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Charity Roxie Ogle

Female 1895 - 1976  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Charity Roxie Ogle was born 25 Jan 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Isaac Leuallen Ogle and Nancy Jane Reagan); died 11 Mar 1976; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 61, 201.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 234, 236.

    Charity married Thomas Stanburg Dorsey , Cocke County, Tennessee. Thomas (son of James Dorsey and Amanda Elizabeth Smith) was born 9 Dec 1893, Tennessee; died 18 Jul 1927; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Homard P. "Pot" Dorsey was born 4 Jul 1913, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1993; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. Gona Dorsey was born 16 Jan 1915, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 2009, Wellington Place; was buried 28 Nov 2009, Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. Mabel Mae Dorsey was born 22 Feb 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 1972; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. ReVel Dorsey was born 16 Nov 1922, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 4 Sep 2015; was buried 7 Sep 2015, Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rev. Isaac Leuallen Ogle was born 13 Jun 1856, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Isaac Thomas Ogle and Nancy "Nan" Conner); died 19 Jul 1934, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    He left Sevier County at the age of 38 years with his wife and five children, coming to Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee in the year 1888.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 54, 61, 199.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 192.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 210, 233.

    Isaac married Nancy Jane Reagan 11 May 1875, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of David L. Reagan and Jane "Jennie" Ogle) was born 13 Aug 1855, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Apr 1928, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Nancy Jane Reagan was born 13 Aug 1855, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of David L. Reagan and Jane "Jennie" Ogle); died 3 Apr 1928, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974 p 71.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 54, 61.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 192.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 210, 233.

    Children:
    1. Edwina "Winnie" Ogle was born 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Mar 1957; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. Nancy L. "Lottie" Ogle was born 26 Jan 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1953; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ogle was born 6 Jul 1881, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jan 1955; was buried , Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. Ellen Louisa Ogle was born 1884; died See Notes.
    5. Ida Louisa Ogle was born 19 May 1884, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Nov 1947; was buried Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary Teen "Polly" Ogle was born 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1966; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    7. Susan L. "Susie" Ogle was born Mar 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1958, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    8. 1. Charity Roxie Ogle was born 25 Jan 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1976; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    9. Alfred Lemons "Bud" Ogle was born 13 Feb 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 1938, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Dec 1938, Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Isaac Thomas Ogle was born 1819, Tennessee (son of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 1890/1899; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    From Sevier County, Tennessee Deed Book 'L', pages 145, "I Isaac T. Ogle, have this day bargained and sold and do hereby transfer & convey to Isaac Ogle Junr., William Ogle and their heirs for the consideration of fifty dollars to me paid a tract of land in the State of Tennessee, Sevier County, District No. 11, containing by estimation fifty acres..." This land was located between Baskins Creek and Roaring Fork Creek above Mountain View Hotel. It joined the lands of Thomas Ogle Senr., Isaac T. Ogle, and Andrew Conner. Date of this deed is 13 April 1866.

    Also from Sevier County, Tennessee Deed Book 'L', Page 148 and 149, "I, Isaac T. Ogle, have this day bargained, sold and do hereby transfer and convey to Isaac Ogle Jr., William Ogle, Rebecca Compton, Mariar McCarter, Sophiar Clabaugh, Artalisa Ogle, Mary Ogle, Margaret Malzeasy Ogle and their heirs for the consideration of one hundred and fifty dollars to me paid a tract of land in the State of Tennessee, Sevier County, and District No. 11, containing by estimation five hundred and fifteen acres..." This land was also located between Baskins Creek and Roaring Fork Creek above the Mountain View Hotel. It joined the lands of old Isaac Huskey Sr., George B. McCarter, Gilbert Ogle, Arthur Ogle, and Thomas I. Ogle. Also the date of this deed is 13 April 1866.

    Listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 61, 194.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 192.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 175.

    Isaac married Nancy "Nan" Conner Bef Nov 1838, , Haywood, North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of Samuel Conner and Nancy Swearingen) was born 11 Feb 1823, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 28 Mar 1890, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Nancy "Nan" Conner was born 11 Feb 1823, Haywood County, North Carolina (daughter of Samuel Conner and Nancy Swearingen); died 28 Mar 1890, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Appears in the 11th district of the Sevier County census 1850 though 1880.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 61, 194.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 192, 217.

