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Wiley Manson Oakley

Wiley Manson Oakley

Male 1885 - 1954  (69 years)

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  1. 1.  Wiley Manson OakleyWiley Manson Oakley was born 12 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Henry Coleman Oakley and Nancy Elmina Conner); died 18 Nov 1954; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Known as the "Roamin' Man of the Mountains", Wiley Manson Oakley was a noted Smoky Mountain guide and entertainer (storyteller) in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 219.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 152, 199, 233.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 295, 299.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 43, 253, 284.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 35, 49, 62, 135, 142, 183, 268.

    Wiley married Rebecca Ann Ogle 19 Jan 1906. Rebecca (daughter of Noah Wilson "Bud" Ogle and Lucinda C. Bradley) was born 25 Dec 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Oct 1980; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Elmer Oakley was born 3 Nov 1906; died Bef 25 Oct 2000.
    2. Lucinda Oakley was born 9 Jun 1909, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 2003; was buried 3 Jan 2004, Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Oakley was born 2 Jul 1911; died 29 Oct 2011, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Nov 2011, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Woodrow Wilson Oakley was born 14 Aug 1913, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 2008.
    5. Orville M. Oakley was born 2 Jun 1915; died Bef 6 Feb 2007.
    6. Harvey Joseph Oakley was born 6 Jan 1918, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 2007; was buried 9 Feb 2007, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Katherine Oakley was born 2 Sep 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Oct 2000, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Oct 2000, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Charles Henry Oakley was born 24 Mar 1923, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1994; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Rueben Cates Oakley was born 9 Jul 1924; died 9 Jul 1924; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. David Chapman Oakley was born 17 Mar 1926; died 16 Nov 2010, Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Nov 2010, Tennessee State Veterans’ Cemetery.
    11. Clara Jane Oakley was born 18 Jul 1927; died 18 Jul 1927; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Wiley "Casey" Oakley, Jr. was born 8 Jul 1930.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry Coleman Oakley was born Dec 1850, Washington County, Tennessee (son of Leonard Henderson Oakley and Elizabeth Pethindy Grindstead); died 1920, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    They were listed in the 1870 and 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 80.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 199, 227, 232.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 253, 284.

    Henry married Nancy Elmina Conner 30 Jun 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Andrew J. "Andy" Conner and Sophia Elvira Ogle) was born 3 Nov 1851; died 2 Jun 1894; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Nancy Elmina ConnerNancy Elmina Conner was born 3 Nov 1851 (daughter of Andrew J. "Andy" Conner and Sophia Elvira Ogle); died 2 Jun 1894; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 3 November 1850.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 80.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 199, 227, 232.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 253, 284.

    Children:
    1. Harvey Henderson Oakley was born 9 Apr 1869, Tennessee; died 28 Nov 1963; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Samuel Joseph Oakley, Rev. was born 5 Jan 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1920; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Lavator H. Oakley was born 7 Dec 1873.
    4. Elizabeth Oakley was born 1876; died Abt 1892.
    5. Marshall Oakley was born 1878; died 1886.
    6. Dow Oakley was born 1883.
    7. 1. Wiley Manson Oakley was born 12 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1954; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Nancy Florence Oakley was born 11 May 1889.
    9. Valerie Oakley was born 9 Oct 1890; died 1957; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Mahue Oakley was born 2 Jun 1894; died 2 Jun 1894; was buried Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Leonard Henderson Oakley was born 1804, Person County, North Carolina (son of Thomas Oakley and Parthenia Van Hook); died 27 Jun 1874, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Leonard Henderson Oakley lived with his parents in the watershed of Little Panther Creek until his marriage. He and his wife Elizabeth Pethindy Grindstead were listed in the 1830 and 1840 Federal Census of Person County, North Carolina.

    Circa 1845, Leonard Henderson Oakley and his family migrated to Knox County, Tennessee. Family tradition indicated that this Oakley family came by covered wagon to "Big Spring" (now Fountain City - part of Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee) area in Tennessee from North Carolina. Some of the older children of Leonard Henderson and Elizabeth Pethindy Grindstead Oakley married and settled along migration route from the state of North Carolina.

