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Larca Whaley

Female 1917 - 2011  (94 years)

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  1. 1.  Larca WhaleyLarca Whaley was born 17 Mar 1917, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James "West" Whaley and Sarah Rosalia Whaley); died 18 Sep 2011; was buried 21 Sep 2011, Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Eusebia, Blount County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 13, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25, 189.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 151.

    Larca married William Wade Rogers 1 Dec 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee. William (son of William Albert Rogers and Gertrude Sawyers) was born 21 May 1911, Blount County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1984; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. John Wade Rogers was born Abt 1935, Tennessee.
    2. Frank Rogers was born Abt 1937, Tennessee.
    3. Alma Sue Rogers was born 21 Jul 1938, Tennessee; died 15 Feb 1942, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Feb 1942, Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Roy Edgar Rogers was born 28 Nov 1939, Tennessee.
    5. Norma Faye Rogers was born 13 Jul 1941.
    6. Doris Rogers
    7. Sam Rogers
    8. Marie Rogers was born 6 Nov 1946.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James "West" WhaleyJames "West" Whaley was born 14 Dec 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Walker "Laughing Bill" Whaley and Mary Emily "Polly" Whaley); died 8 Feb 1947; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 13, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    James and Rosalia were the first couple married by Rev. Walter Ownby.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 37, 50.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25, 106.

    James married Sarah Rosalia Whaley 4 Jun 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Harkless R. "Good Harkless" Whaley and Minerva Kear) was born Mar 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1987; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sarah Rosalia Whaley was born Mar 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Harkless R. "Good Harkless" Whaley and Minerva Kear); died 1987; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 13, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 15, 37, 50.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25.

    Children:
    1. 1. Larca Whaley was born 17 Mar 1917, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 2011; was buried 21 Sep 2011, Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Ola Whaley was born Abt 1919, Tennessee; died Bef 18 Sep 2011.
    3. Arvin Whaley was born 29 May 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Jul 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. James Ennas Whaley was born Abt 1925, Tennessee; died Bef 18 Sep 2011.
    5. Gerald Whaley was born 23 May 1926, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 2014, Farmville, Virginia; was buried 4 Dec 2014, Trinity Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Prince Edward County, Virginia.
    6. Evelyn Whaley was born Abt 1929, Tennessee.
    7. Margie Whaley was born 1 Jan 1931, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1931, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Mar 1931, Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    8. Imogene Whaley was born Abt 1932, Tennessee; died Bef 18 Sep 2011.
    9. Christine Whaley was born Abt 1934, Tennessee.
    10. Wanda Sue Whaley was born Abt 1937, Tennessee.
    11. Herbert Lee Whaley was born Abt 1938, Tennessee; died Bef 18 Sep 2011.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Walker "Laughing Bill" WhaleyWilliam Walker "Laughing Bill" Whaley was born May 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Colonel Preston Whaley and Jane Ogle); died 7 Mar 1951; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, Eusebia, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 37, 49, 124.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 225.

    William married Mary Emily "Polly" Whaley 3 Feb 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Dudley Whaley and Nancy Jane Ownby) was born 3 Nov 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1957; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Emily "Polly" WhaleyMary Emily "Polly" Whaley was born 3 Nov 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John Dudley Whaley and Nancy Jane Ownby); died 27 Jun 1957; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, Eusebia, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Graduate of Pi Beta Phi Teachers' College Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee
    1928 class of Midwifery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 37, 49, 124.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25, 41.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222.

    Children:
    1. 2. James "West" Whaley was born 14 Dec 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1947; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Lewis Whaley was born 23 Sep 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jan 1961; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. John Commodore Whaley was born 30 Oct 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Jan 1964; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Andrew Jethro Whaley was born 11 Jan 1896, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Dec 1924, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Laura E. Whaley was born 18 Apr 1898, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1978, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Ella Whaley was born Mar 1900.
    7. Lottie Whaley was born 3 Aug 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 May 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Dr. Fred Eugene Whaley was born Abt 1905, Tennessee; died 13 Sep 1966, Pinellas County, Florida.
    9. Lona Whaley was born Abt 1907, Tennessee.
    10. Mattie Whaley was born 15 Oct 1913, Greenbriar Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 2001, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Harkless R. "Good Harkless" Whaley was born 24 Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Perry Seehorn Commodore Whaley and Mary "Polly" Ownby); died 31 Dec 1941; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 13, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 14, 15, 74.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 17, 18, 25, 70.

    Harkless married Minerva Kear 26 Apr 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee. Minerva (daughter of Joel Kear and Mary "Polly" McCarter) was born 30 Jun 1873, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1965; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Minerva Kear was born 30 Jun 1873, Tennessee (daughter of Joel Kear and Mary "Polly" McCarter); died 22 Jun 1965; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 13, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 14, 15, 74.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 17, 18, 25, 70, 189.

