John Calvin Finchum, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1911 - 1971  (59 years)

• Name	John Calvin Finchum
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	15 Dec 1911	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	28 Mar 1971  [2, 5]
  Buried	Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I151949	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	John Finchum
  Mother	Lilly Victoria Finchum,   b. 29 Jan 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Feb 1965  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F62605	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Bessie Alivene Wells,   b. 14 Jan 1916, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jun 2002  (Age 86 years)
  Children	+ 1. Ruth Louise Finchum,   b. 3 Mar 1933, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Aug 2015  (Age 82 years) + 2. Faye Finchum,   b. Abt 1936, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years) + 3. John Calvin Finchum, Jr.,   b. 21 Jun 1937, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Sep 2015, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F56822	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Dec 1911 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Buried - - Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, 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

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 12 Aug 1997. Wilma Gladys Wells Mottern obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 27 Jun 2002. Bessie Allievene Wells Finchum obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: John Finchum Residence: , Jefferson, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1912 Age: 8 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821748 Digital Folder Number: 4389731 Image Number: 00909 Sheet Number: 7 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Mattie Finchum F 54y Tennessee DAU Lilia Finchum F 34y Tennessee DAU Ethel Finchum F 28y Tennessee SON Ray Finchum M 14y Tennessee DAU Edna Finchum F 10y Tennessee DAU Maggie Finchum F 8y Tennessee SON Lokaler Finchum M 11y Tennessee SON John Finchum M 8y Tennessee DAU Ruby Finchum F 4m Tennessee DAU Willie Finchum F 2m Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name John C Finchum Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 8, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 28 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) 1912 Last Place of Residence Same Place HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE John C Finchum Head M 28 Tennessee Allievene Finchum Wife F 24 Tennessee Ruth Finchum Daughter F 7 Tennessee Faye Finchum Daughter F 4 Tennessee Junior Finchum Son M 2 Tennessee William B Wells Grandfather M 85 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27880-17788-86?cc=2000219 : accessed 21 August 2015), Tennessee > Jefferson > Civil District 8 > 45-16 Civil District 8 W of Dandridge-Chestnut Hill Rd and State Highway 35, islands > image 8 of 27; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 28 Mar 1971. Finchum, John Calvin 59 b. 12/15/11 TN d. 3-28-71 SCH farmer m. Lillie Finchum Shiloh Cem Survivors: wife Alievene Wells R1 Sev 1 son John C Finchum Jr 2 dau Mrs Faye Lethco Mrs Ruth Lowe 4 gc Jimmy Lethco Jane Lethco Linda Lowe Johnna Finchum 1 sis Mrs Ruby Walker. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 348.