Ralph Rayfield: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Ralph Rayfield (son of Charles H. Rayfield).

Generation: 2

Charles H. Rayfield was born 1 Apr 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Trasse "Tress" Rayfield and Purren Kersey Breeden); died 10 Jan 1959; was buried Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 145.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 314.

Children:

Generation: 3

William Trasse "Tress" Rayfield was born 29 Jan 1852, Tennessee (son of Charles Rayfield and Elizabeth Bohannon); died 22 Jan 1893; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

SMSH lists birth as 9 March 1852.
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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 144, 145.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 314.

William married Purren Kersey Breeden 4 Jul 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee. Purren (daughter of Isaac Breeden and Martha Hurst) was born May 1865, Tennessee; died 1936. [Group Sheet]

Purren Kersey Breeden was born May 1865, Tennessee (daughter of Isaac Breeden and Martha Hurst); died 1936.

Other Events:

Census: 1870, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1910, District 1, Bradley County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 144, 145.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 314.
Timothy Welch Stinnett GEDCOM, August 1995.

Children:

2. Charles H. Rayfield was born 1 Apr 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jan 1959; was buried Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Westley Rayfield was born 10 Jun 1881, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1958; was buried Mountain View Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
George Newton Rayfield was born 27 Jul 1882, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1965, Leavenworth, Chelan, Washington; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Parlee Rayfield was born Feb 1885, Tennessee.
Martha J. Rayfield was born Feb 1887, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1964, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Henry Edward Rayfield was born Mar 1889, Tennessee.
Amos L. Rayfield was born Feb 1891, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Charles Rayfield was born 10 Mar 1825, Lincoln County, North Carolina (son of John Raffiel and Elizabeth Marshall); died 17 Feb 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Listed in the 1860 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and also in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

SMHS lists birth as 10 May 1825.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 26, 144.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 314.

Charles married Elizabeth Bohannon 1852. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Bohannon, Jr. and Catherine "Kate" Powell) was born 10 Apr 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1925; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth Bohannon was born 10 Apr 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Henry Bohannon, Jr. and Catherine "Kate" Powell); died 29 Apr 1925; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 26, 144.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 314.

Children:

4. William Trasse "Tress" Rayfield was born 29 Jan 1852, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1893; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Thomas Henry Rayfield was born 14 Apr 1853, Tennessee; died 3 Apr 1928; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
George Washington Rayfield was born 5 Feb 1855, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1941; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee.
Andrew Rayfield was born 1857; died Abt 1860.
Rayfield was born Abt 1859; died See Notes.
Mary E. Rayfield was born 1862, Tennessee.
Catherine Emeline Rayfield was born 19 Mar 1864, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1928; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sarah A. Rayfield was born Dec 1866, Tennessee.
Martha Rayfield was born 1868, Tennessee.
Rayfield was born 1871; died See Notes.
Nancy Jane Rayfield was born Feb 1873, Tennessee.
Catherine Elizabeth "Lizzie" Rayfield was born Jan 1876, Tennessee.

10.	Isaac Breeden was born Abt 1824, Tennessee; died 1870/1880. Other Events: Census: 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee Census: 1870, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee Isaac — Martha Hurst. Martha was born Abt 1829, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Martha Hurst was born Abt 1829, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1870, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1880, Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

Elijah Breeden was born Abt 1847, Tennessee.
Cornelius "Neal" Breeden was born 1847, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1933; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Rellie Breeden was born 10 Aug 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Mar 1943, Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Purren Kersey Breeden was born May 1865, Tennessee; died 1936.
Casper Breeden was born Abt 1852, Tennessee.
Rachel Breeden was born 5 Jul 1861, Tennessee; died 12 Dec 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Dec 1939, Little Greenbrier Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
McCaga Breeden was born Abt 1861, Tennessee.
Carson Breeden was born Abt 1865, Tennessee.
Rebecca Breeden was born Abt 1868, Tennessee.
Martha Breeden was born Abt 1870, Tennessee.