
to WALTER E. LINGERFELT'S PLACE
Family Group of
Walter E. Lingerfelt b 8 Jul 1874 McMinn CO, TN d 12 Mar 1958 buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
occupation - farmer
Bible records of Walter E. Lingerfelt
son of Jacob & 2nd wife Martha Catherine "Mattie" (Gregory) Lingerfelt of Fiketon (now Clearwater Community), McMinn CO, TN
m 5 Oct 1893 by Lane Spradling at Edmond Tucker's home in Fiketon, McMinn CO, TN TO
Mary Elizabeth Tucker b 29 Feb 1872 TN d 25 Feb 1920 McMinn CO, TN buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
dau of Edmond Tucker* & Louisa Hunt* formerly of Blount CO, TN and later Fiketon, McMinn CO, TN
issue:
1(M) Elmer Lingerfelt b d
2(F) Martha Louisa Lingerfelt b 21 Jul 1894 McMinn CO, TN d 25 Mar 1946 McMinn CO, TN buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
m 24 Dec 1916 McMinn CO, TN TO
Henry Carroll b 11 Oct 1878 d 28 Apr 1920 buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
3(M) Edmond Richard Lingerfelt b 26 Sep 1896 McMinn CO, TN d 23 Oct 1959 buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN (He was a teacher and principal of Riceville Elementary School, McMinn CO, TN.)
m TO
4(M) Stanley Lingerfelt b d
5(F) Eva Lingerfelt b d
m 18 Dec 1911 McMinn CO, TN TO
H. Frye b d
6(M) Jacob L. Lingerfelt b 1899 d
7(M) Walter F. Lingerfelt b 1902 d
m 11 Oct 1919 McMinn CO, TN TO
Lena Sanders b d
8(M) James E. Lingerfelt b 1905 d
9(M) William S. Lingerfelt b 1909 d
10(F) Mary E. Lingerfelt b 1911 d
* great-great-great-grandparents of Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge
I will always be grateful to my father, Tommy Nipper, and my great-grandmother, Bessie (Tucker) McKeehan, who shared so many stories and memories and helped me all they could with the family tree. Also, I appreciate the stories and help from Aunt Harriet (McKeehan) Wyatt, now passed away, and Cousin Ada (Patterson) Watkins of Athens, TN.

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All you kinfolks, put some mail in that old box!
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