Luba Anna Baka
F, #162121, b. 23 September 1896, d. 24 March 1988
Biography
Luba Anna Baka was born on 23 September 1896 in Russia. She married
William Weldon Faw son of
Charles Pinkney Faw and
Blanche Hannah DeVault, on 28 January 1924 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. Luba Anna Baka died on 24 March 1988 in St. Augustine, St. Johns Co., FL.
She was buried in 1988 in Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN, Findagrave #109949367.
Luba Anna Baka was naturalized on 19 May 1941 in U.S. District Court, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA.
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Lila Katherine Powers
F, #162122, b. 14 March 1896, d. 21 January 1980
Biography
Lila Katherine Powers was born on 14 March 1896 in Bristol, Sullivan Co., TN; daughter of Hugh Winfield and Lona (Reeder) Powers. She married
Harry Lee Faw son of
Charles Pinkney Faw and
Blanche Hannah DeVault, on 12 October 1926 in Bristol, Sullivan Co., TN; no children to this marriage. Lila Katherine Powers died on 21 January 1980 in Washington Co., TN.
She was buried in January 1980 in Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN, Findagrave #109949683.
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Sarah Leona Norris
F, #162123, b. 18 April 1894, d. 8 September 1975
Biography
Sarah Leona Norris was born on 18 April 1894 in Washington Co. (probably), VA; daughter of John William "Isaac" Norris and Minnie Elizabeth Cretsinger.
NOTE (Tracy DeVault research):
Leona's father was John William Norris. Sometimes he went by the name of Isaac and that is the name that appears on Leona's Social Security record.
Leona's parents were never married. They appear to have separated shortly before 1900. In the 1900 census, Leona is shown living in Sullivan County with her grandmother, her mother and her aunt and her two siblings. All were using the Cretsinger surname.
In the 1910 Census, Leona is listed as a ward living with the family of Charles Pickney and Blanche Hannah (DeVault) Faw. Leona was 16 years old and Harry Faw was 14 years old. Harry and Leona's daughter, Martha Blanche, was born less than a year after the 1910 Census was taken.
It appers that Leona married Benjamin Harrison Bennett in early 1913. They had daughters, Virginia Lee Bennett and Louise Christine Bennett. She died on 8 September 1975 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN; Tracy DeVault research:
Heidi Jo Hunt said that Martha was the daughter of Harry Lee Faw and Sarah Leona "Leona" Norris. Heidi goes on to say Martha knew that Harry Faw was her biological father and this father-daughter link has been corroborated by DNA testing. Cecilia M Rice, Martha's daughter and Heidi's half-sister, also confirmed that she had independent knowledge that Harry Lee Faw was Martha's father.
Martha's mother, Leona, married Benjamin Harrison Bennett shortly after Martha was born. Martha seems to have used the Bennett surname during her lifetime.
Heidi Jo Hunt reported that Martha married Howard Carlyle Rice and they had two daughters, Laura Leona Rice and Cecilia M. Rice. Howard and Martha divorced about 1935 and that is when Martha had a relationship with Emmett Finley Johnson. This relationship resulted in the birth of Peggy Jean Rice. Peggy Jean always thought that Howard Rice was her father. Knowledge of her true father was not learned until after Peggy's death. After the 1940 Census was taken, Howard and Martha remarried and moved to Lexington, Kentucky. That was when Ben Rice was born. Howard and Martha divorced for a second time. Finally, sometime in the 1940s, Martha married Arlie D. Caudill. They remained married until Arlie's death in 1985.
Heidi Jo Hunt reported that Martha placed several of her children in an orphanage for eight years. This must have been about the time that Howard and Martha divorced for the second time.
She was buried in September 1975 in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Elizabethton, Carter Co., TN, Findagrave #147288439.
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Martha Blanche Bennett
F, #162124, b. 12 February 1911, d. 24 February 2001
Parents
Biography
Martha Blanche Bennett was born on 12 February 1911 in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., TN. She married
Howard Carlyle Rice about 1927. She and
Howard Carlyle Rice were divorced about 1935. She married
Arlie D. Caudill about 1945 in Florida. She died on 24 February 2001 in Orlando, Orange Co., FL.
She was buried in 2001 in Hillcrest Memorial Park, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., FL, Findagrave #150402818.
Martha Blanche Bennett married
Howard Carlyle Rice after April 1940. She lived in April 1950 in Palm Beach Co., FL.
