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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Verless Junior Morton was born 2 May 1924, Tennessee (son of Verless James Morton and Cora Alice Ownby); died 31 Dec 1994.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 278.
    "The Mountain Press", Cora Alice (Ownby) Morton obituary.

    Verless — Nell Quilliams. Nell (daughter of Perry Hampton Quilliams and Minnie Bell Reed) was born 30 May 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Dr. Richard Keith Morton was born 31 Mar 1958.
    2. Wilma Annette "Effie" Morton

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Verless James Morton was born 4 Sep 1891, Tennessee (son of Henry Harvey Morton and Martha Jane Yates); died 12 Apr 1983; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 3, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Cook US Army World War I.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 93.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 278.
    "The Mountain Press", Cora Alice (Ownby) Morton obituary.

    Verless married Cora Alice Ownby 12 Dec 1923, Blount County, Tennessee. Cora (daughter of James S. "Cadger Jim" Ownby and Sarah Ellen Moore) was born 20 Oct 1903, Tennessee; died 31 Mar 1996, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Apr 1996, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Cora Alice OwnbyCora Alice Ownby was born 20 Oct 1903, Tennessee (daughter of James S. "Cadger Jim" Ownby and Sarah Ellen Moore); died 31 Mar 1996, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Apr 1996, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 93.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 278, 296.
    "The Mountain Press", Cora Alice (Ownby) Morton obituary.

    Children:
    1. 1. Verless Junior Morton was born 2 May 1924, Tennessee; died 31 Dec 1994.
    2. James Frits Morton was born 28 Nov 1925, Tennessee; died 18 Oct 2013.
    3. Billy Robert Morton was born 10 Jul 1927, Tennessee; died 23 Dec 1993; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Stella Jane Morton was born 22 Jun 1929, Tennessee; died 10 May 2006, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 13 May 2006, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Clell Howard Morton was born 5 Apr 1931.
    6. Betty Lou Ellen Morton was born 22 Jun 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 2002; was buried 12 Dec 2002, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Augusta Bell Morton was born 19 Feb 1934.
    8. Rev. Henry Albert Morton was born 10 Jan 1936; died 27 Dec 1992; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Tommy Sherman Morton was born 3 Apr 1938.
    10. Ada Rosella Morton was born 28 Aug 1940, Tennessee; died 23 Sep 1983; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Hoyd Gary Morton was born 14 Aug 1942, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1942; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry Harvey Morton was born 6 Apr 1870, Tennessee (son of Joseph M. Morton and Leean Horn); died 11 Mar 1921; was buried Poplar Spings Baptist Church Cemetery, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, District 15, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 3, Knox County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 278.

    Henry married Martha Jane Yates 29 Oct 1890, Knox County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of William "Billy" Yates and Sarah Baker) was born Dec 1873, Tennessee; died Bef 22 Jan 2000. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Martha Jane Yates was born Dec 1873, Tennessee (daughter of William "Billy" Yates and Sarah Baker); died Bef 22 Jan 2000.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Trundles Crossroads, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 278.

    Children:
    1. 2. Verless James Morton was born 4 Sep 1891, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1983; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Francis Morton was born 3 May 1896, Tennessee; died 9 Apr 1976, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Willie Belle Morton was born 27 Apr 1898, Tennessee; died 29 May 1966; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Ethel Morton was born Abt 1903, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  James S. "Cadger Jim" OwnbyJames S. "Cadger Jim" Ownby was born 27 Aug 1860, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby and Sophia Evans); died 27 Mar 1936; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sevier County Heritage lists death as 23 March 1936.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 56, 57.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 88, 93, 204.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 91.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 124.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 152, 261, 278, 285, 292, 293, 296, 298, 333.

    James — Sarah Ellen Moore. Sarah (daughter of Moses Moore and Miriam McCarter) was born 23 Dec 1882, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1974; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Sarah Ellen Moore was born 23 Dec 1882, Tennessee (daughter of Moses Moore and Miriam McCarter); died 18 Nov 1974; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 88, 93, 204.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 91.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 152, 278, 285, 98.

