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Female 1906 - 1987  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bessie Whaley was born 27 Mar 1906, Tennessee (daughter of John Mitchell Whaley and Charity Ogle); died 7 Apr 1987; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 163.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 29, 120.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 77.

    Bessie married Judge Buford Alvin Townsend 18 Jun 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee. Buford (son of Rev. Wilson F. Townsend and Margaret M. Dickson) was born 30 Mar 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Aug 1992; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Notes:

    0020387


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Mitchell Whaley was born 11 Mar 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mary Ownby); died 23 May 1946; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 57.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 18, 22.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 22, 72, 86.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 146.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 16, 29, 30.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 148.

    John married Charity Ogle 8 Nov 1904, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Charity (daughter of Rev. Russell S. Ogle and Mary "Polly" Ownby) was born 4 May 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1946; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Charity Ogle was born 4 May 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Russell S. Ogle and Mary "Polly" Ownby); died 22 Feb 1946; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 57.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 22, 72, 86.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 16, 29, 30.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 148.

    Children:
    1. Theodore Whaley was born 7 Nov 1904; died 21 Nov 1904; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 1. Bessie Whaley was born 27 Mar 1906, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1987; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Kate Whaley was born 22 Sep 1908, Tennessee; died 12 May 1988; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Marie Whaley was born 13 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 2006, Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee; was buried 4 Sep 2006, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Julia Amaline Whaley was born 3 Jul 1918, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 1972; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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 Mary Ownby 17 Jun 1870. Mary (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle) was born 10 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1930; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary OwnbyMary Ownby was born 10 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle); died 12 Feb 1930; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 10 August 1836.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 43, 180, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 10, 69, 71, 112,
    129.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 307.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 579.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 227.

    Children:
    1. Mary Roseann "Nannie" Whaley was born 11 Mar 1871; died 6 Feb 1934; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. John Mitchell Whaley was born 11 Mar 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 May 1946; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Stephen "Steve" Whaley was born 25 Dec 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1942, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Feb 1942, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Laura Whaley was born 13 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 23 Apr 1956; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Isabelle Whaley was born 2 Jul 1877; died 2 Jul 1877.
    6. Sophia Whaley was born 2 Jul 1877; died 2 Jul 1877.
    7. Martha Whaley was born 12 Jun 1878, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1959; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Rev. Russell S. Ogle was born 19 Dec 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Noah Ogle and Sophia Reagan); died 25 Jan 1926; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Russell was a Baptist minister. He often accompanied "Preacher Dick Evans" on revival tours. During his later years he lived in Wears Cove.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountian Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 57.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 33.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 80, 85.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 12, 245.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 147, 148.

    Russell married Mary "Polly" Ownby 8 Jan 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of David Ownby and Eliza Ogle) was born 17 Oct 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Apr 1920; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary "Polly" Ownby was born 17 Oct 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of David Ownby and Eliza Ogle); died 27 Apr 1920; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 57.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 33.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 80, 85.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 12.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 147, 148.

    Children:
    1. Sanford Allen Ogle was born 8 Nov 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1962; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Charity Ogle was born 4 May 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1946; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Julia Alice Ogle was born 16 Aug 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1912; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Berthana Eliza Ogle was born 13 Apr 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Oct 1954; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Harkless Lee Ogle was born 1 Jul 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 1898; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Wiley Ambers Ogle was born 27 Apr 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William M. Whaley was born 15 Aug 1788, South Carolina (son of Alexander Whaley and Unknown, son of Alexander Whaley and Abigail Leverich); died 30 May 1880, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    In the 1880 Mortality Schedule for Sevier County, Tennessee gave the birthplace of William M. Whaley's parents -- father and mother were born in South Carolina.

    Some researchers say he was born in Orangeburg District, South Carolina but have not provided the source.

    Family traditions say William M. Whaley, his two brothers, John and Middleton, and a sister, Delania, came to Sevier County, Tennessee from South Carolina.

    Records of William M. Whaley's military service in the War of 1812 were found in the National Archives, Washington, D.C. He enlisted on 13 November 1814 as a fifer in Captain John Porter's Company, Colonel Edwin E. Booth's Regiment, East Tennessee Drafted Militia and was discharged on 20 May 1815 at Mobile, Alabama.

    On 4 November 1850 (aged 62 years) and 2 April 1855 (aged 66 years), William M. Whaley filed applications and received bounty land grants as a result of his service in the War of 1812.

