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  1. 1.  Stella Shelton was born 7 Jan 1921 (daughter of James Baldwin Shelton and Sarah Caroline Walker); died 17 May 1921; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Baldwin SheltonJames Baldwin Shelton was born 24 Apr 1886, Tennessee (son of Andrew J. "Drew" Shelton and Margaret Gilbert); died 7 Sep 1977, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    An early mountain photographer.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 236.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 41.
    "Smoky Mountain Historical Society Journal", Summer 1995, Vol XXI, No. 2, p 6.

    James married Sarah Caroline Walker 27 Dec 1907. Sarah (daughter of John N. Walker and Margaret Jane King) was born 6 Feb 1886, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1966, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sarah Caroline Walker was born 6 Feb 1886, Tennessee (daughter of John N. Walker and Margaret Jane King); died 5 Feb 1966, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 236.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 41.

    Children:
    1. Margret Leona Shelton was born 8 Oct 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1994.
    2. Mary Effie Shelton was born 16 Jun 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1995; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Hazel Shelton was born Abt 1913; died 9 Jun 2002, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Jun 2002, Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. John Andrew Shelton was born 3 Apr 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Sep 1989; was buried Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. Charles Shelton was born 27 Sep 1917; died 16 Oct 1917; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Edith Shelton was born 22 Oct 1918; died 15 Dec 1918; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 1. Stella Shelton was born 7 Jan 1921; died 17 May 1921; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Andrew J. "Drew" Shelton was born Abt 1851; was buried North Carolina.

    Andrew married Margaret Gilbert 30 May 1882, Cocke County, Tennessee. Margaret was born Abt 1855. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Margaret Gilbert was born Abt 1855.
    Children:
    1. Mary Shelton was born Abt 1882.
    2. Nancy Shelton was born Abt 1882.
    3. 2. James Baldwin Shelton was born 24 Apr 1886, Tennessee; died 7 Sep 1977, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Robert Shelton was born Abt 1890.

  3. 6.  John N. WalkerJohn N. Walker was born 3 Mar 1841, Blount County, Tennessee (son of Thomas Jones Walker and Eliza Jane Myers); died 13 Apr 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Apr 1921, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Parents of the Smoky Mountain's well-known Walker Sisters. Their homeplace is being preserved by the National Park Service in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    John was known as "Hairy John", and " Beaver John" Walker.

    Sevier County, Tn Sevier County, Tn
    1870 Census 1880 Census

    John N. 29 (1841) John N. 39 (1841)
    Margaret J. 23 (1847) Margaret 33 (1847)
    James T. 3 (1867) John T. 12 (1868)
    William W. 1 (1869) William W. 10 (1870)
    Margaret J. 8 (1872)
    John H. 6 (1874)
    Mary E. 4 (1876)
    Martha A. 3 (1877)
    Nancy M. 4/12 (1880)
    Margaret King 77 (1803)

    John Walker served in the Civil War as a Union soldier, Company E. 1st Light Artillery Battalion, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232, 235.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 209.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    John married Margaret Jane King 29 Mar 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of Wyley King and Margaret "Peggy" Adair) was born 18 Jul 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1909, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Margaret Jane King was born 18 Jul 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Wyley King and Margaret "Peggy" Adair); died 15 Jan 1909, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232, 235.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. James Thomas Walker was born 22 Feb 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jun 1944; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William Wiley Walker was born 2 Sep 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Feb 1925, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Margaret Jane Walker was born 29 Aug 1870, Tennessee; died 20 Dec 1962; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. John Henry Walker was born 20 Oct 1872, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 1942; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Walker was born 6 Feb 1875, Tennessee; died 13 Jun 1945; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Martha Ann Walker was born 8 Jul 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 1951; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Nancy Malinda Walker was born 31 Jan 1880, Tennessee; died 2 Jul 1931; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Louisa Susan Walker was born 23 Dec 1882, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 1964; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 3. Sarah Caroline Walker was born 6 Feb 1886, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1966, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Hettie Rebecca Walker was born 4 Jul 1889, Tennessee; died 24 Dec 1947; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Giles Daniel Walker was born 10 Oct 1891, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1971; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Thomas Jones Walker was born 4 Mar 1820, Tennessee (son of Captain William Walker and Elizabeth "Betsy" Culbertson); died 7 Aug 1893; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 198, 235.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 159, 209.

    Thomas — Eliza Jane Myers. Eliza (daughter of John Myers and Jane Dunn) was born 25 Dec 1822, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1879; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Eliza Jane Myers was born 25 Dec 1822, Tennessee (daughter of John Myers and Jane Dunn); died 20 Mar 1879; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 235.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 159, 209.

    Children:
    1. 6. John N. Walker was born 3 Mar 1841, Blount County, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Apr 1921, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William C. Walker was born 25 Oct 1842, Blount County, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1918, Linn County, Missouri; was buried Winigan Cemetery, Sullivan County, Missouri.
    3. Jane Walker was born Abt 1849, Tennessee.
    4. Daniel L. Walker was born 6 Nov 1851, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 1926; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Elizabeth "Betty" Walker was born 22 Apr 1853, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1939; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Jabes Walker was born Abt 1857, Tennessee.
    7. Susan Walker was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.
    8. Peter S. Walker was born Abt 1853, Tennessee.
    9. Thomas Franklin "Tom" Walker was born 5 Sep 1861, Tennessee; died 22 Nov 1942; was buried Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    10. Nancy A. Walker was born Abt 1864, Tennessee.

  3. 14.  Wyley King was born Feb 1800, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Nathaniel King and Elizabeth Runyan); died 11 May 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1840 through 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    SMHS lists birth as February 1793 and death as 11 March 1859.

    Dee Lansford lists birth as February 1798.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 34.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 230, 232.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 663.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Wyley married Margaret "Peggy" Adair Abt 1824, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of William Adair and Nancy Ferguson) was born 4 Dec 1802, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1886, Wear's Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Margaret "Peggy" Adair was born 4 Dec 1802, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Adair and Nancy Ferguson); died 3 Jun 1886, Wear's Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Margaret Adair King was living with her children in the 1860 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 34.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 230, 232.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. Mary Ann King was born 1825, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nathaniel Lewis King was born 1827, Tennessee; died Abt 1876.
    3. Charles W. King was born 1829, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died , Missouri.
    4. John King was born 1831, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Nancy E. King was born 5 Jul 1833, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1892, North Salem, Missouri; was buried North Salem, Missouri.
    6. King was born Abt 1835; died See Notes.
    7. James Sylvestor King was born 1837, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Wyley Valentine King was born 1838, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1862, Louisville, Kentucky.
    9. Mary Elizabeth King was born 12 Apr 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1897, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. Sarah Malinda Ann King was born 23 Jul 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1914, Linn County, Missouri; was buried Winigan Cemetery, Sullivan County, Missouri.
    11. 7. Margaret Jane King was born 18 Jul 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1909, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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