Kenneth Rawlings, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1879 - 1966  (86 years)

• Name	Kenneth Rawlings
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	20 Aug 1879	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 May 1966  [3]
  Buried	Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I156841	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Milton Rush Rawlings,   b. 9 Jul 1858, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jul 1937  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Sarah S. Painter,   b. 11 Feb 1861,   d. 14 Jun 1904  (Age 43 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1878	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F58854	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nellie Shanton,   b. 20 Sep 1880, Minnesota ,   d. 18 Sep 1973  (Age 92 years)
  Children	+ 1. Kenneth Wiley Rawlings, Jr.,   b. 27 May 1923, Hamblen County ,   d. 10 Dec 2005  (Age 82 years) + 2. Erle S. Shanton,   b. 29 Nov 1908, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Oct 1985  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F58862	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Aug 1879 - 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

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		a0156841.jpg
  		b0156841.jpg The K. Rawlings Furniture Company and Undertaking business was located on Main Street in 1915.
  		c0156841.jpg Located at the corner of Court Avenue and Joy Street, the Davis Hotel became Rawlings Funeral Home after the Rawlings family purchased the building in 1915 (sic). The chapel was added in the 1950s.

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] The Mountain Press, 11 Jul 2015. Upland Chronicles: Sevierville: Summer of 1915 [S106] The Mountain Press, 18 Jul 2015. Upland Chronicles: Davis Hotel offered modern conveniences [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 8 May 1966. Rawlings, K. Sr. Aug 20, 1879 Tn May 8, 1966 Spouse: Shanton, Nellie Father: Rawlings, Milton R. Mother: Painter, Sarah Sons: K. Jr., [Foster] Erle Shanton Cemetery: Shiloh Brothers: E.L. Sr, C.M., Fred P., Lynn, Rush Sisters: Mrs. T.B. Davis [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 366. [S58] Marriage Certificate. groom's name: M. R. Rawlings groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Sallie S. Painters bride's birth date: bride's birthplace: bride's age: marriage date: 20 Oct 1878 marriage place: , Sevier, Tennessee groom's father's name: groom's mother's name: bride's father's name: bride's mother's name: groom's race: groom's marital status: groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M51968-1 system origin: Tennessee-VR source film number: 969965 reference number: 2:DQDK6J