Anna Mae Whaley

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
• Census: 1910, District 8, Knox County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 11.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 171.

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

It was stated that they lived in 2nd Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, then moved to Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 42.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 11.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 171.

Isham married Amanda Jane Lindsey 14 Sep 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee. Amanda (daughter of Sherrod H. Lindsey and Mary "Polly" Mathews) was born 27 Jan 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Jul 1919, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
• Census: 1910, District 8, Knox County, Tennessee

Notes:

Lived in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 42.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 11.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 171.

Notes:

Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census with parents attending school.

Serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, Westley O. Whaley enlisted 22
September 1862 in Company E, 2nd East Tennessee Cavalry. He was promoted to
corporal while on his duty. He was in hospital for the treatment of diarrhea
at Murfreesborough, Tennessee and died later of same cause 26 March 1863.
Buriel place is unknown.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 23.
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 42.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 11, 46, 129.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 170, 171.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/sevier/census/1850/pg0396a.txt.

Westley married Mary "Polly" Reagan 19 Jan 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Daniel Wesley Reagan and Sarah "Sally" Whaley) was born 22 Mar 1845, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: 2DDV-H9

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 23.
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 16, 42.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 11, 46, 129, 252, 254.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 170, 171.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 11.

Sherrod — Mary "Polly" Mathews. Mary was born Feb 1836, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 11.

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 Mourning Ownbey Abt 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mourning (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill) was born 11 Aug 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 21 Apr 1870, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: B71M-LM

Notes:

Listed in the 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census 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, 106, 129.
"Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p .
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.

Other Events:

• AFN: 2DDT-XD

Notes:

Daniel moved with his parents to White Oak Flats (Gatlinburg) when he was about four years old. He lived all of his life here or on various other tracts of land in the area.

Listed as Ragan in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as farmer with $1000 property unable to read or write.

An industrious man, Daniel began acquiring land before he married. In theTennessee State Library and Archives there are records of eight entries in his name, dating from 1824 to 1872. The state archivist says this was all purchased land. He is listed in the 1837 tax lists of Sevier County, Tennessee.

An 1859 grant, previously surveyed land, was resurveyed and entered probably because of Gatlin's extensive claim in the area and the Courthouse fire. This 1859 grant was for 600 acres up both sides of the river from Baskins Creek to the Two Mile Branch. In May 1866, he added another 640 acres to this holding. There are also grants for 1,000, 600, and 4,000 acres on Roaring Fork granted in 1839, 1868 and 1872. Most of this land was divided among his children - no will has been found. Daniel moved around and lived on several of his farms - his wife said after his death that she wanted to spend the rest of her years in one spot, she was so tired of moving. She spent her remaining years with her stepdaughter and her husband, Mariah and Thomas H. McCarter.

Daniel was a blacksmith as well as a farmer. Tradition says he built the first wagon in the settlement, making the wheels of one piece of split white oak. His son, Charles C. Reagan, built the first wagon that crossed the Smokies. Although no record has been found to verify it, Daniel probably served as a Justice of Peace. He did keep the community post office. When the settlement officially became Gatlinburg and the post office was established, Daniel and Joel Conner received the contract to carry the mail from Sevierville to Casher's Valley, South Carolina. Daniel's sons, Richard R. and Ephraim Reagan, served as postmaster in the village.

Definitely a Union man but too old to go to service during the Civil War, Daniel served as "muster" officer and drilled the men of the village out in the "Flats". He also served the community as food distributor. Because of his activities and his three oldest sons being in the Union army, he often had to hide out in the mountains to escape the Confederates. The youngest son, Charles C., often told of his father taking him to the woods and showing him the meat and food supplies he had hidden. Daniel didn't think the Rebels would bother the women and children and if he did have to hide out, then Charles must see that food was brought in for the people as it was needed---a big responsibility for a seven year old boy.

A civic minded man, Daniel furnished the meeting house for the village--the five sided building used for the school, church and "voting place". According to one of the land grants, this was located at the "mouth of the lane", now Reagan Lane, near the old River Road. Although he furnished the meeting place for the Baptist Church for many years, Daniel was not found on the membership roll of the church and did not give the land for the present building site, as has been stated by many sources.

Daniel Wesley Reagan did give the land for the oldest part of the White Oak Flats Cemetery (Gatlinburg Cemetery) to the community. This was originally a family plot on the farm of his father, Richard Reagan. The first burial there was a child of Daniel Milsaps, the first school teacher in Gatlinburg.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 6a, 15-16.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 45.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37.

Daniel married Sarah "Sally" Whaley 20 Jun 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Middleton Whaley and Rebecca Ogle) was born 25 Jan 1819, Tennessee; died 5 Dec 1901; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: BQLJ-XQ

Notes:

Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census able to read and write.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 45.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/sevier/census/1850/pg0396a.txt

Jesse — Salina Ivey. Salina (daughter of Joel Ives) was born 27 Jun 1797, Tennessee; died 2 Nov 1874; was buried Emerts Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]