    Leonard Henderson and Elizabeth Pethindy Grindstead Oakley were listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Washington County, Tennessee.

    Circa 1857/58, Leonard Henderson Oakley and the remainder of his family migrated to the White Oak Flats community (now Gatlinburg), Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Leonard Henderson and Elizabeth Pethindy Grindstead Oakley were listed in the 1860 and 1870 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 199, 224, 226.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 253, 284.

    Leonard — Elizabeth Pethindy Grindstead. Elizabeth was born 12 Aug 1810, Person County, North Carolina; died 4 Jul 1895, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Pethindy GrindsteadElizabeth Pethindy Grindstead was born 12 Aug 1810, Person County, North Carolina; died 4 Jul 1895, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Elizabeth Pethindy Grindstead, widow of Leonard Henderson Oakley, lived with
    her son, Henry Coleman Oakley until her death.

    SMHS lists surname as Guenston and birth as 12 August 1812.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 224, 226.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 253, 284.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth H. Oakley was born 1827, , Person, North Carolina; died Aft 1880.
    2. William E. Oakley was born 1829, , Person, North Carolina.
    3. Orion Oakley was born 1832, , Person, North Carolina.
    4. Solomon Oakley was born 1834, , Person, North Carolina.
    5. Louisa Oakley was born 1837, , Person, North Carolina.
    6. Leonard Henderson Oakley, Jr. was born 1840, , Person, North Carolina.
    7. Mary C. Oakley was born 1842, , Person, North Carolina.
    8. James Knox Polk Oakley was born 1845, , Person, North Carolina.
    9. Addison J. Oakley was born 1847, Knox County, Tennessee; died Aft 1880.
    10. 2. Henry Coleman Oakley was born Dec 1850, Washington County, Tennessee; died 1920, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Lucretia Annie Oakley was born 25 Nov 1852, Washington County, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1945; was buried Blue Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    12. Rebecca Jane Oakley was born 1855, Washington County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Andrew J. "Andy" Conner was born Nov 1832, Haywood County, North Carolina (son of Samuel Conner and Nancy Swearingen); died 25 Nov 1887; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1860 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and
    1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 221.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 199, 218.

    Andrew married Sophia Elvira Ogle Abt 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sophia (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 1897; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Sophia Elvira OgleSophia Elvira Ogle was born 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 30 Aug 1897; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 221.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 199.

    Children:
    1. 3. Nancy Elmina Conner was born 3 Nov 1851; died 2 Jun 1894; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Eliza Conner was born 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Clarinda Conner was born 1856, Tennessee.
    4. Sophia Conner was born Jun 1860, Tennessee; died Aft 1900.
    5. Caldonia Conner was born 18 Apr 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 May 1941; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Conner was born Abt 1865; died See Notes.
    7. Andrew Johnson Conner was born 1865, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 1887; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Elizabeth Conner was born 13 Nov 1866, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1929; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas Oakley was born 1777, Granville County, North Carolina (son of Oakley); died 1856, Caswell County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Thomas Oakley and his wife Parthenia Van Hook were listed in the 1810 Federal
    Census of Person County, North Carolina. There were four children born between
    late 1803 and early 1810.

    Thomas Oakley was listed as a widower with five sons and three daughters in the
    1820 Federal Census of Caswell County, North Carolina.

    Thomas Oakley and his second wife Elizabeth Crossix were listed in the 1830,
    1840 and 1850 Federal Census of Caswell County, North Carolina.

    Thomas Oakley wrote a will on 3 January 1851. This will was probated in July
    Court 1856 of Caswell County, North Carolina. It is transcribed as follows:

    "July Court 1856

    "Thomas Oak y's Will

    "The State of North Carolina, Caswell [County], January the 3rd day 1851

    "No all men tht I Thomas Oakly being in sound state of mind but Calling to mind
    the frail time of this life it being appointed Once to all men to die do make
    ordain this my last Will and testament

    "I do give to my wife Elizabeth my negro woman Selid Ann and above all of my
    heirs during her life and widowhood to have and to hold as her own

    "I also give to my wife, Elizabeth an equal portion of my estate with all the
    rest of my heirs to hold during life or widowhood

