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James Millard F. Justus

Male 1895 - 1974  (78 years)


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  1. 1.  James Millard F. Justus was born 27 Jul 1895, Tennessee (son of Julius Alexander Justus and Jettey Etter Townsend); died 25 Feb 1974; was buried Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

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

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 68.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 26, 36, 157.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 150.

    James married Della Mae Dixon 23 Aug 1919. Della (daughter of David D. Dixon and Hester Jane Dockery) was born 17 Jul 1899, Tennessee; died 28 Dec 1994; was buried Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Dicia Alma Justus was born 5 Oct 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 2004; was buried 19 Mar 2004, Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. David Alexander Justus was born 23 Sep 1922; died 27 Jan 1924; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Oscar "Button" Justus was born 29 Mar 1924, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 2015, Summit View of Lake City, Rocky Top, Tennessee; was buried 27 Feb 2015, Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    4. L. G. Justus was born 3 Feb 1927, Tennessee.
    5. Buford Ray "Hootie Pole" Justus was born 14 May 1929, Tennessee; died 24 Jun 2009; was buried 27 Jun 2009, Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Lee Verna Justus was born 3 Jan 1932, Tennessee; died Bef 9 Feb 2007; was buried Westlawn Cemetery, Mantua, Ohio.
    7. Lonas Justus was born 25 Jul 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 2007, Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Feb 2007, Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Onas "Jock" Justus was born 25 Jul 1934, Tennessee.
    9. Robert John "Bobby John" Justus was born 22 Jul 1937, Tennessee.
    10. Lillie Mae Justus was born 26 Jun 1940.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Julius Alexander Justus was born 1 Jan 1845, Tennessee (son of Bazel Justus and Charlotte Yarberry); died 17 Nov 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Nov 1925, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Julius Alexander Justus was in Company F, Regiment E Tennessee Calvery from 25 September 1863 to 11 September 1865.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 26, 68.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 134.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 150.

    Julius married Jettey Etter Townsend 18 Dec 1890. Jettey (daughter of James M. Townsend and Mary Evalina Young) was born 28 May 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1918; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Jettey Etter Townsend was born 28 May 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James M. Townsend and Mary Evalina Young); died 16 Aug 1918; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 26, 68.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 150.

    Children:
    1. Mary A. Justus was born 8 Apr 1892; died 24 Jul 1892; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Odessa "Dessie" Justus was born 20 Nov 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Jul 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 31 Jul 1933, Thomas (Mize) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. James Millard F. Justus was born 27 Jul 1895, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1974; was buried Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. William A. Hobart Justus was born 8 Feb 1898, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Jan 1952, Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. John Alexander Justus was born 1 Jan 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Mar 1963; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Loma Paralee Justus was born 28 Jul 1904, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 1988; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Ishom Eugene Justus was born 17 Jan 1914, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 1983; was buried Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Bazel Justus (son of John Justus and Elizabeth Bazell).

    Bazel married Charlotte Yarberry 22 Mar 1838, Carter County, Tennessee. Charlotte was born Abt 1820, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Charlotte Yarberry was born Abt 1820, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 24 Aug 1850, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 9 Oct 1850, Carter County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Nancy Justus was born Abt 1836, Tennessee.
    2. John Justus was born Abt 1838, Tennessee.
    3. Moses Justus was born Abt 1842, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah Justus was born Abt 1844, Tennessee.
    5. 2. Julius Alexander Justus was born 1 Jan 1845, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Nov 1925, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Elizabeth Justus was born Abt 1846, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  James M. Townsend was born 3 Sep 1835, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of John Townsend and Mary "Polly" Baldridge); died 1 Apr 1876; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1860 Cocke County, Tennessee Census near John and Polly Townsend.

    James M. Townsend served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was Private, 5th Tennessee Calvary enlisted for one year in 1862 discharged in 1863. James Townsend along with his brother Thomas were accused of murder in Blount County, Tennessee. He fled to Sevier County, Tennessee about 1869. No evidence was given to prove his guilt. The Sevier County, Tennessee Federal Census listed him as a farmer with $500 personal property and $179 worth of land.

    Charter member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee where he is buried with his wife.

    Kathy Townsend lists parents as Thomas and Mary (Robinson) Townsend. However, based on Cocke County 1850 and 1860 census, James seems to be son of John and Mary "Polly" Townsend.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 15, 23, 26, 28, 111, 112.

    James — Mary Evalina Young. Mary (daughter of Young and Theresa Paine) was born 17 Jun 1846, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1901; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Evalina Young was born 17 Jun 1846, Tennessee (daughter of Young and Theresa Paine); died 1 Oct 1901; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1860 Census of Cocke County, Tennessee with husband and first son.

    Mary E. Townsend was listed as charter member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church of Sevier County, Tennessee on 24 March 1871.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 28, 111, 112.

