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Harold Rex Watson

Male 1941 - 2018  (76 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Harold Rex WatsonHarold Rex Watson was born 23 Mar 1941 (son of Carl Edward Watson and Minnie Carolyn Maples); died 3 Feb 2018, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Feb 2018, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 31.

    Harold married Sarah Ruth Huskey 26 Aug 1959, Cocke County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Carlos Thomas Huskey and Vola Marie Reagan) was born 4 Aug 1943; died 29 Jan 2014, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Feb 2014, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Cindy Ann Watson was born 5 May 1960.
    2. Rexene Marie Watson was born 22 May 1962.
    3. Daina Liane Watson was born 25 Jan 1964.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Carl Edward Watson was born 27 Jun 1915, Tennessee (son of John Nelson Watson and Bertha Mae Maples); died 15 Feb 1988; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 201.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 30, 69.

    Carl married Minnie Carolyn Maples 2 Jul 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee. Minnie (daughter of Arlie Walker Maples and Lillie Ethel Townsend) was born 11 Jan 1917, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1998; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Minnie Carolyn Maples was born 11 Jan 1917, Tennessee (daughter of Arlie Walker Maples and Lillie Ethel Townsend); died 6 Nov 1998; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

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

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 201.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 30.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 166.

    Children:
    1. Carl Edward Watson, Jr. was born 24 Jul 1935, Tennessee; died 5 Nov 1982; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Johnnie Jeanella Watson was born 3 Mar 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 2008; was buried 20 Feb 2008, Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Reba Blanche Watson was born 25 Apr 1939; died 5 Mar 2016; was buried 9 Mar 2016, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 1. Harold Rex Watson was born 23 Mar 1941; died 3 Feb 2018, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Feb 2018, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. James Freeman Watson was born 9 Nov 1943; died 8 Feb 2017; was buried 11 Feb 2017, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Arlie Max Watson was born 16 May 1950.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Nelson Watson was born 30 Apr 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Robert Watson and Nancy Jane Copeland); died 20 Jul 1963; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 179.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 194, 200, 201.

    John — Bertha Mae Maples. Bertha (daughter of James Abijah "Jimmy" Maples and Nancy Ezalee Maples) was born 18 Sep 1895, Tennessee; died 23 Apr 1926; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Bertha Mae Maples was born 18 Sep 1895, Tennessee (daughter of James Abijah "Jimmy" Maples and Nancy Ezalee Maples); died 23 Apr 1926; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 194, 200, 201.

    Children:
    1. Frank Mynatt Watson was born 19 Apr 1913, Tennessee; died 12 Jun 1996; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Carl Edward Watson was born 27 Jun 1915, Tennessee; died 15 Feb 1988; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Emerson J. Watson was born 19 Feb 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jul 2005, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Jul 2005, Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Grace E. Watson was born 23 Mar 1920, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 2001.
    5. Dot Walter Watson was born 1 Oct 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1998; was buried 20 Nov 1998, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nellie K. Watson was born 24 Apr 1924, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 2000, Rockwood Health Care Center, Rockwood; was buried 22 Nov 2000, Fairview Cemetery.

  3. 6.  Arlie Walker Maples was born 17 Apr 1891, Tennessee (son of Rebecca McMahan); died 3 Jul 1972; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    SSN 410-62-1101 issued in Tennessee.

    Arlie was a farmer and community peddler.

    There is dispute as to Arlie's parents. Some sources list him as son of David McMahan.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 28, 30.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 28.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 166.

    Arlie married Lillie Ethel Townsend 7 Aug 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lillie (daughter of Rev. William Duett "Uncle Billy" Townsend and Nancy Caroline Emert) was born 2 Feb 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1968; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lillie Ethel Townsend was born 2 Feb 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. William Duett "Uncle Billy" Townsend and Nancy Caroline Emert); died 7 Jul 1968; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

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

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 28, 30.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 28.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 166.

    Children:
    1. Charles Victor Maples was born 12 May 1911; died 5 Mar 1927; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William Freeman "Freeman" Maples was born 30 Oct 1914, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 2005, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Nov 2005, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 3. Minnie Carolyn Maples was born 11 Jan 1917, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1998; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Oliver Kenneth Maples was born 12 Oct 1918, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 2001; was buried 5 Feb 2001, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Paul Winfred Maples was born 4 Apr 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 2005; was buried 5 Mar 2005, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nellie Lee Maples was born 25 Sep 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 2010, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Dec 2010, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Robert Watson was born May 1852, North Carolina (son of John Watson and Susannah "Susie" Conner); died 1936; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 179, 187.

