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Verl Whaley

Female 1935 - 1993  (57 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Verl Whaley was born 13 Dec 1935 (daughter of Rube "Joley" Whaley and Pearl Whaley); died 8 Aug 1993; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Verl — Harry Horton. Harry was born 22 May 1931; died 23 Jul 1972; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Michael Horton died Bef 24 Oct 2006.
    2. Penny Horton

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rube "Joley" Whaley was born 26 Mar 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Westley Whaley and Sophia Elizabeth King); died 4 Apr 1996; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 49, 256.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 205.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Rube married Pearl Whaley 29 May 1929. Pearl (daughter of Aaron Walter Whaley and Lenora M. Messer) was born 11 Jun 1914; died 24 Oct 2006; was buried 27 Oct 2006, Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Pearl Whaley was born 11 Jun 1914 (daughter of Aaron Walter Whaley and Lenora M. Messer); died 24 Oct 2006; was buried 27 Oct 2006, Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 164, 203, 205.

    Children:
    1. Marie Whaley
    2. 1. Verl Whaley was born 13 Dec 1935; died 8 Aug 1993; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    3. Margaret Whaley died Bef 10 Oct 2000.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Westley WhaleyJames Westley Whaley was born 25 Jul 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John Dudley Whaley and Nancy Jane Ownby); died 16 Aug 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Dee Lansford lists birth as 25 July 1876.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 49, 91, 124, 157,
    159, 254, 256.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 106, 202.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 207.

    James married Sophia Elizabeth King 28 Jul 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sophia (daughter of William Ford King and Martha "Patty" Ownby) was born 10 Jun 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Feb 1925, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sophia Elizabeth KingSophia Elizabeth King was born 10 Jun 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Ford King and Martha "Patty" Ownby); died 9 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Feb 1925, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 49, 91, 124, 254, 256.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 202.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. Whaley was born Abt 1888; died Bef 1900.
    2. William Alonzo "Lonzo" Whaley was born 19 Jan 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Jul 1982; was buried Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Isophine Whaley was born Sep 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. John Lawson Whaley was born Aug 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1990, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    5. Rosa Whaley was born 1 Mar 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Oct 1987; was buried Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Loucretia Whaley was born Apr 1900.
    7. Ella Whaley was born 28 Jun 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Dec 1989; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. James Oliver Whaley was born 9 Feb 1905, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Sep 1993, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    9. Eva Laurinda Whaley was born 30 Mar 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 1980; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. 2. Rube "Joley" Whaley was born 26 Mar 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Apr 1996; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    11. Clarence Whaley was born Abt 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Aaron Walter Whaley was born Jun 1889 (son of James B. Whaley and Mary Caldonia Whaley); died Bef 24 Oct 2006.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 39, 59.

    Aaron — Lenora M. Messer. Lenora (daughter of John H. Messer and Lucy C. Whaley) was born 10 Sep 1897; died 25 Oct 1983; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lenora M. Messer was born 10 Sep 1897 (daughter of John H. Messer and Lucy C. Whaley); died 25 Oct 1983; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 27, 59.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 164, 199, 203.

    Children:
    1. 3. Pearl Whaley was born 11 Jun 1914; died 24 Oct 2006; was buried 27 Oct 2006, Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    2. Clercy Whaley died Bef 14 Feb 2005.
    3. Hazel Whaley was born 27 Dec 1916; died 15 Feb 2005, Life Care Center of Jefferson City, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Feb 2005, Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    4. James Garland Whaley was born 8 Jul 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 2013; was buried 19 Nov 2013, Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Dudley WhaleyJohn Dudley Whaley was born 9 May 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Aaron Whaley and Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby); died 3 May 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 May 1924, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 37, 48, 97, 115, 124.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 107.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 229.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 153, 207.

    John married Nancy Jane Ownby 29 Mar 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Aaron Ownbey and Mary "Polly" Buckner) was born 8 Jul 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1898; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Nancy Jane OwnbyNancy Jane Ownby was born 8 Jul 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Aaron Ownbey and Mary "Polly" Buckner); died 24 Sep 1898; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48, 97, 115, 124.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 17.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 229.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 153.

