John Andrew Widener^{[1, 2, 3]}

1861 - 1907  (46 years)

• Name	John Andrew Widener
  Born	14 Jun 1861	Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	District 15, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1900	District 15, Knox County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	17 Sep 1907
  Buried	Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I119910	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John H. Widener,   b. Abt 1827, Tennessee
  Mother	Sarah Jane Bean,   b. Abt 1842, Tennessee
  Married	27 Aug 1858	Knox County, Tennessee   [7]
  Family ID	F63270	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Elizabeth Johnson,   b. Jul 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	23 Aug 1883	Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	1. Columbus Washington Widner,   b. 26 May 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jul 1962  (Age 78 years) + 2. James Rosco Widener,   b. 20 Jun 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Aug 1976  (Age 90 years) + 3. Mary Ann Widner,   b. 8 Aug 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Mar 1983  (Age 94 years) + 4. Emma Jane Widner,   b. 13 May 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Nov 1979  (Age 89 years) + 5. Lydia Alice Widner,   b. 19 Feb 1892, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 May 1972  (Age 80 years)   6. Ethel Widner,   b. Jan 1895, Tennessee + 7. Rosa Widner,   b. 18 Feb 1897, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Dec 1945, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F43877	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Melissa Adeline Nelson,   b. 20 Sep 1872, Haywood, North Carolina ,   d. 19 Aug 1947, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1902	Knox County, Tennessee   [9]
  Children	1. Raymond Widner,   b. 25 Feb 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Dec 1938  (Age 33 years) + 2. Joseph Sherman "Joe" Widener,   b. 16 Oct 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Aug 1988  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F63209	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Jun 1861 - Knox County, Tennessee Married - 23 Aug 1883 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 30 Oct 1902 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - - Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 21 Jun 1978. Mary Widener Burnett obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 19 Aug 1947. Melissa Adeline Johnson obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 7 Aug 1976. James Roscoe Widener obituary [S112] Census, 1880. Name: John A. Widner Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: District 15, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 18 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Works On Farm Race (Original): W Ethnicity: American Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Birth Date: 1862 Spouse's Name: Spouse's Birthplace: Father's Name: John H. Widner Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Mother's Name: Sarah J. Widner Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Page: 342 Page Letter: A Entry Number: 22 Affiliate Film Number: T9-1265 GS Film number: 1255265 Digital Folder Number: 004244595 Image Number: 00689 Household Gender Age Birthplace Self John H. Widner M 53 Tennessee, United States Wife Sarah J. Widner F 38 Tennessee, United States Son Samuel H. Widner M 20 Tennessee, United States Son John A. Widner M 18 Tennessee, United States Daughter Martha J. Widner F 16 Tennessee, United States Daughter Sarah F. Widner F 10 Tennessee, United States Daughter Nancy E. Widner F 7 Tennessee, United States Son Joseph S. Widner M 2 Tennessee, United States [S112] Census, 1900. Name: John A Widner Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 87 Civil District 15, Knox, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Jun 1862 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Years Married: 17 Marriage Year (Estimated): 1883 Mother of how many children: Number of Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 11 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 188 Reference ID: 8 GS Film number: 1241583 Digital Folder Number: 004118970 Image Number: 00257 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John A Widner M 38 Tennessee Wife Eliza B Widner F 34 Tennessee Son Columbus W Widner M 16 Tennessee Son James R Widner M 14 Tennessee Daughter Mary A Widner F 12 Tennessee Daughter Emma J Widner F 10 Tennessee Daughter Lida E Widner F 8 Tennessee Daughter Ethel Widner F 5 Tennessee Daughter Rosie Widner F 3 Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 67680444). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: John H Widener Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 27 Aug 1858 Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Sarah J Bean Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: GS Film number: 1205076 Digital Folder Number: 004538936 Image Number: 00669 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: John A. Widner Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Martha E. Johnson Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 23 Aug 1883 Event Place: , Sevier, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51968-1 System Origin: Tennessee-VR GS Film number: 969965 Reference ID: 2:DQFG52 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: John A Widener Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 30 Oct 1902 Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States Age: 40 Birth Year (Estimated): 1862 Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Lizzie Nelson Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1876 Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 747 GS Film number: 1020965 Digital Folder Number: 004538820 Image Number: 00198