David Byron Fox: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

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Generation: 1

David Byron Fox was born 1952 (son of Grady Bascom Fox, Jr. and Ashlee Irene Dixon).

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202.

David — . [Group Sheet]

Children:

Steven David Fox was born 8 Nov 1981, Rochester, New York.
Holly Lynn Fox was born 1984, Rochester, New York.

Generation: 2

Grady Bascom Fox, Jr. was born 16 Nov 1922, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Tilmon Grady Bascom Fox and Aura Rebecca Lawson); died 14 Mar 2017; was buried 19 Mar 2017, Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202.

Grady married Ashlee Irene Dixon 26 Sep 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee. Ashlee (daughter of Walter Emerson Dixon and Addie Canupp) was born 19 Oct 1926, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Ashlee Irene Dixon was born 19 Oct 1926, Tennessee (daughter of Walter Emerson Dixon and Addie Canupp).

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202, 341.

Children:

Harold Edwin Fox was born 1948, Rochester, New York.
1. David Byron Fox was born 1952.

Generation: 3

Tilmon Grady Bascom Fox was born 17 Jul 1892, Tennessee (son of Tilman Grady Fox and Martha Lawson); died 1 Jul 1974; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

SMHS lists birth year as 1891.
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Reference:
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202.
J. R. McKenzie, Jr., Jrmckenz@flas.net, 25 July 1998.

Tilmon married Aura Rebecca Lawson 22 Dec 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee. Aura (daughter of Richard West Lawson and Mary Manerva King) was born 11 Dec 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jun 1977; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Aura Rebecca Lawson was born 11 Dec 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Richard West Lawson and Mary Manerva King); died 12 Jun 1977; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

SMHS lists birth year as 1897.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 248.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202.

Children:

2. Grady Bascom Fox, Jr. was born 16 Nov 1922, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Mar 2017; was buried 19 Mar 2017, Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Aura Eileen Fox was born Abt 1924, Tennessee; died 21 May 1980; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Carroll Lawson Fox was born Abt 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Mar 2009.
Melvin Dale Fox was born 10 Aug 1929, Tennessee.

Walter Emerson Dixon was born 22 Mar 1906, Tennessee (son of Aaron W. Dixon and Lillie Connatser); died 7 Dec 1995, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202.

Walter married Addie Canupp Abt 1925. Addie (daughter of James Canupp and Sarah Ann Shults) was born 15 Dec 1908, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 2011, Seymour, Tennessee; was buried 23 Feb 2011, Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Addie Canupp was born 15 Dec 1908, Tennessee (daughter of James Canupp and Sarah Ann Shults); died 18 Feb 2011, Seymour, Tennessee; was buried 23 Feb 2011, Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202, 341.

Children:

3. Ashlee Irene Dixon was born 19 Oct 1926, Tennessee.
Doris Dixon was born Abt 1928, Tennessee.
Reva Dixon was born Abt 1930, Tennessee.
Bill Dixon died Bef 18 Feb 2011.
Juanita D. Dixon was born 1 Dec 1932, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1933; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Merita Dixon
Dwight Amos Dixon, , I
Alla Dixon

Generation: 4

Tilman Grady Fox was born 14 Feb 1831, Tennessee (son of William Fox and Rebecca Dickey); died 28 Apr 1900; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 269.
"In the Shadow of the Smokies," Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 301.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202, 204, 249, 264.

Tilman — Martha Lawson. Martha (daughter of Rev. James Dunn Lawson and Sarah Jane Burns) was born 14 Jun 1849, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Martha Lawson was born 14 Jun 1849, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. James Dunn Lawson and Sarah Jane Burns); died 21 Feb 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 46.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 249, 204.

Children:

Elizabeth Cornelia Jane Fox, "Lizzie" was born 1 Oct 1879, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1971; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William Roscoe Hodgson Fox was born 13 Aug 1881.
Horace Howell Cleveland Fox was born 7 May 1886.
James Lee Taylor Fox was born 24 Nov 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Oct 1957; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. Tilmon Grady Bascom Fox was born 17 Jul 1892, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 1974; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Martha "Mattie" Fox was born 3 Nov 1895, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1984; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

Richard West Lawson was born 15 Apr 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Houston "Red Jim" Lawson and Hettie Elizabeth Mattox); died 12 Jun 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 94, 245, 247.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 160.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 293.

Richard married Mary Manerva King 5 Mar 1878, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of William Henry King and Martha Jane Headrick) was born 11 Jan 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1954, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Mary Manerva King was born 11 Jan 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Henry King and Martha Jane Headrick); died 20 Apr 1954, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 94, 245, 247.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 293.

Children:

John Andrew Lawson was born 23 Feb 1879, South Carolina; died 22 Feb 1956, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
George Henry Lawson was born 28 Nov 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Dec 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mattie Elizabeth Lawson was born 16 Jan 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 1975; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Nancy Ellen Lawson was born 4 Mar 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Aug 1957; was buried Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Daniel Lawson was born 26 Jan 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Oct 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Melvin Early Lawson was born 15 Jun 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1980, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Aura Rebecca Lawson was born 11 Dec 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jun 1977; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

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Aaron W. Dixon was born 20 Oct 1878 (son of William H. "Bill" Dixon and Nancy Delary Sharp); died 19 Dec 1920; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 156.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202.

Aaron — Lillie Connatser. Lillie (daughter of Ezekiel Connatser and Elizabeth Mise) was born 2 Apr 1884, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 1961; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Lillie Connatser was born 2 Apr 1884, Tennessee (daughter of Ezekiel Connatser and Elizabeth Mise); died 10 Nov 1961; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 156.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202.

Children:

6. Walter Emerson Dixon was born 22 Mar 1906, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1995, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Homer Dixon was born 8 May 1908; died 19 Feb 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lora Mae Dixon was born 14 Sep 1909, Tennessee; died 26 Dec 1909, Tennessee; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Johny Dixon was born 14 Jan 1913; died 15 Jan 1913; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Hulet Charles Dixon was born 18 Jan 1914, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1986; was buried Providence Cemetery, Seymour, Tennessee.
Nora Stella Dixon was born 8 Feb 1911; died 29 Dec 1992, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Marusha Aaron Dixon was born Abt 1917; died 13 Sep 2001; was buried 16 Sep 2001, East Maryville Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Myrtle Paralee Dixon was born 12 Feb 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Nov 2012, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Dec 2012, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

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James Canupp was born 22 May 1849, Tennessee (son of Jacob Canup and Margaret "Peggy" Moore); died 19 Jul 1911; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1850, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1880, Upper Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202.

James married Sarah Ann Shults 5 Dec 1884, Cocke County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Daniel J. Shultz and Lydia C. Feazel) was born 20 Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1946; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Sarah Ann Shults was born 20 Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Daniel J. Shultz and Lydia C. Feazel); died 16 Oct 1946; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 38.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 202, 341.

Children:

Maude Canupp was born 4 Jan 1886; died 14 Jun 1973; was buried McCarter-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Daisy Ethel Canupp was born 8 Jan 1890, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 1964; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Linda Mae Canupp was born 11 Mar 1896, Tennessee; died 2 Jul 1988; was buried Wauchula Cemetery, Hardee County, Florida.
Margaret Canupp was born 24 Aug 1900; was buried Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Zelma F. Canupp was born 25 May 1906, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Mar 1937, McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. Addie Canupp was born 15 Dec 1908, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 2011, Seymour, Tennessee; was buried 23 Feb 2011, Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.