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Generation
No. 1
1.
AARON1
METZ
was born September 13, 1859 in
Notes
for AARON
Origin:
Meaning:
Butcher
Variations:
Metzger, Metts, Mitts
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About AARON
Burial:
Notes
for ELLEN
HARTZELL:
HARTZELL
Origin:
Meaning:
Stag
Variations:
Hartsell
More
About ELLEN
HARTZELL:
Burial:
Metz Cemetery/Brayton
Children
of AARON
METZ
and ELLEN
HARTZELL
are:
2.
i. ALLIE
EMMA2
ii. ANNA
METZ METZ,
b. 1897; m. ??
ACUFF.
Notes
for ANNA
Origin:
Meaning:
Butcher
Variations:
Metzger, Metts, Mitts
iii. DORA
B. METZ,
b. April 1892; d. 1976; m. W.
CLAUDE
SMITH.
Notes
for DORA
B. METZ:
Origin:
Meaning:
Butcher
Variations:
Metzger, Metts, Mitts
iv. EVA
E. METZ,
b. March 01, 1884,
Notes
for EVA
E. METZ:
Origin:
Meaning:
Butcher
Variations:
Metzger, Metts, Mitts
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About EVA
E. METZ:
Burial:
Metz Cemetery/Bledsoe County, TN
v. ERVIN
F.
Notes
for ERVIN
F.
Origin:
Meaning:
Butcher
Variations:
Metzger, Metts, Mitts
vi. WILLIAM
METZ,
b. August 28, 1889; d. September 13, 1898.
Notes
for WILLIAM
Origin:
Meaning:
Butcher
Variations:
Metzger, Metts, Mitts
vii. TRESTOR
EARL METZ
METZ.
Notes
for TRESTOR
EARL
Origin:
Meaning:
Butcher
Variations:
Metzger, Metts, Mitts
Generation
No. 2
2.
ALLIE
EMMA2
METZ
(AARON1)
was born June 01, 1886 in
Notes
for ALLIE
EMMA
Origin:
Meaning:
Butcher
Variations:
Metzger, Metts, Mitts
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About ALLIE
EMMA
Burial:
Naturalization:
Aaron's ethnic background was German
Notes
for CHARLES
ANDREW
STANDIFER:
STANDIFER
Origin:Standiford
in
Variations:
STANDIFORD/STANDEFER/STANDIFUR/SANDIFER
Forward
By
Rex
Alexander
Why is Rex Alexander writing about the Standifer family? After the death
of my grandmother Gertrude Gann, her widower, Charles R. Gann, married Mildred
Frances Standifer. Mildred was the daughter of Charles Andrew and Allie Emma (
In 1948, the Gann, Joe and Easter (Standifer) Powell,
and Alexander families were out on
At the time of our marriage, Allie (
Carol and I have been married now for almost 34 years and I'm proud to
say that her mother, Easter Standifer Powell, calls me her son, and I am
privileged to be so. So, I think I am qualified to write about us Standifer's.
More
About CHARLES
ANDREW
STANDIFER:
Burial:
Children
of ALLIE
METZ
and CHARLES
STANDIFER
are:
3.
i. EASTER
IRENE3
STANDIFER,
b. April 04, 1915,
ii. ESTELLA
BELLE
STANDIFER,
b. January 10, 1905; d. March 30, 1927; m. RALPH
JAMES.
Notes
for ESTELLA
BELLE
STANDIFER:
STANDIFER
Origin:Standiford
in
Variations:
STANDIFORD/STANDEFER/STANDIFUR/SANDIFER
iii. GLEN
LEONARD
STANDIFER,
b. August 04, 1906; d. 1985; m. MILDRED
STOLTZ.
Notes
for GLEN
LEONARD
STANDIFER:
STANDIFER
Origin:Standiford
in
Variations:
STANDIFORD/STANDEFER/STANDIFUR/SANDIFER
iv. MYRTLE
MARGARET
STANDIFER,
b. November 13, 1909; d. 1960; m. FLETCHER
MORGAN.
Notes
for MYRTLE
MARGARET
STANDIFER:
STANDIFER
Origin:Standiford
in
Variations:
STANDIFORD/STANDEFER/STANDIFUR/SANDIFER
v. NORA
RUTH STANDIFER,
b. November 10, 1911; d. October 04, 1982; m. LEABURN
V. GREEN.
Notes
for NORA
RUTH STANDIFER:
STANDIFER
Origin:Standiford
in
Variations:
STANDIFORD/STANDEFER/STANDIFUR/SANDIFER
vi. CARL
WILLIAM
STANDIFER,
b. January 31, 1918, Bledsoe County, TN; d. February 15, 2001, Chattanooga, TN;
m. RUBY
BURNETT.
