John Benjamin Hailey: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	John Benjamin Hailey was born 1958 (son of Rufus Benjamin "Pete" Hailey and Mary Louise Waters). Notes: ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 209, 374. John married Helene Nordsieck 4 Jun 1994, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Rufus Benjamin "Pete" Hailey was born 25 May 1921, Charlotte County, Virginia (son of Rufus Tilden Hailey and Laura Weisiger Beville); died 1 May 2009; was buried 5 May 2009, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 209, 301, 302, 374.

Rufus married Mary Louise Waters 25 Sep 1945, Washington, D. C.. Mary (daughter of John Bunyan Waters and Myrtle Paine) was born 10 Feb 1921; died 30 Dec 2015; was buried 5 Jan 2016, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Louise Waters was born 10 Feb 1921 (daughter of John Bunyan Waters and Myrtle Paine); died 30 Dec 2015; was buried 5 Jan 2016, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 209, 301, 374.

Children:

Rachel Hailey was born 1955.
1. John Benjamin Hailey was born 1958.

Generation: 3

4. Rufus Tilden Hailey (son of John Edward Hailey).
Rufus — Laura Weisiger Beville. [Group Sheet]

Laura Weisiger Beville

Children:

2. Rufus Benjamin "Pete" Hailey was born 25 May 1921, Charlotte County, Virginia; died 1 May 2009; was buried 5 May 2009, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

John Bunyan Waters was born 14 Feb 1884, Blount County, Tennessee (son of Rev. John Mullendore Waters and Sidney Louisa Myers); died 2 Jun 1976; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Direct descendant of Colonel Samuel Wear (1752-1817).
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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 301, 373, 374.

John married Myrtle Paine 9 Oct 1918. Myrtle (daughter of Judge Ambrose Miller Paine and Susan E. "Susie" Watson) was born 25 Dec 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1974; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Myrtle Paine was born 25 Dec 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Judge Ambrose Miller Paine and Susan E. "Susie" Watson); died 12 Sep 1974; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Born in the Shady Grove Community.
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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 301, 375.

Children:

3. Mary Louise Waters was born 10 Feb 1921; died 30 Dec 2015; was buried 5 Jan 2016, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
David Paine Waters was born 6 Apr 1925; died 25 Aug 2000; was buried 28 Aug 2000, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John B. Waters, Jr. was born 15 Jul 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 2018; was buried 21 Apr 2018, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

8.
John Edward Hailey
Children:

4. Rufus Tilden Hailey

12.

Rev. John Mullendore Waters was born 15 Apr 1850, Tennessee (son of Enoch S. Waters and Elizabeth Wear); died 5 Apr 1925; was buried Bethlehem Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1850, Blount County, Tennessee
Census: 1910, District 14, Blount County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 373.

John — Sidney Louisa Myers. Sidney (daughter of William Myers and Mary Culbertson Walker) was born 1 Jan 1851, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 1901; was buried Bethlehem Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Sidney Louisa Myers was born 1 Jan 1851, Tennessee (daughter of William Myers and Mary Culbertson Walker); died 19 Dec 1901; was buried Bethlehem Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1870, District 15, Blount County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 373.

Children:

William Lettredge Waters was born 7 Jan 1877; died 18 Aug 1881.
Andrew Lafayette Waters was born 14 Jan 1879; died 4 Apr 1879.
Joseph Decatur "Pappy Joe" Waters was born 28 Mar 1880, Tennessee; died 14 Mar 1960; was buried Magnolia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Daniel Otis Waters was born 30 Jan 1882, Tennessee; died 23 Oct 1969.
6. John Bunyan Waters was born 14 Feb 1884, Blount County, Tennessee; died 2 Jun 1976; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Florence "Betty" Waters was born 24 Mar 1886, Tennessee; died 15 Sep 1984.
Pleasant Alexander "Pleas" Waters was born 6 Jul 1888; died 18 Feb 1959; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
Mary Izora Waters was born 26 Jul 1891, Tennessee; died 31 Dec 1989.
Elizabeth Callie Waters was born 19 Nov 1897, Tennessee; died 19 Jan 1998; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.

14.

Judge Ambrose Miller Paine was born 24 Jul 1866, Madison County, North Carolina (son of Rev. Smith Ferguson Paine and Mary Emily McIntire); died 20 Sep 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Sep 1947, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Spring Creek, Madison County, North Carolina

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 301, 302.
David C. Watson Civil War pension papers, US National Archives.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 301, 375.

Ambrose married Susan E. "Susie" Watson Abt 1897. Susan (daughter of David Corn Watson and Mary "Polly" Williams) was born 20 Aug 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 1955; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Susan E. "Susie" Watson was born 20 Aug 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of David Corn Watson and Mary "Polly" Williams); died 27 Aug 1955; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Living in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee in 1914.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 169.
David C. Watson Civil War pension papers, US National Archives.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 301, 375.

Children:

7. Myrtle Paine was born 25 Dec 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1974; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Thomas Charles Paine was born 24 Apr 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1958; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Earl Wynn "Cap" Paine was born 12 Jul 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1993; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church, Sevier County, Tennessee.