WalterVess Jr.: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. WalterVess Jr. (son of Walter Harrison Vess).

Generation: 2

Walter Harrison Vess was born 8 Aug 1918, Tennessee (son of James Mitchell Vess and Judy Dell); died 14 Apr 2005, Mississippi; was buried Alford Family Cemetery, Greene County, Mississippi.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

Children:

Generation: 3

James Mitchell Vess was born 10 Jun 1887, Tennessee (son of Seldon Sullivan Vess and Sarah Elizabeth Keeler); died 11 Nov 1950, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Nov 1950, Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

James — Judy Dell. Judy was born 1 Jun 1891, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1985; was buried Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Judy Dell was born 1 Jun 1891, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1985; was buried Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

Children:

Dora B. Vess was born Abt 1911, Tennessee; died Bef 18 Nov 2012.
Geneva J. Vess was born Abt 1913, Tennessee; died Bef 18 Nov 2012.
2. Walter Harrison Vess was born 8 Aug 1918, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 2005, Mississippi; was buried Alford Family Cemetery, Greene County, Mississippi.
Mary Margaret Vess was born 11 May 1922, Knox County, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 2012, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Nov 2012, Mount Olive Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Nellie J. Vess was born Abt 1921, Tennessee; died Bef 18 Nov 2012.
Ethel L. Vess was born Abt 1927, Tennessee.
Pearl E. Vess was born Abt 1929, Tennessee; died Bef 18 Nov 2012.
Elmer P. Vess was born 3 Oct 1930; died 27 Feb 2017; was buried 1 Mar 2017, Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Maggie Vess
Vess died Bef 18 Nov 2012.

Generation: 4

Seldon Sullivan Vess was born 25 Oct 1846, North Carolina; died 14 Jun 1910; was buried Breeden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Trundles Crossroads, Sevier County, Tennessee

Seldon married Sarah Elizabeth Keeler 13 Jan 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Adam Keeler and Elizabeth Hurst) was born 7 Feb 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1914, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Sep 1914, Breeden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Elizabeth Keeler was born 7 Feb 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Adam Keeler and Elizabeth Hurst); died 14 Sep 1914, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Sep 1914, Breeden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Trundles Crossroads, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

Dicie Vess was born Abt 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee.
David Branson Vess was born 1 Apr 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 1941; was buried 23 Dec 1941, Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
4. James Mitchell Vess was born 10 Jun 1887, Tennessee; died 11 Nov 1950, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Nov 1950, Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Charlie Caswell Vess was born 16 May 1889, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1953; was buried Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William Harrison McKinley Vess was born 22 Aug 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1943, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Aug 1943, Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.