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Eldridge L. Huskey

Male 1895 - 1962  (66 years)

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  1. 1.  Eldridge L. HuskeyEldridge L. Huskey was born 16 Sep 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John Vesley Huskey and Lorsinda B. Whaley); died 18 Jan 1962; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 115, 116, 164.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 13.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 87.

    Eldridge married Louisa Trentham Sevier County, Tennessee. Louisa (daughter of Isaac Newton Trentham, Jr. and Litha Watson) was born 14 Sep 1897, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1968; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Notes:

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    Children:
    1. Clyde Edward Huskey was born 4 Nov 1915, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1978; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Vesley HuskeyJohn Vesley Huskey was born 4 Sep 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Isaac Huskey and Mariah Ownby); died 28 Jul 1946; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 117.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 12, 13, 71.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 254.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 290.

    John married Lorsinda B. Whaley 4 Mar 1888. Lorsinda (daughter of John Brabson Whaley and Lydia "Aunt Liddy" Kear) was born 22 Feb 1865; died 13 Feb 1948; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lorsinda B. WhaleyLorsinda B. Whaley was born 22 Feb 1865 (daughter of John Brabson Whaley and Lydia "Aunt Liddy" Kear); died 13 Feb 1948; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 117.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 12, 71.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 254.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 290.

    Children:
    1. Urey Huskey was born 22 Jan 1889; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Simeon S. Huskey was born 7 Feb 1889, Tennessee; died 6 Jun 1974; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Elmer Huskey was born 24 Apr 1892; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Idana Huskey was born 25 May 1893, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 1973; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 1. Eldridge L. Huskey was born 16 Sep 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 1962; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Isaac Huskey was born 17 Jun 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Stephen "Old Steve" Huskey and Mary Ann "Polly" Ogle); died 4 Aug 1904; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1860 through 1880 and 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 111.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 69, 71.

    Isaac married Mariah Ownby 16 Apr 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mariah (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle) was born 25 Dec 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1905; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mariah Ownby was born 25 Dec 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle); died 5 Sep 1905; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1860 through 1880 and 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 111.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 69, 71.

    Children:
    1. Madison Huskey was born 16 Feb 1854, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 1923; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Dudley Huskey was born Sep 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Nov 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Nov 1936, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Huskey was born 1858, Tennessee; was buried New Mexico.
    4. Jemima Huskey was born 8 Jan 1860, Tennessee; died 26 Aug 1928; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Stephen "Mary's Steve" Huskey was born Jul 1861, Tennessee; died 13 Oct 1910; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 2. John Vesley Huskey was born 4 Sep 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Jul 1946; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  John Brabson Whaley was born 25 Feb 1842, Tennessee (son of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mourning Ownbey); died 5 Sep 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census with parents attending school.

    Serving the Union Army during the Civil War, John Brabson Whaley was "a private in temporary service of the United States on 5 September 1864 who was killed while trying to rescue a Federal soldier" at a fort near what is now the Chimney Picnic area in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 12, 129.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 11.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 29.
    http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/sevier/census/1850/pg0396a.txt

    John married Lydia "Aunt Liddy" Kear 9 Feb 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lydia (daughter of Joel Kear and Sarah Huff) 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. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lydia "Aunt Liddy" KearLydia "Aunt Liddy" Kear was born 24 May 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Joel Kear and Sarah Huff); died 4 Dec 1926, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    "Aunt Liddy" was a noted basket weaver, midwife, preacher (could quote the Bible from "kiver to kiver"), undertaker, and a tailor of men's suits. (This included shearing the sheep, carding, spinning, dyeing, and weaving the wool fabric). She tanned leather to make her shoes, hunted game for meat and did all her cooking and baking in her fireplace. She gathered herbs and made medicine for many ailments and went wherever there was sickness and unselfishly helped many, many folks throughout the Smoky Mountain area. She doctored herself when she became seriously ill from a snake bite. She reached into a hens nest and a copperhead bit her.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 12, 129.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 11, 283.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 29, 30, 293.

    Children:
    1. Perry W. Whaley was born 24 Apr 1861; died 11 Aug 1864; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Isabella Whaley was born 1 Jul 1863, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 1941; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 3. Lorsinda B. Whaley was born 22 Feb 1865; died 13 Feb 1948; was buried Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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 Mary Ann "Polly" Ogle Abt 1827/1828, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Hercules "Hike" Ogle and Elizabeth Haggard) was born Abt 1808, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef Dec 1848; was buried Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Ann "Polly" Ogle was born Abt 1808, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Hercules "Hike" Ogle and Elizabeth Haggard); died Bef Dec 1848; was buried Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Polly Ann appears in the 1830 and 1840 census of Sevier County. A mention of Polly Ann's death is made in the church minute book of the White Oak Flats Church at the December 1848 meeting. Mary Ann is believed to be buried in the White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 101, 151.

    Children:
    1. Sarah Huskey was born 1829, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1863; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Wesley Huskey was born 20 Sep 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Oct 1914; was buried Lower Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Isaac Huskey was born 17 Jun 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Aug 1904; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Albert Huskey was born 23 Mar 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1885; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Jane Huskey was born 29 Jan 1837, Tennessee; died 27 Apr 1880; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  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. 5. 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. 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.  John H. "Bullhead" WhaleyJohn H. "Bullhead" Whaley was born 31 Mar 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died 21 Mar 1909; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: B71M-KG
    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as farmer $300 property able to read and write.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 180, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 10, 69, 71, 106, 129.
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p .
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 307.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 227.

    John married Mourning Ownbey Abt 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mourning (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill) was born 11 Aug 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 21 Apr 1870, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mourning OwnbeyMourning Ownbey was born 11 Aug 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 21 Apr 1870, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: B71M-LM

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census able to read and write.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 180, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 10, 106, 129.
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p .
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.

    Children:
    1. Whaley was born 1835.
    2. Harkless Whaley was born 10 Feb 1836, Tennessee; died 15 Feb 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1926, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Westley O. Whaley was born 21 May 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1863, Murfreesborough, Tennessee.
    4. Cynthia Jane Whaley 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.
    5. 6. John Brabson Whaley was born 25 Feb 1842, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary "Polly" Whaley was born 1843, Tennessee; died 1889/1890; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Perry Seehorn Commodore Whaley was born 11 Feb 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1926, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1926, Cedar Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    8. Margaret Whaley was born 1847, Tennessee; died 22 Apr 1878; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Pinkney Henry Toomey Whaley was born 12 Sep 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1920, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Oct 1920, Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    10. Joseph L. "Joel" Whaley was born 23 May 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1933, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    11. Aaron Jason Whaley was born 1851; died 1868.
    12. Sarah Elizabeth Whaley was born 6 Jun 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1926; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Leander A. Whaley was born 15 Feb 1856, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1929, Bradley, Tennessee; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    14. Isaac C. Whaley was born 27 May 1858, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1925; was buried Bishopville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    15. Columbus M. Whaley was born 20 Oct 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1921; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  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]


  8. 15.  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. 7. 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. 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.


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