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Roy Emond Whaley

Male 1898 - 1984  (86 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Roy Emond Whaley was born 20 Aug 1898, Tennessee (son of Harkless R. "Good Harkless" Whaley and Minerva Kear); died 15 Dec 1984; was buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

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

    Notes:

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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 15, 255.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25, 40, 76, 105.

    Roy married Cora Mae King 8 Apr 1917. Cora (daughter of Lewis Materson King and Luzena Frances Whaley) was born 21 Apr 1899, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 1988; was buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Rev. Glenn R. Whaley was born 28 Mar 1918, Tennessee; died 12 Dec 1987, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Edith Whaley was born Abt 1920, Tennessee; died 31 Oct 2010; was buried 2 Nov 2010, Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Sylvia Whaley was born Jan 1922, Tennessee; died 2 Jun 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Jun 1923.
    4. Beatrice V. Whaley was born 8 Jun 1924, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1997; was buried Dunnellon Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Marion County, Florida.
    5. Mayme M. Whaley was born 15 Jun 1928, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Harkless R. "Good Harkless" Whaley was born 24 Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Perry Seehorn Commodore Whaley and Mary "Polly" Ownby); died 31 Dec 1941; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 13, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 14, 15, 74.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 17, 18, 25, 70.

    Harkless married Minerva Kear 26 Apr 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee. Minerva (daughter of Joel Kear and Mary "Polly" McCarter) was born 30 Jun 1873, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1965; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Minerva Kear was born 30 Jun 1873, Tennessee (daughter of Joel Kear and Mary "Polly" McCarter); died 22 Jun 1965; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 13, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 14, 15, 74.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 17, 18, 25, 70, 189.

    Children:
    1. Richard Ellis Whaley was born 28 Jan 1891, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1951; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Armintha "Mintha" Whaley was born 6 May 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1934; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Luther Lee Whaley was born 20 Oct 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Jan 1971.
    4. Sarah Rosalia Whaley was born Mar 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1987; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. 1. Roy Emond Whaley was born 20 Aug 1898, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 1984; was buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Claude C. Whaley was born 1 Jun 1901; died 17 Jul 1970; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Iva Whaley was born 1911, Tennessee; died 2 Jun 1996, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Perry Seehorn Commodore Whaley was born 11 Feb 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mourning Ownbey); died 4 Dec 1926, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1926, Cedar Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Bradley County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 14, 69, 74, 129.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 24.

    Perry married Mary "Polly" Ownby 6 Dec 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle) was born 11 Dec 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1874; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary "Polly" Ownby was born 11 Dec 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle); died 6 Jan 1874; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 14, 69, 74, 129.

    Children:
    1. Martha Whaley was born 3 Dec 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1895; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Harkless R. "Good Harkless" Whaley was born 24 Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Dec 1941; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Dicy Whaley was born 15 May 1870, Tennessee; died 20 Dec 1943; was buried Cedar Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary B. "Polly" Whaley was born 15 May 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Oct 1950, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Oct 1950, Richard Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Joel Kear was born 5 Feb 1850, Tennessee (son of Joel Kear and Sarah Huff); died 10 Feb 1926; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried in the Forks of the River Cemetery, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63, 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 18.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 61.

    Joel married Mary "Polly" McCarter 18 Aug 1870. Mary (daughter of James McCarter and Sarah Huskey) was born 7 Mar 1854, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1937; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary "Polly" McCarter was born 7 Mar 1854, Tennessee (daughter of James McCarter and Sarah Huskey); died 26 Jun 1937; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63, 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 18.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 61.

    Children:
    1. James S. Kear was born 1871, Tennessee; died 1957; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Blue Eye, Stone County, Missouri.
    2. 3. Minerva Kear was born 30 Jun 1873, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1965; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Arbinzia Kear was born 14 Mar 1876; died 8 Apr 1898; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah L. "Sally" Kear was born 27 Feb 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1966, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary E. Carr was born 27 Feb 1878, Tennessee; died 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Elbert H. Carr was born 2 Apr 1882, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1953; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Matilda "Tilda" Kear was born 29 Jan 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jan 1974; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    8. Rev. Joel L. Carr was born 15 Jun 1889, Tennessee; died 18 May 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Richard Evans Carr was born 18 Dec 1896, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John H. "Bullhead" WhaleyJohn H. "Bullhead" Whaley was born 31 Mar 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died 21 Mar 1909; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: B71M-KG
    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as farmer $300 property able to read and write.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 180, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 10, 69, 71, 106, 129.
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p .
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 307.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 227.

    John married Mourning Ownbey Abt 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mourning (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill) was born 11 Aug 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 21 Apr 1870, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mourning OwnbeyMourning Ownbey was born 11 Aug 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 21 Apr 1870, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: B71M-LM

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census able to read and write.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 180, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 10, 106, 129.
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p .
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.

