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Raymond E. Avery

Male 1913 - 1983  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Raymond E. Avery was born 4 May 1913, Missouri (son of Burton Craig Avery and Martha Jane Huskey); died 17 Jun 1983; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Township 16, Fresno County, California
    • Census: 1930, Pine, Stone County, Missouri


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Burton Craig Avery was born 10 Nov 1875, Mississippi (son of John William Avery and Mary Adaline Carpenter); died 17 Dec 1953; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Pine Township, Stone County, Missouri
    • Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Stone County, Missouri
    • Census: 1920, Township 16, Fresno County, California
    • Census: 1930, Pine, Stone County, Missouri
    • Census: 1940, Blue Eye, Stone County, Missouri

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 24.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 107.

    Burton married Martha Jane Huskey 11 Nov 1896, Carroll County, Arkansas. Martha (daughter of John H. Huskey and Nancy Elizabeth Reagan) was born 7 Apr 1879, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1969; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Martha Jane Huskey was born 7 Apr 1879, Tennessee (daughter of John H. Huskey and Nancy Elizabeth Reagan); died 12 Jan 1969; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, Pine Township, Stone County, Missouri
    • Census: 1920, Township 16, Fresno County, California
    • Census: 1930, Pine, Stone County, Missouri
    • Census: 1940, Blue Eye, Stone County, Missouri

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 24.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 107.

    Children:
    1. Lucretia Grace Avery was born Jul 1898, Arkansas.
    2. Nancy Lula Avery was born 14 Aug 1905, Missouri; died 26 Sep 1990, Los Angeles County, California; was buried Westminster Memorial Park Cemetery, Orange County, California.
    3. 1. Raymond E. Avery was born 4 May 1913, Missouri; died 17 Jun 1983; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John William Avery was born 22 Dec 1826, North Carolina; died 20 Feb 1908; was buried Denver Cemetery, Carroll County, Arkansas.

    John — Mary Adaline Carpenter. Mary was born 11 Aug 1835; died 25 Feb 1878; was buried Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery, Panola County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Adaline Carpenter was born 11 Aug 1835; died 25 Feb 1878; was buried Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery, Panola County, Mississippi.
    Children:
    1. Samuel Avery was born Abt 1864, Mississippi.
    2. 2. Burton Craig Avery was born 10 Nov 1875, Mississippi; died 17 Dec 1953; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri.

  3. 6.  John H. Huskey was born 7 May 1855, Tennessee (son of Stephen "Old Steve" Huskey and Martha "Patsy" "Marthy" "Granny Pat" Whaley); died 7 Sep 1915; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 183S-VN
    • Census: 1880, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, Long Creek Township, Carroll County, Arkansas

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 23, 24, 121.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 12, 47.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 107.

    John married Nancy Elizabeth Reagan 23 Oct 1872, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Ephraim "Uncle Ephraim" Reagan and Cynthia Jane Whaley) was born 16 Jul 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Nov 1921, Blue Eye, Carroll, Missouri; was buried 12 Nov 1921, Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Nancy Elizabeth Reagan was born 16 Jul 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Ephraim "Uncle Ephraim" Reagan and Cynthia Jane Whaley); died 11 Nov 1921, Blue Eye, Carroll, Missouri; was buried 12 Nov 1921, Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 183S-WT
    • Census: 1880, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, Long Creek Township, Carroll County, Arkansas

    Notes:

    It was said they moved to Blue Eye, Carroll County, Arkansas in 1889. Buried in Blue Eye Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 23, 24, 121.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 12, 47.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 107.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 198.

    Children:
    1. Huskey was born Abt 1875; died INFANT.
    2. 3. Martha Jane Huskey was born 7 Apr 1879, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1969; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri.
    3. Lawson A. Huskey was born 8 Feb 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 1961; was buried Meridian Cemetery, Ada County, Idaho.
    4. Flaria A. Huskey was born 27 Jun 1884, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1963; was buried Kuna Cemetery, Ada County, Idaho.
    5. Charles C. Huskey was born 20 Jun 1886, Knox County, Tennessee; died Jan 1966; was buried Margaret Cemetery, Valley County, Idaho.
    6. John Huskey was born Dec 1891, Arkansas.
    7. Robert Lee Huskey was born 14 May 1896, Blue Eye, Missouri; died 11 Aug 1985; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Stephen "Old Steve" HuskeyStephen "Old Steve" Huskey was born 8 Mar 1808, South Carolina (son of Isaac Huskey and Jane Miller); died 17 Jun 1887; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 45, 47.

