Home Search  
Share Print Bookmark

Ella Mae Maples

Female 1917 - 1998  (80 years)


Generations:      Standard    |    Vertical    |    Compact    |    Box    |    Text    |    Ahnentafel    |    Fan chart    |    Media    |    PDF    |   Map

Less detail
Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ella Mae Maples was born 8 Oct 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Lewis Westley Maples and Sally Armintha Ownby); died 15 Jul 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Ella married Hugh Metcalf Sevier County, Tennessee. Hugh (son of Earnest Elmer Metcalf and Lizzie Ogle) was born 1924; died 17 May 1994; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Barbara Metcalf
    2. Wesley Elmer "Fud" Metcalf was born Abt 1956; died 24 Dec 2013; was buried 28 Dec 2013, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Joyce Lee Metcalf was born 25 Aug 1958, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1999; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Eva Metcalf
    5. Libby Metcalf
    6. Patsy Metcalf
    7. Raymond Metcalf

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lewis Westley Maples was born 8 Jun 1897, Swain County, North Carolina (son of Hison Filmore Maples and Jane Dock Carver); died 14 Jul 1987; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, Oconalufty, Swain County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 83.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 110.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 26, 85.

    Lewis — Sally Armintha Ownby. Sally (daughter of Laymon Stuart Ownby and Amillia E. "Millie" Trentham) was born 24 Jan 1894, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 1964; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sally Armintha Ownby was born 24 Jan 1894, Tennessee (daughter of Laymon Stuart Ownby and Amillia E. "Millie" Trentham); died 25 Dec 1964; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    SMHS lists death as 26 December 1964.
    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 83.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 110.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 26, 85, 137.

    Children:
    1. Rev. Ernest M. Ownby was born Abt 1913, Tennessee; died Bef 14 Jul 1987.
    2. 1. Ella Mae Maples was born 8 Oct 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Lewis Sherwood Maples was born 23 Jun 1919, Tennessee; died 6 Jun 1970; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Lona Jane Maples was born 3 Jan 1924, Elkmont, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Oct 2011; was buried 2 Nov 2011, Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Carl Amberous Maples was born 5 May 1926, Elkmont, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1992; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Hettie L. Maples was born Abt 1921, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Hison Filmore Maples was born 22 Oct 1872, Tennessee (son of Abijah B. Maples and Louisa Emaline Carver); died 14 Dec 1965; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, Oconalufty, Swain County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1930, Oconalufty, Swain County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Some sources list given name as Philmore.
    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 192.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 120.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 268.

    Hison married Jane Dock Carver 8 Sep 1896, Swain County, North Carolina. Jane (daughter of Aiden A. Carver and Martha Roberts) was born 28 Feb 1875, Tennessee; died 28 Nov 1966; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Jane Dock Carver was born 28 Feb 1875, Tennessee (daughter of Aiden A. Carver and Martha Roberts); died 28 Nov 1966; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, Oconalufty, Swain County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1930, Oconalufty, Swain County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 29 February 1875 (which is invalid).
    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 192.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 120.

    Children:
    1. 2. Lewis Westley Maples was born 8 Jun 1897, Swain County, North Carolina; died 14 Jul 1987; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Fred Decatur Maples was born 18 May 1899, Charokee, North Carolina; died 30 Mar 1993, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Carrie Ellen Maples was born 18 Jul 1901, North Carolina; died 1 Jun 1962; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Josephine Maples was born 2 Aug 1903, North Carolina; died 15 Dec 1958, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Dec 1958, Ballplay Ebenezer Cemetery, Monroe County, Tennessee.
    5. James Hubert Maples was born 31 Aug 1905, North Carolina; died 26 Apr 1974; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Aden Maples was born Abt 1908, North Carolina.
    7. Pellie Ann Maples was born 25 May 1910, Smokemont, Swain County, North Carolina; died 3 Mar 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Dollie Sarah Maples was born 3 Aug 1912, Swain County, North Carolina.
    9. Claude Maples was born Abt 1915, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Laymon Stuart Ownby was born 22 Feb 1851, Tennessee (son of David Ownby and Eliza Ogle); died 19 Feb 1924; was buried Elkmont Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 77, 80, 83.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 107, 110.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 251, 257.

    Laymon married Amillia E. "Millie" Trentham 13 Apr 1876. Amillia (daughter of Robert Lee "Rob" Trentham and Mary R. "Polly" Fancher) was born 15 Feb 1861, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1936; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Amillia E. "Millie" Trentham was born 15 Feb 1861, Tennessee (daughter of Robert Lee "Rob" Trentham and Mary R. "Polly" Fancher); died 15 Mar 1936; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Some sources list burial in Elkmont Cemetery, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 77, 80, 83.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 107, 110.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 251, 257.

    Children:
    1. Mary Ann Ownby was born 22 May 1878, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1948; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Louisa Ownby was born 22 Apr 1880, Tennessee; died 27 Jan 1958; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Ida Ownby was born 14 Mar 1883, Tennessee; died 27 Jan 1948; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sophia Ownby was born 19 Feb 1885; died 20 Mar 1959; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. M. J. Ownby was born 20 Feb 1886; died 27 Dec 1886; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Lillie Ownby was born 24 Sep 1888; died 1889.
    7. Hettie Ownby was born 24 Sep 1888; died 25 Dec 1894.
    8. 3. Sally Armintha Ownby was born 24 Jan 1894, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 1964; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Abijah B. Maples was born May 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William D. "Bill" Maples and Lucinda Ann King); died 17 Nov 1934, 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

    Notes:

    There is an Abijah and Emeline Maples listed as 24 March 1871 charter members of the Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee.
    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 192, 237.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 155.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.
    "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 111, 112.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 301.
    Shawn Matlock, matlocksz@aol.com, 4 June 2001.

