John Westley Rayfield

1881 - 1958  (76 years)

• Name	John Westley Rayfield
  Born	10 Jun 1881	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1910	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1930	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	23 Jan 1958  [4, 5]
  Buried	Mountain View Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I31888	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	William Trasse "Tress" Rayfield,   b. 29 Jan 1852, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jan 1893  (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Purren Kersey Breeden,   b. May 1865, Tennessee ,   d. 1936  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Married	4 Jul 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Marriage License	4 Jul 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F11745	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Cordelia Josephine Ownby,   b. 23 Oct 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jul 1970  (Age 82 years)
  Marriage License	17 Dec 1902	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Denton William Rayfield,   b. 13 Jun 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Aug 1974  (Age 72 years)   2. Parley Rayfield,   b. 6 Aug 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Mar 1911  (Age 6 years) + 3. Gertha Jane Rayfield,   b. 6 Jun 1909, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jan 1967  (Age 57 years)   4. Elzora Rayfield,   b. 15 Feb 1912,   d. 14 Mar 1912  (Age 0 years) + 5. Trese John Rayfield,   b. 23 Apr 1913, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Aug 1971  (Age 58 years) + 6. Virgil K. Rayfield,   b. 5 May 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 14 May 1980  (Age 62 years) + 7. Laurie Dae Rayfield,   b. 5 Jul 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Jul 2009, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 88 years) + 8. Calvin C. Rayfield,   b. 5 Aug 1923, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Sep 2010, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)   9. Earcie Rayfield,   b. 30 Mar 1926, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jul 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years) + 10. Rev. Wan Coyed Rayfield,   b. 3 Jun 1927, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Dec 2011  (Age 84 years)   11. Stella Rayfield,   b. Abt 1930, Tennessee  (Age ~ 94 years)
  Family ID	F11748	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Jun 1881 - Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 17 Dec 1902 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 145. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 314.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Jno W Rafield Titles & Terms: Residence: Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee Birth Date: Jun 1881 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Step Son Spouse: Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Birthplace: Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (expanded): White Head-of-household Name: Jackson G Stinnett Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Years Married: Estimated Marriage Year: Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Enumeration District: 0136 Page: 2 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 24 Reference Number: 33 Film Number: 1241595 Image Number: 00354 Household Gender Age Jackson G Stinnett M Curzenia Stinnett F Harkless Stinnett M Robert Stinnett M Walter Stinnett M Charlie Rafield M Jno W Rafield M Mary P Rafield F Martha J Rafield F Henry E Rafield M Amos L Rafield M [S112] Census, 1910. Name: West J Rayfield Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Residence: Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee Marital Status: Married Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 42 Page Number: 3 Household Gender Age West J Rayfield M 31y Spouse Cordelia Rayfield F 19y Child Paralee Rayfield F 5y Child Denton Rayfield M 2y Child Girtha J Rayfield F y 9m [S112] Census, 1930. Name: West Reyfield Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 02, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 51 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1879 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0002 Family Number: 20 Sheet Number and Letter: 1B Line Number: 92 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00595 Household Gender Age West Reyfield M 51 Spouse Cordelia Reyfield F 41 Child Denton Reyfield M 19 Child Tress Reyfield M 16 Child Virgel Reyfield M 9 Child Calvin Reyfield F 7 Child Calvin Reyfield M 5 Child Wan Reyfield M 3 Child Stella Reyfield F 0 [S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 23 Jan 1958. Rayfield, John West 77 Jan 23, 1958 buried Mountain View Cem [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 23 Jan 1958. Rayfield, John West June 10, 1880 Tn Jan 23, 1958 Spouse: Ownby, Cordelia Father: Rayfield, Trese Mother: Breeden, Caursa Sons: Denton, Trese, Virgil, Calvin, Wane Daughters: Mrs. Gerthia Smith, Mrs. Larry Bailey, Mrs. Stella Lethco Cemetery: Mt. View Brothers: Charles, Edward, Newt Sisters: Mrs. Martha Stonecipher, Mrs. Paralee Bingman [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 603. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 7286567). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Tres Rafield Event Type Marriage Event Date 04 Jul 1879 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Kersey Breeden Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-CT57?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1HH%3A1589264711%2C1589374329 : 22 December 2016), Sevier > image 400 of 757; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.