b. 23 Dec 1901, Blount County, Tennessee, m. Dora Hester Boling, b. 15 May 1912, Blount County, Tennessee, d. 28 Mar 1977, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tennessee. John died Blount County, Tennessee.
b. 12 Sep 1913, Blount County, Tennessee, m. 9 Jun 1943, in Blount County, Tennessee, Ralph Houston Walker, b. 4 Jul 1904, Blount County, Tennessee, (son of John Newton Walker and Stella Scott ) d. Blount County, Tennessee.
Alice was a Sunday School teacher for 51 years, and the music director for 47 years. She is still an active member of Piney Grove Baptist Church. Ralph: Ralph was the Sunday School Director for seventeen years at Piney Grove Baptist Church.
b. 18 Oct 1900, Blount County, Tennessee, m. ABT. 1922, in Blount County, Tennessee, Luther Stewart. Ada died 7 Aug 1948, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tn.
b. 29 Jan 1905, Blount County, Tennessee, m. ABT. 1925, in Blount County, Tennessee, Roy Lee Long. Emily died 8 Jul 1988, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tn.
b. 6 Mar 1909, Blount County, Tennessee, m. Abt. 1928, in Blount County, Tennessee, Richard Elvin James. Hazel died 11 May 1986, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tn.
Children:
i Alvin Lonas James b. Abt. 1929, Blount County, Tennessee, d. Abt. 1929, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tn.
b. 2 Feb 1915, Blount County, Tennessee, occupation, Retired from ALCOA., m. Ruth Gossett. William died 8 Dec 1991, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tn. Kenneth served in World War 11.
Children:
i Victor King Lonas, II b. Blount County, Tennessee.
b. 25 Feb 1903, Blount County, Tennessee, m. (1) 11 Jul 1925, in Blount County, Tennessee, Edith Francis, b. Abt.1906, m. (2) 14 Dec 1926, in Blount County, Tennessee, Lois Hill, b. 29 Jul 1906, Blount County, Tennessee, d. 1 Dec. 1998, in Blount County. Samuel died 22 Feb 1972, Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tennessee.
Sam worked at ALCOA, but later left to assist his dad with his many business', such as the real estate company. He also served four (4) years in WWI.
b. 1 Oct 1904, Blount County, Tennessee, m. 28 Oct 1933, in Texas, Frances Sue Scott, d. 25 April 1997, buried , Rest Lawn Cemetery, Harlengen, Texas. James died 4 Mar 1990, Harlengen, Texas, buried, Rest Lawn Cemetery, Harlengen, Texas.
In 1967, Jim was listed as living in Texas, according to the records at McCammon-Ammons Funeral Home. On October 9, 1922, Jim was in California, according to the Maryville Times.
b. 23 May 1906, Blount County, Tennessee, m. (1) Clifford Happy Giffin, b. 29 Feb 1912, Blount County, Tennessee, d. Blount County, Tennessee, buried, Carpenters Campground Methodist Cemetery, m. (2) James W. Hitch
b. 4 Feb 1914, Laflore, Texas, m. abt. 1935, in LaFera, Texas, Eugene H. Moser, b. 13 Aug 1908, d. 24 Apr 1988, in Knox County, Tennessee, buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee. Sara ("Tommy") died 24 Apr. 2001, in Knoxville. Eugene was a merchant, Director of Blount National Bank, in Maryville, Tennessee.
Sara Sue was a teacher, and President of the Parents Organization of Elmwood, Tyson, Fort Sanders, and Staub Schools. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and a member of the Zeta Sorority, and was an active partner with her husband as owners of Moser's Department Stores in Knoxville, and Maryville .
b. 15 Dec. 1913, Blount County, Tennessee, m. Earl Truman Bennett, b. 1908, d. 1974, in Blount County, Tennessee, buried at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Blount County, Tennessee. Rose died 24 Sep. 2000.
