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  1. 1.  James Wilford Ownby was born 1901 (son of Madison "Matt" Ownby and Susan Enola "Nola" Wiggins).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 92.

    James — Lillian Nelms. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Madison "Matt" OwnbyMadison "Matt" Ownby was born 8 May 1854, Tennessee (son of James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby and Sophia Evans); died 14 Apr 1935.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 19, Knox County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 88, 92.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.

    Madison married Susan Enola "Nola" Wiggins 3 Mar 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee. Susan was born 23 Jul 1856, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 1914. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Susan Enola "Nola" WigginsSusan Enola "Nola" Wiggins was born 23 Jul 1856, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 1914.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 19, Knox County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 88, 92.

    Children:
    1. Susan Orlena Ownby was born 1876; died 1917.
    2. Alonzo Joseph Ownby was born Jun 1877; died 1932.
    3. Ownby was born 1879; died See Notes.
    4. Henry Lafayette Ownby was born Mar 1881, Tennessee; died 1928.
    5. Luther Ownby was born 1882; died 1884.
    6. Anna Bertha Ownby was born Apr 1884, Tennessee; died 1972.
    7. Charles Oscar Ownby was born Jul 1885, Tennessee; died 1957.
    8. Margie Elvira Ownby was born Nov 1888, Tennessee; died 1969.
    9. Rosa Frances Ownby was born May 1890.
    10. Adelaide Belle Ownby was born Jul 1893, Tennessee; died 1967.
    11. Maude L. Ownby was born Jun 1895, Tennessee; died 1949.
    12. 1. James Wilford Ownby was born 1901.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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]


  2. 5.  Sophia EvansSophia 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:
    1. John Ownby was born 15 Jul 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 May 1915; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Jacob "Jake" Ownby was born 4 Mar 1847, Tennessee; died 23 Sep 1893; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. George Ownby was born 1850; died See Notes.
    4. Martha "Patty" Ownby was born 22 Feb 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1932; was buried Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    5. 2. Madison "Matt" Ownby was born 8 May 1854, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 1935.
    6. 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.
    7. Mary C. Ownby was born 23 Feb 1858, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1920; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 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.
    9. 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.
    10. 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.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John OwnbyJohn Ownby was born 4 Apr 1791, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of James Ownby and Joanna Sims); died 3 Sep 1857, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    John Ownby lived with his parents in Rutherford County, North Carolina, later Buncombe County, North Carolina.

    In 1833, John Ownby and his family migrated to Sevier County, Tennessee from Buncombe County, North Carolina. They made their home in the Glades community, 2nd Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee. Here John Ownby lived until his death.

    John Ownby and his family were listed in the 1840 and 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. Listed as John Ownsby in 1840 census.

    An interesting story about John Ownby at the time of his death was told by his grandson, Samuel Ownby. It is:

    "...Mother told me this story and I don't think my mother would tell me something that wasn't true. Mother said that the day before Grandfather Ownby died he walked from his house to the store, that he told the people in the store that he would die about that same time on the following day. The next day at about the time he had told them this, he layed down on the bed, talked as fast as he could, telling his family how to live, what to do, etc., then turned his face to the wall & died."
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    References:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 1.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66.
    Wiley Emmett Koon, Jr., 15 July 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.

    John married Mary Jane "Granny" Coone 17 Feb 1812, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt) was born 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1881, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Jane "Granny" Coone was born 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt); died 1881, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Mary Koone Ownby, known to all as "Granny Coone", lived with her children until her death.

    Roger Gardner lists birth as 1796.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66, 67.
    Wiley Emmett Koon, Jr., 15 July 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.
    "Benedict Kuhn (Coon, Koon, Koone) Immigrant & His Descendants", Roger L. Gardner, D.C., 1 March 1998, p 4.

    Notes:

    Bride: M Coon
    Groom: John Ownby
    Bond Date: 17 Feb 1812
    County: Rutherford
    Record #: 01 245
    Bondsman: George Coone
    Witness: Jas O Lewis
    Bond #: 000135547

    North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

    Children:
    1. Nicholas H. Ownby was born 11 Dec 1812, Rutherford, North Carolina; died 15 Aug 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Ownby was born 1814, Rutherford, North Carolina; died 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. David Ownby was born 24 Jun 1816, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 10 Oct 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rachel Ownby was born 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died Aft 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 4. James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby was born 1 Jan 1820, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1897; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby was born 18 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 2 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1919, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. John B. Ownby was born 1824, North Carolina; died 1899; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Ownby was born 1826, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died See Notes.
    9. George Ownby was born 1828, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 1 Nov 1914.
    10. Ownby was born 1830, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died See Notes.
    11. Madison Ownby was born 9 Apr 1832, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 6 Nov 1861.

  3. 10.  Jacob Evans was born 1797, South Carolina (son of William Evans); died Abt Mar 1878; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Martha and Jacob gave the land for the Lebanon Baptist Church in the Glades. They left a joint will which is recorded in Will Book I, page 247, Sevier County Courthouse. Their daughter, Sophia Ownby, and her son, Samuel, are mentioned in it. The will was probated in April 1878.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 158.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 52, 298.

    Jacob married Martha Ogle Abt 1823, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 1807, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1885; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Martha Ogle was born 1807, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 1885; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Martha and Jacob gave the land for the Lebanon Baptist Church in the Glades. They left a joint will which is recorded in Will Book I, page 247, Sevier County Courthouse. Their daughter, Sophia Ownby, and her son, Samuel, are mentioned in it. The will was probated in April 1878.

    Samuel Ownby told of his grandmother's love of the mountains. His parents, James and Sophia Evans Ownby along with his grandparents, Martha and Jacob Evans had moved to Copperhill, Tennessee. Martha yearned for the mountains so much, she started walking home. Jacob and James rode after her and finally persuaded her to stay until they made their harvest that year. She held them to their promise and they returned that fall to the Smokies.

    Census records verify the story above mentioned. They are listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Gilmer County, Georgia, right near the state line of Tennessee and Georgia.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 158.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 52, 298.

    Children:
    1. Richard E. "Preacher Dick" Evans, Rev. was born 4 Jan 1824, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 1901; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Evans was born 1825, Tennessee.
    3. 5. Sophia Evans was born 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1910; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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