James Alexander Myers^[1]

1871 - 1951  (80 years)

• Name	James Alexander Myers
  Born	7 Sep 1871	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Oct 1951	Grainger County, Tennessee
  Buried	Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I54244	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Thomas Richard Myers,   b. 26 Oct 1850, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Mar 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Malinda Elizabeth McFalls,   b. 18 May 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1923, Grainger County, Tennessee  (Age 65 years)
  Married	1869	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F12259	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Theodocia Elizabeth Cable,   b. 25 Aug 1881, Hazel Creek, Swaine, North Carolina ,   d. 12 Jul 1969  (Age 87 years)
  Married	Hazel Creek, Swaine, North Carolina
  Children	+ 1. Lettie Edith Myers,   b. 6 Mar 1902, Hazel Creek, Swain County, North Carolina ,   d. 8 Jul 1983  (Age 81 years) + 2. Joel Ellis Myers,   b. 1 Apr 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Mar 1982  (Age 77 years)   3. Pearl Myers + 4. Violet Cardelia Myers,   b. 12 Nov 1909, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Dec 1994  (Age 85 years) + 5. Lula Myers,   b. 3 Jul 1913, Tennessee   6. Alice Myers   7. Ruby Myers   8. Roy Myers
  Headstones		Myers James A. Elizabeth Sept. 7, 1871 Aug. 25, 1881 Oct. 19, 1951 July 12, 1969
  Family ID	F20031	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Sep 1871 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 10 Oct 1951 - Grainger County, Tennessee Buried - - Tudor 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

  James moved his family to Grainger County, Tennessee after the government bought their land for part of the Smoky Mountain National Park. Note from research of Reta Keene Westfall: "Lizzie's grandfather Cable was a brother to Jimmy's mother. They moved to Grainger County, Tennessee, after the government bought their land for part of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. During the depression Jimmy said, "We will never starve, as we will always have fish, coffee and cabbage". Note surnames of his family. Lula married Elmer Fish, Ruby married Joe Coffee and Roy mary Mary Cabbage. ---------- Reference: Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 199, 226, 258.

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Blount County, District 15, 215D. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 564.