TENTH GENERATION

820. Thomas Newton Napoleon Boneparte RENEAU⁽²⁾ was born on 15 May 1898 in Sevierville, (3Rd Dist.) Sevier, TN. He died on 13 May 1968 in Ashton, Fremont, Idaho. He was buried on 16 May 1968 in Pineview Cemetery, Ashton, Fremont, ID. 

He was married to Elva Juanita DAVIS (daughter of Peter Winn DAVIS and Ida Belle WHEELER) on 8 Oct 1925 in St. Anthony, Fremont, ID.  Elva Juanita DAVIS⁽²⁾ was born on 23 Feb 1906 in Marysville, Fremont, Idaho. She died on 30 Nov 1983 in Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho. She was buried on 3 Dec 1983 in Ashton, Fremont, Idaho.  

ELVS's CHURCH RECORDS:
BAPTISM; 3 Jul 1914 by Abraham B. HILIAM
CONFIRMED; 5 Jul 1914 by James G. WOOD 

In 1914 Tom left Sevierville by train for Idaho.  His younger sister, Bertha, was married and living in Idaho at the time.  She wrote home and told the family that her husband was abusing her.   Tom was elected to go to Idaho, get Bertha and "take care" of Claude.  The family bought him a new suit, a pistol and a train ticket for the trip.  About the time Tom started for Idaho Bertha and Claude left on the train for Tennessee.  Because of that Tom missed Claude and by the time he saw his sister again, she and Claude were divorced.  The rest of the family moved to Idaho a short time later.  In later years I asked him if he would have used the gun.  He said "Well... if I'd  have wasted the suit and that train ticket, my Daddy would have whipped my butt".  Did that mean yes... or no?  He never would say.

Tom signed up for the draft in WWI but was never drafted.
WORLD WAR I CIVILIAN DRAFT REGISTRATIONS
Fremont County, Idaho - 1917-1918

Thomas Newton Napoleon Boneparte RENEAU and Elva Juanita DAVIS had the following children:

+1037 i. Bonita June RENEAU.
+1038 ii. Donald Wayne RENEAU.
+1039 iii. Janice Anne RENEAU.