James R. Massey^[1]

1863 - 1924  (61 years)

• Name	James R. Massey
  Born	27 Apr 1863	Haywood County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Fines Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina   [2]
  Census	1920	Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina
  Died	29 Apr 1924	Haywood County, North Carolina   [3]
  	Cause: Angina Pectoris
  Buried	1 May 1924	Green Hill Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina   [4]
  Person ID	I5476	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Robert Hardy Massey,   b. 24 Dec 1838, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Feb 1914  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Tempa Arena Brown,   b. 28 Feb 1845, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 12 Dec 1893  (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F26575	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rutha Ownby,   b. 17 Mar 1868, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jul 1938  (Age 70 years)
  Marriage License	30 Jul 1889	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	31 Jul 1889	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Zack Lafayett Massey,   b. 18 Jun 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Apr 1979, Haywood County, North Carolina  (Age 88 years)   2. Herman Massey,   b. 27 May 1892,   d. 27 May 1892  (Age 0 years) + 3. Ollie G. Massey,   b. 7 Nov 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 27 May 1986  (Age 91 years) + 4. George Massey,   b. 2 Sep 1897, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 1 Dec 1971, Columbia County, Florida  (Age 74 years) + 5. Philmore William Massey,   b. 23 Apr 1899, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 11 Jul 1974  (Age 75 years) + 6. Walter William Massey,   b. 9 Jan 1901, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Nov 1938  (Age 37 years)   7. Massey,   b. 15 Apr 1903,   d. 26 Nov 1904  (Age 1 years) + 8. Wade Hampton Massey,   b. 4 Apr 1906, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Jun 1945, Cherokee County, North Carolina  (Age 39 years) + 9. Vernon Lawrence Massey,   b. 25 Dec 1906, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Aug 1953  (Age 46 years)   10. Mattie Massey,   b. 4 Oct 1908, North Carolina ,   d. 20 Apr 1937  (Age 28 years)   11. Katherine "Kate" Massey,   b. 21 Feb 1910, North Carolina  (Age 114 years)
  Family ID	F2072	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Apr 1863 - Haywood County, North Carolina Marriage License - 30 Jul 1889 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 31 Jul 1889 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina Died - Cause: Angina Pectoris - 29 Apr 1924 - Haywood County, North Carolina Buried - 1 May 1924 - Green Hill Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 102.

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] 1880 Census, Warm Springs, Madison County, North Carolina, 111C. [S112] Census, 1900. Name James R Massey Event Type Census Event Year 1900 Event Place Fines Creek Township, Haywood, North Carolina, United States Gender Male Age 37 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) W Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Years Married 12 Birth Date Apr 1863 Birthplace North Carolina Marriage Year (Estimated) 1888 Father's Birthplace North Carolina Mother's Birthplace North Carolina HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE James R Massey Head M 37 North Carolina Ruth Massey Wife F 33 Tennessee Minnie Massey F 15 Tennessee Zachary Massey Son M 10 Tennessee Ollie Massey Daughter F 7 Tennessee George Massey Son M 4 North Carolina Fillmore Massey Son M 2 North Carolina Walter Massey Son M 0 North Carolina "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12388-188245-25?cc=1325221 : 5 August 2014), North Carolina > Haywood > ED 26 Fines Creek Township > image 15 of 35; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S87] Death Certificate. Name James R. Massey Event Date 29 Apr 1924 Event Place Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina Gender Male Race (Original) W Race White Age (Original) 61y 8d Birth Date 22 Apr 1863 Birthplace Haywood Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Ruth Massey Father's Name Hardy Massey Father's Birthplace Madison Co, N.C. Mother's Name Irene Brown Mother's Birthplace Haywood Co, N.C. Occupation Farmer Burial Place Waynesville Burial Date 01 May 1924 Informant's Name (Original) X "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12866-32298-47?cc=1609799 : 21 May 2014), 004216207 > image 1479 of 3160; State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 78217579).