    Children:
    1. Whaley was born 1835.
    2. Harkless Whaley was born 10 Feb 1836, Tennessee; died 15 Feb 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1926, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Westley O. Whaley was born 21 May 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1863, Murfreesborough, Tennessee.
    4. Cynthia Jane Whaley was born 1840, Trentville, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1888, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. John Brabson Whaley was born 25 Feb 1842, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary "Polly" Whaley was born 1843, Tennessee; died 1889/1890; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 4. Perry Seehorn Commodore Whaley was born 11 Feb 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1926, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1926, Cedar Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    8. Margaret Whaley was born 1847, Tennessee; died 22 Apr 1878; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Pinkney Henry Toomey Whaley was born 12 Sep 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1920, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Oct 1920, Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    10. Joseph L. "Joel" Whaley was born 23 May 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1933, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    11. Aaron Jason Whaley was born 1851; died 1868.
    12. Sarah Elizabeth Whaley was born 6 Jun 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1926; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Leander A. Whaley was born 15 Feb 1856, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1929, Bradley, Tennessee; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    14. Isaac C. Whaley was born 27 May 1858, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1925; was buried Bishopville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    15. Columbus M. Whaley was born 20 Oct 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1921; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Nicholas H. Ownby was born 11 Dec 1812, Rutherford, North Carolina (son of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 15 Aug 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 193.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 69.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 294.

    Nicholas married Mary Ogle Abt 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 24 Jan 1815, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1903; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary Ogle was born 24 Jan 1815, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 7 Feb 1903; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 193
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 69.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 294.

    Children:
    1. William Cuberston Ownby was born 1 Oct 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 May 1914; was buried Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Hulda Ownby was born 1836, North Carolina.
    3. Mariah Ownby was born 25 Dec 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1905; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Ownby was born 10 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1930; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Sophia Ownby was born 10 Apr 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1920; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Dicy Ownby was born Aug 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Nancy Ownby was born Aug 1844, Tennessee; died Aft 1900.
    8. Thomas Nicholas Ownby was born 12 Jul 1846, Tennessee; died 3 Aug 1920; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. John Ownby was born 18 Jan 1848, Tennessee; died 1 May 1917; was buried Myers Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. 5. Mary "Polly" Ownby was born 11 Dec 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1874; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Nicholas H. Ownby, Jr. was born 25 Jul 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1934; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Martha Jane Ownby was born 25 May 1853, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1925; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Humphrey Ownby was born 4 Mar 1855, Tennessee; died 11 May 1937; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    14. Rev. Pinkney I. Ownby was born 1857, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1936; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Joel Kear was born 5 Feb 1796, North Carolina (son of James Kear and Molly Shelton); died 28 Jul 1871; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    From Scotland.

    Some researchers list him buried in Forks of the River Cemetery.
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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 74.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 29.

    Joel married Sarah Huff 6 Jun 1838. Sarah (daughter of Leonard Huff and Sarah Baker) was born 11 Jul 1809, Tennessee; died 15 Sep 1886; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sarah HuffSarah Huff was born 11 Jul 1809, Tennessee (daughter of Leonard Huff and Sarah Baker); died 15 Sep 1886; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Ezalee Kear Spencer lists given name as Baker with sisters Lydia and Charity and a brother.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 74.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Kear was born 10 Nov 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 May 1871, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lydia "Aunt Liddy" Kear was born 24 May 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1926, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Joseph Kear was born 16 Jun 1841, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1923; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Ann Kear was born 20 Mar 1843, Tennessee.
    5. John Kear was born 20 Oct 1844, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1929; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Charity Manerva Kear was born 21 Jun 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1909; was buried Myers Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Sarah Kear was born 8 May 1848, Tennessee; died 18 Jun 1923; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 6. Joel Kear was born 5 Feb 1850, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1926; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Rev. Henry Baker Kear was born 12 Jan 1852, Tennessee; died Bef 1941; was buried New Mexico.
    10. James Kear was born 14 Sep 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Jul 1926; was buried Concord Cemetery, Whitfield County, Georgia.

  7. 14.  James McCarter was born 7 May 1825, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John McCarter and Nancy Anderson); died 28 May 1898; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 102.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 18, 63, 102, 106, 142.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 342.

    James married Sarah Huskey Abt 1848, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Stephen "Old Steve" Huskey and Mary Ann "Polly" Ogle) was born 1829, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1863; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Sarah Huskey was born 1829, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Stephen "Old Steve" Huskey and Mary Ann "Polly" Ogle); died 4 Jun 1863; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 102.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63.

    Children:
    1. Elbert McCarter was born 13 Oct 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Dec 1936, Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Stephen McCarter was born 26 Oct 1851; died 5 Oct 1866; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 7. Mary "Polly" McCarter was born 7 Mar 1854, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1937; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah McCarter was born 12 Jan 1856, Tennessee.
    5. James "Bud" McCarter, Jr. was born 1 Mar 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Mar 1944; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Edman McCarter was born 29 Apr 1861, Tennessee; died 23 May 1935; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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