Mary Kaye Phifer

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Mary Kaye Phifer
Age: 7 months
Estimated birth year: abt 1939
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Warren, Tennessee
Street: Beersheba Highway - 56
Household Members:
Name Age
Clifford W Phifer 24
Mary Frances Phifer 24
Mary Kaye Phifer 7 months

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: Clifford W Phifer
Age: 4 years 4 months
Birth Year: abt 1916
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1920: Civil District 4, White, Tennessee
Street: The phifer Bend Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Farest Phifer
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's name: Mary L Phifer
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Members:
Name Age
Farest Phifer 29
Mary L Phifer 26
Gertrude Phifer 6
Clifford W Phifer 4 years 4 months
James O Phifer 2 years 2 months

1930 Census
Name: Clifford Phifer
Birth Year: abt 1916
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee
Street address: North Chancery Street
House Number in Cities or Towns: 307
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Forest Phifer 39
Mary Phifer 35
Gertrude Phifer 16
Clifford Phifer 14
James Phifer 12
Forest Phifer 9
Sue Phifer less than 1 year

1940 Census
Name: Clifford W Phifer
Respondent: Yes
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1916
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Warren, Tennessee
Street: Beersheba Highway - 56
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Mcminnville, Warren, Tennessee
Residence in 1935: Mcminnville, Warren, Tennessee
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 10
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Native Language: English
Veteran: No
Social Security Number: No
Usual Occupation: Farmer
Usual Industry: Farming
Household Members:
Name Age
Clifford W Phifer 24
Mary Frances Phifer 24
Mary Kaye Phifer 7 months

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Clifford Phifer
SSN: 411-20-3939
BORN: 27 Aug 1915
Died: Jul 1954
State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Phifer&GSiman=1&GScid=16038&GRid=87236728&

Died:
Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Name: Clifford Winchester Phifer
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1915
Birth Place: Tennessee
Age: 38
Occupation: Nurseryman
Death Date: 23 Jul 1954
Cause of Death: Respiratory arrest; therapeutic insulin shock
Death Place: Madison, Davidson, Tennessee
Father's name: Ross Phifer
Mother's name: Mary Boyd
Certificate Number: 54-14498

Clifford married Mary Frances McVey. Mary was born 06 Apr 1915, McMinnville, Warren Co. TN; died 14 Jul 2003, Warren Co. TN; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, McMinnville, Warren Co. TN. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Francis M Mcvey
Birth Year: abt 1916
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Street address: Cedar St.
House Number in Cities or Towns: 408
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
William G Mcvey 43
Mary A Mcvey 41
Elizabeth S Mcvey 17
Francis M Mcvey 14
William G Mcvey 2

1940 Census
Name: Mary Frances Phifer
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1916
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Warren, Tennessee
Street: Beersheba Highway - 56
Inferred Residence in 1935: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Residence in 1935: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Clifford W Phifer 24
Mary Frances Phifer 24
Mary Kaye Phifer 7 months



Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Mrs Frances McVey Phifer
SSN: 413189535
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Apr 1915
Birth Place: McMinnville, Tennessee
Death Date: 14 Jul 2003
Father: William G McVey
Mother: Mary A Kell
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Signature on SSN Card: CLIFFORD W PHIFER
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH?s name.
Notes: Nov 1938: Name listed as FRANCES MCVEY PHIFER; Mar 1957: Name listed as MARY FRANCES PHIFER; 17 Oct 1975: Name listed as MARY FRANCES MCVEY PHIFER; 19 Jul 2003: Name listed as FRANCES M PHIFER

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Phifer&GSiman=1&GScid=16038&GRid=87236855&

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Frances M. Phifer
SSN: 413-18-9535
Last Residence: 37110 Mc Minnville, Warren, Tennessee
BORN: 6 Apr 1915
Died: 14 Jul 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951)

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Forst Phifer [Forest Phifer]
Age: 10
Birth Date: Sep 1889
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1900: Civil District 4, White, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Thomas Phifer
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's name: Mary Phifer
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Phifer 35
Mary Phifer 28
Forest Phifer 10
Emmet Phifer 8
Lillie Phifer 5
Thomas Phifer 2

1910 Census
Name: Forister Phifer [Forest]
Age in 1910: 19
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1910: Civil District 4, White, Tennessee
Street: Spacks Ferry Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Thomas Phifer
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's name: Mary A Phifer
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Industry: Home Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Phifer 46
Mary A Phifer 38
Forest Phifer 19
Little Phifer 15
James T Phifer 12
Willie S Phifer 10

1920 Census
Name: Farest Phifer [Forest Phifer]
Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1920: Civil District 4, White, Tennessee
Street: The Phifer Bend Road
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary L Phifer
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farming
Industry: Horticultural
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Farest Phifer 29
Mary L Phifer 26
Gertrude Phifer 6
Clifford W Phifer 4 years 4 months
James O Phifer 2 years 2 months