    "On the day that she should decease or marry I bequeath all the property or
    estate she may have to be equally divided among my bodily heirs

    "[I] further give and bequeath the remainder of my estate to be equally divided
    among my bodily heirs to have and hold during their lives and then go to their
    offspring

    "In the event that any of my bodly heirs died without bodly heirs their part is
    to return back and to [be] equally divided among all of my bodily heirs who may
    be living

    "I do further appoint ordain my son Ruffin Oakley my sole executor to take any
    course or use any means for the recovery of my land all things belonging to me,
    that I loffully[sic] Could do myself wear I personally present

    "This Signed Sealed with my hand on the day and date above written

    "Witness
    Jno Pollard (Jurat) "Thomas Oakley (Seal)"
    Sephanals Roberts (Jurat)
    James C Roberts (Jurat)

    "We the undersigned agreed and bind our self to comply with the said Will and
    Testament whereunto we annex our names

    Her
    Elizabeth X Oakley
    Mark
    Henderson Oakley
    Thos P. Oakley
    Ruffin Oakley
    Her
    Biddy X Oakley
    Mark
    Sarah Oakley
    Arrena Oakley
    Corneila F Oakley
    Martha Oakley
    Nathan Oakley
    Archibald Oakley

    "A Paper writing purporting to be the last Will and testament of Thos Oakley
    dec'd was this day duly proven in Open Court by the Oaths of Jno Pollard, Seph
    Roberts and James C Roberts the subscribing witnesses thereto

    "Where upon it is ordered that the same be recorded & Ruffin Oakley, the
    executor therein nominated and motioned, took the Oath prescribed by law and
    Letters Testmentary issued to him accordingly

    "Thos Graves, Clk"
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 223-224.

    Thomas married Parthenia Van Hook 2 Aug 1803, Person County, North Carolina. Parthenia was born Abt 1777/1784, Caswell County, North Carolina; died Abt 1820, Caswell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Parthenia Van Hook was born Abt 1777/1784, Caswell County, North Carolina; died Abt 1820, Caswell County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 223.

    Children:
    1. 4. Leonard Henderson Oakley was born 1804, Person County, North Carolina; died 27 Jun 1874, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nathan Oakley was born 1806, , Person, North Carolina.
    3. Susannah Oakley was born 1808, , Person, North Carolina.
    4. Biddy Oakley was born 1810, , Person, North Carolina.
    5. Oakley was born 1812, , Caswell, North Carolina; died See Notes.
    6. Sarah Oakley was born 1814, , Caswell, North Carolina.
    7. Oakley was born 1816, , Caswell, North Carolina.
    8. Archibald Oakley was born 1818, , Caswell, North Carolina.
    9. Ruffin Oakley was born 1820, , Caswell, North Carolina.

  3. 12.  Samuel Conner was born 1785 (son of Samuel Conner, II); died 1837/1840; was buried Chambers Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    It is believed that Samuel Conner was named for his grandfather Samuel Conner. Family tradition says "Samuel Conner is said to be of red Irish ancestry while some of his younger generations is crossed with 'Black Dutch'." Samuel Conner was listed in the 1790 Federal Census of Lincoln County, North Carolina.

    On 24 September 1819, Samuel Conner bought 100 acres of land from John Hyde for $150.00. This land was located "on South West side of Natahala Johns Fork of the Oconaluftee River..." in Haywood County, North Carolina, now part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    Samuel Conner was listed in the 1820 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina. There was one male and two females born 1810/1820; one female born 1794/1804; one male born 1775/1794; and one male born before 1775 in the household.

    Samuel Conner was listed in the 1830 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina. There was one male and two females born 1825/1830; one female born 1820/1825; one male and one female bor 1815/1820; two females born 1810/1815; and one male and female born 1780/1790 in the household. Their eldest daughter, Susannah, was already married to John Watson and lived next door to Samuel Conner in the 1830 census.

    On 4 April 1834 Samuel Conner bought 84 acres of land from Jacob Couches for $120.00. This land was located "on both sides of the North Fork of Oconaluftee River" and joined his land in Haywood County, North Carolina, now part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    The Oconalufty Baptist Church was organized on 6 June 1836. Samuel Conner and his wife Nancy Swearingen joined the church as charter members.

