Third Generation 
4. Granville Lipscomb Bellenfant, son of John S. Bellenfant III 1,2 and Sallie E. Webb,1,2 was born on 28 Nov 1882.
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5. Annie Mae Cole, daughter of William Glenn Cole 3,4 and Mary Tennessee Manire,3,4 was born about 1899.
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Granville Lipscomb Bellenfant married Annie Mae Cole
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(Back Row) Robbie, Carlene, Virginia, Buddy, Ed, Pete, Allen |
Children from this marriage were:
1. Robbie Lee Bellenfant was born October 4, 1913 in Eagleville, TN. She married Marvin Cleatus Taylor in 1932, and died June 4, 2002, in Hartsville, TN, at 88 years of age.
2. Virginia "Jenny" Bellenfant was born May 20, 1915, in Eagleville, TN. She married Wilburn Harrison Windrow, and died on June 26, 2001, in Murfreesboro, TN, at 86 years of age.
3. Carlene "Dessie" Bellenfant was born May 9, 1917, in Eagleville, TN. She married Wilson Zieber on May 10, 1944. She then married Everett Hoke, and died on April 9, 2002, at 84 years of age.
4. Mary Frances Bellenfant was born about 1920, in Eagleville, TN. She married Michael Campbell. She then married David Dozier. She died on April 9, 2002, in Eagleville, TN.
5. Gran William "Buddy" Bellenfant was born February 3, 1922, in Eagleville, TN. He married Leone Smith on January 8, 1943, in Madison, Alabama. He died on April 3, 1994.
6. Margaret "Minnie" M. Bellenfant was born March 28, 1924, in Eagleville, TN. She married Carl R. Smith on December 24, 1942. She died on April 9, 2002, in Eagleville, Th.
7. Howard Cecil "Pete" Bellenfant was born February 16, 1926. He married Lucille Taylor, and died December 13, 1999, in Bedford, TN.
8. Clara Lois Bellenfant was born about 1929. She married Michael Kraft, and is the only remaining child of Granville and Annie Mai still living.
9. Ann Laura Bellenfant was born about 1932. She married Charles Williams, lived in Nashville, TN., and died after 2009.
10. Ivie Edward Bellenfant was born August 24, 1933, and died December 10, 2015 in Portland, Oregon.
11. Charles Leonard Bellenfant was born February 3, 1936. He married Ana Ruth Cortner on May 25, 1957, and died February 18, 2009, in in Tullahoma, TN.
12. Lawrence Allen Bellenfant was born April 17, 1939. He married Goldie Emmogene Williard, and died March 12, 2005 at age 65.
6. Valier Arland Jones, son of Reese Leon Jones 3,4 and Olivia "Libby" Mikesell Lewis,3,4 was born on 9 Nov 1912 and died on 22 Oct 1970 at age 57.
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Valier married Maxine Andrews on February 7, 1934, in Glendale, CA. He was 20 years old and she was 19. Valier was already in the navy at that time, and later was in the Merchant Marines. He was a First Mate at the time of his retirement. After his time in the Merchant Marines he also worked for a few years at McDonald Douglas aircraft. Valier was at sea for most of his life and his family did not see him very often. He was in very poor health, and housebound, for most of his fifties due to emphysema, which was worsened by his exposure to asbestos on ships for many years, and a lifetime of smoking cigarettes. Valier worked on his genealogy, and collected stamps and coins in his retirement.
Children from this marriage were:
1. Joanne Louise Jones was born on 24 Aug 1933
2. Aletha Nadine Jones was born August 6, 1937.
3. Arland Leroy Jones was born in 1940.
4. Leon Emery Jones was born in 1942.
Valier next married Thelma Margreite Hays 15 on 14 Feb 1953. Thelma was born on 24 Jul 1907 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States15 and died on 3 Mar 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States15 at age 76.
Valier died on 22 Oct 1970 at age 57.
7. Maxine Andrews, daughter of Roy Emery Andrews 3,4 and Rosabell Lewis,3,4 was born on 2 Feb 1913, in Nevada, United States. She married Valier Jones and had four children. Valier was almost always at sea and Maxine raised the children as basically a single parent. She was raised by strict Mormon parents but struggled with alchoholism her entire life. She loved to play cards and taught her grandchildren her favorite games. She died on December 22, 1990 at age 77. She is buried in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
Maxine married Valier Jones on 7 Oct 1932 in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Maxine married Wesley J. Maloney on 24 August, 1955 in California.
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