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John Birchfield

Male 1834 - 1937  (103 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Birchfield was born on 15 Mar 1834 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 2 May 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

    John married Angeline Baker on 27 Feb 1865 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Angeline was born about 1846 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died about 1885 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. David Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1865 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    2. 3. Robert Wilson Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1868 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    3. 4. Adelade Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1870 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    4. 5. Laura J. Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1871 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    5. 6. Vetie Ann Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 May 1872 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 9 Nov 1972 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    6. 7. Elizabeth Louella Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1874 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    7. 8. Samuel J. Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1876 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 30 Sep 1958 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.
    8. 9. Mary Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1878 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    9. 10. Sarah E. Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1879 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    10. 11. Vada Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Feb 1881 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    11. 12. James Nathaniel Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1885 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 24 Mar 1966 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    12. 13. Maggie E. Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Dec 1885 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  David Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1865 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

    David married Annie Waters on 28 Apr 1898 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Annie was born about 1882 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. James R. Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Robert Wilson Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1868 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

  3. 4.  Adelade Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1870 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

  4. 5.  Laura J. Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1871 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

  5. 6.  Vetie Ann Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 9 May 1872 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 9 Nov 1972 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  6. 7.  Elizabeth Louella Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1874 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

  7. 8.  Samuel J. Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 15 Aug 1876 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 30 Sep 1958 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee.

    Samuel married Ollie V. Brewer on 14 Jan 1904 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ollie (daughter of Joseph G. Brewer and Fanny L. Shook) was born on 4 Sep 1885 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 17 Apr 1969 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hampton Creek Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Malone Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Sep 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    2. 16. Virgil W. Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    3. 17. Dorothy Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Aug 1907 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    4. 18. Tom Lester Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Sep 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    5. 19. Frank Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Aug 2011 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    6. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 21. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 9.  Mary Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1878 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

  9. 10.  Sarah E. Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1879 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

  10. 11.  Vada Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 8 Feb 1881 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

  11. 12.  James Nathaniel Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1885 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 24 Mar 1966 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

    James married Minnie Clarissa Rose Shell on 23 Dec 1912 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Minnie (daughter of John Lemuel Shell and Mary Lydia Boone) was born on 6 Apr 1895 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Jan 1974 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Glenna Mae Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Nov 1914 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 16 Feb 2008 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    2. 24. Oscar V. Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1916 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 3 Apr 1955 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee.
    3. 25. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 26. James Nathaniel Birchfield, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1927 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 19 Feb 1954 in , Giles County, Tennessee, .

  12. 13.  Maggie E. Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 18 Dec 1885 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.


Generation: 3

  1. 14.  James R. Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (2.David2, 1.John1) was born about 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  2. 15.  Malone Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (8.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born on 17 Sep 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  3. 16.  Virgil W. Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (8.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born on 15 Sep 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  4. 17.  Dorothy Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (8.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Aug 1907 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  5. 18.  Tom Lester Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (8.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Sep 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  6. 19.  Frank Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (8.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Mar 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Aug 2011 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

    Frank married Florence Elliott on 24 Feb 1938 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Florence was born on 19 Sep 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Aug 2016 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Bill Birchfield  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1941 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Feb 2021 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Birchfield Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

  7. 20.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Samuel2, 1.John1)

  8. 21.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Samuel2, 1.John1)

  9. 22.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Samuel2, 1.John1)

  10. 23.  Glenna Mae Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (12.James2, 1.John1) was born on 28 Nov 1914 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 16 Feb 2008 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

    Glenna married Frank Carroll Shell on 18 Aug 1936 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Frank (son of William Dempsy Shell and Myra E. Gouge) was born on 5 Oct 1914 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Sep 1977 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Vern C. Shell  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1839 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Mar 2021 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Cherry Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee.

  11. 24.  Oscar V. Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (12.James2, 1.John1) was born about 1916 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 3 Apr 1955 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee.

    Oscar married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 25.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.James2, 1.John1)

  13. 26.  James Nathaniel Birchfield, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (12.James2, 1.John1) was born about 1927 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 19 Feb 1954 in , Giles County, Tennessee, .


Generation: 4

  1. 27.  Bill Birchfield Descendancy chart to this point (19.Frank3, 8.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born about 1941 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Feb 2021 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Birchfield Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Bill Birchfield, 79, of Roan Mountain, Tenn., went home to be with his Lord on Friday, February 19, 2021, from Johnson City Medical Center.
    Bill was a native of Roan Mountain and a son of the late Frank Birchfield and Florence Elliott Birchfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter-in-law, Cindy H. Birchfield.
    Bill earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Lees-McRae and East Tennessee State University. Bill’s teaching and coaching career spanned nearly three decades with time spent at Unaka High School and completed with 25 years at Cloudland High School. Bill enjoyed farming, going to livestock markets, and following the athletic careers of his sons and grandchildren.
    Bill is survived by his wife of 56 years, Eloise H. Birchfield, of the home; two sons, Randy Birchfield of Roan Mountain and Matt Birchfield and wife Kerri of Elizabethton; five grandchildren and two expected great-grandchildren, Colby Birchfield and wife Karmen, Conner Birchfield, Leah Birchfield, Kenzie Birchfield and Kendall Birchfield; and three brothers, Denton Birchfield, Dallas Birchfield and Rick Birchfield, all of Roan Mountain. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
    A service to celebrate and honor the life of Bill Birchfield will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 23, at the Lower Shell Creek Christian Church with Mr. Gerald Holly, minister, and Pastor Rick Birchfield officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service. The graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 24, in the Birchfield Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Colby Birchfield, Conner Birchfield, Denton Birchfield, Dallas Birchfield, Johnny Ledford, Tim Barnett, Chad McKinney and Sam Potter. Honorary pallbearers will be the 1968 Cloudland Boy’s State Tournament Basketball Team and the Cloudland Lady Highlanders Basketball Team.


  2. 28.  Vern C. Shell Descendancy chart to this point (23.Glenna3, 12.James2, 1.John1) was born about 1839 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Mar 2021 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Cherry Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, Vern C. Shell, 82, went home to be with the Lord while at his residence. Vern was born in Carter County to the late Frank Shell and Glenna Birchfield Shell. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by two brothers, Vaughn Shell and Ricky Shell, one infant sister, Melba Jean Shell, two sisters-in-law, Janice Thompson and Tammy Plank.

    Vern was a graduate of Lamar High School. He was retired from General Motors in Flint, Michigan. He was a member and greeter of Cherry Grove Baptist Church. He was a member of the UAW Local 659 in Flint Michigan. He loved to be doing yard work and taking his grandchildren for rides on the lawn mower. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.

    He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Carol “Cookie” Scott Shell. Two sons, David Shell (Angie) and Mike Shell. 4 grandchildren, Tara Moore (Brad), Zachary Shell (Brittany), Taylor Shell and Emily Shell. One great-granddaughter, Lexie Moore, Two sisters, Norma Trent and Roma “Teddy” Moore and many special nieces and nephews.

    The family would like to thank the Cleveland Clinic, Amedisys Hospice and Dr. James Hanson and nurses.

    Funeral services for Vern C. Shell will be conducted on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at the Cherry Grove Baptist Church of Jonesborough with Pastor Tommy Clark officiating. Burial will follow in the Cherry Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Mike Hensley, Luke Cole, Scott Brall, Earl Hughes, Logan Bolton and David Hopson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Roger Povolny, Bartley Sparks, Henry Reaves Ted Thompson and members of the Adult 4 Sunday School Class.