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Descendants of Nancy Jane Rosson


Generation No. 1

1.  NANCY JANE6 ROSSON  (JOHN J5, BENONI4, JOHN CUMMINGS3, JOSEPH2, WILLIAM1) was born July 08, 1842 in Perry County (now Decatur Co) TN, and died October 30, 1934 in Parsons, Decatur Co TN.  She married (2) WILLIAM CARROLL HERNDON January 29, 1882 in Decatur Co, TN.  He was born May 1838, and died September 05, 1905 in Decatur Co TN.
 
Children of NANCY JANE ROSSON are:
2. i. JAMES FRANKLIN7 ROSSON, b. February 1868, Decatur Co TN; d. Decatur Co TN.
3. ii. LAFAYETTE (FATE) ROSSON, b. September 1870, Decatur Co TN; d. December 20, 1924, Decatur Co TN.
4. iii. CORDELIA MEXICO ROSSON, b. January 01, 1873, Decatur Co TN.
5. iv. NANCY HANNA ROSSON, b. May 01, 1875, Decatur Co TN; d. 1961, Decatur Co TN.
6. v. WILLIAM JASPER ROSSON, b. July 21, 1878, Parsons, Decatur Co TN; d. November 17, 1939, Camden, Benton Co TN.
 vi. UNKNOWN ROSSON.


Generation No. 2

2.  JAMES FRANKLIN7 ROSSON (NANCY JANE6, JOHN J5, BENONI4, JOHN CUMMINGS3, JOSEPH2, WILLIAM1) was born February 1868 in Decatur Co TN, and died in Decatur Co TN.  He married MINNIE FRANCIS HERNDON August 15, 1888 in Decatur Co TN.  She was born October 1868 in MS, and died in Decatur Co TN.
 
Child of JAMES ROSSON and MINNIE HERNDON is:
 i. JAMES ALBERT8 ROSSON, b. August 15, 1894, Decatur Co TN; d. January 1971, Decatur Co TN; m. LONA KEE, April 04, 1925, Benton Co, TN; b. July 08, 1901, Benton Co, TN; d. November 07, 1992, Decatur Co TN.

3.  LAFAYETTE (FATE)7 ROSSON (NANCY JANE6, JOHN J5, BENONI4, JOHN CUMMINGS3, JOSEPH2, WILLIAM1) was born September 1870 in Decatur Co TN, and died December 20, 1924 in Decatur Co TN.  He married EMMA JANE HARRINGTON January 03, 1898 in Decatur Co TN, daughter of WILLIAM HARRINGTON and DELILAH GABBARD.  She was born February 12, 1872, and died June 03, 1949 in Decatur Co TN.
 
Children of LAFAYETTE ROSSON and EMMA HARRINGTON are:
 i. CLAYTON8 ROSSON, b. December 22, 1898, Decatur Co TN; d. September 02, 1971, Decatur Co TN; m. LILLIE MAE MOORE; b. February 10, 1902; d. August 27, 1985, Decatur Co TN..
 ii. WILLIAM ERNEST ROSSON, b. December 20, 1900, Decatur Co TN; d. May 07, 1983, Parsons, Decatur Co TN; m. (1) LELA CHANDLER DOUGLAS; b. 1923; d. 1978, Decatur Co TN.; m. (2) ALLIE MAE LYLES, May 14, 1918, Decatur Co TN; b. 1901, TN; d. 1931, Decatur Co TN; m. (3) LELLER PRATT, January 04, 1933, Decatur Co TN.
 iii. ANNIE BELLE ROSSON, b. August 25, 1903, Decatur Co TN; d. December 30, 1975, Lexington, ,Henderson Co, TN; m. HENRY M MOORE, March 16, 1922; b. June 19, 1904.
 iv. OBIE FATE ROSSON, b. May 08, 1904, Decatur Co TN; d. January 20, 1989, Decatur Co TN; m. CYNTHIA OTHENY MOORE, March 18, 1922, Decatur Co TN; b. March 18, 1908; d. November 05, 2003, Jackson, Madison Co, TN..
 v. ROSIE LEE ROSSON, b. April 17, 1908, Decatur Co TN; m. WILLIE B RAINES.
 vi. BERTHA ROSSON, b. February 05, 1910, Decatur Co TN; m. RUBEN WHEAT YARBRO, March 24, 1935, Decatur Co TN.
 vii. VERNIE MAE ROSSON, b. April 25, 1914, Decatur Co TN; m. CONNIE LYLES, May 18, 1929, Decatur Co TN.
 viii. ELMER ROSSON, b. December 02, 1915, Decatur Co TN; d. January 29, 1987, Decatur Co TN; m. ZELMA LYLES; b. October 05, 1906; d. November 1975, Decatur Co TN..
 ix. ESCUE ROSSON, b. October 20, 1917, Decatur Co TN; d. January 08, 1979, Decatur Co TN.
 x. RUBY ETHEL ROSSON, b. January 23, 1920, Decatur Co TN; m. ELCO THOMAS.

4.  CORDELIA MEXICO7 ROSSON (NANCY JANE6, JOHN J5, BENONI4, JOHN CUMMINGS3, JOSEPH2, WILLIAM1) was born January 01, 1873 in Decatur Co TN.  She married (1) JOSEPH POLK TAYLOR September 02, 1888 in Decatur Co TN, son of SMITH TAYLOR and REBECCA JOHNSON.  He was born December 07, 1863 in Decatur Co TN, and died March 29, 1911 in Decatur Co TN.  She married (2) WILLIAM N WOLFE February 14, 1913 in Decatur Co, TN.  He was born 1856 in TN.  She married (3) L E CHUMNEY March 04, 1937 in Decatur Co, TN. 
 