Notes
for CARL
WILLIAM
STANDIFER:
STANDIFER
Origin:Standiford
in
Variations:
STANDIFORD/STANDEFER/STANDIFUR/SANDIFER
More
About CARL
WILLIAM
STANDIFER:
Burial:
vii. PAULINE
MAE STANDIFER,
b. October 03, 1921; d. 1970, Conneticut; m. HARRY
NICHOLS.
Notes
for PAULINE
MAE STANDIFER:
STANDIFER
Origin:Standiford
in
Variations:
STANDIFORD/STANDEFER/STANDIFUR/SANDIFER
More
About PAULINE
MAE STANDIFER:
Burial:
Conneticut
viii. RITA
PEARL
STANDIFER,
b. January 30, 1927; d. 1983; m. (1) MASON
SMITH;
m. (2) AUSTIN
FANN.
Notes
for RITA
PEARL
STANDIFER:
STANDIFER
Origin:Standiford
in
Variations:
STANDIFORD/STANDEFER/STANDIFUR/SANDIFER
ix. ELSIE
DEAN STANDIFER,
b. April 25, 1929, Bledsoe County, TN; d. April 20, 2002, Ypslanti, MI; m. DEP
(JUNIOR)
SKILES.
Notes
for ELSIE
DEAN STANDIFER:
STANDIFER
Origin:Standiford
in
Variations:
STANDIFORD/STANDEFER/STANDIFUR/SANDIFER
x. MILDRED
FRANCES
STANDIFER,
b. March 10, 1908, Bledsoe County, TN; d. July 26, 1990, Sale Creek, TN; m. (1)
LESTER
MORGAN;
m. (2) CHARLES
ROSCOE
GANN,
1937; b. October 31, 1898, Sale Creek, Tennessee; d. July 18, 1991, Sale Creek,
Tennessee.
Notes
for MILDRED
FRANCES
STANDIFER:
STANDIFER
Origin:Standiford
in
Variations:
STANDIFORD/STANDEFER/STANDIFUR/SANDIFER
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About MILDRED
FRANCES
STANDIFER:
Burial:
Divorced:
April 11, 1936, Lester Morgan
Notes
for CHARLES
ROSCOE
GANN:
More
About CHARLES
ROSCOE
GANN:
Burial:
Military
service: He was not a veteran of WWI. He was notified to report for militry duty
but the war ended and he was "discharged the day before he was to report
Generation
No. 3
3.
EASTER
IRENE3
STANDIFER
(ALLIE
EMMA2
Notes
for EASTER
IRENE
STANDIFER:
STANDIFER
Origin:Standiford
in
Variations:
STANDIFORD/STANDEFER/STANDIFUR/SANDIFER
Notes
for JOSEPH
FRANKLIN
POWELL:
POWELL
Origin:
Breconshire,
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About JOSEPH
FRANKLIN
POWELL:
Burial:
Children
of EASTER
STANDIFER
and JOSEPH
POWELL
are:
i. CAROL
DEAN4
POWELL,
b. Falling Water,
Notes
for REXFORD
CORNELIUS
ALEXANDER:
ALEXANDER
Motto: "per
mare per terras"
(By sea and by land)
Arms: Per
pale argent-and sable
a chevron-and in base a
crescent counter-changed
on a canton azure-a harp
or stringed of the first.
Crest: An
arm in armour embowed proper
holding
a sword of the last hilt and
pommel.
Meaning: 'Defender of men",
"King", "Ruler"
Origin: (Greek)
Alexander the Great
First Used as Surname:
CLAN AFFILATION
MacDonald...... MacDonnell..........
Macallister
Rexford
(King) Cornelius (Helper of Mankind) Alexander (Ruler)
was
named after Rex Hawkins, a cousin, and his uncle, Cornelius Gentry (George)
Alexander.
4.
ii. JOANNE
POWELL.
Generation
No. 4
4.
JOANNE4
POWELL
(EASTER
IRENE3
STANDIFER,
ALLIE
EMMA2
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About CARL
LESLEY
HODGE:
Burial:
Children
of JOANNE
POWELL
and CARL
HODGE
are:
5.
i. DAVID
LESLEY5
HODGE.
ii. MELLISA
CAROL
HODGE.
6.
iii. KEITH
FRANKLIN
HODGE.
Generation
No. 5
5.
DAVID
LESLEY5
HODGE
(JOANNE4
POWELL,
EASTER
IRENE3
STANDIFER,
ALLIE
EMMA2
Children
of DAVID
HODGE
and JANICE
??
are:
i. JONATHAN6
HODGE.
ii. ERIC
HODGE.
6.
KEITH
FRANKLIN5
HODGE
(JOANNE4
POWELL,
EASTER
IRENE3
STANDIFER,
ALLIE
EMMA2
Children
of KEITH
HODGE
and CHRISTIE
??
are:
i. JASON6
HODGE.
ii. ELIZABETH
HODGE.
iii. SARAH
HODGE.