James Jacob "Jimmy" Ailey^{[1, 2, 3]}

1907 - 1957  (49 years)

• Name	James Jacob "Jimmy" Ailey
  Born	14 Dec 1907	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	5 Dec 1957	Knox County, Tennessee   [5, 6]
  	Cause: Suicide due to gun shot wound
  Buried	7 Dec 1957	Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I108489	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Jacob Fletcher Ailey,   b. 5 Feb 1869, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jan 1948, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Sarah E. Griffin,   b. 30 Jan 1865, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Aug 1908  (Age 43 years)
  Married	1 Feb 1893	Cocke County, Tennessee   [9]
  Family ID	F39152	Group Sheet

  
  

  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Ailey
  Family ID	F39163	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Carrie Leona McCarter,   b. 7 Jul 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Nov 1948, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 33 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1930	Sevier County, Tennessee   [10]
  Family ID	F55887	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Dec 1907 - Tennessee Married - 24 Dec 1930 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Suicide due to gun shot wound - 5 Dec 1957 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 7 Dec 1957 - Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 1 Sep 1945. June Atchley obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 23 Aug 1986. Cora Atchley McCarter obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 2 Nov 1948. Carrie Leona Ailey obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name James Ailey Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 7, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 33 Marital Status Divorced Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Brother Relationship to Head of Household Brother Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1907 Last Place of Residence Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Artie Ailey Head M 39 Tennessee Iva Ailey Wife F 35 Tennessee Earl Ailey Son M 16 Tennessee Dorathy Ailey Daughter F 14 Tennessee Bobby Ailey Son M 9 Tennessee James Ailey Brother M 33 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 5 Dec 1957. Ailey, James Jacob div b. 12-14-07 Tenn 49 d. 12-5-57 1732 Mitchell St Knox address 2600 Scottish Pike Knox textile worker Holston Mfg Co f. Fletcher Ailey m. Sarah Griffin Alder Branch Cem Survivors: 1 dau Mrs Lawson Casteel 1 bro Artie Ailey 3 sis Mrs Everett Walker Mrs Dewey Atchley Mrs E O Wells 3 ½ bro Emanuel Ailey Darmon Ailey Ishmael Ailey 1 ½ sis Mrs Viola Martin step-m. Mrs Mamie Ailey. [S87] Death Certificate. Name James Jacob Ailey Event Type Death Event Date 05 Dec 1957 Event Place Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 49 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1908 Father's Name Fletcher Ailey Mother's Name Sarah Griffin "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89D2-53GY?cc=1417505&wc=3481-BZ9%3A1580607901 : 3 April 2015), > image 459 of 2550; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 83. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 6190994). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: James F Ailey Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 01 Feb 1893 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Sarah E Griffin Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 368 GS Film number: 956183 Digital Folder Number: 004485957 Image Number: 00214 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name James Ailey Event Type Marriage Event Date 24 Dec 1930 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Ellen Mc Carter Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-T7D3?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1N6%3A1589264711%2C1589374594 : 23 December 2016), Sevier > image 489 of 695; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.