Mary Elizabeth Owenby: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Mary Elizabeth Owenby was born 2 Sep 1957, Tennessee (daughter of Marion Herbert "Herb" Ownby and Dolly Angela Valentine); died 14 Oct 1957; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Marion Herbert "Herb" Ownby was born 24 Feb 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John Walker Ownby and Phynethy Ann Roberts); died 14 Oct 1998; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 87.
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 29.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.

Marion — Dolly Angela Valentine. Dolly (daughter of Henry Lloyd Valentine and Margaret Louisa Whitted) was born 28 Dec 1914, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1978; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Dolly Angela Valentine was born 28 Dec 1914, Tennessee (daughter of Henry Lloyd Valentine and Margaret Louisa Whitted); died 19 Jul 1978; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Pickney, Union County, South Carolina

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 87.
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 29.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.

Children:

Johnny Carl Ownby was born Abt 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 2002; was buried Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Danilee Ownby
Marion Ownby
Conley Ronnie Ownby
Walter Kenneth Ownby
1. Mary Elizabeth Owenby was born 2 Sep 1957, Tennessee; died 14 Oct 1957; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

John Walker Ownby was born 27 Sep 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Marion Harrison Ownby and Sarah Proffitt); died 16 Apr 1946; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 122, 123.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85, 87.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 141, 215.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 325.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 35.

John — Phynethy Ann Roberts. Phynethy (daughter of Wilson D. Roberts and Melita Narcissus Shultz) was born 6 Jul 1880, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1968; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Phynethy Ann Roberts was born 6 Jul 1880, Tennessee (daughter of Wilson D. Roberts and Melita Narcissus Shultz); died 5 Mar 1968; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 122, 123.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85, 87.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 215.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 35.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 325.

Children:

Delila I. Ownby was born 6 Jan 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 1962; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Conley Wilson Ownby was born 25 Apr 1901; died 24 May 1935, Fort Oglethorp, Georgia; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Hettie Mae Ownby was born 30 Jul 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1960; was buried Bachelor Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Myrtle Ownby was born 12 Mar 1906; died 11 Jan 1934; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lumie C. Ownby was born 8 Apr 1910; died 19 Feb 1911; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. Marion Herbert "Herb" Ownby was born 24 Feb 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Oct 1998; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Cletis O. Ownby was born 20 Jun 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 2005; was buried 15 Aug 2005, Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Walker Ownby, Jr. was born 27 May 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 May 2004, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 May 2004, Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
George L. Ownby was born 18 Dec 1922; died 24 Dec 1922; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Henry Lloyd Valentine was born 6 Mar 1874, Tennessee (son of William R. Valentine and Sarah E. Dickson); died 18 Aug 1947; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church 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 38, 87, 154.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369, 388.

Henry married Margaret Louisa Whitted 1898. Margaret (daughter of William Jesse Whitted and Rebecca Dunn) was born 1 Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1960; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Margaret Louisa Whitted was born 1 Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Jesse Whitted and Rebecca Dunn); died 21 Jul 1960; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Pickney, Union County, South Carolina
Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 87, 154.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369, 388.

Children:

William Ernest Valentine was born 1 Jun 1900, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1983; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Rena Kansas Valentine was born 14 Mar 1902, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1968, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Avie Rebecca Valentine was born 19 Jan 1904; died 9 Oct 1935; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sanberry Valentine was born 10 Apr 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1990; was buried Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Arthur Henderson "Art" Valentine was born 10 May 1908, Tennessee; died 26 May 1968, Peshastin, Washington; was buried Peshastin Cemetery, Peshastin, Chelan County, Washington.
Sarah Jane Valentine was born 29 Apr 1910, Tennessee; died Bef 3 Feb 2014.
Theodore R. "Ted" Valentine was born 15 Mar 1912, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1978; was buried Peshastin Cemetery, Peshastin, Chelan County, Washington.
3. Dolly Angela Valentine was born 28 Dec 1914, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1978; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Exa Rose Valentine was born 12 Jun 1917, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 2014; was buried 7 Feb 2014, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Wesley Lee Valentine was born 12 Aug 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Aug 2002; was buried 17 Aug 2002, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ora Mae Valentine was born 28 May 1921, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1979; was buried Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Marion Harrison Ownby was born 6 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Aaron Ownbey and Mary "Polly" Buckner); died 26 Feb 1917; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

AFN: 1TQP-L1

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 115, 122.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 85.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 141.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

Marion married Sarah Proffitt 17 Mar 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan) was born 28 Oct 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1934; was buried 7 Jan 1934, Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Proffitt was born 28 Oct 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 6 Jan 1934; was buried 7 Jan 1934, Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

