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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Wendell Spence (son of Carl Junior Spence and Reba Blanche Watson).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Carl Junior Spence was born 16 Nov 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Roy Lee Spence and Margaret Eulalla Ramsey); died 19 Feb 1992; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 31.
    Eulalla@cs.com, 17 February 2001.

    Carl married Reba Blanche Watson 2 Jul 1957, Sevier County, Tennessee. Reba (daughter of Carl Edward Watson and Minnie Carolyn Maples) was born 25 Apr 1939; died 5 Mar 2016; was buried 9 Mar 2016, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Reba Blanche WatsonReba Blanche Watson was born 25 Apr 1939 (daughter of Carl Edward Watson and Minnie Carolyn Maples); died 5 Mar 2016; was buried 9 Mar 2016, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 31.

    Children:
    1. 1. Wendell Spence
    2. Darrell Brian Spence was born 30 Apr 1962.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Roy Lee Spence was born 8 Sep 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Andrew Lee "Andy" Spence and Mary Jane Valentine "Jame" Tinker); died 29 Dec 1985; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 31.
    Eulalla@cs.com, 17 February 2001.

    Roy — Margaret Eulalla Ramsey. Margaret (daughter of John Houk Ramsey and Michael E. Kernel) was born 12 Nov 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Mar 1998; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Margaret Eulalla Ramsey was born 12 Nov 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John Houk Ramsey and Michael E. Kernel); died 8 Mar 1998; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 31.
    Eulalla@cs.com, 17 February 2001.

    Children:
    1. 2. Carl Junior Spence was born 16 Nov 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1992; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Beulah Faye Spence was born 11 Jan 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 2009, Rocky Mount, Virginia; was buried 23 Aug 2009, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. James Ralph Spence was born 22 Mar 1936, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 2016; was buried 20 Apr 2016, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Bobbie Blaine Spence was born 6 Sep 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1993; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Delmar Lee Spence was born 10 Jan 1939, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 2014; was buried 4 Jul 2014, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Wilma Gerreline Spence was born 8 May 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jan 1944; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Kenneth Roy Spence was born 7 Sep 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 2004, Kodak, Tennessee; was buried 2 Sep 2004, Butler Cemetery, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    8. Helen Oneida Spence was born 22 Oct 1943; died 14 Dec 2017.
    9. Harold Clyde Spence was born 11 May 1945.
    10. Docia Pauline Spence was born 11 May 1948.
    11. John Larry Spence was born 10 Oct 1949.
    12. Carole Janice Spence was born 2 May 1951, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Sep 2007.
    13. Garry Dwaine Spence was born 18 Jun 1953; died 19 Mar 2016.
    14. Rex Spence was born 1 May 1955; died STILLBORN; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Carl Edward Watson was born 27 Jun 1915, Tennessee (son of John Nelson Watson and Bertha Mae Maples); died 15 Feb 1988; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 201.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 30, 69.

    Carl married Minnie Carolyn Maples 2 Jul 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee. Minnie (daughter of Arlie Walker Maples and Lillie Ethel Townsend) was born 11 Jan 1917, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1998; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Minnie Carolyn Maples was born 11 Jan 1917, Tennessee (daughter of Arlie Walker Maples and Lillie Ethel Townsend); died 6 Nov 1998; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 201.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 30.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 166.

    Children:
    1. Carl Edward Watson, Jr. was born 24 Jul 1935, Tennessee; died 5 Nov 1982; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Johnnie Jeanella Watson was born 3 Mar 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 2008; was buried 20 Feb 2008, Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 3. Reba Blanche Watson was born 25 Apr 1939; died 5 Mar 2016; was buried 9 Mar 2016, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Harold Rex Watson was born 23 Mar 1941; died 3 Feb 2018, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Feb 2018, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. James Freeman Watson was born 9 Nov 1943; died 8 Feb 2017; was buried 11 Feb 2017, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Arlie Max Watson was born 16 May 1950.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Andrew Lee "Andy" Spence was born 18 Feb 1883, Tennessee (son of Robert Spence and Martha C. Lowe); died 27 Aug 1961, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Aug 1961, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 30, 32.