    Children:
    1. 4. James Westley Whaley was born 25 Jul 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Emily "Polly" Whaley was born 3 Nov 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1957; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Lorenzo Whaley was born 15 Jan 1872, Tennessee; died 1890.
    4. Sarah Whaley was born 14 May 1874, Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Jul 1952, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Martha Jane Whaley was born 12 Sep 1876, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 1933; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. James Harve Whaley was born 4 Jul 1880, Tennessee; died 12 Mar 1934; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Marion Whaley was born 15 Jul 1882, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1965; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Laurinda "Laura" Whaley was born 2 Jul 1884, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1980; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Robert Tillery Whaley was born 12 Oct 1887, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1971; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Isophine Whaley was born 10 Mar 1890; died 13 Sep 1973; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Calvin Edwin Whaley was born 8 Aug 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1981; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  William Ford King was born 18 Nov 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Nathaniel King, Jr. and Sarah "Sally" Ogle); died 6 Nov 1933; was buried Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Some sources list death as 6 November 1938.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 18, 88, 91, 252, 254.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 95.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 244.

    William married Martha "Patty" Ownby 7 Feb 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby and Sophia Evans) was born 22 Feb 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1932; was buried Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Martha "Patty" Ownby was born 22 Feb 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby and Sophia Evans); died 2 Feb 1932; was buried Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 18, 88, 91, 252, 254.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 95.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 244, 298.

    Children:
    1. Sarah Elizabeth King was born 17 Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1904; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lewis Materson King was born 16 Apr 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1954; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 5. Sophia Elizabeth King was born 10 Jun 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Feb 1925, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Rosetta King was born 20 Aug 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1958; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    5. Isaac N. King was born Nov 1878, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. William Richard King was born Apr 1882, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. John Loy King was born 25 Apr 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 1967; was buried Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Martha Cordie King was born 20 Nov 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1970, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. James Harrison King was born 3 May 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Sep 1960; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Samuel W. King was born Feb 1893.

  5. 12.  James B. WhaleyJames B. Whaley was born Jun 1864, Tennessee (son of Aaron Whaley and Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby); died 27 Feb 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Feb 1928, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Cataloochee Township, Haywood County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 39, 48, 59, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 107.

    James married Mary Caldonia Whaley 25 Dec 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Rev. George Bradford Whaley and Mary Jane Elledge) was born 12 May 1867, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1931; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary Caldonia WhaleyMary Caldonia Whaley was born 12 May 1867, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. George Bradford Whaley and Mary Jane Elledge); died 14 Feb 1931; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 95.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 39, 48, 59, 97.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 32.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 206.

    Children:
    1. Whaley was born Abt 1882; died Bef 1900.
    2. Kimsey Whaley was born 2 Feb 1882, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Aug 1952; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. 6. Aaron Walter Whaley was born Jun 1889; died Bef 24 Oct 2006.
    4. Florence Cordie Whaley was born 22 Nov 1889, Tennessee; died 21 Oct 1962; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Whaley was born Abt 1891; died Bef 1900.
    6. Whaley was born Abt 1893; died Bef 1900.

  7. 14.  John H. Messer was born 16 Sep 1875, Haywood County, North Carolina (son of James A. Messer and Rachel M. "Tiney" Barnes); died 24 Jan 1954, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jan 1954, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee

    John married Lucy C. Whaley 30 Jul 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lucy (daughter of William Isaac Whaley and Hulda Ogle) was born 31 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jan 1946, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Lucy C. Whaley was born 31 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Isaac Whaley and Hulda Ogle); died 2 Jan 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jan 1946, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 25,27.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 164.

    Children:
    1. Perry Robert Messer was born 6 Jul 1894; died 1971; was buried Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    2. 7. Lenora M. Messer was born 10 Sep 1897; died 25 Oct 1983; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    3. James Isaac Messer was born 30 Jul 1899, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1974, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    4. Garland Messer was born 20 Jun 1901.
    5. David Soloman "Sollie" Messer was born 18 Mar 1909; died 27 Jun 1970; was buried Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    6. Ida Mae Messer was born 6 May 1912, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 2002, Jefferson County Nursing Home, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Aug 2002, Swanns Chapel Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.


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