Hettie Leola Bohanan

1921 - 2012  (90 years)

• Name	Hettie Leola Bohanan
  Born	7 Dec 1921	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1940	District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	7 Sep 2012  [3]
  Buried	12 Sep 2012	Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I32277	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	Rev. Russell Burchfiel Bohanon,   b. 25 Jul 1898, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Mar 1967  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Lottie Lenora Ogle,   b. 5 Feb 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Jun 1932  (Age 33 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1919
  Family ID	F515	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William Earl Boling,   b. 8 Aug 1911, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Mar 1963  (Age 51 years)
  Children	1. Jimmy Leonard Boling,   b. Abt 1940, Tennessee  (Age ~ 84 years) + 2. Judy Boling   3. Ruby Nell Boling
  Family ID	F11918	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Dec 1921 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 12 Sep 2012 - Boyds Creek Cemetery, 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 158. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 158.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Hattie Bohanon Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 14, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 8 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1922 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0017 Family Number: 95 Sheet Number and Letter: 8A Line Number: 8 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00950 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Russell B Bohanon M 31 Tennessee Wife Lauren Bohanon F 30 Tennessee Daughter Hattie Bohanon F 8 Tennessee Son Tipton Bohanon M 5 Tennessee Daughter Cora Bohanon F 3 Tennessee Son Roy Bohanon M 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Hettie Bowling Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Boyds Creek, Civil District 14, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 18 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Wife Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1922 Residence in 1935: Same Place Enumeration District Number: 78-22 Family Number: 224 Sheet Number and Letter: 13B Line Number: 52 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00594 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Earl Bowling M 28 Tennessee Wife Hettie Bowling F 18 Tennessee Son James Bowling M 0 Tennessee Cousin Willie Mae Bahanan F Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 7 Sep 2012. Hettie Leola Bohanan Boling December 07, 1921 - September 07, 2012 Birthplace: Sevier County Resided In: Knoxville Tennessee Visitation: September 11, 2012 Service: September 11, 2012 Cemetery: Boyd's Creek Cemetery Hettie Leola Bohanan Boling, age 90, surrounded with love from her family, went home to be with her Heavenly Father, September 7, 2012. Hettie was born December 7, 1921 to Russell and Lottie Bohanan in Greenbrier of the Great Smoky Mountains. When the government bought the mountains in 1929 for a National Park, Hettie’s family had to leave their home. They packed all they could in a wagon and left their beloved home in the mountains. The family settled in the Boyd’s Creek Community in Sevierville, TN. Through out her life, Hettie enjoyed hiking back to her home place and sharing her love for the mountains with her family. Hettie married Earl Boling and moved to Knoxville, TN where they were blessed with three children. Hettie was a devoted wife, a loving mother and grandmother. She taught her children by loving examples. She told her family about Jesus and His love. We were to be kind, to love one another, and be compassionate. Hettie worked at Levi Strauss for many years. Later she worked for Walmart. She was preceded in death by her parents, Russell and Lottie Bohanan, her husband, Earl Boling; brothers, Roy and Tipton Bohanan and sister, Lillard England. Survivors: Son: Jimmy Leonard Boling and wife, Beverly Daughters: Judy McDaniel and husband, Bob; Ruby French and husband, Bill Brothers: W.C. Bohanan and Milo Bohanan Sisters: Cora Burden, Grace Whaley, Lela Helton, and Edna England. Grandchildren: Michele Brown, Allison Akins, Sherrie Allen, Lisa Sherrod, and Lorie Chandler Great –Grandchildren: Amanda, Jonathan, and Jared Brown, Brady McVay, Oakley Akins, Nathan, Stephanie, Conner and Grace Allen, Lucas Sherrod, Madison and Mason Chandler Great-Great grandchild: Bryce Brown Several nieces, nephews, and many friends She will be sadly missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her. The family will receive friends from 4-7PM Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour with funeral service to follow at 7PM in Atchley’s Seymour Chapel. Reverend Travis Weeks officiating. Interment 11AM Wednesday in Boyd’s Creek Cemetery. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, 122 Peacock Ct., Seymour, TN 37865 (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 211. Tombstone without death date