    Andrew married Mary Jane Valentine "Jame" Tinker 1 Aug 1901. Mary (daughter of Margaret Lizzie Eliza Valentine) was born 7 Mar 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Jan 1970; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Jane Valentine "Jame" Tinker was born 7 Mar 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Margaret Lizzie Eliza Valentine); died 9 Jan 1970; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 30, 32.

    Children:
    1. Grace M. Spence was born 3 Oct 1901, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1987, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Swanns Chapel Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    2. Mynatt Spence was born Abt 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 2001, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Aug 2001, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha L. Spence was born Abt 1906, Tennessee.
    4. 4. Roy Lee Spence was born 8 Sep 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1985; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Lon Spence
    6. Rev. Dot Burl "DB" Spence was born 26 Sep 1911; died 19 Feb 1972, Monroe Country, Tennessee.
    7. Glenn Spence
    8. E. T. Spence
    9. Jessie Spence

  3. 10.  John Houk Ramsey was born 23 Mar 1892, Tennessee (son of Jesse Ramsey and Salina "Liney" McGaha); died 8 Nov 1959; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    John — Michael E. Kernel. Michael (daughter of Levi Matthews and Florence Kernel) was born 12 Apr 1895, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1936; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Michael E. Kernel was born 12 Apr 1895, Tennessee (daughter of Levi Matthews and Florence Kernel); died 10 Sep 1936; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Christine Ramsey was born 22 Jan 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1990; was buried Allen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 5. Margaret Eulalla Ramsey was born 12 Nov 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Mar 1998; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Gladys Ramsey
    4. Pvt. Bill Ramsey was born 29 Nov 1919; died 31 Mar 1945; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Robert Ray Ramsey was born 29 Jun 1924, Pittman Center, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Aug 1989; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. John Henry Ramsey was born 4 Jan 1927, Tennessee; died 8 Mar 1949; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  John Nelson Watson was born 30 Apr 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Robert Watson and Nancy Jane Copeland); died 20 Jul 1963; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 179.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 194, 200, 201.

    John — Bertha Mae Maples. Bertha (daughter of James Abijah "Jimmy" Maples and Nancy Ezalee Maples) was born 18 Sep 1895, Tennessee; died 23 Apr 1926; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Bertha Mae Maples was born 18 Sep 1895, Tennessee (daughter of James Abijah "Jimmy" Maples and Nancy Ezalee Maples); died 23 Apr 1926; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

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

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 194, 200, 201.

    Children:
    1. Frank Mynatt Watson was born 19 Apr 1913, Tennessee; died 12 Jun 1996; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Carl Edward Watson was born 27 Jun 1915, Tennessee; died 15 Feb 1988; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Emerson J. Watson was born 19 Feb 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jul 2005, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Jul 2005, Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Grace E. Watson was born 23 Mar 1920, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 2001.
    5. Dot Walter Watson was born 1 Oct 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1998; was buried 20 Nov 1998, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nellie K. Watson was born 24 Apr 1924, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 2000, Rockwood Health Care Center, Rockwood; was buried 22 Nov 2000, Fairview Cemetery.

  7. 14.  Arlie Walker Maples was born 17 Apr 1891, Tennessee (son of Rebecca McMahan); died 3 Jul 1972; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    SSN 410-62-1101 issued in Tennessee.

    Arlie was a farmer and community peddler.

    There is dispute as to Arlie's parents. Some sources list him as son of David McMahan.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 28, 30.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 28.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 166.

    Arlie married Lillie Ethel Townsend 7 Aug 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lillie (daughter of Rev. William Duett "Uncle Billy" Townsend and Nancy Caroline Emert) was born 2 Feb 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1968; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Lillie Ethel Townsend was born 2 Feb 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. William Duett "Uncle Billy" Townsend and Nancy Caroline Emert); died 7 Jul 1968; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 28, 30.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 28.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 166.

    Children:
    1. Charles Victor Maples was born 12 May 1911; died 5 Mar 1927; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William Freeman "Freeman" Maples was born 30 Oct 1914, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 2005, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Nov 2005, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 7. Minnie Carolyn Maples was born 11 Jan 1917, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1998; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Oliver Kenneth Maples was born 12 Oct 1918, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 2001; was buried 5 Feb 2001, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Paul Winfred Maples was born 4 Apr 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 2005; was buried 5 Mar 2005, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nellie Lee Maples was born 25 Sep 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 2010, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Dec 2010, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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