Bobby Cordell Houser: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Bobby Cordell Houser was born 19 Dec 1961 (son of William Wesley Houser and Virginia Edwina Cordell).
Bobby — Susan. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

William Wesley Houser was born 3 Aug 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of George Richard Houser and Mary Delma Clabough); died 13 Jan 2012.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 109.
"The Mountain Press", Mary D. (Clabough) Houser obituary.

William married Virginia Edwina Cordell Abt 1956. Virginia (daughter of Glen Rock Cordell and Nina Elizabeth Martin) was born 18 Feb 1937, Swain County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Virginia Edwina Cordell was born 18 Feb 1937, Swain County, North Carolina (daughter of Glen Rock Cordell and Nina Elizabeth Martin).

Notes:

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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 109.
"The Mountain Press", Mary D. (Clabough) Houser obituary.

Children:

William Wesley "Bill" Houser, Jr. was born 19 Jun 1959.
1. Bobby Cordell Houser was born 19 Dec 1961.

Generation: 3

George Richard Houser was born 1 Mar 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Rev. James Wesley Houser and Martha Jane McCarter); died 12 Aug 1984; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 96.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 87.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 167.
"The Mountain Press", Mary D. (Clabough) Houser obituary.

George married Mary Delma Clabough 19 Sep 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Elder William A. Clabough and Nancy Jane Henry) was born 20 Sep 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1996, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Delma Clabough was born 20 Sep 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Elder William A. Clabough and Nancy Jane Henry); died 2 Feb 1996, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 96.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 87.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 167.
"The Mountain Press", Mary D. (Clabough) Houser obituary.

Notes:

Marriage performed by Rev. W. S. McCarter.

Children:

2. William Wesley Houser was born 3 Aug 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 2012.
Martha Jane Houser was born 2 Aug 1934, Tennessee; died 27 Jan 2015.
Isham L. Houser was born 21 May 1936, Tennessee.
Ted Houser was born 18 Jun 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Oct 2009; was buried 26 Oct 2009, Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Cecile Grace Houser was born 19 Jul 1943, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Glen Rock Cordell was born 28 Sep 1905, Swain County, North Carolina (son of Elisha Franklin Cordell and Lillian Jane Bradley); died 5 Jun 1982; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Glen — Nina Elizabeth Martin. Nina (daughter of Julius Lee Martin and Aleka Bradburn) was born 18 Apr 1908, Whittier, North Carolina; died 16 Apr 1996, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Nina Elizabeth Martin was born 18 Apr 1908, Whittier, North Carolina (daughter of Julius Lee Martin and Aleka Bradburn); died 16 Apr 1996, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Raised by paternal grandparents

Children:

Glenn Carroll Cordell was born 16 Jan 1932, Jackson County, Whittier, North Carolina.
Joel Ray Cordell was born 19 Sep 1933.
3. Virginia Edwina Cordell was born 18 Feb 1937, Swain County, North Carolina.
Bobby Lee Cordell was born 24 Dec 1942.

Generation: 4

Rev. James Wesley Houser was born 11 Jan 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of George Easerly Houser and Nancy E. King); died 22 Mar 1943; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

James Houser had house in the Dudley Creek area of Gatlinburg, Sevier County,
Tennessee.

Dee Lansford lists birth as 28 January 1862.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 234.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 86, 87.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 47.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 165, 166.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

James married Martha Jane McCarter 15 Aug 1883. Martha (daughter of Thomas Hill McCarter and Marriah Reagan) was born 14 Jul 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1953; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Martha Jane McCarter was born 14 Jul 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas Hill McCarter and Marriah Reagan); died 15 Jan 1953; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 234.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 86, 87.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 47.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 165, 166.

Children:

Mary Alice Houser was born 28 Apr 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Nov 1979.
Robert L. Houser was born 12 Oct 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 1978; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy Hannah Houser was born 12 Nov 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Jan 1975; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Houser was born Abt 1890, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
Thomas Zachrius Houser was born 26 May 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 1962; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Marriah Elizabeth Houser was born 1 Sep 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1961; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Houser was born Abt 1895, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
John Wesley Houser was born 2 Jan 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Nov 1973; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Martha A. "Mattie" Houser was born 16 Jul 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1980; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. George Richard Houser was born 1 Mar 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Aug 1984; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Josie Etta Houser was born 3 Feb 1903, , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Loudon County, Tennessee.

10.

Elder William A. Clabough was born 5 Apr 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Aaron Clabough and Matilda S. Kear); died 30 Dec 1943; was buried Beech Grove Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 95.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 190, 218.

William married Nancy Jane Henry 12 Sep 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Edward Windsor Henry and Lavina Catherine Roberts) was born 9 Oct 1881, Tennessee; died 5 Aug 1952; was buried Beech Grove Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Nancy Jane Henry was born 9 Oct 1881, Tennessee (daughter of Edward Windsor Henry and Lavina Catherine Roberts); died 5 Aug 1952; was buried Beech Grove Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 95.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 190, 218.

Children:

Elder Arlie Verlin Clabough was born 25 Oct 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1988, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elder Walter Freeman Clabo was born 13 Feb 1905, Tennessee; died 16 Jan 1984; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Bertha Clabough was born 28 Jun 1908, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1984; was buried Beech Grove Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nellie M. Clabough was born 14 Aug 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1990; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Mary Delma Clabough was born 20 Sep 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1996, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mattie Belle Clabo was born 16 Mar 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 May 2007; was buried 4 May 2007, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

12.	Elisha Franklin Cordell was born 8 Jun 1879, Whittier, North Carolina (son of Alsey Cordell and Nancy P. DeBord); died 1 Mar 1964, Bryson City, North Carolina. Elisha — Lillian Jane Bradley. Lillian (daughter of Avery Bradley and Sarah Elizabeth Hughes) died 4 Sep 1925. [Group Sheet]

13.

Lillian Jane Bradley (daughter of Avery Bradley and Sarah Elizabeth Hughes); died 4 Sep 1925.

Children:

Lona Helen Cordell was born 19 Feb 1904, Swain County, North Carolina; died 6 Mar 1981, Los Angeles, California; was buried Forest Lawn, Hollywood, California.
6. Glen Rock Cordell was born 28 Sep 1905, Swain County, North Carolina; died 5 Jun 1982; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lawrence Arnold Cordell was born 20 Jul 1907, Swain County, North Carolina; died 26 Sep 1978.
Wade Cordell was born 28 Sep 1914, Swain County, North Carolina; died 29 Nov 1980, Waynesville, North Carolina; was buried Hillcress Memorial Gardens.
Jackson Lee Cordell was born 14 Feb 1919, Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina; died 30 Jul 2001, Deltona, Florida.
Clarice Florine Cordell was born 26 Jun 1924; died 1983.

14.

Julius Lee Martin was born 16 Jul 1875, Jackson, North Carolina (son of William Carroll Martin and Eliza Ann Gibbs); died 4 Oct 1918, Newport News, Virginia.

Julius married Aleka Bradburn 17 Dec 1905. Aleka (daughter of John Bradburn and Laura Teague) was born 1886, Whittier, North Carolina; died 1911, Whittier, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

15.

Aleka Bradburn was born 1886, Whittier, North Carolina (daughter of John Bradburn and Laura Teague); died 1911, Whittier, North Carolina.

Children:

Vinnie M. Martin was born Abt 1906, Jackson County, North Carolina.
7. Nina Elizabeth Martin was born 18 Apr 1908, Whittier, North Carolina; died 16 Apr 1996, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Besse Lee Martin was born 18 Jan 1910, Jackson County, North Carolina; died 31 Mar 1991.