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Bertha Trula Smelcer

Female 1906 - 1996  (89 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bertha Trula Smelcer was born 28 Jun 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1996; was buried 22 Feb 1996, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    References:
    "The Mountain Press", Bertha Trula (Smelcer) Brown obituary.
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.

    Bertha — Lloyd Jackson Brown, Sr.. Lloyd (son of Samuel A. Brown and Mary "Polly" Whaley) was born 15 Sep 1900, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1986; was buried Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Richard Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jan 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jan 1953, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Jan 1953, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Martha Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Apr 1928, Tennessee; died 22 Apr 2015; was buried 25 Apr 2015, Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Mack Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Dec 1929, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 2011; was buried 17 Jun 2011, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Luther Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Feb 1932, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Jan 2003, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Feb 2003, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Wilma Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Dec 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1996, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 7. Dorothy Jean Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jun 1936, Tennessee; died 9 Jan 2018; was buried 12 Jan 2018, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 8. Edna Mae Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Aug 1938, Tennessee; died 7 Oct 2014; was buried 13 Oct 2014, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 9. Lloyd Brown, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Sep 1942; died 9 Dec 2006, Seymour, Tennessee; was buried 12 Dec 2006, Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    9. 10. Josie Ann Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Dec 1946.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Richard Brown Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bertha1) was born 27 Jan 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jan 1953, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Jan 1953, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    References:
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.
    "The Mountain Press", Bertha Trula (Smelcer) Brown obituary.

    Richard married Josie Lee Lafollette 11 Jul 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee. Josie (daughter of Oda Lee Lafollette and Beatrice Gertalee Parrott) was born 1928. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Linda Sue Brown  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Martha BrownMartha Brown Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bertha1) was born 27 Apr 1928, Tennessee; died 22 Apr 2015; was buried 25 Apr 2015, Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.
    "The Mountain Press", Bertha Trula (Smelcer) Brown obituary.

    Martha married Robert Ray Ramsey 6 Aug 1945, Sevier County, Tennessee. Robert (son of John Houk Ramsey and Michael E. Kernel) was born 29 Jun 1924, Pittman Center, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Aug 1989; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Bertha Jean Ramsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jan 1947.
    2. 13. Johnny Lee Ramsey  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. Mary Jane Ramsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jan 1952; died 30 Nov 2016; was buried 3 Dec 2016, Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 15. James David Ramsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Aug 1954.
    5. 16. Robert Ray Ramsey, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Mack BrownMack Brown Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bertha1) was born 26 Dec 1929, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 2011; was buried 17 Jun 2011, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.
    "The Mountain Press", Bertha Trula (Smelcer) Brown obituary.

    Mack — Bonnie Ogle. Bonnie (daughter of Arlie Walter Ogle and Ailene Rudd) was born 21 Aug 1936; died 13 Jun 2017; was buried 17 Jun 2017, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Michael Dwayne Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Aug 1955, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Oct 2005, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Nov 2005, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 18. Diana Gale Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Nov 1959.

  4. 5.  Luther Brown Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bertha1) was born 10 Feb 1932, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Jan 2003, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Feb 2003, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.
    "The Mountain Press", Bertha Trula (Smelcer) Brown obituary.

    Luther — Mildred. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Larry Luther Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 May 1958.

  5. 6.  Wilma Brown Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bertha1) was born 4 Dec 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1996, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.
    "The Mountain Press", Bertha Trula (Smelcer) Brown obituary.

    Wilma — Kenneth Melvin Colburn. (son of John Colburn and Derrell Yasko) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Donna Lynn Colburn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Mar 1957.
    2. 21. Kenneth Ray "Ken" Colburn  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Dorothy Jean Brown Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bertha1) was born 6 Jun 1936, Tennessee; died 9 Jan 2018; was buried 12 Jan 2018, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.
    "The Mountain Press", Bertha Trula (Smelcer) Brown obituary.

