75. Beulah Gertrude Whiteb. 11 Oct 1891, Blount County, Tennessee. She died 15 Oct 1971 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. Beulah married 17 Aug 1912, in Blount County, Tennessee, Odis McDonell, (son of Henry Franklin McDonell and Eliza Jane Hall). He was born 10 Mar 1889, in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 17 Feb 1974 in Blount County, Tennessee. Odis was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
Beulah was a wonderful Christian mother, housewife, and a friend to all. Odis: When Odis was baptized into Six Mile Baptist Church, at the age of 13, they had to break the ice on the mill pond near the church and school, in order to get in the water. He later joined Piney Grove Baptist Church, where he was a trustee several years, and also a deacon of the church until his death. Odes was first a saw mill hand, a farmer, and for years, a carpenter, doing finish work in Blount County, and surrounding counties.
Children:
i Allie Edna McDonell b. 19 Jul 1913, Blount County, Tennessee, m. 26 Dec 1956, in Blount County, Tennessee, William Elihu Morris, b. 16 Sep 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee, d. 5 Apr 1986, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tennessee.
When Edna was small, her parents moved to Binfield, and lived on the Jake Lane place for six weeks. Her mother said the sun never rose nor set in the right place all that time. The family then moved into a log cabin up the side of Chilhowee Mountain, on land belonging to Edna's grandparents, Henry F. and Eliza Jane Hall McDonell.
After living there for a while, the family moved back into the same house where Edna was born. Edna began school at Blockhouse, in the fall of 1920, where she had a chart class. That same year, her dad built a home in the Oakhurst Addition, on Jett Hill, off Old Knoxville Pike.
In January, 1921, Edna began school at Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Plainfield School). When Everett High School opened in 1922, she entered there in the second grade. On Christmas Day, 1925, Edna and her parents moved to Long Hollow. She began Alnwick School in January, 1926, and made new friends. After completing the 8th grade there, she returned to Everett, in 1929, to began high school. On April 23. 1931, she and her parents moved to a home on Wilkerson Pike, where she still resides.
76. James Roy White
b. 25 Mar 1894, Blount County, Tennessee. James died 17 Dec 1982 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. Roy married 31 Aug 1922, in Blount County, Tennessee, Deva Best, (daughter of Caleb Best and Mary E. Carpenter). She was born 27 Jul 1900, Blount County, Tennessee, and died 12 Nov 1995 in Blount County, Tennessee. Deva was buried 16 Nov 1995 in Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
Roy served in Co. B. 15 M.G., Bn., during WWI. He farmed on his dad's home place, which he had inherited from his parents, and retired from ALCOA. He was also a Deacon for Pilgram Baptist Church.
Children:
195. i Elmer Lee White b. 19 Jul 1923.
ii Dorothy Mae (Dot) White b. 15 Jul 1926, Blount County, Tennessee, and died 18 Jan 2005 in Blount County, Tennessee. Dot was buried at Grandview Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. She married 5 Jun 1948, in Blount County, Tennessee, Edward D. Compton.
196. iii Homer Ray White b. 14 Oct 1929.
b. 13 Dec 1896, Blount County, Tennessee. He died 18 Sep 1972 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. William married 21 Feb 1920, in Blount County, Tennessee, Agnes Delores Long, (daughter of Houston Alexander Long and Margaret (Maggie) Estella Smith). She was born 11 May 1900, in Blount County, Tennessee.
Children:
197. i Margaret White b. 27 Oct 1920.
198. ii Mary Ruth White b. 30 Jul 1922.
199. iii Lawrence Edward White b. 15 Jul 1924.
200. iv John Leonard (Lennie) White b. 5 Feb 1927.
201. v Edica Unita White b. 9 Oct 1930.
202. vi Virgil Joe (V.J.) White b. 28 Jan 1933.
203. vii Oren Glenn White b. 28 Sep 1940.
b. 15 Aug 1899, Blount County, Tennessee. He died 16 Sep 1988 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. Ollie married 25 Feb 1926 in Blount County, Tennessee, Ada Mae Tuck, (daughter of Will Tuck and Lilly Thompson) She was born 18 Mar 1907 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 22 Sep 1994 in Blount County, Tennessee. Ada was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
Ollie and Ada operated White's Grocery Store, at the corner of Duncan Road and Wilkerson Pike.
Children:
204. i Wanda Jean White b. 26 Dec 1926.
205. ii Norma Oleen White b. 30 Mar 1934.
b. 9 Feb 1902, Blount County, Tennessee. She died 19 Jul 1984 in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, and was buried in City Cemetery, Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee. Myrtle married 31 Jan 1925, in Blount County, Tennessee, George Jefferson (Jeff) Hughes, (son of John Hughes and Mary Patton). He was born 23 Oct 1900, in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 25 Jun 1963 in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee. George was buried in City Cemetery, Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee.
While the girls were still small, Jeff moves his family to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where he went to work. After being ill for some time, he moved the family to Crossville. He asked the Lord to let him live until his children finished high school. The Lord blessed their home, and Jeff spent quite some time there with his family, before his death.
