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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Russell Eslinger was born Nov 1887, , Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Harkless Eslinger and Mourning Reagan).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 24.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 107.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Harkless Eslinger was born Oct 1856, Tennessee (son of James Harkless Eslinger and Elizabeth Ogle).

    Other Events:

    • AFN: B71M-ZJ

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 23.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 12.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 142.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 106, 107.

    Harkless married Mourning Reagan 28 Dec 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mourning (daughter of Ephraim "Uncle Ephraim" Reagan and Cynthia Jane Whaley) was born 25 May 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Oct 1894; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mourning Reagan was born 25 May 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Ephraim "Uncle Ephraim" Reagan and Cynthia Jane Whaley); died 21 Oct 1894; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 183T-R9

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 23, 24.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 12.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 106, 107.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 198.

    Children:
    1. Isaac Eslinger was born 18 Aug 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 May 1963; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nancy Elizabeth Eslinger was born 15 Nov 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Dec 1919, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Ellen Eslinger was born 1884, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 1. Russell Eslinger was born Nov 1887, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Richard R. Eslinger was born 12 Oct 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Sep 1969; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Julia Alice Eslinger was born 11 Jun 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Jun 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Harkless Eslinger was born 24 Sep 1835, Tennessee (son of Phillip Eslinger and Isabella Black); died 4 Jan 1905; was buried Little Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1860 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    SMHS lists burial in Eslinger Cemetery on Highway 73 across from the Gatlinburg
    pump house and also in the Litle Cove Baptist Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, 179, 182
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 531,
    655.

    James married Elizabeth Ogle Abt 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey) was born 26 Oct 1837, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1908; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Ogle was born 26 Oct 1837, Tennessee (daughter of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey); died 23 Jun 1908; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.

    Notes:

    Buried in family cemetery on Highway 73 across from Gatlinburg pump house.

    Listed in the 1860 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clan", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 179, 182.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112.

    Children:
    1. Rhoda Eslinger was born 31 Jan 1855, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1885; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Harkless Eslinger was born Oct 1856, Tennessee.
    3. John Harvey Eslinger was born 1861, Tennessee; died 1929, Griggs, Oklahoma.
    4. William Eslinger was born Sep 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Jan 1917.
    5. Hettie Jane Eslinger was born 18 Apr 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Jan 1954, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried Cedar Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    6. Westley Edward Eslinger was born 3 Feb 1874; died 1951; was buried Decatur Cemetery, Benton County, Arkansas.

  3. 6.  Ephraim "Uncle Ephraim" Reagan was born 24 Aug 1833, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Daniel Wesley Reagan and Nancy Ogle); died 23 Jan 1924, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 183T-2N

    Notes:

    Ephraim was born in Gatlinburg and lived in the area all his life. He is not listed in the 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census. He was a farmer and served from 27 June 1866 to 12 December 1871 and from 25 January 1886 to 13 July 1888 as a postmaster in Gatlinburg.

    A story is told of his skill with a gun and his knowledge of the woods. It seems he was going in home late one night. Along about the old swimming hole in the Park, he heard a noise in the hemlocks overhead. The night was very dark and he could barely see an outline of something crouched in the tree above the river road. Knowing he had only one chance to shoot at whatever it was, he decided to risk it and fired. It fell to the road with a crash. Waiting a few minutes to be sure it was more that just stunned, Ephraim went up to it, examined a paw and knew at once "it" was a "painter". Knowing the panthers usually traveled in pairs, he made tracks for home, Next morning he returned and found his panther still stretched across the road.

    During the Civil War Ephraim served with the Union army in Company G, 6th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry. He enrolled 16 Sep 1862 and was mustered out 30 June 1865. He was described then as being 5 feet 7 inches tall, with dark hair, fair complexion and blue eyes.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 16, 23.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 12, 129.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 105, 153.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 198.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 289.

