John Asa Mize^[1]

1854 - 1939  (85 years)

• Name	John Asa Mize
  Born	16 Feb 1854	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Oct 1939	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Buried	24 Oct 1939	Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I48098	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William Alexander Mize,   b. 14 Sep 1830, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Dec 1902  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Ludema Moon,   b. 13 Apr 1832, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Sep 1901  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F12308	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Carolina Waters,   b. 11 Apr 1857, South Carolina ,   d. 29 Jul 1896  (Age 39 years)
  Married	29 Jul 1873	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	1. Wesley Alexander Mize,   b. Abt 1876, Tennessee + 2. Laura Mae Mize,   b. 22 Jun 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jun 1966  (Age 85 years) + 3. Minnie Mize,   b. 28 Apr 1882, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jan 1968  (Age 85 years) + 4. Lu Ellen Mize,   b. 29 Feb 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Mar 1945  (Age 61 years)   5. Amy Mize,   b. 20 Apr 1886,   d. 20 Aug 1888  (Age 2 years)   6. Hugh Cox Mize,   b. Mar 1888, Tennessee + 7. Samuel Cusick Mize,   b. 24 Mar 1890, Seymour, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jan 1968, Shelbyville, Illinois  (Age 77 years)   8. Mary Jane Mize,   b. Dec 1892, Tennessee   9. Carolina Mize,   b. 23 Jul 1896,   d. 10 Aug 1896  (Age 0 years)   10. Mary Caroline Mize
  Family ID	F23444	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Jane DeLozier,   b. Nov 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	24 Aug 1897	Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	+ 1. James Dewey Mize,   b. 25 Nov 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 May 1946  (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F21671	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah Ellen Cusick,   b. 29 Jul 1876, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Aug 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 59 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1904	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. John Bernard Mize,   b. 11 Nov 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Dec 1970  (Age 66 years) + 2. Andy Garfield Mize,   b. 1 Dec 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jul 1975  (Age 68 years) + 3. Nancy Ellen Mize,   b. 10 Feb 1909, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Aug 1955  (Age 46 years) + 4. Robert Asa Mize,   b. 13 Jul 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Dec 1984  (Age 74 years) + 5. Ruby Mize,   b. 13 Mar 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Sep 2008, St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, Illinois  (Age 95 years) + 6. David Wilburn Mize,   b. 28 Feb 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jul 1982  (Age 67 years) + 7. Hubert Lee Mize,   b. 27 Apr 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Dec 1970  (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F21672	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Feb 1854 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 29 Jul 1873 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 24 Aug 1897 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 16 Jan 1904 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 22 Oct 1939 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 24 Oct 1939 - Knob Creek 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

  Listed with parents in the 1870 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. Sevier County Heritage lists middle initial as "H". ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 349.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 355C, 1880. Census Place: Richardsons Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 355C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace J. A. MIZE Self M M W 26 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN M. C. MIZE Wife F M W 23 SC Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN W. A. MIZE Son M S W 4 TN Fa: TN Mo: SC J. H. MIZE Brother M S W 23 TN Occ: Works On Farm Fa: TN Mo: TN [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 462b, 15 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0462b.gif [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 22 Oct 1939. [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Asa Mize Event Type: Death Event Date: 22 Oct 1939 Event Place: Seymour, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Age: 85 Birth Year (Estimated): Birth Date: 16 Feb 1854 Birthplace: Tenn. Spouse's Name: Cusick Father's Name: William Mize Father's Birthplace: Tenn. Mother's Name: Louella Moon Mother's Birthplace: Tenn. Occupation: Farmer Address: Residence Place: Seymour, Sevier, Tenn. Cemetery: Knob Creek Burial Place: Sevier Burial Date: 24 Oct 1939 Informant's Name: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 004183676 Image Number: 02435 GS Film number: 1876880 Reference ID: cn 24707 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 596. [S125] The Official Marriage Records of Sevier County Tennessee 1856-1913, Volume I, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (Copyright 2008), ISBN 1-890150-00-3., 112. [S125] The Official Marriage Records of Sevier County Tennessee 1856-1913, Volume I, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (Copyright 2008), ISBN 1-890150-00-3.