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Howard Carlyle Rice
M, #162125, b. 22 May 1901, d. 20 July 1969
Biography
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Laura Leona Rice
F, #162127, b. 30 May 1927, d. 25 September 1992
Parents
Family: James Roger Cook, Jr. (b. 12 September 1927, d. 24 October 1988)
| Son | James Roger Cook, III |
| Son | Darryl Lynn Cook |
Biography
Laura Leona Rice was born on 30 May 1927 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN. She married
James Roger Cook, Jr., in January 1947 in Lexington, Fayette Co., KY,
; license reported in the 21 JAN 1947 edition of the Lexington Harold-Leader, page 12 (Newspapers.com). James remarried in SEP 1962 to Barbara Ann (Denault) Hanson (1940-2005) and was divorced from her on 6 APR 1967, both at Palm Beach Co., FL. Sallie remarried in 1992 to Thomas Clark Newkirk, in Palm Beach Co., FL.
She and
James Roger Cook, Jr., were divorced before September 1962. She married
Robert Hamann Lyders on 14 February 1970 in Palm Beach Co., FL; Robert was first married to Dorothy Marie Shields (1920-1972) on 25 AUG 1945 at West Palm Beach in Florida and divorced in OCT 1969. They had three sons, William, Paul, and Donald Lyders. She died on 25 September 1992 in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., FL,
Obituary – The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Florida; Sunday, 27 SEP 1992, page 6B (Newspapers.com):
LAURA L. LYDERS
Mrs. Lyders, 65 years old, of West Palm Beach, Florida, died Friday, September 25, 1992, after an extended illness. Mrs. Lyders had been an employee of Southern Belle Telephone Company, West Palm Beach, for over thirty years, as well as an active member of the Wagg Memorial United Methodist Church, West Palm Beach.
She is survived by her mother, Martha Caudill of West Palm Beach; her sons, James R. Cook III, of Jupiter, Florida, and Darryl L. Cook, of West Palm Beach; fourteen grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Cecilia Crawford, of Orlando, Florida, and a brother, Ben Rice, of Callahan, Florida.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.., on Tuesday, September 29, 1992, at The QUATTLEBAUM-HOLLEMAN-BURSE FUNERAL HOME, 1201 South Olive Ave., West Palm Beach, with the Rev. Miriam H. Holland, Pastor of The Wagg Memorial United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will follow in the Hillcrest Memorial Park, West Palm Beach. Friends may call at the funeral home between the hours of 6:00-8:00 p.m., on Monday.
Laura Leona Rice lived in May 1950 in Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY.
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Citations
- [S5787] Frankfort, ED 37-7, sheet 26, Household 274, 1950 Federal Census, Franklin County, Kentucky. Microfilm Image, NARA NAID #43290879, Roll 2427.
Peggy Jean Rice
F, #162128, b. 13 May 1937, d. 17 August 1991
Parents
Family: Eugene James Berry (b. 23 May 1934, d. 28 January 2019)
| Son | Frank James Berry+ |
| Son | Christopher Joseph Berry |
| Son | Eugene John "Gene" Berry |
| Son | Thomas Joel Berry (b. 3 August 1960, d. 28 January 1991) |
| Son | Martin Jonathon Berry |
Biography
Peggy Jean Rice was born on 13 May 1937 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN; listed as "Sadie Gene" on the 1940 census. Information from Findagrave.com memorial #175160862:
Peggy Jean was born on May 15, 1937 in Johnson City, Tennessee to parents, Emmet Finley Johnson and Martha Blanche Bennett.
She has 3 half siblings born to her mother, Martha Blanche Bennett born February 12, 1911 Piney Flats, Tennessee and husband, Howard Carlyle Rice: Laura Leona Rice born May 30 1927 died September 25, 1992; Cecilia Rice and Ben Rice.
She has 2 half brothers born to her father, Emmet Finley Johnson born 11 DEC 1917 in Newland, North Carolina
DEATH 13 JUL 1998 Canton, Stark, Ohio, USA: Gary Johnson and Finley Emmet Johnson born December 14, 1939 in Newland, North Carolina died August 22, 1997 Canton, Ohio. She married
Eugene James Berry in 1954 in Palm Beach Co., FL; Eugene remarried on 4 NOV 1967 to Susan Olsen at Codington, South Dakota. She and
Eugene James Berry were divorced before November 1967. She died on 17 August 1991 in Orlando, Orange Co., FL,
Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
Peggy Jean was born on May 15, 1937 in Johnson City, Tennessee to parents, Emmet Finley Johnson and Martha Blanche Bennett.
She has 3 half siblings born to her mother, Martha Blanche Bennett born February 12, 1911 Piney Flats, Tennessee and husband, Howard Carlyle Rice: Laura Leona Rice born May 30 1927 died September 25, 1992; Cecilia Rice and Ben Rice.
She has 2 half brothers born to her father, Emmet Finley Johnson born 11 DEC 1917 in Newland, North Carolina
DEATH 13 JUL 1998 Canton, Stark, Ohio, USA: Gary Johnson and Finley Emmet Johnson born December 14, 1939 in Newland, North Carolina died August 22, 1997 Canton, Ohio.
