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Rex Rufus Lamon

Male 1932 - 1995  (62 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rex Rufus Lamon was born 20 Oct 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Oliver Clarence Lamon and Hermey Jane Jones); died 8 Aug 1995; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Rex — Georgia Belle Green. Georgia (daughter of George Lester Green and Daisy Elizabeth Poe) was born 22 Jun 1929, Weinert, Haskell County, Texas; died 26 Jan 2011; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Georgia Elaine Lamon was born 11 Jan 1956.
    2. Kathy Lynn Lamon was born 14 Mar 1957.
    3. Michael Rex Lamon was born 5 Jan 1963, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Oliver Clarence LamonOliver Clarence Lamon was born 27 Feb 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of George Columbus Lamon and Jemima C. Clabough); died 29 Apr 1950, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 May 1950, Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 218.

    Oliver — Hermey Jane Jones. Hermey (daughter of James Fidela Jones and Martha E. Lindsey) was born 20 Sep 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1995; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Hermey Jane JonesHermey Jane Jones was born 20 Sep 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Fidela Jones and Martha E. Lindsey); died 3 Feb 1995; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Martha Lenora Lamon was born 6 Mar 1918, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1961, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Herbert Wesley Lamon was born 7 Dec 1920, Tennessee; died 19 May 1982, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. McKinley Ernest Lamon was born 19 Dec 1922, Tennessee; died 18 Jun 2014; was buried 23 Jun 2014, Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Lucile Lamon was born 11 Jan 1926, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 2014; was buried 12 Jul 2014.
    5. Iva Lamon was born 20 Feb 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1995; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 1. Rex Rufus Lamon was born 20 Oct 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Aug 1995; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Samuel Oliver "Sam" Lamon was born 7 Dec 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Aug 2009.
    8. Meggie Lamon


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Columbus Lamon was born 7 Oct 1856, Tennessee (son of Wesley Lamon and Mary Sexton); died 10 Mar 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Mar 1941, Beech Grove Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    George Columbus Lamon owned large mountain farms on the Big Ridge and the Gum Stand. He raised sheep, cattle, and cotton, and kept bees. He had a large apple orchard and grew many fields of corn and other vegetables. His cows grazed on the very hilly land. One of his cows fell out of the pasture and killed herself!
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 168.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 218.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 48, 290.

    George married Jemima C. Clabough 22 Nov 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee. Jemima (daughter of Marion C. Clabough and Anna Butler) was born 12 Jul 1856, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Jun 1938, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Jemima C. Clabough was born 12 Jul 1856, Tennessee (daughter of Marion C. Clabough and Anna Butler); died 15 Jun 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Jun 1938, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 316.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 168.

    Children:
    1. Artie Lamon was born 1888; died 1992.
    2. Mary Elizabeth Lamon was born 17 Dec 1889, Tennessee; died 27 Apr 1982; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. George Walter Lamon was born 25 Apr 1891, Tennessee; died 14 Mar 1969; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Ethel C. Lamon was born 17 Oct 1893; died 15 Sep 1901; was buried Big Ridge Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 2. Oliver Clarence Lamon was born 27 Feb 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1950, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 May 1950, Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  James Fidela Jones was born 2 Nov 1867, Haywood County, North Carolina (son of Eli Hutsel "Hut" Jones and Mary Louise Springs); died 30 Oct 1923; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Fines Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, McMinn County, Tennessee

    James married Martha E. Lindsey 19 Jul 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Rev. John Wesley Lindsey and Sarah Jane Smith) was born 5 Dec 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1924; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Martha E. Lindsey was born 5 Dec 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. John Wesley Lindsey and Sarah Jane Smith); died 21 Nov 1924; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, McMinn County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Cora Althea Jones was born May 1886, Tennessee; died 3 Apr 1956, Whitfield County, Georgia; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    2. William W. Jones was born Jun 1888, Tennessee.
    3. Canna Jones was born 15 Sep 1890, Tennessee; died 28 Feb 1966; was buried Louisville Cemetery.
    4. Lee Oliver Jones was born 21 Feb 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1946, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Mar 1946, Roseberry Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. Rufus Anon Jones was born 16 Sep 1895, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1970; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Horrace A. Jones was born Apr 1899, Tennessee.
    7. Jones
    8. 3. Hermey Jane Jones was born 20 Sep 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1995; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Seldon F. Jones was born 24 Oct 1904, Tennessee; died 20 May 1948, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 22 May 1948, Mount Olive Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    10. Isabell Jones was born Abt 1908, Tennessee.
    11. Sanford Earnest Jones was born 19 Dec 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jul 1929, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Jul 1929, Grassy Valley Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Wesley Lamon was born Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 218.

    Wesley — Mary Sexton. Mary was born Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Sexton was born Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Sam Lamon
    2. 4. George Columbus Lamon was born 7 Oct 1856, Tennessee; died 10 Mar 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Mar 1941, Beech Grove Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Charlie Lamon
    4. William Caventer Lamon

  3. 10.  Marion C. Clabough was born 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Clabaugh and Lavina King); was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Dee Lansford lists birth as 1836.

    Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee Census with parents.
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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 36, 316.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 231.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Marion married Anna Butler Abt 1855. Anna (daughter of Horatio B. Butler and Mary Jane Trotter) was born 22 Jul 1824, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anna Butler was born 22 Jul 1824, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Horatio B. Butler and Mary Jane Trotter).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 36, 316.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 231.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. 5. Jemima C. Clabough was born 12 Jul 1856, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Jun 1938, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. McCajah B. Clabough was born 1861, Tennessee.
    3. William McClelan Clabough was born 28 Oct 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Mar 1930, Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Clabough was born 16 Jul 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1954, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mitchell McCown Clabough was born 1 Aug 1874, Tennessee; died 26 Sep 1930, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Sep 1930, Bells Campground Cemetery, Powell, Knox County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Eli Hutsel "Hut" Jones was born Abt 1835, North Carolina; died Bef 1901.

    Other Events:

    • Pension: Sevier County, Tennessee; Confederate Pension Application
    • Census: 1880, Fines Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina

    Eli married Mary Louise Springs 18 Nov 1866, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of William T. Springs and Nancy Roberts) was born 26 Nov 1842, North Carolina; died 29 Nov 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Nov 1931, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary Louise Springs was born 26 Nov 1842, North Carolina (daughter of William T. Springs and Nancy Roberts); died 29 Nov 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Nov 1931, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Fines Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, McMinn County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. 6. James Fidela Jones was born 2 Nov 1867, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 30 Oct 1923; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. John L. Jones was born Abt 1870, North Carolina.
    3. Jones
    4. Jones

  7. 14.  Rev. John Wesley LindseyRev. John Wesley Lindsey was born 26 Feb 1842, Tennessee (son of William Lindsey and Phoebia Broyles); died 7 Feb 1923; was buried Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    John — Sarah Jane Smith. Sarah (daughter of Mitchell Smith and Frances Leatherwood) was born 9 Aug 1832, Tennessee; died 28 Oct 1921; was buried Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Sarah Jane SmithSarah Jane Smith was born 9 Aug 1832, Tennessee (daughter of Mitchell Smith and Frances Leatherwood); died 28 Oct 1921; was buried Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Isaac M. Lindsey was born 7 Feb 1862, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1944; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Frances Elizabeth "Betty" "Fannie" Lindsey was born 26 Sep 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1960; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. William Thomas Lindsey was born 15 May 1867, Tennessee; died 24 Jun 1951; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 7. Martha E. Lindsey was born 5 Dec 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1924; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Lucinda Lindsey was born 22 May 1873, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1956; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.