Ancestry of Lester Flatt

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Lester Flatt should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.





William Addams Reitwiesner

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Ancestry of Lester Flatt
1 Lester Raymond Flatt, b. Jackson Co., Tenn., 19 Jan. 1914, d. Nashville, Davidson Co., Tenn., 11 May 1979 [SSDI 228-03-5466]
PARENTS
2 Isaac Columbus Flatt, b. Jackson Co., Tenn., 4 April 1881, d. White Co., Tenn., 20 June 1962
m. Jackson Co., Tenn., 16 July 1899
3 Nannie Mae Haney, b. Cumberland Co., Tenn., 12 July 1877, d. White Co., Tenn., 19 July 1935
GRANDPARENTS
4 Jonas H ... Flatt, b. Jackson Co., Tenn., 29 July 1839, d. Jackson Co., Tenn., ... 1896
m.
5 Mariam Fox, b. Jackson Co., Tenn., 7 Apr. 1836, d. Jackson Co., Tenn., 29 Dec. 1907
6 Simeon Toliver Haney, b. Jackson Co., Tenn., ... Aug. 1853, d. Putnam Co., Tenn., ... 1919
m.
7 Sarah Katherine Jackson, b. Jackson Co., Tenn., ... May 1860, d. ... [by 1930]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Isaac Columbus Flatt, b. Roane Co., Tenn., 4 June 1811, d. Jackson Co., Tenn., 31 Dec. 1896
m. Jackson Co., Tenn., 12 March 1834
9 Sarah Ann Brown, b. Jackson Co., Tenn., 28 Aug. 1816, d. Jackson Co., Tenn., 13 March 1898
10 Bartlett Anderson Fox, b. ... , Tenn., 19 Dec. 1806, d. Gainesboro, Jackson Co., Tenn., 14 Feb. 1873
m. Jackson Co., Tenn., 23 May 1826
11 Mariam P ... Basham, b. ... , Va., ... 1807, d. Gainesboro, Jackson Co., Tenn., 30 Aug. 1875
12 John Haney, b. ... [ca. 1811], d. Jackson Co., Tenn., 8 Sept. 1895
m.
13 Mariah Sanders, b. Jackson Co., Tenn., ... 1820, d. Jackson Co., Tenn., 23 Dec. 1896
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 John Henry Flatt, b. ... , Pa., ... 1778, d. ...
m. Roane Co., Tenn., 17 Dec. 1803
17 Margaret Parker, b. ... , Va., ... 1786, d. ...
18 John Brown, b. Botetourt Co., Va., ... 1796, d. Jackson Co., Tenn., 19 Nov. 1879
m. Jackson Co., Tenn., 25 Aug. 1815
19 Elizabeth Wheeler, b. Bedford Co., Va., ... 1798, d. Jackson Co., Tenn., 26 Jan. 1866
20 Benjamin Franklin Fox, b. ... [ca. 1770], d. ...
m. ... 29 Aug. 1799
21 Elizabeth Anderson, b. ... , d. ...
22 Uriah Basham, b. ... , Va., ... 1789, d. ... [before 1840]
m. Franklin Co., Va., 27 May 1804
23 Rhoda Simmons, b. ... [ca. 1785], d. ... [ca. 1878]
24 Timothy Haney, b. ... , d. ...
m.
25 Elizabeth Woolbright, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
36 Thomas Brown, b. Botetourt Co., Va., 28 June 1773, d. Jackson Co., Tenn., ... 1866
m.
37 Nancy Jane Litton, b. ... , Va., ... May 1775, d. Jackson Co., Tenn., ... 1810
38 John Wheeler, b. ... , d. ...
m.
39 Nancy Scott, b. ... , d. ...
40 William Fox, b. Mecklenburg Co., Va., 12 Feb. 1732, d. Mecklenburg Co., Va., ... 1783
m.
41 Mary Kendrick, b. Granville Co., N. C., 12 April 1738, d. Mecklenburg Co., Va., ... 1795
42 Bartelot Anderson, b. Hanover Co., Va., ... 1740, d. Hanover Co., Va., ... 1798
m. Louisa Co., Va., 10 April 1770
43 Frances Dickenson, b. ... 1754, d. ...
44 William Basham, b. ... 1745, d. Breckenridge Co., Ky., 17 Dec. 1834
m.
45 Sarah Shrewsbury, b. ... 1760, d. ...
46 Charles Simmons, b. Bedford Co., ... [ca. 1753], d. Franklin Co., ... 1828
m.
47 Frances Mary Meador, b. ... [ca. 1760], d. ... 1828
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
84 Bartelot Anderson, b. ... [ca. 1708], d. ... [ca. 1761]
m.
85 Mary Cosby, b. ... , d. ...
88 William Basham, b. ... 1700, d. Cumberland Co., Va., 23 May 1768
m.
89 Sarah Angell, b. ... [ca. 1710], d. ... [after 1768]
90 Benjamin Shrewsbury, b. ... , d. ...
m.
91 Nancy Richardson, b. ... , d. ...
92 Charles Simmons, b. ... 1730, d. Campbell Co., Va., ... 1794
m. ... 1752
93 Mary Wainwright, b. ... 1733, d. ...
94 Joel W ... Meador, b. ... 1725, d. Franklin Co., Va., ... Oct. 1798
m.
95 Susannah Clark, b. ... 1730, d. Franklin Co., Va., ... 1818
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
168 Robert Anderson, b. ... [ca. 1663], d. ... 1716
m.
169 Mary Elizabeth Overton, b. ... , Va., 8 June 1673, d. ... [ca. 1735]
178 William Angell, b. ... , d. ...
m.
179 Catherine ... , b. ... , d. ...
184 John Simmons, b. Surry Co., Va., ... 1680, d. Southampton Co., Va., ... 1749
m. ... 1716
185 Mary ... , b. ... , d. ...
188 Jonas Meador, b. ... , d. ...
m.
189 Frances Anderson, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
336 Robert Anderson, b. New Kent Co., Va., ... [ca. 1640], d. ... 1712
m.
337 Cecilia Massie, b. ... , Va., ... [ca. 1646], d. ...
338 William Overton, b. ... , d. ...
m. ... , Va., 4 Nov. 1670
339 Elizabeth Waters, b. ... , d. ...
368 William Simmons, b. ... 1648, d. Surry Co., Va., 21 Oct. 1693
m. ... 1673
369 Elizabeth ... , b. ... 1651, d. Surry Co., Va., 2 March 1695/6
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
672 Richard Anderson, b. ... , d. King & Queen Co., Va., ... 1702
m.
673 ... , b. ... , d. ...
674 David Massie, b. ... , d. ...
m.
675 Lucelia Poindexter, b. ... , d. ...
736 William Simmons, b. ... 1603, d. James City, Va., 8 April 1650
m.
737 Mary ... , b. ... , d. Surry Co., Va., 7 May 1678
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS








EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 Tennessee, White Co., Derasette, ED 18, sheet 4A, line 26

Flatt Ike      H   M W 49 M 19    TN TN TN      Laborer       Timber Cutter
      Nannie   W   F W 50 M 22    TN TN TN
      Sim      S   M W 19 S       TN TN TN      Laborer       Truck Driver
      Dana     D   F W 18 S       TN TN TN
      Lester   S   M W 16 S       TN TN TN       Teamster     Logger
      Edna     D   F W 13 S       TN TN TN
      Unis     D   F W  8 S       TN TN TN

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