Tex McCarter: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Tex McCarter (son of Zackery A. McCarter and Ethel Zola Ownby).

Generation: 2

2.	Zackery A. McCarter Zackery — Ethel Zola Ownby. Ethel (daughter of Jackson Ownby and Martha E. Watson) was born 13 Jan 1922, Tennessee; died 8 Oct 1984; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Ethel Zola Ownby was born 13 Jan 1922, Tennessee (daughter of Jackson Ownby and Martha E. Watson); died 8 Oct 1984; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Linda Armstrong, larmstr1@bellsouth.net, 19 August 2000.

Children:

1. Tex McCarter

Generation: 3

Jackson Ownby was born 4 Oct 1894, Tennessee (son of John N. "Injun John" Ownby and Mary E. Howard); died 11 Dec 1967; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 100.
Linda Armstrong, larmstr1@bellsouth.net, 19 August 2000.

Jackson — Martha E. Watson. Martha (daughter of John Robert Watson and Ellen McCarter) was born 26 Jul 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1979; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Martha E. Watson was born 26 Jul 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John Robert Watson and Ellen McCarter); died 31 Aug 1979; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 213.
Linda Armstrong, larmstr1@bellsouth.net, 19 August 2000.

Children:

John Lee Ownby was born 9 Aug 1917, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1968; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Thelma M. Ownby was born 6 Feb 1920, Tennessee; died 30 Jun 2011, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Ethel Zola Ownby was born 13 Jan 1922, Tennessee; died 8 Oct 1984; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Willie Ownby was born 16 Apr 1924, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1974; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Giles Perryman Ownby was born 18 Aug 1926, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jan 1993; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lenard Ownby was born 8 Feb 1930, Tennessee; died 24 Jul 2003, Knox County, Tennessee.
Frank Ownby died Bef 30 Jun 2011.
Martha Ann Ownby was born 31 Jul 1933; died 20 Feb 1999, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

12.

John N. "Injun John" Ownby was born Apr 1857, Tennessee (son of John B. Ownby and Jane "Jennie" Whaley).

Notes:

Listed in the 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 91, 93-94.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 28, 98, 100.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 286.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 299.

John married Mary E. Howard 8 Dec 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of James Madison "Matt" Howard and Martha Stinnett) was born 25 Dec 1869, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 1936; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Mary E. Howard was born 25 Dec 1869, Tennessee (daughter of James Madison "Matt" Howard and Martha Stinnett); died 30 Aug 1936; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 28, 98, 100.

Children:

6. Jackson Ownby was born 4 Oct 1894, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 1967; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Amanda Ethel "Mandy" Ownby was born 20 Oct 1895, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1985; was buried Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James R. Ownby was born Oct 1899.
Robert James Ownby was born 14 Oct 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1954, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Iva Elza Ownby was born 25 Oct 1908, Tennessee; died 16 May 1969; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

14.

John Robert Watson was born 1875, Tennessee (son of John W. Watson and Mary Ogle); died 1898; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 55.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 80, 177.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 212, 213.

John married Ellen McCarter 24 Aug 1895, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Ellen (daughter of Alfred McCarter and Lydia Reagan) was born 8 May 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Sep 1960; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Ellen McCarter was born 8 May 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Alfred McCarter and Lydia Reagan); died 13 Sep 1960; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Donald Reagan lists a child born about 1900, but it is believed this is Martha Watson by first husband John Robert Watson.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 55.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 80.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 212, 213.
Linda Armstrong, larmstr1@bellsouth.net, 19 August 2000.

Children:

7. Martha E. Watson was born 26 Jul 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1979; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.