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Rufus Ray Maples, Sr.

Male 1921 - 1998  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rufus Ray Maples, Sr. was born 18 Dec 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Lemuel McKinley Maples and Mattie Mae Connatser); died 10 Sep 1998; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Rufus — Ethel Louise Gann. Ethel (daughter of James Willie "Bill" Gann and Hettie McMahan) was born Abt 1925, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Rufus Ray "Russ" Maples, Jr. was born 7 Apr 1942, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 2008; was buried 10 Jun 2008, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Dennis L. Maples
    3. Billy E. Maples
    4. Kenny D. Maples
    5. Vivian G. Maples
    6. Wanda Sue Maples
    7. Margaret E. Maples

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lemuel McKinley Maples was born 8 Oct 1899, Tennessee (son of Hison Filmore Maples and Martha Ann Parrott); died 25 Apr 1971; was buried Stafford Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Lemuel — Mattie Mae Connatser. Mattie (daughter of Ezekiel Connatser and Teck Cavern) was born 11 Jun 1900, Tennessee; died 22 Sep 1985; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mattie Mae Connatser was born 11 Jun 1900, Tennessee (daughter of Ezekiel Connatser and Teck Cavern); died 22 Sep 1985; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Pauline Evelyn Maples was born 1 Sep 1917, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 1980; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Clifford Maples was born 18 Oct 1919, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1973; was buried Stafford Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Jack Maples
    4. 1. Rufus Ray Maples, Sr. was born 18 Dec 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1998; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Ruby Faye Maples was born 18 Dec 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Jan 1995; was buried Allen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Rev. R. Clyde Maples
    7. Willie Mae Maples was born 8 Oct 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 2005, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Feb 2005, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Ida Lucille Maples was born 15 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Aug 1998; was buried Providence Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Mary Ann Maples was born 9 Mar 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Aug 1989; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Dwight Maples was born Abt 1937, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Hison Filmore Maples was born 22 Oct 1872, Tennessee (son of Abijah B. Maples and Louisa Emaline Carver); died 14 Dec 1965; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, Oconalufty, Swain County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1930, Oconalufty, Swain County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Some sources list given name as Philmore.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 192.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 120.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 268.

    Hison married Martha Ann Parrott 24 Dec 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha was born Aug 1874, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Martha Ann Parrott was born Aug 1874, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Maples died Bef 1901.
    2. James Clark Maples was born 4 Mar 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1951, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Feb 1951, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. John Maples was born 18 Nov 1896, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1967; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 2. Lemuel McKinley Maples was born 8 Oct 1899, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 1971; was buried Stafford Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary E. Maples was born Abt 1901, Tennessee.
    6. Ernest Odell Maples was born 22 May 1905, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1964; was buried Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Leuria Maples was born Abt 1905, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Ezekiel Connatser was born 14 Oct 1870, Tennessee (son of Joseph Connatser); died 14 Sep 1950, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Sep 1950, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Ezekiel — Teck Cavern. Teck (daughter of Mose Franklin Cavern and Sarah Elizabeth Murphy) was born 13 May 1870, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 1938; was buried Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Teck Cavern was born 13 May 1870, Tennessee (daughter of Mose Franklin Cavern and Sarah Elizabeth Murphy); died 3 Nov 1938; was buried Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. 3. Mattie Mae Connatser was born 11 Jun 1900, Tennessee; died 22 Sep 1985; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Betty Maebell Connatser was born 14 Apr 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Abijah B. Maples was born May 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William D. "Bill" Maples and Lucinda Ann King); died 17 Nov 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 12, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    There is an Abijah and Emeline Maples listed as 24 March 1871 charter members of the Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 192, 237.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 155.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.
    "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 111, 112.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 301.
    Shawn Matlock, matlocksz@aol.com, 4 June 2001.

    Abijah married Louisa Emaline Carver 30 Jan 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee. Louisa (daughter of Israel Carver and Mary Bradley) was born 25 Jun 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 May 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Louisa Emaline Carver was born 25 Jun 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Israel Carver and Mary Bradley); died 1 May 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Dee Lansford lists birth as 25 June 1841.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 192, 237.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 155.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. William Harrison Maples was born 2 May 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1938, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Jan 1938, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Abijah C. Maples was born 1871, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Hison Filmore Maples was born 22 Oct 1872, Tennessee; died 14 Dec 1965; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Laura B. Maples was born 12 Feb 1875, Tennessee; died 16 May 1943; was buried Dallas, North Carolina.
    5. Isaac Maples was born 4 Jun 1877; died 8 Jun 1906.

  3. 12.  Joseph Connatser
    Children:
    1. 6. Ezekiel Connatser was born 14 Oct 1870, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1950, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Sep 1950, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  4. 14.  Mose Franklin Cavern was born Abt 1839, Tennessee (son of James W. Cavin and Elizabeth C. Murphy).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Blount County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Mose — Sarah Elizabeth Murphy. Sarah (daughter of James Crawford Murphy and Mary "Polly" Smith) was born 10 Jan 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Apr 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Apr 1924, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  5. 15.  Sarah Elizabeth Murphy was born 10 Jan 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Crawford Murphy and Mary "Polly" Smith); died 11 Apr 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Apr 1924, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 279.

    Children:
    1. Margaret Cavern was born 16 Dec 1865, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1952; was buried Law's Chapel Cemetery.
    2. Perlina Bettie Cavern was born 30 Oct 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 May 1940; was buried Hurst Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary M. Cavern was born 13 Jan 1868, Tennessee; died 14 Dec 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Dec 1927, Murphy Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 7. Teck Cavern was born 13 May 1870, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 1938; was buried Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Crofford I. Cavern was born Abt 1873, Tennessee.
    6. Charles A. Cavern was born Abt 1876, Tennessee.
    7. Mattie Florence Cavern was born 24 Jun 1878, Tennessee; died 26 Jan 1966; was buried Stafford Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Sarah C. Cavern was born Abt 1880, Tennessee.


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