Whaley: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Whaley was born 1 Jan 1924, Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee (son of Otto Richard Whaley and Iva Scott); died 1 Jan 1924, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Jan 1924, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Otto Richard Whaley was born 20 Jan 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John Mitchell Whaley and Lillie Reagan).

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 22.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 29.

Otto — Iva Scott. Iva was born Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Iva Scott was born Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 29.

Children:

1. Whaley was born 1 Jan 1924, Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1924, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Jan 1924, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

John Mitchell Whaley was born 11 Mar 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mary Ownby); died 23 May 1946; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 57.
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 18, 22.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 22, 72, 86.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 146.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 16, 29, 30.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 148.

John married Lillie Reagan 6 Jun 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced Yes, date unknown. Lillie (daughter of Richard Reason "Uncle Dick" Reagan and Sarah Caroline Bradley) was born 23 Jan 1880; died 20 Feb 1964. [Group Sheet]

Lillie Reagan was born 23 Jan 1880 (daughter of Richard Reason "Uncle Dick" Reagan and Sarah Caroline Bradley); died 20 Feb 1964.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 18, 21.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 22, 72.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 146.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 10, 30.

Children:

Maggie Whaley was born 8 Sep 1897, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Dec 1992; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Flora Whaley was born 15 Nov 1899, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1983; was buried Zion Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. Otto Richard Whaley was born 20 Jan 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

John H. "Bullhead" Whaley was born 31 Mar 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died 21 Mar 1909; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

AFN: B71M-KG
Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as farmer $300 property able to read and write.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 180, 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 10, 69, 71, 106, 129.
"Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p .
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 307.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 227.

John married Mary Ownby 17 Jun 1870. Mary (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle) was born 10 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1930; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Ownby was born 10 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle); died 12 Feb 1930; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

SMHS lists birth as 10 August 1836.
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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 43, 180, 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 10, 69, 71, 112,
129.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 307.
"In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 579.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 227.

Children:

Mary Roseann "Nannie" Whaley was born 11 Mar 1871; died 6 Feb 1934; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. John Mitchell Whaley was born 11 Mar 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 May 1946; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Stephen "Steve" Whaley was born 25 Dec 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1942, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Feb 1942, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Laura Whaley was born 13 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 23 Apr 1956; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Isabelle Whaley was born 2 Jul 1877; died 2 Jul 1877.
Sophia Whaley was born 2 Jul 1877; died 2 Jul 1877.
Martha Whaley was born 12 Jun 1878, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1959; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

Richard 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 Sarah Caroline Bradley 9 Jun 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of James Holland Bradley and Martha Grant) was born 31 Jul 1842, Tow String Creek, Swain County, North Carolina; died 16 Jan 1886, Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Sarah Caroline Bradley was born 31 Jul 1842, Tow String Creek, Swain County, North Carolina (daughter of James Holland Bradley and Martha Grant); died 16 Jan 1886, Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 17.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 141, 145-146.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 15.

Children:

5. Lillie Reagan was born 23 Jan 1880; died 20 Feb 1964.
Arra Jane Reagan was born 8 Sep 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 May 1952; was buried Elkmont Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.