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John E. Donahue

Male 1931 - 2007  (75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John E. Donahue was born 23 Dec 1931, Lexington, Kentucky (son of Judge John E. Donahue and Evelyn L. Reagan); died 20 Mar 2007, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan; was buried Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township.

    John married Nancy Largent 12 Aug 1950, East Detroit, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Sherry Donahue
    2. Cynthia Donahue
    3. Colleen "Georgie" Donahue

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Judge John E. Donahue was born 10 Aug 1904; died 6 Sep 1978.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 19.

    John married Evelyn L. Reagan 9 Mar 1922. Evelyn (daughter of Fletcher Luther Reagan and Nancy Melita Roberts) was born 12 Oct 1904; died 24 Nov 2002. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Evelyn L. Reagan was born 12 Oct 1904 (daughter of Fletcher Luther Reagan and Nancy Melita Roberts); died 24 Nov 2002.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 19.

    Children:
    1. 1. John E. Donahue was born 23 Dec 1931, Lexington, Kentucky; died 20 Mar 2007, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan; was buried Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township.
    2. Barbara Donahue died Bef 20 Mar 2007.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Fletcher Luther Reagan was born 30 Jan 1859, Tennessee (son of Richard Reason "Uncle Dick" Reagan and Martha Hurst); died 21 Jan 1934; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Fletcher Luther and his wife taught school in the mountain area before moving
    to Knoxville, Tennessee where Fletcher was engaged in the grocery business.
    They are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Knoxville.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 17, 18, 19.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 175.

    Fletcher married Nancy Melita Roberts 8 May 1888. Nancy (daughter of Levi S. Roberts and Catherine Seaton) was born Abt 1862, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Nancy Melita Roberts was born Abt 1862, Tennessee (daughter of Levi S. Roberts and Catherine Seaton); was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Taught school in the mountain area before moving to Knoxville, Tennessee
    where Fletcher was engaged in the grocery business. Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery
    in Knoxville.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 17, 18, 19.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 175.

    Children:
    1. Cora Reagan was born 4 Oct 1889; died 6 Jul 1890; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Flora Reagan was born 5 May 1891.
    3. Mamie Reagan was born 23 Sep 1892.
    4. Ollie Reagan was born 13 Dec 1893.
    5. Frank G. Reagan was born 2 Aug 1895.
    6. George William Reagan was born 10 Sep 1898.
    7. Bessie Reagan was born 23 Sep 1900.
    8. 3. Evelyn L. Reagan was born 12 Oct 1904; died 24 Nov 2002.
    9. Charles Reagan was born 27 Apr 1907.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Richard Reason "Uncle Dick" ReaganRichard Reason "Uncle Dick" Reagan was born 12 Nov 1830, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Daniel Wesley Reagan and Nancy Ogle); died 17 Apr 1912; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 1DDV-7W

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as farmer.

    Richard Reason lived all his life in the Gatlinburg area. Some time after the Civil War he moved his home and store to the Sugarlands.

    R. R. Reagan served the district for many years as a Justice of the Peace and as a tax collector. He was the county sheriff from 1870 to 1874. When the Gatlinburg Post Office was established in 1856 by the U. S. Postal Department, Richard served from 12 December 1871 to 10 July 1883 as postmaster, but not the first.

    Serving the Union during the Civil War, R. R. Reagan enlisted 16 Sep 1862 in Company E, 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry. A commissary sergeant, he was discharged 5 July 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. His personal description at that time was: 5' 9" in height, dark hair, dark complexion and yellow eyes.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 16, 17.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 144, 171.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 141, 146.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 8.

    Richard married Martha Hurst 12 Jul 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of James Hurst and Sarah Jones) was born 2 Aug 1834, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1878; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Martha HurstMartha Hurst was born 2 Aug 1834, Tennessee (daughter of James Hurst and Sarah Jones); died 17 Mar 1878; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 17.

    Children:
    1. Tilman L. Reagan was born 24 Apr 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1913.
    2. 6. Fletcher Luther Reagan was born 30 Jan 1859, Tennessee; died 21 Jan 1934; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. Daniel Wesley Everett Reagan was born 20 Dec 1860; died 12 Oct 1861; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Martha Ellen Reagan was born 4 Dec 1862, Tennessee; died 16 Jun 1888; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Richard R. Reagan was born 2 Jun 1866; died 30 Jul 1867; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Louis A. Reagan was born 2 Sep 1868, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1900; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Rhoda Malinda Reagan was born 5 Apr 1870, Tennessee; died 2 Nov 1943; was buried Modesto, Stanislaus, California.
    8. Charetza Hammer "Kay" Reagan was born 11 Oct 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Oct 1957; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 14.  Levi S. Roberts was born 22 Jul 1830, Tennessee; died 16 May 1905; was buried 17 May 1905, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Blacksmith Co. M 2 Tn. Cav. Civil War.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 18.

    Levi — Catherine Seaton. Catherine was born 11 Jan 1835, Tennessee; died 14 May 1910; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Catherine Seaton was born 11 Jan 1835, Tennessee; died 14 May 1910; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 18.

    Children:
    1. Melina Ellen Roberts was born 6 Jan 1856, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1939; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary J. Roberts was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.
    3. Margaret E. Roberts was born Abt 1860, Tennessee.
    4. 7. Nancy Melita Roberts was born Abt 1862, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. Martha Malinda Roberts was born Abt 1862, Tennessee.
    6. Nancy M. Roberts was born Abt 1866, Tennessee.
    7. Catharine Roberts was born Abt 1867, Tennessee.


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