    Children:
    1. Gilbert Ogle was born 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 2 Dec 1892; was buried Bales Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Rebecca Ogle was born 1841, Tennessee.
    3. Mariah Ogle was born 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1909, Blue Eye, Stone, Missouri; was buried Blue Eye, Missouri.
    4. Sophia E. Ogle was born 19 Jun 1844, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1915; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Robert Ogle was born 16 Oct 1847, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1855; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nancy Ogle was born 1849, Tennessee; died 9 Jan 1855; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Malissa Artalisa Ogle was born 1852, Tennessee.
    8. Mary Jane Ogle was born 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 2. Rev. Isaac Leuallen Ogle was born 13 Jun 1856, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1934, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    10. William Elsey Ogle was born Jan 1858, Tennessee.
    11. Ogle was born Abt 1860; died See Notes.
    12. Margaret Malzena Ogle was born 1862, Tennessee.
    13. Archibald Ogle was born 1867, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  David L. ReaganDavid L. Reagan was born Abt 1812, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Richard Reagan and Julia Ann Shults); died 20 Jun 1864, Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    David died at Gallatin, Tennessee on 20 June 1864, while serving with the Union Army during the Civil War.

    David L. was a farmer and for a period of time in the 1830's served as clerk of the White Oak Flats Baptist Church in Gatlinburg. He became a member of the church at the March 1833 meeting "by experience."

    During the Civil War, David served with the Union under Captain William J. Trotter in the 9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry, Company H, commanded by Colonel Joseph Parsons. The company was organized at Sevierville and David L. enlisted, 1 October 1836, for three years. He was mustered in at Knoxville, 28 October 1863. His death which occurred at Gallatin, Tennessee was probably due to typhoid fever.

    An affidavit filed with his wifes pension claim states that they were married about the 1st of July 1833 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee by William Trentham, Justice of Peace.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans",Donald B. Reagan, 1978, 6a, 54.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 141.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37, 209.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 259.

    David married Jane "Jennie" Ogle Abt 1 Jul 1833, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. Jane (daughter of William "Black Bill" Ogle and Nancy Bohanon) was born 1818, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Sep 1879; was buried Bales Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Jane "Jennie" Ogle was born 1818, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William "Black Bill" Ogle and Nancy Bohanon); died 3 Sep 1879; was buried Bales Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    An affidavit filed with her pension claim states that she was married about the 1st of July 1833 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee by William Trentham, Justice of Peace. Jane is on the 1837 membership roll of the White Oak Flats Baptist Church.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 6a, 54.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 141.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37, 209, 210.

    Children:
    1. Lydia Reagan was born Mar 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Oct 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Sarah Reagan was born Sep 1837, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Oct 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Rachel Reagan was born Nov 1839, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1910, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Reagan was born Abt 1841, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1841, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. James O. Reagan was born Jan 1843, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mark Reagan was born 1845, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Nov 1849, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. John H. Reagan was born 1847, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. David L. "Dave" Reagan, Jr. was born 1 Jun 1850, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jan 1931, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Aaron Reagan was born 15 Jun 1852, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Oct 1936, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. 3. Nancy Jane Reagan was born 13 Aug 1855, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Apr 1928, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    11. Alfred Reagan was born 6 Nov 1857, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Bales Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Mary Elizabeth Reagan was born 30 Mar 1863, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 May 1935, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Brickey Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas J. Ogle was born 1784, Wilkes County, Georgia (son of William "Billy" Ogle and Martha Jane Huskey); died 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Thomas went with his parents to Ninety Six District, Edgefield County, South Carolina from Wilkes County, Georgia.

    Tom was named with his brother, Hercules, as coexecutor of their father's will in 1803 in Edgefield District, South Carolina. He also signed the 1811 deed of conveyance which disposed of the land left by William Ogle to his "four boys". Another deed, dated in 1825 and disposing of land in Edgefield District, South Carolina, was signed by Thomas and Sophia Ogle. They had apparently rented out this land after moving to Sevier County, Tennessee.