Children of CORDELIA ROSSON and JOSEPH TAYLOR are:
 i. EMMA8 TAYLOR, b. September 10, 1895, Decatur Co TN; d. November 1975, Parsons, Decatur Co TN; m. LUTHER (LUKE) HOUSTON, Abt. 1921, Decatur Co, TN; b. September 21, 1891, TN; d. June 1980, Bruceton, Carroll co TN.
 ii. LILY GOLDEN TAYLOR, b. 1909, Decatur Co TN; d. 1987, Decatur Co TN; m. BENJAMIN ROOSEVELT BYNUM; b. February 17, 1905, Carroll Co, TN; d. March 28, 1991, Winnebago County, IL.

5.  NANCY HANNA7 ROSSON (NANCY JANE6, JOHN J5, BENONI4, JOHN CUMMINGS3, JOSEPH2, WILLIAM1) was born May 01, 1875 in Decatur Co TN, and died 1961 in Decatur Co TN.  She married (1) JOHN DANIEL HEDGEPATH January 21, 1894 in Decatur Co TN.  He was born December 20, 1862 in Chester, SC, and died December 15, 1913 in Decatur Co TN.  She married (2) STARLIN G MAYES May 11, 1919 in Decatur Co, TN, son of ELIJAH MAYES and GEORGEANNA LISTEN.  He was born 1877 in Decatur Co, TN, and died December 29, 1927 in Decatur Co TN.
 
Children of NANCY ROSSON and JOHN HEDGEPATH are:
 i. WILLIAM HERBERT8 HEDGEPATH, b. March 05, 1895, Decatur Co TN; d. August 08, 1964, Decatur Co TN; m. ADA JANE TAYLOR; b. July 02, 1909, TN; d. January 18, 1953, Decatur Co TN.
 ii. SAMUEL VIRGIL HEDGEPATH, b. May 1898, Decatur Co TN; d. December 23, 1976.
 iii. JESS THOMAS HEDGEPATH, b. October 06, 1900, Decatur Co TN; d. July 14, 1982, Decatur Co TN; m. SARAH VIRGINIA COTHAM, July 25, 1949; b. September 18, 1935; d. Decatur Co TN.
 iv. RUBENA HEDGEPATH, b. July 27, 1904, Decatur Co TN; d. November 17, 1906, Decatur Co TN.
 v. ARTES RAY HEDGEPATH, b. June 28, 1908, Decatur Co TN; d. June 23, 1914, Decatur Co TN.
 vi. BESSIE MAE HEDGEPATH, b. December 14, 1914, Decatur Co TN; d. July 1992, Decatur Co TN; m. JOE YARBRO, March 25, 1935, Decatur Co TN.

6.  WILLIAM JASPER7 ROSSON (NANCY JANE6, JOHN J5, BENONI4, JOHN CUMMINGS3, JOSEPH2, WILLIAM1) was born July 21, 1878 in Parsons, Decatur Co TN, and died November 17, 1939 in Camden, Benton Co TN.  He married EVA ANN KEE March 04, 1903 in Camden, Benton Co TN, daughter of THOMAS KEE and ROSANNA PIERCE.  She was born November 02, 1882 in Camden, Benton Co TN, and died March 31, 1970 in Camden, Benton Co TN.
 
Children of WILLIAM ROSSON and EVA KEE are:
 i. WALTER JENNINGS8 ROSSON, b. June 13, 1904, Benton Co TN; d. October 25, 1988, Paris, Henry Co TN; m. MAHALEY ANN ALLEN, April 18, 1934, Benton Co TN; b. October 03, 1906, Benton Co, TN; d. October 27, 1952, Benton Co, TN.
 ii. WILLIAM THOMAS ROSSON, b. March 18, 1906, Benton  Co TN; d. July 22, 1971, Benton Co, TN.
 iii. ANNER JANE ROSSON, b. August 06, 1910, Benton  Co TN; d. April 04, 2007, Benton Co TN; m. STANFORD LEE COLE, October 05, 1941, Carroll Co, TN; b. February 13, 1900, Benton  Co TN; d. September 25, 1984, Benton Co, TN.
 iv. VANNER SOPHIA ROSSON, b. July 19, 1912, Benton  Co TN; d. June 19, 2000, Benton  Co TN; m. AMOS ZINNER (ZIN) AUSTIN, October 10, 1936, Carroll Co, TN; b. January 26, 1914; d. April 12, 2001, Benton  Co TN..
 v. MINNIE LEE ROSSON, b. August 23, 1914, Benton Co, TN; d. May 21, 1977, Benton Co TN; m. J DOUGLAS CATES, October 14, 1971, Henderson Co, TN.
 vi. LILLIAN ALLINE ROSSON, b. July 06, 1916, Benton  Co TN; m. J D COOPER, January 10, 1940, Jackson, Madison Co TN; b. May 11, 1912; d. June 13, 1994, Carroll Co, TN..
 vii. GENEVA MEXICO ROSSON, b. September 15, 1919, Benton Co, TN; d. May 26, 1991, Camden, Benton Co TN; m. CALLUS A BIRDWELL, June 29, 1936, Benton Co, TN; b. August 12, 1909; d. April 18, 1979, Camden, Benton Co TN..
 viii. RLYNN ROSSON, b. March 09, 1921, Benton  Co TN; d. December 05, 1962, Camden, Benton Co TN; m. MYRTLE BARNHART, September 24, 1941, Benton Co, TN; b. March 25, 1923.
 ix. ORENE ROSSON, b. September 17, 1923, Benton Co, TN; d. August 20, 1991, Benton Co, TN; m. HALLIE B STONE; b. December 15, 1907; d. May 17, 1967, Benton  Co TN..