Stella Pearl Carver: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Stella Pearl Carver was born 19 Mar 1938, Cocke County, Tennessee (daughter of Arvis Earl Carver and Belva Jane Ball); died 1 May 1938, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 2 May 1938, Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Arvis Earl Carver was born 6 Oct 1910, Tennessee (son of Cornelius Jesse "Neil" Carver, Jr. and Dovie Williamson); died 27 Jun 1993; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, Mount Sterling, Haywood County, North Carolina

Arvis married Belva Jane Ball 20 Jul 1934, Cocke County, Tennessee. Belva (daughter of Jacob Ball and Anna Elizabeth Gunter) was born 25 Jul 1914, North Carolina; died 24 Dec 2003; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Belva Jane Ball was born 25 Jul 1914, North Carolina (daughter of Jacob Ball and Anna Elizabeth Gunter); died 24 Dec 2003; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, Mount Sterling, Haywood County, North Carolina

Children:

Arthur Jake Carver was born 2 Jul 1935, North Carolina; died 8 Sep 1965; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
1. Stella Pearl Carver was born 19 Mar 1938, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1 May 1938, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 2 May 1938, Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
William B. Carver was born Abt 1938, North Carolina; died 20 Oct 2012; was buried 26 Oct 2012, Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

Cornelius Jesse "Neil" Carver, Jr. was born 18 Sep 1883, Tennessee (son of Neil "Jess" Carver and Mary Ann "Polly" Sutton); died 21 Sep 1926; was buried Williamson Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee

Cornelius married Dovie Williamson 18 Apr 1903, Tennessee. Dovie (daughter of Lewis Williamson and Sarah Baxter) was born Sep 1886, Tennessee; died 4 Sep 1956; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Dovie Williamson was born Sep 1886, Tennessee (daughter of Lewis Williamson and Sarah Baxter); died 4 Sep 1956; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee

Children:

Jesse Lewis "Lewis" Carver was born 31 Mar 1905, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1978; was buried Pinnacle Methodist Church Cemetery, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina.
Myrtle Carver was born Abt 1909, Tennessee.
2. Arvis Earl Carver was born 6 Oct 1910, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1993; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Roy Carver was born 25 Aug 1913, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1941, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Apr 1941, Holders Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Cleve Hobert Carver was born 23 Apr 1916, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 1945; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Mae Carver was born 15 May 1919, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 1923, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Sep 1923, Williamson Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Wesley Carver was born Abt 1923, Tennessee.

Jacob Ball was born 3 Apr 1886, Tennessee (son of Alfred Ball and Polly Ann Barnes); died 24 May 1970; was buried Mount Sterling Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, Mount Sterling, Cataloochee Township, Haywood County, North Carolina

Jacob married Anna Elizabeth Gunter 4 Jun 1907, Cocke County, Tennessee. Anna (daughter of Joseph Gunter and Jennie Grooms) was born 12 Jul 1892, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 28 Nov 1988; was buried Mount Sterling Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Anna Elizabeth Gunter was born 12 Jul 1892, Haywood County, North Carolina (daughter of Joseph Gunter and Jennie Grooms); died 28 Nov 1988; was buried Mount Sterling Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, Mount Sterling, Cataloochee Township, Haywood County, North Carolina

Children:

Ollie Ball was born 1 Mar 1911, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 8 Jun 1952, New Jersey.
Martha Elen Ball was born 12 Dec 1912; died Bef 14 Oct 2006.
3. Belva Jane Ball was born 25 Jul 1914, North Carolina; died 24 Dec 2003; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Roy Scott Ball was born 9 Apr 1919, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 6 Oct 1999, Waterville; was buried Mount Sterling Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
Dollie Ball was born 15 Dec 1920, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 31 Aug 1962; was buried Mount Sterling Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
Daniel Ball was born Abt 1922, North Carolina; died 14 Oct 2006, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Oct 2006, Clark Cemetery, Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Goldie Ball was born 30 May 1926, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 23 May 2013, Millville Center; was buried Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
Dallas Ball was born Abt 1930, North Carolina; died Bef 9 Sep 2015.
Bethonia Sue Ball was born 12 Apr 1933, Haywood County, North Carolina.
Junior Ball was born 3 Dec 1937, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 9 Sep 2015, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Sep 2015, Mount Sterling Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.

