Jessie Willard Thomas^[1]

1918 - 1949  (30 years)

• Name	Jessie Willard Thomas
  Born	10 Aug 1918	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	20 Feb 1949	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  	Cause: Homicide Pistol shot in right temple, Shotgun shot in left side 4" belwo left nipple
  Buried	22 Feb 1949	Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Person ID	I73995	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Hugh W. Thomas,   b. 22 May 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jul 1948, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Dovie Valey Breeden,   b. 21 Oct 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Feb 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 32 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1914	Sevier County, Tennessee   [9]
  Family ID	F27458	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family ID

  F61740

  Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Aug 1918 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Homicide Pistol shot in right temple, Shotgun shot in left side 4" belwo left nipple - 20 Feb 1949 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 22 Feb 1949 - Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) 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

  
  

• Headstones

  Jesse Willard Thomas Tennessee Staff Sgt 109 Inf 28 Div World War II August 10 1918 February 20 1949 PH

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 4 Jul 2000. Bertha Mae Thomas Ogle Obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name Jessa W Thomas Event Type Census Event Date 1920 Event Place Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 1 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1919 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace North Carolina Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 7 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Hugh Thomas Head M 41 North Carolina Davie Thomas Wife F 24 Tennessee Wilson Thomas Son M 5 Tennessee Jessa W Thomas Son M 1 Tennessee Beecher Breeden Brother-in-law M 19 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name Willard J Thomas Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Pigeon Forge, Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 21 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1919 Last Place of Residence Rural Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Huey W Thomas Head M 63 North Carolina Willard J Thomas Son M 21 Tennessee Blane Thomas Son M 13 Tennessee Bertha Thomas Daughter F 16 Tennessee Rufus Thomas Son-in-law M 22 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 23 Nov 2000. Blaine Walker Thomas obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 20 Feb 1949. Thomas, S/Sgt Jessie Willard farmer veteran WW II b. Aug 10, 1918 TN d. Feb 20, 1949 R6 Sev Co homicide in home f. Huey Thomas m. Dovie Breeden Evans Chapel Bapt Cem Survivors: wife PO Box R3 Gatlinburg 4 step-ch Charles Arthur Pickel Wm Earl Pickel Martha Ann Pickel Mary Frances Pickel 2 bro Wilson Thomas Blaine Thomas 1 sis Mrs Rufus Ogle remarks enlisted 5-20-41 Ft Oglethorpe GA dis 10-19-45 Welch Conval Hosp Datona Beach FL s/Sgt Co C 109th Inf. [S87] Death Certificate. Name Jessie Willard Thomas Event Type Death Event Date 20 Feb 1949 Event Place Sevier Co., Tennessee Gender Male Age 30 Birth Year (Estimated) 1919 Father's Name Huey Thomas Mother's Name Dovie Breeden "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTMP-2?cc=1417505&wc=34D6-N38%3A1580590101 : 1 April 2015), > image 2508 of 2549; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S136] Millitary Record. Name Jesse Willard Thomas Event Type Burial Event Place Sevierville, , Tennessee, United States Death Date 20 Feb 1949 "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L94X-DD1V?cc=1916249&wc=MDB5-768%3A205942901%2C215448201 : 17 May 2016), 1941-1949 > image 2103 of 2649; citing NARA microfilm publication M1916 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 125635664). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Hugh Thomas Event Type Marriage Event Date 10 Mar 1914 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Dovie Breeden Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30160-10549-46?cc=1619127 : accessed 3 April 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1911-1916, vol 15-16 > image 286 of 607; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.