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Male 1935 - 2001  (65 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Alvin Owens was born 23 Oct 1935, Tennessee (son of Vonnie Isaac Owens and Leona Sylvia McMahan); died 30 Sep 2001, Baptist Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 66.

    Alvin — Shirley Ann Prince. Shirley (daughter of Valentine Prince and Dolly May Lewis) was born 21 Aug 1939, Mullens, West Virginia; died 22 Dec 1995, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Glenn Dale Owens was born 18 Nov 1956, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 2006, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Feb 2006, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Johnny Lee Owens was born 25 May 1960.
    3. Charles Edward "Chip" Owens was born 12 Jan 1962; died 7 Feb 2016; was buried 10 Feb 2016, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Allen Curtis Owens

    Alvin married Mary Francis Pickle Abt 1975. Mary (daughter of Charles Edward Pickel and Phyllis Grace Ownby) was born 23 Nov 1943. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Vonnie Isaac Owens was born 9 Oct 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Robert "Jim" Owens and Mary Melinda Messer); died 19 Feb 1988; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 66.

    Vonnie married Leona Sylvia McMahan 18 Jan 1931, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Leona (daughter of Lee McMahan and Bessie Ellis) was born 31 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 May 2000, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 2000, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Leona Sylvia McMahan was born 31 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Lee McMahan and Bessie Ellis); died 20 May 2000, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 2000, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 66.

    Notes:

    Marriage performed by Rev. A. P. Valentine.

    Children:
    1. Pauline Owens was born Abt 1934, Tennessee.
    2. Leroy Owens was born 2 Jul 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 1949; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. Alvin Owens was born 23 Oct 1935, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 2001, Baptist Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sammy Owens was born 21 Jun 1937, Tennessee.
    5. James Wave Owens was born 19 Aug 1939, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 2013; was buried 31 Aug 2013, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Clara Rose Owens


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Robert "Jim" Owens was born 15 Feb 1877, North Carolina (son of Samuel Paxton Owens and Annie Sutton); died 3 May 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 May 1940, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 28.

    James married Mary Melinda Messer 11 Mar 1898, Blount County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Isaac A. Messer and Hannah Harriett Jane Conard) was born 29 Aug 1880, Waynesville, North Carolina; died 29 Nov 1959; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Melinda Messer was born 29 Aug 1880, Waynesville, North Carolina (daughter of Isaac A. Messer and Hannah Harriett Jane Conard); died 29 Nov 1959; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Rev. Jacob Robert "Jake" Owens was born 25 Jul 1899, Waynesville, North Carolina; died 13 May 1992, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Jerry Andy Owens was born 23 Dec 1901, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 2 Feb 1986; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Elijah Phillip Owens was born 29 Jul 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1994; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Victor Owens died Bef 20 Feb 2008.
    5. Anna Mae Owens was born 12 Feb 1907, Oliver Springs; died 19 Apr 1989; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 2. Vonnie Isaac Owens was born 9 Oct 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1988; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Prince Albert Owens was born 7 Mar 1912, Tennessee; died 22 Nov 1982; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Lillie Owens was born 22 Sep 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Dolly Irene Owens was born 14 Oct 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 2008, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Feb 2008, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Lee McMahan was born 6 Oct 1887, Tennessee (son of Robert Alexander "Bob" McMahan and Bedia Proffitt); died 20 Oct 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Oct 1940, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 2.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 66.

    Lee — Bessie Ellis. Bessie (daughter of James W. "Curly Jim" Ellis and Abbie C. Lowe) was born 24 Jul 1891; died 1 Nov 1961; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Bessie Ellis was born 24 Jul 1891 (daughter of James W. "Curly Jim" Ellis and Abbie C. Lowe); died 1 Nov 1961; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 66.

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    Reference:
    Wilma Fisher, Kate (Shields) Maples letter, 11 September 1995, p 2.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 195.

    Children:
    1. 3. Leona Sylvia McMahan was born 31 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 May 2000, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 2000, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Samuel Paxton Owens was born North Carolina (son of Jacob Owen and Elizabeth Leatherwood).

