray Rolen Sev sis Betty Hurst Several n/n.