Eliza Jay "L. J." Tarwater

1921 - 2012  (91 years)

• Name	Eliza Jay "L. J." Tarwater
  Born	29 Mar 1921	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	5 Oct 2012  [2]
  Buried	9 Oct 2012	Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I26853	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Isaac A. Tarwater,   b. 2 May 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jan 1944  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Mattie Jane Thomas,   b. 10 Jul 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jan 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F61309	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Paul W. Lawson,   b. 21 Nov 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jan 1978  (Age 67 years)
  Children	+ 1. Paula Lawson + 2. Kaye Lawson
  Family ID	F6823	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Mar 1921 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 9 Oct 2012 - Mattox 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

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 23.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. name: Liza J Tarwater event: CENSUS event date: 1930 event place: District 10, Sevier, Tennessee gender: Female age: 9 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1921 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Daughter father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0012 family number: 36 sheet number and letter: 3B line number: 51 nara publication: T626, roll 2271 film number: 2342005 digital folder number: 4547919 image number: 00833 Household Gender Age parent Isiac Tarwater M 46 parent Mattie Tarwater F 41 Beecher Tarwater M 20 Ruby Tarwater F 18 Eva Tarwater F 15 Neva Tarwater F 15 Winfred Tarwater M 10 Liza J Tarwater F 9 Eliza Thomas F 79 [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 5 Oct 2012. Elle Jay L.J. Tarwater Lawson March 29, 1921 - October 05, 2012 Resided In: Wears Valley Tennessee USA Visitation: October 09, 2012 Service: October 09, 2012 Cemetery: Mattox Cemetery Elle Jay (L. J.) Tarwater Lawson, age 91, (Known to her family as Granny and Granny the Great) of Wears Valley, passed away Friday October 5, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul W. Lawson, parents: Isaac and Mattie Tarwater, brothers: Beecher (Pete), Earnest and Winford Tarwater, and sisters: Ruby, Gibson, Eva Gibson and Neva Brewer. She was a member of the Wears Valley United Methodist Church, Wears Valley. Survivors include: Daughters and sons-in-law: Paula and Calvin Joslin and Kaye and James Cameron of Wears Valley. Grandchildren: Brian and Bryce Joslin, of Seymour, Julie and Jayson Nave of Sevierville, Jama and Donny Anderson, of Maryville, Jay and Heather Cameron, of Seymour. Great grandchildren: Braden and Gavin Joslin and Joslin, Jenna and Jackson Nave and Kayla and Cameron Anderson. Several nieces and nephews. Funeral Service 11 AM Tuesday at Wears Valley United Methodist Church with Rev. Kathy Hale and Rev. Preston Joslin officiating. Interment to follow in Mattox Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Monday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville, TN. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 664. Tombstone in Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee