Kenneth Valentine: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Kenneth Valentine was born 7 Jun 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Giles Caton Valentine and Rebecca Elizabeth Manis); died 19 Jun 1918, Pinckney, Union County, South Carolina; was buried 22 Jun 1918, Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Giles Caton Valentine was born 8 Dec 1878, Tennessee (son of David Valentine and Rhoda Ramsey); died 11 Nov 1958; was buried Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Giles married Rebecca Elizabeth Manis Abt 1897. Rebecca (daughter of John Manes and Rissie T. Hannah) was born 5 Jul 1874, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 1935; was buried Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Rebecca Elizabeth Manis was born 5 Jul 1874, Tennessee (daughter of John Manes and Rissie T. Hannah); died 30 Apr 1935; was buried Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

Johnny Valentine was born 24 May 1897; died 22 Sep 1897; was buried Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Belva L. Valentine was born Sep 1898, Tennessee.
Andy Valentine was born Abt 1903, Tennessee.
Emert R. "Ned" Valentine was born 11 Apr 1905, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1971; was buried Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Savannah Valentine was born 5 Nov 1907; died 23 Sep 1974; was buried Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William Haskell Valentine was born 3 Mar 1911, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1985; was buried Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Gilbert McKinley Valentine was born 8 Feb 1914, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Feb 1915, Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Kenneth Valentine was born 7 Jun 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jun 1918, Pinckney, Union County, South Carolina; was buried 22 Jun 1918, Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

4. David Valentine was born Aug 1822, Tennessee.
David — Rhoda Ramsey. [Group Sheet]
5.
Rhoda Ramsey
Children:

2. Giles Caton Valentine was born 8 Dec 1878, Tennessee; died 11 Nov 1958; was buried Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

John Manes was born 3 Sep 1846, Tennessee (son of James R. "Jim" Manis and Eliza Sutton); died 7 Nov 1903; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Confederate war pension:
http://tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/pension179.htm
Soldier Name County Pension # Unit or Widow
Manes, John Sevier S1878 48th Inf.
Manes, John Sevier W2983 Manes, Rissie

John — Rissie T. Hannah. Rissie (daughter of Hannah and Sarah Elvira) was born 2 Feb 1850, North Carolina; died 6 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Feb 1925, Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Rissie T. Hannah was born 2 Feb 1850, North Carolina (daughter of Hannah and Sarah Elvira); died 6 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Feb 1925, Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

T. T. Manis was born 5 May 1872, Tennessee; died 5 Apr 1910; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Rebecca Elizabeth Manis was born 5 Jul 1874, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 1935; was buried Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
W. H. Manis was born Abt 1878, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

12.

James R. "Jim" Manis was born Abt 1825, North Carolina; died 8 Apr 1911; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Also Known As: James M. Manis
Census: 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Civil War Veteran.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 25.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 323.
Kindrick Ownby, kownby@humboldt1.com, 9 September 1996.

Information from the Registrar of Deeds in Sevier County, TN, when James sold 200 acres of land that he bought in 1840, dated June 28th, 1888 in Pigeon Forge, TN.

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Reference:
Carol Jane Sankus, csankus@bellsouth.net, 13 August 2001.

James — Eliza Sutton. Eliza was born Abt 1830, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Eliza Sutton was born Abt 1830, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Donald Reagan lists given name as Louisa.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 25.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 323.

Children:

Nancy Jane Manis was born 17 Apr 1842, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Aug 1918, Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
6. John Manes was born 3 Sep 1846, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1903; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Thomas D. "Tommy" Manis was born 22 Apr 1850, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Jul 1918, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Dialtha Manis was born Abt 1853, Tennessee.
Rebecca Manis was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.
William G."Bill" Manis was born 24 Mar 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jun 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Jun 1923, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sarah Manis was born 3 Jun 1862, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Feb 1939, Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Martha Elizabeth "Eliza" Manis was born 18 Oct 1867, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1920; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

14. Hannah was born North Carolina.
— Sarah Elvira. Sarah was born Abt 1827, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

15.

Sarah Elvira was born Abt 1827, North Carolina.

Children:

7. Rissie T. Hannah was born 2 Feb 1850, North Carolina; died 6 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Feb 1925, Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.