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Russell V. R. Williams

Male Abt 1905 - Bef 1999  (~ 94 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Russell V. R. Williams was born Abt 1905, Tennessee (son of William Williams, Jr. and Elizabeth Adeline Kelley); died Bef 26 Oct 1999.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Williams, Jr. was born 21 Dec 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Williams and Sarah Catherine Shultz); died 15 Nov 1941; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: CFPM-TC
    • Census: 1920, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 39.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 383.

    William married Elizabeth Adeline Kelley Abt 1891. Elizabeth (daughter of William Robert Kelley and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Watson) was born 29 Aug 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1962; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Adeline Kelley was born 29 Aug 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Robert Kelley and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Watson); died 12 Jan 1962; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 3X0Z-JR
    • Census: 1920, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 39, 179.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 383.

    Children:
    1. Williams died Bef 4 May 1910.
    2. Elmer Sheridan Williams was born May 1889, Tennessee; died Bef 26 Oct 1999.
    3. Rosettie Williams was born Jul 1891, Tennessee; died Bef 26 Oct 1999.
    4. Joel P. Williams was born May 1892, Tennessee; died Bef 26 Oct 1999.
    5. Tildman McKinley Williams was born 16 Oct 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 1923, Butler County, Ohio; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Harly Clifford Williams was born 15 Apr 1900, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 1900; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Pat C. Williams was born Abt 1902, Tennessee; died Bef 26 Oct 1999.
    8. Williams died Bef 4 May 1910.
    9. 1. Russell V. R. Williams was born Abt 1905, Tennessee; died Bef 26 Oct 1999.
    10. Rebecca A. Williams was born Abt 1908, Tennessee; died Bef 26 Oct 1999.
    11. Sarah C. Williams was born 11 Mar 1909, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1999, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Oct 1999, Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    12. Mamie E. Williams was born 29 Jun 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 2009; was buried 6 Oct 2009, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Waldo F. Williams was born Abt 1914, Tennessee; died Bef 26 Oct 1999.
    14. Ethel A. Williams was born 15 Nov 1915, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 13 Dec 2014, Lexington, South Carolina; was buried 16 Dec 2014, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Williams was born 9 Dec 1843, Tennessee (son of Collins Williams and Ann Jenkins); died 13 Jan 1921; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Co. E. l Tenn L. A. Civil War.

    Donald B. Reagan lists burial in the Shults Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 38-39.

    William married Sarah Catherine Shultz 22 Sep 1866. Sarah (daughter of Pleasant Wear Shultz and Anna Duggan) was born 1 May 1847, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1930; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah Catherine Shultz was born 1 May 1847, Tennessee (daughter of Pleasant Wear Shultz and Anna Duggan); died 19 Aug 1930; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Donald B. Reagan lists burial in the Shults Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 38-39.

    Children:
    1. Patterson Williams was born 1867, Tennessee.
    2. Rev. Sanders Williams was born 1 Feb 1869, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1966; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 2. William Williams, Jr. was born 21 Dec 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Nov 1941; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Pleasant W. Williams was born 1 Dec 1872, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1962; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. J. C. Williams was born Abt 1875; died 17 Apr 1876; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Anna Williams was born 1877.
    7. Mary Elizabeth Williams was born 23 Oct 1879; died 13 Apr 1901; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Delilah Williams was born 10 Feb 1882, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1968; was buried Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin County, Texas.
    9. Fred Williams
    10. Bertha Williams
    11. Malinda Williams was born 1884; died 18 Dec 1897; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  William Robert Kelley was born 7 Jul 1849, Georgia (son of William Kelley and Bettie Keorl); died 24 Apr 1919; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 3X0Z-2C

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 179.

    William married Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Watson 24 Jul 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Watson and Susannah "Susie" Conner) was born 8 May 1850, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1913; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Watson was born 8 May 1850, Tennessee (daughter of John Watson and Susannah "Susie" Conner); died 23 Mar 1913; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 3X0Z-3J

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 187.

    Children:
    1. Martha Ann Kelley was born 13 Jul 1871; died 4 Dec 1872.
    2. 3. Elizabeth Adeline Kelley was born 29 Aug 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1962; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah Ellen Kelley was born 2 Sep 1875, Tennessee; died 28 Sep 1962; was buried Hendrons Chapel Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    4. Russell C. "R. C." Kelley was born 11 Jun 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1937; was buried Hendrons Chapel Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. E. O. Kelley was born 1879, Tennessee.
    6. Rosan Kelley was born 11 Jun 1879; died 30 Nov 1941.
    7. William Wesley Kelley was born 22 Sep 1881, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Sep 1949, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Galilee Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    8. Mary Jane Kelley was born 17 Sep 1883, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1931; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. John Early Kelley was born 19 Mar 1889, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jun 1969.
    10. Jess H. Kelley was born 7 Jan 1895, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jul 1965.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Collins Williams was born Abt 1814, South Carolina (son of Jordon Williams and Nancy Ann); died 5 Aug 1892; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 39.

    Collins — Ann Jenkins. Ann (daughter of Phillip Jenkins and Rebecca Matilda Sisk) was born Abt 1812, , Tennessee; died 21 Jun 1879; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Ann Jenkins was born Abt 1812, , Tennessee (daughter of Phillip Jenkins and Rebecca Matilda Sisk); died 21 Jun 1879; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Both parents were born in Virginia.