She was buried in August 1991 in Hillcrest Memorial Park, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., FL, Findagrave #175160862.
Peggy Jean Rice was also known as Peggy Jean Caudill. She lived in April 1950 in Palm Beach Co., FL. She lived in 1951 in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., FL. She lived in 1957 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN. She lived from 1985 to 1986 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN.
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Benjamin Harrison Bennett
M, #162129, b. 29 May 1892, d. 10 January 1981
Biography
Benjamin Harrison Bennett was born on 29 May 1892 in Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., TN; son of Charles C. and Myra (Eads) Bennett. He died on 10 January 1981 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.
He was buried in January 1981 in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Elizabethton, Carter Co., TN, Findagrave #147288491.
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Virginia Lee Bennett
F, #162130, b. 9 February 1914, d. 8 April 1990
Parents
Biography
Virginia Lee Bennett was born on 9 February 1914 in Tennessee. She died on 8 April 1990.
She was buried in April 1990 in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Elizabethton, Carter Co., TN, Findagrave #170466350.
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Louise Christine Bennett
F, #162131, b. 29 October 1930, d. 20 April 2008
Parents
Biography
Louise Christine Bennett was born on 29 October 1930 in Carter Co., TN. She married
James Andrew Southerland in January 1952 in Carter Co., TN. She died on 20 April 2008 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN,
Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
Louise C. Southerland
October 29, 1930 - April 20, 2008
Louise C. Southerland, 77, Johnson City, died Sunday, April 20, 2008, at her residence. Mrs. Southerland was a native of Cater County. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison and Leona Hyatt Bennett. She was a former employee of Mor-Flo Industries. She was a member of the Clifton View Baptist Church. Survivors include: her husband, James A. Southerland of the home; two sons, Lynn Allen Southerland of Jonesborough and James R. Southerland of the home; three grandsons, Jeremy, Robbie and Eric; five great grandchildren. The funeral service for Louise B. Southerland will be conducted at 7 PM Tuesday, April 22, 2008 in the Morris-Baker North Chapel. The committal service will be conducted at 11:30 AM Wednesday in the Happy Valley Memorial Park. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery at 11:15 AM. The family will receive friends in the funeral chapel from 6:30 to 7 PM Tuesday prior to the service.
She was buried in April 2008 in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Elizabethton, Carter Co., TN, Findagrave #147286483.
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Arlie D. Caudill
M, #162132, b. 29 June 1911, d. 22 March 1985
Biography
Arlie D. Caudill was born on 29 June 1911 in Rowan Co., KY; son of John M. and Josie A. (Williams) Caudill. He married
Martha Blanche Bennett daughter of
Harry Lee Faw and
Sarah Leona Norris, about 1945 in Florida. Arlie D. Caudill died on 22 March 1985 in Palm Beach Co., FL.
He was buried in March 1985 in Hillcrest Memorial Park, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., FL, Findagrave #150402817.
Arlie D. Caudill lived in April 1950 in Palm Beach Co., FL.
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Emmett Finley Johnson
M, #162133, b. 11 December 1917, d. 13 July 1998
Biography
Emmett Finley Johnson was born on 11 December 1917 in Avery Co., NC; son of Will Anderson and Auby "Sis" (Cornett) Johnson. He died on 13 July 1998 in Canton, Stark Co., OH.
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Robert Hamann Lyders
M, #162134, b. 26 March 1921, d. 13 April 1989
Biography
Robert Hamann Lyders was born on 26 March 1921 in Ellsworth, Hamilton Co., IA; so of Lewis Cnristian and Elsie E. (Hamann) Lyders. He married
Laura Leona Rice daughter of
Howard Carlyle Rice and
Martha Blanche Bennett, on 14 February 1970 in Palm Beach Co., FL; Robert was first married to Dorothy Marie Shields (1920-1972) on 25 AUG 1945 at West Palm Beach in Florida and divorced in OCT 1969. They had three sons, William, Paul, and Donald Lyders. Robert Hamann Lyders died on 13 April 1989 in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., FL.
He was buried in April 1989 in Hillcrest Memorial Park, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., FL, Findagrave #150402841.
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James Roger Cook, Jr.
M, #162135, b. 12 September 1927, d. 24 October 1988
Family: Laura Leona Rice (b. 30 May 1927, d. 25 September 1992)
| Son | James Roger Cook, III |
| Son | Darryl Lynn Cook |
Biography
James Roger Cook, Jr., was born on 12 September 1927 in Lexington, Fayette Co., KY; WW II draft card, son of James Roger and Gladys V. (Garrison) Cook, Sr. He married
Laura Leona Rice daughter of
Howard Carlyle Rice and
Martha Blanche Bennett, in January 1947 in Lexington, Fayette Co., KY,
; license reported in the 21 JAN 1947 edition of the Lexington Harold-Leader, page 12 (Newspapers.com). James remarried in SEP 1962 to Barbara Ann (Denault) Hanson (1940-2005) and was divorced from her on 6 APR 1967, both at Palm Beach Co., FL. Sallie remarried in 1992 to Thomas Clark Newkirk, in Palm Beach Co., FL.
