Drexel Mae Blalock^{[1, 2]}

1911 - 2000  (89 years)

• Name	Drexel Mae Blalock
  Born	4 Mar 1911	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	18 Apr 2000  [5]
  Buried	Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I110401	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	William Walter Blalock,   b. 6 Aug 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jan 1967, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Nancy Jane McMahan,   b. 7 May 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Apr 1969, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)
  Married	20 Jun 1897	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F14982	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William Preston Howard,   b. 30 Apr 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Feb 1948  (Age 44 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1926	Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	+ 1. James Truman Howard,   b. 16 Jan 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Sep 1997  (Age 69 years) + 2. Vestal Murphy Howard,   b. 12 Nov 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Nov 1997  (Age 67 years) + 3. Delmar Marvin Howard,   b. 3 Sep 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Apr 2017  (Age 83 years) + 4. Colleen Howard,   b. Abt 1935, Tennessee  (Age ~ 89 years) + 5. Norma June Howard,   b. 5 Jun 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Jan 2011, Senecaville, Ohio  (Age 73 years) + 6. Carl Wayne "Buddy" Howard,   b. 2 Jun 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Dec 2001  (Age 62 years)   7. Bennie Howard   8. Willis Howard,   b. 14 Nov 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. STILLBORN
  Family ID	F39901	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Mar 1911 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 24 Dec 1926 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 11 Apr 1969. Nancy Jane Blalock obituary [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 20 Nov 1997. Vestal Murphy Howard obituary [S60] Sevier County, Tennessee Births 1908-1912, 563. Blalock, Drexile 3 4 1911 F W Sevier Co. Blalock, W.W. Sevier Co. Blalock, Nancy J. Sevier Co. Manis, Riciey 7 563 [S112] Census, 1940. Name Drexel Howard Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 29 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter-In-Law Relationship to Head of Household Daughter-in-law Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1911 Last Place of Residence Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Henry Howard Head M 64 Tennessee Preston Howard Son M 37 Tennessee Drexel Howard Daughter-in-law F 29 Tennessee Gruman Howard Grandchild M 12 Tennessee Vestal Howard Grandchild M 10 Tennessee Delmar Howard Grandchild M 6 Tennessee Colleen Howard Grandchild F 5 Tennessee June Howard Grandchild F 2 Tennessee Carl W Howard Grandchild M 0 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 19 Apr 2000. HOWARD, DREXEL MAE - age 89, of Knoxville, died Tues., April 18, 2000. She was preceded in death by husband, William Preston Howard; sons, James Truman Howard, Willis Howard, & Vestal Murphy Howard; parents, Walter and Nancy Jane Blalock; granddaughters, Judy Howard & Cheryl Howard ; great granddaughters, Sabrina Ross and Rebecca Seagle. Survivors: daughters, Colleen & J.B. Seagle of Knoxville, June and Ted Miller of Ohio; sons, Delmar & Dortha Howard of Knoxville, Carl (Buddy)& Barbara Howard of Florida, Benny and Kay Howard of Knoxville; daughters-in-law, Gertrude Howard of Sevierville, Louise Howard of Knoxville; 26 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; 6 great great grandchildren; brother, George Blalock. Funeral service 2:30 p.m.Thurs. in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Andy Ball, & Rev. Ed Parton officiating. Interment will follow in Howards View Cemetery. Grandsons will be pallbearers. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 472. Tombstone without death date [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Preston Howard Event Type Marriage Event Date 24 Dec 1926 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 24 Birth Year (Estimated) 1902 Spouse's Name Drexel Blalock Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-59FD?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1N8%3A1589264711%2C1589374583 : 23 December 2016), Sevier > image 612 of 643; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.