    Died of dropsy of heart.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 39.

    Children:
    1. Louis Williams was born 1836.
    2. 4. William Williams was born 9 Dec 1843, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1921; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sara Ann Williams was born 23 Feb 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Aug 1916, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Aug 1916, P. W. Shults Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Pleasant Wear ShultzPleasant Wear Shultz was born 5 Jan 1815, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Martin S. E. Shults, Jr. and Barbara Ann Emert); died 11 Mar 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Old Shults Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: MC7S-P2

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1840 though 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 16, 36.
    Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 75.

    Pleasant married Anna Duggan Abt 1836, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Anna (daughter of Daniel C. Duggan, Jr. and Mary "Polly" McMahan) was born 4 Oct 1819, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1859; was buried Old Shults Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anna Duggan was born 4 Oct 1819, Tennessee (daughter of Daniel C. Duggan, Jr. and Mary "Polly" McMahan); died 21 Dec 1859; was buried Old Shults Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 16, 36.
    Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.

    Children:
    1. Mary E. Shultz was born 1838, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1865.
    2. Barbara M. Shultz was born 1840, Tennessee; died Feb 1860.
    3. Mitchell Duggan Shultz was born 26 Jan 1842, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1919; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Daniel J. Shultz was born 1844, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 1874; was buried Old Shults Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Archibald McNulty Shultz was born 24 Feb 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1894; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 5. Sarah Catherine Shultz was born 1 May 1847, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1930; was buried Ridings-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Pleasant Wear Shults, Jr. was born 25 Nov 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1932, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Jul 1932, P. W. Shults Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    8. David A. P. Shultz was born Dec 1851, Tennessee.
    9. Anna Isabella Shultz was born 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 1941; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  William Kelley was born Abt 1823.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: CFPM-5W

    William — Bettie Keorl. Bettie was born Abt 1827. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Bettie Keorl was born Abt 1827.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: CFPM-63

    Children:
    1. 6. William Robert Kelley was born 7 Jul 1849, Georgia; died 24 Apr 1919; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  John Watson was born 1801, Buncombe County, North Carolina (son of David Watson and Isabelle Hughs); died 1871/1880, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: CFPM-78

    Notes:

    John Watson and his wife Susannah were listed in the 1830 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina. They lived next door to Samuel and Nancy Swearingen Conner.

    On 6 June 1836, the Oconalufty Baptist Church was organized. John Watson and his wife Susannah Conner joined the church as charter members.

    They were also listed in the 1840 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina.

    In 1843, John Watson and his family migrated to Sevier County, Tennessee from Haywood County, North Carolina. They were mentioned in church minutes of the August 1843 meeting of White Oak Flats Baptist Church. They joined the church as members by experience.

    On 26 July 1843, John Watson "of the County of Sevier and State of Tennessee" sold 50 acres of land "lying in the County of Haywood on the waters of Oconalufty River West Fork on a branch formerly called Davidrun branch" to James Holland Bradley "of the County of Haywood, North Carolina" for $75.00.

    John Watson took his family back to the Oconalufty River area in Haywood County, North Carolina for a while. They were listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina.

    Then about 1852, John Watson and his family came again to Sevier County, Tennessee this time for a permanent stay. They lived in 2nd, 11th, and 13th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee according to 1860 and 1870 Federal Census. The 1870 Census indicates he was born in South Carolina.

    John Watson died between 1871 and 1880 probably in 2nd Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee. The place of his burial is not known.

    The LDS Ancestral File lists John's parents as David and Isabelle (Hughes) Watson.
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    Reference:
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p 66.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 161, 187.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 214, 302.

    John — Susannah "Susie" Conner. Susannah (daughter of Samuel Conner and Nancy Swearingen) was born 1810, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 11 Feb 1871; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Susannah "Susie" Conner was born 1810, Buncombe County, North Carolina (daughter of Samuel Conner and Nancy Swearingen); died 11 Feb 1871; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: CFPM-8F

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p 66.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 187, 214, 217.

    Children:
    1. David Corn Watson was born 11 Nov 1825, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 29 Jun 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nancy J. Watson was born 1827.
    3. Martha Jane Watson was born 1830, North Carolina; died Aft 1870.
    4. Samuel P. Watson was born 1832, North Carolina; died 14 May 1875; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. George W. Watson was born 12 May 1834, North Carolina; died 28 Jan 1898; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Rosanna C. Watson was born 7 Sep 1836, Swain County, North Carolina; died 26 Jun 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. John W. Watson was born Oct 1838, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Susan M. C. Watson was born 7 Apr 1841, North Carolina; died 27 Apr 1900; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Jemima Narcissus "Nurses" Watson was born 10 Mar 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1919; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Henry E. Watson was born 14 Feb 1843, North Carolina; died 7 Aug 1924; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. William Watson was born 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Watson was born Abt 1848; died See Notes.
    13. 7. Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Watson was born 8 May 1850, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1913; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. James Robert Watson was born May 1852, North Carolina; died 1936; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    15. Margaret K. Watson was born 1854, North Carolina.