Rev. Jeptha B. Ginn: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Rev. Jeptha B. Ginn was born 15 Nov 1815; died 27 Apr 1879; was buried Ginn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Jeptha — Sarah Croucher Davis. Sarah (daughter of Michael Davis and Nancy Wells) was born 23 Oct 1815; died 28 Mar 1862; was buried Ginn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Susan Thomas Ginn was born 23 Feb 1838, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1906; was buried Central Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Susan Thomas Ginn

(1.Jeptha¹) was born 23 Feb 1838, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1906; was buried Central Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Susan married Benjamin R. Ricketts 1856. Benjamin was born 11 Oct 1833, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1910; was buried Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

3. Henry Alexander Ricketts was born 31 May 1873, Knox County, Tennessee; died 14 Aug 1939, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

Henry Alexander Ricketts

(2.Susan², 1.Jeptha¹) was born 31 May 1873, Knox County, Tennessee; died 14 Aug 1939, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Henry — Emma Idella McClain. Emma (daughter of Zion W. McClain and Mary Allison) was born Oct 1877; died 22 Jan 1959; was buried Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

4. Henry George Ricketts was born 25 Apr 1907, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1978; was buried Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Henry George Ricketts

(3.Henry³, 2.Susan², 1.Jeptha¹) was born 25 Apr 1907, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1978; was buried Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 8, Knox County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 206.

Henry married Bertha Irene Gibson 20 Nov 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee. Bertha (daughter of John Pleas Gibson and Margaret Ellen England) was born 18 Aug 1913, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 2003, Ft. Sanders Sevier County Hospital; was buried Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

5. Virginia Catherine "Cathy" Ricketts was born 26 Aug 1932, Tennessee; died 20 May 2016; was buried Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
6. Henry George "H. G." Ricketts was born 7 Sep 1934, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 2016, Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 4 May 2016, Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.