    Dorothy married Charles Thomas Loveday 7 Jun 1954, Sevier County, Tennessee. Charles (son of Isaac Hollis Loveday and Winnie Ruth Russell) was born 18 Oct 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 1992; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Harold Edward Loveday  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Feb 1957.
    2. 23. Charlene Anita Loveday  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Dec 1958.
    3. 24. Wayne Earl Loveday  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Mar 1963.
    4. 25. Gary Lee Loveday  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Sep 1969.

  7. 8.  Edna Mae BrownEdna Mae Brown Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bertha1) was born 8 Aug 1938, Tennessee; died 7 Oct 2014; was buried 13 Oct 2014, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 161.
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.
    "The Mountain Press", Bertha Trula (Smelcer) Brown obituary.

    Edna — Ralph Randal Bohanan. Ralph (son of Oscar Boyd Bohanan and Jettie Sylvia Cook) was born 2 Feb 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 2006, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Jun 2006, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Eddie Bohanan  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Deborah Ann Bohanan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jul 1963; died 20 Feb 2014; was buried 3 Mar 2014, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  8. 9.  Lloyd Brown, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bertha1) was born 11 Sep 1942; died 9 Dec 2006, Seymour, Tennessee; was buried 12 Dec 2006, Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.
    "The Mountain Press", Bertha Trula (Smelcer) Brown obituary.

    Lloyd — Viola Pickens. Viola (daughter of Thomas M. "Tom" Pickens and Grace Viola Latham) was born 1 Apr 1941. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Tim Brown  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 29. Tammy Dalene Brown  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 10.  Josie Ann Brown Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bertha1) was born 12 Dec 1946.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.
    "The Mountain Press", Bertha Trula (Smelcer) Brown obituary.

    Josie married Charles Edward Leatherwood 4 Apr 1969, Sevier County, Tennessee. Charles was born 5 Oct 1946. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Linda Sue Brown Descendancy chart to this point (2.Richard2, 1.Bertha1)

    Linda married Norman N. Cooper Abt 1968. Norman was born 15 Mar 1941; died 1 May 2011; was buried 6 May 2011, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Shaun Norman Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 12.  Bertha Jean Ramsey Descendancy chart to this point (3.Martha2, 1.Bertha1) was born 26 Jan 1947.

    Bertha married James Roy Hurst 12 Jun 1976, Sevier County, Tennessee. James was born 9 Jul 1948. [Group Sheet]


  3. 13.  Johnny Lee Ramsey Descendancy chart to this point (3.Martha2, 1.Bertha1)

    Johnny — Belinda Sue. [Group Sheet]


  4. 14.  Mary Jane Ramsey Descendancy chart to this point (3.Martha2, 1.Bertha1) was born 9 Jan 1952; died 30 Nov 2016; was buried 3 Dec 2016, Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Mary married Judson "Doc" Caughron, III 16 Feb 1973, Sevier County, Tennessee. Judson (son of Judson Caughron, Jr. and Anna Flo Hodges) was born 30 Jan 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 2005, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Jun 2005, Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Steven Dale Caughron  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Mar 1974, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1994; was buried Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 32. Wesley Dean Caughron  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Sep 1980; died 20 Sep 1980; was buried Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 33. Daryll Evan Caughron  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 15.  James David Ramsey Descendancy chart to this point (3.Martha2, 1.Bertha1) was born 3 Aug 1954.

    James married Julia Ann Rogers 18 Aug 1973, Sevier County, Tennessee. Julia was born 4 Jan 1955. [Group Sheet]


  6. 16.  Robert Ray Ramsey, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (3.Martha2, 1.Bertha1)

    Robert — Donna Marie. [Group Sheet]

    Robert — Tammy. [Group Sheet]


  7. 17.  Michael Dwayne Brown Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mack2, 1.Bertha1) was born 4 Aug 1955, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Oct 2005, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Nov 2005, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Michael married Mary Ethel Benson 25 Apr 1975, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of George Samuel Benson and Lola Arvagene Duggan) was born 27 Jul 1955. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. William Arlie Brown  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 35. David Michael Brown  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 36. Rachel Maria Brown  Descendancy chart to this point

    Michael — Diana M. Kennedy. (daughter of Jack Kennedy and Betty) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Michelle  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 18.  Diana Gale Brown Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mack2, 1.Bertha1) was born 17 Nov 1959.

