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Tennessee Smith "Tennie" Russell 1870–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 15, 1870

Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: November 27, 1966

Death Location: Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Lorenzo Russell

Mother: Hannah Downs

Spouse(s): Albert Parton

Children(s): James Parton, William Parton

The story of Tennessee Smith "Tennie" Russell began in 1870 in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA. Tennessee Smith "Tennie" Russell married Albert Houston Parton, and had children including James Robert Parton, William Walter Parton. Tennessee Smith "Tennie" Russell passed away in 1966 in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Tennessee Smith "Tennie" Russell began in 1870 in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Tennessee Smith "Tennie" Russell married Albert Houston Parton, and had children including James Robert Parton, William Walter Parton.
  • Tennessee Smith "Tennie" Russell passed away in 1966 in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lorenzo Russell
1825–1900
Birth Location: Fines Creek, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
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Hannah Downs
1832–1899
Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Albert Parton
1865–1929
Birth Location: Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

James Parton
1894–1985
Birth Location: –
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William Parton
1888–1982
Birth Location: –
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Tennessee Russell's Ancestors

Self
Tennessee Russell
1870–1966
Birth Place: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Lorenzo Dow Russell
1825–1900
Fines Creek, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Hannah (Ellie) Downs
1832–1899
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Nelson Downs
1802–1885
South Carolina, United States
Matilda (Johnsie Johns) Johnson
1801–
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Tennessee Russell's Descendants

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Tennessee (Smith "Tennie") Russell (May 15, 1870–November 27, 1966) m. Albert (Houston) Parton (May 1865–March 11, 1929)
  1. 1. James (Robert) Parton 1894–1985 m. Ellen (Ella) Cogdill 1902–1996
    1. 1. J. (R. "Jay") Parton 1938–2003 m. Sylvia (Marie) Sherman 1942–2020
    2. 2. Harold (E.) Parton 1942–2012
  2. 2. William (Walter) Parton 1888–1982 m. Bessie (Elizabeth) Rayfield 1898–1975
    1. 1. Robert (Lee) Parton 1921–2002 m. Avie (Lee Caroline) Owens 1923–2003

Tennessee Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1870
May 15, 1870
Birth of Tennessee Smith "Tennie" Russell in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
1966
November 27, 1966
Age 96
Death of Tennessee Smith "Tennie" Russell in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Sevier County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 15, 1870
    Event Place: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 27, 1966
    Event Place: Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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