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Oscar "Button" Justus

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  1. 1.  Oscar "Button" JustusOscar "Button" Justus was born 29 Mar 1924, Tennessee (son of James Millard F. Justus and Della Mae Dixon); died 17 Feb 2015, Summit View of Lake City, Rocky Top, Tennessee; was buried 27 Feb 2015, Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

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

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 68.

    Oscar married Nellie Mae Messer Abt 1943. Nellie (daughter of Pvt. James Andrew "Andy" Messer and Minnie Frances Williams) was born 23 Oct 1926, Georgia; died 3 Aug 2013; was buried 6 Aug 2013, Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Linda Carolyn Justus was born 7 Aug 1949; died 2 Oct 2015; was buried 6 Oct 2015, Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  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]


  2. 3.  Della Mae Dixon was born 17 Jul 1899, Tennessee (daughter of David D. Dixon and Hester Jane Dockery); died 28 Dec 1994; was buried Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • 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.

    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. 1. 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: 3

  1. 4.  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. 5.  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. 2. 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.

  3. 6.  David D. Dixon was born 2 Aug 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Henry Dickson and Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan); died 20 Feb 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Feb 1937, Miller Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 78, 152, 157.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 68.

    David married Hester Jane Dockery 16 Feb 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee. Hester (daughter of Alfred L. Dockery and Rebecca Ann Lunsford) was born May 1868, Tennessee; died Abt 1910; was buried Dixon Farm Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Hester Jane Dockery was born May 1868, Tennessee (daughter of Alfred L. Dockery and Rebecca Ann Lunsford); died Abt 1910; was buried Dixon Farm Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 152, 157.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 68.

    Children:
    1. Richard Sherman Dixon was born 22 Sep 1890, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1971; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Curtis "L. C." Dixon was born 29 Jun 1892, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Apr 1940, Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Dicie Elizabeth Dixon was born 4 Dec 1893, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1977; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Henry Clinton Dixon was born 8 Jun 1896, Tennessee; died 22 Oct 1983; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. Ida Lee Dixon was born 20 Mar 1897, Tennessee; died 27 May 1985; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 3. Della Mae Dixon was born 17 Jul 1899, Tennessee; died 28 Dec 1994; was buried Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Laura L. Dixon was born 10 Feb 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 1967; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Jack Dixon was born 8 Apr 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jun 1952; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Alfred Pinkney Dixon was born 2 Mar 1904, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1976; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Rebecca Ann "Becky" Dixon was born 8 Apr 1905, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 1981; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Lavator Dixon was born Abt 1910, Tennessee.
    12. Lillie Dixon died Abt 1910; was buried Dixon Farm Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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. 9.  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. 4. 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. 10.  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. 11.  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. 5. 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.

  5. 12.  William Henry Dickson was born 4 Nov 1830, Tennessee (son of Alexander Dickson and Elizabeth "Peggy" Bohannon); died 9 Aug 1894; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Probably born in South Carolina where parents lived before migrating in Sevier County, Tennessee, Middle Creek, Tennesse and died of stomach trouble.
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    Reference:"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 142, 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 152.
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.

    William married Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan Abt 1848/1849, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack") was born 8 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1911; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan was born 8 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack"); died 21 Jul 1911; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Died of kidney trouble and buried in Aaron Proffit Cemetery.

    SMHS lists death as 21 July 1914.
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    Reference:
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 13, 119, 152.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 142, 143, 189, 199, 253.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 499.

    Children:
    1. Lucinda Dickson was born 19 Feb 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1922; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Dickson was born Abt 1852; died Abt 1853.
    3. Sarah E. Dickson was born 1853, Tennessee; died May 1912; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Nancy A. "Nan" Dickson was born 5 Mar 1855, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Jan 1938, Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Ann Dickson was born 21 Aug 1857, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1934; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. William H. "Bill" Dixon was born 10 Sep 1858, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1940; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson was born 13 Aug 1861, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1931; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 6. David D. Dixon was born 2 Aug 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Feb 1937, Miller Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Celia Cornelia Dickson was born 20 Oct 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Robert Prentice "Ples" Dickson was born 15 May 1867, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1957.
    11. Henry C. Dickson was born 25 Jul 1869, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1932.
    12. Joseph Crockett Dickson was born Jul 1871.
    13. Samuel Wesley Dickson was born 26 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1962; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. Margaret M. Dickson was born 25 Aug 1876; died 12 Jan 1934; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Alfred L. Dockery was born 1836, Madison County, North Carolina (son of George Dockery and Nancy Lunsford); died 28 Aug 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Aug 1915, Miller Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 243.
    Flo A Dockery, TheOwlNest@aol.com, 6 June 2000.

    Alfred — Rebecca Ann Lunsford. Rebecca (daughter of Lunsford) was born 1840, North Carolina; died 23 Mar 1924. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Rebecca Ann Lunsford was born 1840, North Carolina (daughter of Lunsford); died 23 Mar 1924.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 243.
    Flo A Dockery, TheOwlNest@aol.com, 6 June 2000.

    Children:
    1. George F. Dockery was born Mar 1861, North Carolina; died 25 Apr 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Apr 1930, Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Henry Sherman Dockery was born 14 Mar 1865, North Carolina; died 15 Apr 1951, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Apr 1951, Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 7. Hester Jane Dockery was born May 1868, Tennessee; died Abt 1910; was buried Dixon Farm Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Malissia Dockery was born 10 May 1868, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 1948; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Elihu Robert Grant Dockery, "LRG" was born 16 Mar 1871, Greene County, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1945; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Alfred Pinkney Dockery was born 23 Aug 1874, Tennessee; died 4 Oct 1960; was buried Bethel Baptist Cemetery.
    7. John R. Dockery was born Abt 1877, Tennessee.
    8. Columbus Jackson "Lum" Dockery was born 14 Feb 1879, Tennessee; died 23 Nov 1953; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.


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