    Diana married Johnny Mark Rutledge 26 Oct 1984, Sevier County, Tennessee. Johnny (son of John Clifford "Johnny" Rutledge, Jr. and Sheila Atchley) was born 25 Feb 1961. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 38. Chelsea Mika Rutledge  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 39. Brandon Rutledge  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 19.  Larry Luther Brown Descendancy chart to this point (5.Luther2, 1.Bertha1) was born 19 May 1958.

    Larry married Patricia Ann Manning 21 Nov 1975, Sevier County, Tennessee. Patricia (daughter of John Thomas Manning and Imogene Finchum) was born 10 Oct 1957. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. Kimberly LaShá Brown  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 41. Angela Nicole Brown  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 20.  Donna Lynn Colburn Descendancy chart to this point (6.Wilma2, 1.Bertha1) was born 8 Mar 1957.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.

    Donna — Robert Allen "Bob" Lutjens. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 42. Ian K. Lutjens  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Apr 1984.
    2. 43. Holly Lynn Lutjens  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 21.  Kenneth Ray "Ken" Colburn Descendancy chart to this point (6.Wilma2, 1.Bertha1)

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.

    Kenneth married Jana Denise Watson 20 Aug 2007, Sevier County, Tennessee. (daughter of Johnnie Ozell Watson and Wilma Hodges) [Group Sheet]


  12. 22.  Harold Edward Loveday Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothy2, 1.Bertha1) was born 3 Feb 1957.

  13. 23.  Charlene Anita Loveday Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothy2, 1.Bertha1) was born 24 Dec 1958.

    Charlene married Ricky Lynn Plemons 2 Feb 1980, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 44. Andrea Plemons  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 45. Alex Plemons  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 46. Austin Clark Plemons  Descendancy chart to this point

    Charlene — Matt Teffeteller. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 47. Charles Teffeteller  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 24.  Wayne Earl Loveday Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothy2, 1.Bertha1) was born 6 Mar 1963.

  15. 25.  Gary Lee Loveday Descendancy chart to this point (7.Dorothy2, 1.Bertha1) was born 5 Sep 1969.

    Gary married Kristin Ann Powell 12 Oct 1991, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  16. 26.  Eddie Bohanan Descendancy chart to this point (8.Edna2, 1.Bertha1)

    Eddie — Marilyn. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 48. Adam R. Bohanan  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 49. Lucas Bohanan  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 27.  Deborah Ann BohananDeborah Ann Bohanan Descendancy chart to this point (8.Edna2, 1.Bertha1) was born 26 Jul 1963; died 20 Feb 2014; was buried 3 Mar 2014, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Deborah — Gary Lee Powers. [Group Sheet]


  18. 28.  Tim Brown Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lloyd2, 1.Bertha1)

    Tim — Vickie. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 50. Katie Brown  Descendancy chart to this point

  19. 29.  Tammy Dalene Brown Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lloyd2, 1.Bertha1)

    Tammy married Adam Lorne Woliver 15 Jun 1991, Sevier County, Tennessee. (son of Charles Lindberg Woliver and Dorsey Lou Justice) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 51. Natalie Woliver  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 52. Trey Woliver  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 30.  Shaun Norman Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (11.Linda3, 2.Richard2, 1.Bertha1)

    Shaun married Laura Grey Singleton 2 Jun 2007, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 31.  Steven Dale Caughron Descendancy chart to this point (14.Mary3, 3.Martha2, 1.Bertha1) was born 22 Mar 1974, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1994; was buried Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 32.  Wesley Dean Caughron Descendancy chart to this point (14.Mary3, 3.Martha2, 1.Bertha1) was born 20 Sep 1980; died 20 Sep 1980; was buried Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  4. 33.  Daryll Evan Caughron Descendancy chart to this point (14.Mary3, 3.Martha2, 1.Bertha1)

