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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Robert Emert Trotter was born 1951 (son of James Tinsley "Jim" Trotter and Mary Evelyn "Bo" Whaley).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 363.

    Robert — Chris. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Laura Trotter was born 1971.

    Robert — . [Group Sheet]

    Robert — . [Group Sheet]

    Robert — Peggy. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Tinsley "Jim" Trotter was born 3 Sep 1921, Tennessee (son of Emert Authur Trotter and Ollie Ware Tinsley); died 28 Mar 1985; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.
    "The Mountain Press", Section B, 19 March 1995, p 2.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 362, 363, 364, 387.

    James — Mary Evelyn "Bo" Whaley. Mary (daughter of Stephen "Steve" Whaley and Pearlie Trentham) was born 20 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 2009; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Evelyn "Bo" Whaley was born 20 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Stephen "Steve" Whaley and Pearlie Trentham); died 1 Oct 2009; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 363, 387.

    Children:
    1. James Tinsley Trotter, Jr. was born 1947.
    2. 1. Robert Emert Trotter was born 1951.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Emert Authur Trotter was born 24 Dec 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James G. Trotter and Sarah C. Emert); died 1 Jan 1952; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Emert was a big man, the town blacksmith and self taught Veterinarian. When a strong man came to town and put on a show by lifting one corner of a T Model in front of Park Theater, friends and neighbors coaxed Trotter to show the man what he could do. He laughed and picked up the entire back end of the Ford.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 24.
    "The Mountain Press", Section B, 19 March 1995, p 2.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 362, 363.

    Emert — Ollie Ware Tinsley. Ollie (daughter of Harve Drayton Tinsley and Mary Florence McPherson) was born 29 Jul 1886, Tennessee; died 7 Sep 1973; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Ollie Ware Tinsley was born 29 Jul 1886, Tennessee (daughter of Harve Drayton Tinsley and Mary Florence McPherson); died 7 Sep 1973; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Rosa Lee Downey has given name as Sarah.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 24.
    "The Mountain Press", Section B, 19 March 1995, p 2.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 174, 362, 363, 364.

    Children:
    1. Sadie Ruth Trotter was born 24 May 1906, Tennessee; died 3 May 1984; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. John Robert Trotter was born 27 Aug 1908, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1956; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mell Emert Trotter was born 3 Dec 1910, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 1979; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Virginia Trotter was born 19 Jan 1915; died 27 Dec 1941; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Harve Drayton Trotter was born 30 Jan 1917, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1994; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Dorothy Louise Trotter was born 2 Aug 1919; died 6 Jan 2002, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Jan 2002, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 2. James Tinsley "Jim" Trotter was born 3 Sep 1921, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1985; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Dr. Betty Jane Trotter was born 23 Dec; died 2 Nov 2006, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Mary Emily Trotter was born 2 May 1927, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jul 2003, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Jul 2003, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Stephen "Steve" WhaleyStephen "Steve" Whaley was born 25 Dec 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mary Ownby); died 16 Feb 1942, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Feb 1942, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Builder of the Riverside Hotel.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 112.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 22, 72.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 111, 142.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 224, 271.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 192, 262.

    Stephen — Pearlie Trentham. Pearlie (daughter of William R. "Will" Trentham and Clarinda J. Mingus) was born 29 Mar 1891, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1973; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Pearlie Trentham was born 29 Mar 1891, Tennessee (daughter of William R. "Will" Trentham and Clarinda J. Mingus); died 25 Jun 1973; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 22, 72.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 111.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 271.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 85.

    Children:
    1. Charles Ray Whaley was born 17 Apr 1909, Tennessee; died 9 Sep 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Sep 1946, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Austin E. "Dick" Whaley was born 19 Oct 1910, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1994, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Beulah Whaley was born 22 Dec 1913, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1968; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Bruce Joseph Whaley was born 24 Aug 1918, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Sep 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Nancy Blanche Whaley was born 24 Aug 1918, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 2014, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Mar 2014, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 3. Mary Evelyn "Bo" Whaley was born 20 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 2009; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James G. Trotter was born 2 Sep 1842, Tennessee (son of John Sevier Trotter and Talitha S. Mattox); died 6 Mar 1884.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Died at age 42.
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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 276.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 362.

