Billy Adams: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Billy Adams (son of William Grant Adams and Crettie L. Roark).
Billy — Lorine. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

William Grant Adams was born 3 Sep 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Joseph Nathaniel "Joe" Adams and Mary E. Kerley); died 13 May 1994; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

William — Crettie L. Roark. Crettie (daughter of Rev. Melvin Henry Roark and Katherine Louisa Lavina Franklin) was born 28 May 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 2009; was buried 11 Jul 2009, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Crettie L. Roark was born 28 May 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Melvin Henry Roark and Katherine Louisa Lavina Franklin); died 7 Jul 2009; was buried 11 Jul 2009, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Martha Evelyn McCarter King, luvbugpooh@yahoo.com, 10 September 1999.

Children:

Generation: 3

Joseph Nathaniel "Joe" Adams was born 5 Oct 1887, Tuckaleechee, Blount County, Tennessee (son of Joe Adams); died 15 Nov 1969; was buried Millers Cove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Joseph married Mary E. Kerley 10 Nov 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Rev. William Marion Kerley and Sarah Teeh Sutton) was born 3 Apr 1886, Tennessee; died 26 Jan 1969; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary E. Kerley was born 3 Apr 1886, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. William Marion Kerley and Sarah Teeh Sutton); died 26 Jan 1969; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

John W. Adams was born 9 Aug 1907; died 2 Aug 1908; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. William Grant Adams was born 3 Sep 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 May 1994; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Rev. Melvin Henry Roark was born 15 Dec 1880, Tennessee (son of Henry Frank Roark and Mary Jane Lambert); died 31 May 1949; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Martha Evelyn McCarter King, luvbugpooh@yahoo.com, 10 September 1999.

Melvin married Katherine Louisa Lavina Franklin 26 Dec 1903. Katherine (daughter of Henry Jackson Franklin and Frances Susan Anna England) was born 3 Dec 1883; died 1 Oct 1949; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Katherine Louisa Lavina Franklin was born 3 Dec 1883 (daughter of Henry Jackson Franklin and Frances Susan Anna England); died 1 Oct 1949; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Martha Evelyn McCarter King, luvbugpooh@yahoo.com, 10 September 1999.

Children:

Boyd C. Roark was born Abt 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Aug 2004; was buried Roark Family Cemetery.
3. Crettie L. Roark was born 28 May 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 2009; was buried 11 Jul 2009, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Hazel Jane Roark was born 14 Mar 1915; died 10 Jan 2000.
William Edgar "Ed" Roark was born 30 Jul 1917, Tennessee; died 30 Oct 1982; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Katherine Jewel Roark died Bef 7 Mar 1998.
Eda Pauline Roark was born 8 Nov 1922; died 7 Mar 1998; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Frank Roark
Roark
Roark

Generation: 4

8.
Joe Adams
Children:

4. Joseph Nathaniel "Joe" Adams was born 5 Oct 1887, Tuckaleechee, Blount County, Tennessee; died 15 Nov 1969; was buried Millers Cove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

10.

Rev. William Marion Kerley was born 26 Jul 1860, North Carolina (son of Andrew J. "Andy" Kerley and Mary Plemmons); died 7 Apr 1949; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

William — Sarah Teeh Sutton. Sarah (daughter of John W. Sutton and Nancy Jane Fox) was born 8 Jan 1861, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1932; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Sarah Teeh Sutton was born 8 Jan 1861, Tennessee (daughter of John W. Sutton and Nancy Jane Fox); died 20 Mar 1932; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1870, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

Nancy Jane Kerley was born 31 May 1881; died 22 Jul 1883; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
J. Wesley Kerley
Martha Ann Kerley was born 23 Dec 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1967; was buried Burns Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
5. Mary E. Kerley was born 3 Apr 1886, Tennessee; died 26 Jan 1969; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
George Harrison Kerley was born 27 May 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1959; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
Theodoshia Alice Kerley was born 19 Oct 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1965; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
Sarah Texanna Kerley was born 25 Jan 1895, Tennessee; died 7 May 1977; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Rebecca L. Kerley was born 12 Jun 1897; died 25 Sep 1968; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Lillie Kerley was born 23 Oct 1900; died 30 Oct 1962; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

12.	Henry Frank Roark Notes: ---------- Reference: Martha Evelyn McCarter King, luvbugpooh@yahoo.com, 10 September 1999. Henry — Mary Jane Lambert. Mary (daughter of Joseph Lambert, Jr. and Nancy Ellison) was born 28 Jun 1858; died 14 Jun 1921. [Group Sheet]

13.

Mary Jane Lambert was born 28 Jun 1858 (daughter of Joseph Lambert, Jr. and Nancy Ellison); died 14 Jun 1921.

Notes:

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Reference:
Martha Evelyn McCarter King, luvbugpooh@yahoo.com, 10 September 1999.

Children:

6. Rev. Melvin Henry Roark was born 15 Dec 1880, Tennessee; died 31 May 1949; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Tommy Roark
Luther Roark
Lida Roark
Roark
Roark

14.

Henry Jackson Franklin was born 26 Dec 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Henry Franklin and Lavina Ann King); died 25 Nov 1938; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 237.
"In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 325.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 204.

Henry — Frances Susan Anna England. Frances (daughter of Joseph "Byrd" England and Catherine Srantz) was born 16 Jun 1849, Tennessee; died 24 Jul 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Frances Susan Anna England was born 16 Jun 1849, Tennessee (daughter of Joseph "Byrd" England and Catherine Srantz); died 24 Jul 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 204.
Martha Evelyn McCarter King, luvbugpooh@yahoo.com, 10 September 1999.

Children:

7. Katherine Louisa Lavina Franklin was born 3 Dec 1883; died 1 Oct 1949; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William M. Franklin