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Clercy Whaley

Female - Bef 2005


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Clercy Whaley (daughter of Aaron Walter Whaley and Lenora M. Messer); died Bef 14 Feb 2005.

    Clercy — Bevins. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Aaron Walter Whaley was born Jun 1889 (son of James B. Whaley and Mary Caldonia Whaley); died Bef 24 Oct 2006.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 39, 59.

    Aaron — Lenora M. Messer. Lenora (daughter of John H. Messer and Lucy C. Whaley) was born 10 Sep 1897; died 25 Oct 1983; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lenora M. Messer was born 10 Sep 1897 (daughter of John H. Messer and Lucy C. Whaley); died 25 Oct 1983; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 27, 59.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 164, 199, 203.

    Children:
    1. Pearl Whaley was born 11 Jun 1914; died 24 Oct 2006; was buried 27 Oct 2006, Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    2. 1. Clercy Whaley died Bef 14 Feb 2005.
    3. Hazel Whaley was born 27 Dec 1916; died 15 Feb 2005, Life Care Center of Jefferson City, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Feb 2005, Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    4. James Garland Whaley was born 8 Jul 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 2013; was buried 19 Nov 2013, Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James B. WhaleyJames B. Whaley was born Jun 1864, Tennessee (son of Aaron Whaley and Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby); died 27 Feb 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Feb 1928, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Cataloochee Township, Haywood County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 39, 48, 59, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 107.

    James married Mary Caldonia Whaley 25 Dec 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Rev. George Bradford Whaley and Mary Jane Elledge) was born 12 May 1867, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1931; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Caldonia WhaleyMary Caldonia Whaley was born 12 May 1867, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. George Bradford Whaley and Mary Jane Elledge); died 14 Feb 1931; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 95.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 39, 48, 59, 97.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 32.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 206.

    Children:
    1. Whaley was born Abt 1882; died Bef 1900.
    2. Kimsey Whaley was born 2 Feb 1882, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Aug 1952; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. 2. Aaron Walter Whaley was born Jun 1889; died Bef 24 Oct 2006.
    4. Florence Cordie Whaley was born 22 Nov 1889, Tennessee; died 21 Oct 1962; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Whaley was born Abt 1891; died Bef 1900.
    6. Whaley was born Abt 1893; died Bef 1900.

  3. 6.  John H. Messer was born 16 Sep 1875, Haywood County, North Carolina (son of James A. Messer and Rachel M. "Tiney" Barnes); died 24 Jan 1954, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jan 1954, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee

    John married Lucy C. Whaley 30 Jul 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lucy (daughter of William Isaac Whaley and Hulda Ogle) was born 31 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jan 1946, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lucy C. Whaley was born 31 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Isaac Whaley and Hulda Ogle); died 2 Jan 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jan 1946, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 25,27.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 164.

    Children:
    1. Perry Robert Messer was born 6 Jul 1894; died 1971; was buried Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Lenora M. Messer was born 10 Sep 1897; died 25 Oct 1983; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    3. James Isaac Messer was born 30 Jul 1899, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1974, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    4. Garland Messer was born 20 Jun 1901.
    5. David Soloman "Sollie" Messer was born 18 Mar 1909; died 27 Jun 1970; was buried Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    6. Ida Mae Messer was born 6 May 1912, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 2002, Jefferson County Nursing Home, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Aug 2002, Swanns Chapel Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Aaron WhaleyAaron Whaley was born 2 Jan 1823, Tennessee (son of Middleton Whaley and Rebecca Ogle); died 8 Jun 1908; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and also in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 20, 45, 48, 67, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 55, 107.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 189, 228.

    Aaron married Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby 2 Oct 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone) was born 18 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 2 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1919, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah Elmira "Sally" OwnbySarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby was born 18 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 2 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1919, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 1827 and death as 19 September 1920.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 20, 45, 48, 67, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 55, 107.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 189, 207, 228.

    Children:
    1. Martha Whaley was born 25 Sep 1843, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1912; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Whaley was born Abt 1845; died Bef 1850.
    3. John Dudley Whaley was born 9 May 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 May 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 May 1924, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Middleton Whaley, II was born Oct 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1900.
    5. Mary "Polly" Whaley was born 1851, Tennessee; died 1880/1889.
    6. Samuel Whaley was born 17 Aug 1854, Tennessee; died 19 Jun 1936; was buried Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    7. Aaron Whaley, Jr. was born 1855; died Bef 1870.
    8. George Andrew Whaley was born Jun 1858, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1934; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Sarah Whaley was born 1861, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    10. 4. James B. Whaley was born Jun 1864, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Feb 1928, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. William Henderson Whaley was born 1 Jan 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Rev. George Bradford WhaleyRev. George Bradford Whaley was born Feb 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died 12 Oct 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Oct 1914, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Serving the Union Army during the Civil War, George Bradford Whaley enlisted 20 July 1863 in Company K, 11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry. He was discharged 30 April 1864 at Blaines Cross Roads, Grainger County, Tennessee. His personal description at that time was: 5' 5" in height, black hair, dark complexion, and black eyes.
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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 18, 39.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 82, 186. 214.

