Dorothy Ray Muse, daughter of Joseph C. & Margaret G. Muse [1], graduated in 1940 from Queens College in Charlotte, NC. She received an A.B. in Math and was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority.
[1] 1930 Census. Mountain City, Johnson County, Tennessee. ED 2, Family #68, Sheet 3B. Available online at FamilySearch. <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SP4J-R7Q>
As a result of a joint project between the University of Tennessee’s Center for the Study of War and Society and the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association, you can now search a database of eastern tennessee war casualties.
The database covers several wars – World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf conflict, Iraq and Afghanistan. You can filter by county and/or war. To access the database, visit it on the knoxnews.com website.
The document below contains a genealogy of the Cress family. The file is approximately 30 pages and make take a few moments to load. File contributed by Larry Cockerham.
Johnson County was formed from Carter County.
Courtesy of Fred Smoot
Calvin M. Arnold, private, sergeant and later 1st lieutenant in the 13th Tennessee Cavalry, Company D from 24 Sep 1863 until close of war in August 1865. He caught pneumonia during a march from Camp Nelson, KY to Nashville, as evidenced by a pension affidavit which stated that he also suffered from liver disease and a weak back caused by his military service. Calvin b. 21 Jan 1833 d. 27 Aug 1906 Johnson Co. TN, son of Elijah C. Arnold and Nancy Ann Venable Arnold. Calvin m. Sarah Phillippi 11 Oct 1857 Johnson Co. TN. They were parents of James Samuel P. Arnold 1863-1937 m. Belle Woolwine; Martha A. Arnold 1868-1918 m. Ulyssess Grant Cress; Florence G.L. Arnold 1870-1927 m. Oscar Blevins; Charles E.Arnold 1872-1971 m. Christina Shepard; Margaret E. Arnold 1876-1963 m.Dr. John Cicero Hutchison; Robert M. Arnold b. 1880 m. Mattie McGevere——- submitted by gg grandson, Larry Cockerham, Nashville, TN
(Left to right): John Adams, Emma (Northington) Adams, Walter, Samuel, Wynn, Bruce, Jesse, Hattie (Brown), Edgar, (Mattie Pearl not in picture)
Benjamin Adams, father of John Adams, was born in Wilkes Co, NC in 1817. He moved to Johnson County in 1827. Benjamin married Rhoda Goodwin of Butler, TN in 1843 in Mountain City, TN. Nine known children were born to this union but only 3 lived to adulthood. They were Martha, Smith and John.
Martha married Thomas Blevins in 1873. Their children were Riley, Oscar Blevins.
Smith married Elizabeth Luttrell in Mountain City in 1875. Smith was a school teacher, blacksmith and wagon maker. Known children were Samuel (b.1877), James (b.1879), and Robert Stanley (b. 1881), Martha Ellen (b. 1884), Clinton Victor (b. 1888), Clyde (b. 1891), Annie (b. 1893), Glenn (b. 1895), Rhoda (b. 1899).
Glenn served in the US Army during WWI and was wounded in action and captured by the Germans and held prisoner for 5 days.
Rhoda was a telephone operator in Mountain City for many years.
Robert Stanley married Lillie Jenkins in 1902 and known children are Clarice (b.1904), Victor Kent (b.1906), Nellie Bryant (b.1909), Virginia (b.1909), Robert Stanley (b. 1915).
John was born in Mountain City in 1853. He married Elizabeth Northington, from Pandora, in 1873. John taught school in Johnson Co, for 43 years. The union yielded seven children.
Walter, b. 1879 who married Nora Wilson in 1904 in Mountain City and moved to Oregon. Their children were Ruth and Walter.
Samuel, b. 1881, married Mary Jenkins and moved to Kansas City, MO. Samuel was a railroad conductor for many years. Their children were Mary and Hazel.
Wynn, b. 1884, married Ina Underwood in 1906 in Knoxville, TN. He operated a grocery store in Appalachia, VA for years. His children were, John H. (b. 1907, d. 1923). Jesse (b. 1910, d. 1990), Wayne (b. 1911), Charles (b. 1913), Bertha (b. 1916), Hazel (b. 1917), Carl (b. 1919, d. 1988). Francis (b. 1921), Doris (b. 1925).
Mattie Pearl (b.1890, d. 1924 in Oakland CA). She married James Logan Gentry in 1905. They moved to Oakland, CA and their children were Gail (b. 1911), Gladys (b. 1913), Georgia (b. 1915), Grace (b. 1917).
Hattie (b. 1895, d. 1995 in Conyers, GA), married Robert Brown in Mountain City. Robert owned and operated the Mountain City Monument Works for many years. Their Children are Virginia b. 1914, Evelyn b. 1910, Earl b. 1923.
Jesse, b. 1893, went west and married Eve Franzen in 1916 in Tacoma, WA. Jesse worked for Union Oil Co. for years and bought a large fruit orchard. Their children are Ella Mae b. 1917, George b. 1919, d. 1964, Wayne b. 1924.
John Edgar (b. 1898), married Lucy Wilson at Mountain City, TN. Edgar served in the US Navy during WWI ans was in France. He and his brother Bruce operated a grocery store in Mountain City until 1946 and Edgar started to work for the Veterans Administration. Their children are Donnelly who resides in Blountville and Leon who retired from the California Department of Highways and now lives in Oregon.