    No Tennessee land grants prior to 1824 were found for Tom Ogle but it is known that he was in Sevier County as early as 1805. He and Hercules Ogle deeded 48 acres of land at the mouth of Walden's Creek to William Murphy in 1807. According to the deed, found in the Tennessee State Library and Archives, they held title to the land "by virtue of seizure and occupancy". The exact date of Tom's settlement in Gatlinburg is not known but he was one of the first settlers there.

    Records of Tom's service in the War of 1812 were found in the National Archives. He served in Captain Andrew Lawson's Company of East Tennessee Drafted Militia Regiment, commanded by Colonel William Johnson, and fought against the Creek Indians. In 1850 and 1855, Tom received bounty land grants as a result of his service.

    In December of 1817 when the White Oak Flats Baptist Church was formed as an arm of the Sevierville church, Tom Ogle and his wife were listed as charter members. The first church building was started in 1855 on Tom's land. It was located where the Arrowcraft Shop stands now. A deed conveying title of the land to the church by Thomas Ogle was executed on 8 April 1861. This is found in Sevier County Courthouse in Deed Book M, page 211.

    Thomas J. Ogle has three land entries, which are dated from 1 May 1824 through 23 Jan 1826, in the Surveyor's Book No. 1 of Sevier County, Tennessee. These land entries were granted by the state of Tennessee. All these were located in the White Oak Flats community and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    Tom left a will dated 27 Sep 1861 and probated in County Court in February of 1862. It is recorded in Will Book I, p 74-75. William T. Ogle is mentioned as Tom's eldest son and is named executor of the will. Also Tom mentioned "my son Thomas Ogle... my Sons, to wit., Preston, Levi and Caleb..." In the Court records, Thomas Ogle's will was admitted for probate 3 Feb 1862. On 3 March 1862, Caleb Ogle and Wilson Duggan were appointed administrators of the estate of Thomas Ogle. (Court Minutes Book I, page 747 and 752)

    There is a list of "Inventory of the property belonging to the estate of Thomas J. Ogle, Dec'd., late of Sevier County, Tennessee in the Inventory Book, page 190/92.

    In the GUARDIANS, EXECUTORS and ADMINISTRATORS Settlement Book for Sevier County, Tennessee, there is a record for the estate of Thomas J. Ogle. From this book, the following list of the living heirs of Thomas J. Ogle is quoted: "the above Settlement shows that there is in the hands of the administrators the sum of $187.23 to be equally divided among twelve heirs, to wit., Levi, Hercules, Isaac, Rebecca wife of Preston, William T., Celeb, Thomas, Esther Trantham, Hichols Ownsby, Jacob Evans, Andrew Conner, and David Owensby & wife."

    The family appears in the Federal Census records of Sevier County from 1830 through 1860. The census and other records found show that the second generation of Ogle sons in Gatlinburg began using their father's initial in their names when there was confusion created by the same names.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 47-48.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 154-155, 211.

    Thomas married Sophia Bosley Abt 1804. Sophia was born Abt 1789, Maryland; died 13 Jul 1857, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sophia Bosley was born Abt 1789, Maryland; died 13 Jul 1857, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sophia is spoken of as the "red-headed woman" in the family stories. It is said she hoped and prayed for a church and minister of their own in the community. Her hopes were realized when their son, William T. Ogle, became a minister of the Gospel, as did a younger son, Caleb Ogle.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 47-48.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 154-155, 211.