    Samuel married Annie Sutton NOT MARRIED. Annie (daughter of Jonas Richard "Dick" Sutton and Nancy Grooms) was born North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Annie Sutton was born North Carolina (daughter of Jonas Richard "Dick" Sutton and Nancy Grooms).
    Children:
    1. 4. James Robert "Jim" Owens was born 15 Feb 1877, North Carolina; died 3 May 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 May 1940, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Isaac A. Messer was born 12 Mar 1847, North Carolina (son of Daniel Messer and Elisabeth); died 15 Nov 1939; was buried Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Jonathan Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Pickney, Union County, South Carolina
    • Census: 1930, Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee

    Isaac — Hannah Harriett Jane Conard. Hannah (daughter of George W. "Bud" Conard and Chana Williams) was born Abt 1848, North Carolina; died 1896. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Hannah Harriett Jane Conard was born Abt 1848, North Carolina (daughter of George W. "Bud" Conard and Chana Williams); died 1896.
    Children:
    1. Milas Ensley Messer was born 28 Nov 1863, North Carolina; died 14 Oct 1963, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 16 Oct 1963, Sutton & Franklin Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    2. Andrew K. Messer was born 17 Dec 1870, North Carolina; died 14 Jun 1959, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 16 Jun 1959, Davis Cemetery, Jonathan, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    3. Thaddius Melvin Messer was born 1 Aug 1872, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 16 Oct 1953, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 18 Oct 1953, Davis Cemetery, Jonathan, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    4. Jonathan Phillip Messer was born 10 May 1876, North Carolina; died 7 Nov 1962, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 9 Nov 1962, Davis Cemetery, Jonathan, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    5. M. Caldona "Donna" Messer was born May 1878, North Carolina.
    6. 5. Mary Melinda Messer was born 29 Aug 1880, Waynesville, North Carolina; died 29 Nov 1959; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Dillard Washington Messer was born 6 Mar 1883, North Carolina; died 13 Apr 1965, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried 15 Apr 1965, Davis Cemetery, Jonathan, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    8. Aveline Messer was born 16 Aug 1885, North Carolina; died 18 Jan 1969, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 20 Jan 1969, New Bon-A-Venture Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    9. Elijah Compton Messer was born 5 Feb 1888, North Carolina; died 15 Nov 1942, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried Bradleys Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.

  5. 12.  Robert Alexander "Bob" McMahan was born 29 Dec 1866, Tennessee (son of McNulty McMahan and Leah Rinehart); died 2 Mar 1941; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Robert Alexander McMahan was a merchant and resided in Richardson's Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1, 2.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 45, 52, 65, 66.
    "McMahan Family Tree," Nora Trotter McMahan, 27 August 1923, p 5.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 11.

    Robert — Bedia Proffitt. Bedia (daughter of Benijah "Ben" Proffitt and Appie Ogle) was born 14 Feb 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 May 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 1928, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Bedia Proffitt was born 14 Feb 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Benijah "Ben" Proffitt and Appie Ogle); died 22 May 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 1928, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 255.
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 2.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 45, 52, 65, 66.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 11.

    Children:
    1. 6. Lee McMahan was born 6 Oct 1887, Tennessee; died 20 Oct 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Oct 1940, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" McMahan was born 20 Sep 1889, Tennessee; died 8 Nov 1937; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Benjamin H. "Ben" McMahan was born 19 Feb 1891, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1948; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  James W. "Curly Jim" Ellis was born 28 Oct 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Ahaz Ellis and Aletha Eleanor Trundle); died 11 Sep 1928; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 195.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1983, p 400.

    James married Abbie C. Lowe 14 Apr 1879. Abbie (daughter of Abner Lowe and Malissa Atchley) was born 7 Feb 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1941; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Abbie C. Lowe was born 7 Feb 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Abner Lowe and Malissa Atchley); died 13 Apr 1941; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 195.

    Children:
    1. L. Mae Ellis was born 1880; died 21 Aug 1928; was buried Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Edd A. Ellis was born 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Jan 1944, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Jan 1944, New Corinth Cemetery, Grainger County, Tennessee.
    3. Milo Mack Ellis was born 1 Oct 1885, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1963; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Harrison Ellis was born 3 Jan 1889, Tennessee; died 4 Feb 1963; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 7. Bessie Ellis was born 24 Jul 1891; died 1 Nov 1961; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. John L. Ellis was born 17 Jan 1894, Tennessee; died 2 Aug 1976; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. William M. "Bill" Ellis was born 13 Jun 1898, Tennessee; died 26 Apr 1974; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Ellis
    9. Polly Ellis
    10. David A. Ellis was born 12 May 1904, Tennessee; died 9 Mar 1935; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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