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James Walter Trentham

Male 1890 - 1967  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Walter Trentham was born 29 Jul 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Trentham and Lydia Margaret Trentham); died 5 Jan 1967; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 183.

    James — Caroline Elizabeth "Liney" Spurling. Caroline (daughter of John M. Spurling and Sarah Jane Patty) was born 12 Apr 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1984; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Eva Alice Trentham was born 14 Jun 1908, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Feb 1930, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Charlie E. Trentham was born 7 Jan 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 1947; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Rebecca Pearl Trentham was born 11 Nov 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Apr 2002; was buried 5 Apr 2002, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Lena Trentham was born Abt 1915, Tennessee; died Bef 1 Dec 2006.
    5. Betty Jane Trentham was born 12 Apr 1916; died 24 Jan 1980; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Beulah Gertrude Trentham was born 15 Oct 1917, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 2001, Colonial Hills Nursing Center, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Feb 2001, Little Cove Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Cleo Mae Trentham was born 5 Oct 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Apr 2006; was buried 7 Apr 2006, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Lydia Olive Trentham was born 29 Nov 1923; died 11 Jan 2013.
    9. Alma Mary Trentham was born 30 Jan 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 2006, Washington County Hospital; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Marie G. Trentham was born 10 Jan 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 2009; was buried 9 Dec 2009, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Bluford Trentham was born 30 Aug 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1991; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Sally Evelyn Trentham was born 11 Feb 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 2008, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Jan 2009, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Roy Trentham died Bef 1 Dec 2006.
    14. James Hugh Trentham was born 29 Jan 1935; died 20 May 2001, St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 22 May 2001, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Trentham

    William — Lydia Margaret Trentham. Lydia (daughter of William McCajah "Cagey" Trentham and Elizabeth "Betty" Gipson) was born 10 Sep 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Mar 1955, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Mar 1955, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lydia Margaret Trentham was born 10 Sep 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William McCajah "Cagey" Trentham and Elizabeth "Betty" Gipson); died 8 Mar 1955, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Mar 1955, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 128.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 183, 184.

    Children:
    1. 1. James Walter Trentham was born 29 Jul 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1967; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Roy Andrew Trentham was born 10 Jun 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1990; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Ellen Trentham was born 10 Dec 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1991; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William McCajah "Cagey" Trentham was born 17 Jul 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Thomas Trentham and Easter Ogle); died 11 Mar 1901; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 102, 128.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 211.

    William married Elizabeth "Betty" Gipson 29 Apr 1866. Elizabeth (daughter of Graham Gipson and Jane Huskey) was born 11 Jan 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1925; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Elizabeth "Betty" Gipson was born 11 Jan 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Graham Gipson and Jane Huskey); died 25 Sep 1925; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Hatcher
    • Census: 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Some sources list birth as 11 Jan 1849.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 102, 128, 190.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 211.

    Children:
    1. Martha J. "Mattie" Trentham was born Sep 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Aug 1934, Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Aug 1934.
    2. Mary Laura Trentham was born 15 Sep 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 1931, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Jun 1931, Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 3. Lydia Margaret Trentham was born 10 Sep 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Mar 1955, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Mar 1955, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Eliga M. Trentham was born 27 Jul 1873, Tennessee; died 22 Mar 1934, Anderson County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Mar 1934, Liberty Cemetery.
    5. James Wilson Trentham was born 6 Oct 1874, Tennessee; died 23 Apr 1970; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah Trentham was born 1876.
    7. Trentham was born 1878; died See Notes.
    8. Trentham was born 1880; died See Notes.
    9. Charles Nelson "Charlie" Trentham was born 6 Jun 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 1965, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Hettie Elizabeth Trentham was born 22 Sep 1890, Tennessee; died 5 Aug 1981, Blount County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  William Thomas TrenthamWilliam Thomas Trentham was born 27 Mar 1793, Haywood County, North Carolina (son of Robert William Trentham and Lucinda Trentham); died 10 Dec 1848, Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sometime in the early 1820's, William Trentham and his family migrated to Sevier County, Tennessee from Haywood County, North Carolina. They settled in the Two-Mile Branch and Forks of the River area, now part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    William Trentham was one of the early school teachers for the White Oak Flats community. A story handed down for generations about him as the school teacher in White Oaks said -- "William Trentham seems to have known how to enforce order among what must have been a body of turbulent pupils, for it is told of him that he once whipped a daughter of Daniel Wesley Reagan for spitting into the school books of her fellow students. This so incensed the father of the girl that he vowed there should be no more schools of that kind where he lived, so he locked the schoolhouse and took away the key."

    William Trentham and his wife Easter Ogle were listed in the 1830 and 1840 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    William Trentham was appointed as the only postmaster for the White Oak Flats community. The post office was organized on 11 November 1840 and was disbanded on 13 June 1844. He also served as the Justice of Peace for the 11th Civil District (White Oak Flats).

    William Thomas arrived at home after an extended trip in the woodland with a ruptured appendix and without proper medical attention resulted in his untimely.

    William Trentham was buried with his wife in the Trentham Family Cemetery, now part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. William's grave stone gives 1843 as his date of death.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 49.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 164.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 101-102.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 359
    Bonnie Trentham Myers, Bltrentham@aol.com, 20 November 2000..

    William married Easter Ogle 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee. Easter (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 6 May 1806, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1883; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Easter Ogle was born 6 May 1806, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 6 Jan 1883; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    In the minute books of the White Oak Flats Church a mention is made of "Sister Easter Trentham" in the records of the January 1827 meeting.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mounty Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 49.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 139, 164.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 101,102.

    Children:
    1. Lucinda Trentham was born 2 Sep 1827, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Elvira "Polly" Trentham was born 20 Jul 1829, Tennessee; died 2 Nov 1907; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sophia Trentham was born 31 May 1831, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1919; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Robert Lee "Rob" Trentham was born 27 Apr 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1908; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Benjamin James Trentham was born 16 Mar 1835, Tennessee.
    6. Isaac Newton Trentham was born 16 Jan 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 1931; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Lydia Trentham was born 29 Oct 1838, Tennessee.
    8. David McMahan Trentham was born 22 Jul 1841; died 31 Dec 1862.
    9. Caleb Levator Trentham was born 8 Feb 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 May 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 1937, Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Easter Malinda Trentham was born 13 May 1847, Tennessee; died 1 Aug 1937; was buried Frazier's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cahutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    11. 6. William McCajah "Cagey" Trentham was born 17 Jul 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1901; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 14.  Graham Gipson was born Abt 1825; died Bef 1856.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 211.

    Graham married Jane Huskey 9 Jan 1848, , Blount County, Tennessee. Jane (daughter of John Huskey and Rebecca Elizabeth Hatcher) was born 1825, Tennessee; died 1901; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Jane Huskey was born 1825, Tennessee (daughter of John Huskey and Rebecca Elizabeth Hatcher); died 1901; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Appeared in 1860 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 79.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 211.

    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth "Betty" Gipson was born 11 Jan 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1925; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Martha Jane Gipson was born 1853, Tennessee.