Caleb Levator Trentham^{[1, 2]}

1844 - 1937  (93 years)

• Name	Caleb Levator Trentham
  Born	8 Feb 1844	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 May 1937	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Buried	23 May 1937	Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I2044	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	William Thomas Trentham,   b. 27 Mar 1793, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 10 Dec 1848, Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Easter Ogle,   b. 6 May 1806, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jan 1883  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1826	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F766	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary M. Martin,   b. 10 Jul 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Apr 1927  (Age 83 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1861
  Children	+ 1. William Harrison Trentham,   b. 19 Jun 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Jul 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 63 years) + 2. Theodosia "Docie" Trentham,   b. 1 May 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Aug 1937  (Age 73 years) + 3. Easter Sarona Trentham,   b. 28 Sep 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jun 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years) + 4. Martha Viary Trentham,   b. 18 Jun 1868, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jan 1933  (Age 64 years) + 5. Mary Salinda Trentham,   b. 28 Apr 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Mar 1946  (Age 74 years)   6. Lydia Marriah Trentham,   b. 22 Mar 1873,   d. INFANT   7. Caleb Leevan Trentham,   b. 22 Mar 1873,   d. INFANT   8. Caleb Levator Trentham,   b. 31 Jan 1875,   d. 5 Sep 1883  (Age 8 years) + 9. James Lacy Trentham,   b. 28 Feb 1879,   d. 28 Nov 1967  (Age 88 years) + 10. Harvey Holiday Trentham,   b. 29 Mar 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Oct 1975, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 94 years) + 11. John Rogers Trentham,   b. 21 May 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Mar 1946  (Age 62 years) + 12. Amos Turner Trentham,   b. 14 Mar 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1958  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F777	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Feb 1844 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 23 May 1937 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 23 May 1937 - Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Dr. JoAn Trentham submission Caleb L. and Mary Martin Trentham

  
  

• Notes

  Serving the Union Army during the Civil War, Caleb L. Trentham enlisted in Company C, First Regiment of Tennessee Light Artillery Battalion. Their house was in lower Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee. Their sons Amos, Jim, John, and Harve made musical instruments. Donald Reagan lists middle name as "Eli". ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 102, 123, 165. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 23, 148, 149. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 50. Caleb L. Trentham Family Bible, Nelma Inman, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, Vol. XXVII, No.1, Page 13, 2001. [S84] E-Mail, JoAn Trentham [joan.trentham@gmail.com], 13 Jun 2013. [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, family 255, page 403b, line 22, 29 Aug 1850. http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/sevier/census/1850/pg0396a.txt [S71] Sevier County Republican Extracts, Beulah Linn, (http://sevier.tngenealogy.net/research-assistance/records-resources/27-newspapers-a-publications), 26 May 1937. Caleb Trentham - Obit age 91. one of 2 surviving Civil War vets (other Sam “Buglar” Maples) Caleb Trentham, 93, d. PF home of daughter Mrs. J.A. Branam. Civil War. Bur in Trentham Cem. (Long Obit) [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Caleb L. Trentham Event Type: Death Event Date: 23 May 1937 Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Marital Status: Race: Age: 93 Birth Year (Estimated): 1844 Birth Date: Birthplace: Spouse's Name: Father's Name: William Trentham Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Easter Ogle Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Address: Residence Place: Cemetery: Burial Place: Burial Date: Informant's Name: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 004183416 Image Number: 02366 GS Film number: 1876850 Reference ID: cn 12298 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 719.