    Daryll married Sally E. Russell 4 Dec 2010, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 53. Isabella Grace Caughron  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 34.  William Arlie Brown Descendancy chart to this point (17.Michael3, 4.Mack2, 1.Bertha1)

    William — JoBeth. [Group Sheet]


  6. 35.  David Michael Brown Descendancy chart to this point (17.Michael3, 4.Mack2, 1.Bertha1)

    David — Sallie. [Group Sheet]


  7. 36.  Rachel Maria Brown Descendancy chart to this point (17.Michael3, 4.Mack2, 1.Bertha1)

    Rachel married Clint Warren Parton 21 Sep 2003, Sevier County, Tennessee. Clint (son of Bobby Lee Parton and Doris Maxine Noland) was born 6 Sep 1974, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 54. Houston Warren Parton  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 55. Lainey Mae Parton  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 56. Noland Parton  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 37.  Michelle Descendancy chart to this point (17.Michael3, 4.Mack2, 1.Bertha1)

  9. 38.  Chelsea Mika Rutledge Descendancy chart to this point (18.Diana3, 4.Mack2, 1.Bertha1)

    Chelsea married Joshua Aaron "Josh" Barnhart 26 Apr 2014, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  10. 39.  Brandon Rutledge Descendancy chart to this point (18.Diana3, 4.Mack2, 1.Bertha1)

  11. 40.  Kimberly LaShá Brown Descendancy chart to this point (19.Larry3, 5.Luther2, 1.Bertha1)

  12. 41.  Angela Nicole Brown Descendancy chart to this point (19.Larry3, 5.Luther2, 1.Bertha1)

  13. 42.  Ian K. Lutjens Descendancy chart to this point (20.Donna3, 6.Wilma2, 1.Bertha1) was born 20 Apr 1984.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.

    Ian married Danielle Herrick 20 Jan 2003, Pennington County, South Dakota. [Group Sheet]


  14. 43.  Holly Lynn Lutjens Descendancy chart to this point (20.Donna3, 6.Wilma2, 1.Bertha1)

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Wilma (Brown) Colburn obituary.

    Holly married Daniel Roy Rose 16 Apr 2011, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  15. 44.  Andrea Plemons Descendancy chart to this point (23.Charlene3, 7.Dorothy2, 1.Bertha1)

  16. 45.  Alex Plemons Descendancy chart to this point (23.Charlene3, 7.Dorothy2, 1.Bertha1)

  17. 46.  Austin Clark Plemons Descendancy chart to this point (23.Charlene3, 7.Dorothy2, 1.Bertha1)

    Austin married Crystal Gayle Murphy 15 Aug 2015, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  18. 47.  Charles Teffeteller Descendancy chart to this point (23.Charlene3, 7.Dorothy2, 1.Bertha1)

  19. 48.  Adam R. Bohanan Descendancy chart to this point (26.Eddie3, 8.Edna2, 1.Bertha1)

    Adam married Tiffani N. Rayfield 9 Jul 2009, Sevier County, Tennessee. (daughter of Michael Dean "Mike" Rayfield and Kimberly Diane "Kim" Cole) [Group Sheet]


  20. 49.  Lucas Bohanan Descendancy chart to this point (26.Eddie3, 8.Edna2, 1.Bertha1)

  21. 50.  Katie Brown Descendancy chart to this point (28.Tim3, 9.Lloyd2, 1.Bertha1)

  22. 51.  Natalie Woliver Descendancy chart to this point (29.Tammy3, 9.Lloyd2, 1.Bertha1)

  23. 52.  Trey Woliver Descendancy chart to this point (29.Tammy3, 9.Lloyd2, 1.Bertha1)


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