Knox County Archived Queries

(Please note -- queries entered between October 14-21 were moved to the new query board on November 1, 2001 and appear in the November queries)

Hawkins/Taylor/Stansbury\Clayton
Cleo Wilcox -- Wednesday, 3 October 2001, at 11:03 a.m.

If anyone finds these names in their genealogy I would apprecaiate hearing from you! Thes families were in Knox Co. TN prior to 1824. They migrated into KY, OH, IL, IA. , probably in a group.
Will share anything that I have.
Cleo Wilcox

Clayton family in Knox County
Ann Whalen -- Thursday, 4 October 2001, at 9:43 a.m.

We are researching the Clayton family, many of who lived in and around Knox County. Can you help us with this family:
1. FRANCIS1 CLAYTON was born Abt. 1725 in Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia, and died Aft. November 04, 1771 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He married ELIZABETH Abt. 1750 in Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Children of FRANCIS CLAYTON and ELIZABETH are:
2. i. THOMAS2 CLAYTON, b. 1751, Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia; d. 1791, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina.

ii. WILLIAM CLAYTON, b. 1753, Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia.

iii. JOHN CLAYTON, b. 1755, Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia; d. Bef. October 29, 1804, Chesterfield County, Virginia.

iv. LUCY CLAYTON, b. 1757, Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia.

v. FRANCIS CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1759, Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia.
3. vi. JOSEPH CLAYTON, b. 1761, Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia; d. 1824, Nelson County, Kentucky.

vii. BETTY CLAYTON, b. 1763, Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS2 CLAYTON (FRANCIS1) was born 1751 in Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia, and died 1791 in Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. He married SARAH COLEMAN Abt. 1767, daughter of RICHARD COLEMAN and JOHANNA CLARKE. She was born Abt. 1755 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, and died 1823 in Person County, North Carolina.

Children of THOMAS CLAYTON and SARAH COLEMAN are:
4. i. WILLIAM "FLAT RIVER"3 CLAYTON, b. 1771, Chesterfield County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1860, Lawrence, Tennessee.
5. ii. DANIEL "COBRA" CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1768, Chesterfield County, Virginia.

iii. RICHARD CLAYTON, b. 1773, Chesterfield County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1860, Lawrence, Tennessee; m. NANCY DAY, 1806, North Carolina.

iv. THOMAS CLAYTON, b. 1776, Chesterfield County, Virginia.

3. JOSEPH2 CLAYTON (FRANCIS1) was born 1761 in Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia, and died 1824 in Nelson County, Kentucky. He married ELEANOR.

Children of JOSEPH CLAYTON and ELEANOR are:
6. i. SARAH "SALLIE"3 CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1782, Kentucky; d. Abt. 1813.
7. ii. MARY "POLLY" CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1788.
8. iii. JOHN "JACK" CLAYTON, b. 1790, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. February 25, 1863, Marion County, Kentucky.
9. iv. JOSEPH CLAYTON, b. 1799, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. November 07, 1857, Nelson County, Kentucky.
10. v. WILLIAM CLAYTON, b. 1800, Nelson County, Kentucky.
11. vi. CHARLES C CLAYTON, b. February 02, 1802, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. November 16, 1874, St Joseph, Daviess County, Kentucky.
12. vii. CATHERINE CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1803.

viii. JAMES C CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1821; m. ELIZABETH BOONE; b. Abt. 1830, Maryland.

Generation No. 3

4. WILLIAM "FLAT RIVER"3 CLAYTON (THOMAS2, FRANCIS1) was born 1771 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1860 in Lawrence, Tennessee. He married (1) RACHEL CREWS October 21, 1793 in Person County, North Carolina, daughter of HARDY CREWS. She was born in Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina, and died in Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina. He married (2) NANCY BLACKARD September 18, 1821 in Person County, North Carolina.

Children of WILLIAM CLAYTON and RACHEL CREWS are:

i. SON4 CLAYTON, b. Person County, North Carolina.
13. ii. HARDY CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1797, Person County, North Carolina.

iii. THOMAS CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1797, Person County, North Carolina; d. 1833, Hardeman, Tennessee; m. SUSANNAH BUMPASS, June 15, 1811, Person County, North Carolina.

iv. DAUGHTER CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1799.

v. SON II CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1802, Person County, North Carolina.
14. vi. WILLIAM CLAYTON, JR, b. Abt. 1806, Person County, North Carolina.

vii. RICHARD CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1812, Person County, North Carolina; m. (1) MARY CREWS; m. (2) ELIZABETH GILLESPIE, October 01, 1839, Lawrence, Tennessee.

viii. JOHN D CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1814, Person County, North Carolina; m. SENETH WALLACE, August 31, 1837.

ix. SARAH JANE CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1814, Person County, North Carolina; m. SAMUEL MASON, February 12, 1842.