    Children:
    1. Easter Ogle was born 6 May 1806, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1883; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Martha Ogle was born 1807, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1885; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. William Thomas Ogle was born 27 May 1810, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1894; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Nancy Ogle was born 24 Aug 1810, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Harkless T. Ogle was born 1811, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1892; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Thomas T. Ogle was born 4 Nov 1812, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1911; was buried De Hart Cemetery, Jackson Line, Swain County, North Carolina.
    7. Mary Ogle was born 24 Jan 1815, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1903; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 4. Isaac Thomas Ogle was born 1819, Tennessee; died 1890/1899; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Marriah Ogle was born 1821, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1856/1860, , Rhea, Tennessee; was buried , Rhea, Tennessee.
    10. Eliza Ogle was born 9 Apr 1823, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Apr 1910; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Preston Ogle was born 1827, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1864, Camp Nelson, Kentucky.
    12. Levi Ogle was born Apr 1829, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Caleb Ogle, Rev. was born 4 Apr 1831, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 1893; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. Sophia Elvira Ogle was born 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 1897; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Samuel Conner was born 1785 (son of Samuel Conner, II); died 1837/1840; was buried Chambers Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    It is believed that Samuel Conner was named for his grandfather Samuel Conner. Family tradition says "Samuel Conner is said to be of red Irish ancestry while some of his younger generations is crossed with 'Black Dutch'." Samuel Conner was listed in the 1790 Federal Census of Lincoln County, North Carolina.

    On 24 September 1819, Samuel Conner bought 100 acres of land from John Hyde for $150.00. This land was located "on South West side of Natahala Johns Fork of the Oconaluftee River..." in Haywood County, North Carolina, now part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    Samuel Conner was listed in the 1820 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina. There was one male and two females born 1810/1820; one female born 1794/1804; one male born 1775/1794; and one male born before 1775 in the household.

    Samuel Conner was listed in the 1830 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina. There was one male and two females born 1825/1830; one female born 1820/1825; one male and one female bor 1815/1820; two females born 1810/1815; and one male and female born 1780/1790 in the household. Their eldest daughter, Susannah, was already married to John Watson and lived next door to Samuel Conner in the 1830 census.

    On 4 April 1834 Samuel Conner bought 84 acres of land from Jacob Couches for $120.00. This land was located "on both sides of the North Fork of Oconaluftee River" and joined his land in Haywood County, North Carolina, now part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    The Oconalufty Baptist Church was organized on 6 June 1836. Samuel Conner and his wife Nancy Swearingen joined the church as charter members.

    The Oconalufty Baptist Church "resolved that we have our Church meetings at Both Brothers Samuel Conners & Jacob Mignes (Seigor) Each one in their turn for conven[ience] of the Aged & infirm until we get a Regular meeting house and that we have a prayer meeting at Brother S. Conner & Brother Minges on each Fork of sd river Between Each Monthly meeting Each one in its turn."

    Samuel Conner died at his homeplace on the waters of Ocanalufty River. Exact date of death and burial site have not been located.

    It was indicated that one of Samuel Conner's heirs had not received their share in the estate. There is a Power of Attorney in Jackson County, North Carolina - it is given below:

    "State of North Carlina)
    Henderson County )

    "Know all men by these presents that we Busrod Conner & wife Massee Conner heirs at law of the estate of Samuel Conner Deceased have this day constituted and appointed B. M. Enloe our legal and lawful attorney to settle with Joel Conner in all matters pertaining to our interest in the said estate of Samuel Conner Dec'd as full & as lawfully as if we were present at the settling thereof and we further authorzie the said B. M. Enloe to sell and dispose of all our interst in the land owned by sd Samuel Conner Dec'd as full as if we present doing thereof

    "In testimony whereof we have set our hands and seals this the 12th June 1859

    "Attest His
    Joseph Masewell Bushrod X Conner (Seal)
    James Masewell Mark
    Her
    Massee X Conner (Seal)
    Mark

    "State of North Carolina)
    Jackson County )

    "Court of Pleas and Quarter Session - June Term 1859, the foregoing power of attorney was duly proven before me by the oath of James Maxwell subscribing witnesses thereto & recorded - let it be registered - certified the 22nd September 1859

    A. M. Enloe, Clear"

    From the Abstract of Titles for Great Smoky Mountains National Park, "we do not find any conveyance from Samuel Conner for either of the tracts conveyed to him by the foregoing deeds. He was one of the earliest settlers on Ocona Lufty River and he and those under whom he claims have been in the continuous posession of these lands for nearly a century." (This note was written in 1920's/1930's)
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    Reference:
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p 66.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 183-184, 185, 217.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 285.

