b. 11 Oct 1891, Blount County, Tennessee, cause of death: Car accident, occupation, housewife, m. 17 Aug 1912, in Blount County, Tennessee, Odis McDonell, b. 10 Mar 1889, Blount County, Tennessee, (son of Henry Franklin McDonell and Eliza Jane Hall) cause of death: cancer, d. 17 Feb 1974, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tennessee. Beulah died 15 Oct 1971, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tennessee.
Beulah was a wonderful Christian mother, housewife, and a friend to all. Odis: When Odes 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.
b. 25 Mar 1894, Blount County, Tennessee, m. 31 Aug 1922, in Blount County, Tennessee, Deva Best, b. 27 Jul 1900, Blount County, Tennessee, (daughter of Caleb Best and Mary E. Carpenter) d. 12 Nov 1995, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, 16 Nov 1995, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tennessee. James died 17 Dec 1982, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Blount County.
Roy served in Co. B. 15 M.G., Bn., during WWI. He farmed on his dad's homeplace, 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, occupation, Waggoner Insurance, m. 5 Jun 1948, in Blount County, Tennessee, Edward D. Compton, occupation, ALCOA.
196. iii Homer Ray White b. 14 Oct 1929.
b. 13 Dec 1896, Blount County, Tennessee, m. 21 Feb 1920, in Blount County, Tennessee, Agnes Delores Long, b. 11 May 1900, Blount County, Tennessee, (daughter of Houston Elexander Long and Margaret (Maggie) Estella Smith). William died 18 Sep 1972, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, 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, m. 25 Feb 1926, in Blount County, Tennessee, Ada Mae Tuck, b. 18 Mar 1907, Blount County, Tennessee, (daughter of Will Tuck and Lillie thompson) d. 22 Sep 1994, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Blount County. Ollie died 16 Sep 1988, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Blount County.
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, m. 31 Jan 1925, in Blount County, Tennessee, George Jefferson (Jeff) Hughes, b. 23 Oct 1900, Blount County, Tennessee, (son of John Hughes and Mary Patton) d. 25 Jun 1963, Crossville, Tennessee, buried, City Cemetery, Crossville, Tennessee. Myrtle died 19 Jul 1984, Crossville, Tennessee, buried, City Cemetery, Crossville, Tennessee.
George: 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, 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. ?? Oct 1928, Blount County, Tennessee, d. abt. 1928, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Old Piney Grove Cemetery, Maryville, Tn.
iv Elmo Zoller Hughes b. 18 Dec 1931, 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, m. 2 May 1908, in Blount County, Tennessee, Eliza Jane Whitehead
, b. 6 Oct 1883, Blount County, Tennessee, d. 28 Nov 1960, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Old Piney Grove Cemetery, Maryville, Tn. Manson died 4 May 1956, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Old Piney Grove Cemetery, Maryville, Tn.
Children:
209. i Ada Hall b. 25 Feb 1909.
ii Algie Hall b. 23 Aug 1914, Blount County, Tennessee, m. 19 Feb 1954, in Blount County, Tennessee, Raymond Galyon, b. Abt. 1911, Blount County, Tennessee, occupation, Carpenter and Farmer., d. Abt. 1989, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Old Piney Grove Cemetery, Blount County.
b. 3 Jan 1883, Blount County, Tennessee, m. 23 Feb 1907, in Blount County, Tennessee, Sarah Patience Long, b. 28 Feb 1887, Blount County, Tennessee, (daughter of William Shaffer Long and Mary Jane (Cottontail) Russell) d. 27 Mar 1974, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Old Piney Grove Cemetery, Blount County. Malory died 26 Apr 1954, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Old Piney Grove Cemetery, Blount County.
Children:
210. i Willie Robert Hall
b. 9 May 1885, Blount County, Tennessee, m. 25 May 1912, in Blount County, Tennessee, Emma Russell, b. 18 Oct 1893, Blount County, Tennessee, (daughter of James Anderson Russell and Rebecca Ann Nuchols) d. 13 Jan 1917, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Old Piney Grove Cemetery, Blount County. Alsop died 9 Apr 1937, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Old Piney Grove Cemetery, Blount County.