Children of WILLIAM CLAYTON and NANCY BLACKARD are:

x. SON4 CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1825, Lawrence, Tennessee.

xi. JAMES B CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1826, Lawrence, Tennessee.

xii. SUSANNAH CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1827, Lawrence, Tennessee; m. JOSEPH CREWS.

xiii. ELIZABETH F CLAYTON, b. 1827, Hardeman, Tennessee.

xiv. HENRY M CLAYTON, b. 1930, Hardeman, Tennessee.

xv. JOB S CLAYTON, b. 1833, Hardeman, Tennessee; m. RACHEL CURTIS, July 04, 1852.

5. DANIEL "COBRA"3 CLAYTON (THOMAS2, FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1768 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He married ANN CREWS January 22, 1798 in Person County, North Carolina, daughter of HARDY CREWS. She was born April 10, 1778 in Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina.

Children of DANIEL CLAYTON and ANN CREWS are:

i. SUSANNAH "SUSAN"4 CLAYTON, b. December 27, 1798, Person County, North Carolina.

ii. JOHN CLAYTON, b. January 19, 1801, North Carolina; d. February 28, 1887, Ardel, Iowa.

iii. KISIA ANN CLAYTON, b. August 19, 1803, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1816, North Carolina.

iv. MEDIAN ANN CLAYTON, b. April 29, 1806, North Carolina; d. February 17, 1881, Van Meter, Iowa.

v. BENJAMIN CLAYTON, b. September 30, 1808, Person County, North Carolina; d. May 20, 1876, Van Meter, Iowa.

vi. SIMEON CLAYTON, b. December 07, 1810, North Carolina; d. February 11, 1892, Van Meter, Iowa; m. ANNA WHITE; b. June 06, 1825; d. April 03, 1884.

vii. ALEXANDER CLAYTON, b. July 07, 1814, North Carolina; d. December 07, 1879, Lawrence, Tennessee.

viii. KISIA MARTHA CLAYTON, b. 1816, North Carolina.

ix. WILLIAM DANIEL CLAYTON, b. April 23, 1822, North Carolina.

6. SARAH "SALLIE"3 CLAYTON (JOSEPH2, FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1782 in Kentucky, and died Abt. 1813. She married BARNABUS CARTER December 26, 1802 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. He was born 1760 in Nelson County, Kentucky, and died 1841 in Nelson County, Kentucky.

Children of SARAH CLAYTON and BARNABUS CARTER are:
15. i. JOSEPH4 CARTER, b. March 16, 1806, Kentucky; d. 1813, Nelson County, Kentucky.

ii. BARNABUS CLAYTON CARTER, b. 1810.

iii. WILLIAM CARTER.

iv. JOHN CARTER.

v. THOMAS CARTER, b. February 19, 1806, Nelson County, Kentucky.

7. MARY "POLLY"3 CLAYTON (JOSEPH2, FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1788. She married JOHN G FORD December 18, 1808 in Nelson County, Kentucky.

Children of MARY CLAYTON and JOHN FORD are:
16. i. ROBERT4 FORD, b. 1813, Kentucky; d. February 27, 1857, Nelson County, Kentucky.

ii. TERESA FORD, m. GEORGE FOGLE, February 14, 1827, Nelson County, Kentucky.

iii. NELLY "ELEANOR" FORD, m. JOSEPH FOGLE, January 10, 1835, Nelson County, Kentucky.
17. iv. LUCINDA FORD, b. Abt. 1816, Kentucky.
18. v. WILLIAM SHELTON FORD.

8. JOHN "JACK"3 CLAYTON (JOSEPH2, FRANCIS1) was born 1790 in Nelson County, Kentucky, and died February 25, 1863 in Marion County, Kentucky. He married MARIAH GREEN HAYDEN April 06, 1817 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, daughter of ROBERT HAYDEN. She was born 1800 in Kentucky, and died June 22, 1895 in Marion County, Kentucky.