Earl retired from ALCOA, Alumunim Company, in Alcoa, Tennessee.
b. 29 Oct. 1890, Cason, Texas, m. (1) 28 Aug. 1923, in Lubbock, Texas, Frances Marie Sanderson b. 5 Jul 1900, in Mart Texas, (daughter of James Morris Sanderson and Carolyn Fontinott), d. 19 May 1962, Athens, Greece, and buried in Llano Cemetery, in Amarillo, Texas, m. (2) 20 Dec. 1964, in Dallas, Texas, Jessica Vaughn Mead , m. (3) Mabel Yearwood Miller, b. 4 May 1895, d. Jun. 1982, in Lubbock, Texas. Elijah died 26 Jun. 1975, in Amarillo, Texas, and buried 28 Jun. 1975, in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Texas.
Notes Submitted by Nick Nelson
Elijah Clemens Nelson Jr., was a veteran of WWI, serving in France. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1915, from the University of Texas, and his Bachelor of Law degree from The University of Texas School of Law in 1921. After graduation from college, he served as Floyd County Judge from 1923 to 1926. He taught a Wayland College in Plainview, Texas, prior to moving from Floydada, to Amarillo, on January 2, 1927. He was Judge of the Potter County Court of Law from March 19, 1931 until it was abolished by the Governor on April 25, 1933. He was Judge of the 47th District Court from January 1, 1935 to December 31, 1939.
b. 18 Sep. 1895, in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, m. 16 Nov. 1916, in Plainview, Texas, Walter Dave Standefer b. 16 May 1893, in Buffalo Gap, Texas, d. 14 Nov. 1987, buried in Floydata cemetery. Virgie died 29 Dec. 1987, in Plainview, Texas, and buried in Floydata Cemetery. Walter was a farmer for several years, but later owned a real estate office in Plainview, Texas. Information provided by Nick Nelson.
Children:
i David Nelson Standefer b. 31 Aug. 1917, in Floydata Texas, m. (1) 23 Sep. 1943, in Plainview, Texas, and divorced in 1951, ( Alice Frances Alnutt , m. (2) 26 Jul. 1957, in Plainview, Texas, ( Peggy Brookd Provine , b. 14 Feb. 1913. David died 18 Feb. 1981, in Houston, Texas, and is buried in Floydata Cemetery.
David served in the Army Air Corp, as a Navigator on a bomber, during WWII. In 1969, he was severly injured in an automobile accident, which killed his brother James Weldon Standefer. While receiving treatment in the Veterns Hospital in Houston, Texas, and X-Ray technician jerked his neck, which paralyzed him. He was a quadriplegic for the remainder of his life. Information provided by Nick Nelson.
ii Nelda Jane Standefer b. 3 Jul. 1922, in Floydata Texas, d. 31 Jan. 1925, in Floydata, Texas, and is buried in Floydata Cemetery.
b. 15 Dec. 1911, in Floydata, Texas, m. 16 Jul. 1939, in Clovis, New Mexico, Doxie Kendrick Henderson b. 30 Oct 1918, in Abbott, Texas, d. 4 Aug. 1969, in Hale County, Texas. Lilburne died 28 Sep. 1952, in Hobbs, New Mexico. Lilburne was a pharmacist during his working career. His nickname was Pete. Information provided by Nick Nelson.
b. 19 Jul. 1901, in Floydata, Texas, m. 17 Jul. 1924, in Plainview, Texas, Thelma Teeple b. 26 Oct 1902, in Floydata, Texas, d. 3 May, 1982, in Amarillo, Texas, buried in Llano Cemetery. John died 19 Oct. 1972, in Amarillo, Texas, buried in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Texas.
Taken From Floyd County Historical Book "Memories"
John Verne Nelson was 9 years old, and his sister, Velma, was 2, when their parents died. Their uncle, Elijah Clemens Nelson, took them into his home and raised them with his own children. The were educated in Floydada schools. Verne became a Registered Pharmacist, and operated a chain of drug stores in the Amarillo, Texas area. Information provided by Nick Nelson.
b. 23 Jul. 1905, in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, m. 7 Jun. 1924, in Floydata, Texas, Otto Faulkner d. 1 Jul, 1956, in Santa Monica, California. Florence died 1 Jul. 1956, in Santa Monica, California.