1930 Census
Name: Forest Phifer
Birth Year: abt 1891
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee
Street address: North Chancery Street
House Number in Cities or Towns: 307
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: $4,000
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 21
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Nurseryman
Industry: Nursery
Class of Worker: Employer
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Forest Phifer 39
Mary Phifer 35
Gertrude Phifer 16
Clifford Phifer 14
James Phifer 12
Forest Phifer 9
Sue Phifer 0

Birth:
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Forest Phifer
County: Warren
State: Tennessee
Birthplace: White Co. Tennessee
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1890
Race: White

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107529338&ref=acom

Died:
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 6
Name: Forest Phifer
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1890
Birth Place: Tennessee
Age: 47
Occupation: Nurseryman
Death Date: 9 May 1938
Death Place: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee
Cause of Death: Suicide, at barn owned by the deceased; shotgun discharge, just above the heart
Father's name: Thomas Phifer
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's name: Mary Simons
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Certificate Number: 13814

Forest married Mary Boyd 04 Sep 1912, Warren Co. TN. Mary (daughter of Jonathan Henry Harrison Boyd and Susan Edna TATE) was born 12 Aug 1894, Sequatchie Co. TN; died Jan 1980, Nashville, Davidson Co. TN. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Mary B A Boyd
Age: 5
Birth Date: Aug 1894
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1900: Civil District 2, Sequatchie, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Johnathan Boyd
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's name: Susan E Boyd
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Members:
Name Age
Johnathan Boyd 39
Susan E Boyd 23
Ohernado C Boyd 12
James Boyd 10
Mary B A Boyd 5
Athelia M Boyd 3
Ollie Mea Boyd 6 months

1910 Census
Name: Mary Boyd
Age in 1910: 16
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1910: Civil District 7, Warren, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: John H Boyd
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's name: Edna Boyd
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
John H Boyd 50
Edna Boyd 32
Mary Boyd 16
Ethelia Boyd 13
Ollie Boyd 10
Opal Boyd 4

1920 Census
Name: Mary L Phifer
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1920: Civil District 4, White, Tennessee
Street: The phifer Bend Road
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Farest Phifer [Forrest]
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky [Tennessee]
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Farest Phifer 29
Mary L Phifer 26
Gertrude Phifer 6
Clifford W Phifer 4 years 4 months
James O Phifer 2 years 2 months

1930 Census
Name: Mary Phifer
Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee
Street address: North Chancery Street
House Number in Cities or Towns: 307
Dwelling Number: 27
Family Number: 29
Age at First Marriage: 18
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Forest Phifer 39
Mary Phifer 35
Gertrude Phifer 16
Clifford Phifer 14
James Phifer 12
Forest Phifer 9
Sue Phifer less than 1 year

1940 Census
Name: Mary Phifer
Respondent: Yes
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: abt 1896
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee
Residence in 1935: Same House
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $9000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Phifer 44
Gertrude Phifer 25
James Phifer 21
Forest Phifer 18
Sue Phifer 10
Virginia Phifer 8

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Mary Phifer
SSN: 412-84-3593
Last Residence: 37215 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
BORN: 12 Aug 1894
Died: Jan 1980
State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (1965)

Notes:

Married:
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
Name: Mary L Boyd
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1912
Marriage Place: Warren, Tennessee
Spouse: Forrest Phefer

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1870 Census
Name: Jonathan Bayed [Jonathan Henry Harrison Boyd]
Age in 1870: 9
Birth Year: abt 1861
Home in 1870: District 8, Sequatchie, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Dunlap
Household Members:
Name Age
Fesendo Bayed 30 [Fernando Boyd]
Elizabeth Boyd 32
Jonathan Boyd 9
Daniel Boyd 3
Right Boyd 1

1900 Census
Name: Johnathan Boyd [Johnathan H Boyd]
Age: 39
Birth Date: Feb 1861
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1900: Civil District 2, Sequatchie, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Susan E Boyd
Marriage Year: 1893
Years Married: 7
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: Seed nursery man
Household Members:
Name Age
Johnathan Boyd 39
Susan E Boyd 23
Ohernado C Boyd 12
James Boyd 10
Mary B A Boyd 5
Athelia M Boyd 3
Ollie Mea Boyd 6 months

1910 Census
Name: John H Boyd
Age in 1910: 50
Birth Year: abt 1860
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1910: Civil District 7, Warren, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Edna Boyd
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Nursery
Industry: Forest Nursery
Employer, Employee or Other: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: Farm
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
John H Boyd 50
Edna Boyd 32
Mary Boyd 16
Athelia Boyd 13
Ollie Boyd 10
Opal Boyd 4

1920 Census
Name: John H H Boyd
Age: 66
Birth Year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1920: Civil District 6, Warren, Tennessee
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Susan E Boyd
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Manager
Industry: Forest Nursery
Employment Field: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
John H H Boyd 66
Susan E Boyd 41
Opal Boyd 13
Hairm Grows 22 [hired hand]
Kelly Mccomack 24 [hired hand]
Dock Hillis 18 [hired hand]
Ben Taylor 22 [hired hand]

BIOGRAPHY

http://boydnursery.net/about-us/

He was the founder of Boyd Nursery Company in Warren County Tennessee, which has been under family ownership for five generations. At one time they were the third largest provider of nursery stock in the world.