Generation: 4

Neil "Jess" Carver was born 1855, Tennessee (son of Thomas Carver and Sarah); died 22 Nov 1938, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1910, District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee

Neil married Mary Ann "Polly" Sutton 21 Aug 1876, Catalooche, Haywood County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Levi Sutton and Sarah "Sally" McGaha) was born 15 Oct 1860, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 1937; was buried Plains Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Mary Ann "Polly" Sutton was born 15 Oct 1860, Tennessee (daughter of Levi Sutton and Sarah "Sally" McGaha); died 17 Apr 1937; was buried Plains Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.

Children:

John Carver
Arthur Carver
Rachel Carver
Sarah "Sally" Carver
Mary Jane Carver was born 6 Oct 1880, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1931; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
4. Cornelius Jesse "Neil" Carver, Jr. was born 18 Sep 1883, Tennessee; died 21 Sep 1926; was buried Williamson Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

10.

Lewis Williamson was born Jun 1857, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Reuben Williamson and Elizabeth "Betsy" Webb); died 2 Jan 1913, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Williamson Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1900, District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee

Notes:

Sevier County Heritage lists given name as John.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 167.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 326.

Lewis — Sarah Baxter. Sarah (daughter of Holloway Baxter and Margaret Green) was born 13 Jul 1861, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1 Mar 1928, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Mar 1928, Williamson Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Sarah Baxter was born 13 Jul 1861, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee (daughter of Holloway Baxter and Margaret Green); died 1 Mar 1928, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Mar 1928, Williamson Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 167.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 326.

Children:

John Williamson was born 15 Jan 1878, Tennessee; died 5 Aug 1945; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
George Williamson was born 8 Aug 1879, Tennessee; died 5 Aug 1927, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Aug 1927, Williamson Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Jacob "Jake" Williamson was born 22 May 1881, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1957; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Alex Luther "Alce" Williamson was born 22 Apr 1884, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1969; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Dovie Williamson was born Sep 1886, Tennessee; died 4 Sep 1956; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Margaret Williamson was born 2 May 1888, Tennessee; died 22 Nov 1956, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Waters Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Williamson was born 20 Mar 1891, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 7 Oct 1970; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Rhoda Williamson was born May 1893, Tennessee.
Holloway W. Williamson was born 22 Apr 1895, Tennessee; died 30 Oct 1967, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James A. Williamson was born Apr 1898, Tennessee.
Susie Williamson was born Jan 1900, Tennessee.

12.

Alfred Ball was born 8 Sep 1852, Tennessee (son of Ira Ball and Mary Miller); died 23 Feb 1921, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Feb 1921, Tritt Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee

Alfred married Polly Ann Barnes 25 Aug 1877, Cocke County, Tennessee. Polly (daughter of Tom Barnes) was born 2 Jan 1858, North Carolina; died 26 Dec 1927, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Dec 1927, Tritt Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Polly Ann Barnes was born 2 Jan 1858, North Carolina (daughter of Tom Barnes); died 26 Dec 1927, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Dec 1927, Tritt Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee

Children:

William Thomas Ball was born 11 Jun 1878, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1950, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
John Scott Ball was born 5 Feb 1881, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1927; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Martha Ball was born Aug 1883, Tennessee.
6. Jacob Ball was born 3 Apr 1886, Tennessee; died 24 May 1970; was buried Mount Sterling Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
Robert Kervie Ball was born 18 Aug 1888, Tennessee; died 26 May 1969, Hamblen County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
James Lawson Ball was born Nov 1891, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1925, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Jul 1925, Tritt Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Ellen Ball was born 21 Mar 1894, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1983; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Margaret Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ball was born 22 Feb 1900, Tennessee; died 2 May 1967; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

14.

Joseph Gunter was born May 1852, Georgia.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee

Joseph married Jennie Grooms 1 Dec 1887, Cocke County, Tennessee. Jennie (daughter of John Grooms and Francis "Fannie" Norton) was born Jun 1858, North Carolina; died 26 Jul 1951; was buried Browns Chapel Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Jennie Grooms was born Jun 1858, North Carolina (daughter of John Grooms and Francis "Fannie" Norton); died 26 Jul 1951; was buried Browns Chapel Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee

Children:

James D. Gunter was born Mar 1887, North Carolina.
7. Anna Elizabeth Gunter was born 12 Jul 1892, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 28 Nov 1988; was buried Mount Sterling Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.