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Elmer Calvin Kear

Male 1892 - 1981  (89 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elmer Calvin Kear was born 12 Jun 1892, Tennessee; died 17 Aug 1981; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 76.

    Elmer married Viola Ogle 10 May 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee. Viola (daughter of Edward Ogle and Delilah Huskey) was born 10 Mar 1893, Tennessee; died 10 May 1967; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Estel Lee Kear  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jul 1913, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1993; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Stella D. Kear  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Jan 1916, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1988; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Elmer Alvin Kear  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Apr 1918, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1925; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Omah Early Kear  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Mar 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 2007, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Apr 2007, Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Lillie Mae Kear  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Nov 1930, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 2018; was buried 17 Apr 2018, Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 7. Iva Nora Kear  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Dec 1935, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1998; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Elmer — Sara Margaret "Sally" Naillon. Sara (daughter of Joseph Reed Vance Naillon and Margaret "Dink" Sutton) was born 20 May 1903, Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1993; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Estel Lee Kear Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elmer1) was born 11 Jul 1913, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1993; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Estel — Josie Ogle. Josie (daughter of Thomas Rebecca Ogle and Ida Huskey) was born 8 May 1910, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1977; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Bobby Gene Kear  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Jan 1942, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 2011; was buried 17 Apr 2011, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Stella D. Kear Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elmer1) was born 8 Jan 1916, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1988; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 1294, Whitfield County, Georgia

    Notes:

    Rosa Lee Downey lists surname as Carr.

    Sevier County Heritage lists surname as Kear.

    Donald Reagan lists surname as Whaley.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 69.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 312.

    Stella — Jackson A. Proffitt. Jackson (son of Lawson A. Proffitt and Ollie Whaley) was born 15 Mar 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1992; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Grace Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1935, Georgia.
    2. 10. Earl Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1937, Georgia.
    3. 11. Fred Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1939, Georgia.
    4. 12. Glenn Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 13. Loy Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 14. Roy Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Elmer Alvin Kear Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elmer1) was born 24 Apr 1918, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1925; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee


  4. 5.  Omah Early Kear Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elmer1) was born 3 Mar 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 2007, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Apr 2007, Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Omah married Willamae Keeler 24 Aug 1946. Willamae was born 8 Dec 1929; died 8 Apr 1988, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Larry Kear  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. David Kear  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 17. Kenneth Kear  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 18. Rocky Kear  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 19. Brenda Kear  Descendancy chart to this point

    Omah married Helen Faye Pierce Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Lillie Mae KearLillie Mae Kear Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elmer1) was born 9 Nov 1930, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 2018; was buried 17 Apr 2018, Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Rev. Henry G. Maples obituary.

    Lillie married Clyde Loy "John Bill" McCarter 8 Sep 1950, Sevier County, Tennessee. Clyde (son of Charles Amos McCarter and Armintha Alice McCarter) was born 10 Apr 1927, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1980; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Timothy Brian McCarter  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. Alan Keith McCarter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Jan 1958.

    Lillie married Rev. Henry George Maples 10 Jul 1981, Sevier County, Tennessee. Henry (son of Charles Allen "Charlie" Maples and Willie Belle Morton) was born 12 Oct 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1996, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Jan 1996, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Iva Nora Kear Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elmer1) was born 31 Dec 1935, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1998; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 271
    Bonnie Trentham Myers, bltrentham@AOL.com, 23 November 2000.

    Iva — Noah Hugh Watson. Noah (son of David Ellis Watson and Lillie Mae Trentham) was born 10 May 1932. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Diane Watson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 May 1950.
    2. 23. Michael Watson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Mar 1952.

    Iva — Paul Alvin Hickam. Paul (son of Beecher W. Hickam and Hilda B.) was born 15 Jan 1924, Tennessee; died 4 Aug 1971; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Calvin Beecher Hickam  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Sep 1964; died 10 Sep 1964; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 25. Victoria Kay "Vickie" Hickam  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Oct 1955.

    Iva — Bob Charles Eslinger. Bob (son of Rev Robert Eslinger and Viola Ownby) was born 17 Oct 1928, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 1984; was buried Little Cove Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Bobby Gene KearBobby Gene Kear Descendancy chart to this point (2.Estel2, 1.Elmer1) was born 18 Jan 1942, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 2011; was buried 17 Apr 2011, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Bobby — Betty. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Grace Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (3.Stella2, 1.Elmer1) was born Abt 1935, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1294, Whitfield County, Georgia

    Grace — Ownby. [Group Sheet]


  3. 10.  Earl Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (3.Stella2, 1.Elmer1) was born Abt 1937, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1294, Whitfield County, Georgia


  4. 11.  Fred Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (3.Stella2, 1.Elmer1) was born Abt 1939, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1294, Whitfield County, Georgia


  5. 12.  Glenn Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (3.Stella2, 1.Elmer1)

  6. 13.  Loy Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (3.Stella2, 1.Elmer1)

  7. 14.  Roy Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (3.Stella2, 1.Elmer1)

  8. 15.  Larry Kear Descendancy chart to this point (5.Omah2, 1.Elmer1)

    Larry — Sue. [Group Sheet]


  9. 16.  David Kear Descendancy chart to this point (5.Omah2, 1.Elmer1)

    David — Gwen. [Group Sheet]


  10. 17.  Kenneth Kear Descendancy chart to this point (5.Omah2, 1.Elmer1)

    Kenneth — Sherri. [Group Sheet]


  11. 18.  Rocky Kear Descendancy chart to this point (5.Omah2, 1.Elmer1)

    Rocky — Barbara McGill. [Group Sheet]


  12. 19.  Brenda Kear Descendancy chart to this point (5.Omah2, 1.Elmer1)

    Brenda — Fred Parton. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Monie Taylor Parton  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Shannon Dale Parton  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Aug 1974; died 17 Aug 2013; was buried 21 Aug 2013, Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  13. 20.  Timothy Brian McCarter Descendancy chart to this point (6.Lillie2, 1.Elmer1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Rev. Henry G. Maples obituary.

