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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John W. Oakley was born Jan 1898 (son of Lavator H. Oakley and Mary E. King).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 233.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 282.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lavator H. Oakley was born 7 Dec 1873 (son of Henry Coleman Oakley and Nancy Elmina Conner).

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 199, 233.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 168, 195, 239.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 253.

    Lavator — Mary E. King. Mary (daughter of Isaac King and Sarah E. Maples) was born Nov 1875, , Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary E. King was born Nov 1875, , Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Isaac King and Sarah E. Maples).

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 199, 233.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 168, 195, 239.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 282.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. Samuel L. Oakley was born Nov 1891.
    2. Armintha Alice Oakley was born Jan 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Nora F. Oakley was born Aug 1896.
    4. 1. John W. Oakley was born Jan 1898.
    5. Roxie Alice Oakley was born 6 Sep 1901, Tennessee.
    6. Leslie Oakley


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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. 5.  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. 2. 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. 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.

  3. 6.  Isaac King was born 10 Feb 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Riley King, Jr. and Matilda "Tildy" Ogle); died 15 Jun 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Jun 1937, Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 195, 238, 239.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Isaac married Sarah E. Maples 20 Mar 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of George Washington Maples and Mary Emma "Polly" Byrd) was born Apr 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Feb 1920, Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Sarah E. Maples was born Apr 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of George Washington Maples and Mary Emma "Polly" Byrd); died 25 Feb 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Feb 1920, Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Death Certificate for Sarah King, age sixty, died 1920, father George Maples and (?) Henry, number #55.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 195, 238, 239.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. George Washington King was born 17 Mar 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jan 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jan 1953, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Mary E. King was born Nov 1875, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. William Riley King was born 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. King was born Abt 1877; died See Notes.
    5. Lucinda C. King was born 1879, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nancy Annie S. "Annie" King was born 20 Jun 1881, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1972; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. King was born Abt 1882; died See Notes.
    8. John W. King was born Abt 1882; died 1949; was buried New Hopewell Cemetery.
    9. Josie Lula King was born 2 Jan 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Apr 1966, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Samuel Wiley King was born 23 Apr 1889, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1954, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Dec 1954, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    11. King was born Abt 1890/1891; died See Notes.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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. 9.  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. 4. 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. 10.  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. 11.  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. 5. 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.

  5. 12.  William Riley King, Jr. was born Jul 1828, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Riley King and Ellender Keller); died Aft 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 140, 237, 238.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    William married Matilda "Tildy" Ogle Abt 1845, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Matilda (daughter of Isaac "Shucky" Ogle and Susannah Bohanon) was born May 1829, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Matilda "Tildy" Ogle was born May 1829, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Isaac "Shucky" Ogle and Susannah Bohanon); died 10 Sep 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    There is a deed in Sevier County Courthouse from Isaac Ogle to Matilda King "for love and affection for my daughter, Matilda King." Matilda and Riley's family appear in the Sevier County Federal Census records, 1850 through 1880 and also the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 100.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 140, 237, 238.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. Sarah King was born 1847, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nancy Ann King was born 1849, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1940; was buried Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.
    3. 6. Isaac King was born 10 Feb 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Jun 1937, Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Susan A. King was born 10 Feb 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 May 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Malinda King was born 14 Mar 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Jan 1933; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. William Riley King, III was born 22 Feb 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Nathaniel Wyley King was born 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1891; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. King was born Abt 1859; died See Notes.
    9. Lucinda King was born 22 May 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Sep 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Matilda King was born 1863, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1891.
    11. Samuel King was born Jun 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1932.

  7. 14.  George Washington MaplesGeorge Washington Maples was born 1829, Tennessee (son of William Abijah Maples and Elizabeth McMahan); died 12 Apr 1892; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Serving the Union Army during the Civil War, George Washington enlisted 16 September 1862 Sevierville, Tennessee in Company I, 2nd Tennessee Cavalry. He received a "gunshot wound of right hand at the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee 2nd January 1863." He was discharged 7 December 1864 at Madisonville, Indiana. His personal description at the time was: 5' 5" in height, fair complexion, sandy hair, and blue eyes.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 35.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 189, 195.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.

    George married Mary Emma "Polly" Byrd Abt 1852, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary was born 1832, Tennessee; died Abt 1884; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Emma "Polly" ByrdMary Emma "Polly" Byrd was born 1832, Tennessee; died Abt 1884; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 35.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 189, 195.

    Children:
    1. 7. Sarah E. Maples was born Apr 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Feb 1920, Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Daniel Monroe Maples was born 1856, Tennessee.
    3. Anna E. Maples was born 22 Feb 1858, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1937; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Ellender Maples was born 22 Feb 1860, Tennessee; died 9 Oct 1897; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Nancy Caldonia Maples was born 22 Oct 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1891; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. James Roscrans Maples was born 23 Aug 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Dec 1948; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Eliza J. Maples was born 1866, Tennessee.
    8. Laurinda Maples was born 15 Mar 1870, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1938; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Isaac Lavator Maples was born 1871, Tennessee.
    10. David Crockett Maples was born 1874, Tennessee.
    11. Malinda Emily "Lindy" Maples was born 4 Mar 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1966; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.


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