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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Melinda Compton (daughter of Herbert Hoover Compton and Meggie Lamon).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Herbert Hoover ComptonHerbert Hoover Compton was born 27 Sep 1929, Tennessee (son of Samuel Hawkins Compton and Flora Ethel Killion); died 18 Mar 1988; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Herbert — Meggie Lamon. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Meggie Lamon (daughter of Oliver Clarence Lamon and Hermey Jane Jones).
    Children:
    1. Scott Compton
    2. Anita Compton
    3. 1. Melinda Compton


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Samuel Hawkins Compton was born 27 Apr 1890, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Mitchell Compton and Sarah E. "Sally" McCarter); died 8 Aug 1990; was buried Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 42.

    Samuel married Flora Ethel Killion Sevier County, Tennessee. Flora (daughter of James Robert Killian and Martha Jane Duggan) was born 5 May 1894, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1972; was buried Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Flora Ethel Killion was born 5 May 1894, Tennessee (daughter of James Robert Killian and Martha Jane Duggan); died 2 Mar 1972; was buried Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    15184 SAM COMPTON FLORA KILLIAM

    Children:
    1. Edith Compton was born 24 Sep 1913, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 1999; was buried Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. Reba Compton was born Abt 1917, Tennessee; died Bef 13 Sep 2001.
    3. Lucille Compton was born 15 Aug 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 May 1954; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Bethona Compton was born Abt 1921, Tennessee; died 13 Sep 2001, Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Sep 2001, Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. Pauline Compton was born 30 Jun 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jul 2010; was buried 10 Jul 2010, Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Iva Marie Compton was born Abt 1926, Tennessee; died Bef 13 Sep 2001.
    7. Trula Compton was born 30 May 1927, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Nov 1997; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 2. Herbert Hoover Compton was born 27 Sep 1929, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1988; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Betty Jo Compton was born 23 Jan 1932, Tennessee; died 27 Jul 2013; was buried 1 Aug 2013, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Sam Compton, Jr. was born 10 May 1935, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  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]


  4. 7.  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. 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. 3. Meggie Lamon


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Mitchell Compton was born 15 Apr 1869, Tennessee (son of William Compton and Rebecca Ogle); died 29 Apr 1919; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 71.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 82.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 296.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 210.

    Mitchell married Sarah E. "Sally" McCarter 9 Jan 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Rev. Lafayette "Fate" McCarter and Elizabeth Jane Ogle) was born 14 Nov 1860, Tennessee; died 24 Dec 1941; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah E. "Sally" McCarter was born 14 Nov 1860, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Lafayette "Fate" McCarter and Elizabeth Jane Ogle); died 24 Dec 1941; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 71.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 93.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 82.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 209.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 296.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 42, 210.

    Children:
    1. Christopher Columbus "Lum" Compton was born 18 May 1883; died 18 Sep 1924; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 4. Samuel Hawkins Compton was born 27 Apr 1890, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Aug 1990; was buried Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. Nancy Jane Compton was born 28 Aug 1892, Tennessee; died 19 Jun 1975, Monroe County, Tennessee; was buried Little Toqua Cemetery, Monroe County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Elizabeth Compton was born 31 Mar 1900, Tennessee; died 3 Mar 1963; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  James Robert KillianJames Robert Killian was born 9 Sep 1860, North Carolina (son of Adolpus N. Killian and Rebeca A. Hollyfield); died 17 Nov 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    James — Martha Jane Duggan. Martha (daughter of James Duggan and Mary L. "Polly" Evans) was born 27 May 1860, Tennessee; died 24 Mar 1915; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Martha Jane DugganMartha Jane Duggan was born 27 May 1860, Tennessee (daughter of James Duggan and Mary L. "Polly" Evans); died 24 Mar 1915; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Mary Lee Killian was born 7 Nov 1887, Tennessee; died 8 Nov 1973; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 5. Flora Ethel Killion was born 5 May 1894, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1972; was buried Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. Killion
    4. Rebecca Killion was born 25 Apr 1890, Tennessee; died 4 Apr 1979; was buried East Maryville Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. Lula Mae Killion was born 20 May 1897, Tennessee; died 21 Apr 1984, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Edgewood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  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]


  6. 13.  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. 6. 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.

  7. 14.  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]


  8. 15.  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. 7. 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.


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