    Stephen married Martha "Patsy" "Marthy" "Granny Pat" Whaley Abt 1849, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Middleton Whaley and Rebecca Ogle) was born 23 Jan 1820, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1892; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Martha "Patsy" "Marthy" "Granny Pat" Whaley was born 23 Jan 1820, Tennessee (daughter of Middleton Whaley and Rebecca Ogle); died 14 Jan 1892; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 101.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 45, 47.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.

    Children:
    1. Rebecca Huskey was born Feb 1850, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Dorothy Huskey was born 22 Jan 1851; died 22 Jan 1851.
    3. Stephen "Rocky Steve" Huskey, Jr. was born 4 May 1853, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1932; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 6. John H. Huskey was born 7 May 1855, Tennessee; died 7 Sep 1915; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri.
    5. Mary "Polly" Huskey was born 1857, Tennessee.

  3. 14.  Ephraim "Uncle Ephraim" Reagan was born 24 Aug 1833, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Daniel Wesley Reagan and Nancy Ogle); died 23 Jan 1924, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 183T-2N

    Notes:

    Ephraim was born in Gatlinburg and lived in the area all his life. He is not listed in the 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census. He was a farmer and served from 27 June 1866 to 12 December 1871 and from 25 January 1886 to 13 July 1888 as a postmaster in Gatlinburg.

    A story is told of his skill with a gun and his knowledge of the woods. It seems he was going in home late one night. Along about the old swimming hole in the Park, he heard a noise in the hemlocks overhead. The night was very dark and he could barely see an outline of something crouched in the tree above the river road. Knowing he had only one chance to shoot at whatever it was, he decided to risk it and fired. It fell to the road with a crash. Waiting a few minutes to be sure it was more that just stunned, Ephraim went up to it, examined a paw and knew at once "it" was a "painter". Knowing the panthers usually traveled in pairs, he made tracks for home, Next morning he returned and found his panther still stretched across the road.

    During the Civil War Ephraim served with the Union army in Company G, 6th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry. He enrolled 16 Sep 1862 and was mustered out 30 June 1865. He was described then as being 5 feet 7 inches tall, with dark hair, fair complexion and blue eyes.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 16, 23.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 12, 129.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 105, 153.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 198.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 289.

    Ephraim married Cynthia Jane Whaley 9 Jun 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee. Cynthia (daughter of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mourning Ownbey) was born 1840, Trentville, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1888, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Cynthia Jane WhaleyCynthia Jane Whaley was born 1840, Trentville, Jefferson County, Tennessee (daughter of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mourning Ownbey); died 23 Mar 1888, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 183T-3T

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as Synthia with parents attending school.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 23.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 12, 129.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 198.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 289.
    http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/sevier/census/1850/pg0396a.txt

    Children:
    1. Mourning Reagan was born 25 May 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Oct 1894; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 7. Nancy Elizabeth Reagan was born 16 Jul 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Nov 1921, Blue Eye, Carroll, Missouri; was buried 12 Nov 1921, Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri.
    3. Lydia Reagan was born 26 Jun 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Mar 1947; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. John E. (H.) Reagan was born 18 Sep 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1919; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Margaret L. Reagan was born 1 Mar 1862, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary "Polly" Reagan was born 23 Sep 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Meigs Mountain Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Ephraim J. Reagan, Jr. was born 3 Nov 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Oct 1920.
    8. Sarah R. "Sally" Reagan was born 31 Oct 1869, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Sophia Reagan was born 25 Jul 1871, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Westley O. Reagan was born 6 Aug 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1958, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried West O. Reagan's Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Arminda Reagan was born 23 Nov 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Dec 1947, Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Laura Jane Reagan was born 15 Jul 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1952; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Blue Eye, Stone County, Missouri.
    13. Cynthia Jane Reagan was born 17 Jul 1876, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. Julia Ann Reagan was born 4 Oct 1878, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1913/1914, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Knox County, Tennessee.
    15. Noah Robert Reagan was born 7 Apr 1882.