Ancestors of
Elmer Ellis Mize PhD, Professor and Historian of Maryville, Blount Co., TN |
In
the summer of 2003, I drove east from
my Las Cruces, NM, home to see if I could
find my gggg-grandpa,
Isham Gwin, and his son and daughter-in-law, John and
Jane (Walker) Gwin. I had just found John's and
Jane's 1812 marriage certificate at the Blount County
Courthouse Archives in Maryville, TN, and now I was at
the local library to see what I could find out about
Jane's family. I asked at the desk in the
genealogy room, and the kind lady ushered me into a
room and introduced me to another librarian.
"I'm looking for your vertical file on the Walker
family," I told her, and before she could respond, a
booming voice behind me asked, "WHAT Walker
family?"
The older gentleman had overheard my original request and had followed us into the vertical file room. He took an interest as I explained my quest, and taking over for the obliging librarian, he pulled the file and directed me to a table where I could sort out the file's contents. A few dozen photocopies later, I looked him up again at his own table. He was preparing his Sunday School lesson for the next day, but he set it aside for the next thirty minutes as we chatted about my family. He was related to the same Walkers as I, and it didn't take long to discover that we were 5th cousins. This was my introduction to Dr. Elmer E. Mize. I never saw or corresponded with him again, though I intended to do both. A few short months later I received in the mail the first copy of my new subscription to the Smoky Mountain Genealogical Society Journal/Newsletter and recognized his picture on the cover, realizing moments later that my intention would not be fulfilled this side of heaven. I've misplaced the notes I took that day as Dr. Mize--Cousin Elmer--and I visited, and now I'd like to tie our lines back together. This page is my attempt to do that. Can anyone help me trace his Walker connection? |
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A Mize Birth: 1 Apr 1836 NC Death: |
Father: Jeramiah Mize Mother: Martha S Alderdice |
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PhD, History Professor, East Tennessee Historian, 5th
Cousin to John Gwin, Sunday School Teacher, Believer in Jesus Christ, now and forevermore in the Presence of his Almighty God and Savior. |
HELEN JOYCE WALLS,
80, of Knoxville, died Wednesday, July 18, 2001,
in Knoxville. Mrs. Walls was born Oct. 10, 1920,
at the family home in Maryville, the daughter of
Beecher E. and Edna Morton Mize.
She was the widow of Meredith W. Walls. She is survived by her daughters, Sherry Braden of Knoxville and Edna Lee and her husband, Bob, of Madison, Ala.; her son, Paul N. Walls and his wife, Sharon, of Mount Juliet; and her brothers, Elmer Mize and Bob Mize and his wife, Elizabeth, all of Maryville. Mrs. Walls is also survived by her grandchildren, Michelle Smith, Tiffany Morris, Wayne Braden, Joe Braden, Brandy Braden Wright, Virgil Braden Jr., Judy Braden Snyder, Robert H. Lee Jr., Ryan C. Lee, Ashley Walls, Shannon Walls, Cassie Percifull, Danny Walls, Eddie Walls and Melinda Walls Hackworth; her son-in-law, Carl Goff; and nine great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Meredith Beecher Walls; two other daughters, Joyce Nettie Heald and Joylyn Sue Goff; two sisters, Barbara Mize and Martha Boruff; and a son-in-law, Virgil W. Braden. The funeral will be held at 8 tonight, July 19, in the chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 3704 Chapman Highway, Knoxville, with the Rev. Garvan W. Walls II officiating. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, July 20, at Oliver Springs Cemetery with the grandsons serving as pallbearers. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the National Hospice Organization, 1901 N. Moore St., Suite 901, Arlington, VA 22209; or to the American Cancer Society, 871 Weisgarber Road, Knoxville, TN 37909. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Obituary
published 18 Jul 2001 in the Seymour
Herald, Seymour, TN:
Walls, Helen
Joyce Mize, age 80, resident of
Knoxville, formerly of Port St. John, FL, passed
away July 18, 2001. Mrs. Walls was born October
10, 1920, at her family home in Maryville, TN.
