William J. "Willie" Chance^[1]

1899 - 1951  (51 years)

• Name	William J. "Willie" Chance
  Born	4 Dec 1899	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	21 Nov 1951  [4]
  Buried	Mary Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I123694	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	Lewis Chance,   b. 1 Aug 1875, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Feb 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Nancy M. Cardwell,   b. 28 Apr 1874, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Mar 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 56 years)
  Married	Abt 1895
  Family ID	F45416	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lillie Mae Ogle,   b. 20 Dec 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Dec 1958  (Age 62 years)
  Children	+ 1. Earl Winfred Chance,   b. 1 Oct 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Nov 1998  (Age 83 years)   2. Bessie Louella Chance,   b. 12 May 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jul 2008  (Age 89 years) + 3. Brady Chance,   b. 7 Mar 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Apr 2014  (Age 92 years) + 4. Emma Lee Chance,   b. 1 May 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Aug 2017  (Age 93 years)   5. Lula Gertrude Chance,   b. 19 Jan 1928, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jul 2013  (Age 85 years) + 6. Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Chance,   b. Abt 1933, Tennessee  (Age ~ 91 years) + 7. Margie Louise "Angel" Chance,   b. 7 Jun 1936, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jul 2015  (Age 79 years)   8. Jettie Chance,   bur. McMahan Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F45413	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Dec 1899 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Mary Williams 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

  
  

• Headstones

  Willie Chance Dec. 4, 1898 Nov. 21, 1951 Gone but not forgotten

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 7 Dec 1958. Lillie Mae Chance obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: William Chance Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 05, Sevier, Tennessee, United States District: 0007 Gender: Male Age: 32 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1898 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 4B Household ID: 76 Line Number: 70 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 2271 GS Film number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 004547919 Image Number: 00705 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head William Chance M 32 Tennessee Wife Lillie Chance F 37 Tennessee Son Earl Chance M 14 Tennessee Daughter Bessie Chance F 12 Tennessee Daughter E?Na Chance F 8 Tennessee Son Brady Chance M 4 Tennessee Daughter Lou Chance F 2 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Willie Chance Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 44 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1896 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Sevier, Tennessee District: 78-8 Family Number: 235 Sheet Number and Letter: 15B Line Number: 41 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00236 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Willie Chance M 44 Tennessee Wife Lilie Chance F 43 Tennessee Daughter Bessie Chance F 19 Tennessee Son Brady Chance M 15 Tennessee Daughter Emma Chance F 13 Tennessee Daughter Lula Chance F 9 Tennessee Daughter Lizzie Chance F 7 Tennessee Daughter Louise Chance F 3 Tennessee Son-in-law Earl Chance M 22 Tennessee Daughter Josie Chance F 17 Tennessee [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 21 Nov 1951. Chance, Willie hus of Mrs Lillie Ogle farmer b. Dec 4, 1899 Sev Co d. Nov 21, 1951 R7 Sev Co f. Lewis Chance m. Nancy Cardwell Williams Cem Survivors: widow 2 sons Earl Brady 5 dau Miss Bessie Chance Miss Emma Chance Miss Lola Chance Miss Elizabeth Chance Miss Louise Chance 1 bro Robert 5 gc. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 391.