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Female 1921 - 2002  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Virgie Dixon was born 24 Feb 1921 (daughter of Henry Clinton Dixon and Bedia Mae Ownby); died 23 Dec 2002, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Dec 2002, Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Virgie — Burl Eugene Ward. Burl was born 30 Oct 1909; died 20 Oct 1983; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Robert F. "Bobby" Ward died 30 Dec 1999, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Jan 2000, Prospect Cemetery.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry Clinton Dixon was born 8 Jun 1896, Tennessee (son of David D. Dixon and Hester Jane Dockery); died 22 Oct 1983; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 9, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 99, 155.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 157.

    Henry — Bedia Mae Ownby. Bedia (daughter of Charles Clinton Ownby and Mary Helen Bohanon) was born 7 Mar 1901, Tennessee; died 6 Oct 1940; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Bedia Mae Ownby was born 7 Mar 1901, Tennessee (daughter of Charles Clinton Ownby and Mary Helen Bohanon); died 6 Oct 1940; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 9, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 99, 155.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 157.

    Children:
    1. 1. Virgie Dixon was born 24 Feb 1921; died 23 Dec 2002, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Dec 2002, Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Gladys Dixon was born 13 Jun 1924, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1992; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. David Carl Dixon was born 23 Feb 1927, Tennessee; died 31 Jul 1983, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Lola T. Dixon was born Abt 1931, Tennessee.
    5. Dillard Ralph "Fuzz" Dixon was born 19 Mar 1933, Tennessee; died 9 Nov 2006; was buried 11 Nov 2006, Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Wayne H. Dixon


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  David D. Dixon was born 2 Aug 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Henry Dickson and Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan); died 20 Feb 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Feb 1937, Miller Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 78, 152, 157.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 68.

    David married Hester Jane Dockery 16 Feb 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee. Hester (daughter of Alfred L. Dockery and Rebecca Ann Lunsford) was born May 1868, Tennessee; died Abt 1910; was buried Dixon Farm Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Hester Jane Dockery was born May 1868, Tennessee (daughter of Alfred L. Dockery and Rebecca Ann Lunsford); died Abt 1910; was buried Dixon Farm Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 152, 157.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 68.

    Children:
    1. Richard Sherman Dixon was born 22 Sep 1890, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1971; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Curtis "L. C." Dixon was born 29 Jun 1892, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Apr 1940, Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Dicie Elizabeth Dixon was born 4 Dec 1893, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1977; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 2. Henry Clinton Dixon was born 8 Jun 1896, Tennessee; died 22 Oct 1983; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. Ida Lee Dixon was born 20 Mar 1897, Tennessee; died 27 May 1985; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Della Mae Dixon was born 17 Jul 1899, Tennessee; died 28 Dec 1994; was buried Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Laura L. Dixon was born 10 Feb 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 1967; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Jack Dixon was born 8 Apr 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jun 1952; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Alfred Pinkney Dixon was born 2 Mar 1904, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1976; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Rebecca Ann "Becky" Dixon was born 8 Apr 1905, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 1981; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Lavator Dixon was born Abt 1910, Tennessee.
    12. Lillie Dixon died Abt 1910; was buried Dixon Farm Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Charles Clinton Ownby was born 9 Jul 1876, Tennessee (son of William Ownby and Martha M. Lindsey); died 9 Jun 1964.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 99, 151, 155.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 79, 157.
    Dr. JoAn Trentham, joan.trentham@gmail.com, 27 March 2001.

    Charles married Mary Helen Bohanon 2 Feb 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Henry Bohannon, III and Sophia Ogle) was born 28 Jun 1875; died 14 Feb 1954, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Helen Bohanon was born 28 Jun 1875 (daughter of Henry Bohannon, III and Sophia Ogle); died 14 Feb 1954, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 99, 151, 155.
    Dr. JoAn Trentham, joan.trentham@gmail.com, 27 March 2001.

    Children:
    1. William Amos Ownby was born 28 May 1893, Tennessee; died Apr 1957.
    2. Lillie Ellen Ownby was born 8 Oct 1897, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1977; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Elmer Andrew Ownby was born 25 Dec 1899, Tennessee; died 24 Mar 1987; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. 3. Bedia Mae Ownby was born 7 Mar 1901, Tennessee; died 6 Oct 1940; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. Robert Cleo "Bob" Ownby was born 16 Jun 1904, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1987; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Marshall Henry Ownby was born 7 Jan 1907; died 30 Oct 1963; was buried Prospect Cemetery.
    7. Anna Lee Ownby was born 11 Jan 1910.
    8. Bessie Lou Cretta Ownby was born 18 Aug 1912; died 31 Oct 1964.
    9. Flora Elizabeth Ownby was born 18 Apr 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 May 2003; was buried 4 May 2003, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Henry Dickson was born 4 Nov 1830, Tennessee (son of Alexander Dickson and Elizabeth "Peggy" Bohannon); died 9 Aug 1894; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Probably born in South Carolina where parents lived before migrating in Sevier County, Tennessee, Middle Creek, Tennesse and died of stomach trouble.
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    Reference:"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 142, 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 152.
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.

    William married Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan Abt 1848/1849, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack") was born 8 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1911; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan was born 8 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack"); died 21 Jul 1911; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Died of kidney trouble and buried in Aaron Proffit Cemetery.

