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Female 1910 - 1984  (74 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Dora Sims was born 10 Jan 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Julius S. Sims and Susan McCarter); died 15 Dec 1984; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 84.

    Dora — Arlie Elmore Whaley. Arlie (son of Pleasant W. Whaley and Harriet F. Harbin) was born 1 Apr 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Aug 1956; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Helen Whaley
    2. Blanche Whaley
    3. Judy Whaley
    4. Whaley was born 25 Jul 1947; died STILLBORN; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Julius S. Sims was born 16 May 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Ransom F. Sims and Martha Jane Newman); died 4 Nov 1953; was buried Fain Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 82, 84.

    Julius — Susan McCarter. Susan (daughter of Rev. Lafayette "Fate" McCarter and Elizabeth Jane Ogle) was born 13 Sep 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Feb 1950; was buried Fain Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Susan McCarter was born 13 Sep 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Lafayette "Fate" McCarter and Elizabeth Jane Ogle); died 28 Feb 1950; was buried Fain Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 82, 84.

    Children:
    1. Dewey Sims was born 1 Jul 1901, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1976; was buried Fain Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    2. Janie Sims was born 8 May 1905, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1980; was buried Stafford Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. Dora Sims was born 10 Jan 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 1984; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Ransom F. Sims was born Mar 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William K. Sims and Nancy Jones); died 7 Mar 1929, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Mar 1929, Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 281.

    Ransom married Martha Jane Newman 31 Oct 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Vance Newman and Elizabeth Loveday) was born Nov 1838, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Martha Jane Newman was born Nov 1838, Tennessee (daughter of Vance Newman and Elizabeth Loveday).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 281.

    Children:
    1. Nancy Ellen Sims was born 12 Jul 1868, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1945; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. Forance Mary Sims was born 28 Mar 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Mar 1925, Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 2. Julius S. Sims was born 16 May 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1953; was buried Fain Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    4. Bruce E. Sims was born May 1878, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1913; was buried Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. William M. Sims was born Mar 1881, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Rev. Lafayette "Fate" McCarter was born 12 Oct 1840, Tennessee (son of Thomas McCarter and Mary Ownby); died 9 May 1916; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    "Fate" served in the Civil War in the early 1860's.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 105.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 21.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 79, 80, 82, 191.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 197.

    Lafayette married Elizabeth Jane Ogle 5 Aug 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of William W. "Ned" Ogle and Jane "Jennie" Conner) was born 3 May 1842, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1925; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Jane Ogle was born 3 May 1842, Tennessee (daughter of William W. "Ned" Ogle and Jane "Jennie" Conner); died 5 Feb 1925; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 5.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 21.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 79, 80, 82, 191.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 197.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 285.

    Children:
    1. Samuel McCarter was born 14 Nov 1860; died 14 Nov 1860.
    2. Sarah E. "Sally" McCarter was born 14 Nov 1860, Tennessee; died 24 Dec 1941; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Lafayette Mack "Mack" McCarter, Jr. was born 14 Feb 1864, Tennessee; died 26 Sep 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Sep 1939, Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Elizabeth Jane McCarter was born 10 Aug 1866, Tennessee; was buried 28 May 1884.
    5. John T. McCarter was born 18 Mar 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1943; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nancy Catherine McCarter was born 6 Dec 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1948; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Mary "Polly" McCarter was born 13 Feb 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 May 1940; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 3. Susan McCarter was born 13 Sep 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Feb 1950; was buried Fain Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    9. Levina R. McCarter was born 14 Nov 1881, Tennessee; died 5 May 1964; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Leonidus Campbell Houk "L. C." McCarter was born 18 Jun 1883; died 1 Feb 1919; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. George Washington McCarter was born 8 Nov 1885, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1982; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. James Harrison McCarter was born 16 Oct 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 1962; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William K. Sims was born South Carolina (son of Elliott Sims and Joanna Gayden).

