Hill: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Hill (daughter of William M. Hill and Lottie L. Scruggs); died Bef 25 Feb 2011.

Generation: 2

2.	William M. Hill was born Abt 1884, Tennessee; died Bef 25 Feb 2011. William — Lottie L. Scruggs. Lottie (daughter of Drewey Caloway Scruggs and Sophia Ownby) was born Dec 1889, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1968, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Lottie L. Scruggs was born Dec 1889, Tennessee (daughter of Drewey Caloway Scruggs and Sophia Ownby); died 17 Mar 1968, Knox County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 94.

Children:

Ernest C. Hill was born Abt 1910, Tennessee; died Bef 25 Feb 2011.
Edith Hill was born Abt 1912, Tennessee; died Bef 25 Feb 2011.
Rosa Beatrice Hill was born Abt 1913, Tennessee; died Bef 25 Feb 2011.
Estella E. Hill was born Abt 1915, Tennessee; died Bef 25 Feb 2011.
Hill died Bef 25 Feb 2011.
Ina Hill was born Abt 1920, Tennessee; died Bef 25 Feb 2011.
Hill died Bef 25 Feb 2011.
Junita F. Hill was born Abt 1924, Tennessee; died Bef 25 Feb 2011.
James Lloyd "Buss" Hill was born 27 Sep 1925, Knoxville, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 2011; was buried 1 Mar 2011, Tennessee State Veteran's Cemetery.
1. Hill died Bef 25 Feb 2011.
Jack C. Hill was born Abt 1928, Tennessee; died Bef 25 Feb 2011.

Generation: 3

Drewey Caloway Scruggs was born 5 Nov 1856, South Carolina (son of Hiram L. Scruggs and Elizabeth Carroll); died 17 Jun 1931, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Jun 1931, New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 8, Knox County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 88, 94.

Drewey married Sophia Ownby 2 Dec 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sophia (daughter of James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby and Sophia Evans) was born 8 Aug 1862, Knox County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1941, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1941, New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Sophia Ownby was born 8 Aug 1862, Knox County, Tennessee (daughter of James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby and Sophia Evans); died 3 Dec 1941, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1941, New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 8, Knox County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 88.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.

Children:

Laura E. Scruggs was born Mar 1883, Tennessee.
Louis Manning Scruggs was born 4 Apr 1885, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 1972; was buried New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
3. Lottie L. Scruggs was born Dec 1889, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1968, Knox County, Tennessee.
Ina Scruggs
Lavator Scruggs was born Abt 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Apr 1946, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Robert Scruggs was born Dec 1900, Tennessee.
Olivia M. Scruggs was born Abt 1905, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

12.	Hiram L. Scruggs was born 1793, South Carolina; died 1895; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. Notes: ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 94. Hiram — Elizabeth Carroll. Elizabeth was born Georgia. [Group Sheet]

13.

Elizabeth Carroll was born Georgia.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 94.

Children:

6. Drewey Caloway Scruggs was born 5 Nov 1856, South Carolina; died 17 Jun 1931, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Jun 1931, New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Marinda Mary Scruggs was born 10 Feb 1868, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Feb 1927, McCarter Cemetery.

14.

James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby was born 1 Jan 1820, Tennessee (son of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 13 Aug 1897; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

lthough of an age when he did not have to serve in the Civil War, James S. Ownby was reluctant for his oldest son, John Ownby, to serve alone. So he enlisted with his son in the Union Army in Company A, 6th Tennessee Infantry and in Company B, 2nd Tennessee Cavalry.
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References:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 161.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 88.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298, 300.

James married Sophia Evans Abt 1843, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Sophia (daughter of Jacob Evans and Martha Ogle) was born 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1910; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Sophia Evans was born 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee (daughter of Jacob Evans and Martha Ogle); died 2 Mar 1910; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Sophia Evans Ownby and her youngest son, Samuel, were mentioned in Jacob Evans' will.

Sevier County Heritage lists birth as 15 February 1922.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 161.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 88.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298, 300.

Children:

John Ownby was born 15 Jul 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 May 1915; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Jacob "Jake" Ownby was born 4 Mar 1847, Tennessee; died 23 Sep 1893; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
George Ownby was born 1850; died See Notes.
Martha "Patty" Ownby was born 22 Feb 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1932; was buried Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.
Madison "Matt" Ownby was born 8 May 1854, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 1935.
Richard "Dick" Ownby was born 11 Jan 1856, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1952; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary C. Ownby was born 23 Feb 1858, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1920; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James S. "Cadger Jim" Ownby was born 27 Aug 1860, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1936; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. Sophia Ownby was born 8 Aug 1862, Knox County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1941, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1941, New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Samuel Ownby was born 8 Jun 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Aug 1965, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.