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Female 1915 - 1941  (26 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Virginia Trotter was born 19 Jan 1915 (daughter of Emert Authur Trotter and Ollie Ware Tinsley); died 27 Dec 1941; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Section B, 19 March 1995, p 2.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.

    Virginia married Erskin Morgan Stafford 22 Dec 1941, First Methodist Church. Erskin (son of Thomas James Stafford and Inez Morgan) was born 21 Mar 1913; died 23 Dec 1941; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Emert Authur Trotter was born 24 Dec 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James G. Trotter and Sarah C. Emert); died 1 Jan 1952; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Emert was a big man, the town blacksmith and self taught Veterinarian. When a strong man came to town and put on a show by lifting one corner of a T Model in front of Park Theater, friends and neighbors coaxed Trotter to show the man what he could do. He laughed and picked up the entire back end of the Ford.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 24.
    "The Mountain Press", Section B, 19 March 1995, p 2.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 362, 363.

    Emert — Ollie Ware Tinsley. Ollie (daughter of Harve Drayton Tinsley and Mary Florence McPherson) was born 29 Jul 1886, Tennessee; died 7 Sep 1973; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ollie Ware Tinsley was born 29 Jul 1886, Tennessee (daughter of Harve Drayton Tinsley and Mary Florence McPherson); died 7 Sep 1973; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Rosa Lee Downey has given name as Sarah.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 24.
    "The Mountain Press", Section B, 19 March 1995, p 2.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 174, 362, 363, 364.

    Children:
    1. Sadie Ruth Trotter was born 24 May 1906, Tennessee; died 3 May 1984; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. John Robert Trotter was born 27 Aug 1908, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1956; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mell Emert Trotter was born 3 Dec 1910, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 1979; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 1. Virginia Trotter was born 19 Jan 1915; died 27 Dec 1941; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Harve Drayton Trotter was born 30 Jan 1917, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1994; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Dorothy Louise Trotter was born 2 Aug 1919; died 6 Jan 2002, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Jan 2002, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. James Tinsley "Jim" Trotter was born 3 Sep 1921, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1985; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Dr. Betty Jane Trotter was born 23 Dec; died 2 Nov 2006, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Mary Emily Trotter was born 2 May 1927, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jul 2003, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Jul 2003, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James G. Trotter was born 2 Sep 1842, Tennessee (son of John Sevier Trotter and Talitha S. Mattox); died 6 Mar 1884.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Died at age 42.
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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 276.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 362.

    James married Sarah C. Emert 24 Dec 1867. Sarah (daughter of Nathaniel Westley Emert and Hannah Emily Hill) was born 23 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 1928; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah C. EmertSarah C. Emert was born 23 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Nathaniel Westley Emert and Hannah Emily Hill); died 7 Jun 1928; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 276.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 44.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 362.

    Children:
    1. William W. Trotter was born Abt 1869, Tennessee.
    2. James Bates Trotter was born 6 Apr 1870, Tennessee; died 8 Jan 1951; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha E. Trotter was born Abt 1872, Tennessee.
    4. Joseph M. Trotter was born 5 Aug 1873, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1943; was buried Gillum Cemetery, Burnet County, Texas.
    5. Emily A. Trotter was born Abt 1876, Tennessee.
    6. Oathy E. Trotter was born Abt 1877, Tennessee.
    7. Robert R. Trotter was born 17 Jul 1879, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1936, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Mar 1936, Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 2. Emert Authur Trotter was born 24 Dec 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1952; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Harve Drayton Tinsley was born Abt 1853, South Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Catlettsburg, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 364.

    Harve married Mary Florence McPherson 5 Sep 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Rev. William McPherson) was born Abt 1860, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Florence McPherson was born Abt 1860, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. William McPherson).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Catlettsburg, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 364.

    Children:
    1. Walter H. Tinsley was born 18 May 1879; died 3 Jun 1880; was buried Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Ethel Tinsley was born 15 Dec 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1967; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. James G. Tinsley
    4. Little Fred Tinsley was born 9 Jan 1885; died 25 Aug 1885; was buried Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 3. Ollie Ware Tinsley was born 29 Jul 1886, Tennessee; died 7 Sep 1973; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mae Tinsley
    7. Maude Tinsley
    8. Stella Tinsley


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Sevier TrotterJohn Sevier Trotter was born 20 Nov 1807, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John Trotter and Asa White); died 11 May 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: NG7T-G7

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.

    John — Talitha S. Mattox. Talitha was born 23 Oct 1808, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1854; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Talitha S. Mattox was born 23 Oct 1808, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1854; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. John Murphy Trotter was born 31 Dec 1831, Tennessee; died 19 Jun 1889; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Martha Trotter was born Abt 1834, Tennessee.
    3. Asa Trotter was born Abt 1814, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah Trotter was born Abt 1839, Tennessee.
    5. 4. James G. Trotter was born 2 Sep 1842, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1884.
    6. Pleasant Hobson Trotter was born 26 May 1845, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1882; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. George Trotter was born Abt 1848, Tennessee.
    8. Nancy Trotter was born Abt 1850, Tennessee.
    9. Melvil C. Trotter was born 22 Nov 1853; died 27 Aug 1854; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Nathaniel Westley EmertNathaniel Westley Emert was born 20 Jul 1820, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Daniel George Emert and Sarah Reagan); died 21 May 1905, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    In 1850 Nathaniel Westley and Hannah were listed in the Federal Census of
    Sevier County, Tennessee. There were four children in their household: Sarah,
    age 7; Martha, age 6; John, age 3; and Willaim Bates, age 1.

    Nathaniel Westley and Hannah again appeared in the 1860 Federal Census of
    Sevier County, Tennessee. They now had seven children at home: Sarah, age 17;
    Martha, age 15; Seldon, age 13; William, age 11; Joseph, age 9; Mary, age 4;
    and Harris, age 2. In the 1870 Federal Census, they had five children still at
    home: William B., age 21; Joseph A., age 19; Mary J., age 14; Louisa R., age
    9; and Nancy, age 7.

    In 1880 Nathaniel Westley and Hannah were still listed in the Federal Census of
    Sevier County, Tennessee. There wer only two children left in the household:
    Louisa R., age 19; and Nancy A. age 17.

    Nathaniel Westley Emert was buried beside his wife in the Pigeon Forge
    Methodist Church Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 65.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 272, 275.
    Genserv, mb5, 1994
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 44.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 334.

    Nathaniel married Hannah Emily Hill 2 Nov 1841. Hannah (daughter of Joseph Hill and Susannah McMinn) was born 3 Jun 1821, Jefferson, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 1904, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Hannah Emily HillHannah Emily Hill was born 3 Jun 1821, Jefferson, Tennessee (daughter of Joseph Hill and Susannah McMinn); died 30 Apr 1904, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 65.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 272, 275.
    Genserv, mb5, 1994
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 44.

    Children:
    1. 5. Sarah C. Emert was born 23 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 1928; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Martha E. Emert was born 14 Jul 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Mar 1924; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. John Seldon Emert was born 1847, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. William Bates "Bates" Emert was born 26 Jan 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Mar 1912; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Joseph A. Emert was born 1851, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Emert was born Abt 1853, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    7. Mary Jane "Mollie" Emert was born 5 Feb 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Harris Emert was born 1858, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Louisa R. Emert was born 6 Sep 1860, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Feb 1929.
    10. Nancy Adeline Emert was born 1863, , Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 14.  Rev. William McPherson

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 364.

    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Florence McPherson was born Abt 1860, Tennessee.


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