Children of JOHN CLAYTON and MARIAH HAYDEN are:

i. ELIZA4 CLAYTON, b. January 11, 1819, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. July 17, 1875, Nelson County, Kentucky; m. (1) DAWSON; m. (2) THOMAS H BALLARD, September 25, 1865, Marion County, Kentucky; b. March 06, 1811, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. December 04, 1885, Marion County, Kentucky.
19. ii. JOSEPH JAMES CLAYTON, b. 1821, Nelson County, Kentucky.
20. iii. ANNA M CLAYTON, b. 1822, Marion County, Kentucky.
21. iv. MARY JULIANA CLAYTON, b. November 22, 1823, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. April 20, 1913, Marion County, Kentucky.
22. v. LETITICA A CLAYTON, b. September 09, 1825, Kentucky; d. May 28, 1877.

vi. ROBERT CLAYTON, b. January 30, 1831, Washington County, Kentucky; d. December 28, 1912, Marion County, Kentucky.
23. vii. MARY MELVINA CLAYTON, b. 1833, Kentucky.
24. viii. MARTHA BETHANY "BETHIANA" CLAYTON, b. 1837, Nelson County, Kentucky.
25. ix. JOHN JAMES CLAYTON, b. 1840, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. Arkansas.

x. NANCY CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1835, Nelson County, Kentucky; m. ROBERT SIDNEY BALLARD, April 16, 1860, Nelson County, Kentucky; b. October 06, 1833, Marion County, Kentucky; d. June 25, 1864, Marion County, Kentucky.
26. xi. FRANCIS LEMUEL CLAYTON, b. November 03, 1845, Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. 1897, Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky.

9. JOSEPH3 CLAYTON (JOSEPH2, FRANCIS1) was born 1799 in Nelson County, Kentucky, and died November 07, 1857 in Nelson County, Kentucky. He married SUSANNAH FRANCES CLARK October 05, 1819 in Washington County, Kentucky, daughter of JOSEPH CLARKE and MARY GOODWIN. She was born 1798 in Washington County, Kentucky.

Children of JOSEPH CLAYTON and SUSANNAH CLARK are:

i. MAGDALINE4 CLAYTON, b. 1829, Kentucky.

ii. EPHRAIM CLAYTON, b. 1824, Kentucky.

iii. BENJAMIN CLAYTON, b. 1827, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. January 1856, Nelson County, Kentucky.
27. iv. CECILLY CLAYTON, b. 1831, Pottinger's Creek, Nelson County, Kentucky.
28. v. FRANKLIN L "FRANCIS" CLAYTON, b. January 1835, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. December 08, 1915, Daviess County, Kentucky.
29. vi. HELEN CLAYTON, b. 1838, Kentucky.
30. vii. JAMES CARLON CLAYTON, b. November 01, 1821, Kentucky; d. September 19, 1871, Marion County, Kentucky.

10. WILLIAM3 CLAYTON (JOSEPH2, FRANCIS1) was born 1800 in Nelson County, Kentucky. He married ELIZABETH LOUISA NOLIN June 26, 1821 in Nelson County, Kentucky, daughter of NOLIN and ELIZABETH BURCH. She was born 1805 in Kentucky.

Children of WILLIAM CLAYTON and ELIZABETH NOLIN are:

i. G B4 CLAYTON, b. 1833, Kentucky.

ii. ELIZABETH CLAYTON, b. 1834, Kentucky.

iii. A J CLAYTON, b. 1837, Kentucky; m. DEACA A; b. 1847, Kentucky.
31. iv. ROBERT GREEN CLAYTON, b. 1835, Kentucky; d. December 28, 1912, Marion County, Kentucky.

v. ANGELINE CLAYTON, b. 1837, Kentucky.
32. vi. WILLIAM RILEY CLAYTON, b. 1839, Nelson County, Kentucky.

11. CHARLES C3 CLAYTON (JOSEPH2, FRANCIS1) was born February 02, 1802 in Nelson County, Kentucky, and died November 16, 1874 in St Joseph, Daviess County, Kentucky. He married BARBARA HAGAN April 21, 1830 in Nelson County, Kentucky, daughter of BENJAMIN HAGAN and MARY CISSELL. She was born 1805 in Nelson County, Kentucky, and died July 22, 1890 in Daviess County, Kentucky.

Children of CHARLES CLAYTON and BARBARA HAGAN are:
33. i. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER4 CLAYTON, b. March 11, 1831, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. May 28, 1907, Daviess County, Kentucky.
34. ii. JOHN M CLAYTON, b. September 01, 1833, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. January 02, 1899, Daviess County, Kentucky.
35. iii. EDWARD PIERCE CLAYTON, b. 1834, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. Bef. 1920, Rector, Clay County, Arkansas.
36. iv. GEORGE MAXIMILLIAN CLAYTON, b. 1837, Kentucky.

v. JAMES GRANVILLE CLAYTON, b. July 09, 1838, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. Bef. 1850, Kentucky.
37. vi. THOMAS NOREEL CLAYTON, b. May 02, 1840, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. July 15, 1906, St Joseph, Daviess County, Kentucky.
38. vii. GEORGE W CLAYTON, b. August 1844, Kentucky; d. 1913, Daviess County, Kentucky.

