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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elmina Ownby was born 1874 (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby, Jr. and Mary Ella "Polly" Evans).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 75.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nicholas H. Ownby, Jr. was born 25 Jul 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle); died 18 Mar 1934; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 75, 130.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 85.

    Nicholas married Mary Ella "Polly" Evans 10 Nov 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Richard E. "Preacher Dick" Evans, Rev. and Mary Olief "Olive" Ownbey) was born 25 Jan 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1929; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Ella "Polly" Evans was born 25 Jan 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Richard E. "Preacher Dick" Evans, Rev. and Mary Olief "Olive" Ownbey); died 6 Aug 1929; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 75, 130.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 85.

    Children:
    1. 1. Elmina Ownby was born 1874.
    2. Martha Ella Ownby was born 25 Apr 1874; died 21 Sep 1952; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Goodf Ownby was born 7 Feb 1877, Tennessee; died 31 May 1965; was buried Jones Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cumberland County, Virginia.
    4. Eli Posey Ownby was born 11 Sep 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Aug 1945, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Aug 1945, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Luther Evan Ownby was born 28 Jun 1889, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1937, Sullivan County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Jan 1937, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Nicholas H. Ownby was born 11 Dec 1812, Rutherford, North Carolina (son of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 15 Aug 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 193.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 69.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 294.

    Nicholas married Mary Ogle Abt 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 24 Jan 1815, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1903; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Ogle was born 24 Jan 1815, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 7 Feb 1903; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 193
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 69.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 294.

    Children:
    1. William Cuberston Ownby was born 1 Oct 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 May 1914; was buried Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Hulda Ownby was born 1836, North Carolina.
    3. Mariah Ownby was born 25 Dec 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1905; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Ownby was born 10 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1930; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Sophia Ownby was born 10 Apr 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1920; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Dicy Ownby was born Aug 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Nancy Ownby was born Aug 1844, Tennessee; died Aft 1900.
    8. Thomas Nicholas Ownby was born 12 Jul 1846, Tennessee; died 3 Aug 1920; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. John Ownby was born 18 Jan 1848, Tennessee; died 1 May 1917; was buried Myers Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. Mary "Polly" Ownby was born 11 Dec 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1874; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. 2. Nicholas H. Ownby, Jr. was born 25 Jul 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1934; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Martha Jane Ownby was born 25 May 1853, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1925; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Humphrey Ownby was born 4 Mar 1855, Tennessee; died 11 May 1937; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    14. Rev. Pinkney I. Ownby was born 1857, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1936; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Richard E. "Preacher Dick" Evans, Rev. was born 4 Jan 1824, Tennessee (son of Jacob Evans and Martha Ogle); died 6 Dec 1901; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Affectionately called "Preacher Dick", he was received into the White Oak Flats Baptist Church in October of 1839 "by experience". In October of 1843, he was granted the right "to exercise a public gift wherever his lot Should be Cast." He was ordained at the church on the 27th of October 1846 "through the assistance of Brothers Isaac Kimbro and Eli Roberts as presbytery..." (Church minutes book of White Oak Flats Baptist Church). This began his long and fruitful service to the Lord and his fellow man.

    Beside the Gatlinburg Church, he served New Salem Church, Lebanon in the Glades, Friendship in Greenbrier, the Hills Creek Church and at both Evan's Chapel No. 1 and 2. He also made visits to the Indians in North Carolina. Dr. Burnett, in his book about pioneer ministers credited Richard Evans with converting more than 10,000 souls to Christ and personally baptizing more than 1,800 persons.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 158.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 130.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 128.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 52.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 126.