Preceded in death by her husband, Meredith W.
Walls; parents, Beecher E. and Edna Morton Mize;
infant son, Meredith Beecher Walls, daughters:
Joyce Nettie Heald and Joylyn Sue Goff; sisters,
Barbara Mize and Martha Boruff and son-in-law
Virgil W. Braden. Survived by daughters: Sherry
Braden, Knoxville, TN., Edna Lee (Bob), Madison,
AL.; son, Paul N. Walls (Sharon), Mt. Juliet,
TN.; brothers, Elmer Mize and Bob Mize
(Elizabeth), of Maryville, TN. Grandchildren:
Michelle Smith, Tiffany Morris, Wayne Braden,
Joe Braden, Brandy Braden Wright, Virgil Braden
Jr., Judy Braden Snyder, Robert H. Lee Jr., Ryan
C. Lee, Ashley Walls, Shannon Walls, Cassie
Percifull, Danny Walls, Eddie Walls, and Melinda
Walls Hackworth and son-in-law Carl Goff. Nine
great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be conducted 8:00 p.m.
Thursday in the chapel of Berry Funeral Home,
graveside service and interment 11:00 a.m.
Friday, Oliver Springs Cemetery, Oliver Springs,
TN. With Rev. Garvin W. Walls II officiating.
Grandchildren will serve as Pallbearers. In lieu
of flowers, memorials may be made to the
National Hospice Organization, 1901 North Moore
Street, Suite 901, Arlington, VA 22209 or the
American Cancer Society. Visitation with the
family 6:00-8:00 p.m. prior to the service at
Berry Funeral Home, 3704 Chapman Hwy. 577-6666.
www.berryfuneralhome.com.
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William West Mize; Posted by Robert (View posts) Posted: 16 Jun 2000Earnest:
My name is Robert E. Lee Mize the same as my
Grandfather's. His father's name was William
Wesley Mize, but often went by Wes and West.
Here is some information on both people:
William Wesley Mize, bd. 29 Jul 1877, bp. TN, m. 1897, mp. Maryville, TN Robert E. Lee Mize, bd. 25 Jul 1919, bp. Maryville, TN, m. 1 Feb 1941, dd. 18 Aug 1954, dp. Blanchard Idaho Please write back with any information that you can share since I am also trying to research the family tree. I do have pictures of both people and have visited the grave sites often. dd. 29 May 1964, dp. Spokane WA |
| Birth: | Jan. 3, 1843 |
| Death: | May 4, 1934 |
| Parents: Jonathan Mize (1804 - 1863) Spouse: Frances Ann Waters Mize (1850 - 1934) Children: Eugenia Mize Chance (1871 - 1913)* Nannie E. Mize (1879 - 1942)* Otha Decatur Mize (1889 - 1963)* |
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| Burial: Shiloh Memorial Cem. Pigeon Forge, Sevier Co., TN |
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| Created by:
Virgil
& DeAnna C. Coole... Find A Grave Memorial# 45756667 |
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| Mary
A Mize Birth: 3 Dec 1854 Tennessee, USA Death: 16 Jul 1894 Sevier, Tennessee, USA |
Father: Jonathan Mize Mother: Nancy Chambers |
| 1. | UNKNOWN NANCY. She married Jonathan MIZE; b. 1804; d. 14 Dec 1863 in Sevier Co., TN; killed at courthouse steps by Conf... | ||||
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| 2. | Mary A. MIZE (UNKNOWN NANCY1) was born 3 Dec 1854 in Sevier County, Tennessee, and died 16 Jul 1894 in Sevier County, Tennessee. She married James OGLE 31 Oct 1872 in Sevier County, Tennessee, son of Isaac OGLE and Nancy BUTLER. He was born 23 Jan 1851 in Sevier County, Tennessee, and died 23 Jan 1917 in Sevier County, Tennessee. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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