Lola Thomas: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Lola Thomas (daughter of Joe Thomas and Nellie S. Stoffle); died Bef 24 Mar 2006.
Lola — Dowell Christopher. [Group Sheet]

Lola — Lonnie Datson. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Joe Thomas was born 10 Dec 1885, Tennessee (son of Benjamin "Ben" Thomas and Miltilda "Tilda" Clark); died 4 Jul 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Jul 1952, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Joe — Nellie S. Stoffle. Nellie (daughter of William Daniel Stoffle and Sarah Jane Houser) was born 12 Mar 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 1952; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Nellie S. Stoffle was born 12 Mar 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Daniel Stoffle and Sarah Jane Houser); died 2 Sep 1952; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

Lee Thomas was born 9 Sep 1909, Tennessee; died 23 Sep 1980; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William Howard "Bill" Thomas was born 1 Jun 1912, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1966; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Paul Thomas died 24 Mar 2006, Ft. Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Mar 2006, Oak Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
1. Lola Thomas died Bef 24 Mar 2006.
Mattie Thomas died Bef 24 Mar 2006.
Pauline Thomas was born 2 Jan 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Nov 2007; was buried 11 Nov 2007, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

Benjamin "Ben" Thomas was born Abt 1845, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Boyds Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee

Benjamin married Miltilda "Tilda" Clark 29 Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee. Miltilda (daughter of Robert Shields "Doc" Clark and Easter H. Lawson) was born Abt 1848, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Miltilda "Tilda" Clark was born Abt 1848, Tennessee (daughter of Robert Shields "Doc" Clark and Easter H. Lawson).

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Boyds Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

William Thomas was born Abt 1871, Tennessee.
Collumbus Thomas was born Abt 1874, Tennessee.
Mariah Anne Thomas was born 19 Jan 1875, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1949, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Feb 1949, Hendrons Chapel Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
James Frank Thomas was born Abt 1878, Tennessee.
Elizabeth Thomas was born Abt 1879, Tennessee.
2. Joe Thomas was born 10 Dec 1885, Tennessee; died 4 Jul 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Jul 1952, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

William Daniel Stoffle was born Oct 1865, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee

William married Sarah Jane Houser 27 Jun 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of James Lindsey Houser and Martha Jane Baker) was born 19 May 1868, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Apr 1935, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Jane Houser was born 19 May 1868, Tennessee (daughter of James Lindsey Houser and Martha Jane Baker); died 7 Apr 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Apr 1935, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Trundles Crossroads, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1900, District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

James Lindsey Alexander Stoffle was born 31 May 1885, Tennessee; died 16 May 1969; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Martha Jane Stoffle was born 12 Oct 1887, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 1975; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Nellie S. Stoffle was born 12 Mar 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 1952; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy Evelyn Stoffle was born 23 Nov 1894, Tennessee; died 23 May 1971; was buried Clear Springs Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

10.

Robert Shields "Doc" Clark was born 1 Jul 1824, Tennessee (son of James O. Clark); died 15 Sep 1870; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Robert was a Corpman (medic), B company, 4th TN Cavelry, Private # SU-241-1 . He served from Sept 11, 1862 to July 4th, 1865. Data from the National Archives; pensions.

Robert married Easter H. Lawson 7 Apr 1844. Easter was born 1829, North Carolina; died 18 Jan 1896; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Easter H. Lawson was born 1829, North Carolina; died 18 Jan 1896; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 56, 115.

Children:

James M. Clark was born 1846, Tennessee; died 1899; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Frederick Everitt "Fred" Clark was born 7 Sep 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1935; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Miltilda "Tilda" Clark was born Abt 1848, Tennessee.
Malinda Elizabeth Clark was born 1849, Tennessee; died 1904; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Jane Clark was born 12 Dec 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Melissa C. Clark was born 13 Mar 1855, Tennessee; died 9 Jun 1880; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ellen Easter Clark was born Aug 1859, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1936; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Robert P. Clark was born Abt 1862, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 1918.
Wilson Clark was born Abt 1866, Tennessee.

14.

James Lindsey Houser was born 4 Jul 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1891; was buried Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Trundles Crossroads, Sevier County, Tennessee

James married Martha Jane Baker 31 Aug 1861, Knox County, Tennessee. Martha was born 26 Apr 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Apr 1921; was buried Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Martha Jane Baker was born 26 Apr 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Apr 1921; was buried Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Trundles Crossroads, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

Jacob Thomas "Tom" Houser was born 30 Aug 1862, Knox County, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 1946, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Nov 1946, Gap Creek Christian Church Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Caroline Houser was born 1 Apr 1864, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1926; was buried Stoney Point Cemetery, Collin County, Tennessee.
7. Sarah Jane Houser was born 19 May 1868, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Apr 1935, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Francis Houser was born Abt 1869, Tennessee.
Nancy Hester Houser was born 9 Jun 1870, Tennessee; died 5 Jul 1949, Princeton, Collin County, Texas; was buried 6 Jul 1949, Princeton Cemetery, McKinney, Texas.
Ester Houser was born Abt 1872, Tennessee.
Maranda Elizabeth "Betsy" Houser was born 26 Oct 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 1944, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Nov 1944, Seven Islands Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Almira Annie Houser was born 12 Mar 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Oct 1941, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Oct 1941, Hopewell Baptist Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Hannah Evelyn Houser was born 1 Nov 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Dec 1941, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Dec 1941, Mount Olive Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.