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Rachel Ann Parton

Female 1959 -  (64 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rachel Ann Parton was born 31 Aug 1959 (daughter of Robert Lee "Lee" Parton and Avie Lee Caroline Owens).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Dolly, My Life and other Unfinished Business," Dolly Parton, 1994, p 4.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 306.

    Rachel — Richard Dennison. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Hannah Raquelle Dennison

    Rachel — Eric George. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Lee "Lee" Parton was born 22 Mar 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Walter "Walter" Parton and Bessie Elizabeth Rayfield); died 12 Nov 2000, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Dolly, My Life and other Unfinished Business," Dolly Parton, 1994, p 2.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 305.

    Robert married Avie Lee Caroline Owens 17 Aug 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee. Avie (daughter of Rev. Jacob Robert "Jake" Owens and Rena Kansas Valentine) was born 5 Oct 1923, South Carolina; died 5 Dec 2003, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Dec 2003, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Avie Lee Caroline Owens was born 5 Oct 1923, South Carolina (daughter of Rev. Jacob Robert "Jake" Owens and Rena Kansas Valentine); died 5 Dec 2003, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Dec 2003, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

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

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Dolly, My Life and other Unfinished Business," Dolly Parton, 1994, p 2.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 305.

    Children:
    1. Willadeene Parton was born 24 Mar 1940.
    2. David Wilburn Parton was born 30 Mar 1942.
    3. Coy Denver Parton was born 16 Aug 1943.
    4. Dolly Rebecca Parton was born 19 Jan 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Bobby Lee Parton was born 18 Feb 1948, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Stella Mae Parton was born 4 May 1949.
    7. Cassie Nan Parton was born 12 Feb 1951.
    8. Randel Huston "Randy" Parton was born 15 Dec 1953.
    9. Larry Gerald Parton was born 6 Jul 1955; died 6 Jul 1955; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Floyd Parton was born 1 Jun 1957.
    11. Freida Estelle Parton was born 1 Jun 1957.
    12. 1. Rachel Ann Parton was born 31 Aug 1959.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Walter "Walter" Parton was born 29 Dec 1888, Tennessee (son of Albert Huston Parton and Tennessee S. "Tennie" Russell); died 16 Nov 1982; was buried Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 146.
    "Dolly, My Life and other Unfinished Business," Dolly Parton, 1994, p 48.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 305, 314.
    "The MountaiPress", Laura (Parton) Justus obituary.

    William married Bessie Elizabeth Rayfield 13 Sep 1912. Bessie (daughter of George Washington Rayfield and Cassandra Ann "Cassie" Moore) was born 26 Oct 1898, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1975; was buried Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Bessie Elizabeth Rayfield was born 26 Oct 1898, Tennessee (daughter of George Washington Rayfield and Cassandra Ann "Cassie" Moore); died 26 Jun 1975; was buried Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 146.
    "Dolly, My Life and other Unfinished Business," Dolly Parton, 1994, p 48.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 305, 314.

    Children:
    1. Oscar Hansel Parton was born 3 Oct 1913, Tennessee; died 31 Dec 1987; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Rev. Orville Stanley Parton was born 10 Jun 1916; died 29 Apr 2006; was buried 3 Apr 2006, Frye Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Earl James Parton was born 8 Aug 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jul 1996; was buried Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 2. Robert Lee "Lee" Parton was born 22 Mar 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 2000, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Hazel Irene Parton was born 9 Jan 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jul 2004; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Margie Parton was born 16 Apr 1925; died 2 Nov 1926; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Claude Ray Parton was born 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Feb 2009, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Mar 2009, Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Christine Parton was born 7 Apr 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jun 2006; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Leonard Gene Parton was born 4 Mar 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jul 2010; was buried 7 Jul 2010, Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Fred B. Parton was born 1933.
    11. Roy Winfred Parton was born 23 Mar 1935, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1985; was buried Burchfield Memorial Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Irmatrude Parton was born 22 Feb 1937.
    13. Ora Dale Parton was born 1939.

