Amanda Ethel "Mandy" Ownby

Other Events:

• Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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

Amanda married William M. "Billy" King 9 Dec 1923. William (son of Pleasant "Pleas" King and Ruthie Callie Morgan) was born 15 Oct 1903, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1977; was buried Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

1. Hazel W. King was born Abt 1925, Tennessee; died 23 Oct 2000, Knox County, Tennessee.
2. Dewey Buford "Eightball" King was born 17 Jul 1927, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 2008, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Oct 2008, Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Rev. Willie Dee King was born 9 Mar 1929, Tennessee; died 15 Sep 2016; was buried 19 Sep 2016, Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. Ina Ruth King was born 3 Jul 1931, Tremont, Blount County, Tennessee; died 24 Dec 2009, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Dec 2009, Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Billy Bruce King was born 3 Jul 1931, Tennessee; died 17 Sep 2016; was buried 21 Sep 2016, Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
6. Dell King was born Abt 1934, Tennessee; died 18 Jun 2009, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Jun 2009, Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. Loy Arville King was born 2 Mar 1937, Tremont, Blount County, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 2009; was buried 12 Dec 2009, Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

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]

Notes:

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

Notes:

Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 93, 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 28, 67, 98.

John married Jane "Jennie" Whaley Abt 1846, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Jane (daughter of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle) was born 1827, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1883; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 93, 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 28, 67, 98.

Notes:

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Reference:
Timothy Welch Stinnett GEDCOM, August 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 191, 227.

James — Martha Stinnett. Martha (daughter of John Stinnett and Mary Bohannon) was born 7 Nov 1854, Tennessee; died Dec 1921; was buried Sugarcreek Methodist Church Cemetery, Bradley, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 148.
Timothy Welch Stinnett GEDCOM, August 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 191.

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]

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

Notes:

In the 1880 Mortality Schedule for Sevier County, Tennessee gave the birthplace of William M. Whaley's parents -- father and mother were born in South Carolina.

Some researchers say he was born in Orangeburg District, South Carolina but have not provided the source.

Family traditions say William M. Whaley, his two brothers, John and Middleton, and a sister, Delania, came to Sevier County, Tennessee from South Carolina.

Records of William M. Whaley's military service in the War of 1812 were found in the National Archives, Washington, D.C. He enlisted on 13 November 1814 as a fifer in Captain John Porter's Company, Colonel Edwin E. Booth's Regiment, East Tennessee Drafted Militia and was discharged on 20 May 1815 at Mobile, Alabama.

On 4 November 1850 (aged 62 years) and 2 April 1855 (aged 66 years), William M. Whaley filed applications and received bounty land grants as a result of his service in the War of 1812.

William M. Whaley filed for pension for his War of 1812 service in the East Tennessee Militia. His pension papers give a detailed story of his military service in the War of 1812. It is given below:

"State of Tennessee)
Sevier County SS. On this 22nd day of May A.S. one
thousand eight hundred and Seventy one, personally appeared before me W. H.
Duggan, Clerk of County Court, a court of record within and for the County and
State aforesaid, William Whaley, aged Eighty two years, a resident of 2nd
district, County of Sevier, State of Tennessee who being duly Sworn according
to law declares that he is married that his wifes name was Mary Ogle to whom he
was married in Sevier County, State of Tennessee on the 26th day of December
1811 that he served the full term of Sixty days in the military Service of the
United States in the War of 1812. That he is the identical William Whaley who
was drafted in Captain Wilson Maples Company, Col Booths Regiment -- Brigade --
Division at Sevier County, State of Tennessee on or about the day of November
1814 and was honorably discharged at Mobile, Alabama on or about the day of
March 1815 that he does not recollect the Numbers of the Regiment or Brigade,
that Captain Maples resigned and the Company was then Commanded by Captain John
W. Porter that he at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of
the United States adhered to the Cause of the enemies of the Government giveing
them aid or comfort or exercised the functions of any office whatever under any
authority or pretend authority in hostility to the United States and that he
will support the Constitution of the United States, that he is not in receipt
of a pension under any previous act, that he makes this declaration for the
purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the
provision of the act approved February 14, 1871 and he hearby constitutes and
appoints with full power of Substitution and revocation M.W. McCown of
Sevierville, Tennessee his true and lawful attorney to prosecute his claim and
obtain the pension certificate that may be issued. And that his post office is
at Sevierville, Sevier County, State of Tennessee and that his domicile or
place of abode is on the big East fork of Little Pigeon river in Greenbyor
Cove"

