He was married Lurena Frazier on April 22, 1817 at the home of his brother, Greorge R. Oliver, in Carter County, TN
Lurena was born about 1785 in Carter County, TN, and died in 1888 in Cade's Cove, Blount County, TN.
John and Lurena were the first white settlers of Cades Cove.
Today, Cades Cove is a part of the Smokey Mountain National Park.
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were the first white settlers in Cades Cove. This marker is in the cemetery at the Primitive Baptist Chruch in Cades Cove. |
parents are unknown. She was a hired girl in Carter County, TN. |
was born and died about 1824 in Cades Cove. He is buried in the Davis Cemetery at the lower part of the Cades Cove Loop Road beside Abraham's Creek. |
John and Lurena are the parents of nine known children. They are:
1.
Mary (Polly)
2.
Martha
3.
Elizabeth
4. George - George was born and died in 1834 in Cades Cove, Blount County, TN.
5.
Lazuras
6.
Elijah
7. Infant Son - Born and died after 1830 in Cades Cove, Blount County, TN.
8.
Rutha
9.
William
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