Abijah B. Maples^{[1, 2, 3]}

1847 - 1934  (~ 87 years)

• Name	Abijah B. Maples
  Born	May 1847	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	District 12, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Census	1860	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Died	17 Nov 1934	Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Buried	Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [9]
  Person ID	I32657	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	William D. "Bill" Maples,   b. 1827, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Feb 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Lucinda Ann King,   b. 5 Jan 1826, Tennessee ,   d. 24 May 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1845	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F1290	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Louisa Emaline Carver,   b. 25 Jun 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 May 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 59 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1868	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. William Harrison Maples,   b. 2 May 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Jan 1938, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)   2. Abijah C. Maples,   b. 1871, Tennessee + 3. Hison Filmore Maples,   b. 22 Oct 1872, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Dec 1965  (Age 93 years) + 4. Laura B. Maples,   b. 12 Feb 1875, Tennessee ,   d. 16 May 1943  (Age 68 years)   5. Isaac Maples,   b. 4 Jun 1877,   d. 8 Jun 1906  (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F12070	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Carver,   b. 7 Jun 1853,   d. 31 Jul 1910  (Age 57 years)
  Married	NOT MARRIED
  Children	+ 1. Isabel Carver,   b. 3 Nov 1875, North Carolina ,   d. 6 Aug 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 77 years) + 2. Hettie Maples,   b. 4 Apr 1878, North Carolina + 3. Mary Etter Carver,   b. 17 Sep 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Apr 1971  (Age 86 years)   4. Minnie Carver
  Family ID	F15524	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Eliza Jane Carver,   b. 12 Apr 1860, North Carolina ,   d. 20 Jul 1937  (Age 77 years)
  Married	NOT MARRIED
  Children	+ 1. Delilah Miranda Maples,   b. 9 Nov 1876, North Carolina ,   d. 4 Jul 1956  (Age 79 years) + 2. Rintha Louise Maples,   b. 15 Oct 1879, North Carolina ,   d. 18 Jan 1969  (Age 89 years) + 3. James "Jim" Maples,   b. 22 Apr 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Aug 1925  (Age 33 years) + 4. Cora Maples,   b. 4 Jun 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Apr 1976  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F32808	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 4	Deborah Carver,   b. 1858, North Carolina
  Married	NOT MARRIED
  Children	+ 1. Joe Allen Carver,   b. 2 Oct 1878, North Carolina ,   d. 7 May 1953  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F23487	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - May 1847 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1850 - District 12, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1860 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 30 Jan 1868 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 17 Nov 1934 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Glades Lebanon Baptist Church 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

  
  

• Notes

  There is an Abijah and Emeline Maples listed as 24 March 1871 charter members of the Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 192, 237. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 155. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119. "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 111, 112. Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 301. Shawn Matlock, matlocksz@aol.com, 4 June 2001.

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 25 Apr 1976. Cora Maples Ogle obituary [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 356A, 1880. Census Place: Richardsons Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 356A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace A. B. MAPLES Self M M W 29 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN E. E. MAPLES Wife F M W 38 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: NC W. H. MAPLES Son M S W 11 TN Occ: Works On Farm Fa: TN Mo: NC A. C. MAPLES Son M S W 9 TN Fa: TN Mo: NC H. P. MAPLES Son M S W 7 TN Fa: TN Mo: NC L. B. MAPLES Dau F S W 6 TN Fa: TN Mo: NC [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Abijah B Maples Event: CENSUS Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 11, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 81 Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1849 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Father Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 14 Family Number: 146 Sheet Number and Letter: 8B Line Number: 58 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00893 Household Gender Age Child Isabelle Barnes F 53 Josie A Barnes F 23 Loy Barnes M 19 Abijah B Maples M 81 [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 341a, 20 Jul 1870. C:\My Documents\Genealogy\SevierCensus1870\0341a.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 356, 1880. http://sevierlibrary.tripod.com/page551880.html [S112] Census, 1850. Name: Abijah Maples Event Type: Census Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Sevier county, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 3 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1847 Birthplace: Tennessee House Number: 284 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William Maples Male 22 Tennessee Lucinda Maples Female 24 Tennessee Elender Maples Female 4 Tennessee Abijah Maples Male 3 Tennessee Sarah Maples Female 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1860. Name: Elijah Maples Event Type: Census Event Date: 1860 Event Place: 2nd District, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 12 Race: White Race (Original): [Blank] Birth Year (Estimated): 1848 Birthplace: [Blank] Page: 30 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William Maples Male 33 Tennessee Lucinda Maples Female 34 [Blank] Elendre Maples Female 13 [Blank] Elijah Maples Male 12 [Blank] Vina Maples Female 9 [Blank] David Maples Male 3 [Blank] Eva Maples Female 0 [Blank] Assa King Female 0 [Blank] Sarah E Maples Female 11 Tennessee [S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 17 Nov 1934. Maples, A B (Bige) 86 Nov 17, 1934 13th Dist Sev County [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 541.