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Cora Alice Ownby

Female 1903 - 1996  (92 years)

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  1. 1.  Cora Alice OwnbyCora Alice Ownby was born 20 Oct 1903, Tennessee (daughter of James S. "Cadger Jim" Ownby and Sarah Ellen Moore); died 31 Mar 1996, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Apr 1996, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church 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 93.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 278, 296.
    "The Mountain Press", Cora Alice (Ownby) Morton obituary.

    Cora married Verless James Morton 12 Dec 1923, Blount County, Tennessee. Verless (son of Henry Harvey Morton and Martha Jane Yates) was born 4 Sep 1891, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1983; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Verless Junior Morton was born 2 May 1924, Tennessee; died 31 Dec 1994.
    2. James Frits Morton was born 28 Nov 1925, Tennessee; died 18 Oct 2013.
    3. Billy Robert Morton was born 10 Jul 1927, Tennessee; died 23 Dec 1993; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Stella Jane Morton was born 22 Jun 1929, Tennessee; died 10 May 2006, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 13 May 2006, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Clell Howard Morton was born 5 Apr 1931.
    6. Betty Lou Ellen Morton was born 22 Jun 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 2002; was buried 12 Dec 2002, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Augusta Bell Morton was born 19 Feb 1934.
    8. Rev. Henry Albert Morton was born 10 Jan 1936; died 27 Dec 1992; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Tommy Sherman Morton was born 3 Apr 1938.
    10. Ada Rosella Morton was born 28 Aug 1940, Tennessee; died 23 Sep 1983; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Hoyd Gary Morton was born 14 Aug 1942, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1942; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James S. "Cadger Jim" OwnbyJames S. "Cadger Jim" Ownby was born 27 Aug 1860, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby and Sophia Evans); died 27 Mar 1936; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sevier County Heritage lists death as 23 March 1936.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 56, 57.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 88, 93, 204.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 91.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 124.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 152, 261, 278, 285, 292, 293, 296, 298, 333.

    James — Sarah Ellen Moore. Sarah (daughter of Moses Moore and Miriam McCarter) was born 23 Dec 1882, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1974; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sarah Ellen Moore was born 23 Dec 1882, Tennessee (daughter of Moses Moore and Miriam McCarter); died 18 Nov 1974; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 88, 93, 204.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 91.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 152, 278, 285, 98.

    Children:
    1. 1. Cora Alice Ownby was born 20 Oct 1903, Tennessee; died 31 Mar 1996, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Apr 1996, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Stella Roberta Ownby was born 4 Jan 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1998; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Ada Miriam Ownby was born 5 Aug 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 2010, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 3 May 2010, Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby was born 1 Jan 1820, Tennessee (son of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 13 Aug 1897; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    lthough of an age when he did not have to serve in the Civil War, James S. Ownby was reluctant for his oldest son, John Ownby, to serve alone. So he enlisted with his son in the Union Army in Company A, 6th Tennessee Infantry and in Company B, 2nd Tennessee Cavalry.
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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 161.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 88.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298, 300.

    James married Sophia Evans Abt 1843, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Sophia (daughter of Jacob Evans and Martha Ogle) was born 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1910; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sophia EvansSophia Evans was born 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee (daughter of Jacob Evans and Martha Ogle); died 2 Mar 1910; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sophia Evans Ownby and her youngest son, Samuel, were mentioned in Jacob Evans' will.

    Sevier County Heritage lists birth as 15 February 1922.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 161.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 88.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298, 300.

    Children:
    1. John Ownby was born 15 Jul 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 May 1915; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Jacob "Jake" Ownby was born 4 Mar 1847, Tennessee; died 23 Sep 1893; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. George Ownby was born 1850; died See Notes.
    4. Martha "Patty" Ownby was born 22 Feb 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1932; was buried Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    5. Madison "Matt" Ownby was born 8 May 1854, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 1935.
    6. Richard "Dick" Ownby was born 11 Jan 1856, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1952; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Mary C. Ownby was born 23 Feb 1858, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1920; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 2. James S. "Cadger Jim" Ownby was born 27 Aug 1860, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1936; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Sophia Ownby was born 8 Aug 1862, Knox County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1941, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1941, New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    10. Samuel Ownby was born 8 Jun 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Aug 1965, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Moses Moore was born 4 Mar 1847, Tennessee (son of William Riley Moore and Sarah); died 1 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Washington County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 79.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 80, 91.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 228.

    Moses married Miriam McCarter 2 Mar 1873. Miriam (daughter of Thomas McCarter and Mary Ownby) was born 17 Mar 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1922; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Miriam McCarter was born 17 Mar 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas McCarter and Mary Ownby); died 6 Nov 1922; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 79.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 80, 91.

    Children:
    1. William Thomas Moore was born 28 Sep 1874, Tennessee; died 1 Nov 1957; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. David D. Moore was born 4 Mar 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1953; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Eliz Moore was born 24 Mar 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1961; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 3. Sarah Ellen Moore was born 23 Dec 1882, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1974; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Martha Jane Moore was born 23 Aug 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Oct 1943; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John OwnbyJohn Ownby was born 4 Apr 1791, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of James Ownby and Joanna Sims); died 3 Sep 1857, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    John Ownby lived with his parents in Rutherford County, North Carolina, later Buncombe County, North Carolina.

    In 1833, John Ownby and his family migrated to Sevier County, Tennessee from Buncombe County, North Carolina. They made their home in the Glades community, 2nd Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee. Here John Ownby lived until his death.

