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Illa Whaley

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Illa Whaley was born 10 Dec 1916, Tennessee (daughter of Kimsey Whaley and Mary Armintha "Mintha" Whaley); died 2 Oct 2012; was buried Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Illa — James E. "Jim" Bogle. James (son of John Thompson Bogle and Winnie Davis) was born 2 Sep 1915, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 2001; was buried Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Kimsey WhaleyKimsey Whaley was born 2 Feb 1882, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James B. Whaley and Mary Caldonia Whaley); died 11 Aug 1952; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 22.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 15, 22, 39, 59.

    Kimsey married Mary Armintha "Mintha" Whaley 8 Jan 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Harkless R. "Good Harkless" Whaley and Minerva Kear) was born 6 May 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1934; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Armintha "Mintha" WhaleyMary Armintha "Mintha" Whaley was born 6 May 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Harkless R. "Good Harkless" Whaley and Minerva Kear); died 8 Feb 1934; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 15, 59.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25.

    Children:
    1. Troy Whaley was born Abt 1914; died Abt 1915.
    2. 1. Illa Whaley was born 10 Dec 1916, Tennessee; died 2 Oct 2012; was buried Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Winnie B. Whaley was born 10 Dec 1916, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 2014; was buried 22 Apr 2014, Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Oma Whaley was born Abt 1919, Tennessee; died INFANT.
    5. Glenn Whaley
    6. Faye Iva Whaley was born Abt 1921, Tennessee.
    7. Dot Roy Whaley was born 8 Mar 1925, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 1989, McMinn County, Tennessee; was buried Green Hill Cemetery, McMinn County, Tennessee.
    8. Nova Zell Whaley was born 14 Mar 1932, Tennessee; died 8 Nov 2006; was buried Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    9. Bon Whaley was born 14 Mar 1932, Tennessee; died 8 Nov 2006, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Nov 2006, Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. Ben Whaley was born 14 Mar 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Jan 2010.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James B. WhaleyJames B. Whaley was born Jun 1864, Tennessee (son of Aaron Whaley and Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby); died 27 Feb 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Feb 1928, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Cataloochee Township, Haywood County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 39, 48, 59, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 107.

    James married Mary Caldonia Whaley 25 Dec 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Rev. George Bradford Whaley and Mary Jane Elledge) was born 12 May 1867, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1931; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Caldonia WhaleyMary Caldonia Whaley was born 12 May 1867, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. George Bradford Whaley and Mary Jane Elledge); died 14 Feb 1931; was buried Tudor Cemetery, 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 95.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 39, 48, 59, 97.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 32.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 206.

    Children:
    1. Whaley was born Abt 1882; died Bef 1900.
    2. 2. Kimsey Whaley was born 2 Feb 1882, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Aug 1952; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Aaron Walter Whaley was born Jun 1889; died Bef 24 Oct 2006.
    4. Florence Cordie Whaley was born 22 Nov 1889, Tennessee; died 21 Oct 1962; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Whaley was born Abt 1891; died Bef 1900.
    6. Whaley was born Abt 1893; died Bef 1900.

  3. 6.  Harkless R. "Good Harkless" Whaley was born 24 Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Perry Seehorn Commodore Whaley and Mary "Polly" Ownby); died 31 Dec 1941; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 13, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 14, 15, 74.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 17, 18, 25, 70.

    Harkless married Minerva Kear 26 Apr 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee. Minerva (daughter of Joel Kear and Mary "Polly" McCarter) was born 30 Jun 1873, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1965; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Minerva Kear was born 30 Jun 1873, Tennessee (daughter of Joel Kear and Mary "Polly" McCarter); died 22 Jun 1965; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 13, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 14, 15, 74.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 17, 18, 25, 70, 189.

    Children:
    1. Richard Ellis Whaley was born 28 Jan 1891, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1951; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Mary Armintha "Mintha" Whaley was born 6 May 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1934; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Luther Lee Whaley was born 20 Oct 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Jan 1971.
    4. Sarah Rosalia Whaley was born Mar 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1987; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. Roy Emond Whaley was born 20 Aug 1898, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 1984; was buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Claude C. Whaley was born 1 Jun 1901; died 17 Jul 1970; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Iva Whaley was born 1911, Tennessee; died 2 Jun 1996, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Aaron WhaleyAaron Whaley was born 2 Jan 1823, Tennessee (son of Middleton Whaley and Rebecca Ogle); died 8 Jun 1908; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and also in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 20, 45, 48, 67, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 55, 107.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 189, 228.