Children:
i Juanita June Hughes b. 24 Oct 1925, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. As of 1995, Juanita was at a home in Kentucky. She never married.
206. ii Wanda Marie Hughes b. 9 Oct 1926.
iii Ruth Louise Hughes b. October 1928 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died abt 1928 in Blount County, Tennessee. Ruth was buried in Old Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
iv Elmo Zoller Hughes b. 18 Dec 1931 in Blount County, Tennessee. Elmo never married, and lives near Louisville, Kentucky.
207. v Rosemary Hughes b. 29 Aug 1936.
208. vi Sonja LaRue Hughes b. 12 Sep 1938.
b. 18 Sep 1880, Blount County, Tennessee. He died 4 May 1956 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Old Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. Manson married 2 May 1908, in Blount County, Tennessee, Eliza Jane Whitehead, (daughter of Isaac Taylor Whitehead and Mary Lucinda Teffeteller). She was born 6 Oct 1883 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 28 Nov 1960, in Blount County, Tennessee. Eliza was buried in Old Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Children:
209. i. Ada Hall b. 25 Feb 1909.
ii. Algie Hall b. 23 Aug 1914 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 17 May 2004, in Colonial Hills Nursing Home, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. She was buried in Old Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. Algie married 19 Feb 1954 in Blount County, Tennessee, Raymond Galyon, (daughter of James P. Morton Galyon and Mary Ellen Graves). He was born 13 Dec 1911 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 30 May 1989 in Blount County, Tennessee. Raymond was buried in Old Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
b. 3 Jan 1883, Blount County, Tennessee. He died 26 Apr 1954 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Old Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. Malory married 23 Feb 1907 in Blount County, Tennessee, Sarah Patience Long, (daughter of William Shaffer Long and Mary Jane (Cottontail) Russell). She was born 28 Feb 1887 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 27 Mar 1974 in Blount County, Tennessee. Patience was buried in Old Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Children:
b. 9 May 1885 in Blount County, Tennessee. He died 9 Apr 1937 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Old Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. Alsop married 25 May 1912, in Blount County, Tennessee, Emma Russell, (daughter of James Anderson Russell and Rebecca Ann Nuchols). She was born 18 Oct 1893 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 13 Jan 1917, in Blount County, Tennessee. Emma was buried in Old Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. ( In Edith B. Little's book of Blount County Cemeteries, the date given for Alsop's death is 1917).
Children:
211. i Merle Christine Hall b. 8 Jul 1913.
b. 31 Dec 1890 in Blount County, Tennessee. She died 14 Mar 1970 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee. Nellie married (1) 11 Feb 1911 in Blount County, Tennessee, Isaac Fisher. He was born abt 1899. They later divorced. Nellie married (2) 4 Sep 1922, in Blount County, Tennessee, Gilford Cam Brown, (son of Joel H. Brown and Hannah L. E. (Brown)). He was born 17 Aug 1888 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 22 Mar 1960 in Blount County, Tennessee. Gilford was buried in Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee.
Children by Isaac Fisher:
i. Elsie Fisher b. 7 Nov 1913 in Blount County, Tennessee. When Nellie and Isaac separated, Isaac took Elsie and nothing else is known about her, at least at this time.
212. ii. Hazel Fisher b. 17 Mar 1916.
Children by Gilford Cam Brown
iii. Estell Brown b. 28 Dec 1928 in Blount County, Tennessee. He married Marjorie Billings
b. 1 Jan 1880 in Blount County, Tennessee. She died 3 Feb 1963 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Carpenter's Campground United Methodist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. Laura married 3 Feb 1907, in Blount County, Tennessee, George Bleve Kerr, (son of William H. Kerr and Margaret T. Gurley). He was born 24 Jan 1878 in Tennessee, and died 18 Jan 1955 in Blount County, Tennessee. George was buried in Carpenter's Campground United Methodist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Children:
212aa. i. Lloyd Oliver Kerr b. 13 Dec 1907.
212ab. ii. Roscoe Linton Kerr b. 16 Jan 1913.
b. 8 Oct 1882 in Blount County, Tennessee. He died 14 May 1958 in Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee. Ot married (1) 24 Jun 1906, in Blount County, Effie Raser. Ota married (2) Julia Renfro .
Children:
i. Thelma Lee Feezell b. 3 May 1907 in Blount County, Tennessee.
ii. Grace Gertrude Feezell b. 6 Dec 1908 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 9 Jan 1991.
iii. Paul Herman Feezell b. 10 Apr 1911 in Blount County, Tennessee.
iv. Ralph Lester Feezell b. 14 Sep 1913 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was killed in action 27 Jul 1944, in Guam. Ralph is buried in Punchbowl National Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii.
v. Edith Elaine Feezell b. 25 May 1916 in Meigs County, Tennessee.
vi. Edgar Curtis Feezell b 22 Dec 1918, and died 26 May 1969.
vii. Irene Elizabeth Feezell b 5 Feb 1922 in Meigs County, Tennessee.
viii. Florence Ruth Feezell . b abt 1925 in Roane County, Tennessee.
b. 8 Sep 1886. He died 15 Jan 1971 in Decatur, Meigs County, Tennessee. Lee married Nettie Hope.
