Karolyn LeSueur: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Karolyn LeSueur (daughter of Billie D. LeSueur and Kate Carr).
Karolyn — Walt Geigert. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Notes:

----------
Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 221.

Billie — Kate Carr. Kate (daughter of Rev. Joel L. Carr and Louisa "Eliza" Ownby) was born 14 Feb 1915; died 31 Mar 2000; was buried 2 Apr 2000, Cedar Baptist Church Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

Kate Carr was born 14 Feb 1915 (daughter of Rev. Joel L. Carr and Louisa "Eliza" Ownby); died 31 Mar 2000; was buried 2 Apr 2000, Cedar Baptist Church Cemetery.

Notes:

----------
Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 221, 228.

Children:

Betty LeSueur
1. Karolyn LeSueur

Generation: 3

Rev. Joel L. Carr was born 15 Jun 1889, Tennessee (son of Joel Kear and Mary "Polly" McCarter); died 18 May 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

----------
Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 84.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 64.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 70, 105, 129, 195, 221.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 149.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 295.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 19, 61.

Joel — Louisa "Eliza" Ownby. Louisa (daughter of Bausdell S. "Bause" Ownby and Hettie Ogle) was born 26 Feb 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jun 1968; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Louisa "Eliza" Ownby was born 26 Feb 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Bausdell S. "Bause" Ownby and Hettie Ogle); died 24 Jun 1968; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

----------
Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 84.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 64.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 70, 195, 221.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 149.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 295.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 19.

Children:

Leamer Everett "L. E." Carr was born 23 May 1910, Ashhopper Branch; died 6 Jul 1994; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Beulah Genevieve Carr was born Abt 1913, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1998, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Kate Carr was born 14 Feb 1915; died 31 Mar 2000; was buried 2 Apr 2000, Cedar Baptist Church Cemetery.
Hettie Carr died Bef 13 Dec 2003.
Joe Carr was born 20 Oct 1917, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1986; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ruth Carr was born 19 Feb 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 May 2006, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 May 2006, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ralph John Carr was born 17 Jan 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Dec 2003, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Dec 2003, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Bruce Bennie Carr was born 14 Mar 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Jun 2007; was buried 4 Jul 2007, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Paul Eugene Carr was born 6 Dec 1932, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 2016; was buried 16 Apr 2016, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

12.

Joel Kear was born 5 Feb 1850, Tennessee (son of Joel Kear and Sarah Huff); died 10 Feb 1926; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Buried in the Forks of the River Cemetery, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
----------
Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63, 64.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 18.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 61.

Joel married Mary "Polly" McCarter 18 Aug 1870. Mary (daughter of James McCarter and Sarah Huskey) was born 7 Mar 1854, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1937; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Mary "Polly" McCarter was born 7 Mar 1854, Tennessee (daughter of James McCarter and Sarah Huskey); died 26 Jun 1937; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

----------
Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63, 64.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 18.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 61.

Children:

James S. Kear was born 1871, Tennessee; died 1957; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Blue Eye, Stone County, Missouri.
Minerva Kear was born 30 Jun 1873, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1965; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Arbinzia Kear was born 14 Mar 1876; died 8 Apr 1898; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sarah L. "Sally" Kear was born 27 Feb 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1966, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Mary E. Carr was born 27 Feb 1878, Tennessee; died 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elbert H. Carr was born 2 Apr 1882, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1953; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Matilda "Tilda" Kear was born 29 Jan 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jan 1974; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
6. Rev. Joel L. Carr was born 15 Jun 1889, Tennessee; died 18 May 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Richard Evans Carr was born 18 Dec 1896, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

14.

Bausdell S. "Bause" Ownby was born 16 Mar 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of David Ownby and Eliza Ogle); died 9 Dec 1939; was buried 10 Dec 1939, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

----------
Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 33.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 80, 84.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 229, 236.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 147, 149.

Bausdell married Hettie Ogle 1 Jan 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee. Hettie (daughter of Noah Ogle and Sophia Reagan) was born 22 Feb 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jul 1895; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Hettie Ogle was born 22 Feb 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Noah Ogle and Sophia Reagan); died 12 Jul 1895; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

----------
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.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 236.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 147, 149.

Children:

Richard J. "Dummy" Ownby was born 3 Dec 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1950; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Minnie Ownby was born 26 Aug 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jun 1925; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. Louisa "Eliza" Ownby was born 26 Feb 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jun 1968; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Charity Ownby was born 9 Apr 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1974; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.