John W. Sheets^[1]

1886 - 1951  (64 years)

• Name	John W. Sheets
  Born	23 Mar 1886	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 4, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	1 Feb 1951	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  	Cause: Myocarditis
  Buried	4 Feb 1951	Westview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I394423	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Don Sheets
  Mother	Mattie Johnson
  Family ID	F156245	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Dirl,   b. 11 May 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 1 May 2005, Life Care Center Nursing Home  (Age 108 years)
  Children	1. John W. Sheets, Jr.,   b. 8 Nov 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jul 1999  (Age 74 years) + 2. Thomas Calum "Tom" Sheets,   b. Abt 1927, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Mar 2015, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years)   3. Susan Sheets,   b. Abt 1929, Tennessee  (Age ~ 95 years)   4. Virginia L. Sheets,   b. Abt 1932, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 27 Mar 2015  (Age ~ 83 years) + 5. Mary R. Sheets,   b. Abt 1934, Tennessee  (Age ~ 90 years)   6. James Sheets,   b. Abt 1934, Tennessee  (Age ~ 90 years)   7. Trudie Mae Sheets,   b. 2 Jan 1936, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Oct 1937, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 1 years)   8. Gladys E. Sheets,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Family ID	F156236	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Mar 1886 - Tennessee Died - Cause: Myocarditis - 1 Feb 1951 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Buried - 4 Feb 1951 - Westview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com). Thomas "Tom" Sheets obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: John Sheats Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 4, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 48 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): Negro Race: Negro Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1892 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace John Sheats Head M 48 Tennessee Gertrude Sheats Wife F 38 Tennessee John W Sheats Son M 15 Tennessee Thomas C Sheats Son M 13 Tennessee Suzy Sheats Daughter F 11 Tennessee Virginia L Sheats Daughter F 8 Tennessee Mary R Sheats Daughter F 6 Tennessee James A Sheats Son M 6 Tennessee Gladys E Sheats Daughter F 2 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27880-17866-95?cc=2000219 : accessed 29 March 2015), Tennessee > Jefferson > Civil District 4 > 45-8 Civil District 4 outside Jefferson City Town > image 35 of 44; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S87] Death Certificate. Name: John W Sheets, Sr. Event Type: Death Event Date: 01 Feb 1951 Event Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 55 Birth Year (Estimated): 1896 Father's Name: Don Sheets Mother's Name: Mattie Johnson "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11630-266117-2?cc=1417505 : accessed 28 March 2015), 2372445 (004181460) > image 668 of 2869; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 32071211).