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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elsie Josephine McCarter was born 15 Aug 1875 (daughter of Richard Evans McCarter and Olive Evans).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 72.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 203.

    Elsie — Lewis Huskey. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Lloyd Walter Huskey was born 10 Feb 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jun 1978, McMinn County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Richard Evans McCarterRichard Evans McCarter was born 9 Aug 1852, , Sevier County, Tennessee (son of George B. McCarter and Rhoda Ogle); died 11 Aug 1929; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 72.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 130.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 203.

    Richard married Olive Evans 22 Aug 1871. Olive (daughter of Richard E. "Preacher Dick" Evans, Rev. and Mary Olief "Olive" Ownbey) was born 1 Feb 1853, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1913; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Olive Evans was born 1 Feb 1853, Tennessee (daughter of Richard E. "Preacher Dick" Evans, Rev. and Mary Olief "Olive" Ownbey); died 1 Feb 1913; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 160.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 130."Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 72.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 203.

    Children:
    1. Eli T. McCarter was born 23 Feb 1873; died 17 Nov 1873; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 1. Elsie Josephine McCarter was born 15 Aug 1875.
    3. Mollie Elizabeth McCarter was born 3 Jun 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Nov 1926; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rhoda Olive McCarter was born 20 Aug 1887; died 15 Nov 1887.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George B. McCarter was born 25 Nov 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Joseph Benjamin McCarter and Nancy Reagan); died 19 Feb 1912, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    George was a Baptist minister and a farmer.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 201, 202.

    George married Rhoda Ogle 2 May 1850, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Rhoda (daughter of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey) was born 16 Oct 1829, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1919, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Jan 1919, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Rhoda Ogle was born 16 Oct 1829, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey); died 12 Jan 1919, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Jan 1919, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 and the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 53, 168.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 201, 202.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 9.

    Children:
    1. Joseph Manning "Mannin" McCarter was born 22 Jan 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1926.
    2. 2. Richard Evans McCarter was born 9 Aug 1852, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Aug 1929; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Julia Ann McCarter was born 29 Mar 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 May 1938; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Noah S. McCarter was born 19 Jun 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Noah McCarter Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Richard E. "Preacher Dick" Evans, Rev. was born 4 Jan 1824, Tennessee (son of Jacob Evans and Martha Ogle); died 6 Dec 1901; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Affectionately called "Preacher Dick", he was received into the White Oak Flats Baptist Church in October of 1839 "by experience". In October of 1843, he was granted the right "to exercise a public gift wherever his lot Should be Cast." He was ordained at the church on the 27th of October 1846 "through the assistance of Brothers Isaac Kimbro and Eli Roberts as presbytery..." (Church minutes book of White Oak Flats Baptist Church). This began his long and fruitful service to the Lord and his fellow man.

    Beside the Gatlinburg Church, he served New Salem Church, Lebanon in the Glades, Friendship in Greenbrier, the Hills Creek Church and at both Evan's Chapel No. 1 and 2. He also made visits to the Indians in North Carolina. Dr. Burnett, in his book about pioneer ministers credited Richard Evans with converting more than 10,000 souls to Christ and personally baptizing more than 1,800 persons.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 158.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 130.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 128.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 52.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 126.

    Richard married Mary Olief "Olive" Ownbey 30 Jan 1840, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill) was born 11 Jul 1821, , Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 26 Apr 1908, , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Olief "Olive" Ownbey was born 11 Jul 1821, , Buncombe County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 26 Apr 1908, , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-GG

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 51.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 130.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 52.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth "Betty" Evans was born 1840, Tennessee; died 1888; was buried Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Dialtha Evans was born 1841, Tennessee; died 1873.
    3. Martha Jane Evans was born 1843, Tennessee; died Abt 1882.
    4. Evans was born Abt 1845; died See Notes.
    5. Rhoda Evans was born 1848, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1868.
    6. Anna Evans was born 3 Sep 1851, Tennessee; died 27 Jan 1907; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 3. Olive Evans was born 1 Feb 1853, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1913; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Mary Ella "Polly" Evans was born 25 Jan 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1929; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Sophia Evans was born Aug 1857, Tennessee; died 3 Oct 1931; was buried Beaty Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    10. Elmina Evans was born 22 Nov 1859, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1885; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. N. Jennie Evans died 1939.
    12. Evans


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joseph Benjamin McCarter was born 1809, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James McCarter and Rebecca Ogle); died 12 Dec 1884, Cartertown, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51, 62, 69.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 201."The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37, 201.

    Joseph married Nancy Reagan Abt 1828, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Richard Reagan and Julia Ann Shults) was born Abt 1810, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Nancy Reagan was born Abt 1810, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Richard Reagan and Julia Ann Shults); died Abt 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Nancy and Joseph McCarter are listed in the 1830, 1840 and 1850 census records of Sevier County.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 6a, 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51, 62, 69.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37, 201.

    Children:
    1. 4. George B. McCarter was born 25 Nov 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1912, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary McCarter was born 1833, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Daniel G. McCarter was born 1835, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Sep 1859, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Eli McCarter was born Feb 1838, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Elizabeth L. McCarter was born 1840, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1880/1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Aaron W. McCarter was born 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1879, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Harkless T. Ogle was born 1811, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 21 Mar 1892; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Harkless T. was born and lived all his life in Sevier County, mostly in Gatlinburg. He appears in the census records for the county from 1830 through 1880. His name is also recorded in the church minute books for the White Oak Flats Baptist Church. Death dates are given there for him and his second wife.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 94, 168.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 286.