    Samuel — Nancy Swearingen. Nancy (daughter of Samuel Swearingen, III and Massey) was born 1792, Burke County, North Carolina; died Jan 1854; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Nancy Swearingen was born 1792, Burke County, North Carolina (daughter of Samuel Swearingen, III and Massey); died Jan 1854; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Nancy Swearingen Conner, widow of Samuel Conner, and her two sons, Robert and
    Andrew, received their letters of dismission from the Oconalufty Baptist Church
    in March 1847 meeting. Shortly after March 1847, Nancy Swearingen Conner and
    her two sons migrated to Sevier County, Tennessee. The rest of Samuel Conner's
    family was already married and lived in Sevier County, Tennessee except Joel S.
    Conner who remained in Swain County, North Carolina.

    Nancy Swearingen Conner was listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County,
    Tennessee as the head of household with her son Andrew at home.

    The SMHS lists birth date as 1790
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    Reference:
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p 66, 67.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 184, 217.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 285.

    Children:
    1. Susannah "Susie" Conner was born 1810, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 11 Feb 1871; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary "Polly" Conner was born 1813, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    3. Massey Conner was born 1816, , Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    4. Joel Samuel Conner was born 14 May 1819, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 30 Apr 1899; was buried Chambers Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina.
    5. Jane "Jennie" Conner was born 1820, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 19 Feb 1898, Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 5. Nancy "Nan" Conner was born 11 Feb 1823, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 28 Mar 1890, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Elizabeth "Betsy" Conner was born Abt 1826, , Haywood, North Carolina; died 13 Dec 1891, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Rebecca "Becky" Conner was born 1828, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 13 May 1892, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Robert R. "Bob" Conner was born 15 Apr 1830, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 31 Mar 1914; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Andrew J. "Andy" Conner was born Nov 1832, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 25 Nov 1887; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Richard ReaganRichard Reagan was born 1776/1777, Prince George County, Maryland (son of Timothy Reagan and Elizabeth Trigg); died 1829, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1829, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: BQLJ-VD

    Notes:

    The eldest son of Timothy and Elizabeth Reagan, Richard was born in Maryland or Virginia. He moved with his parents to Virginia, North Carolina, and then to Sevier County, Tennessee. Here he married circa 1796, Julia Ann Shults. Richard Reagan was one of the early settlers in the Emert's Cove, moving either with or very soon after Frederick Emert settled there circa 1800. They moved from there to White Oak Flats (now Gatlinburg) circa 1806.

    It has been often stated that Richard's son, Daniel Wesley Reagan, was the first white child born in White Oak Flats but this seems to be an error. A granddaughter said that Daniel Wesley was about four years old when the family moved to the Mill Creek site in White Oak Flats. The land records indicate this to be correct. Daniel Wesley was born in 1802 in Emert's Cove area and this makes the date of the family settling in White Oaks about 1806.

    Most of Richard's adult life was spent in Sevier County, Tennessee and since the early records of the county have been lost only a few official records for him have been found. There are four land grant records in the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. The first of these four land grants, dated 1808 reads:

    "...being in the county of Sevier and District South of French Broad and Holston on the East fork of Little Pigeon.... corner to Frederick Emmett....running with meanders of said river.... Then with the land of John Roberts on said river bank."

    Richard paid 12 1/2 cents per acre for this land and although by the date of this grant it is known he had moved to the Mill Creek site in White Oaks, he retained this land and made the final payment in 1819.

    The second grant in 1813 is for ten acres, part of an entry that had been assigned to Robert Wear. This was "in the county of Sevier in the White Oak Flats." This land ran up the river, crossed the same, and joined other lands of Richard Reagan, which indicates earlier land entries that have been lost.

    The third land grant in 1813 was for fifty acres "...in the county aforesaid in the White Oak Flats on Stoney Creek..." From courses and directions in this grant, Stoney Creek must have been the name used for Mill Creek in the earlier days. It is now called LeConte Creek. The first is a very appropriate name.