    Aaron married Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby 2 Oct 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone) was born 18 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 2 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1919, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah Elmira "Sally" OwnbySarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby was born 18 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 2 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1919, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 1827 and death as 19 September 1920.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 20, 45, 48, 67, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 55, 107.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 189, 207, 228.

    Children:
    1. Martha Whaley was born 25 Sep 1843, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1912; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Whaley was born Abt 1845; died Bef 1850.
    3. John Dudley Whaley was born 9 May 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 May 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 May 1924, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Middleton Whaley, II was born Oct 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1900.
    5. Mary "Polly" Whaley was born 1851, Tennessee; died 1880/1889.
    6. Samuel Whaley was born 17 Aug 1854, Tennessee; died 19 Jun 1936; was buried Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    7. Aaron Whaley, Jr. was born 1855; died Bef 1870.
    8. George Andrew Whaley was born Jun 1858, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1934; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Sarah Whaley was born 1861, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    10. 4. James B. Whaley was born Jun 1864, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Feb 1928, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. William Henderson Whaley was born 1 Jan 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Rev. George Bradford WhaleyRev. George Bradford Whaley was born Feb 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died 12 Oct 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Oct 1914, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Serving the Union Army during the Civil War, George Bradford Whaley enlisted 20 July 1863 in Company K, 11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry. He was discharged 30 April 1864 at Blaines Cross Roads, Grainger County, Tennessee. His personal description at that time was: 5' 5" in height, black hair, dark complexion, and black eyes.
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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 18, 39.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 82, 186. 214.

    George married Mary Jane Elledge 16 Jan 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Thomas Hamilton Elledge and Nancy Holt) was born 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1883; was buried Plemmons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary Jane ElledgeMary Jane Elledge was born 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas Hamilton Elledge and Nancy Holt); died 29 Apr 1883; was buried Plemmons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 18, 39.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186, 214.

    Children:
    1. Cornelia Alice "Nelia" Whaley was born 1860, Tennessee.
    2. John T. Whaley was born 1862, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1925, McMinn County, Tennessee.
    3. Rufus Whaley was born 1863, Tennessee; died Bef Sep 1897.
    4. 5. Mary Caldonia Whaley was born 12 May 1867, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1931; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Sarah Whaley was born 1866, Tennessee.
    6. Julia Whaley was born May 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 May 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 May 1915, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Joseph Whaley was born Aug 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 1955, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Dec 1955, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. William McKinley "Vander Bill" Whaley was born 18 Jun 1872, Tennessee; died 14 Mar 1956; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. James Garfield Whaley was born 25 Mar 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 1953; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. David C. Whaley was born 1876, Tennessee.
    11. Martha Whaley was born 5 Jun 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 1958; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Rev. Isaac Calvin "Ike" Whaley was born 29 Feb 1880, Tennessee; died 20 Jul 1963, Roane County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Pinkney H. Whaley was born 30 Dec 1881, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 1923, Coal Creek, Anderson County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Sep 1923, Leach Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Perry Seehorn Commodore Whaley was born 11 Feb 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mourning Ownbey); died 4 Dec 1926, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1926, Cedar Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Bradley County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 14, 69, 74, 129.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 24.

    Perry married Mary "Polly" Ownby 6 Dec 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle) was born 11 Dec 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1874; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary "Polly" Ownby was born 11 Dec 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle); died 6 Jan 1874; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 14, 69, 74, 129.

    Children:
    1. Martha Whaley was born 3 Dec 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1895; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Harkless R. "Good Harkless" Whaley was born 24 Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Dec 1941; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Dicy Whaley was born 15 May 1870, Tennessee; died 20 Dec 1943; was buried Cedar Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary B. "Polly" Whaley was born 15 May 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Oct 1950, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Oct 1950, Richard Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  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.
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    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]


  8. 15.  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:

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    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:
    1. James S. Kear was born 1871, Tennessee; died 1957; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Blue Eye, Stone County, Missouri.
    2. 7. Minerva Kear was born 30 Jun 1873, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1965; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Arbinzia Kear was born 14 Mar 1876; died 8 Apr 1898; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 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.
    5. Mary E. Carr was born 27 Feb 1878, Tennessee; died 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Elbert H. Carr was born 2 Apr 1882, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1953; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Matilda "Tilda" Kear was born 29 Jan 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jan 1974; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    8. Rev. Joel L. Carr was born 15 Jun 1889, Tennessee; died 18 May 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Richard Evans Carr was born 18 Dec 1896, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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