Martha Terressa Mize

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Martha Terressa Mize (Thomas)

Also Known As: "Martha Dixon"
Birthdate:
Death: March 05, 1965 (89)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Joseph Lafayette Thomas, Sr. and Laura Jane Thomas
Wife of Robert Prentice Dixon
Mother of Rose Lee Downey and Robert Prentice Dixon, Jr.
Sister of Laura Lillian Hardin; Henry Wesley Thomas; Emily Minerva Thomas; Joseph Lafayette Thomas, Jr.; Ethel Viola Thomas and 6 others

Managed by: John Edward Thomas, Jr.
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About Martha Terressa Mize

Appears in "Isaac Thomas of Sevierville, Tennessee," compiled by Charlotte Bailey Wynn (1980).

According to that book, Joseph Lafayette "Fate" Thomas was a steamboat captain on the French Broad River. Wesley Thomas, his son, was the cook and his daughter, Martha Terressa Thomas, would occasionally go along to help "Wes" cook, just for the trip. The names of his steamboats were Lucille Borden and The Bustle. The Lucille Borden made 96 trips up river in 1891 from Knoxville TN to Dandridge, TN.

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Martha Terressa Mize's Timeline

1875
March 31, 1875
1907
December 1907
1913
June 26, 1913
1965
March 5, 1965
Age 89