    Children:
    1. Richard Ellis Whaley was born 28 Jan 1891, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1951; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Armintha "Mintha" Whaley was born 6 May 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1934; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Luther Lee Whaley was born 20 Oct 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Jan 1971.
    4. 3. Sarah Rosalia Whaley was born Mar 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1987; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. Roy Emond Whaley was born 20 Aug 1898, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 1984; was buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Claude C. Whaley was born 1 Jun 1901; died 17 Jul 1970; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Iva Whaley was born 1911, Tennessee; died 2 Jun 1996, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Colonel Preston Whaley was born Apr 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died Aft 1900.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1860 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and
    also in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 36.

    Colonel married Jane Ogle 27 May 1860. Jane (daughter of James Ogle and Rachel Huskey) was born Apr 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1900. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Jane Ogle was born Apr 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Ogle and Rachel Huskey); died Aft 1900.

    Notes:

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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 36.

    Children:
    1. Zachariah "Zack" Whaley was born Mar 1860, Tennessee; died 1900; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Winfield Scott Whaley was born Oct 1862, Tennessee; died 28 May 1930; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Susanah Whaley was born Abt 1864, Tennessee.
    4. Alezania Whaley was born 15 Oct 1865, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1956; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 4. William Walker "Laughing Bill" Whaley was born May 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Mar 1951; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Jemima Whaley was born 1 Mar 1869, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Apr 1932, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Luthenia C. Whaley was born 10 Mar 1877, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1957; was buried Candles Creek Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    8. Salina Whaley was born 1874, Tennessee.
    9. Mary "Polly" Whaley was born Mar 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1944; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Rebecca E. Whaley was born Jul 1878, Tennessee; died 21 Sep 1932; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  John Dudley WhaleyJohn Dudley Whaley was born 9 May 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Aaron Whaley and Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby); died 3 May 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 May 1924, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 37, 48, 97, 115, 124.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 107.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 229.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 153, 207.

    John married Nancy Jane Ownby 29 Mar 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Aaron Ownbey and Mary "Polly" Buckner) was born 8 Jul 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1898; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Nancy Jane OwnbyNancy Jane Ownby was born 8 Jul 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Aaron Ownbey and Mary "Polly" Buckner); died 24 Sep 1898; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48, 97, 115, 124.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 17.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 229.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 153.

    Children:
    1. James Westley Whaley was born 25 Jul 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 5. Mary Emily "Polly" Whaley was born 3 Nov 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1957; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Lorenzo Whaley was born 15 Jan 1872, Tennessee; died 1890.
    4. Sarah Whaley was born 14 May 1874, Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Jul 1952, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Martha Jane Whaley was born 12 Sep 1876, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 1933; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. James Harve Whaley was born 4 Jul 1880, Tennessee; died 12 Mar 1934; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Marion Whaley was born 15 Jul 1882, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1965; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Laurinda "Laura" Whaley was born 2 Jul 1884, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1980; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Robert Tillery Whaley was born 12 Oct 1887, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1971; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Isophine Whaley was born 10 Mar 1890; died 13 Sep 1973; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Calvin Edwin Whaley was born 8 Aug 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1981; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Perry Seehorn Commodore Whaley was born 11 Feb 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mourning Ownbey); died 4 Dec 1926, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1926, Cedar Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Bradley County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 14, 69, 74, 129.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 24.

    Perry married Mary "Polly" Ownby 6 Dec 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle) was born 11 Dec 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1874; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary "Polly" Ownby was born 11 Dec 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle); died 6 Jan 1874; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 14, 69, 74, 129.

    Children:
    1. Martha Whaley was born 3 Dec 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1895; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Harkless R. "Good Harkless" Whaley was born 24 Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Dec 1941; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Dicy Whaley was born 15 May 1870, Tennessee; died 20 Dec 1943; was buried Cedar Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary B. "Polly" Whaley was born 15 May 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Oct 1950, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Oct 1950, Richard Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Joel Kear was born 5 Feb 1850, Tennessee (son of Joel Kear and Sarah Huff); died 10 Feb 1926; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried in the Forks of the River Cemetery, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63, 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 18.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 61.

    Joel married Mary "Polly" McCarter 18 Aug 1870. Mary (daughter of James McCarter and Sarah Huskey) was born 7 Mar 1854, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1937; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary "Polly" McCarter was born 7 Mar 1854, Tennessee (daughter of James McCarter and Sarah Huskey); died 26 Jun 1937; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63, 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 18.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 61.

    Children:
    1. James S. Kear was born 1871, Tennessee; died 1957; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Blue Eye, Stone County, Missouri.
    2. 7. Minerva Kear was born 30 Jun 1873, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1965; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Arbinzia Kear was born 14 Mar 1876; died 8 Apr 1898; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah L. "Sally" Kear was born 27 Feb 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1966, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary E. Carr was born 27 Feb 1878, Tennessee; died 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Elbert H. Carr was born 2 Apr 1882, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1953; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Matilda "Tilda" Kear was born 29 Jan 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jan 1974; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    8. Rev. Joel L. Carr was born 15 Jun 1889, Tennessee; died 18 May 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Richard Evans Carr was born 18 Dec 1896, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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