John Jason Ownby: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	John Jason Ownby was born 23 May 1981 (son of Sidney Ownby and Madre Risa Ramsey). John married Elizabeth Diana "Beth" Etherton 27 Jun 2003, Sevier County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Bill Etherton and Betty Reed) was born 29 Jan 1979. [Group Sheet] Children: Reed Ownby

Generation: 2

Sidney Ownby

Sidney married Madre Risa Ramsey 21 Mar 1980, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 23 Jun 1982, Sevier County, Tennessee. Madre (daughter of Roy Dwight Ramsey and Charlotte Leona Massey) was born 21 Oct 1963; died 29 Jul 2007, Ft. Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Aug 2007, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Madre Risa Ramsey was born 21 Oct 1963 (daughter of Roy Dwight Ramsey and Charlotte Leona Massey); died 29 Jul 2007, Ft. Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Aug 2007, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

1. John Jason Ownby was born 23 May 1981.

Generation: 3

Roy Dwight Ramsey was born 11 Mar 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James I. Ramsey and Polly Emma Oakley); died 12 May 2011; was buried 16 May 2011, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.

Roy — Charlotte Leona Massey. Charlotte (daughter of Jack Ira Massey and Mary Laverna "Vernie" Lawson) was born 29 Apr 1934, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Feb 2004, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Feb 2004, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Charlotte Leona Massey was born 29 Apr 1934, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Jack Ira Massey and Mary Laverna "Vernie" Lawson); died 4 Feb 2004, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Feb 2004, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

Misty Reneé Ramsey was born 18 Feb 1961, Knox County, Tennessee; died 8 Oct 1962; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Madre Risa Ramsey was born 21 Oct 1963; died 29 Jul 2007, Ft. Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Aug 2007, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Madlin Ramsey
Mandra Rhea "Mandy" Ramsey

Generation: 4

12.

James I. Ramsey was born 9 Jul 1894, Tennessee (son of Jesse Ramsey and Salina "Liney" McGaha); died 19 Jul 1972; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Tennessee Sgt Co K 321 Inf World War I.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.

James — Polly Emma Oakley. Polly (daughter of Harvey Henderson Oakley and Sarah Elizabeth Kear) was born 18 Sep 1895, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1975; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Polly Emma Oakley was born 18 Sep 1895, Tennessee (daughter of Harvey Henderson Oakley and Sarah Elizabeth Kear); died 5 Sep 1975; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 233.

Children:

William Arthur Ramsey was born 8 Apr 1920; died 24 Mar 1986, Hamblen County, Tennessee.
James Allen Ramsey was born 26 Jun 1922, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 2005, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Mar 2005, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Edith Ramsey was born Abt 1925, Tennessee.
Max Ramsey was born 20 Oct 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1995; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Earl Ray Ramsey was born 26 Jun 1930, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 2013, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Apr 2013, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
6. Roy Dwight Ramsey was born 11 Mar 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 May 2011; was buried 16 May 2011, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Louise Ramsey was born 20 Sep 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 2005, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Sep 2005, Burchfield Memorial Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sarah Elizabeth "Beth" Ramsey was born Abt 1939, Tennessee.
Mae Ramsey died Bef 24 Sep 2005.

14.

Jack Ira Massey was born 1 Mar 1898, North Carolina (son of William T. "Will" Massey and Mary Elizabeth Pickle); died 14 Dec 1974; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 144.

Jack — Mary Laverna "Vernie" Lawson. Mary (daughter of Thomas H. "Huse" Lawson and Winnie Texanna Tuck) was born 24 Nov 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1990; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Mary Laverna "Vernie" Lawson was born 24 Nov 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas H. "Huse" Lawson and Winnie Texanna Tuck); died 14 Jun 1990; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 144.

Children:

Arthur "Beece" Massey was born 29 Dec 1920, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 2001; was buried 10 Jan 2001, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Charles Grant Massey was born 1 Jul 1923, Tennessee; died 18 Dec 1987; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mildred Massey was born 27 May 1929, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1973; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Warren Massey was born Abt 1932, Tennessee.
7. Charlotte Leona Massey was born 29 Apr 1934, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Feb 2004, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Feb 2004, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.