William Cotter: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. William Cotter (son of John A. Cotter and Margaret McFalls).
Notes:
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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 258.

Generation: 2

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 258.

John married Margaret McFalls 4 Feb 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King) was born 1 Oct 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 May 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Margaret McFalls was born 1 Oct 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King); died 21 May 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Death Certificate for Margaret McFalls age sixty seven, number #91.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 258.

Children:

1. William Cotter
Clipper Cotter
Cotter
Sally L. Cotter was born 18 Oct 1880; died 22 Sep 1952; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Beatrice Cotter was born 18 Aug 1890; died 22 Oct 1966; was buried Forest Hill Cemetery.
Lizzie Cotter
Francis Cotter
McKinzie A. Cotter
Gertie F. Cotter
Bertie S. Cotter
Bertice Cotter was born , Blount County, Tennessee; died Bef 30 Sep 2008.
Lucy Jane Cotter was born 31 Dec 1877, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 1956; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

James Alexander McFalls was born 1822/1823, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Arthur McFalls and Mary "Polly"); died 28 Oct 1864, Decatur, Alabama; was buried Decator, Alabama.

Notes:

James and Mary were married by Reverend John Roberts.

James joined the Federal Army in Sevierville, Tennessee, on 16 Oct 1862. He was a Private in the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry, B. Company under Captain Tom Jones and Colonel D. M. Ray. He was killed in battle near Decatur, Alabama. James was forty years old 5'10" in height, blue eyes, light hair, and fair complexioned.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
Doris Noland Parton, dnparton@usit.net, 26 September 1997.

James married Mary Ann King 5 Apr 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Wyley King and Margaret "Peggy" Adair) was born 1825, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Ann King was born 1825, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Wyley King and Margaret "Peggy" Adair); died 4 Nov 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

Children:

Elizabeth McFalls was born 31 Mar 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1929; was buried Carr Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Margaret McFalls was born 1 Oct 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 May 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary McFalls was born 27 Nov 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Apr 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Apr 1918, Dodgen-Rayfield Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Arthur McFalls was born 28 Dec 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Wyley McFalls was born 27 Jan 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 1929; was buried Rocky Hill Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Malinda Elizabeth McFalls was born 18 May 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1923, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Rebecca McFalls was born 26 Dec 1859, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 9 Mar 1865, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Marcus R. McFalls was born 14 Apr 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

12.	Arthur McFalls was born 1780, Burke County, North Carolina. Notes: ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 259. Doris Noland Parton, dnparton@usit.net, 26 September 1997. Arthur — Mary "Polly". Mary was born Abt 1783, South Carolina. [Group Sheet]

13.

Mary "Polly" was born Abt 1783, South Carolina.

Notes:

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Reference:
Doris Noland Parton, dnparton@usit.net, 26 September 1997.

Children:

Alfred Burton McFalls was born Abt 1815/1820; died 1840/1850.
Brice McFalls was born Abt 1809/1810, North Carolina.
McFalls was born Abt 1815/1820.
McFalls was born Abt 1820/1825.
Joel McFalls was born Abt 1820, Tennessee.
6. James Alexander McFalls was born 1822/1823, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Oct 1864, Decatur, Alabama; was buried Decator, Alabama.

14.

Wyley King was born Feb 1800, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Nathaniel King and Elizabeth Runyan); died 11 May 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Listed in the 1840 through 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

SMHS lists birth as February 1793 and death as 11 March 1859.

Dee Lansford lists birth as February 1798.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 34.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 230, 232.
"In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 663.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

Wyley married Margaret "Peggy" Adair Abt 1824, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of William Adair and Nancy Ferguson) was born 4 Dec 1802, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1886, Wear's Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Margaret "Peggy" Adair was born 4 Dec 1802, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Adair and Nancy Ferguson); died 3 Jun 1886, Wear's Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Margaret Adair King was living with her children in the 1860 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 34.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 230, 232.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

Children:

7. Mary Ann King was born 1825, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nathaniel Lewis King was born 1827, Tennessee; died Abt 1876.
Charles W. King was born 1829, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died , Missouri.
John King was born 1831, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy E. King was born 5 Jul 1833, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1892, North Salem, Missouri; was buried North Salem, Missouri.
King was born Abt 1835; died See Notes.
James Sylvestor King was born 1837, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Wyley Valentine King was born 1838, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1862, Louisville, Kentucky.
Mary Elizabeth King was born 12 Apr 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1897, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Sarah Malinda Ann King was born 23 Jul 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1914, Linn County, Missouri; was buried Winigan Cemetery, Sullivan County, Missouri.
Margaret Jane King was born 18 Jul 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1909, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.