Lon McNeal1

M, b. 8 September 1924, d. 19 May 2007
FatherJoseph Walter McNeal1 b. 3 Jan 1881, d. Jul 1961
MotherBertha Young1 b. 1893
Last Edited4 Oct 2007
Birth*Lon McNeal was born on 8 September 1924 at Knox, Tennessee.1,2 
(Witness) CensusHe appeared on the census of 21 April 1930 Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, in the household of Joseph Walter McNeal and Bertha Young; ED 5, sheet 17B, occupation sawyer-lumber mill, renting-$7 month, radio, 4 children at home.1 
Death*Lon McNeal died on 19 May 2007 at Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, at age 82.2 

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1930.
  2. [S44] Social Security Death Index.

Lawrence McNeal1

M, b. 1922
FatherJoseph Walter McNeal1 b. 3 Jan 1881, d. Jul 1961
MotherBertha Young1 b. 1893
Last Edited23 Sep 2012
Birth*Lawrence McNeal was born in 1922 at Knox, Tennessee.1 
(Witness) CensusHe appeared on the census of 21 April 1930 Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, in the household of Joseph Walter McNeal and Bertha Young; ED 5, sheet 17B, occupation sawyer-lumber mill, renting-$7 month, radio, 4 children at home.1 

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1930.

Robert (Bobbie) Ault1

M, b. 1900
FatherWilliam Ault1 b. Apr 1850
MotherNancy Curtis1 b. Oct 1858
Last Edited4 Oct 2007
Birth*Robert (Bobbie) Ault was born in 1900 at Tennessee.1 
(Witness) CensusHe appeared on the census of 7 January 1920 District 6, Blount, Tennessee, in the household of William Ault and Nancy Curtis; ED 20, sheet 2B, occupation farmer, renting, 1 son and 2 Curtis nieces at home.1 

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1920.

Bessie J. Clifton1,2

F, b. 16 September 1900, d. 23 December 1982
Last Edited29 Jan 2015
Birth*Bessie J. Clifton was born on 16 September 1900 at Tennessee.1,3 
Married Name As of 22 April 1918,her married name was Curtis.1,2 
Marriage*She married Robert Taylor Curtis, son of Samuel Taylor Curtis and Ida (Addie) Clemens, on 22 April 1918 at Tennessee.1,2 
CensusBessie J. Clifton and Robert Taylor Curtis appeared on the census of 6 January 1920 at Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, ED 111, sheet 10B, occupation weaver-cotton mill, no children, lived with Ida.4 
Census*Bessie J. Clifton and Robert Taylor Curtis appeared on the census of 9 April 1930 at District 15, Knox, Tennessee, ED 94, sheet 4B, occupation farmer, owned farm, radio, no children; niece Virgie V. Clifton, age 20, lived with them.1 
CensusBessie J. Clifton and Robert Taylor Curtis appeared on the census of 13 May 1940 at Knox, Tennessee, ED 42, sheet 15A, no occupation, real estater valued at $150, 1 daughter and a niece, Virgie Clifton, age 30.5 
Death*Bessie J. Clifton died on 23 December 1982 at Strawberry Plains, Knox, Tennessee, at age 82; buried at Thorn Grove Cemetery.3,6 

Family

Robert Taylor Curtis b. 5 Feb 1890, d. 3 Oct 1951
Child

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1930.
  2. [S1444] DAR Bonny Kate Chapter, Knox County Tennessee Marriage Records 1901-1921.
  3. [S44] Social Security Death Index.
  4. [S1] Census of Population 1920.
  5. [S1] Census of Population 1940.
  6. [S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Thorn Grove, Knox, Tennessee.

Luther Martin King1,2

M, b. 22 March 1889, d. 20 September 1952
Last Edited26 Mar 2013
Birth*Luther Martin King was born on 22 March 1889 at Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; son of Joseph King and Isabell Adkilns.1,3,4,5,6 
Marriage*He married Virginia Catherine Curtis, daughter of Samuel Taylor Curtis and Ida (Addie) Clemens, on 17 February 1912 at Knox, Tennessee.1,2 
DraftWW1* On 5 June 1917 Luther Martin King registered for the draft at Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; at the time, he was employed by John Vick as a painter, wife and child.3 
Census*He and Virginia Catherine Curtis appeared on the census of 8 January 1920 at Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, ED 111, sheet 10B, occupation painter, Catherine worked at a candy factory, 1 child, living with Ida Curtis.1 
CensusLuther Martin King and Virginia Catherine Curtis appeared on the census of 21 April 1930 at Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, ED 91, sheet 12A, occupation paper hanger, Catherine worked at a clothing manufacturer, owned home valued at $1,000.7 
CensusLuther Martin King and Virginia Catherine Curtis appeared on the census of 10 May 1940 at District 14, Knox, Tennessee, ED 38, sheet 24A, occupation decoration painter-city park, real estate valued at $800, no children at home.8 
Death*Luther Martin King died on 20 September 1952 at Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, at age 63; occupation concessioner-Chillhowee Park, married, buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.6,5 

Family

Virginia Catherine Curtis b. May 1892
Child

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1920.
  2. [S1444] DAR Bonny Kate Chapter, Knox County Tennessee Marriage Records 1901-1921.
  3. [S758] Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards.
  4. [S1518] Judy, "Descendants of Samuel Taylor Curtis and Ida Bond Clemons", Ancestral File.
  5. [S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Woodlawn, Knox, Tennessee.
  6. [S1402] Tennessee State Archives, Tennessee Death Certificates 1914-1955.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1930.
  8. [S1] Census of Population 1940.

Clara King1

F, b. 1912
FatherLuther Martin King1 b. 22 Mar 1889, d. 20 Sep 1952
MotherVirginia Catherine Curtis1 b. May 1892
Last Edited4 Oct 2007
Birth*Clara King was born in 1912 at Tennessee.1 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 8 January 1920 Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, in the household of Luther Martin King and Virginia Catherine Curtis; ED 111, sheet 10B, occupation painter, Catherine worked at a candy factory, 1 child, living with Ida Curtis.1 

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1920.

Mary Elizabeth (?)1

F, b. 1890
Last Edited26 Mar 2013
Birth*Mary Elizabeth (?) was born in 1890 at Tennessee.2 
Married Name As of circa 1920,her married name was Curtis.2 
Marriage*She married Charles Franklin Curtis, son of Samuel Taylor Curtis and Ida (Addie) Clemens, circa 1920 at Tennessee.2 
Census*Mary Elizabeth (?) and Charles Franklin Curtis appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 at Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, ED 49, sheet 6B, occupation carpenter-building, renting-$16 month, no radio, 2 children at home.2 
CensusMary Elizabeth (?) and Charles Franklin Curtis appeared on the census of 9 April 1940 at Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, ED 59, sheet 4B, occupation carpenter-construction, renting, 1 daughter at home.3 

Family

Charles Franklin Curtis b. 7 Oct 1883
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1930, 1940.
  2. [S1] Census of Population 1930.
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1940.