Bruce M. (b. 1886, d. 1963) went to work on a wheat ranch in Washington and returned to Mountain City. He married Stella Mae Wills in Mountain City in 1917. Bruce bought the Benjamin Adams homestead and farmed it while operating a grocery store. In 1942 he sold his interest in the grocery store to his brother Edgar and continued to operate the farm. In 1945 he opened another grocery store and operated it until failing health forced him to retire in 1961. His children Mary Ruth and Lena Kate both died in infancy.
Walter Gail (b. 1920) married Eula Howard in 1942. He served in the US Army during WWII at Camp Lee, VA. He graduated from the University of Tennessee and worked for the US Government in AL, NC, and Ohio. He is retired and living in Fairborn, OH. Their children are William b. 1945, Joe b. 1950, Trudy Kittle b. 1952, and Greg b. 1953.
Paul (b. 1921, d. 1976) married Edna Rambo in 1949 in Mountain City. He went into the Merchant Marines in 1944 and was released in 1947. He worked for Tri State Growers and with his father in the grocery and feed business. Their children are Paula b. 1953 and Donna b. 1955.
Irene b. 1923, married James E. Shoun Jr. in 1941. James served in the US Navy in the South Pacific during WWII. He graduated from the University of South Carolina as a pharmacist and operated drug stores in Columbia, SC where Irene worked for the Gas and Electric company until retirement and now lives in Greenwood, SC.
Johnnie (b. 1927) married Margaret Coym in 1953 in Wheeler, TX. Johnnie went west in 1945 and enlisted in the US Air Force and served in Germany during the Airlift. While attending the University of Colorado he enlisted in the Colorado Air National Guard and reitired in 1987. Their children are Bruce b. 1958, d. 1980, John b. 1966, Rodney b. 1955, Brenda b. 1970.
Samuel (b. 1929, d. 1994) married Lois Ann Howard in Mountain City. Sam went west in 1947 and returned in 1949 and started working at Farmers State Bank. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1953. After discharge he worked again at the bank and retired from there in 1991 as Vice-President. Their children are Ronnie b. 1955, d. 1996, Samuel Jr. b. 1965.
Lucille b. 1930 married Ralph Glenn Apple in Cincinnatti, OH in 1953. Lucille graduated from Miligan College and taught elementary school for 35 years. Their children are David Apple b. 1955.
Elizabeth (Betty) b. 1931 married Raymond GArland, grandson of Matthew Garland, in Mountain City in 1954. Betty graduated from Miami University in Oxford, OH and taught in the elementary school system in Butler County, OH until her retirement. Raymond was Vice-President for a large machinery company until his retirement.
Worley (b. 1933) married first Jean Wheatley (b. 1936, d.1999) in Cincinnatti, OH. He married second Ann Hill in 1985. After high school and attending Tennessee Tech he served in the US Army at Ft. Gordon, GA. He was discharged in 1956 and moved to Cincinnatti and became an engineer for the Kroger Co. He also worked for Stroh Brewing and Belcan Corp. By his first marriage he had two sons, Steve b. 1960 and Ken b. 1962. He retired and moved back to Mountain City in 1998 where he and Ann operate a craft supply store.
Eva (b. 1935) married Max Brannon in Mountain City in 1955. Max served in Korea 1950-1952. He taught school in Florida for several years and became an Industrial Engineer for several companies. Eva works in school administration in Greenwood, SC. Their children are Michael b. 1957, Susie b. 1961, Bruce b. 1963.
Sources: Family Records, USD Census Records, TN Marriage Licenses
Contributed by:
Johnnie Adams
1837 24th Ave. Ct.
Greely, CO 80634
Phillip C. Younce: Farmer born in Mabel, North Carolina, on the 28th of March, 1872. He was the son of S. Center and Jenny Emiline (Lewis) Younce. S. Center Younce was born in North Carolina and came to TN in 1892. He was also a farmer. Jenny Younce, his mother, was also born in North Carolina. Jenny died on the 30th of November, 1888.
James Tipton and Elva (Shoun) Rambo: Born in Johnson county, his family having been among the pioneer settlers of this county, coming from Virginia. He was a farmer. During the Civil War he enlisted in the Federal army, serving as a corporal in Company F, Fourth Tennessee Infantry. He married Elva Shoun, who died June 25, 1910, in a train accident, at the age of seventy-five years. She was born in Johnson county and was a member of an old family of this state. They had three children.
Isaac Stacy Rambo was born in Doeville, Tennessee, on the 24th of July, 1871 and died at his home there June 29, 1923. He was the son of the above James and Elva Rambo. He was married in Butler, Johnson county on the 26th of October, 1898, to Margaret Coffey, a daughter of Captain Thomas Coffey of Watauga county, North Carolina. They had one son, Justin C., who married Willie McQuown Sutherland of Mountain City.
Isaac Pierce was born in Johnson county and was a farmer. He married a daughter of John H. Stourt in Mountain City in 1878. They had seven children.
John H. Pierce was a son of the above couple. He married on the 14th of October, 1916, Ethel Snelson, a daughter of Ambrose Snelson, resident of North Carolina. They had at least two sons Lloyd and Franklin.
The Miller family which settled in the Johnson County area were originally from North Carolina. John and Martha Miller were the first of the Miller family to settle here. John was a farmer in North Carolina and the couple were married there and had one child, Haggai M. Miller.
Haggai Miller was born in Obids township, Ashe county, North Carolina, on the 10th of December, 1881. He became a teacher and was a postmaster of Mountain City, TN. Haggai married 25th of October, 1905, at Crandull, to Maude Shoun, a daughter of McClellan Shoun of Mountain City. They had at least two children, Haddon and Homer.
