John H. Bales^[1]

1855 - 1927  (72 years)

• Name	John H. Bales
  Born	9 May 1855	Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1870	District 17, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	5 Aug 1927
  Buried	Beech Springs Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I52589	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Pleasant Bales,   b. Abt 1820, Tennessee
  Mother	Mahala J. Lewis,   b. Abt 1826, Tennessee
  Married	20 Aug 1848	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F132037	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Brock,   b. Sep 1859, Georgia ,   d. 24 Feb 1937  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1875	Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	+ 1. John Wesley Bales,   b. 24 Sep 1877,   d. 27 Jan 1968  (Age 90 years) + 2. Reuben Dempster M. Bales,   b. 12 Jun 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Nov 1940, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 61 years) + 3. Genevieve Bales,   b. 5 Jan 1880, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jan 1976  (Age 96 years) + 4. Mary Clemmie Bales,   b. 5 Jun 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Nov 1978  (Age 91 years) + 5. Andrew Edd Bales,   b. 6 Apr 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 14 May 1977  (Age 88 years) + 6. Gertrude Inez "Gertie" Bales,   b. 26 Mar 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Aug 1960  (Age 67 years) + 7. Lucy Bales,   b. 16 May 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Sep 1973  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F39508	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 May 1855 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Census - 1860 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Married - 2 Sep 1875 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Beech Springs 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

  Owned and operated a farm in the "Sockless Community" which is near the Sevier County and Jefferson County, Tennessee line. ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 274.

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 Jan 1968. J. West Bales obituary [S112] Census, 1860. name: J R Bales residence: , Jefferson, Tennessee ward: [Blank] age: 4 years estimated birth year: 1856 birthplace: Tennessee gender: Male page: 270 family number: 1939 film number: 805258 dgs number: 4296198 image number: 00548 nara number: M653 [S112] Census, 1870. name: John H Bales estimated birth year: 1856 gender: Male age in 1870: 14y color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White birthplace: Tennessee home in 1870: Tennessee, United States Household Gender Age Birthplace Pleasant Bales M 50y Tennessee Nancy J Bales F 29y Tennessee Evan L Bales M 18y Tennessee Francis Bales F 16y Tennessee John H Bales M 14y Tennessee James M Bales M 11y Tennessee Harriet E Bales F 7y Tennessee William S Bales M 5y Tennessee Pleasant M Bales M 4y Tennessee Thomas A Bales M 2y Tennessee [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 4. Our Father [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 5485036). [S58] Marriage Certificate. groom's name: Pleasant M. Bales groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Mahala J. Lewis bride's birth date: bride's birthplace: bride's age: marriage date: 20 Aug 1848 marriage place: Jefferson, Tennessee groom's father's name: groom's mother's name: bride's father's name: bride's mother's name: groom's race: groom's marital status: groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M51937-1 system origin: Tennessee-EASy source film number: 968301 reference number: [S58] Marriage Certificate. BROCK, MARY BALES, JOHN 09/02/1875