    Children:
    1. 3. Cora Alice Ownby was born 20 Oct 1903, Tennessee; died 31 Mar 1996, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Apr 1996, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Stella Roberta Ownby was born 4 Jan 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1998; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Ada Miriam Ownby was born 5 Aug 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 2010, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 3 May 2010, Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joseph M. Morton was born 1804, North Carolina (son of William Morton and Margaret Farr); died 1897.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, District 15, Knox County, Tennessee

    Joseph — Leean Horn. Leean was born Abt 1830, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Leean Horn was born Abt 1830, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, District 15, Knox County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Sarah C. Morton was born 1862; died 1896; was buried Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. Mandy L. Morton was born Abt 1864, Tennessee.
    3. Emeline Morton was born Abt 1866, Tennessee.
    4. 4. Henry Harvey Morton was born 6 Apr 1870, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1921; was buried Poplar Spings Baptist Church Cemetery, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    5. Sarah I. Morton was born Abt 1874, Tennessee.
    6. Laura Bell Morton was born 1 Aug 1875, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1929, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Mar 1929, Nails Creek Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Melisa F. Morton was born Abt 1879, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  William "Billy" Yates was born Feb 1839, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Will Yates and Ellen Murry); died 7 Nov 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Nov 1924, Seymour, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Trundles Crossroads, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee

    William married Sarah Baker 19 Sep 1861, Knox County, Tennessee. Sarah was born Abt 1842, Tennessee; died Bef 1901. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Sarah Baker was born Abt 1842, Tennessee; died Bef 1901.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Trundles Crossroads, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Andrew Yates was born Abt 1863, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Yates was born Abt 1866, Tennessee.
    3. James "Jim" Yates was born Abt 1869, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Martha Jane Yates was born Dec 1873, Tennessee; died Bef 22 Jan 2000.
    5. Sarah Yates was born Abt 1874, Tennessee.
    6. Ann Yates was born Abt 1877, Tennessee.
    7. Eliza Ellen Yates was born 15 Jan 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 1941; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Ettie Yates was born Aug 1883, Tennessee.
    9. Trence H. Yates was born 28 Jun 1887; died 25 Jul 1972, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. Jasper Perry Yates was born 15 Apr 1888, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1962; was buried Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby was born 1 Jan 1820, Tennessee (son of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 13 Aug 1897; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    lthough of an age when he did not have to serve in the Civil War, James S. Ownby was reluctant for his oldest son, John Ownby, to serve alone. So he enlisted with his son in the Union Army in Company A, 6th Tennessee Infantry and in Company B, 2nd Tennessee Cavalry.
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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 161.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 88.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298, 300.

    James married Sophia Evans Abt 1843, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Sophia (daughter of Jacob Evans and Martha Ogle) was born 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1910; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sophia EvansSophia Evans was born 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee (daughter of Jacob Evans and Martha Ogle); died 2 Mar 1910; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sophia Evans Ownby and her youngest son, Samuel, were mentioned in Jacob Evans' will.

    Sevier County Heritage lists birth as 15 February 1922.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 161.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 88.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298, 300.

    Children:
    1. John Ownby was born 15 Jul 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 May 1915; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Jacob "Jake" Ownby was born 4 Mar 1847, Tennessee; died 23 Sep 1893; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. George Ownby was born 1850; died See Notes.
    4. Martha "Patty" Ownby was born 22 Feb 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1932; was buried Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    5. Madison "Matt" Ownby was born 8 May 1854, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 1935.
    6. Richard "Dick" Ownby was born 11 Jan 1856, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1952; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Mary C. Ownby was born 23 Feb 1858, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1920; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 6. James S. "Cadger Jim" Ownby was born 27 Aug 1860, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1936; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Sophia Ownby was born 8 Aug 1862, Knox County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1941, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1941, New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    10. Samuel Ownby was born 8 Jun 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Aug 1965, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Moses Moore was born 4 Mar 1847, Tennessee (son of William Riley Moore and Sarah); died 1 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Washington County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 79.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 80, 91.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 228.

    Moses married Miriam McCarter 2 Mar 1873. Miriam (daughter of Thomas McCarter and Mary Ownby) was born 17 Mar 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1922; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Miriam McCarter was born 17 Mar 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas McCarter and Mary Ownby); died 6 Nov 1922; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 79.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 80, 91.

    Children:
    1. William Thomas Moore was born 28 Sep 1874, Tennessee; died 1 Nov 1957; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. David D. Moore was born 4 Mar 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1953; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Eliz Moore was born 24 Mar 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1961; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 7. Sarah Ellen Moore was born 23 Dec 1882, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1974; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Martha Jane Moore was born 23 Aug 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Oct 1943; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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