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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Chester Field Ownby was born 1 Aug 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Seaton Ownby and Lou Emma Ownby); died 10 Feb 1995; was buried Gists Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Chester married Ruth Moore 21 Jun 1976. Ruth (daughter of Luther James Moore and Martha Teague) was born 20 Apr 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 May 2002, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 May 2002, Gists Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Seaton Ownby was born 14 Jun 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John N. "Injun John" Ownby and Sarah E. Huskey); died 10 Sep 1955; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 100.

    William — Lou Emma Ownby. Lou (daughter of James Monroe Ownby and Marinda Mary Scruggs) was born 11 Oct 1886, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1935; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lou Emma Ownby was born 11 Oct 1886, Tennessee (daughter of James Monroe Ownby and Marinda Mary Scruggs); died 14 Sep 1935; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Rev. Robert Spence Ownby was born 24 Apr 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 2002; was buried 29 Aug 2002, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Luther Curtis Ownby was born 20 Jun 1919, Tennessee; died 20 May 1983; was buried Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. Chester Field Ownby was born 1 Aug 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1995; was buried Gists Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John N. "Injun John" Ownby was born Apr 1857, Tennessee (son of John B. Ownby and Jane "Jennie" Whaley).

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 91, 93-94.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 28, 98, 100.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 286.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 299.

    John married Sarah E. Huskey 10 Feb 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Billie John Huskey and Barbara Emert) was born 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1892. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah E. Huskey was born 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Billie John Huskey and Barbara Emert); died Bef 1892.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 91, 93-94.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 28, 98, 100.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 286.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 299.

    Children:
    1. George Westley Ownby was born Mar 1880; died Abt 1908.
    2. 2. William Seaton Ownby was born 14 Jun 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1955; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Frederick Lee Ownby was born Mar 1883.
    4. Cordelia Josephine Ownby was born 23 Oct 1887, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1970; was buried Mountain View Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Hattie Ownby
    6. Alice Barbara Ownby was born 26 Feb 1891, Tennessee; died 6 May 1956; was buried Lenoir City Cemetery.

  3. 6.  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]


  4. 7.  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. 3. 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. 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: 4

  1. 8.  John B. Ownby was born 1824, North Carolina (son of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 1899; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 93, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 28, 67, 98.

    John married Jane "Jennie" Whaley Abt 1846, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Jane (daughter of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle) was born 1827, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1883; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Jane "Jennie" Whaley was born 1827, Tennessee (daughter of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died 10 Feb 1883; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 93, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 28, 67, 98.

    Children:
    1. Sarah E. Ownby was born 8 Nov 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1925; was buried Buttram Cemetery, McMinn County, Tennessee.
    2. Miriam Ownby was born Jan 1850, Tennessee; died Abt 1905.
    3. William Ownby was born 14 Feb 1853, Tennessee; died 23 Dec 1917; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Ownby was born Abt 1855; died See Notes.
    5. 4. John N. "Injun John" Ownby was born Apr 1857, Tennessee.
    6. Ownby was born Abt 1859; died See Notes.
    7. Westley E. Ownby was born 1863, Tennessee.
    8. Mary Ann Ownby was born 12 Dec 1867, Tennessee; died 16 May 1951; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Billie John HuskeyBillie John Huskey was born 23 Oct 1824, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Huskey and Dorothy "Dolly" Trotter); died 14 Mar 1901, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and
    1900 Federal Census of Pigeon Forge County.

    During the Civil War, John Huskey enlisted 1 July 1863 in Company E, 2nd
    Tennessee Cavalry and was discharged 4 Dec 1863. His personal description was:
    height - 5' 10", complexion - fair, hair - black, and eyes - blue.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 68, 91.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 283, 286.

    Billie married Barbara Emert 23 Feb 1843, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Barbara (daughter of Frederick E. Emert, Jr. and Celia Drusilla Reagan) was born 13 Oct 1817, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 May 1896, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Alonzo Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Barbara EmertBarbara Emert was born 13 Oct 1817, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Frederick E. Emert, Jr. and Celia Drusilla Reagan); died 9 May 1896, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Alonzo Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Donald B. Reagan lists burial in the Emerts Cove Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 68, 91.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 283, 286.

    Children:
    1. Frederick E. Huskey was born 9 Dec 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 May 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 May 1920, F. E. Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. John Westley Huskey was born Apr 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1892.
    3. William T. Huskey was born 1848, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1850.
    4. Dorothy Tabitha "Dolly" Huskey was born 11 Feb 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Drusilla Catherine M. Huskey was born 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1886.
    6. William Moses Huskey was born 9 Mar 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1939, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Stiers Melvin Huskey was born 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1892.
    8. Mary E. Huskey was born 1858, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1892.
    9. 5. Sarah E. Huskey was born 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1892.
    10. George Sherman Huskey was born Dec 1865, , Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  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]


  6. 13.  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. 6. 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.

  7. 14.  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]


  8. 15.  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. 7. Marinda Mary Scruggs was born 10 Feb 1868, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Feb 1927, McCarter Cemetery.


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