Claudette Thomas: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.
Claudette Thomas (daughter of Robert Nelson Thomas and Louise Willodean "Willie" Rigsby).
Claudette — Ray Wilson. [Group Sheet]
Children:

Thomas Wilson

Generation: 2

Robert Nelson Thomas was born 15 May 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Rev. George Nelson Thomas and Nancy Elvira Whaley); died 4 Feb 2015; was buried 7 Feb 2015, White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Robert married Louise Willodean "Willie" Rigsby 12 Mar 1949, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

3.
Louise Willodean "Willie" Rigsby
Children:

1. Claudette Thomas

Anthony Thomas

Kimberly Thomas

Generation: 3

Rev. George Nelson Thomas was born 2 Jun 1882, Tennessee (son of Rev. Eli "Jake" Thomas and Millie James Williamson); died 3 Apr 1963; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 53.

George — Nancy Elvira Whaley. Nancy (daughter of Humphrey "Bud" Whaley and Sarah Manis) was born 25 Jul 1889, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1970; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Nancy Elvira Whaley was born 25 Jul 1889, Tennessee (daughter of Humphrey "Bud" Whaley and Sarah Manis); died 19 Aug 1970; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 53, 79.

Children:

Sally Naomi Thomas was born Abt 1914, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 2002, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Sep 2002, Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mae Belle Thomas was born 12 Feb 1917, Tennessee; died 26 Jan 2011; was buried 29 Jan 2011, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Eli Thomas was born 29 Jun 1924, Tennessee; died 14 Aug 1992; was buried Sherwood Cemetery.
2. Robert Nelson Thomas was born 15 May 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Feb 2015; was buried 7 Feb 2015, White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan.

Generation: 4

Rev. Eli "Jake" Thomas was born 28 Jul 1866, Tennessee (son of George Washington Thomas and Mary Ann Breeden); died 27 Dec 1930; was buried Thomas Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 91, 97, 153.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 71.
"In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 509.
Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 7.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 357.

Eli — Millie James Williamson. Millie (daughter of John Nelson Williamson and Mary Jane Jenkins) was born 1866, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Millie James Williamson was born 1866, Tennessee (daughter of John Nelson Williamson and Mary Jane Jenkins).

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 357.

Children:

4. Rev. George Nelson Thomas was born 2 Jun 1882, Tennessee; died 3 Apr 1963; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nelson Thomas was born 1884.
Ida Thomas was born 1885.
Richard Thomas was born 1889; died Bef 29 May 2010.
Amanda Malinda "Mandy" Thomas was born 1887, Mack Cove, Tennessee.
Flora Thomas was born 1892.
Rueben Thomas was born 1894, Tennessee.

10.

Humphrey "Bud" Whaley was born 1855, Tennessee (son of William Isaac Whaley and Hulda Ogle).

Notes:

Apparently Humphrey was remarried 29 Jun 1886 to Sarah Manis.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 25.

Humphrey married Sarah Manis 24 Dec 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of James R. "Jim" Manis and Eliza Sutton) was born 3 Jun 1862, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Feb 1939, Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Sarah Manis was born 3 Jun 1862, Tennessee (daughter of James R. "Jim" Manis and Eliza Sutton); died 22 Feb 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Feb 1939, Valentine-Manis Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 25.

Children:

Eliza Whaley was born 24 Aug 1887, Tennessee; died 14 Jul 1973; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Nancy Elvira Whaley was born 25 Jul 1889, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1970; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.