Luther Terry (1899 - 1967)

Born 25 Nov 1899 in Buffalo, Scott County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Grace (Adkins) Terry — married 24 May 1917 (to 2 Jun 1967) in Jellico Creek, Scott County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1967 at age 67 in Scott County Hospital, Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Luther Terry lived in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Luther was born on November 25, 1899 at Buffalo in Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of Elijah Terry and Florina ( Cross ) Terry . He married Grace Adkins on May 24, 1917 in Scott County. He passed away on June 2, 1967 at Scott County Hospital in Oneida.

Obituary,

"TERRY, Rev. LUTHER - age 67, passed away in the Scott County Hospital, Friday morning, June 2, 1967. He was the son of the late ELIJAH and JANE JOHNSON TERRY. He was born in Scott County November 25, 1899. He professed a hope in Christ and united with the Upper Jellico Creek Baptist Church in September, 1937. He was ordained to the ministry of the gospel in June, 1940. He pastored several churches in Scott County and vicinity during the past twenty-five years. At the time of his passing he was a member of the Grave Hill Baptist Church. He was married to GRACE ADKINS who survives him. To this union was born eight children, One Daughter, EVELYN preceded him in death. Surviving are three Daughters, Mrs. LOLA TROXEL of Oneida, Mrs. JOYCE DAUGHERTY of Winfield and Mrs. MARY JANE LAY of Cincinnati; four Sons, OLIVER of Oneida, FRED, of Glendale, Oregon, LUTHER, Jr. of Fort Hood, Texas, and TRAVIS of Millington, Tennessee. He is also survived by one Sister, Mrs. CINDY LEWIS, of Cincinnati; 24 Grandchildren; 4 Great Grandchildren and a host of friends and relatives. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, June 4, at the Oneida Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. LACY ADKINS and BILL MATTHEWS officiating. Burial in Marcum-Kidd Cemetery. "And I heard a voice saying unto me - Write---Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth yea, sayeth the Spirit, they do rest from their labor and their works do follow them." " (Source: Minutes of the West Union Assoc. of United Baptist Churches, 1967, p2

CHILDREN : Lola Lee ( Terry )Troxel 1917–1997, Oliver Terry 1919–1968, Fred Terry 1921–2001, Joyce Christine ( Terry ) Daugherty 1924–2011, Georgia Evelyn Terry 1930–1950, Luther Terry 1932–1977, Mary Jane ( Terry ) Lay 1938–2011

SIBLINGS : Henderson Terry 1861–1944, Leonard Terry 1887–1931, Elijah C. Terry 1889–1950, Oscar Terry 1901–1951

Sources

Burial : Marcum-Kidd Cemetery, Grave Hill, Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A, Burial Date : June 4, 1967 Find A Grave memorial # 88026651 , [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88026651/luther-terry: accessed 22 November 2022), memorial page for Rev Luther Terry Sr. (25 Nov 1899–2 Jun 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88026651, citing Marcum-Kidd Cemetery, Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Theresa/Thunderbird584 (contributor 47100429) .

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V348-QJC : 20 May 2014), Luther Terry, Jun 1967; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JC5-L5J2 : 8 October 2022), Luther Terry, 2 Jun 1967; Death, Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6K-8QJ : 4 December 2014), Luther Terry and Gracy Adkins, 24 May 1917; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 492, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6G-R5T : 24 August 2019), Luther Terry, 1917-1918.

• "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZ3-SR5 : accessed 21 May 2015), Luther Terry in household of Elijah Terry, Civil Districts 6-7, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 10A, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,595.

• "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-P1X : accessed 21 May 2015), Luthur Terry in household of Elijah Terry, Civil District 6, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 167, sheet 3A, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,528.

• "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-1RT : accessed 21 May 2015), Luther Terry, Civil District 5, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-12, sheet 9B, family 139, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3932.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FSW-SF7C : Mon Jan 30 07:02:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Luther Terry and Grace Terry, 11 May 1950, Scott, Tennessee, From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSW-SF7C>