Richard Thompson: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Richard Thompson (son of Gerald Thompson and Carolyn Benson).
Richard — Leah. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

2. Gerald Thompson
Gerald — Carolyn Benson. [Group Sheet]
3.
Carolyn Benson (daughter of Willard R. Benson and Billie Helen Dunlap).
Children:

1. Richard Thompson

Joel Thompson died Bef 22 Dec 2009.

Tony Thompson died Bef 22 Dec 2009.

Generation: 3

Willard R. Benson was born 27 Jun 1924, Tennessee (son of Walter W. Benson and Mollie Leola Lewelling); died 2 Feb 2013, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Feb 2013, Laurel Bank Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Perrys Mill, Blount County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee
Military Service: 16 Apr 1943, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia; Enlistment

Willard married Billie Helen Dunlap 16 Feb 1946, Loudon County, Tennessee. Billie (daughter of James Dunlap and Erie Wester) was born 14 Feb 1924, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 2009, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Dec 2009, Laurel Bank Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Billie Helen Dunlap was born 14 Feb 1924, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee (daughter of James Dunlap and Erie Wester); died 22 Dec 2009, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Dec 2009, Laurel Bank Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Children:

3. Carolyn Benson
Betty Benson
Janet Benson died From 2 Feb 2013 to 1 Jun 2014.
Bill Benson

Generation: 4

12.

Walter W. Benson was born 16 Jun 1891, Tennessee (son of John W. Benson and Elizabeth "Betty" Walker); died 6 Dec 1975, Blount County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, Perrys Mill, Blount County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee

Walter — Mollie Leola Lewelling. Mollie (daughter of James Ashley Lewelling and Nancy Franklin) was born 3 Jul 1891, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1970; was buried Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Mollie Leola Lewelling was born 3 Jul 1891, Tennessee (daughter of James Ashley Lewelling and Nancy Franklin); died 13 Jan 1970; was buried Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Perrys Mill, Blount County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

Ernest P. Benson was born 22 Jun 1917, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1980; was buried Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
James Wesley Benson was born 6 Aug 1919, Tennessee; died 17 Jun 1986; was buried Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Loy Walter Benson was born 31 Jan 1922, Tennessee; died 4 Sep 2006, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Sep 2006, Zion Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
6. Willard R. Benson was born 27 Jun 1924, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 2013, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Feb 2013, Laurel Bank Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Wayne Benson was born Abt 1933, Tennessee.
Robert Wade Benson was born 28 Sep 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 May 1996; was buried Shady Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

14. James Dunlap died Bef 22 Dec 2009.
James — Erie Wester. Erie died Bef 22 Dec 2009. [Group Sheet]

15.

Erie Wester died Bef 22 Dec 2009.

Children:

Robert Dunlap died Bef 22 Dec 2009.
Charles Dunlap died Bef 22 Dec 2009.
7. Billie Helen Dunlap was born 14 Feb 1924, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 2009, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Dec 2009, Laurel Bank Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.