    The fourth land grant in 1828 reads: "...containing twenty-five acres, lying in the County aforesaid, on Mill Creek in the White Oak Flats." This land joined the land of Isaac Ogle, and Daniel W. Reagan as well as Richard's own lands.

    In 1837 Daniel Wesley Reagan, Richard's son, had a grant surveyed for the purpose of joining the lands surveyed in Richard Reagan's name. It is apparent from this record that several of Richard's early records are missing. This grant for 100 acres included a narrow strip of land on both sides of the river from Mill Creek to Baskins Creek. (The grant is in a very legible handwriting and it is spelled BASKINS) At a line running along the upper side of the cemetery from Baskins Creek to "the lane" (Reagan Drive now) his land joined Thomas J. Ogle. From the lane to a point near Mill Creek, he joined lands of William and Isaac Ogle. Their land included what was once called the Airport Field.

    Here on this farm in the heart of Gatlinburg, Richard's grandson, John H. Reagan, of Texas fame, was born in 1818. In the letter to his children written in 1865 while he was imprisoned after the Civil War, he said that his grandfather, Richard Reagan was of "....medium stature and good appearance, a very religious man, and member of the Methodist Episcopal church from his youth until his death...." He also said that Richard "owned the neighborhood mill and blacksmith shop; was justice of the peace for his precinct...." Richard was the class leader of the Methodist Society which met in his home before there was a meeting house built. He also kept the post office for the community. His grandson might have been writing his epithet when he said of Richard, "He was an upright good man....a contented and happy man, whose faith was in God and whose hope was in Heaven.."

    Family records say that Richard died of a fractured skull in 1829. A family story handed down through the generations tells that "Richard Reagan died when as he was taking his horses from pasture to the barn, a limb flew off a beech tree and struck him in the head." Another family story tells the same thing at the same time - "A few days before the accident, a bird flew into the porch where he was sitting, smoking his pipe, and lit on his head. He sprang from his chair, declaring it was his 'death sign' and was greatly disturbed. Whether or not it was a warning, he thought it was. The accident happened and he died a few days after that."

    Most sources say that Richard and Julia Ann Reagan had three sons and four daughters - it is possible there were others. One is thought to have been a son, Aaron Reagan, and a daughter named Barbara who died as a young girl. The other two daughters are unknown.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 2a, 5-6.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 6, 51.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 31-44.

    Richard married Julia Ann Shults 1796, Sevier County, Tennessee. Julia (daughter of Johan Martin "Martin" Shults and Juliana Stentz) was born 1775, Tryon County, North Carolina; died 23 Apr 1845, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Julia Ann ShultsJulia Ann Shults was born 1775, Tryon County, North Carolina (daughter of Johan Martin "Martin" Shults and Juliana Stentz); died 23 Apr 1845, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

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    Notes:

    Julia Ann Shultz came with her mother, Juliana Shultz, and her brothers and sisters to Sevier County, Tennessee circa 1794/1795 from Sullivan County, Tennessee.

    It is said that Julia Ann used a German Bible and hymn book and spoke German as easily as she did English.

    Julia Ann was living with her son, Daniel Wesley, at the time of her death. It was thought that she had recovered from a spring cold but when she didn't arise as usual on the morning of April 23, 1845, the family found that she had passed away in her sleep.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 2a, 6.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 6, 51.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 407.

    Children:
    1. Timothy Richard Reagan was born 1797, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1847, Fulton County, Arkansas.
    2. Mary Ann Reagan was born 1798, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Mar 1878, , Phelps, Missouri; was buried , Phelps, Missouri.
    3. Elizabeth Reagan was born 28 Dec 1800, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Aug 1831, , Floyd, Indiana.
    4. Daniel Wesley Reagan was born 15 Oct 1802, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jan 1892, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Jane Reagan was born 1804, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1870/1879, Lawrence County, Arkansas.
    6. Aaron Reagan was born 1806, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Reagan was born 1808, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Nancy Reagan 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.
    9. 6. David L. Reagan was born Abt 1812, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1864, Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee.
    10. Reagan was born Abt 1814, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Reagan was born Abt 1816, , Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  William "Black Bill" Ogle was born 1790, Edgefield County, South Carolina (son of William "Billy" Ogle and Martha Jane Huskey); died 25 Aug 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cole Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    William came with his mother and the family to Sevier County, Tennessee as early as 1805, soon after the death of his father.