    William M. Whaley filed for pension for his War of 1812 service in the East Tennessee Militia. His pension papers give a detailed story of his military service in the War of 1812. It is given below:

    "State of Tennessee)
    Sevier County SS. On this 22nd day of May A.S. one
    thousand eight hundred and Seventy one, personally appeared before me W. H.
    Duggan, Clerk of County Court, a court of record within and for the County and
    State aforesaid, William Whaley, aged Eighty two years, a resident of 2nd
    district, County of Sevier, State of Tennessee who being duly Sworn according
    to law declares that he is married that his wifes name was Mary Ogle to whom he
    was married in Sevier County, State of Tennessee on the 26th day of December
    1811 that he served the full term of Sixty days in the military Service of the
    United States in the War of 1812. That he is the identical William Whaley who
    was drafted in Captain Wilson Maples Company, Col Booths Regiment -- Brigade --
    Division at Sevier County, State of Tennessee on or about the day of November
    1814 and was honorably discharged at Mobile, Alabama on or about the day of
    March 1815 that he does not recollect the Numbers of the Regiment or Brigade,
    that Captain Maples resigned and the Company was then Commanded by Captain John
    W. Porter that he at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of
    the United States adhered to the Cause of the enemies of the Government giveing
    them aid or comfort or exercised the functions of any office whatever under any
    authority or pretend authority in hostility to the United States and that he
    will support the Constitution of the United States, that he is not in receipt
    of a pension under any previous act, that he makes this declaration for the
    purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the
    provision of the act approved February 14, 1871 and he hearby constitutes and
    appoints with full power of Substitution and revocation M.W. McCown of
    Sevierville, Tennessee his true and lawful attorney to prosecute his claim and
    obtain the pension certificate that may be issued. And that his post office is
    at Sevierville, Sevier County, State of Tennessee and that his domicile or
    place of abode is on the big East fork of Little Pigeon river in Greenbyor
    Cove"

    "Attest His
    Jeremiah Chamberlain William X Whaley
    John W. Huskey Mark

    Applicant

    "Also personally appeared Jeremiah Chamberlain residing in 2nd district, County
    of Sevier & John W. Huskey residing in 2nd district, County of Sevier persons
    whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being by me
    duly Sworn Say, They were present and Saw William Whaley, the claiment make his
    mark to the foregoing declaration, that they have every reason to believe from
    the appearance of Said claiment and their acquaintance with him that he is the
    identical person he represents himself to be, and that at no time during the
    late rebellion against the authority of the United States did he adhere to the
    cause of the enemies of the Government giving them aid or comfort, and they
    have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.

    Jeremiah Chamberlain
    John W. Huskey

    "Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 22nd day of May 1871 and I hearby
    Certify that the Contents of the foregoing declaration & c were fully made
    Known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before Swearing and that I
    have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim

    "Given under my hand and Seal of office at office in
    Sevierville this 22nd day of May 1871

    "W. H. H. Duggan, Clear"

    In December 1817 when the White Oak Flats Baptist Church was formed as an arm of the Fork of Little Pigeon Baptist Church in Sevierville, William Whaley and his wife were listed as charter members.

    At the July 1833 meeting of the Church, William M. Whaley said, "he had been led to think it (is) his duty to Execrcise a public gift where upon the Church grants to him the privileges of Exercising where in the County as duty may call him". At this meeting William M. Whaley was ordained as moderator.

    It is not known just when William M. and Mary Ann Ogle Whaley moved to Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee (now part of Great Smoky Mountain National Park), but they were well settled between 1830 and 1840.

    William Sr. is listed in the 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census 2 males 0-5, 3 males 5-10, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30 and 1 female 40-50

    William M. Whaley died from "abcess of side" and was buried beside his wife Mary Ann.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 3-5.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 45, 186, 214.
    Wanda Schomp, wjcrafter@email.msn.com, 17 May 1999.

    William married Mary Ann Ogle 26 Dec 1811, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of William "Billy" Ogle and Martha Jane Huskey) was born 1793, Edgefield County, South Carolina; died 1872/1880, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Ann Ogle was born 1793, Edgefield County, South Carolina (daughter of William "Billy" Ogle and Martha Jane Huskey); died 1872/1880, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Mary moved with the family to Sevier County, Tennessee as early as 1805, soonafter the death of her father.

    Verification of her marriage is from William M. Whaley's War of 1812 papers inthe National Archives, Washington, D. C.

    Mary and William were members of the White Oak Flats Baptist Church. Theirfamily appears in Sevier County, Tennessee Federal Census Records, 1830 through 1880.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186, 214.