12. CATHERINE3 CLAYTON (JOSEPH2, FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1803. She married JOSEPH HAYDEN August 26, 1823 in Nelson County, Kentucky.

Children of CATHERINE CLAYTON and JOSEPH HAYDEN are:

i. ELBERT4 HAYDEN.

ii. ELLEN HAYDEN.

iii. ELIZABETH HAYDEN.

iv. JANE HAYDEN.

v. JAMES HAYDEN.

vi. SALLY HAYDEN.

vii. JOSEPH HAYDEN.

All help appreciated. Will be glad to share what we have.
many thanks
annie

Surnames: Simpson, Griffin, Poston, Fite, Franklin, Glass, Crawford,..
Kristie Simpson -- Friday, 5 October 2001, at 6:26 p.m.

Coker, Anderson, Johnson, Cameron, Looper, Hash, Mikels (and various spellings), Shields, Bullington, Marcum, Mouldin (& various spellings), Moore, Cheshire (& various spellings), Thomason, Wyatt, Northcut, Organ, Southerland, Luttrell, Johnson, Kirk, Bozeman, Love and many more.

My main search is Simpson. All other names married into my Simpson family. The Simpson family I am researching started in VA with John and Hannah Simpson. Children moved to TN in 1818.

Jesse Simpson Sr. was one of 12 children of John and Hannah Simpson. Jesse Sr. married Mary Giffin in VA and came to TN in ca 1818. They were members of the old Lebanon Presbyterian Church, with their home being just across the river on the French Broad side. Family members petioned ca Sept 1834 to organize a church on their side of the river. This church was called New Prospect and was located orginally aobut one-quarter of a mile northwest of the present location of church property on land then owned by Judge S. O. Houston.

Jesse and Mary's children are as follows:
1.Sanford Simpson m Hopey Poston and is buried at Island Home Baptist Church.
2.John Simpson m Rachael Fite and move to McMinn Co, TN.
3.Demarcus L. Simpson m Elizabeth Franklin
4.Sarah (Sally) Simpson m Lewis Glass - information is mystery on Lewis Glass
5.Matthew Simpson m Ellen Crawford b Smithwood Baptist Church
6.Mary (Polly) Simpson m Jefferson Griffin - looking for Griffins
7.Jesse Simpson Jr. m 1)Margaret Coker 2)Mary Jane Anderson
8.Richard Simpson m (married 5 times, will only list first) 1)Martha Elizabeth Johnson - moved to White Co, TN
9.Susannah Simpson m John Mikels - buried New Prospect Presbyterian Church
10.Eliazbeth (Betsy) Simpson m Mr. Shields - another mystery man!

I have most descendants of all children of Jesse and Mary Griffin Simpson Sr. and quite a few of John and Hannah Simpsons.

Would love to hear from anyone with similar surnames.

Thanks for reading!

Rebecca Taylor Edmunson
Tim Taylor -- Saturday, 6 October 2001, at 8:37 a.m.

Searching for information regarding Rebecca Taylor who was married to Sterling Edmunson (or Edminson) 27 July 1816.

Wilson Taylor 1830 Census
Tim Taylor -- Saturday, 6 October 2001, at 8:38 a.m.

Searching for descendents of Wilson Taylor listed in the 1830 Knox County, TN Census.

Dockery P. Dew
David Moore -- Saturday, 6 October 2001, at 9:21 p.m.

Looking for any information concerning Dockery P. Dew. Dockery married 1914 Knox Co. Tn Minnie Florence Moore b 8Jan1878 Knox Co., TN d 17Apr1915 Knox Co. TN. Children: William, Mary, and Sarah. Minnie is buried in Moore Cem. #3, Anderson Co., TN.

Lost Childhood Friends
Leonard Wayne (Sonny) Perkey -- Tuesday, 9 October 2001, at 8:41 a.m.

Am looking for Sally Belle Fox, Later married a Messimore???. She had brother named Robert. Came from large family on Wolf Valley Road.

Also looking for Margaret Lou Thomas who was a cousin to Sally. Can anyone help? Thanks

Re: Granny Lewis Creek?
Linda Kirk -- Tuesday, 9 October 2001, at 9:39 a.m.

