Richard Wilson Rolen^[1]

1911 - 1970  (58 years)

• Name	Richard Wilson Rolen
  Born	26 Sep 1911	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Jan 1970  [2]
  Buried	Breeden-Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I50950	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 May 2016

  
  

  Father	John Rolen,   b. 23 Aug 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Oct 1958  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Leeper Norris,   b. 12 Apr 1885, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jan 1962  (Age 76 years)
  Headstones		Rolen Leeper N. John Apr. 12, 1885 Aug. 23, 1878 Jan. 27, 1962 Oct. 5, 1958
  Family ID	F18849	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Gladys Presnell,   b. 14 Mar 1928, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Dec 2008, White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1944	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Richard Wilson Rolen, Jr.,   b. 7 Oct 1945,   d. 10 May 2016  (Age 70 years) + 2. Shirley Rolen
  Family ID	F93695	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Sep 1911 - Tennessee Married - 24 Apr 1944 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Breeden-Rolen 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

  Pvt. US Army World War II. ---------- Reference: "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 40.

  
  

• Sources

  [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 8 Dec 2008. Gladys Webb obituary [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 8 Jan 1970. Rolen, Richard Wilson 58 div b. 9/26/11 TN d. 1/8/70 R1 Cosby Hotel laborer f. John Rolen m. Leeper Norris veteran WW II Army Pvt 125th Bn 11-26-42 Sev 2-22-43 Ft Ord CA Rolen-Breeden Cem Survivors: 1 dau Mrs Shirley Farmer 1 son Richard Rolen Jr R1 Parrottsville 1 gc 3 bro Bill Rolen J B Rolen R6 Warren Rolen 4 sis Mrs Floyd Huff Mrs Herman Stoffle Mrs Paul Howard Mrs S W Arms. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 463. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Richard Rolen Event Type Marriage Event Date 24 Apr 1944 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 28 Birth Year (Estimated) 1916 Spouse's Name Gladys Presnell Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1926 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30173-1476-52?cc=1619127 : accessed 12 May 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1941-1948, vol 27-28 > image 281 of 710; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.