    Richard married Mary Olief "Olive" Ownbey 30 Jan 1840, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill) was born 11 Jul 1821, , Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 26 Apr 1908, , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Olief "Olive" Ownbey was born 11 Jul 1821, , Buncombe County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 26 Apr 1908, , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-GG

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 51.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 130.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 52.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth "Betty" Evans was born 1840, Tennessee; died 1888; was buried Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Dialtha Evans was born 1841, Tennessee; died 1873.
    3. Martha Jane Evans was born 1843, Tennessee; died Abt 1882.
    4. Evans was born Abt 1845; died See Notes.
    5. Rhoda Evans was born 1848, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1868.
    6. Anna Evans was born 3 Sep 1851, Tennessee; died 27 Jan 1907; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Olive Evans was born 1 Feb 1853, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1913; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 3. Mary Ella "Polly" Evans was born 25 Jan 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1929; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Sophia Evans was born Aug 1857, Tennessee; died 3 Oct 1931; was buried Beaty Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    10. Elmina Evans was born 22 Nov 1859, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1885; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. N. Jennie Evans died 1939.
    12. Evans


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John OwnbyJohn Ownby was born 4 Apr 1791, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of James Ownby and Joanna Sims); died 3 Sep 1857, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    John Ownby lived with his parents in Rutherford County, North Carolina, later Buncombe County, North Carolina.

    In 1833, John Ownby and his family migrated to Sevier County, Tennessee from Buncombe County, North Carolina. They made their home in the Glades community, 2nd Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee. Here John Ownby lived until his death.

    John Ownby and his family were listed in the 1840 and 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. Listed as John Ownsby in 1840 census.

    An interesting story about John Ownby at the time of his death was told by his grandson, Samuel Ownby. It is:

    "...Mother told me this story and I don't think my mother would tell me something that wasn't true. Mother said that the day before Grandfather Ownby died he walked from his house to the store, that he told the people in the store that he would die about that same time on the following day. The next day at about the time he had told them this, he layed down on the bed, talked as fast as he could, telling his family how to live, what to do, etc., then turned his face to the wall & died."
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    References:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 1.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66.
    Wiley Emmett Koon, Jr., 15 July 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.

    John married Mary Jane "Granny" Coone 17 Feb 1812, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt) was born 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1881, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Jane "Granny" Coone was born 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt); died 1881, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Mary Koone Ownby, known to all as "Granny Coone", lived with her children until her death.

    Roger Gardner lists birth as 1796.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66, 67.
    Wiley Emmett Koon, Jr., 15 July 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.
    "Benedict Kuhn (Coon, Koon, Koone) Immigrant & His Descendants", Roger L. Gardner, D.C., 1 March 1998, p 4.

    Notes:

    Bride: M Coon
    Groom: John Ownby
    Bond Date: 17 Feb 1812
    County: Rutherford
    Record #: 01 245
    Bondsman: George Coone
    Witness: Jas O Lewis
    Bond #: 000135547

    North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

    Children:
    1. 4. Nicholas H. Ownby was born 11 Dec 1812, Rutherford, North Carolina; died 15 Aug 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Ownby was born 1814, Rutherford, North Carolina; died 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. David Ownby was born 24 Jun 1816, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 10 Oct 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rachel Ownby was born 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died Aft 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby was born 1 Jan 1820, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1897; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby 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.
    7. John B. Ownby was born 1824, North Carolina; died 1899; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Ownby was born 1826, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died See Notes.
    9. George Ownby was born 1828, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 1 Nov 1914.
    10. Ownby was born 1830, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died See Notes.
    11. Madison Ownby was born 9 Apr 1832, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 6 Nov 1861.

  3. 10.  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]


  4. 11.  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. 5. Mary Ogle was born 24 Jan 1815, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1903; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 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.

  5. 12.  Jacob Evans was born 1797, South Carolina (son of William Evans); died Abt Mar 1878; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Martha and Jacob gave the land for the Lebanon Baptist Church in the Glades. They left a joint will which is recorded in Will Book I, page 247, Sevier County Courthouse. Their daughter, Sophia Ownby, and her son, Samuel, are mentioned in it. The will was probated in April 1878.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 158.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 52, 298.