James Roger Cook, Jr., and
Laura Leona Rice were divorced before September 1962. He died on 24 October 1988 in Palm Beach Co., FL.
Occupation: Mash operator (1947), restaurant worker (1950). James Roger Cook, Jr., began military service on 5 May 1945 WW II service, U.S. Navy, discharged 23 MAY 1946. He lived in May 1950 in Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY.
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Citations
- [S5787] Frankfort, ED 37-7, sheet 26, Household 274, 1950 Federal Census, Franklin County, Kentucky. Microfilm Image, NARA NAID #43290879, Roll 2427.
James Andrew Southerland
M, #162142, b. 1928, d. 2 August 2016
Biography
James Andrew Southerland was born in 1928 in Washington Co., TN; son of Sidney S. and Carrie E. (Seaton) Southerland. He married
Louise Christine Bennett daughter of
Benjamin Harrison Bennett and
Sarah Leona Norris, in January 1952 in Carter Co., TN. James Andrew Southerland died on 2 August 2016 in Greeneville, Greene Co., TN,
Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
JOHNSON CITY — Mr. James A. Southerland, 88, of Johnson City, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Signature Healthcare of Greeneville.
Mr. Southerland was a lifelong resident of East Tennessee. He was the son of the late Sidney and Carrie Southerland. He was a member of Clifton View Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Southerland was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Southerland.
Survivors include his son, Allen Southerland and Sabra Houston; one sister, Shirley Britt; one brother, Charles Southerland; three grandsons, Jeremy Southerland, Robbie Southerland and his wife Amber, Eric Southerland and his wife Misty; several great grandchildren.
The family of Mr. James A. Southerland will receive friends from 5 to 7 PM on Thursday, August 4, 2016, in the Morris-Baker Oak Chapel. The funeral service will follow at 7 PM with Reverend Claude Babb officiating. The graveside committal service will be conducted at 11 AM on Friday, in the Happy Valley Memorial Park. Family and friends are requested to meet at the cemetery by 10:45 AM.
Memories and condolences may be sent to the Southerland family via www.morrisbaker.com.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2001 E. Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, is serving the Southerland family. (423) 282-1521.
He was buried in August 2016 in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Elizabethton, Carter Co., TN, Findagrave #167739960.
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Henry M. Hughes
M, #162143, b. 1912, d. 1986
Biography
Henry M. Hughes was born in 1912. He died in 1986.
He was buried in 1986 in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Elizabethton, Carter Co., TN, Findagrave #170466295.
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Eugene James Berry
M, #162145, b. 23 May 1934, d. 28 January 2019
Family: Peggy Jean Rice (b. 13 May 1937, d. 17 August 1991)
| Son | Frank James Berry+ |
| Son | Christopher Joseph Berry |
| Son | Eugene John "Gene" Berry |
| Son | Thomas Joel Berry (b. 3 August 1960, d. 28 January 1991) |
| Son | Martin Jonathon Berry |
Biography
Eugene James Berry was born on 23 May 1934 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI. He married
Peggy Jean Rice daughter of
Emmett Finley Johnson and
Martha Blanche Bennett, in 1954 in Palm Beach Co., FL; Eugene remarried on 4 NOV 1967 to Susan Olsen at Codington, South Dakota. Eugene James Berry and
Peggy Jean Rice were divorced before November 1967. He died on 28 January 2019 in Aitkin, Aitkin Co., MN,
Obituary – Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Thursday, 31 JAN 2019, page B4 (Newspapers.com):
Berry, Eugene James
54, resident of Brainerd, died Jan. 28.
Eugene worked for Tel-e-lect, owner of Green Heights in Prior Lake, retiring to Brainerd in 1992.
Survived by wife, Susan; 7 children;14 grandchildren and 2 sisters.
Preceded by son, Tom and sister, Carol Ann.
Family gathering to be held in the summer.
Arr: Nelson-Doran, Brainerd.
Eugene James Berry lived in 2019 in Brainerd, Crow Wing Co., MN.
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Thomas Joel Berry
M, #162146, b. 3 August 1960, d. 28 January 1991
Parents
Biography
Thomas Joel Berry was born on 3 August 1960 in Hennepin Co., MN. He married Marrield Mary Caswell on 5 July 1980 in Hennepin Co., MN. He died on 28 January 1991 in Mission San Jose District, Alameda Co., CA.
He was cremated in 1991.
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