    Timothy — Lisa. [Group Sheet]


  14. 21.  Alan Keith McCarter Descendancy chart to this point (6.Lillie2, 1.Elmer1) was born 13 Jan 1958.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Mountain Press", Rev. Henry G. Maples obituary.

    Alan married Mary Lynn Pennebaker 14 Apr 1976, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of William B. Pennebaker and Carolyn Hill) was born 18 Jan 1960. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. William McCarter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jan 1979, Portsmouth, Virginia.

  15. 22.  Diane Watson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Iva2, 1.Elmer1) was born 3 May 1950.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 74.
    Bonnie Trentham Myers, bltrentham@AOL.com, 23 November 2000.

    Diane married Danny Oakley 22 Jul 1970. Danny (son of Eugene "Gene" Oakley and Dorothy Pauline Whaley) was born 4 Feb 1948, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Dec 2016. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Alysia Oakley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jan 1972.
    2. 30. Jason Noah Oakley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jun 1973, St. Petersburg, Florida; died 20 Mar 2001; was buried 25 Mar 2001, Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  16. 23.  Michael Watson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Iva2, 1.Elmer1) was born 6 Mar 1952.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 74.
    Bonnie Trentham Myers, bltrentham@AOL.com, 23 November 2000.

    Michael married Vivian Evora 6 May 1972. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Brandon Watson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 32. Johnathon Watson  Descendancy chart to this point

    Michael married Lisa Apr 1997. [Group Sheet]


  17. 24.  Calvin Beecher Hickam Descendancy chart to this point (7.Iva2, 1.Elmer1) was born 10 Sep 1964; died 10 Sep 1964; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  18. 25.  Victoria Kay "Vickie" Hickam Descendancy chart to this point (7.Iva2, 1.Elmer1) was born 30 Oct 1955.

    Victoria married Ronnie Lee Metcalf 3 Nov 1974, Sevier County, Tennessee. Ronnie (son of Homer Lee Metcalf and Betty Jean Ogle) was born 2 Jan 1956, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 2004; was buried 26 Jul 2004, Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Natasha K. Metcalf  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Feb 1981; died 9 Feb 1981; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 34. Isaac Metcalf  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 35. Nessa Kay Metcalf  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 26.  Monie Taylor Parton Descendancy chart to this point (19.Brenda3, 5.Omah2, 1.Elmer1)

    Monie married Ladell Maureen Large Sevier County, Tennessee. Ladell (daughter of Tommy Large and Dorothy Louise Ownby) was born 19 May 1970. [Group Sheet]


  2. 27.  Shannon Dale PartonShannon Dale Parton Descendancy chart to this point (19.Brenda3, 5.Omah2, 1.Elmer1) was born 5 Aug 1974; died 17 Aug 2013; was buried 21 Aug 2013, Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 28.  William McCarter Descendancy chart to this point (21.Alan3, 6.Lillie2, 1.Elmer1) was born 23 Jan 1979, Portsmouth, Virginia.

  4. 29.  Alysia Oakley Descendancy chart to this point (22.Diane3, 7.Iva2, 1.Elmer1) was born 22 Jan 1972.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 74.
    Bonnie Trentham Myers, bltrentham@AOL.com, 23 November 2000.

    Alysia — Smith. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Colby Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Feb 1993.

    Alysia — Hank Brackens. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Charles Brackens  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 38. Stevie Brackens  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 39. Bobby Brackens  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 40. Jerica Brackens  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 30.  Jason Noah Oakley Descendancy chart to this point (22.Diane3, 7.Iva2, 1.Elmer1) was born 21 Jun 1973, St. Petersburg, Florida; died 20 Mar 2001; was buried 25 Mar 2001, Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Bonnie Trentham Myers, bltrentham@AOL.com, 23 November 2000.


  6. 31.  Brandon Watson Descendancy chart to this point (23.Michael3, 7.Iva2, 1.Elmer1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Bonnie Trentham Myers, bltrentham@AOL.com, 23 November 2000.


  7. 32.  Johnathon Watson Descendancy chart to this point (23.Michael3, 7.Iva2, 1.Elmer1)

  8. 33.  Natasha K. Metcalf Descendancy chart to this point (25.Victoria3, 7.Iva2, 1.Elmer1) was born 9 Feb 1981; died 9 Feb 1981; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  9. 34.  Isaac Metcalf Descendancy chart to this point (25.Victoria3, 7.Iva2, 1.Elmer1)

  10. 35.  Nessa Kay Metcalf Descendancy chart to this point (25.Victoria3, 7.Iva2, 1.Elmer1)

    Nessa married Tommy Joe Trentham 14 Aug 1999, Sevier County, Tennessee. Tommy (son of Tommy Lavana Trentham and Nancy Marlene Oliver) was born 11 Feb 1975. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Taylan Kay Trentham  Descendancy chart to this point


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