Odessa "Dessie" Justus^[1]

1893 - 1933  (39 years)

• Name	Odessa "Dessie" Justus
  Born	20 Nov 1893	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	30 Jul 1933	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Buried	31 Jul 1933	Thomas (Mize) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I36725	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Julius Alexander Justus,   b. 1 Jan 1845, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Nov 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Jettey Etter Townsend,   b. 28 May 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Aug 1918  (Age 43 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1890
  Family ID	F13265	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Charlie Ottis Monroe Ball,   b. 5 Mar 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Jun 1920  (Age 29 years)
  Children	+ 1. Cora Dathula Ball,   b. 29 Jun 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Apr 2005  (Age 91 years) + 2. Rev. Roy Gladys Ball,   b. 3 Nov 1914, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Oct 2004  (Age 89 years) + 3. Verna E. Ball,   b. 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 26 May 2000, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years) + 4. Nina Rue Ball,   b. 17 Apr 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Apr 1973  (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F26930	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Nov 1893 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 30 Jul 1933 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 31 Jul 1933 - Thomas (Mize) 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

  
  

• Headstones

  Mother Dessie Ball Nov. 20, 1893 July 30, 1933

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 68. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 150.

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 13 Apr 1973. Nina Ball Breeden obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name Dessie Ball Event Type Census Event Date 1920 Event Place Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 26 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Can Read Yes Can Write Yes Relationship to Head of Household Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Birth Year (Estimated) 1894 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 3 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Charlie Ball Head M 28 Tennessee Dessie Ball Wife F 26 Tennessee Cora Ball Daughter F 6 Tennessee Roy Ball Son M 5 Tennessee Verna Ball Daughter F 3 Tennessee Nanna Ball Daughter F 0 Tennessee Elizabeth Ball Mother F 73 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 28 Oct 2004. Rev. Roy G. Ball obituary [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Dessie Ball Event: Death Event Date: 30 Jul 1933 Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Female Marital Status: Widowed Race or Color: White Age: 39 Estimated Birth Year: 1894 Birth Date: Birthplace: , Sevier, Tenn. Spouse: Father: Vlas Justus Father's Birthplace: , Bunken, N.C. Mother: Jettie Townsel Mother's Birthplace: , Sevier, Tenn. Occupation: Housewife Street Address: Residence: Cemetery: Thomas Cemetery Burial Place: Burial Date: 31 Jul 1933 Informant: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 4184147 Image Number: 1874 Film Number: 1876804 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn19359 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 30862339).