    SMHS lists death as 21 July 1914.
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    Reference:
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 13, 119, 152.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 142, 143, 189, 199, 253.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 499.

    Children:
    1. Lucinda Dickson was born 19 Feb 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1922; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Dickson was born Abt 1852; died Abt 1853.
    3. Sarah E. Dickson was born 1853, Tennessee; died May 1912; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Nancy A. "Nan" Dickson was born 5 Mar 1855, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Jan 1938, Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Ann Dickson was born 21 Aug 1857, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1934; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. William H. "Bill" Dixon was born 10 Sep 1858, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1940; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson was born 13 Aug 1861, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1931; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 4. David D. Dixon was born 2 Aug 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Feb 1937, Miller Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Celia Cornelia Dickson was born 20 Oct 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Robert Prentice "Ples" Dickson was born 15 May 1867, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1957.
    11. Henry C. Dickson was born 25 Jul 1869, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1932.
    12. Joseph Crockett Dickson was born Jul 1871.
    13. Samuel Wesley Dickson was born 26 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1962; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. Margaret M. Dickson was born 25 Aug 1876; died 12 Jan 1934; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Alfred L. Dockery was born 1836, Madison County, North Carolina (son of George Dockery and Nancy Lunsford); died 28 Aug 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Aug 1915, Miller Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 243.
    Flo A Dockery, TheOwlNest@aol.com, 6 June 2000.

    Alfred — Rebecca Ann Lunsford. Rebecca (daughter of Lunsford) was born 1840, North Carolina; died 23 Mar 1924. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Rebecca Ann Lunsford was born 1840, North Carolina (daughter of Lunsford); died 23 Mar 1924.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 243.
    Flo A Dockery, TheOwlNest@aol.com, 6 June 2000.

    Children:
    1. George F. Dockery was born Mar 1861, North Carolina; died 25 Apr 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Apr 1930, Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Henry Sherman Dockery was born 14 Mar 1865, North Carolina; died 15 Apr 1951, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Apr 1951, Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 5. Hester Jane Dockery was born May 1868, Tennessee; died Abt 1910; was buried Dixon Farm Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Malissia Dockery was born 10 May 1868, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 1948; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Elihu Robert Grant Dockery, "LRG" was born 16 Mar 1871, Greene County, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1945; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Alfred Pinkney Dockery was born 23 Aug 1874, Tennessee; died 4 Oct 1960; was buried Bethel Baptist Cemetery.
    7. John R. Dockery was born Abt 1877, Tennessee.
    8. Columbus Jackson "Lum" Dockery was born 14 Feb 1879, Tennessee; died 23 Nov 1953; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  William Ownby was born 14 Feb 1853, Tennessee (son of John B. Ownby and Jane "Jennie" Whaley); died 23 Dec 1917; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried in the Elkmont Cemetery, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 28, 98, 99.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 692.

    William married Martha M. Lindsey 5 Jan 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of John Lindsey and Mary Huskey) was born Feb 1856, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Martha M. Lindsey was born Feb 1856, Tennessee (daughter of John Lindsey and Mary Huskey).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 28, 98, 99.

    Children:
    1. Ownby was born Abt 1871; died See Notes.
    2. Ownby was born Abt 1872; died See Notes.
    3. M. David Ownby was born 1874, Tennessee.
    4. Cora Alice Ownby was born 24 Jun 1874, Tennessee; died 9 Mar 1949, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Mar 1949, Bethel Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Charles Clinton Ownby was born 9 Jul 1876, Tennessee; died 9 Jun 1964.
    6. Ownby was born Abt 1880; died See Notes.
    7. John C. Pink Ownby was born 18 Aug 1883, Tennessee; died 8 Jun 1924, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Jun 1924, Coal Creek, Tennessee.
    8. Caldonia P. Ownby was born 4 Jul 1885; was buried Anderson County, Tennessee.
    9. Printha A. Ownby was born Jun 1888.
    10. William Harrison Ownby was born 3 Feb 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Nov 1950; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Mary L. Ownby was born Nov 1895.
    12. Hettie V. Ownby was born Dec 1898.

  7. 14.  Henry Bohannon, IIIHenry Bohannon, III was born May 1838, Tennessee (son of Henry Bohannon, Jr. and Catherine "Kate" Powell); died 1920; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112, 144, 151, 167.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 111.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 205.

    Henry married Sophia Ogle 31 May 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sophia (daughter of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey) 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. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Sophia OgleSophia Ogle was born 1 Jan 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey); died 7 Apr 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Apr 1928, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sophia's second husband was a first cousin of her first.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112, 144, 151, 166.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 111.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 166, 205.

    Children:
    1. Martha Bohannon was born 4 Mar 1872, Tennessee; died 8 Oct 1943; was buried Sugar Creek Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    2. George W. "Schrader" Bohanon was born Mar 1873, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1940; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. 7. Mary Helen Bohanon was born 28 Jun 1875; died 14 Feb 1954, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Dolson "Dawson" "Doss" Bohanon was born 7 Mar 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Dec 1960; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mark Bohanan was born 4 Jul 1878, Tennessee; died 7 Mar 1962; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Ida Malinda Bohanon was born 10 Oct 1880; died 29 May 1939; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. Rhoda Elmine Bohanon was born May 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 May 1951; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. James Decator Bohanon was born 5 Mar 1892; died 18 Apr 1976; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.


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