( In Edith B. Little's book of Blount County Cemeteries, the date given for his death is 1917).
Children:
211. i Merle Christine Hall b. 8 Jul 1913.
b. 31 Dec 1890, Blount County, Tennessee, m. (1) divorced, Isaac Fisher, m. (2) 4 Sep 1922, in Blount County, Tennessee, Gilford Cam Brown, b. 17 Aug 1888, Blount County, Tennessee, occupation, N.C. Pvt Co D 120th Inf, d. 22 Mar 1960, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Blount County. Nellie died 14 Mar 1970, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Blount County.
Children by Isaac Fisher:
i Elsie Fisher b. 7 Nov 1913, Blount County, Tennessee. When Nellie and Isaac seperated, 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, Blount County, Tennessee, m. Margorie Billings
b. 1 Jan 1880, Blount County, Tennessee, m. 1 Feb. 1907, in Blount County, George Bleve Kerr. Laura died 3 Feb. 1963, in Blount County, Tennessee.
Children:
i Lloyd Kerr b. 13 Dec. 1907.
ii Florence Kerr .
iii Linton Kerr b. 16 Jan. 1913.
b. 8 Oct. 1882, Blount County, Tennessee, m. (1) 24 Jun. 1906, in Blount County, Effie Raser, m. (2) Ida Simerly Long , m. (3) Julia Renfro . Ota died 14 May. 1958, in Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee.
Children:
i Thelma Lee Feezell.
ii Grace Gertrude Feezell .
iii Paul Herman Feezell .
iv Ralph Lester Feezell b. 14 Sep. 1913, d. 27 Jul 1944, in Guam.
v Edith Elaine Feezell .
vi Edgar Curtis Feezell .
vii Irene Elizabeth Feezell .
viii Florence Ruth Feezell .
b. 8 Sep. 1886, m. Nettie Hope. Lee died 15 Jan. 1971, in Decatur, Meigs County, Tennessee.
Children:
i Samuel Lee Feezell.
ii Elizabeth Hope Feezell .
iii Mary Grace Feezell .
b. 25 Aug. 1889, in Blount County, Tennessee, m. (1) 24 Dec. 1905, in Blount County Ira Tobe Tuck, m (2) Walter Grindstaff (see number 86 below). Bertha died 12 Dec. 1954, in Loudon County, Tennessee.
Children by Ira Tobe Tuck:
i Carrie Lee Tuck b. 4 Mar. 1907, m. Ernest Giles. Carrie died 20 Jan. 1993.
ii Edith Melinda Tuck b. 17 Aug. 1915, d. 25 Oct 1992.
iii George Hobart Tuck b. 29 Jul. 1909, m. (1) Gladys Mae Williams, m. (2) Greta Crawley, m. (3) Ressie Kerr. George died 21 Dec. 1969.
iv James Harold Tuck b. 17 Jul. 1912, d. 12 Sep. 1928.
v Alma Irene Tuck b. 27 Jun. 1918, d. 1940.
vi Violet Tuck.
b. 19 May. 1895, in Blount County, Tennessee, m. Grace Drake. John died 29 Jul. 1954, in Decatur, Meigs County, Tennessee.
Children:
i Wayne Feezell.
212a. ii Glenn Jewell Feezell b. 7 May 1922.
iii Velda (Babe) Feezell m. (1) Ben Murphy, m. (2) Paul Guffey, Jr..
212b. iv Julia Wynell Feezell.
b. 13 Jun 1897, Blount County, Tennessee, m. Eva E. Best, b. 27 Jul 1900, Blount County, Tennessee, (daughter of Caleb Best and Mary E. Carpenter) d. 16 Apr 1980, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Blount County. George died Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Blount County.
