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John Travis Nolen (1913-1979)
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Born: 1913 Tennessee. 1
Married: Thera Knighton (1919-1991) on 30 Nov 1935 in Carroll County Tennessee. 3
Died: 28 May 1979 Jackson, Madison County Tennessee. 2
Buried: .


William Henry Nolen
8 Jan 1854-9 Jan 1940
James Benjamin (Bennie) Nolen
23 Apr 1890-30 Apr 1978
Married: 21 Feb 1876
Martha Catherine Jones
7 Jan 1850-1 Jun 1917
John Travis Nolen
1913-28 May 1979
Married: 1 Jan 1911
World War II John Calvin Robison
28 Jan 1874-2 Nov 1926
Eva Jane Robison
1894-1923
Married: 19 Oct 1892
Julia Ida Rogers
13 Dec 1874-12 Jun 1951


Spouse & Children

       Thera Knighton


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John Travis Nolen

John Travis Nolen. 66. of 2371 N. Highland Ave., died Monday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital after a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete with George A. Smith and Sons, South Chapel, in charge. Mr. Nolen was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1848 and was a member of Bemis Chapel Baptist Church. A retired employee of the Singer Company, he was employed by Bemis Cotton Mill for 18 years. Survivors include his wife. Mrs. Thera Nolen; two daughters. Ms. Janet Thomas of Dyersburg and Mrs. Joan Collins of Peoria, Ill.; his stepmother, Mrs. Artie Maye Nolen of Jackson; a brother, James I. Nolen of Brunswick, Ga.; two sisters. Mrs. Cassie Wilson of Chattanooga and Mrs. Gladys Eubank of Jackson; and seven grandchildren.2

Sources:

  1. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census Civil District 18, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1731; Page:
  2. The Jackson Sun, 29 May 1979, Tue, Main Edition, Page 19
  3. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002


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