    James married Nancy Jane Copeland 26 Oct 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Joseph B. Copeland and Elizabeth Lunceford) was born Feb 1855, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 1936; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Nancy Jane Copeland was born Feb 1855, Jefferson County, Tennessee (daughter of Joseph B. Copeland and Elizabeth Lunceford); died 20 Sep 1936; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 5, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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

    Children:
    1. Sarah Ann Watson was born 1878, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1899; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lillie M. Watson was born May 1883.
    3. Watson was born Abt 1885; died See Notes.
    4. Josie Parthenia Watson was born 5 Aug 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Mar 1948; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 4. John Nelson Watson was born 30 Apr 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Jul 1963; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Melvina V. Watson was born Oct 1893.
    7. Watson was born Abt 1895.

  3. 10.  James Abijah "Jimmy" Maples was born 14 Jan 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Madison Maples and Nancy Adeline King); died 23 Jan 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Death Certificate for James Maples age sixty two, died 1925, parents James Maples (?) King, number #95.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 73, 192, 194, 199, 200, 238, 253.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 120.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    James married Nancy Ezalee Maples 15 Jan 1882. Nancy (daughter of William D. "Bill" Maples and Lucinda Ann King) was born 24 Mar 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Oct 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Oct 1923, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Nancy Ezalee Maples was born 24 Mar 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William D. "Bill" Maples and Lucinda Ann King); died 6 Oct 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Oct 1923, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 73, 192, 194, 199, 200, 238, 253.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 120.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. Mary Roseann Maples was born 1 May 1884, Tennessee; died 19 Jan 1922; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lewis Wesley Maples was born 14 Mar 1886; died 24 Aug 1887; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Louella G. Maples was born 9 Aug 1888, Tennessee; died 28 May 1905; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Nettie E. Maples was born 28 May 1892, Tennessee; died 17 May 1975.
    5. 5. Bertha Mae Maples was born 18 Sep 1895, Tennessee; died 23 Apr 1926; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Walter Samuel Maples was born 26 Jan 1898, Tennessee; died 8 Oct 1962; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. Josie Maples was born 19 Jun 1900; died 21 Jun 1900; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Julia Ann Maples was born 21 Oct 1901, Tennessee; died 8 May 1977.
    9. Cora Alice Maples was born 4 Oct 1903; died 23 Mar 1911; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 13.  Rebecca McMahan was born 6 Mar 1872, Tennessee (daughter of Dr. Wilson R. "Cud" McMahan and Nancy McMahan); died 5 Jun 1916; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
    Kate (Shields) Maples family group records.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 26, 28.

    Children:
    1. 6. Arlie Walker Maples was born 17 Apr 1891, Tennessee; died 3 Jul 1972; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  6. 14.  Rev. William Duett "Uncle Billy" Townsend was born 4 Jul 1859, Tennessee (son of James M. Townsend and Mary Evalina Young); died 4 Dec 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Dec 1937, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    William D. Townsend was listed with parents in 1860 Cocke County, Tennessee
    Census.

    William Duett Townsend was a minister and farmer living on route 9, Shady
    Grove, 13th district, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    SMHS has middle initial listed as "M".
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 26, 28.
    Kate (Shields) Maples family group sheets.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 259.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies," Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 437.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 216.

    William — Nancy Caroline Emert. Nancy (daughter of James Daniel Emert and Asa Butler) was born 9 Feb 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Dec 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Dec 1934, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  7. 15.  Nancy Caroline Emert was born 9 Feb 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Daniel Emert and Asa Butler); died 13 Dec 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Dec 1934, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 28.
    Kate (Shields) Maples family group records.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 259.

    Children:
    1. James McCoully Townsend was born 3 Jul 1883, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1976.
    2. Asa Evalina Townsend was born 19 Feb 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1963; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 7. Lillie Ethel Townsend was born 2 Feb 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1968; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. George Alexander Townsend was born 30 Aug 1892; died 27 Apr 1974.
    5. Lemnel Bognard "Lem" Townsend was born 28 Mar 1894; died 21 Feb 1948.
    6. June Westly Townsend was born 1 Jun 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1994; was buried Island Home Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. Theresa Jane Townsend was born 7 Oct 1898, Tennessee; died 22 Apr 1987; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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