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:
213. i Alvin Edison Feezell
214. ii Horace Edgar Feezell
iii Rose Marie Feezell b. Kingston, Roane County, Tennessee, m. (1) in California, Norris Blodgett, m. (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.
215. iv Vada Imogene Feezell
216. v Donald Ray Feezell
b. 5 Dec. 1900, in Blount County, Tennessee, m. Geneva Sherill. Dewey died 21 Aug. 1978, in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Children:
216a. i Wanda Gail Feezell
216b. ii Dewey Sherrill Feezell.
b. 26 May 1887, Blount County, Tennessee, m. Minnie Collins Brooks, b. Blount County, Tennessee, d. Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Old Piney Grove Cemetery, Blount County. Delve died 23 Jul 1973, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Old Piney Grove Cemetery, Blount County.
Children:
i Jimmy Grindstaff
ii Lequeid Grindstaff
b. 2 Jun 1890, Blount County, Tennessee, m. (1) Bertha Mae Feezell(see number 83d above), b. 25 Aug 1889, Blount County, Tennessee, (daughter of George Washington Snider Feezell and Nancy Elizabeth White) d. 12 Dec 1954, Blount County, Tennessee, m. (2) Della Hall
Children by Della Hall:
i Rosemary Grindstaff
b. 3 Jan 1889, Blount County, Tennessee, m. Rhoda Alice Lawson, b. 11 May 1881, Blount County, Tennessee, d. 3 Oct 1961, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tennessee. John died 18 Mar 1974, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, 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, d. 29 Dec., 2005 in Blount County Tennessee. Carl was buried 31 Dec., 2005 at Grandview Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.Taken from the Maryville, Daily Times Newspaper
Noted musician, WGAP salesman William Carl Wells dies at 89
2005-12-30
William Carl Wells of Maryville, noted as a musician and for his radio career, died Thursday at Blount Memorial Hospital at age 89. He was a salesman with WGAP radio for 52 years and performed on the station's ``Piano Informalities'' show. He and Ruthie Beaver both sang and played piano on the show.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as sergeant major for the prisoner-of-war camp at Camp Shelby in Mississippi. He was a graduate of Maryville College and a member of Maryville First United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, J.L. ``Lennie'' and Rhoda Alice Lawson Wells and brother, J. Lloyd Wells.
Survivors include his nephew and wife, John and Lavone Wells of McDonough, Ga.; cousins, Mose Waters of Maryville, Bobbie Westling of Orange, Calif., Helen Sullivan and Bud Waters, both of Maryville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Abbott and Pastors Brenda and Larry Carroll officiating. Interment will follow in Grandview Cemetery.
b. 14 Feb 1901, Blount County, Tennessee, m. Robert Archibald Davis, b. Blount County, Tennessee, (son of Andrew Boyd Davis and Margaret Jane (Jennie) Hitch). Minnie died 21 Nov 1994, Moorepark, California, buried, 26 Nov 1994, Moorepark United Methodist Church.
Children:
218. i Roberta Mae (Bobbie) Davis
b. 26 Jun 1905, Blount County, Tennessee, m. James Enoch Waters, Jr., b. 15 Aug 1905, Blount County, Tennessee, (son of James Enoch Waters and Fannie Anna Lutisha Maude White) d. 19 Oct 1953, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Maryville, Tn. Nannie died 27 May 1982, Blount County, Tennessee.
Children:
i William Max Waters b. 2 Feb 1931, Blount County, Tennessee, d. 3 Sep 1972, Blount County, Tennessee.
ii Mary Lynn Waters b. ABT. 1936, Blount County, Tennessee, occupation, Vice President of Bank, m. Richard Hancox. Mary died 16 May 1995, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, 19 May 1995, Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Maryville, Tn.
iii Helen Waters b. Blount County, Tennessee, m. ???? Sullivan
iv Wells Waters b. Blount County, Tennessee.
v James "Bud" Waters b. Blount County, Tennessee.
219. vi Samuel Enoch Waters b. Abt. 1942.
vii Mose Waters b. Blount County, Tennessee.
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