    William — Nancy Jones. Nancy was born Abt 1806, South Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Nancy Jones was born Abt 1806, South Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. David Sims was born Abt 1838.
    2. James H. Sims was born 20 Apr 1842, Tennessee; died 24 Aug 1910; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Wesley B. Sims was born 19 Jun 1844, Tennessee; died 23 Nov 1913; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 4. Ransom F. Sims was born Mar 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Mar 1929, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Mar 1929, Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. Sarah Sims was born Abt 1851.

  3. 10.  Vance Newman was born 1814, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John Newman and Mary Brimer); died 1897; was buried Cole Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Vance received compensation from the federal government for damages during the Civil War.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 171, 280, 289.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 93.

    Vance — Elizabeth Loveday. Elizabeth was born 1816, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cole Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Loveday was born 1816, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cole Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 171, 280, 289.

    Children:
    1. Melvina Newman was born Abt 1840, Tennessee.
    2. Louisa "Eliza" Newman was born 1840, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1886.
    3. Isophine Newman was born 6 Nov 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1888; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Samuel Hammer Newman was born 4 Jan 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 5. Martha Jane Newman was born Nov 1838, Tennessee.
    6. Stuart Newman was born 1852, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. David Newman was born 12 Nov 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1942; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Mary V. "Molly" Newman was born 11 Jul 1857, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1950, Hamblen County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Aug 1950, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Sarah Ann Newman was born 17 Jun 1860, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 1906; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Ellen Newman was born Abt 1865, Tennessee; died Abt 1904.

  5. 12.  Thomas McCarter was born 18 Jan 1811, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James McCarter and Rebecca Ogle); died 12 Feb 1888; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 79.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 62, 80.

    Thomas married Mary Ownby Abt 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone) was born 1814, Rutherford, North Carolina; died 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary Ownby was born 1814, Rutherford, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 79.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 62, 80.

    Children:
    1. Aaron McCarter was born 1835; died Abt 1837.
    2. Alfred McCarter was born Jan 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Oct 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 6. Rev. Lafayette "Fate" McCarter was born 12 Oct 1840, Tennessee; died 9 May 1916; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Thomas Hill McCarter was born 26 Feb 1842, Tennessee; died 15 Feb 1923; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Samuel McCarter was born 1844, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1855; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Isaac McCarter was born 10 Mar 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Miriam McCarter was born 17 Mar 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1922; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. James A. McCarter was born Apr 1850, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. John McCarter was born Jun 1852, Tennessee; died 30 Jan 1935; was buried , Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. William "Billy" McCarter, Rev. was born Jul 1856, Tennessee; died 1922; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Radford Gatlin "R. G." McCarter was born 1857, Tennessee; died 26 Aug 1910.
    12. Mary Ann "Polly" McCarter was born 11 Sep 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Nov 1940; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  William W. "Ned" Ogle was born 7 Jan 1814, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William "Black Bill" Ogle and Nancy Bohanon); died 5 Aug 1874; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    On 9 Jan 1854, William W. bought eight acres of land which was located on the waters of West Fork of Little Pigeon River -- Grassy Branch just off the Mill Creek (not in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park) from William Ogle Senior.

    William W. Ogle is listed in the 1837 Tax List of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    The family appears in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 268.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 191.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 141.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 285.

    William married Jane "Jennie" Conner 22 Apr 1836, , Haywood, North Carolina. Jane (daughter of Samuel Conner and Nancy Swearingen) was born 1820, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 19 Feb 1898, Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Jane "Jennie" Conner was born 1820, Haywood County, North Carolina (daughter of Samuel Conner and Nancy Swearingen); died 19 Feb 1898, Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Jennie was a "Granny woman" (midwife) for the folks in the Sugarlands area.

    In the 1880 Federal Census, Jane was living with her son, Burton Ogle.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 268.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 191, 217.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 141.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 285, 289.

    Children:
    1. Andrew E. Ogle was born 1838, Tennessee; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nancy Ogle was born 1840, Tennessee; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 7. Elizabeth Jane Ogle was born 3 May 1842, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1925; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah "Sallie" Ogle was born 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Aaron Ogle was born 1 Mar 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Oct 1900; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Catherine Ogle was born 1850, Tennessee.
    7. Burton Ogle was born 15 Mar 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1935; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Susan Ogle was born 1856, Tennessee.


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