    Children:
    1. Rev. William Duett "Uncle Billy" Townsend was born 4 Jul 1859, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Dec 1937, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Millard Townsend was born 1 Mar 1861, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1926; was buried Deep Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    3. Elbert Grovan Townsend was born 1 Mar 1863, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1904; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Townsend was born 10 Apr 1865; died 19 Apr 1865.
    5. Harriet Maranda Townsend was born 5 May 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; was christened 26 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 May 1919; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. George Matson Townsend was born 13 Sep 1869, Tennessee; died 29 Oct 1937; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Theresa Angelina "Aunt Tex" Townsend was born 25 Aug 1871, Tennessee; was christened 26 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jan 1941; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 3. Jettey Etter Townsend was born 28 May 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1918; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Justus

    John married Elizabeth Bazell 22 Aug 1811, Greene County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Bazell
    Children:
    1. 4. Bazel Justus

  3. 12.  John TownsendJohn Townsend was born Abt 1813, North Carolina (son of Elizabeth); died 8 Jan 1890; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    There is a Thomas and Francis Stapleton (Gaddy) Townsend who had the following children in North Carolina:
    1794 William
    1796 Daniel
    1798 Alexender McConkey
    abt 1800 James
    abt 1802 John
    abt 1804 Nancy
    abt 1806 Elizabeth

    There is a Thomas Townsend listed in the 1839 District 7, Cocke County, Tennessee tax list with 250 acres school land and 1 white polls.

    1850 Cocke County, Tennessee Census
    John 34 M NC Farmer Illiterate
    Polly 34 NC Illiterate
    Penelope 16 F TN School
    James 14 M TN School
    William 12 M TN School
    Philip 10 M TN School
    Nancy 4 F TN
    Mary 9/12 TN (census taken 10/2/1850)
    Baldridge, Nancy 70 F NC Illiterate

    Also listed in the 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census are the following Townsends:

    Family 842 page 803:
    Peter 30 M NC Laborer Illiterate
    Jane 20 F TN Illiterate
    Nebo 4 M TN
    Larina? 2 F TN

    Family 841 page 803:
    William 28 M NC Laborer Illiterate
    Nancy 28 F TN Illiterate
    Sarah 7 F TN
    Rachel 5 F TN
    Elizabeth 2 F TN
    Elizabeth 65 F NC Illiterate

    1850 Buncombe, North Carolina Census (appears to be different Townsend family).
    John 46 M
    Mary 30 M
    Appie 12 M
    Oscar N. B. 9 M
    Robter R. 7 M
    Nancy P. 5 F
    Mary M. 3 M

    John Townsend is listed in the 1860 Cocke County, Tennessee census as a farmer unable to read or write. His real estate was valued at $2,000 and personal property at $746.

    In the 1860 Cocke County, Tennessee Census is listed a James Townsend next to John Townsend with personal property of $325 born in Tennessee, age 24, farmer able to read and write. He is with Mary E. 18 years and William D. 1 year. This must be John Wesley's first son living on rented property which conflicts with Kathy Townsend's listing of James' ancestry.

    In the late 1860's the family moved to Sevier County, Tennessee. John Townsend and his wife were charter members of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee on 24 March 1871. Wesley Townsend was the second pastor of the church serving 1872 through 1874.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 7, 8, 26, 111, 112.
    Hannibal's online 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee Census,
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censust.txt.

    John — Mary "Polly" Baldridge. Mary (daughter of John Baldridge and Nancy Taylor) was born 16 Dec 1813, North Carolina; died 25 Apr 1875; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Mary "Polly" Baldridge was born 16 Dec 1813, North Carolina (daughter of John Baldridge and Nancy Taylor); died 25 Apr 1875; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    There is a James Baldridge listed in the 1839 District 3, Cocke County, Tennessee tax list.

    There is a John Baldridge who married Nancy Taylor/Tylor 19 September 1810 in Rutherford County, North Carolina who had the following children born in North Carolina:
    Mary about 1811
    William about 1813
    James about 1815
    Jincy about 1817

    Listed in 1860 Cocke County, Tennessee Census as unable to read or write.

    Charter member of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Kathy Townsend lists name as Mary Carolina Clark.
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    Reference:
    Hannibal's online 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee Census,
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censust.txt.

    Notes:

    31 January 1835 Charleston Observer
    Married at Bugby, Wadmalaw Island on Thursday 22d (22 Jan 1835) inst., by the Rev. Mr. Hanckel, John Townsend Esq. of Edisto Island, to Mary Caroline, only daughter of the late Richard Jenkins, of Johns Island.

    Children:
    1. Penelope Townsend was born Abt 1834, Tennessee.
    2. 6. James M. Townsend was born 3 Sep 1835, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1876; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. William Townsend was born Abt 1838, Tennessee.
    4. Phillip "Barney" Townsend was born Abt 1840, Tennessee; died 1877; was buried Townsend Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    5. Nancy Townsend was born 13 Sep 1846, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Sep 1922, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary M. Townsend was born 15 Sep 1848, Tennessee; died 22 Mar 1889; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Rev. John Wesley Townsend was born Abt 1850, Anderson County, Tennessee; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Royal S. Townsend was born Abt 1853, Tennessee.
    9. Margaret E. Townsend was born Abt 1855, Tennessee.

  5. 14.  Young was born North Carolina.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 28.

    — Theresa Paine. Theresa (daughter of Paine) was born Abt 1822, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Theresa Paine was born Abt 1822, Virginia (daughter of Paine).
    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Evalina Young was born 17 Jun 1846, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1901; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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