  3. 6.  Rev. Jacob Robert "Jake" Owens was born 25 Jul 1899, Waynesville, North Carolina (son of James Robert "Jim" Owens and Mary Melinda Messer); died 13 May 1992, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Graduated from Smoky Mt. Academy in 1923.
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    Reference:
    "Dolly, My Life and other Unfinished Business," Dolly Parton, 1994, p 27.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 227.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 305, 369.

    Jacob married Rena Kansas Valentine 10 Sep 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rena (daughter of Henry Lloyd Valentine and Margaret Louisa Whitted) was born 14 Mar 1902, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1968, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Rena Kansas Valentine was born 14 Mar 1902, Tennessee (daughter of Henry Lloyd Valentine and Margaret Louisa Whitted); died 15 Aug 1968, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Dolly, My Life and other Unfinished Business," Dolly Parton, 1994, p 64.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 305, 369.

    Children:
    1. Estelle Owens was born 9 Aug 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Dec 1993; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Avie Lee Caroline Owens was born 5 Oct 1923, South Carolina; died 5 Dec 2003, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Dec 2003, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Jacob Lester Owens was born 15 Aug 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Aug 1992; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rev. Dorothy Jo Owens was born 22 Mar 1929, Lockhardt, South Carolina; died 19 Nov 2008; was buried 23 Nov 2008, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Robert Henry "John Henry, III" Owens was born 2 Jul 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Nov 2003; was buried 2 Dec 2003, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Louis Lingberg Owens was born 17 Aug 1933, Tennessee; died 2 Apr 2014; was buried 5 Apr 2014, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Billy Earl Owens was born 28 Sep 1935, Tennessee.
    8. Alden Earnest Owens was born Abt 1940, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Albert Huston Parton was born May 1865, Tennessee (son of Benjamin Christopher "B. C." Parton and Margaret J. Evans); died 1920/1930; was buried Chris Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 304.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52.

    Albert married Tennessee S. "Tennie" Russell 18 Jan 1888. Tennessee (daughter of Lorenzo Dow Russell and Ellie Hannah Downs) was born 15 Mar 1870, North Carolina; died 27 Nov 1966, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Tennessee S. "Tennie" Russell was born 15 Mar 1870, North Carolina (daughter of Lorenzo Dow Russell and Ellie Hannah Downs); died 27 Nov 1966, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 304.

    Children:
    1. 4. William Walter "Walter" Parton was born 29 Dec 1888, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1982; was buried Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Luther Christenberry Parton was born 29 Aug 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1961; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. James Robert "Rob" Parton was born 27 Apr 1894, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1985; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rebecca Caldonia "Sis" Parton was born 7 Jun 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1938; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Margaret Ezalee Parton was born 26 Sep 1900, Tennessee; died 29 Nov 1975; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Lona Parton was born 17 Mar 1903, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1991; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Rev. Marshall David Parton was born 1 Apr 1905, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1968; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Garfield Parton was born 23 Jul 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 May 1995; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Laura Alice Parton was born 23 Jan 1914, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1996, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  George Washington Rayfield was born 5 Feb 1855, Tennessee (son of Charles Rayfield and Elizabeth Bohannon); died 21 Dec 1941; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 144, 145.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 313, 314.

    George married Cassandra Ann "Cassie" Moore 12 Apr 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee. Cassandra (daughter of Andrew J. "Andy" Moore and Rachel Metcalf) was born 13 May 1860, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1934; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Cassandra Ann "Cassie" Moore was born 13 May 1860, Tennessee (daughter of Andrew J. "Andy" Moore and Rachel Metcalf); died 12 Apr 1934; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, District 6, Hardeman County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 144, 145.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 106.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 313, 314.