By 1887, JHH Boyd had started his nursery business in the Gage community, Sequatchie Co. TN. Operating under the name JHH Boyd, Nurseryman and Seed Collector, JHH began to experience significant success. By the late 1890s, his products were being sent all over the world by virtue of his established reputation of having exotic and rare plants and seeds. In 1904 JHH moved to Irving College to be closer to the railroad and because the soil was better suited for growing large fields of nursery stock.

In 1907, JHH was approached by Frederick Law Olmsted for the purchase of plants for the reforestation program being conducted within the Biltmore Estates of Asheville, North Carolina. Sending an order of close to a million seedlings in a refrigerated railroad car, the Biltmore Estates shipment helped establish Forest Nursery on solid financial footing.

While the orchard business experienced a drastic decline during prohibition, interest in landscaping brought an increase in the sale of other trees, plants, and vines. Grafting and budding became standard processes in the industry allowing standing mutations and more attractive plants. JHH was ever quick to notice to an unusual shrub or tree and add it to his stock. The pink dogwood is a classic example of this practice. JHH?s unique passion for flora discovery and fertilization led him to experiment and innovate his industry.

Birth:
POB source

http://boydnursery.net/about-us/

On February 11, 1861, Jonathan Henry Harrison Boyd was born to Fernando Campbell Boyd and Jane Winchester Boyd of Roane County, Tennessee.

Buried:
Grave location, portrait, company information, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50913957

Jonathan married Susan Edna TATE 21 May 1893, Sequatchie Co. TN. Susan (daughter of Dock Mayburn TATE and Adelaide Deering) was born 03 Dec 1877, Jackson Co. TN; died 29 Dec 1958, Warren Co. TN; was buried , Hebron Cemetery, Irving College, Warren Co. TN. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: Susen E. Tate [Susan E Tate]
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1880: District 2, Sequatchie, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: D. M. Tate
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's name: Adelade Tate
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Members:
Name Age
D. M. Tate 33
Adelade Tate 33
Mary S. Tate 12
Virginia Tate 10
Bathiah A. Tate 8
Susen E. Tate 6
Martin L. Tate 4
Ophelia E. Tate 6 months

1900 Census
Name: Susan E Boyd
Age: 23
Birth Date: Dec 1876
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1900: Civil District 2, Sequatchie, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Johnathan Boyd
Marriage Year: 1893
Years Married: 7
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother: number of living children: 3
Mother: How many children: 3
Household Members:
Name Age
Johnathan Boyd 39
Susan E Boyd 23
Ohernado C Boyd 12
James Boyd 10
Mary B A Boyd 5
Athelia M Boyd 3
Ollie Mea Boyd 6 months

1910 Census
Name: Edna Boyd
Age in 1910: 32
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1910: Civil District 7, Warren, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John H Boyd
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 17
Number of Children Born: 4
Number of Children Living: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
John H Boyd 50
Edna Boyd 32
Mary Boyd 16
Ethelia Boyd 13
Ollie Boyd 10
Opal Boyd 4

1920 Census
Name: Susan E Boyd
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1920: Civil District 6, Warren, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John H H Boyd
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
John H H Boyd 66
Susan E Boyd 41
Opal Boyd 13
Hairm Grows 22 [hired man]
Kelly Mccomack 24 [hired man]
Dock Hillis 18 [hired man]
Ben Taylor 22 [hired man]

1940 Census
Name: Edna Boyd
Age: 62
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Home in 1940: Warren, Tennessee
Street: Viola Road
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Warren, Tennessee
Residence in 1935: Rural, Warren, Tennessee
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Hiram Stubblefield 30
Opal Stubblefield 32
Boby Stubblefield 10
Edna Stubblefield 6
Edna Boyd 62


Birth:
Place of birth is not confirmed.

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50913968&ref=acom

Died:
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959
Name: Susan Edna Boyd
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 3 Dec 1877
Birth Place: Tennessee
Age: 81
Death Date: 29 Dec 1958
Death Place: Mcminnville, Warren, Tennessee
Father's name: D M Tate
Mother's name: Adelaide Deering
Certificate Number: 58-32724
Informant: Athelia Barnes [daughter]

Notes:

Married:
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
Name: S E Tate
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 21 May 1893
Marriage Place: Sequatchie, Tennessee
Spouse: J H H Boyd