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John Ashley Ownby

Male 1895 - 1966  (71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Ashley Ownby was born 8 May 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Monroe Ownby and Marinda Mary Scruggs); died 28 Aug 1966; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

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

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 237.

    John — Sarona Rosan Ogle. Sarona (daughter of Lawson Nathaniel Ogle and Martha Viary Trentham) was born 23 Apr 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Nov 1935; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Mary Maranda Ownby was born 23 May 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Jul 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Jul 1915, Dudley Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Ina Mae Ownby was born 20 Sep 1916, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Sep 1997; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Elva Ownby was born 3 Aug 1918, Tennessee; died 1 Jun 2000, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    4. Blanche Ownby was born 7 Apr 1921, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1974; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Grace Ownby was born 20 Feb 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 May 1988, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Arbutus M. Ownby was born 18 Jun 1924, Tennessee; died 25 Jan 2001; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Austin Ownby was born Abt 1927, Tennessee; died Bef 25 Jul 2013.
    8. Ray Hugh Ownby was born 18 Jul 1929, Tennessee; died 28 Feb 2002, Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Buena Ownby was born 26 Apr 1931, Tennessee; died 25 Jul 2013; was buried 29 Jul 2013, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    John — Arminda Huskey. Arminda (daughter of Richard H. Huskey and Mary Ogle) was born 16 Aug 1897, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1985; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Harold J. Ownby was born Abt 1939, Tennessee.
    2. Mablene Ownby was born 24 Dec 1937, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Jan 1938, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Monroe Ownby was born 25 Mar 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John Ownby and Ellender "Nellie" Maples); died 22 Mar 1943; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 88, 89, 192.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.

    James — Marinda Mary Scruggs. Marinda (daughter of Hiram L. Scruggs and Elizabeth Carroll) was born 10 Feb 1868, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Feb 1927, McCarter Cemetery. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Marinda Mary Scruggs was born 10 Feb 1868, Tennessee (daughter of Hiram L. Scruggs and Elizabeth Carroll); died 11 Feb 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Feb 1927, McCarter Cemetery.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 192.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.

    Children:
    1. Lou Emma Ownby was born 11 Oct 1886, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1935; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mintha Ownby
    3. Charles Harm Ownby was born 4 Aug 1891, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1982; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 1. John Ashley Ownby was born 8 May 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Aug 1966; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Richard McKinly Owenby was born 4 Mar 1897, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 1977; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Jess L. Ownby was born 27 Jan 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1992; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Addlene "Addie" Ownby was born 21 Jun 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Jul 1999; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John OwnbyJohn Ownby was born 15 Jul 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby and Sophia Evans); died 16 May 1915; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 16 July 1844 and death as 16 May 1917.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 88, 192, 237.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.

    John married Ellender "Nellie" Maples 27 Oct 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee. Ellender (daughter of William D. "Bill" Maples and Lucinda Ann King) was born 14 Sep 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Nov 1924; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Ellender "Nellie" MaplesEllender "Nellie" Maples was born 14 Sep 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William D. "Bill" Maples and Lucinda Ann King); died 26 Nov 1924; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 12, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 88, 192, 237.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. 2. James Monroe Ownby was born 25 Mar 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Mar 1943; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William Ownby was born 1868, Tennessee; died Bef 1900.
    3. Lucinda Ownby was born 1871, Tennessee; died Bef 1900.
    4. Martha Jane Ownby was born Jan 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 1943, Logan County, West Virginia; was buried 14 Nov 1943, Claypool Cemetery, Logan County, West Virginia.
    5. Ownby was born Abt 1887; died See Notes.
    6. Louis Madison "Matt" Ownby was born 29 Aug 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 1957; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Hiram L. Scruggs was born 1793, South Carolina; died 1895; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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

    Hiram — Elizabeth Carroll. Elizabeth was born Georgia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Carroll was born Georgia.

    Notes:

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

    Children:
    1. 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.
    2. 3. Marinda Mary Scruggs was born 10 Feb 1868, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Feb 1927, McCarter Cemetery.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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. 9.  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. 4. 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. 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.

  3. 10.  William D. "Bill" Maples was born 1827, Tennessee (son of William Abijah Maples and Elizabeth McMahan); died 3 Feb 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 12, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Military Service: 6 Aug 1883, Tennessee; Pension Record
    • Census: 1890, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 88, 189, 192, 237.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 300.

    William married Lucinda Ann King 2 Oct 1845, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Lucinda (daughter of William Riley King and Ellender Keller) was born 5 Jan 1826, Tennessee; died 24 May 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Lucinda Ann King was born 5 Jan 1826, Tennessee (daughter of William Riley King and Ellender Keller); died 24 May 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 12, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Dee Lansford lists buried in Huskey Grove Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 88, 189, 192, 237.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 300.

    Children:
    1. 5. Ellender "Nellie" Maples was born 14 Sep 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Nov 1924; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Abijah B. Maples was born May 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah E. Maples was born 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Lavina Ann "Vina" Maples was born 3 Nov 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 1922; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. David Crockett Maples was born 7 Apr 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1877; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Eva Roseann Maples was born 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Lucinda Catherine "Kate" Maples was born 22 Feb 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Jan 1940; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Maples was born Jun 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Nancy Ezalee Maples was born 24 Mar 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Oct 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Oct 1923, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Rev. Lewis Howard Maples was born 5 Apr 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Aug 1945, Springfield, Missouri; was buried Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.


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