    From RECORD OF COMMISSIONS OF OFFICERS IN THE TENNESSEE MILITIA 1796-1811, compiled by Mrs. John Trotwood Moore, William Ogle was commissioned as a Lieutenant of the 11th Regiment of Sevier County, Tennessee on 14 Februeary 1811 by the governor of the State of Tennessee.

    William Ogle was one of the first settlers in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. No land records prior to 1824 were found for William Ogle, but it is shown by Richard Reagan's early grants that William Ogle and his brother, Isaac Ogle, entered land adjoining the Richard Reagan's land on Mill Creek. This ran from Mill Creek upward to the area below the Cherokee Orchard, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As his sons and daughters became of age, he gave them these lands. He moved to the Sugarlands area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    William Ogle is listed on the 1837 Tax List of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    He and Nancy were members of the White Oak Flats Baptist Church.

    William Ogle was appointed as one of nine commissioners of the Sevier County Turnpike Company in 1841. It was "for the purpose of receiving subscription to the amount of twenty five thousand dollars to be applied to the purpose of making a turnpike road from the northern termination of the Smoky Mountain Turnpike road in Sevier County, Tennessee to some point on the most practical leading routes."

    William Ogle and his family appeared in the 1830 through 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    An affidavit found in the Sevier County Courthouse, by R. R. Reagan and Mark Roberts, states that William Ogle left a will but that it was destroyed in the courthouse fire of 1856. The affidavit stated that his wife, Nancy be supported and have the use of both real and personal property during her lifetime. At her death, the lands "should be equally divided between his sons, James, Henry, and William Ogle; personal property is to be equally divided between all his sons and daughters with the exception of Thomas I. Ogle, husband of his daughter, Sarah Ogle of twelve and half dollars which was to be deducted from his and her share."

    In the GUARDIANS, EXECUTORS and ADMINISTRATORS Settlement Book for Sevier County, Tennessee, there is a record for the estate of William Ogle. This gives a list of the living heirs of William Ogle. Quoted from the aforesaid book, "the above statement shows that there is in the hand of the Executor, the sum of $88.06/100 dollars to be divided among eleven heirs, to wit, William, James, Henry, & Thomas Ogle, Robert Conner & wife Milly, Samuel Watson & wife Martha, David Reagan & wife Jane, the heirs of Joseph Anderson & wife Mary, John Huskey and wife Elizabeth, the heirs of Aaron Ogle, and the heirs of David Watson & wife Rachel. So that Thomas Ogle may receive eleven & 25/100 dollars less than either of the other heirs.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 140, 262-263.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 141.

    William married Nancy Bohanon Abt 1810, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Henry Bohanon and Amillia Shotwell) was born 1795, Virginia; died 3 Jun 1869; was buried Cole Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Nancy Bohanon was born 1795, Virginia (daughter of Henry Bohanon and Amillia Shotwell); died 3 Jun 1869; was buried Cole Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Nancy was living with a son, William (Ned) Ogle in 1860. It is said that she was buried with her husband in a very old cemetery near Huskey Gap in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. This must be the Cole Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 140, 262-263.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 139, 141.

    Children:
    1. James Ogle was born 1812, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1858/1860.
    2. William W. "Ned" Ogle was born 7 Jan 1814, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Aug 1874; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah "Sally" Ogle was born Aug 1816, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 May 1901; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 7. Jane "Jennie" Ogle was born 1818, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Sep 1879; was buried Bales Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Ogle was born 1820, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Aaron Ogle was born 1822, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1849/1850, Gilmer County, Georgia.
    7. Henry Ogle was born Mar 1824, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 May 1904; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Elizabeth Ogle was born 1827, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Rachel Ogle was born 1828, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Oct 1859; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Amillia "Milly" Ogle was born 1 Apr 1831, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 May 1909; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Martha "Patsy" Ogle was born 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Jun 1902; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.