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Male 1919 - 2001  (82 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  David Trentham was born 7 Mar 1919, Elkmont, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Jonas Trentham and Nancy Campbell); died 6 Apr 2001, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Apr 2001, Chinquapin Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 109.

    David married Lecta Kirby 24 Feb 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lecta (daughter of Eligah "Lige" Kirby and Margaret Lucinda Gibson) was born 18 Sep 1915, Tennessee; died 28 May 1984; was buried Chinquapin Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Notes:

    0026182

    Children:
    1. Betty Jean Trentham was born 2 Mar 1941; died 6 Oct 2014; was buried Chinquapin Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Ernest Trentham
    3. Ernestine Trentham was born 11 Apr 1943, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Sep 1943, Chinquapin Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Aaron Eugene "Buster" Trentham

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jonas Trentham was born 11 Mar 1885, Tennessee (son of Levi Trentham and Litha Emaline Ownby); died 25 Oct 1963; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 212.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 83.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 107, 109.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 19.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 114, 117.

    Jonas — Nancy Campbell. Nancy (daughter of Thomas "Uncle Tom" Campbell and Sophia Elizabeth "Aunt Sophia" Ogle) was born 24 May 1886, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1982; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Nancy Campbell was born 24 May 1886, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas "Uncle Tom" Campbell and Sophia Elizabeth "Aunt Sophia" Ogle); died 27 Feb 1982; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 212.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 83.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 107, 109.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 19.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 117.

    Children:
    1. Maisie Trentham was born 31 Oct 1907, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1938; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Ellen Trentham was born 24 Dec 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Sep 1983; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Everett Trentham was born Abt 1912, Tennessee.
    4. Rosa Trentham was born Sep 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Mar 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Elkmont Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 1. David Trentham was born 7 Mar 1919, Elkmont, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 2001, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Apr 2001, Chinquapin Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Litha M. Trentham was born 19 Nov 1921; died Aug 1993.
    7. Lavator Trentham
    8. Arvil Trentham


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Levi TrenthamLevi Trentham was born 22 Feb 1852 (son of Robert Lee "Rob" Trentham and Mary R. "Polly" Fancher); died 15 Feb 1936; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    "The Prophet of the Smokies".
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 80, 82-83.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 107.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 211, 293.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 114, 204.

    Levi married Litha Emaline Ownby 4 Jan 1872. Litha (daughter of David Ownby and Eliza Ogle) was born 1 Jan 1847, Tennessee; died 4 Apr 1928; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Litha Emaline OwnbyLitha Emaline Ownby was born 1 Jan 1847, Tennessee (daughter of David Ownby and Eliza Ogle); died 4 Apr 1928; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Twin of Burton.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 72.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 80, 82-83.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 107.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 293.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 114.

    Children:
    1. David Trentham was born 5 Oct 1872.
    2. Eliza Trentham was born 27 Dec 1873, Tennessee; died 4 Mar 1908; was buried Elkmont Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary "Polly" Trentham was born 28 Apr 1875; died 4 Feb 1943; was buried Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Martha Trentham was born 12 Oct 1876.
    5. Lewis Trentham was born 11 Oct 1878, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1959; was buried Beaty Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    6. Ellen Trentham was born 1 Jun 1881, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1976; was buried Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Robert Lee Trentham was born 13 Feb 1883, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1947, Whitfield County, Georgia; was buried Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    8. 2. Jonas Trentham was born 11 Mar 1885, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 1963; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Pharis Trentham was born 6 Oct 1886, Tennessee; died 31 Oct 1965; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Rushia Trentham was born 11 Aug 1890, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1982.

  3. 6.  Thomas "Uncle Tom" Campbell was born Jan 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Campbell and Elizabeth Henry); died 1938; 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

    Notes:

    Known to all, local folks and tourists alike, as "Aunt Sophia" and "Uncle Tom", they were well known mountain characters. They lived in a log cabin on the mountain overlooking Gatlinburg (above the Ski Resort) in an area called the "Dry Pond."
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 212.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 78, 162.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 18, 100, 154.

    Thomas married Sophia Elizabeth "Aunt Sophia" Ogle 5 Aug 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sophia (daughter of Levi Ogle and Charity A. Huff) was born 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1936; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Sophia Elizabeth "Aunt Sophia" Ogle was born 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Levi Ogle and Charity A. Huff); died 1936; 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

    Notes:

    Known to all, local folks and tourists alike, as "Aunt Sophia" and "Uncle Tom", they were well known mountain characters.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 212.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 78.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 18, 100, 154.