AFN: 1TQP-ZW

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 115, 122.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 85.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 141.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

Children:

Phynethy Elenora "Ellen" Ownby was born 7 Jan 1863, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 1893; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lydia Q. Ownby was born 16 Jul 1865, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1936; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elizabeth "Betty" Ownby was born 25 Dec 1869, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 1936; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Ownby was born 14 Mar 1871; died 14 Mar 1871.
Martha Emaline Ownby was born 21 Jun 1872; died 20 Sep 1911, Bales, Pottawatamie County, Oklahoma; was buried Bethel Acres Cemetery, Union, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
4. John Walker Ownby was born 27 Sep 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1946; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ashley Decator Ownby was born 25 Jan 1879; died 15 Oct 1907.
Celia Ethel Ownby was born 19 Sep 1881; died 5 Aug 1893.
Ezalee Ownby was born 5 Apr 1883; died 9 Feb 1906; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Birtha Ownby was born 16 Oct 1884.
Aaron A. Ownby was born 13 Mar 1886, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1960, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Jackson Ownby was born 24 May 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 1947; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mindy Lenora Ownby was born 3 Nov 1892; died 4 Sep 1893.

10.

Wilson D. Roberts was born 8 Mar 1848, Tennessee (son of George Roberts and Rachel Huff); died 13 Feb 1884; was buried Emerts Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 31, 34.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.

Wilson married Melita Narcissus Shultz 2 Oct 1879. Melita (daughter of Frederick Jackson Shultz and Hannah Lindsey) was born 25 Jun 1856, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 1941; was buried Arch Shultz Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Melita Narcissus Shultz was born 25 Jun 1856, Tennessee (daughter of Frederick Jackson Shultz and Hannah Lindsey); died 2 Sep 1941; was buried Arch Shultz Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 31, 34.

Children:

5. Phynethy Ann Roberts was born 6 Jul 1880, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1968; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
George Fredrick Roberts was born 22 Apr 1882; died 22 Dec 1968; was buried Clarks Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Wilson D. Roberts, Jr. was born 21 Apr 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Mar 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Mar 1917, Arch Shultz Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

12.

William R. Valentine was born 12 Dec 1854, Tennessee (son of William C. Valentine and Mary Ann Shamblin); died 3 Apr 1939; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 152, 154.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.

William married Sarah E. Dickson 2 Jan 1872. Sarah (daughter of William Henry Dickson and Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan) was born 1853, Tennessee; died May 1912; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Sarah E. Dickson was born 1853, Tennessee (daughter of William Henry Dickson and Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan); died May 1912; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 152, 154.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.

Children:

Juda Caroline Valentine was born 30 Oct 1872; died 23 Jul 1943; was buried Dye Mound Cemetery, Montague County, Texas.
6. Henry Lloyd Valentine was born 6 Mar 1874, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1947; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Ann Valentine was born 1878.
Thomas H. Valentine was born 1879; died 1880; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sanders D. "San" Valentine was born 10 Nov 1880, Tennessee; died 10 Jun 1965; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Pearl Valentine was born 1 Jul 1886, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Jul 1921, Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nathan "Nath" Valentine was born Jul 1895, Tennessee.
Sam Valentine

14.

William Jesse Whitted was born Abt 1857/1858, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Vardelin "Vardy" Whitted and Margaret).

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 154.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 191, 369, 388.

William married Rebecca Dunn 26 Dec 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of Berry Williams and Louisa A. Dunn) was born 24 Aug 1861, Tennessee; died 16 Jan 1930; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Rebecca Dunn was born 24 Aug 1861, Tennessee (daughter of Berry Williams and Louisa A. Dunn); died 16 Jan 1930; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 191, 369, 388.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 212.

Children:

7. Margaret Louisa Whitted was born 1 Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1960; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ida Whitted was born 12 Jun 1881.
Callie Whitted was born 16 Sep 1883, Tennessee; died 17 Dec 1970; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Steve Greene was born 16 Sep 1885.
William Berry Whitted was born 13 Apr 1886, Tennessee; died 27 Nov 1959; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Henry Whitted was born 15 Mar 1887, Tennessee; died 30 May 1960; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Thomas Whitted was born 5 Dec 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jun 1940; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Miles Whitted was born 16 Nov 1894, Tennessee.
Queenie B. Whitted was born 15 Mar 1896, Tennessee; died 9 Mar 1958; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Pinkney Jessie "Pink" Whitted was born 6 Jun 1899, Tennessee; died 27 May 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 May 1927, Whitted Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Susan Whitted was born 6 Apr 1900; died 6 Apr 1900.
Dollie Whitted was born 5 Feb 1904, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1982; was buried Highland Hills Memorial Park.