    John Ownby and his family were listed in the 1840 and 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. Listed as John Ownsby in 1840 census.

    An interesting story about John Ownby at the time of his death was told by his grandson, Samuel Ownby. It is:

    "...Mother told me this story and I don't think my mother would tell me something that wasn't true. Mother said that the day before Grandfather Ownby died he walked from his house to the store, that he told the people in the store that he would die about that same time on the following day. The next day at about the time he had told them this, he layed down on the bed, talked as fast as he could, telling his family how to live, what to do, etc., then turned his face to the wall & died."
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    References:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 1.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66.
    Wiley Emmett Koon, Jr., 15 July 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.

    John married Mary Jane "Granny" Coone 17 Feb 1812, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt) was born 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1881, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Jane "Granny" Coone was born 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt); died 1881, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Mary Koone Ownby, known to all as "Granny Coone", lived with her children until her death.

    Roger Gardner lists birth as 1796.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66, 67.
    Wiley Emmett Koon, Jr., 15 July 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.
    "Benedict Kuhn (Coon, Koon, Koone) Immigrant & His Descendants", Roger L. Gardner, D.C., 1 March 1998, p 4.

    Notes:

    Bride: M Coon
    Groom: John Ownby
    Bond Date: 17 Feb 1812
    County: Rutherford
    Record #: 01 245
    Bondsman: George Coone
    Witness: Jas O Lewis
    Bond #: 000135547

    North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

    Children:
    1. Nicholas H. Ownby was born 11 Dec 1812, Rutherford, North Carolina; died 15 Aug 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Ownby was born 1814, Rutherford, North Carolina; died 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. David Ownby was born 24 Jun 1816, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 10 Oct 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rachel Ownby was born 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died Aft 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 4. James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby was born 1 Jan 1820, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1897; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby was born 18 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 2 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1919, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. John B. Ownby was born 1824, North Carolina; died 1899; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Ownby was born 1826, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died See Notes.
    9. George Ownby was born 1828, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 1 Nov 1914.
    10. Ownby was born 1830, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died See Notes.
    11. Madison Ownby was born 9 Apr 1832, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 6 Nov 1861.

  3. 10.  Jacob Evans was born 1797, South Carolina (son of William Evans); died Abt Mar 1878; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Martha and Jacob gave the land for the Lebanon Baptist Church in the Glades. They left a joint will which is recorded in Will Book I, page 247, Sevier County Courthouse. Their daughter, Sophia Ownby, and her son, Samuel, are mentioned in it. The will was probated in April 1878.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 158.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 52, 298.

    Jacob married Martha Ogle Abt 1823, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 1807, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1885; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Martha Ogle was born 1807, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 1885; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Martha and Jacob gave the land for the Lebanon Baptist Church in the Glades. They left a joint will which is recorded in Will Book I, page 247, Sevier County Courthouse. Their daughter, Sophia Ownby, and her son, Samuel, are mentioned in it. The will was probated in April 1878.

    Samuel Ownby told of his grandmother's love of the mountains. His parents, James and Sophia Evans Ownby along with his grandparents, Martha and Jacob Evans had moved to Copperhill, Tennessee. Martha yearned for the mountains so much, she started walking home. Jacob and James rode after her and finally persuaded her to stay until they made their harvest that year. She held them to their promise and they returned that fall to the Smokies.

    Census records verify the story above mentioned. They are listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Gilmer County, Georgia, right near the state line of Tennessee and Georgia.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 158.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 52, 298.

    Children:
    1. Richard E. "Preacher Dick" Evans, Rev. was born 4 Jan 1824, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 1901; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Evans was born 1825, Tennessee.
    3. 5. Sophia Evans was born 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1910; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  William Riley Moore was born Abt 1812, Tennessee (son of Moore).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Washington County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 239.

    William — Sarah. Sarah was born Abt 1824, South Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sarah was born Abt 1824, South Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Washington County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Aaron Moore was born Abt 1841, Tennessee.
    2. Caroline Moore was born Abt 1844, Tennessee.
    3. 6. Moses Moore was born 4 Mar 1847, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary A. Moore was born Abt 1850, Tennessee.
    5. William F. Moore was born 12 Oct 1852; died 19 Oct 1926; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Luney Moore was born Abt 1863.

  7. 14.  Thomas McCarter was born 18 Jan 1811, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James McCarter and Rebecca Ogle); died 12 Feb 1888; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 79.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 62, 80.

    Thomas married Mary Ownby Abt 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone) was born 1814, Rutherford, North Carolina; died 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Ownby was born 1814, Rutherford, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 79.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 62, 80.

    Children:
    1. Aaron McCarter was born 1835; died Abt 1837.
    2. Alfred McCarter was born Jan 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Oct 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Rev. Lafayette "Fate" McCarter was born 12 Oct 1840, Tennessee; died 9 May 1916; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Thomas Hill McCarter was born 26 Feb 1842, Tennessee; died 15 Feb 1923; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Samuel McCarter was born 1844, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1855; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Isaac McCarter was born 10 Mar 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 7. Miriam McCarter was born 17 Mar 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1922; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. James A. McCarter was born Apr 1850, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. John McCarter was born Jun 1852, Tennessee; died 30 Jan 1935; was buried , Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. William "Billy" McCarter, Rev. was born Jul 1856, Tennessee; died 1922; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Radford Gatlin "R. G." McCarter was born 1857, Tennessee; died 26 Aug 1910.
    12. Mary Ann "Polly" McCarter was born 11 Sep 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Nov 1940; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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