    Harkless married Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey Abt 1828, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill) was born 20 Mar 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 6 Feb 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey was born 20 Mar 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 6 Feb 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-9L

    Notes:

    Margaret came to Sevier County with her family about 1816.

    Appeared in the 1840 and 1840 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 168
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 105, 112.
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.

    Children:
    1. 5. Rhoda Ogle was born 16 Oct 1829, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1919, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Jan 1919, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Beda Ogle was born 18 Feb 1831, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1878; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Noah Ogle was born 1833, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1897, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Anna Ogle was born 15 Jan 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1912; was buried Lower Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Elizabeth Ogle was born 26 Oct 1837, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1908; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    6. Eli Thomas Ogle, Rev. was born 1839, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1867; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Arthur Ogle was born 18 May 1841, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Feb 1889; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Sophia Ogle was born 1 Jan 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Apr 1928, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. John W. Ogle was born 7 Apr 1844, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1927.
    10. Westley Ogle was born 24 Mar 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Mar 1927.

  5. 12.  Jacob Evans was born 1797, South Carolina (son of William Evans); died Abt Mar 1878; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Martha and Jacob gave the land for the Lebanon Baptist Church in the Glades. They left a joint will which is recorded in Will Book I, page 247, Sevier County Courthouse. Their daughter, Sophia Ownby, and her son, Samuel, are mentioned in it. The will was probated in April 1878.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 158.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 52, 298.

    Jacob married Martha Ogle Abt 1823, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 1807, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1885; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Martha Ogle was born 1807, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 1885; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Martha and Jacob gave the land for the Lebanon Baptist Church in the Glades. They left a joint will which is recorded in Will Book I, page 247, Sevier County Courthouse. Their daughter, Sophia Ownby, and her son, Samuel, are mentioned in it. The will was probated in April 1878.

    Samuel Ownby told of his grandmother's love of the mountains. His parents, James and Sophia Evans Ownby along with his grandparents, Martha and Jacob Evans had moved to Copperhill, Tennessee. Martha yearned for the mountains so much, she started walking home. Jacob and James rode after her and finally persuaded her to stay until they made their harvest that year. She held them to their promise and they returned that fall to the Smokies.

    Census records verify the story above mentioned. They are listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Gilmer County, Georgia, right near the state line of Tennessee and Georgia.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 158.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 52, 298.

    Children:
    1. 6. Richard E. "Preacher Dick" Evans, Rev. was born 4 Jan 1824, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 1901; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Evans was born 1825, Tennessee.
    3. Sophia Evans was born 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1910; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  John Ownby, Jr. was born 11 Jul 1781, Amherst County, North Carolina (son of John "Johny" Ownbey and Nancy Ann "Nannie" Porter); died 5 Sep 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQP-13

    Notes:

    John Ownby Jr. served in the War of 1812 with the North Carolina malitia. Records from the National Archives show John Ownby as a private in Captain Bradly's Company of North Carolina militia for six months but was not called out until February and continued in actual service for over fourteen days. He was discharged in Rutherford County, North Carolina on 6 March 1815. In 1858 John Ownby applied for a bounty land grant on the basis of his military service. He received a grant of 158 acres in Sevier County, Tennessee.

    In 1816, just after the War of 1812 was over, John Ownby Jr. and his family moved from Rutherford County, North Carolina to Sevier County, Tennessee. This Ownby family was the only one listed in the 1830 Federal Census of East Tennessee.

    On 4 February 1858, John Ownby Jr. made a will to dispose of his property. In his will, he said, "I give and bequeath to my son John H. Ownby all my property both real and personal consisting of one hundred and twenty five acres of Land, Cattle, Hogs, Horses, household furniture, etc. I have given and bequeath all my property to said son John in consequence of his kindness in taking care of myself and wife in our age and during our infirmity."
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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 64, 105.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

    John married Elizabeth Hill 14 Mar 1803, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of John Hill) was born 6 Nov 1784, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 24 Aug 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth Hill was born 6 Nov 1784, Buncombe County, North Carolina (daughter of John Hill); died 24 Aug 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQP-28

    Notes:

    Donald B. Reagan has birth date as 6 November 1786.
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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    13.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 64, 105.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

    Notes:

    Bride: Elizabeth Hill
    Groom: John Ownby
    Bond Date: 11 Mar 1805
    County: Rutherford
    Record #: 01 245
    Bondsman: Arthur Ownby
    Witness: R Lewis, Clerk of Court
    Bond #: 000135548

    North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

    Children:
    1. Amos Ownbey was born 22 Dec 1807, , Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 8 Sep 1894, , Reynolds, Missouri.
    2. Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey was born 20 Mar 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 6 Feb 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Westly Ownbey was born 6 Apr 1812, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died Nov 1869, Wayne County, Missouri; was buried New Prospect Cemetery, Wayne County, Missouri.
    4. Harrison Ownbey was born 22 Jan 1814, , Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    5. Aaron Ownbey was born 26 Oct 1815, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 29 Oct 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1898, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mourning Ownbey 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.
    7. Rhoda Ownbey was born 17 Aug 1819, , Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 26 Aug 1827, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 7. Mary Olief "Olive" Ownbey was born 11 Jul 1821, , Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 26 Apr 1908, , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. James Ownbey was born 17 Jun 1823, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 1827, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Ann Ownbey was born 9 Dec 1825, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1827, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. John H. "Humpy John" Ownbey was born 27 Oct 1827, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 1875; was buried Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Martha Ownbey was born 1829, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Son Ownbey was born 1831, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.


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