Is the Gussie Raper from this first family the same as the Gussie Raper from the second family? Would anyone recognize this Gussie? Descendants of John Meredith Raper Generation No. 1 1. JOHN MEREDITH7 RAPER (JOHN STAFFORD6, WILLIAM5, JACOB4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, HENRY1) was born December 26, 1869 in Monroe County, Tennessee, and died June 11, 1945. He married LUCINDA CAROLINE ATKINS Bet. 1882 - 1901, daughter of JAMES ATKINS and ESTHER TALLENT. She was born March 18, 1870 in Monroe County, Tennessee, and died April 04, 1932 in Monroe County, Tennessee. More About JOHN RAPER and LUCINDA ATKINS: Marriage 1: Bet. 1882 - 1901 Marriage 2: Aft. 1882 Children of JOHN RAPER and LUCINDA ATKINS are: i. EFFIE8 RAPER, b. September 01, 1891; m. (1) MARVIN DYER, Aft. 1905; b. Bet. 1870 - 1899; m. (2) ELIGE GIBSON, Aft. 1906; b. Bet. 1870 - 1899. More About MARVIN DYER and EFFIE RAPER: Marriage: Aft. 1905 More About ELIGE GIBSON and EFFIE RAPER: Marriage: Aft. 1906 ii. BETTIE ANN RAPER, b. September 18, 1892; m. EARNEST GIBSON, Aft. 1911; b. Bet. 1870 - 1899. More About EARNEST GIBSON and BETTIE RAPER: Marriage: Aft. 1911 iii. JAMES /JIM/ RAPER, b. August 28, 1895; d. October 20, 1983; m. (1) MYRTLE ATKINS, Aft. 1912; b. March 19, 1900; d. November 30, 1944; m. (2) GENEVA /2ND WIFE OF JAMES (JIM) RAPER/, Aft. 1915; b. Bet. 1890 - 1925. More About JAMES RAPER and MYRTLE ATKINS: Marriage: Aft. 1912 More About JAMES RAPER and GENEVA RAPER/: Marriage: Aft. 1915 iv. EASTER DELSIE /DAISY?/ RAPER, b. Bet. March 10, 1897 - January 08, 1899; d. Bet. August 10, 1957 - March 27, 1980; m. (1) WILLIAM /BILLY/ ALLEN WATSON, Aft. 1910; b. Abt. 1894; m. (2) STARLING WATSON, Aft. 1916; b. Bet. 1870 - 1900; d. July 04, 1960. More About WILLIAM WATSON and EASTER RAPER: Marriage: Aft. 1910 More About STARLING WATSON: Date born 2: October 10, 1896 Burial: Haven Hills Memorial Gardens, Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee More About STARLING WATSON and EASTER RAPER: Marriage 1: Aft. 1916 Marriage 2: August 06, 1917, Monroe County, Tennessee v. BERTHA EMMA RAPER, b. May 31, 1901; d. October 06, 1972; m. JAMES FLOYD ATKINS, Aft. 1920; b. November 18, 1902; d. September 20, 1983. More About JAMES ATKINS and BERTHA RAPER: Marriage: Aft. 1920 vi. JOHN WESLEY RAPER, b. September 04, 1902; d. March 02, 1978; m. LOUISE WRIGHT, Aft. 1916; b. Bet. 1895 - 1925. More About JOHN RAPER and LOUISE WRIGHT: Marriage: Aft. 1916 vii. CARL RAPER, b. May 03, 1907; m. MABEL MAHALA ATKINS, Aft. 1921; b. Bet. 1890 - 1930; d. Bef. August 2003. More About CARL RAPER and MABEL ATKINS: Marriage: Aft. 1921 viii. GUSSIE RAPER, b. October 11, 1911. ix. HORACE WILEY RAPER, b. May 07, 1904; m. MARY LOU ATKINS, Aft. 1920; b. Bet. 1890 - 1930; d. Bef. August 2003. More About HORACE RAPER and MARY ATKINS: Marriage: Aft. 1920 Descendants of Gussie Raper Generation No. 1 1. GUSSIE1 RAPER was born Bet. 1910 - 1930. She married WILLIAM /LECK/ LESTER IRONS Abt. November 1936, son of JOHN IRONS and JESSIE DEAN. He was born Abt. 1918, and died March 29, 2002. More About WILLIAM /LECK/ LESTER IRONS: Burial: April 02, 2002, Pond Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Tennessee Funeral Home: Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home, Athens, Tennessee Funeral Services: Pond Hill Baptist Church; Reverend Randy Irons Officiating; Tennessee Pallbearers: Cecil Hyde, Paul Sliger, C.E. Haun, Kenneth Mashburn, and Benny Henderson. More About WILLIAM IRONS and GUSSIE RAPER: Marriage: Abt. November 1936 Children of GUSSIE RAPER and WILLIAM IRONS are: i. CAROLYN2 IRONS, b. Bet. 1936 - 1955; m. JAMES /JIMMY/ SIMPSON; b. Bet. 1930 - 1955; d. Bef. 2002. ii. ANN IRONS, b. Bet. 1936 - 1955; m. /HUSBAND OF ANN IRONS/ DOCKERY, Aft. 1952; b. Bet. 1930 - 1955. More About /HUSBAND DOCKERY and ANN IRONS: Marriage: Aft. 1952 iii. REVEREND CLAUDE IRONS, b. Bet. 1936 - 1955; m. SYBOL /SYBIL? - WIFE OF CLAUDE IRONS/, Aft. 1950; b. Bet. 1934 - 1960. More About CLAUDE IRONS and SYBOL IRONS/: Marriage: Aft. 1950 iv. WILLIAM /BILL/ IRONS, b. Bet. 1936 - 1955; m. BARBARA /WIFE OF WILLIAM (BILL) IRONS/, Aft. 1950; b. Bet. 1936 - 1955. More About WILLIAM IRONS and BARBARA IRONS/: Marriage: Aft. 1950 v. MICHAEL IRONS, b. Bet. 1936 - 1955; m. LINDA /WIFE OF MICHAEL IRONS/, Aft. 1950; b. Bet. 1935 - 1955. More About MICHAEL IRONS and LINDA IRONS/: Marriage: Aft. 1950 vi. REVEREND J. W. IRONS, b. Bet. 1936 - 1955.