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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Nora Kear (daughter of Nicholas Kear and Litha Emaline Ownby).

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 219, 246.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nicholas Kear was born 25 Aug 1887, Tennessee (son of John Kear and Martha Jane Ownby); died Bef 19 Jul 2002.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 4, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 15, 76, 85.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 219, 246.

    Nicholas — Litha Emaline Ownby. Litha (daughter of Newton Ownby and Martha Whaley) was born Feb 1887, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1971, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Litha Emaline Ownby was born Feb 1887, Tennessee (daughter of Newton Ownby and Martha Whaley); died 23 Mar 1971, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 4, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 15, 76, 85.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 219, 246.

    Children:
    1. Cora Kear was born 8 Oct 1907, Roaring Fork, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 2005, Life Care Center of Jefferson City, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Nov 2005, Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 1. Nora Kear
    3. John H. Kear was born Abt 1910, Tennessee; died Bef 19 Jul 2002.
    4. Robert Kear was born Abt 1911, Tennessee; died Bef 19 Jul 2002.
    5. Otha Kear was born Abt 1913, Tennessee; died Bef 19 Jul 2002.
    6. Ezra Carr was born Abt 1917, Roaring Forks, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 2002; was buried 22 Jul 2002, Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery.
    7. Martha Phyllis Kear was born 1 Feb 1925, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 2011.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Kear was born 20 Oct 1844, Tennessee (son of Joel Kear and Sarah Huff); died 6 Feb 1929; 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 69, 75-76.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 219.

    John married Martha Jane Ownby 10 Jan 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle) was born 25 May 1853, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1925; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Martha Jane Ownby was born 25 May 1853, Tennessee (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle); died 8 Feb 1925; 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 69, 75.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 219.

    Children:
    1. Marion Kear was born 23 Aug 1868, Tennessee; died 5 Jul 1958, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Westview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    2. Sarah Elizabeth Kear was born 20 Jul 1870, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 1954; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Manerva "Polly" Kear was born 7 Jan 1875, Tennessee; died 4 Feb 1974; was buried Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Martha Isabell Kear was born 14 Sep 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1954; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Joel Kear was born 17 Dec 1884; died 9 Jan 1885; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 2. Nicholas Kear was born 25 Aug 1887, Tennessee; died Bef 19 Jul 2002.
    7. Elmer Calvin Kear was born 12 Jun 1892, Tennessee; died 17 Aug 1981; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Sophia Lenora Kear was born 28 Mar 1895; died 17 Dec 1962.

  3. 6.  Newton Ownby was born 16 Jul 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of David Ownby and Eliza Ogle); died 20 Apr 1953; was buried Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 14, 74, 76, 80, 85.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 200, 246, 253.

    Newton married Martha Whaley 7 Apr 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Perry Seehorn Commodore Whaley and Mary "Polly" Ownby) was born 3 Dec 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1895; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Martha WhaleyMartha Whaley was born 3 Dec 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Perry Seehorn Commodore Whaley and Mary "Polly" Ownby); died 27 Mar 1895; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 14, 74, 80, 85.

    Children:
    1. Rev. Otha Ownby was born 1 Aug 1884, Tennessee; died 20 Jan 1972; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Litha Emaline Ownby was born Feb 1887, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1971, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    3. Perry David Ownby was born 24 Sep 1888; died 4 Dec 1914; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Hettie Ownby was born 24 Sep 1888; died 25 Dec 1895; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Martha Ella Ownby was born 9 Apr 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jan 1943; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joel Kear was born 5 Feb 1796, North Carolina (son of James Kear and Molly Shelton); died 28 Jul 1871; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    From Scotland.

    Some researchers list him buried in Forks of the River Cemetery.
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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 74.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 29.

    Joel married Sarah Huff 6 Jun 1838. Sarah (daughter of Leonard Huff and Sarah Baker) was born 11 Jul 1809, Tennessee; died 15 Sep 1886; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah HuffSarah Huff was born 11 Jul 1809, Tennessee (daughter of Leonard Huff and Sarah Baker); died 15 Sep 1886; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Ezalee Kear Spencer lists given name as Baker with sisters Lydia and Charity and a brother.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 74.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Kear was born 10 Nov 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 May 1871, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lydia "Aunt Liddy" Kear was born 24 May 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1926, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Joseph Kear was born 16 Jun 1841, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1923; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Ann Kear was born 20 Mar 1843, Tennessee.
    5. 4. John Kear was born 20 Oct 1844, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1929; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Charity Manerva Kear was born 21 Jun 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1909; was buried Myers Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Sarah Kear was born 8 May 1848, Tennessee; died 18 Jun 1923; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Joel Kear was born 5 Feb 1850, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1926; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Rev. Henry Baker Kear was born 12 Jan 1852, Tennessee; died Bef 1941; was buried New Mexico.
    10. James Kear was born 14 Sep 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Jul 1926; was buried Concord Cemetery, Whitfield County, Georgia.

  3. 10.  Nicholas H. Ownby was born 11 Dec 1812, Rutherford, North Carolina (son of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 15 Aug 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 193.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 69.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 294.

    Nicholas married Mary Ogle Abt 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 24 Jan 1815, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1903; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary Ogle was born 24 Jan 1815, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 7 Feb 1903; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 193
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 69.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 294.

    Children:
    1. William Cuberston Ownby was born 1 Oct 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 May 1914; was buried Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Hulda Ownby was born 1836, North Carolina.
    3. Mariah Ownby was born 25 Dec 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1905; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Ownby was born 10 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1930; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Sophia Ownby was born 10 Apr 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1920; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Dicy Ownby was born Aug 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Nancy Ownby was born Aug 1844, Tennessee; died Aft 1900.
    8. Thomas Nicholas Ownby was born 12 Jul 1846, Tennessee; died 3 Aug 1920; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. John Ownby was born 18 Jan 1848, Tennessee; died 1 May 1917; was buried Myers Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. Mary "Polly" Ownby was born 11 Dec 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1874; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Nicholas H. Ownby, Jr. was born 25 Jul 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1934; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. 5. Martha Jane Ownby was born 25 May 1853, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1925; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Humphrey Ownby was born 4 Mar 1855, Tennessee; died 11 May 1937; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    14. Rev. Pinkney I. Ownby was born 1857, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1936; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  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]


  6. 13.  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. 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. 6. 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.

  7. 14.  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]


  8. 15.  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. 7. 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. 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.


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