Solomon G. Trivette

Solomon married Alice C. Todd on 30 Aug 1874 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Alice was born on 8 Jul 1856 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 3 Aug 1884 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Solomon married Sarah Ellen Nelson on 28 May 1885 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Sarah was born on 23 Oct 1860 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 19 Nov 1910 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Solomon married Ellen Jane Burkett on 7 Feb 1911 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Ellen was born on 29 Dec 1851 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 20 Jun 1944 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Utzman Family Cemetery, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James Roby Lewis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bessie married Joseph Todd Ray about 1910 in North Carolina, , , . Joseph was born about 1879 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ROGERSVILLE — Mary Ida Ray Kensinger was born in Butler, TN, on January 6, 1914, and passed away on August 3, 2011, at Wellmont Bristol Hospice.

She was raised in Mountain City, TN. Mary attended East Tennessee State University, where she earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Mrs. Kensinger worked for many years as the office manager for the Tennessee State Employment Service both in Johnson City and in Rogersville. She also worked for a number of years as the office manager of Hawkins County Memorial Hospital followed by twelve years as librarian at H.B. Stamps Memorial Library. In 1975, Mrs. Kensinger retired.

Mary Ray married J.C. Kensinger on September 15, 1945. They made Rogersville their home for the remainder of their lives.

A very talented and creative woman, Mrs. Kensinger wrote and acted in an outdoor drama, "Davey Crockett," which was performed for five years at the Rogersville Bicentennial Pageant. She was an avid genealogist with particular interest in Hawkins County families. She spent several decades researching and cataloging deaths in Hawkins County, compiling material for the Historical Society there.

Mrs. Kensinger was also an avid bridge player well into her 97th year.

She and her husband were members of Rogersville Presbyterian Church, where Mrs. Kensinger served in a number of capacities with the Women of the Church. She was also a member of the Hawkins County Genealogical and Historical Society.

In 2004, Mrs. Kensinger received the ETSU Outstanding Alumna award. She was listed in the 1981-82 Who's Who of American Women and was charter president of the Rogersville Business & Professional Women's Club. She also established the J.C. Kensinger Memorial Scholarship Endowment at ETSU in memory of her late husband.

Mrs. Kensinger was preceded in death by her parents: Joseph Todd Ray and Bessie Trivett Ray; brother: Boyd Sam Ray and sister: Margaret Ray Dillon all of Mountain City. She is survived by a stepdaughter: Jann Kensinger Walker; Jonesville, Virginia; nieces: Suzanne Ray Cox of Abington, Virginia, Libby Ray Talton of Mountain City and nephew: Dr. Joseph Alan Ray, Mountain City.

Funeral services for Mrs. Kensinger will be held on Saturday afternoon, August 6, at 2PM at Rogersville Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends beginning at 1PM. Burial will be in McKinney Cemetery, Rogersville.

The family would like to thank Mrs. Kensinger's caregivers, Billy Coffey and Charlotte Caldwell, for the wonderful job they did during her last years.

Those who wish to remember Mrs. Kensinger may do so through the Hawkins County Genealogical and Historical Society. P.O. Box 429, Rogersville, TN 37857 or through the Scholarship Fund at Rogersville Presbyterian Church, 309 West Kyle St. Rogersville, TN 37857.

Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]