    Ephraim married Cynthia Jane Whaley 9 Jun 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee. Cynthia (daughter of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mourning Ownbey) was born 1840, Trentville, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1888, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Cynthia Jane WhaleyCynthia Jane Whaley was born 1840, Trentville, Jefferson County, Tennessee (daughter of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mourning Ownbey); died 23 Mar 1888, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 183T-3T

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as Synthia with parents attending school.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 23.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 12, 129.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 198.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 289.
    http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/sevier/census/1850/pg0396a.txt

    Children:
    1. 3. Mourning Reagan was born 25 May 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Oct 1894; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nancy Elizabeth Reagan was born 16 Jul 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Nov 1921, Blue Eye, Carroll, Missouri; was buried 12 Nov 1921, Blue Eye Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri.
    3. Lydia Reagan was born 26 Jun 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Mar 1947; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. John E. (H.) Reagan was born 18 Sep 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1919; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Margaret L. Reagan was born 1 Mar 1862, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary "Polly" Reagan was born 23 Sep 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Meigs Mountain Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Ephraim J. Reagan, Jr. was born 3 Nov 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Oct 1920.
    8. Sarah R. "Sally" Reagan was born 31 Oct 1869, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Sophia Reagan was born 25 Jul 1871, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Westley O. Reagan was born 6 Aug 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1958, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried West O. Reagan's Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Arminda Reagan was born 23 Nov 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Dec 1947, Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Laura Jane Reagan was born 15 Jul 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1952; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Blue Eye, Stone County, Missouri.
    13. Cynthia Jane Reagan was born 17 Jul 1876, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. Julia Ann Reagan was born 4 Oct 1878, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1913/1914, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Knox County, Tennessee.
    15. Noah Robert Reagan was born 7 Apr 1882.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Phillip Eslinger was born Abt 1802, Tennessee.

    Phillip married Isabella Black 15 Aug 1826, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Isabella was born Abt 1807, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Isabella Black was born Abt 1807, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Nancy Ann Eslinger was born Abt 1826, Tennessee.
    2. William Eslinger was born Abt 1828, Tennessee.
    3. Catharine Eslinger was born Abt 1831, Tennessee.
    4. Robert Eslinger was born Abt 1834, Tennessee.
    5. 4. James Harkless Eslinger was born 24 Sep 1835, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1905; was buried Little Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Isaac Eslinger was born Abt 1836, Tennessee.
    7. Alexander Eslinger was born Abt 1840, Tennessee.
    8. Harriet Eslinger was born 9 May 1843, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jul 1918, Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Harkless T. Ogle was born 1811, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 21 Mar 1892; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Harkless T. was born and lived all his life in Sevier County, mostly in Gatlinburg. He appears in the census records for the county from 1830 through 1880. His name is also recorded in the church minute books for the White Oak Flats Baptist Church. Death dates are given there for him and his second wife.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 94, 168.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 286.

    Harkless married Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey Abt 1828, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill) was born 20 Mar 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 6 Feb 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey was born 20 Mar 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 6 Feb 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-9L

    Notes:

    Margaret came to Sevier County with her family about 1816.

    Appeared in the 1840 and 1840 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 168
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 105, 112.
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.

    Children:
    1. Rhoda Ogle was born 16 Oct 1829, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1919, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Jan 1919, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Beda Ogle was born 18 Feb 1831, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1878; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Noah Ogle was born 1833, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1897, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Anna Ogle was born 15 Jan 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1912; was buried Lower Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 5. Elizabeth Ogle was born 26 Oct 1837, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1908; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    6. Eli Thomas Ogle, Rev. was born 1839, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1867; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Arthur Ogle was born 18 May 1841, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Feb 1889; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Sophia Ogle was born 1 Jan 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Apr 1928, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. John W. Ogle was born 7 Apr 1844, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1927.
    10. Westley Ogle was born 24 Mar 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Mar 1927.

  5. 12.  Daniel Wesley ReaganDaniel Wesley Reagan was born 15 Oct 1802, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Richard Reagan and Julia Ann Shults); died 25 Jan 1892, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 2DDT-XD

    Notes:

    Daniel moved with his parents to White Oak Flats (Gatlinburg) when he was about four years old. He lived all of his life here or on various other tracts of land in the area.

    Listed as Ragan in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as farmer with $1000 property unable to read or write.

    An industrious man, Daniel began acquiring land before he married. In theTennessee State Library and Archives there are records of eight entries in his name, dating from 1824 to 1872. The state archivist says this was all purchased land. He is listed in the 1837 tax lists of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    An 1859 grant, previously surveyed land, was resurveyed and entered probably because of Gatlin's extensive claim in the area and the Courthouse fire. This 1859 grant was for 600 acres up both sides of the river from Baskins Creek to the Two Mile Branch. In May 1866, he added another 640 acres to this holding. There are also grants for 1,000, 600, and 4,000 acres on Roaring Fork granted in 1839, 1868 and 1872. Most of this land was divided among his children - no will has been found. Daniel moved around and lived on several of his farms - his wife said after his death that she wanted to spend the rest of her years in one spot, she was so tired of moving. She spent her remaining years with her stepdaughter and her husband, Mariah and Thomas H. McCarter.

