William Walker "Laughing Bill" Whaley

1868 - 1951

• Born	May 1868	Sevier County, Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1930	Eusebia, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  _UID	B4970FB98F67A846B26E95B00C0000167E3D
  Died	7 Mar 1951  [5, 6]
  Buried	Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I6396	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	Colonel Preston Whaley,   b. Apr 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. Aft 1900
  Mother	Jane Ogle,   b. Apr 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. Aft 1900
  Married	27 May 1860
  Family ID	F1327	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Emily "Polly" Whaley,   b. 3 Nov 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jun 1957
  Married	3 Feb 1888	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	> 1. James "West" Whaley,   b. 14 Dec 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Feb 1947 > 2. Lewis Whaley,   b. 23 Sep 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jan 1961 > 3. John Commodore Whaley,   b. 30 Oct 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jan 1964 > 4. Andrew Jethro Whaley,   b. 11 Jan 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Dec 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee > 5. Laura E. Whaley,   b. 18 Apr 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Feb 1978, Sevier County, Tennessee   6. Ella Whaley,   b. Mar 1900 > 7. Lottie Whaley,   b. 3 Aug 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 May 1937   8. Dr. Fred Eugene Whaley,   b. Abt 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Sep 1966, Pinellas County, Florida   9. Lona Whaley,   b. Abt 1907, Tennessee > 10. Mattie Whaley,   b. 15 Oct 1913, Greenbriar Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Nov 2001, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Headstones		Whaley William W. Polly W. 1868-1951 1869-1957
  Family ID	F2420	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - May 1868 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 3 Feb 1888 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - Eusebia, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission Abt 1913/1914 William, Lona, Polly, Baby Mattie, Commodore. Standing: Jetrho, Babie Audie, Laura, Fred, James West.

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 37, 49, 124. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 225.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 342a, 21 Jul 1870. C:\My Documents\Genealogy\SevierCensus1870\0342a.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 320C, 1880. [S112] Census, 1910. Name: William W Whaley Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Residence: Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee Marital Status: Married Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 89 Page Number: 6 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF William W Whaley M 41y Tennessee WIFE Polly Whaley F 41y Tennessee SON James W Whaley M 19y Tennessee SON Louis Whaley M 17y Tennessee SON Comodore Whaley M 15y Tennessee SON Jethers Whaley M 14y Tennessee DAU Laura Whaley F 13y Tennessee DAU Lottie Whaley F 7y Tennessee SON Freddie Whaley M 5y Tennessee DAU Lona Whaley F 3y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: William Whaley Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Uceba, Blount, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 63 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1867 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Father Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0021 Family Number: 120 Sheet Number and Letter: 11A Line Number: 30 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2234 Film Number: 2341968 Digital Folder Number: 4548148 Image Number: 00705 Household Gender Age Child James H Whaley M 37 Rosala Whaley F 34 Larca Whaley F 13 Ola Whaley F 11 Ennis Whaley M 5 Jereld Whaley M 3 Eseline Whaley F 1 William Whaley M 63 Polly Whaley F 61 [S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 7 Mar 1951. Whaley, Wm W 83 Mar 7, 1951 buried Providence Cem [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 7 Mar 1951. Whaley, William Walker Abt 1868 Sevier Co. March 7, 1951 Spouse: Polly Father: Whaley, Preston Mother: Ogle, Jane Sons: Commodore, Lewis, Fred E. Daughters: Laura Merritt, Mattie Hood Cemetery: Providence Sisters: Lina Price, Luthenie Messer, S.M. Whaley