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Ricky Ray Nelson

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ricky Ray Nelson (son of Johnnie Thomas Nelson and Sallie Mae Finger).

    Ricky — Susan. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Johnnie Thomas Nelson was born 6 Oct 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Joseph William "Bill" Nelson and Janie Ethel Spurling); died 28 Jan 2001; was buried 31 Jan 2001, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Johnnie married Sallie Mae Finger 1 May 1955. Sallie (daughter of Samuel Clyde Finger and Mary Jane Matthews) was born 3 Jul 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 2012; was buried 1 Apr 2012, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sallie Mae Finger was born 3 Jul 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Samuel Clyde Finger and Mary Jane Matthews); died 28 Mar 2012; was buried 1 Apr 2012, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Tia Nelson
    2. Harold Nelson
    3. 1. Ricky Ray Nelson


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph William "Bill" Nelson was born 30 Oct 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Tom Nelson and Sarah Ellen Pierce); died 15 Sep 1990; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Joseph married Janie Ethel Spurling 30 Oct 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee. Janie (daughter of John M. Spurling and Sarah Jane Patty) was born 21 Jan 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1993; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Janie Ethel Spurling was born 21 Jan 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John M. Spurling and Sarah Jane Patty); died 25 Jun 1993; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Lecta Jane Nelson was born 16 May 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Oct 2008, Kodak, Tennessee; was buried 23 Oct 2008, Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Johnnie Thomas Nelson was born 6 Oct 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Jan 2001; was buried 31 Jan 2001, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah Ellen Nelson was born 5 Jul 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Sep 2007, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Sep 2007, Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Dorothia Kate Nelson was born Abt 1934, Tennessee.
    5. Myrtle Lois Nelson was born Abt 1938, Tennessee.
    6. Ethel Ruth Nelson was born Abt 1940, Tennessee.
    7. Ernest Edward Nelson was born 28 Jan 1942, Tennessee; died 9 Mar 1942; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Mayford Wesley Nelson was born 15 May 1943.
    9. Glen Nelson died Bef 21 Oct 2008.

  3. 6.  Samuel Clyde Finger was born 4 Jun 1907, Tennessee (son of Isaac Larry Finger and Polly Ann Pate); died 14 Sep 1970; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

    Samuel married Mary Jane Matthews 8 Aug 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Jason C. Matthews and Sally L. Quilliams) was born 19 Nov 1904, Tennessee; died 28 May 1971; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Jane Matthews was born 19 Nov 1904, Tennessee (daughter of Jason C. Matthews and Sally L. Quilliams); died 28 May 1971; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Ocanalufty, Swain County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. 3. Sallie Mae Finger was born 3 Jul 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 2012; was buried 1 Apr 2012, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Isaac Finger was born 8 Jan 1935, Tennessee; died 12 Aug 1979; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Margaret Marie Finger was born 21 Apr 1937; died 9 Jan 2015.
    4. Helen Louise Fingers was born 18 Dec 1941; died 23 Jul 2016; was buried 28 Jul 2016, Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Tom Nelson

    Tom — Sarah Ellen Pierce. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah Ellen Pierce
    Children:
    1. 4. Joseph William "Bill" Nelson was born 30 Oct 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Sep 1990; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  John M. Spurling was born 23 Dec 1865, Tennessee (son of Clark Spurling and Elizabeth Christine Sutton); died 28 Dec 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Dec 1932, Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 183.

    John married Sarah Jane Patty Abt 1888. Sarah (daughter of David Washington Patty and Mary E. Melton) was born 17 May 1872, North Carolina; died 11 May 1963; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Sarah Jane Patty was born 17 May 1872, North Carolina (daughter of David Washington Patty and Mary E. Melton); died 11 May 1963; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Joe H. Spurling was born Sep 1888, Tennessee; died Bef 17 Mar 1997.
    2. Mary Selia Spurling was born 10 Feb 1890, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1979; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Caroline Elizabeth "Liney" Spurling was born 12 Apr 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1984; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. William Harrison "Bill" Spurling was born 2 Nov 1895, Tennessee; died 8 Nov 1981; was buried Marble Hill Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. Jim B. Spurling was born 2 Nov 1895, Tennessee; died Bef 17 Mar 1997.
    6. Ligie Lawson Spurling was born 14 Feb 1905, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1973; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 5. Janie Ethel Spurling was born 21 Jan 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1993; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Sarah Eselee Spurling was born 3 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1997; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    9. Lucinda Spurling was born Abt 1915, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Isaac Larry Finger was born 12 May 1874, Knox County, Tennessee (son of Joe Wrinkle and Rebecca Finger); died 11 Aug 1944, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Aug 1944, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, District 15, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

    Isaac married Polly Ann Pate 8 Jul 1896, Knox County, Tennessee. Polly (daughter of Reuben Pate and Barbara Loveday) was born 18 Dec 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Apr 1950, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Apr 1950, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Polly Ann Pate was born 18 Dec 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Reuben Pate and Barbara Loveday); died 27 Apr 1950, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Apr 1950, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Carrie Finger was born 10 May 1895, Tennessee; died 21 Oct 1983; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Margaret Alice Finger was born 4 Nov 1902, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1988; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 6. Samuel Clyde Finger was born 4 Jun 1907, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1970; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Harlow F. Finger was born Abt 1913, Tennessee.
    5. Frankie Ellie Finger was born 16 Dec 1916, Tennessee; died 29 Sep 1977; was buried Williamsburg Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Jason C. Matthews was born 6 Oct 1880, North Carolina; died 17 Jan 1929; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Ocanalufty, Swain County, North Carolina

    Jason married Sally L. Quilliams 13 Sep 1902, Swain County, North Carolina. Sally (daughter of Joseph Quilliams and Catherine Ogle) was born 15 Dec 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Oct 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Oct 1953, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Sally L. Quilliams was born 15 Dec 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Joseph Quilliams and Catherine Ogle); died 6 Oct 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Oct 1953, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Ocanalufty, Swain County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 252.

    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Jane Matthews was born 19 Nov 1904, Tennessee; died 28 May 1971; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Joe Ellis Matthews was born 22 Jun 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 May 1960, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 1960, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mae Francis Matthews was born 10 Jan 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1994; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Dillard Matthews was born 12 Jul 1912, North Carolina; died 3 Jun 1985; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Jarvis Garfield Matthews was born 17 Dec 1913, North Carolina; died 11 Aug 2006, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Aug 2006, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Willard Matthews was born 15 Mar 1919, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 1967; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Minnie Lucille Matthews was born 9 Mar 1922, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 2015; was buried 10 Jun 2015, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Tillman Matthews was born 14 May 1926, Tennessee; died 2 Oct 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Oct 1938, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.