McCarter: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. McCarter (son of Buford Hale McCarter and Laura Lemmons).

Generation: 2

Buford Hale McCarter was born 23 May 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Perry Earl McCarter and Rhoda Malinda Reagan); died 14 Feb 1958; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 76.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 205.

Buford — Laura Lemmons. [Group Sheet]

Laura Lemmons

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 76.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 205.

Children:

1. McCarter
McCarter

Generation: 3

Perry Earl McCarter was born 11 Feb 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Eli McCarter and Dicy Ownby); died 11 Dec 1959; was buried Modesto, Stanislaus, California.

Notes:

Moved to Jackson County, Oklahoma in the summer of 1905. Later moved to
California and lived there until death. Buried in the Masonic Cemetery.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 18, 20.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 72.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 74, 75.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 205.

Perry married Rhoda Malinda Reagan 26 Sep 1886. Rhoda (daughter of Richard Reason "Uncle Dick" Reagan and Martha Hurst) was born 5 Apr 1870, Tennessee; died 2 Nov 1943; was buried Modesto, Stanislaus, California. [Group Sheet]

Rhoda Malinda Reagan was born 5 Apr 1870, Tennessee (daughter of Richard Reason "Uncle Dick" Reagan and Martha Hurst); died 2 Nov 1943; was buried Modesto, Stanislaus, California.

Notes:

Moved to Jackson County, Oklahoma in the summer of 1905. Later moved to
California and lived their until death. Buried in the Masonic Cemetery.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 18, 20.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 72.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 74, 75.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 99, 175.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 205.

Children:

Amos Fletcher McCarter was born 11 Jul 1887; died 2 Feb 1920; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Josie McCarter was born 22 Jun 1889, Tennessee; died 24 Jun 1987, Stanislaus County, California.
Daniel Richard McCarter was born 28 Mar 1892.
Pinkney Julius McCarter was born 3 Mar 1894; died 28 Feb 1969; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Eli Frank McCarter was born 23 Mar 1896.
Jesse Bryan McCarter was born 13 Mar 1898; died 23 Oct 1918.
Kellie McCarter was born 8 Apr 1900.
2. Buford Hale McCarter was born 23 May 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1958; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Leah McCarter was born 23 Feb 1904; died 11 Mar 1904; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Perry Earl McCarter, Jr. was born 15 Feb 1905.
Henry Beecher McCarter was born 28 Jan 1907.
Shannon "Homer" McCarter was born 23 Feb 1909.
Murel Lee McCarter was born 22 Feb 1912.
Lester McCarter was born 22 Apr 1919; died 27 Sep 1919; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Eli McCarter was born Feb 1838, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Joseph Benjamin McCarter and Nancy Reagan); died 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 19, 20, 43, 53.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 72.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 74.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 202, 204, 205.

Eli married Dicy Ownby 21 Mar 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee. Dicy (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle) was born Aug 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Dicy Ownby was born Aug 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle); died 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

SMHS lists birth as 1834.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 19, 20, 53.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 72.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 74.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 202, 204, 205.

Children:

McCarter was born Abt 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died INFANT.
Nancy McCarter was born 20 Dec 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Jan 1941, Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Deborah A. McCarter was born 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1897; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. Perry Earl McCarter was born 11 Feb 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 1959; was buried Modesto, Stanislaus, California.
Pinkney McCarter was born 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1899.
Martha McCarter was born 3 May 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jan 1927; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Isabella McCarter was born 30 Oct 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Aug 1963; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Eli McCarter, Jr. was born Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1928; was buried Monroe County, Tennessee.
Rev. Leander E. McCarter was born 6 Jul 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Oct 1963; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Anna McCarter was born 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1900.

10.

Richard Reason "Uncle Dick" Reagan was born 12 Nov 1830, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Daniel Wesley Reagan and Nancy Ogle); died 17 Apr 1912; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Reference Number: 1DDV-7W

Notes:

Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as farmer.

Richard Reason lived all his life in the Gatlinburg area. Some time after the Civil War he moved his home and store to the Sugarlands.

R. R. Reagan served the district for many years as a Justice of the Peace and as a tax collector. He was the county sheriff from 1870 to 1874. When the Gatlinburg Post Office was established in 1856 by the U. S. Postal Department, Richard served from 12 December 1871 to 10 July 1883 as postmaster, but not the first.

Serving the Union during the Civil War, R. R. Reagan enlisted 16 Sep 1862 in Company E, 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry. A commissary sergeant, he was discharged 5 July 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. His personal description at that time was: 5' 9" in height, dark hair, dark complexion and yellow eyes.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 16, 17.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 144, 171.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 141, 146.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 8.

Richard married Martha Hurst 12 Jul 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of James Hurst and Sarah Jones) was born 2 Aug 1834, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1878; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Martha Hurst was born 2 Aug 1834, Tennessee (daughter of James Hurst and Sarah Jones); died 17 Mar 1878; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 17.

Children:

Tilman L. Reagan was born 24 Apr 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1913.
Fletcher Luther Reagan was born 30 Jan 1859, Tennessee; died 21 Jan 1934; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Daniel Wesley Everett Reagan was born 20 Dec 1860; died 12 Oct 1861; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Martha Ellen Reagan was born 4 Dec 1862, Tennessee; died 16 Jun 1888; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Richard R. Reagan was born 2 Jun 1866; died 30 Jul 1867; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Louis A. Reagan was born 2 Sep 1868, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1900; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Rhoda Malinda Reagan was born 5 Apr 1870, Tennessee; died 2 Nov 1943; was buried Modesto, Stanislaus, California.
Charetza Hammer "Kay" Reagan was born 11 Oct 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Oct 1957; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.