    The Oconalufty Baptist Church "resolved that we have our Church meetings at Both Brothers Samuel Conners & Jacob Mignes (Seigor) Each one in their turn for conven[ience] of the Aged & infirm until we get a Regular meeting house and that we have a prayer meeting at Brother S. Conner & Brother Minges on each Fork of sd river Between Each Monthly meeting Each one in its turn."

    Samuel Conner died at his homeplace on the waters of Ocanalufty River. Exact date of death and burial site have not been located.

    It was indicated that one of Samuel Conner's heirs had not received their share in the estate. There is a Power of Attorney in Jackson County, North Carolina - it is given below:

    "State of North Carlina)
    Henderson County )

    "Know all men by these presents that we Busrod Conner & wife Massee Conner heirs at law of the estate of Samuel Conner Deceased have this day constituted and appointed B. M. Enloe our legal and lawful attorney to settle with Joel Conner in all matters pertaining to our interest in the said estate of Samuel Conner Dec'd as full & as lawfully as if we were present at the settling thereof and we further authorzie the said B. M. Enloe to sell and dispose of all our interst in the land owned by sd Samuel Conner Dec'd as full as if we present doing thereof

    "In testimony whereof we have set our hands and seals this the 12th June 1859

    "Attest His
    Joseph Masewell Bushrod X Conner (Seal)
    James Masewell Mark
    Her
    Massee X Conner (Seal)
    Mark

    "State of North Carolina)
    Jackson County )

    "Court of Pleas and Quarter Session - June Term 1859, the foregoing power of attorney was duly proven before me by the oath of James Maxwell subscribing witnesses thereto & recorded - let it be registered - certified the 22nd September 1859

    A. M. Enloe, Clear"

    From the Abstract of Titles for Great Smoky Mountains National Park, "we do not find any conveyance from Samuel Conner for either of the tracts conveyed to him by the foregoing deeds. He was one of the earliest settlers on Ocona Lufty River and he and those under whom he claims have been in the continuous posession of these lands for nearly a century." (This note was written in 1920's/1930's)
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    Reference:
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p 66.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 183-184, 185, 217.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 285.

    Samuel — Nancy Swearingen. Nancy (daughter of Samuel Swearingen, III and Massey) was born 1792, Burke County, North Carolina; died Jan 1854; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Nancy Swearingen was born 1792, Burke County, North Carolina (daughter of Samuel Swearingen, III and Massey); died Jan 1854; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Nancy Swearingen Conner, widow of Samuel Conner, and her two sons, Robert and
    Andrew, received their letters of dismission from the Oconalufty Baptist Church
    in March 1847 meeting. Shortly after March 1847, Nancy Swearingen Conner and
    her two sons migrated to Sevier County, Tennessee. The rest of Samuel Conner's
    family was already married and lived in Sevier County, Tennessee except Joel S.
    Conner who remained in Swain County, North Carolina.

    Nancy Swearingen Conner was listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County,
    Tennessee as the head of household with her son Andrew at home.

    The SMHS lists birth date as 1790
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    Reference:
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p 66, 67.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 184, 217.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 285.

    Children:
    1. Susannah "Susie" Conner was born 1810, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 11 Feb 1871; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary "Polly" Conner was born 1813, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    3. Massey Conner was born 1816, , Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    4. Joel Samuel Conner was born 14 May 1819, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 30 Apr 1899; was buried Chambers Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina.
    5. Jane "Jennie" Conner was born 1820, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 19 Feb 1898, Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nancy "Nan" Conner was born 11 Feb 1823, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 28 Mar 1890, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Elizabeth "Betsy" Conner was born Abt 1826, , Haywood, North Carolina; died 13 Dec 1891, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Rebecca "Becky" Conner was born 1828, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 13 May 1892, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Robert R. "Bob" Conner was born 15 Apr 1830, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 31 Mar 1914; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. 6. Andrew J. "Andy" Conner was born Nov 1832, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 25 Nov 1887; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 14.  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]


  6. 15.  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. 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. 7. Sophia Elvira Ogle was born 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 1897; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.