Vida Blanche Myers: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Vida Blanche Myers (daughter of Arthur Dot Myers and Ina Grace Myers).

Vida married Walter Lee "Tom" Rogers Sevier County, Tennessee. Walter (son of Lawrence Clifford "Bud" Rogers and Slenia Myers) was born 16 Jan 1933, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1982; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Debbie Denise Rogers

Vida married Robert Eugene "Bob" Stepp Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Arthur Dot Myers was born 5 Jan 1917, Tennessee (son of Aaron Wesley Myers and Lillie Janes Suttles); died 9 Feb 1981; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Arthur — Ina Grace Myers. Ina (daughter of Arthur Marion Myers and Margaret Ezalee Parton) was born 14 Aug 1924, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1988; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Ina Grace Myers was born 14 Aug 1924, Tennessee (daughter of Arthur Marion Myers and Margaret Ezalee Parton); died 3 Feb 1988; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

Billy Dean Myers was born 10 Oct 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1995; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
David Myers
Jerry Myers
1. Vida Blanche Myers
Janice Margaret Myers

Generation: 3

4.	Aaron Wesley Myers Aaron — Lillie Janes Suttles. Lillie (daughter of William Riley "Bill" Suttles and Sarah Jane Gibson) was born 29 Sep 1889, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1979; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Lillie Janes Suttles was born 29 Sep 1889, Tennessee (daughter of William Riley "Bill" Suttles and Sarah Jane Gibson); died 27 Mar 1979; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

Edgar Ray Myers was born 14 Jun 1915, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1984; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. Arthur Dot Myers was born 5 Jan 1917, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1981; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Coy Stanley Myers was born 28 Feb 1919, Tennessee; died 25 May 1982; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Arthur Marion Myers was born 25 May 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Thomas Richard Myers and Malinda Elizabeth McFalls); died 1 Jan 1979; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Cpl. US Army World War II.
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Reference:
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 258, 305.
"The Mountain Press", Laura (Parton) Justus obituary.

Arthur — Margaret Ezalee Parton. Margaret (daughter of Albert Huston Parton and Tennessee S. "Tennie" Russell) was born 26 Sep 1900, Tennessee; died 29 Nov 1975; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Margaret Ezalee Parton was born 26 Sep 1900, Tennessee (daughter of Albert Huston Parton and Tennessee S. "Tennie" Russell); died 29 Nov 1975; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 305.
"The Mountain Press", Laura (Parton) Justus obituary.

Children:

Ray Raymond "Shorty" Myers was born 11 Oct 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1995; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Ina Grace Myers was born 14 Aug 1924, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1988; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Robert Thomas "Pete" Myers was born 10 Mar 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 May 2009; was buried 23 May 2009, Myers Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Blaine Myers was born 11 Jun 1939, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 2012, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jul 2012, Myers Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

10.

William Riley "Bill" Suttles was born 29 Mar 1854, Tennessee (son of Francis "Frank" Suttles and Mary Ann Yearwood); died 16 Jan 1930; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee

William married Sarah Jane Gibson 11 Nov 1877. Sarah (daughter of Williarm Uriah Richard Gibson and Sarah Lloyd) was born 29 Mar 1854, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1901; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Sarah Jane Gibson was born 29 Mar 1854, Tennessee (daughter of Williarm Uriah Richard Gibson and Sarah Lloyd); died 20 Mar 1901; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

Robert W. Suttles was born 3 Oct 1878, Georgia; died 24 Jan 1933; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Marion Francis Suttles was born 2 Mar 1880, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1957; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Adeline Suttles was born 7 Mar 1885, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1969; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Luther Bartley "Giant" Suttles was born 12 Apr 1887, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 1963; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Lillie Janes Suttles was born 29 Sep 1889, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1979; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Christina "Tean" Suttles was born 2 Jun 1892, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 1970; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Arthur Jarrett Suttles was born 2 Apr 1896, Tennessee; died 19 Mar 1974; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Caleb A. Suttles was born 12 Aug 1899, Tennessee; died 5 May 1959; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Caleb Suttles was born Abt 1901, Tennessee.
Wesley Suttles was born Abt 1902, Tennessee.

12.

Thomas Richard Myers was born 26 Oct 1850, Blount County, Tennessee (son of Daniel Henry Myers and Susan Matilda Cable); died 18 Mar 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Mar 1923, Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1870, District 15, Blount County, Tennessee

Notes:

Built Junglebrook in Roaring Fork.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 199, 258.

Thomas married Malinda Elizabeth McFalls 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee. Malinda (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King) was born 18 May 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1923, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Malinda Elizabeth McFalls was born 18 May 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King); died 1923, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 199, 258.

Children:

James Alexander Myers was born 7 Sep 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Oct 1951, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy Ann Myers was born 7 Oct 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1943, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Feb 1943, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee.
Matilda N. Myers was born Oct 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elmina Myers was born , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
Ava Malissa Myers was born 9 May 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jan 1971, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Thomas Richard Myers was born 30 Jun 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Apr 1965, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Elizabeth Myers was born 6 Jan 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1967; was buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Eliza Mantha Myers was born 6 Mar 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 1944, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jul 1944, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ella Martha Myers was born Sevier County, Tennessee.
Hester Thurska Myers was born , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
6. Arthur Marion Myers was born 25 May 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1979; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Francis Ota Myers was born 25 Aug 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 May 1971, Henrytown, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

14.

Albert Huston Parton was born May 1865, Tennessee (son of Benjamin Christopher "B. C." Parton and Margaret J. Evans); died 1920/1930; was buried Chris Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 304.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52.

Albert married Tennessee S. "Tennie" Russell 18 Jan 1888. Tennessee (daughter of Lorenzo Dow Russell and Ellie Hannah Downs) was born 15 Mar 1870, North Carolina; died 27 Nov 1966, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Tennessee S. "Tennie" Russell was born 15 Mar 1870, North Carolina (daughter of Lorenzo Dow Russell and Ellie Hannah Downs); died 27 Nov 1966, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 304.

Children:

William Walter "Walter" Parton was born 29 Dec 1888, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1982; was buried Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Luther Christenberry Parton was born 29 Aug 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1961; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Robert "Rob" Parton was born 27 Apr 1894, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1985; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Rebecca Caldonia "Sis" Parton was born 7 Jun 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1938; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. Margaret Ezalee Parton was born 26 Sep 1900, Tennessee; died 29 Nov 1975; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lona Parton was born 17 Mar 1903, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1991; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Rev. Marshall David Parton was born 1 Apr 1905, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1968; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Garfield Parton was born 23 Jul 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 May 1995; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Laura Alice Parton was born 23 Jan 1914, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1996, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.