    James married Sarah C. Emert 24 Dec 1867. Sarah (daughter of Nathaniel Westley Emert and Hannah Emily Hill) was born 23 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 1928; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah C. EmertSarah C. Emert was born 23 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Nathaniel Westley Emert and Hannah Emily Hill); died 7 Jun 1928; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 276.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 44.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 362.

    Children:
    1. William W. Trotter was born Abt 1869, Tennessee.
    2. James Bates Trotter was born 6 Apr 1870, Tennessee; died 8 Jan 1951; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha E. Trotter was born Abt 1872, Tennessee.
    4. Joseph M. Trotter was born 5 Aug 1873, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1943; was buried Gillum Cemetery, Burnet County, Texas.
    5. Emily A. Trotter was born Abt 1876, Tennessee.
    6. Oathy E. Trotter was born Abt 1877, Tennessee.
    7. Robert R. Trotter was born 17 Jul 1879, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1936, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Mar 1936, Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 4. Emert Authur Trotter was born 24 Dec 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1952; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Harve Drayton Tinsley was born Abt 1853, South Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Catlettsburg, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 364.

    Harve married Mary Florence McPherson 5 Sep 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Rev. William McPherson) was born Abt 1860, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary Florence McPherson was born Abt 1860, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. William McPherson).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Catlettsburg, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 364.

    Children:
    1. Walter H. Tinsley was born 18 May 1879; died 3 Jun 1880; was buried Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Ethel Tinsley was born 15 Dec 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1967; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. James G. Tinsley
    4. Little Fred Tinsley was born 9 Jan 1885; died 25 Aug 1885; was buried Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 5. Ollie Ware Tinsley was born 29 Jul 1886, Tennessee; died 7 Sep 1973; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mae Tinsley
    7. Maude Tinsley
    8. Stella Tinsley

  5. 12.  John H. "Bullhead" WhaleyJohn H. "Bullhead" Whaley was born 31 Mar 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died 21 Mar 1909; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: B71M-KG
    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as farmer $300 property able to read and write.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 180, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 10, 69, 71, 106, 129.
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p .
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 307.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 227.

    John married Mary Ownby 17 Jun 1870. Mary (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle) was born 10 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1930; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary OwnbyMary Ownby was born 10 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle); died 12 Feb 1930; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 10 August 1836.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 43, 180, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 10, 69, 71, 112,
    129.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 307.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 579.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 227.

    Children:
    1. Mary Roseann "Nannie" Whaley was born 11 Mar 1871; died 6 Feb 1934; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. John Mitchell Whaley was born 11 Mar 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 May 1946; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 6. Stephen "Steve" Whaley was born 25 Dec 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1942, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Feb 1942, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Laura Whaley was born 13 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 23 Apr 1956; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Isabelle Whaley was born 2 Jul 1877; died 2 Jul 1877.
    6. Sophia Whaley was born 2 Jul 1877; died 2 Jul 1877.
    7. Martha Whaley was born 12 Jun 1878, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1959; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  William R. "Will" TrenthamWilliam R. "Will" Trentham was born 29 Jan 1862, Tennessee (son of Robert Lee "Rob" Trentham and Mary R. "Polly" Fancher); died 1 Apr 1899; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:


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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 44.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 107, 110-111.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 89.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 85.

    William married Clarinda J. Mingus 2 Jun 1883, Swain County, North Carolina. Clarinda (daughter of Abe Mingus) was born 24 Apr 1861, Jackson County, North Carolina; died 24 Aug 1926, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Aug 1926, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Clarinda J. Mingus was born 24 Apr 1861, Jackson County, North Carolina (daughter of Abe Mingus); died 24 Aug 1926, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Aug 1926, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 44.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 107, 111, 166.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 271.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 85.

    Children:
    1. Alice Trentham was born 28 May 1884; died 21 Nov 1903; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nellie Trentham was born 28 Jan 1887; died 13 Mar 1906; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Abram Lee Trentham was born 17 Aug 1888; died 29 Dec 1908; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 7. Pearlie Trentham was born 29 Mar 1891, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1973; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Josie Trentham was born 3 Sep 1892, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1991; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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