    Children:
    1. Charity Campbell was born May 1883, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Nancy Campbell was born 24 May 1886, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1982; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Arrie Elizabeth "Betty" Campbell was born 26 Dec 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Jan 1946; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Emily Campbell was born 23 Dec 1892, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 May 1989, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Laura A. Campbell was born 15 May 1896, Tennessee; died 4 Oct 1986; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Robert Campbell died See Notes.
    7. James Campbell died See Notes.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Robert Lee "Rob" Trentham was born 27 Apr 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Thomas Trentham and Easter Ogle); died 16 Feb 1908; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 211.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 102, 107.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 89.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 118.

    Robert married Mary R. "Polly" Fancher 16 Apr 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Johnson Fancher and Frances Louise Adams) was born 18 Mar 1831, Wear's Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Jun 1913; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary R. "Polly" Fancher was born 18 Mar 1831, Wear's Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Johnson Fancher and Frances Louise Adams); died 30 Jun 1913; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 211.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 102, 107.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 89.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 118.

    Children:
    1. 4. Levi Trentham was born 22 Feb 1852; died 15 Feb 1936; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Sophia Trentham was born 23 May 1857.
    3. Frances "Franky" Trentham was born 6 Mar 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1947; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Amillia E. "Millie" Trentham was born 15 Feb 1861, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1936; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. William R. "Will" Trentham was born 29 Jan 1862, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1899; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. David J. Trentham was born 7 Apr 1865, Tennessee; died 1881.
    7. Noah H. Trentham was born 2 Nov 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 1949; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Mary Jane Trentham was born 7 Oct 1869, Tennessee; died Feb 1945; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    9. Sarah "Sally" Trentham was born 29 Jun 1872, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1949; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Martha M. Trentham was born 5 Oct 1874; died 10 Jun 1939; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  David Ownby was born 24 Jun 1816, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 10 Oct 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and Eliza was listed in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. Listed as David Ownsby in 1840 census.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 203
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 80.

    David married Eliza Ogle 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee. Eliza (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 9 Apr 1823, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Apr 1910; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Eliza OgleEliza Ogle was born 9 Apr 1823, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 9 Apr 1910; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census age 15-20.

    Death certificate for Ownby, Lizzie, Sevier, 1910, #75533
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 203
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 576.

    Children:
    1. Sophia Ownby was born 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1910; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Ownby was born 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Nov 1929, Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Armintha Ownby was born 1844, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    4. Thomas D. Ownby was born 29 Oct 1846, Tennessee; died 25 Jul 1930; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Burton Ownby was born 1 Jan 1847, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    6. 5. Litha Emaline Ownby was born 1 Jan 1847, Tennessee; died 4 Apr 1928; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Laymon Stuart Ownby was born 22 Feb 1851, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1924; was buried Elkmont Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Mary Charity Ownby was born 31 Dec 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Aug 1947, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. George W. Ownby was born 9 May 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. William Ownby was born 1858; died See Notes.
    11. Bausdell S. "Bause" Ownby was born 16 Mar 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1939; was buried 10 Dec 1939, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Newton Ownby was born 16 Jul 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1953; was buried Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Mary "Polly" Ownby was born 17 Oct 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Apr 1920; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  James CampbellJames Campbell was born 25 Nov 1838, Jefferson County, Tennessee (son of William Davis Campbell and Cassandra Corville); died 14 Jul 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jul 1916, James Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    James married Elizabeth Henry 27 Jul 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee. Elizabeth was born 31 Aug 1838, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1889; was buried James Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth HenryElizabeth Henry was born 31 Aug 1838, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1889; was buried James Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 6. Thomas "Uncle Tom" Campbell was born Jan 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1938; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Matilda Campbell was born 24 May 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 1944; was buried James Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Arthur Alexander Campbell was born 11 Sep 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 1944; was buried Zion Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Hubert H. Campbell was born 2 Feb 1870, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1921, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Aug 1921, Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    5. William Dave Campbell was born 25 Jan 1870, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1927; was buried Sutton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. S. S. Campbell was born Abt 1874, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Levi Ogle was born Apr 1829, Tennessee (son of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 and 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 211, 212, 221.

    Levi married Charity A. Huff Abt 1848, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Charity (daughter of Leonard Huff and Nancy) was born Feb 1829, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Charity A. Huff was born Feb 1829, Tennessee (daughter of Leonard Huff and Nancy); was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 and 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County,
    Tennessee. It is believed that Charity is buried in the White Oak Flats
    Cemetery.

    SMHS lists Charity as child of Joseph and Kate G.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 211, 212, 221.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 580, 31s.

    Children:
    1. Andrew Jackson Ogle was born 10 Mar 1850, Tennessee; died 19 May 1933; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 7. Sophia Elizabeth "Aunt Sophia" Ogle was born 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1936; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah E. Ogle was born Jul 1858, Tennessee.
    4. Henry Tipton Ogle was born 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1888; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Nancy Ogle was born Abt 1861, Tennessee.
    6. Joseph Elmer Ogle was born 15 May 1866, Tennessee; died 20 May 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Zion Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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