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Rufus Ray "Russ" Maples, Jr.

Rufus Ray "Russ" Maples, Jr.

Male 1942 - 2008  (66 years)

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  1. 1.  Rufus Ray "Russ" Maples, Jr.Rufus Ray "Russ" Maples, Jr. was born 7 Apr 1942, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Rufus Ray Maples, Sr. and Ethel Louise Gann); died 5 Jun 2008; was buried 10 Jun 2008, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Rufus married Shirley Jeanne 14 Dec 1968. Shirley was born 29 Sep 1946. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Rufus R. "Rusty" Maples, III
    2. Paul Brian Maples
    3. Christopher Lowell Maples

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rufus Ray Maples, Sr. was born 18 Dec 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Lemuel McKinley Maples and Mattie Mae Connatser); died 10 Sep 1998; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Rufus — Ethel Louise Gann. Ethel (daughter of James Willie "Bill" Gann and Hettie McMahan) was born Abt 1925, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ethel Louise Gann was born Abt 1925, Tennessee (daughter of James Willie "Bill" Gann and Hettie McMahan).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Rufus Ray "Russ" Maples, Jr. was born 7 Apr 1942, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 2008; was buried 10 Jun 2008, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Dennis L. Maples
    3. Billy E. Maples
    4. Kenny D. Maples
    5. Vivian G. Maples
    6. Wanda Sue Maples
    7. Margaret E. Maples


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Lemuel McKinley Maples was born 8 Oct 1899, Tennessee (son of Hison Filmore Maples and Martha Ann Parrott); died 25 Apr 1971; was buried Stafford Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Lemuel — Mattie Mae Connatser. Mattie (daughter of Ezekiel Connatser and Teck Cavern) was born 11 Jun 1900, Tennessee; died 22 Sep 1985; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mattie Mae Connatser was born 11 Jun 1900, Tennessee (daughter of Ezekiel Connatser and Teck Cavern); died 22 Sep 1985; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Pauline Evelyn Maples was born 1 Sep 1917, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 1980; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Clifford Maples was born 18 Oct 1919, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1973; was buried Stafford Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Jack Maples
    4. 2. Rufus Ray Maples, Sr. was born 18 Dec 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1998; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Ruby Faye Maples was born 18 Dec 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Jan 1995; was buried Allen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Rev. R. Clyde Maples
    7. Willie Mae Maples was born 8 Oct 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 2005, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Feb 2005, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Ida Lucille Maples was born 15 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Aug 1998; was buried Providence Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Mary Ann Maples was born 9 Mar 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Aug 1989; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Dwight Maples was born Abt 1937, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  James Willie "Bill" GannJames Willie "Bill" Gann was born 31 May 1904, Tennessee (son of Charlie Trotter Gann and Rebecca Connatser); died 5 Jul 1984; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 70.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 27.

    James married Hettie McMahan 13 Oct 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee. Hettie (daughter of Francis Marion McMahan and Harriet Maranda Townsend) was born 29 Jun 1904, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1997; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Hettie McMahanHettie McMahan was born 29 Jun 1904, Tennessee (daughter of Francis Marion McMahan and Harriet Maranda Townsend); died 28 Mar 1997; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 70.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 27.

    Notes:

    Marriage performed by J. A. Watson, Justice of the Peace.

    Children:
    1. Benny Gann
    2. 3. Ethel Louise Gann was born Abt 1925, Tennessee.
    3. Jessie Lee Gann was born 18 May 1933, Tennessee; died 4 Feb 2015; was buried 8 Feb 2015, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Shirley Jean Gann was born 27 Apr 1940.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Hison Filmore Maples was born 22 Oct 1872, Tennessee (son of Abijah B. Maples and Louisa Emaline Carver); died 14 Dec 1965; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, Oconalufty, Swain County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1930, Oconalufty, Swain County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Some sources list given name as Philmore.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 192.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 120.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 268.

    Hison married Martha Ann Parrott 24 Dec 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha was born Aug 1874, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Martha Ann Parrott was born Aug 1874, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Maples died Bef 1901.
    2. James Clark Maples was born 4 Mar 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1951, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Feb 1951, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. John Maples was born 18 Nov 1896, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1967; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 4. Lemuel McKinley Maples was born 8 Oct 1899, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 1971; was buried Stafford Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary E. Maples was born Abt 1901, Tennessee.
    6. Ernest Odell Maples was born 22 May 1905, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1964; was buried Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Leuria Maples was born Abt 1905, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Ezekiel Connatser was born 14 Oct 1870, Tennessee (son of Joseph Connatser); died 14 Sep 1950, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Sep 1950, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Ezekiel — Teck Cavern. Teck (daughter of Mose Franklin Cavern and Sarah Elizabeth Murphy) was born 13 May 1870, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 1938; was buried Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Teck Cavern was born 13 May 1870, Tennessee (daughter of Mose Franklin Cavern and Sarah Elizabeth Murphy); died 3 Nov 1938; was buried Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. 5. Mattie Mae Connatser was born 11 Jun 1900, Tennessee; died 22 Sep 1985; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Betty Maebell Connatser was born 14 Apr 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Charlie Trotter Gann was born 7 Mar 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James "Jim" Gann and Margaret Myers); died 30 Aug 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 31 Aug 1941, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Charlie married Rebecca Connatser 27 Sep 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of Rev. Mace Connatser and Elizabeth Green) was born 10 Mar 1875, Tennessee; died 10 May 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 May 1937, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Rebecca Connatser was born 10 Mar 1875, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Mace Connatser and Elizabeth Green); died 10 May 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 May 1937, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Richardsons Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Maude Martha Irene Gann was born 27 Apr 1898, Tennessee; died 14 Mar 1951; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lilly Mae Gann was born 14 Oct 1898, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1972; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Ola Mae Gann was born 10 Apr 1903, Tennessee; died 13 Mar 1987; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    4. 6. James Willie "Bill" Gann was born 31 May 1904, Tennessee; died 5 Jul 1984; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Ethel Gann was born 16 May 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Dec 2001; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Hubert C. Gann was born Abt 1920, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Francis Marion McMahan was born 26 May 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Dr. Wilson R. "Cud" McMahan and Nancy McMahan); died 29 Nov 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Nov 1941, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed with parents in the 1870 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 70.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 26, 27.

    Francis — Harriet Maranda Townsend. Harriet (daughter of James M. Townsend and Mary Evalina Young) was born 5 May 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; was christened 26 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 May 1919; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Harriet Maranda Townsend was born 5 May 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; was christened 26 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James M. Townsend and Mary Evalina Young); died 20 May 1919; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Baptized in Shady Grove Baptist Church with Mary Rebecca McMahan and Thursey A. Townsend.
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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 26, 70.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 26, 27.
    Shady Grove Baptist Church minutes.

    Children:
    1. Mary Malinda McMahan was born 3 Jan 1885, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1967; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. John McMahan was born 23 Feb 1887, Tennessee; died 25 Jan 1928, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jan 1928, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. David Hugh McMahan was born 1888; died 15 Dec 1969.
    4. William Julius McMahan was born 24 Dec 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1943; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Jettie McMahan was born 25 Feb 1896, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1931; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. James Elbert "Jim" McMahan was born 8 Feb 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1958; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 7. Hettie McMahan was born 29 Jun 1904, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1997; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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