    Children:
    1. Alexander Whaley was born 1812, Tennessee; died Aft 1880.
    2. William M. Whaley, Jr. was born 1 Jan 1815, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1877; was buried New Hope Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. John H. "Bullhead" Whaley was born 31 Mar 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1909; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Nancy Whaley was born 1823.
    5. Elizabeth Whaley was born 1825, Tennessee.
    6. William Isaac Whaley was born Aug 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1910; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Henry A. Whaley was born 1826, Rhea County, Tennessee; died Bef 1881.
    8. Jane "Jennie" Whaley was born 1827, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1883; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Perry Commodore Whaley was born 19 Mar 1828, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Martha Adeline Whaley was born 1829, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Rector Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Ira Whaley was born Apr 1831, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1908; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Rebecca Whaley was born 1833, Tennessee.
    13. Colonel Preston Whaley was born Apr 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1900.
    14. Rev. George Bradford Whaley was born Feb 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Oct 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Oct 1914, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    15. Elijah Whaley was born 6 Jun 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Elijah Whaley 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. 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. 5. 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.  Noah Ogle was born 1833, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey); died 10 Feb 1897, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: BQLK-8F

    Notes:

    From Sevier County, Tennessee Deed Book 'J', pages 150/51, "This Indenture made this the 14th of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four between Harcolas T. Ogle of the State of Tennessee and County of Sevier of the one part and Noah Ogle of the State and County aforesaid of the other part...the said Harculas T. Ogle hath this day bequeath the deed of gift unto the said Noah Ogle...it being given under their condition that it is to be all the claim, interest or demand that he the said Noah Ogle is to have to the said Harculas T. Ogle estate at this or any future time, the said land lying on the waters of the West Fork of Pigeon River near and about where the said Noah Ogle now lives." This land was located along Dudley Creek and Low Gap branch, then westward to the first high top between Roaring Fork Creek and Dudley Creek and joined the lands of James Ogle and Isaac Ogle Sr. It contained one hundred acres.

    Noah was a private in Company E, 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Volunteer with the Union army during the Civil War. He enlisted for three years at Sevierville, Tennessee 16 September 1862 and was discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, 5 July 1865. He served at Lexington, Kentucky, Decator, Alabama, and Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. His personal description at the time of enlistment was: age, 29 years, fair complexion, dark hair and yellow eyes (hazel?).

    In the 1860 Federal Census for Sevier County, Tennessee, Noah and Sophia were living in the 6th district on Walden's Creek. An 1866 deed from Daniel Wesley Reagan to Noah Ogle records the transfer of 100 acres of land. This farm lay from Baskins Creek to Reagan Lane on both sides of the river, now the center of Gatlinburg. In 1870 Federal Census, Noah and Sophia Reagan Ogle are found in the 11th Civil District in Gatlinburg. He is listed as a grocery merchant. This store which he started is still being operated by his descendants.

    Noah served the 11th Civil District for many years as a Justice of Peace. He added land to the cemetery located on the hill in town, again being called White Oak Flats Cemetery. He and his third wife deeded the land for the present site of White Oak Flats Baptist Church (now First Baptist Church of Gatlinburg) in 1897.

    Noah left a will in which he mentions all of his daughters and children of his daughter, Martha. Only one of the sons was named. His will was dated 30 Jan 1897 and probated 19 Feb 1897 (Will Book I, p 524/5).
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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 16, 33, 168, 169-170.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 70, 112.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 31.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 146, 147.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 113.

    Noah married Sophia Reagan Abt 1854, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Sophia (daughter of Daniel Wesley Reagan and Nancy Ogle) was born 12 Dec 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1887, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sophia ReaganSophia Reagan was born 12 Dec 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Daniel Wesley Reagan and Nancy Ogle); died 5 Oct 1887, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 2DDV-BF

    Notes:

    Twin of Julia Ann Reagan.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 16, 33, 169-170.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 146, 147.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 113.

    Children:
    1. Ephraim Earl Ogle was born 25 Nov 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 May 1936; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Martha Ogle was born 13 Jun 1858, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1890; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Harkless R. Ogle was born 12 Jan 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1923; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 6. Rev. Russell S. Ogle was born 19 Dec 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jan 1926; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Hettie Ogle was born 22 Feb 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jul 1895; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Ogle was born Abt 1866, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    7. Mary "Mollie" Ogle was born 22 Mar 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Apr 1909; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Julia Alice Ogle was born 5 Jan 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 1951; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    9. Ogle was born Abt 1871, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    10. Richard R. "Whistling Rich" Ogle was born 22 Feb 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 1947, North Carolina; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Sophia A. Ogle was born 13 Feb 1874, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Sep 1913; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Ogle was born Abt 1876, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    13. Ida Ogle was born 30 Oct 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1880; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. Minnie Etta Ogle was born 6 Aug 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1940; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  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]


  8. 15.  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. Newton Ownby was born 16 Jul 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1953; was buried Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. 7. 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.


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