Hi, Mona. Are you related to the Kirk family whose ancestors came from Greene Co. to Knox Co. by way of John Kirk? His brother, Henry, also moved to Knox Co. We have a list of siblings who were probably half-siblings, since John appears to have been married more than once. One child, John Wesley Kirk, is my husband's ancestor, and I'm trying to verify that he came from this family. Margaret Kirk married a Beets/Beats. In the 1880 Casey Co. KY US Census record, "Dock Beets" was living with J.W. Kirk, who claimed he was his nephew. In 1863, J.W. had married Bettie Deavers/Devors, but she apparently died before the 1880 census. I'm trying to verify that Margaret and JW were siblings and in this family. Margaret was married in 1839, so she doesn't show up on the 1840/50 Knox Co. census records in the John Kirk family.

I would appreciate any info you could give me on the Kirk family, if there is a connection. Also, we have been told that John Kirk married Mary Polly Hartley and also Hannah (?). In the 1850 and forward census records, I also find "Amelia" or "Jane" (and also an "Amelia Jane"). Is this a third wife?

Thanks. Linda

Widner/Dickey
J Helsel -- Wednesday, 10 October 2001, at 2:32 p.m.

I am looking for an information on the Widners of Tennessee. Especially the family of William and Louise Widner and or any of their offspring; Bell, Nancy, Zola(my maternal grandmother) and Leonidas.
Also, I would like to find any information on James Dickey of Tennessee. He and Zola had 2 children, Curtis and Mary Edith, (my mother). My maternal grandmother passed during childbirth from Measles at the age of approx. 23. James then married a woman named Hattie. He also married Martha who had 3 children, Virene, Josephine and Bob. Whether these were offspring of their marriage, I do not know. My mother was born in Meigs county, but I don't know where my maternal grandmother or grandfather died. Knoxville or Tullahoma, I am not sure, or it could have been elsewhere in Tennessee. I know of an uncle, Lee; a cousin of my mother, Ola Childress, and her mother Dollie Widner. There was also a Dr. Widner from Oklahoma, my mother worked for when she left Tennessee for Oklahoma in the late 30's, I would speculate.

Surnames Lumpkin/Neeley/Watkins/Newcomb/Fritz
Rhonda Lumpkin -- Thursday, 11 October 2001, at 4:52 p.m.

Looking for info on these families from Knoxville TN.

Lumpkin marriage to Emaline Dockery
Rhonda Lumpkin -- Thursday, 11 October 2001, at 4:57 p.m.

Looking for info of a Robert Lumpkin who marries Emaline Dockery between 1860 through 1880.

Civil War Burial @ Middlebrook TN
Hugh Adams -- Friday, 12 October 2001, at 3:57 p.m.

My gggf, George W Walker taken POW then died, 1863, at Fed. hosp. (MIDDLEBROOK). Does anyone know of a cemetery at Middlebrook where he might have been buried?

4TH TEX. VOL. INF. REGT.
COMPANY B - TOM GREEN RIFLES
(1) WALKER, G. W. - Enl., Bastrop, Tex., Apr. 5, 1862: W., Chickamauga (Sept.19, 1863): W. & POW, Knoxville, Dec. 1, 1863: Died at Fed. hosp. (Middle Brook) near Knoxville, Dec. 5, 1863.

OTHERS WHO DIED THERE ALSO......
[Holder, James M. Private July 3, 1861. Wounded at Knoxville, TN November 29, 1863. Captured at Middlebrook, TN December 5, 1863, and died December 15, 1863. Buried there.]
[Among these casualties, Andrew Inzer of Company M died from his wounds on December 11th in the Federal hospital at Middlebrook, Tn]

Re: moses elem school
sharon cox -- Friday, 12 October 2001, at 6:43 p.m.

Hello eva, I attended both Moses and Tyson. I attended alittle bit later than the years you mentioned, but it is nice to hear about my old grade school. I attended in 1968-70. I later transferred to Maynard elementary when they closed moses down.

My principle was Mr Edwards. Some of the teachers were, Ms Scott, Ms Johnson, Ms Long. I also remember the recreation room they had there to. We used to have a ball after school.

Sorry I couldnt' be of more help. As for Tyson. I went there 75-78. I really enjoyed that school too. My principal was Mr Bosse. Than Emma Jean Huddleston

Good luck with your search

Walker
Kaye Pardue -- Saturday, 13 October 2001, at 6:09 a.m.

Daniel L. Walker born 1851 had a daughter Mary Idana Walker.
Daniel L. Walker is relative to John Walker who lived in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park Would like to exchange research