    Jacob married Martha Ogle Abt 1823, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 1807, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1885; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Martha Ogle was born 1807, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 1885; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Martha and Jacob gave the land for the Lebanon Baptist Church in the Glades. They left a joint will which is recorded in Will Book I, page 247, Sevier County Courthouse. Their daughter, Sophia Ownby, and her son, Samuel, are mentioned in it. The will was probated in April 1878.

    Samuel Ownby told of his grandmother's love of the mountains. His parents, James and Sophia Evans Ownby along with his grandparents, Martha and Jacob Evans had moved to Copperhill, Tennessee. Martha yearned for the mountains so much, she started walking home. Jacob and James rode after her and finally persuaded her to stay until they made their harvest that year. She held them to their promise and they returned that fall to the Smokies.

    Census records verify the story above mentioned. They are listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Gilmer County, Georgia, right near the state line of Tennessee and Georgia.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 158.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 52, 298.

    Children:
    1. 6. Richard E. "Preacher Dick" Evans, Rev. was born 4 Jan 1824, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 1901; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Evans was born 1825, Tennessee.
    3. Sophia Evans was born 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1910; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  John Ownby, Jr. was born 11 Jul 1781, Amherst County, North Carolina (son of John "Johny" Ownbey and Nancy Ann "Nannie" Porter); died 5 Sep 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQP-13

    Notes:

    John Ownby Jr. served in the War of 1812 with the North Carolina malitia. Records from the National Archives show John Ownby as a private in Captain Bradly's Company of North Carolina militia for six months but was not called out until February and continued in actual service for over fourteen days. He was discharged in Rutherford County, North Carolina on 6 March 1815. In 1858 John Ownby applied for a bounty land grant on the basis of his military service. He received a grant of 158 acres in Sevier County, Tennessee.

    In 1816, just after the War of 1812 was over, John Ownby Jr. and his family moved from Rutherford County, North Carolina to Sevier County, Tennessee. This Ownby family was the only one listed in the 1830 Federal Census of East Tennessee.

    On 4 February 1858, John Ownby Jr. made a will to dispose of his property. In his will, he said, "I give and bequeath to my son John H. Ownby all my property both real and personal consisting of one hundred and twenty five acres of Land, Cattle, Hogs, Horses, household furniture, etc. I have given and bequeath all my property to said son John in consequence of his kindness in taking care of myself and wife in our age and during our infirmity."
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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 64, 105.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

    John married Elizabeth Hill 14 Mar 1803, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of John Hill) was born 6 Nov 1784, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 24 Aug 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth Hill was born 6 Nov 1784, Buncombe County, North Carolina (daughter of John Hill); died 24 Aug 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQP-28

    Notes:

    Donald B. Reagan has birth date as 6 November 1786.
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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    13.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 64, 105.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

    Notes:

    Bride: Elizabeth Hill
    Groom: John Ownby
    Bond Date: 11 Mar 1805
    County: Rutherford
    Record #: 01 245
    Bondsman: Arthur Ownby
    Witness: R Lewis, Clerk of Court
    Bond #: 000135548

    North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

    Children:
    1. Amos Ownbey was born 22 Dec 1807, , Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 8 Sep 1894, , Reynolds, Missouri.
    2. Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey was born 20 Mar 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 6 Feb 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Westly Ownbey was born 6 Apr 1812, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died Nov 1869, Wayne County, Missouri; was buried New Prospect Cemetery, Wayne County, Missouri.
    4. Harrison Ownbey was born 22 Jan 1814, , Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    5. Aaron Ownbey was born 26 Oct 1815, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 29 Oct 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1898, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mourning Ownbey was born 11 Aug 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 21 Apr 1870, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Rhoda Ownbey was born 17 Aug 1819, , Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 26 Aug 1827, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 7. Mary Olief "Olive" Ownbey was born 11 Jul 1821, , Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 26 Apr 1908, , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. James Ownbey was born 17 Jun 1823, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 1827, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Ann Ownbey was born 9 Dec 1825, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1827, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. John H. "Humpy John" Ownbey was born 27 Oct 1827, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 1875; was buried Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Martha Ownbey was born 1829, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Son Ownbey was born 1831, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.


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