Children:
i. Samuel Lee Feezell.
ii. Elizabeth Hope Feezell.
iii. Mary Grace Feezell.
b. 25 Aug 1889 in Blount County, Tennessee. She died 12 Dec 1954, in Loudon County, Tennessee, and she was buried in Corinth Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee. Bertha married (1) 24 Dec 1905, in Blount County, Tennessee, Ira Tobe Tuck, (son of Moses Robert Tuck and Melinda Jane Hinton). He was born 25 Feb 1887 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 28 Dec 1941 in Loudon, Loudon County, Tennessee. Ira was buried in Corinth Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee.
Children:
212ac. i. Carrie Lee Tuck b. 4 Mar 1907.
212ad. ii. George Hobart Tuck b. 29 Jul 1909.
iii James Harold Tuck b. 17 Jul 1912 in Blount County, and died 12 Sep 1928 in Loudon, Loudon County, Tennessee. James was buried in Corinth Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee.
iv Edith Melinda Tuck b. 17 Aug 1915 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 25 Oct 1992 in Loudon, Loudon County, Tennessee. She married Kermit Rowe. He was born 24 Nov 1924 in Loudon County, Tennessee, and died in December 1974, in Loudon, Loudon County, Tennessee.
v Alma Irene Tuck b. 27 Jun 1918 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 17 Jun 1940 in Loudon County, Tennessee. He was buried in Corinth Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee.
vi Violet Tuck b. 27 Sep 1924 in Loudon, Loudon County, Tennessee, and died 9 Dec 1996 in Loudon, Loudon County, Tennessee.
b. 19 May 1895 in Blount County, Tennessee. He died 29 Jul 1954 in Decatur, Meigs County, Tennessee. John married Grace Drake.
Children:
i. Wayne Feezell.
212a. ii. Glenn Jewell Feezell b. 7 May 1922.
iii. Velda (Babe) Feezell. She married (1) Ben Murphy. Velda married (2) Paul Guffey Jr.
212b. iv. Julia Wynell Feezell.
b. 13 Jun 1897 in Blount County, Tennessee. He died in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee. George married 15 Jun 1919 in Blount County, Tennessee, Eva E. Best, (daughter of Caleb Best and Mary E. Carpenter). She was born 27 Jul 1900 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 16 Apr 1980 in Blount County, Tennessee. Eva was buried in Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee.
After their marriage, George and Eva moved to Kingston, Tennessee, and did truck farming until TVA dammed the river which ran by their farm. They returned to Blount County, and George worked for ALCOA for a short time, then for Home Beneficial Insurance. He was well known in the Maryville area as an insurance salesman. They both enjoyed gardening and traveling.
Children:
iii. Rose Marie Feezell b. in Kingston, Roane County, Tennessee. She married (1) in California, Norris Blodgett., Rose married (2) in California, Robert Speakman. Marie lived and worked in California for a number of years. She returned to Tennessee, and retired from Martin Marietta, Oak Ridge. She now lives at the old home place in Maryville.
b. 5 Dec 1900 in Blount County, Tennessee. He died 21 Aug 1978, in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee. Dewey married Geneva Sherill.
Children:
216b. ii. Dewey Sherrill Feezell.
b. 26 May 1887 in Blount County, Tennessee. He died 23 Jul 1973 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Old Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. Delve married 17 May 1928 in Blount County, Tennessee, Minnie Collins Brooks. She was born 1 Jan 1893 in Florida, and died in November, 1980 in Blount County, Tennessee. Minnie was buried in Old Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Children:
i Jimmy Grindstaff
ii Lequeid Grindstaff
b. 2 Jun 1890 in Blount County, Tennessee. He died 27 Nov 1976 in Riverside, Riverside County, California. Walter married (1) Della Hall. He married (2) Bertha McDonell, (daughter of James Arthur McDonell and Mary Catherine Hall). She was born 9 Nov 1890 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 13 Dec 1977 in Blount County, Tennessee.
Children by Della Hall:
i Rosemary Grindstaff
87. John Leonard (Lennie) Wells
b. 3 Jan 1889 in Blount County, Tennessee. He died 18 Mar 1974 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. Lennie married 20 Jan 1909, Rhoda Alice Lawson, (daughter of Thomas Jefferson Lawson and Leah Elizabeth McCambell). She was born 11 May 1881 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died 3 Oct 1961, in Blount County, Tennessee. Rhoda was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
Children:
217. i. J. Lloyd Wells b. 28 Apr 1913, in Blount County, Tennessee.
ii William Carl Wells b. 25 Feb 1916 in Blount County, Tennessee. He died 29 Dec 2005 in Blount County Tennessee. Carl was buried 31 Dec 2005 at Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
Taken from the Maryville, Daily Times Newspaper
Noted musician, WGAP salesman William Carl Wells dies at 89
2005-12-30
87a. Margaret Magnolia Wells
