Forrest Rebel Reagan: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Forrest Rebel Reagan was born 1878, , Cherokee, Texas (son of John B. Reagan and Mary Ann Dossett); died 24 Apr 1957. Notes: ---------- Reference: "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 52.

Generation: 2

John B. Reagan was born 13 Mar 1843, , Blount County, Tennessee (son of Richard Black Reagan and Martha A. Black); died 24 Sep 1909; was buried Rusk, Cherokee, Texas.

Notes:

----------
Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 12.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 52.

John married Mary Ann Dossett 27 Oct 1868, , Cherokee, Texas. Mary (daughter of Asa Dossett) was born 1854; died 7 May 1938; was buried Rusk, Cherokee, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Mary Ann Dossett was born 1854 (daughter of Asa Dossett); died 7 May 1938; was buried Rusk, Cherokee, Texas.

Notes:

----------
Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 52.

Children:

John Henninger Reagan was born Oct 1869, , Cherokee, Texas; died 1934.
Reagan was born Abt 1872, , Cherokee, Texas; died See Notes.
Richard B. Reagan was born 18 Sep 1874, , Cherokee, Texas.
1. Forrest Rebel Reagan was born 1878, , Cherokee, Texas; died 24 Apr 1957.

Generation: 3

Richard Black Reagan was born 1820, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Timothy Richard Reagan and Elizabeth Lusk); died 14 Jul 1894, , Cherokee, Texas.

Notes:

Richard went to Cherokee County, Texas in the early 1850's and lived there
until his death. He served as sheriff for Cherokee County and later was
appointed as a U. S. Marshall under President Grover Cleveland's first
administration.
----------
Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 8, 12.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 47, 51, 52.

Richard married Martha A. Black 2 Jun 1842, , Blount County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of John Black and Nancy) was born 1820, , Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Martha A. Black was born 1820, , Blount County, Tennessee (daughter of John Black and Nancy).

Notes:

----------
Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 47, 51, 52.

Children:

2. John B. Reagan was born 13 Mar 1843, , Blount County, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1909; was buried Rusk, Cherokee, Texas.
Nancy A. Reagan was born 1846, , Blount County, Tennessee.
James Reagan was born 1848, , Blount County, Tennessee; died 1860.
Sarah Mary Reagan was born 1850, , Blount County, Tennessee.
William R. Reagan was born 1852, , Blount County, Tennessee.
Martha Josephine Reagan was born 1854, , Blount County, Tennessee.
Reagan was born Abt 1856, , Blount County, Tennessee; died Abt 1856.
Margaret Edwina Reagan was born 1859, , Cherokee, Texas.

Asa Dossett

Notes:

----------
Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 52.

Children:

3. Mary Ann Dossett was born 1854; died 7 May 1938; was buried Rusk, Cherokee, Texas.

Generation: 4

Timothy Richard Reagan was born 1797, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Richard Reagan and Julia Ann Shults); died 1847, Fulton County, Arkansas.

Notes:

Timothy Richard died while on his way to join his son in Texas. This Timothy
Reagan and his wife, Elizabeth Lusk, were the parents of John H. Reagan of
Texas and Civil War fame.

John H. Reagan described his father as being very mechanically inclined and
good at many trades - being a good blacksmith, boot and shoe maker, tanner,
saddle maker, gunsmith, silversmith, very adept at woodworking, and able to
repair most any kind of clock or watch. John H. also said, "He was a
man of exemplary piety and of benevolent disposition, and was a member
of the Methodist church from his youth to the end of his life".

Probably because of his ability in these trades Timothy Richard moved from
Gatlinburg to the Sevierville area where the demand for his services would be
greater. Sometime after 1838 he moved to Knox County, Tennessee where he lived
for a few years.

Timothy with Elizabeth and their family appear in the 1830 Federal Census of
Sevier County, Tennessee.

Also found in the Knox County 1840 Federal Census is a listing for him.
----------
Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 6a, 8.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 36.

Timothy married Elizabeth Lusk Abt 1817, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Lusk and Sarah "Sally" Roberts) was born 1799, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1831, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Church in the Forks Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth Lusk was born 1799, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of Joseph Lusk and Sarah "Sally" Roberts); died 1831, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Church in the Forks Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Elizabeth was of English and Welsh origin, her being of the Roberts family. She
died while giving birth to Sara Reagan.
----------
Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 6a, 8.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 36, 45.

Children:

John Henninger Reagan was born 8 Oct 1818, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1905, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas; was buried East Hill Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.
4. Richard Black Reagan was born 1820, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jul 1894, , Cherokee, Texas.
Joseph Daniel Reagan was born 18 Jan 1823, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1891, Laclede County, Missouri; was buried 24 Jan 1891, Laclede County, Missouri.
Morris R. Reagan was born Abt 1826, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1860/1869, , Travis, Texas.
William Reason Reagan was born 17 Mar 1830, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sarah R. Reagan was born 1831, , Sevier County, Tennessee.

10. John Black
Notes:
----------
Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 51.

John — Nancy. [Group Sheet]
11.
Nancy
Notes:
----------
Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 51.

Children:

5. Martha A. Black was born 1820, , Blount County, Tennessee.