Lewis McLean Reid: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Lewis McLean Reid was born 29 Mar 1885, McDowell County, North Carolina (son of William Patton Reid and Martha Ownbey); died 2 Jun 1959, Catawba County, North Carolina; was buried Winkler Cove Cemetery.

Generation: 2

William Patton Reid was born 24 Aug 1855, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 14 Oct 1947, Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried Tabernacle Cemetery, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Notes:

Resided in Haywood County, North Carolina.
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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
25. .;

William married Martha Ownbey 1877. Martha (daughter of Uriah Ownbey and Nancy Louisey (Nancy Lou) Hudgins) was born 1857. [Group Sheet]

Martha Ownbey was born 1857 (daughter of Uriah Ownbey and Nancy Louisey (Nancy Lou) Hudgins).

Notes:

Resided in Haywood County, North Carolina.
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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
25. .;

Children:

Delia Cordelia Reid was born 28 Oct 1878, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 16 Jul 1946; was buried St Paul Cemetery, Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina.
1. Lewis McLean Reid was born 29 Mar 1885, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 2 Jun 1959, Catawba County, North Carolina; was buried Winkler Cove Cemetery.
Lona Katherine Reid was born 30 Sep 1888, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 11 Aug 1969, Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Edneyville, North Carolina.

Generation: 3

Uriah Ownbey was born 1820, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of William Owensby and Sarah (Sally) Brown); was buried 1892, McDowell County, North Carolina.

Notes:

Uriah Ownbey built a house about two miles from his boyhood home, about a mile
from Rocky Creek, and lived and died in Marion, McDowell, North Carolina. He
and his wife are buried in the "Old Field's" Cemetery on Bald Mountain.

Uriah, had some clothing made by a tailor at Newport, Tennessee, Andrew
Johnson, who later read law, entered politics and eventually became President
of this nation. Carl Searcy of Portland, Oregan can remember the fancy vest of
beautiful flowered silk.
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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
4, 5, 14, 25.

Uriah married Nancy Louisey (Nancy Lou) Hudgins 18 Jan 1855, , McDowell, North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of John Hudgins and Mary Owenby) was born Abt 1830/1839, North Carolina; died 1890. [Group Sheet]

Nancy Louisey (Nancy Lou) Hudgins was born Abt 1830/1839, North Carolina (daughter of John Hudgins and Mary Owenby); died 1890.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
14, 25. .;

Children:

3. Martha Ownbey was born 1857.
Amanda Catherine Ownbey was born 10 Oct 1858, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 31 Mar 1920, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Tabernacle Church Cemetery, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Thomas Jefferson Ownbey was born 6 Dec 1860, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 15 Dec 1914.
Nancy E. Ownbey was born Abt 1863, North Carolina.
Sophronia Ownbey was born 18 Jan 1866, North Carolina; was christened , McDowell, North Carolina; died 12 Apr 1886; was buried , Buncombe County, North Carolina.
John Calven Ownbey was born 24 Sep 1868, McDowell County, North Carolina; died Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Julia Etta Ownbey was born 21 Dec 1870, , McDowell, North Carolina; died 30 Jan 1919; was buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Payne County, Oklahoma.
Margaret L. "Maggie" Ownbey was born Abt 1874, North Carolina.

Generation: 4

12.

William Owensby was born 16 Oct 1787, Tryon County, North Carolina (son of James Ownby and Joanna Sims); died Sep 1864, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1850, Cocke County, Tennessee

Notes:

William was a soldier in the War of 1812 and received a pension for his service. After his second marriage, William moved to Sevier County, Tennessee, and later moved to Cooke County Tennessee where he died.

William went with his brother, John and his uncle John to Sevier County, Tennessee, about 1825-1826.
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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 4, 5, 14.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 65.

William married Sarah (Sally) Brown Abt Dec 1819, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Sarah was born Abt 1800; died Mar 1823. [Group Sheet]

13.

Sarah (Sally) Brown was born Abt 1800; died Mar 1823.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
4, 5, 14.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 65.

Children:

6. Uriah Ownbey was born 1820, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried 1892, McDowell County, North Carolina.

14.

John Hudgins was born 1793, North Carolina (son of Starling Hudgins and A. Hammen).

Notes:

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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 9, 25.

John — Mary Owenby. Mary (daughter of Arthur "Little Arthur" Ownby and Barbara Hill) was born 1803, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

15.

Mary Owenby was born 1803, North Carolina (daughter of Arthur "Little Arthur" Ownby and Barbara Hill).

Notes:

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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 9.

Children:

Roday Mary Ann Hudgins was born Abt 1838, North Carolina.
7. Nancy Louisey (Nancy Lou) Hudgins was born Abt 1830/1839, North Carolina; died 1890.
Jonas Hudgins