    Daniel was a blacksmith as well as a farmer. Tradition says he built the first wagon in the settlement, making the wheels of one piece of split white oak. His son, Charles C. Reagan, built the first wagon that crossed the Smokies. Although no record has been found to verify it, Daniel probably served as a Justice of Peace. He did keep the community post office. When the settlement officially became Gatlinburg and the post office was established, Daniel and Joel Conner received the contract to carry the mail from Sevierville to Casher's Valley, South Carolina. Daniel's sons, Richard R. and Ephraim Reagan, served as postmaster in the village.

    Definitely a Union man but too old to go to service during the Civil War, Daniel served as "muster" officer and drilled the men of the village out in the "Flats". He also served the community as food distributor. Because of his activities and his three oldest sons being in the Union army, he often had to hide out in the mountains to escape the Confederates. The youngest son, Charles C., often told of his father taking him to the woods and showing him the meat and food supplies he had hidden. Daniel didn't think the Rebels would bother the women and children and if he did have to hide out, then Charles must see that food was brought in for the people as it was needed---a big responsibility for a seven year old boy.

    A civic minded man, Daniel furnished the meeting house for the village--the five sided building used for the school, church and "voting place". According to one of the land grants, this was located at the "mouth of the lane", now Reagan Lane, near the old River Road. Although he furnished the meeting place for the Baptist Church for many years, Daniel was not found on the membership roll of the church and did not give the land for the present building site, as has been stated by many sources.

    Daniel Wesley Reagan did give the land for the oldest part of the White Oak Flats Cemetery (Gatlinburg Cemetery) to the community. This was originally a family plot on the farm of his father, Richard Reagan. The first burial there was a child of Daniel Milsaps, the first school teacher in Gatlinburg.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 6a, 15-16.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 45.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37.

    Daniel married Nancy Ogle 30 Jan 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 24 Aug 1810, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Nancy OgleNancy Ogle was born 24 Aug 1810, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 18 Feb 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 2DDT-ZK

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1830 and 1840 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 6a, 16, 167.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37.

    Children:
    1. Richard Reason "Uncle Dick" Reagan was born 12 Nov 1830, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 1912; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Robert N. A. Reagan was born 2 Apr 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1832; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 6. Ephraim "Uncle Ephraim" Reagan was born 24 Aug 1833, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1924, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Martha "Aunt Patty" Reagan was born 24 Apr 1835, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1864.
    5. Elizabeth Margaret Reagan was born 8 Jun 1837, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1912; was buried Bales Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Julia Ann Reagan was born 12 Dec 1838, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Bales Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Sophia Reagan 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.
    8. Daniel Wesley Stephen Reagan was born 11 Sep 1840, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1914, Tennessee; was buried Baskins Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Marriah Reagan was born 7 Apr 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1923, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  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 Mourning Ownbey Abt 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mourning (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill) was born 11 Aug 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 21 Apr 1870, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mourning OwnbeyMourning Ownbey was born 11 Aug 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 21 Apr 1870, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: B71M-LM

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census 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, 106, 129.
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p .
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.

    Children:
    1. Whaley was born 1835.
    2. Harkless Whaley was born 10 Feb 1836, Tennessee; died 15 Feb 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1926, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Westley O. Whaley was born 21 May 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1863, Murfreesborough, Tennessee.
    4. 7. Cynthia Jane Whaley was born 1840, Trentville, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1888, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. John Brabson Whaley was born 25 Feb 1842, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary "Polly" Whaley was born 1843, Tennessee; died 1889/1890; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Perry Seehorn Commodore Whaley was born 11 Feb 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1926, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1926, Cedar Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    8. Margaret Whaley was born 1847, Tennessee; died 22 Apr 1878; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Pinkney Henry Toomey Whaley was born 12 Sep 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1920, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Oct 1920, Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    10. Joseph L. "Joel" Whaley was born 23 May 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1933, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    11. Aaron Jason Whaley was born 1851; died 1868.
    12. Sarah Elizabeth Whaley was born 6 Jun 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1926; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Leander A. Whaley was born 15 Feb 1856, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1929, Bradley, Tennessee; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    14. Isaac C. Whaley was born 27 May 1858, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1925; was buried Bishopville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    15. Columbus M. Whaley was born 20 Oct 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1921; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.