    George married Mary Jane Elledge 16 Jan 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Thomas Hamilton Elledge and Nancy Holt) was born 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1883; was buried Plemmons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary Jane ElledgeMary Jane Elledge was born 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas Hamilton Elledge and Nancy Holt); died 29 Apr 1883; was buried Plemmons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 18, 39.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186, 214.

    Children:
    1. Cornelia Alice "Nelia" Whaley was born 1860, Tennessee.
    2. John T. Whaley was born 1862, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1925, McMinn County, Tennessee.
    3. Rufus Whaley was born 1863, Tennessee; died Bef Sep 1897.
    4. 5. Mary Caldonia Whaley was born 12 May 1867, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1931; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Sarah Whaley was born 1866, Tennessee.
    6. Julia Whaley was born May 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 May 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 May 1915, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Joseph Whaley was born Aug 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 1955, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Dec 1955, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. William McKinley "Vander Bill" Whaley was born 18 Jun 1872, Tennessee; died 14 Mar 1956; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. James Garfield Whaley was born 25 Mar 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 1953; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. David C. Whaley was born 1876, Tennessee.
    11. Martha Whaley was born 5 Jun 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 1958; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Rev. Isaac Calvin "Ike" Whaley was born 29 Feb 1880, Tennessee; died 20 Jul 1963, Roane County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Pinkney H. Whaley was born 30 Dec 1881, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 1923, Coal Creek, Anderson County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Sep 1923, Leach Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  James A. MesserJames A. Messer was born Abt 1853, Haywood County, North Carolina (son of Daniel Messer and Elisabeth).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee

    James married Rachel M. "Tiney" Barnes 22 Mar 1872, Haywood County, North Carolina. Rachel (daughter of Henry H. Barnes and Catharine "Katie" Caldwell) was born Abt 1856, Madison County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Rachel M. "Tiney" Barnes was born Abt 1856, Madison County, North Carolina (daughter of Henry H. Barnes and Catharine "Katie" Caldwell).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, Haywood County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. James Harvey Messer was born 14 Sep 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 1941, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 26 Nov 1941, Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, North Carolina.
    2. 6. John H. Messer was born 16 Sep 1875, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 24 Jan 1954, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jan 1954, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    3. Doc Louis Messer was born 4 Oct 1877, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 20 Sep 1948, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Sep 1948, Candles Creek Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    4. William Washington Messer was born 31 Jul 1880, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 1959, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina.
    5. Charles Randolph Messer was born 12 Jul 1882, Tennessee; died 24 Jul 1948, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 27 Jul 1948, Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina.
    6. Isaac Leonard Messer was born 26 Dec 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Mar 1968, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Old Piney Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Robbert Messer was born Jan 1888, Tennessee.
    8. Sarah Messer was born Jul 1890, Tennessee.
    9. Allece Messer was born Feb 1893, Tennessee.
    10. Bruce Messer was born Nov 1895, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  William Isaac WhaleyWilliam Isaac Whaley was born Aug 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died Aft 1910; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1860 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and
    also in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 147.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 25.

    William married Hulda Ogle Abt 1851, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Hulda (daughter of William Haggard "Buck" Ogle and Sarah Thurman) was born Jan 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1900; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Hulda Ogle was born Jan 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Haggard "Buck" Ogle and Sarah Thurman); died Aft 1900; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 147.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 25.

    Children:
    1. Burton Whaley was born Oct 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Dec 1914, Copeland Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Humphrey "Bud" Whaley was born 1855, Tennessee.
    3. James Aaron "Jim" "Bunt" Whaley was born 12 Oct 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 1917; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. William I. (Speckled Bill) Whaley was born Jan 1860.
    5. James Ishmael "Ish" Whaley was born 31 Mar 1864, Tennessee; died 9 Apr 1940; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary A. Whaley was born Apr 1863, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1932; was buried Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    7. Melvina L. Whaley was born 27 Aug 1867, Tennessee; died 30 Mar 1957; was buried Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    8. Harkless Whaley was born 15 Mar 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Dec 1951; was buried Shults-Whaley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Elvira "Vira" Whaley was born 11 Sep 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1954; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. 7. Lucy C. Whaley was born 31 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jan 1946, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    11. Aaron P. "Pinson" Whaley was born 13 Aug 1877, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1962; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.