    Abijah married Louisa Emaline Carver 30 Jan 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee. Louisa (daughter of Israel Carver and Mary Bradley) was born 25 Jun 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 May 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Louisa Emaline Carver was born 25 Jun 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Israel Carver and Mary Bradley); died 1 May 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Dee Lansford lists birth as 25 June 1841.
    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 192, 237.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 155.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. William Harrison Maples was born 2 May 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1938, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Jan 1938, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Abijah C. Maples was born 1871, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Hison Filmore Maples was born 22 Oct 1872, Tennessee; died 14 Dec 1965; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Laura B. Maples was born 12 Feb 1875, Tennessee; died 16 May 1943; was buried Dallas, North Carolina.
    5. Isaac Maples was born 4 Jun 1877; died 8 Jun 1906.

  3. 10.  Aiden A. Carver was born Apr 1850, North Carolina (son of Israel Carver and Mary Bradley).

    Notes:

    Well known mountaineer. Of Oconaluftee, North Carolina helped build the Mingus Mill in the 1870's and helped restore it in the 1940's. He later moved to the Boogertown community in Sevier County, Tennessee.
    ----------
    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 155.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 268, 273.

    Aiden — Martha Roberts. Martha (daughter of Aaron Roberts and Anne McKinley) was born 30 Jul 1846, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1932, Smokemont, Swain County, North Carolina; was buried 7 Jan 1932, Carver Cemetery. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Martha Roberts was born 30 Jul 1846, Tennessee (daughter of Aaron Roberts and Anne McKinley); died 6 Jan 1932, Smokemont, Swain County, North Carolina; was buried 7 Jan 1932, Carver Cemetery.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    Christine Small, csmall3@cfl.rr.com, 21 February 1999.

    Children:
    1. Dewitt Carver was born 1870.
    2. Sarah Ann Carver was born 1873, North Carolina.
    3. 5. Jane Dock Carver was born 28 Feb 1875, Tennessee; died 28 Nov 1966; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Harriett Carver was born 1876.
    5. Julius H. Carver was born 1878, Tennessee.
    6. Julia Carver was born 2 Nov 1878, Swain County, North Carolina; died 2 Nov 1926, Ocona Lufty Township, Swain County, North Carolina; was buried 2 Nov 1926, Lufty Cemetery.
    7. Viola Carver was born 1880.
    8. Alice Carver was born 1883.
    9. Mack Carver was born 1885.
    10. George Aden Carver was born 15 Mar 1889, Swain County, North Carolina; died 9 Aug 1970; was buried Green Hill Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    11. Fred Carver was born 1895.

  5. 12.  David Ownby was born 24 Jun 1816, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 10 Oct 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and Eliza was listed in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. Listed as David Ownsby in 1840 census.
    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 203
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 80.

    David married Eliza Ogle 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee. Eliza (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 9 Apr 1823, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Apr 1910; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Eliza OgleEliza Ogle was born 9 Apr 1823, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 9 Apr 1910; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census age 15-20.

    Death certificate for Ownby, Lizzie, Sevier, 1910, #75533
    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 203
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 576.

    Children:
    1. Sophia Ownby was born 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1910; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Ownby was born 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Nov 1929, Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Armintha Ownby was born 1844, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    4. Thomas D. Ownby was born 29 Oct 1846, Tennessee; died 25 Jul 1930; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Burton Ownby was born 1 Jan 1847, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    6. Litha Emaline Ownby was born 1 Jan 1847, Tennessee; died 4 Apr 1928; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 6. Laymon Stuart Ownby was born 22 Feb 1851, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1924; was buried Elkmont Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Mary Charity Ownby was born 31 Dec 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Aug 1947, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. George W. Ownby was born 9 May 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. William Ownby was born 1858; died See Notes.
    11. Bausdell S. "Bause" Ownby was born 16 Mar 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1939; was buried 10 Dec 1939, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Newton Ownby was born 16 Jul 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1953; was buried Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Mary "Polly" Ownby was born 17 Oct 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Apr 1920; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Robert Lee "Rob" Trentham was born 27 Apr 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Thomas Trentham and Easter Ogle); died 16 Feb 1908; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 211.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 102, 107.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 89.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 118.

    Robert married Mary R. "Polly" Fancher 16 Apr 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Johnson Fancher and Frances Louise Adams) was born 18 Mar 1831, Wear's Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Jun 1913; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary R. "Polly" Fancher was born 18 Mar 1831, Wear's Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Johnson Fancher and Frances Louise Adams); died 30 Jun 1913; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 211.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 102, 107.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 89.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 118.

    Children:
    1. Levi Trentham was born 22 Feb 1852; died 15 Feb 1936; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Sophia Trentham was born 23 May 1857.
    3. Frances "Franky" Trentham was born 6 Mar 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1947; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 7. Amillia E. "Millie" Trentham was born 15 Feb 1861, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1936; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. William R. "Will" Trentham was born 29 Jan 1862, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1899; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. David J. Trentham was born 7 Apr 1865, Tennessee; died 1881.
    7. Noah H. Trentham was born 2 Nov 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 1949; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Mary Jane Trentham was born 7 Oct 1869, Tennessee; died Feb 1945; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    9. Sarah "Sally" Trentham was born 29 Jun 1872, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1949; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Martha M. Trentham was born 5 Oct 1874; died 10 Jun 1939; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.


© Copyright 1995-2024, David L. Beckwith all rights reserved.