    Children:
    1. Josephine Dicy "Josie" Rayfield was born 10 Mar 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1945, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Jan 1945, Bethel Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Eveline "Maggie" Rayfield was born Dec 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Andrew Jackson "Andy" Rayfield was born 2 Oct 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1961.
    4. Hansel Rayfield was born Abt 1882; died See Notes.
    5. Texas Jane Rayfield was born 1 Oct 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 May 1958, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 31 May 1958, Bethel Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee.
    6. Cora Alice Rayfield was born 23 Mar 1884, Tennessee; died 15 Feb 1954, Tennessee; was buried 17 Feb 1954, Bookwalter Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. Cordelia Rayfield was born 4 Jun 1886, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1972, Knox County, Tennessee.
    8. Pollie Ann Rayfield was born 25 Oct 1888, Tennessee; died 24 May 1969; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    9. Bobby Davis Rayfield was born 31 Aug 1890; died 14 Jul 1891; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. James Harrison Rayfield was born 8 Jul 1892; died 29 Jul 1980; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Lillie Ellen Rayfield was born 15 Mar 1894, Tennessee; died 20 May 1967; was buried Price Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Thomas Jefferson Rayfield was born Mar 1896.
    13. 5. Bessie Elizabeth Rayfield was born 26 Oct 1898, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1975; was buried Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  James Robert "Jim" Owens was born 15 Feb 1877, North Carolina (son of Samuel Paxton Owens and Annie Sutton); died 3 May 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 May 1940, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 28.

    James married Mary Melinda Messer 11 Mar 1898, Blount County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Isaac A. Messer and Hannah Harriett Jane Conard) was born 29 Aug 1880, Waynesville, North Carolina; died 29 Nov 1959; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary Melinda Messer was born 29 Aug 1880, Waynesville, North Carolina (daughter of Isaac A. Messer and Hannah Harriett Jane Conard); died 29 Nov 1959; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 6. Rev. Jacob Robert "Jake" Owens was born 25 Jul 1899, Waynesville, North Carolina; died 13 May 1992, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Jerry Andy Owens was born 23 Dec 1901, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 2 Feb 1986; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Elijah Phillip Owens was born 29 Jul 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1994; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Victor Owens died Bef 20 Feb 2008.
    5. Anna Mae Owens was born 12 Feb 1907, Oliver Springs; died 19 Apr 1989; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Vonnie Isaac Owens was born 9 Oct 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1988; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Prince Albert Owens was born 7 Mar 1912, Tennessee; died 22 Nov 1982; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Lillie Owens was born 22 Sep 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Dolly Irene Owens was born 14 Oct 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 2008, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Feb 2008, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Henry Lloyd Valentine was born 6 Mar 1874, Tennessee (son of William R. Valentine and Sarah E. Dickson); died 18 Aug 1947; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

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

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 38, 87, 154.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369, 388.

    Henry married Margaret Louisa Whitted 1898. Margaret (daughter of William Jesse Whitted and Rebecca Dunn) was born 1 Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1960; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Margaret Louisa Whitted was born 1 Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Jesse Whitted and Rebecca Dunn); died 21 Jul 1960; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Pickney, Union County, South Carolina
    • Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 87, 154.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369, 388.

    Children:
    1. William Ernest Valentine was born 1 Jun 1900, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1983; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 7. Rena Kansas Valentine was born 14 Mar 1902, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1968, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Avie Rebecca Valentine was born 19 Jan 1904; died 9 Oct 1935; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sanberry Valentine was born 10 Apr 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1990; was buried Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Arthur Henderson "Art" Valentine was born 10 May 1908, Tennessee; died 26 May 1968, Peshastin, Washington; was buried Peshastin Cemetery, Peshastin, Chelan County, Washington.
    6. Sarah Jane Valentine was born 29 Apr 1910, Tennessee; died Bef 3 Feb 2014.
    7. Theodore R. "Ted" Valentine was born 15 Mar 1912, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1978; was buried Peshastin Cemetery, Peshastin, Chelan County, Washington.
    8. Dolly Angela Valentine was born 28 Dec 1914, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1978; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Exa Rose Valentine was born 12 Jun 1917, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 2014; was buried 7 Feb 2014, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Wesley Lee Valentine was born 12 Aug 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Aug 2002; was buried 17 Aug 2002, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Ora Mae Valentine was born 28 May 1921, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1979; was buried Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.