Lena Parton

1916 - 1942  (25 years)

• Name	Lena Parton
  Born	7 Oct 1916	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Apr 1942	Sevier County, Tennessee   [1, 2, 3]
  	Cause: Homicide: This woman was shot by her husband. She died about 15 or 20 minutes later.
  Buried	19 Apr 1942	Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I980	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	James Allen Parton,   b. 22 Nov 1880, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Sep 1966  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Alice Branam,   b. 17 Mar 1878, Tennessee ,   d. 26 May 1968  (Age 90 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1913	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Headstones		Parton James A. M. Allice Oct. 22, 1880 Mar. 17, 1878 Sept. 16, 1966 May 26, 1968
  Family ID	F18128	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William Boyd Reagan,   b. 3 Sep 1910, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Apr 1942, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 31 years)
  Married	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Lucille Reagan,   b. 1 Mar 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 May 2012  (Age 79 years) + 2. Nina Faye Reagan,   b. 4 Jun 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Mar 1995  (Age 59 years) + 3. Jimmie Kent Reagan,   b. 20 Apr 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Mar 1994  (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F368	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Oct 1916 - Tennessee Died - Cause: Homicide: This woman was shot by her husband. She died about 15 or 20 minutes later. - 18 Apr 1942 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 19 Apr 1942 - Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - - , 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

  Lena Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. Jim Parton Oct. 17, 1916 Apr. 18, 1942 At rest

  
  

• Notes

  SMHS lists birth as 17 October 1916. ---------- Reference: "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 135.

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 18 Apr 1942. Reagan, Mrs Lena 29 Apr 18, 1942 Emerts Cove buried Tudor Cem shot by Boyd Reagan [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 18 Apr 1942. Reagan, Lena June 5, 1916 April 18, 1942 Father: Parton, James Tn Mother: Branam, Alice Tn Sons: Jimmie Daughters: Lucille, Faye Cemetery: Hills Chapel Brothers: Earl, 1/2 Victor Shults [S87] Death Certificate. Name Lena Reagan Event Type Death Event Date 18 Apr 1942 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee Gender Female Marital Status Married Race White Age 25 Birth Date 05 Jun 1916 Birthplace Tennessee Spouse's Name Boyd Reagan Father's Name James Parton Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Name Alice Branam Mother's Birthplace Tenn Occupation Housewife Address Route 9 Residence Place Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee Cemetery Hills Creek Burial Place Sevier Co, Tenn Burial Date 19 Apr 1942 "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D189-K5K?cc=1417505&wc=34DN-6TL%3A1580588101 : 1 April 2015), 004184475 > image 1307 of 2870; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 564.