"Attest His
Jeremiah Chamberlain William X Whaley
John W. Huskey Mark

Applicant

"Also personally appeared Jeremiah Chamberlain residing in 2nd district, County
of Sevier & John W. Huskey residing in 2nd district, County of Sevier persons
whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being by me
duly Sworn Say, They were present and Saw William Whaley, the claiment make his
mark to the foregoing declaration, that they have every reason to believe from
the appearance of Said claiment and their acquaintance with him that he is the
identical person he represents himself to be, and that at no time during the
late rebellion against the authority of the United States did he adhere to the
cause of the enemies of the Government giving them aid or comfort, and they
have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.

Jeremiah Chamberlain
John W. Huskey

"Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 22nd day of May 1871 and I hearby
Certify that the Contents of the foregoing declaration & c were fully made
Known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before Swearing and that I
have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim

"Given under my hand and Seal of office at office in
Sevierville this 22nd day of May 1871

"W. H. H. Duggan, Clear"

In December 1817 when the White Oak Flats Baptist Church was formed as an arm of the Fork of Little Pigeon Baptist Church in Sevierville, William Whaley and his wife were listed as charter members.

At the July 1833 meeting of the Church, William M. Whaley said, "he had been led to think it (is) his duty to Execrcise a public gift where upon the Church grants to him the privileges of Exercising where in the County as duty may call him". At this meeting William M. Whaley was ordained as moderator.

It is not known just when William M. and Mary Ann Ogle Whaley moved to Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee (now part of Great Smoky Mountain National Park), but they were well settled between 1830 and 1840.

William Sr. is listed in the 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census 2 males 0-5, 3 males 5-10, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30 and 1 female 40-50

William M. Whaley died from "abcess of side" and was buried beside his wife Mary Ann.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143, 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 3-5.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 45, 186, 214.
Wanda Schomp, wjcrafter@email.msn.com, 17 May 1999.

William married Mary Ann Ogle 26 Dec 1811, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of William "Billy" Ogle and Martha Jane Huskey) was born 1793, Edgefield County, South Carolina; died 1872/1880, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary moved with the family to Sevier County, Tennessee as early as 1805, soonafter the death of her father.

Verification of her marriage is from William M. Whaley's War of 1812 papers inthe National Archives, Washington, D. C.

Mary and William were members of the White Oak Flats Baptist Church. Theirfamily appears in Sevier County, Tennessee Federal Census Records, 1830 through 1880.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143, 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186, 214.

Notes:

Surname not confirmed.

Buried in Ole Henry Cemetery.
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Reference:
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 43.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 227.

Henry — Elizabeth Henry. Elizabeth was born 1816, Tennessee; died Abt 1863. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Surname not confirmed.

Buried in Ole Henry Cemetery.
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Reference:
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 43.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 227.

Notes:

John Stinnett owned land in the Greenbriar section of Sevier County, Tennessee near Gatlinburg. The property is in the Smoky Mountains National Park now. John moved to Whitfield County in Georgia late in his life but he was at the home of his son, Isaac, on Laurel Creek in Sevier County, Tennessee when he died.

SMHS lists birth as 15 November 1835.
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Reference:
Timothy Welch Stinnett GEDCOM, August 1995.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 144, 148.

John married Mary Bohannon 1853, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Henry Bohannon, Jr. and Catherine "Kate" Powell) was born 26 Jan 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Aug 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Aug 1921, James Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 144, 148.
Timothy Welch Stinnett GEDCOM, August 1995.