Ralph Edward Myers: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Ralph Edward Myers was born Abt 1926 (son of Joel Ellis Myers and Lillie Marie Proffitt); died 19 Dec 2010; was buried 22 Dec 2010, Block Springs Church Cemetery, Blaine, Tennessee.

Ralph — Barbara Ann. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Generation: 2

Joel Ellis Myers was born 1 Apr 1904, Tennessee (son of James Alexander Myers and Theodocia Elizabeth Cable); died 12 Mar 1982; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

Joel — Lillie Marie Proffitt. Lillie died Bef 27 Jan 2006. [Group Sheet]

Lillie Marie Proffitt died Bef 27 Jan 2006.

Notes:

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Reference:
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

Children:

Ben H. Myers was born 2 May 1924; died 27 Jan 2006, Blaine, Tennessee; was buried 29 Jan 2006, Grainger Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
1. Ralph Edward Myers was born Abt 1926; died 19 Dec 2010; was buried 22 Dec 2010, Block Springs Church Cemetery, Blaine, Tennessee.
Douglas Myers
Dennis Myers
Murrell Myers died Bef 27 Jan 2006.

Generation: 3

James Alexander Myers was born 7 Sep 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Thomas Richard Myers and Malinda Elizabeth McFalls); died 10 Oct 1951, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

James moved his family to Grainger County, Tennessee after the government bought their land for part of the Smoky Mountain National Park.

Note from research of Reta Keene Westfall:
"Lizzie's grandfather Cable was a brother to Jimmy's mother. They moved to Grainger County, Tennessee, after the government bought their land for part of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. During the depression Jimmy said, "We will never starve, as we will always have fish, coffee and cabbage". Note surnames of his family. Lula married Elmer Fish, Ruby married Joe Coffee and Roy mary Mary Cabbage.
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Reference:
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 199, 226, 258.

James married Theodocia Elizabeth Cable Hazel Creek, Swaine, North Carolina. Theodocia (daughter of Madison Lyle "Mat" Cable and Cordelia Marcus) was born 25 Aug 1881, Hazel Creek, Swaine, North Carolina; died 12 Jul 1969; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Theodocia Elizabeth Cable was born 25 Aug 1881, Hazel Creek, Swaine, North Carolina (daughter of Madison Lyle "Mat" Cable and Cordelia Marcus); died 12 Jul 1969; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 199, 226.

Children:

Lettie Edith Myers was born 6 Mar 1902, Hazel Creek, Swain County, North Carolina; died 8 Jul 1983; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. Joel Ellis Myers was born 1 Apr 1904, Tennessee; died 12 Mar 1982; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Pearl Myers
Violet Cardelia Myers was born 12 Nov 1909, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 1994; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lula Myers was born 3 Jul 1913, Tennessee.
Alice Myers
Ruby Myers
Roy Myers

Generation: 4

Thomas Richard Myers was born 26 Oct 1850, Blount County, Tennessee (son of Daniel Henry Myers and Susan Matilda Cable); died 18 Mar 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Mar 1923, Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1870, District 15, Blount County, Tennessee

Notes:

Built Junglebrook in Roaring Fork.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 199, 258.

Thomas married Malinda Elizabeth McFalls 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee. Malinda (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King) was born 18 May 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1923, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Malinda Elizabeth McFalls was born 18 May 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King); died 1923, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 199, 258.

Children:

4. James Alexander Myers was born 7 Sep 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Oct 1951, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy Ann Myers was born 7 Oct 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1943, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Feb 1943, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee.
Matilda N. Myers was born Oct 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elmina Myers was born , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
Ava Malissa Myers was born 9 May 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jan 1971, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Thomas Richard Myers was born 30 Jun 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Apr 1965, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Elizabeth Myers was born 6 Jan 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1967; was buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Eliza Mantha Myers was born 6 Mar 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 1944, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jul 1944, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ella Martha Myers was born Sevier County, Tennessee.
Hester Thurska Myers was born , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Arthur Marion Myers was born 25 May 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1979; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Francis Ota Myers was born 25 Aug 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 May 1971, Henrytown, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

Madison Lyle "Mat" Cable was born 14 Apr 1858, Graham County, North Carolina (son of Thomas Washington Cable and Eliza Morgan); died 22 Feb 1918, Swain County, North Carolina; was buried 24 Feb 1918, Cable Branch Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina.

Notes:

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Reference:
Nina Ruth Noland Manning, ninamanning@email.msn.com, 23 January 2000

Madison married Cordelia Marcus 7 Sep 1879, Graham County, North Carolina. Cordelia was born 1859, Graham County, North Carolina; died 1942; was buried Cable Branch Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

11.

Cordelia Marcus was born 1859, Graham County, North Carolina; died 1942; was buried Cable Branch Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina.

Notes:

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Reference:
Nina Ruth Noland Manning, ninamanning@email.msn.com, 23 January 2000

Children:

5. Theodocia Elizabeth Cable was born 25 Aug 1881, Hazel Creek, Swaine, North Carolina; died 12 Jul 1969; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Eliza Caroline Cable was born 23 Mar 1880, Swain County, North Carolina.
Pearly M. Cable was born 22 Apr 1891, Graham County, North Carolina; died 18 Mar 1940, Graham County, North Carolina; was buried 20 Mar 1940, Cable Cove Cemetery, Graham County, North Carolina.