William McKinley "Vander Bill" Whaley^{[1, 2]}

1872 - 1956  (83 years)

• Name	William McKinley "Vander Bill" Whaley
  Born	18 Jun 1872	Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Mar 1956  [5]
  Buried	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I30422	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	Rev. George Bradford Whaley,   b. Feb 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Oct 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Elledge,   b. 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Apr 1883  (Age 43 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1859	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F1409	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Jane "Sallie" Whaley,   b. 29 May 1876, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Sep 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 77 years)
  Married	27 Mar 1892	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Daniel Leander Whaley,   b. 23 Jan 1893, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Oct 1991  (Age 98 years) + 2. Minnie Malissa Whaley,   b. 24 Jan 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Jan 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 34 years) + 3. Lillie Marinda Whaley,   b. 8 Jul 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Nov 1988  (Age 91 years) + 4. Emma Gertrude Whaley,   b. 23 May 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Jun 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 30 years)   5. Cora Lucille Whaley,   b. 6 Mar 1901,   d. 2 Dec 1992  (Age 91 years) + 6. Phoebe Lorene Whaley,   b. 21 Sep 1902, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Apr 2003  (Age 100 years) + 7. Rex Andrew Whaley,   b. 13 Mar 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 30 May 1979  (Age 74 years)   8. Pinkney Clay Whaley,   b. 15 Apr 1907,   d. 13 Sep 2000  (Age 93 years)   9. Hank Whaley,   b. 11 Apr 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Dec 1930  (Age 21 years) + 10. Zina Ruth Whaley,   b. 17 Nov 1910,   d. 18 May 2012  (Age 101 years)
  Family ID	F11241	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Cole
  Family ID	F40897	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Jun 1872 - Tennessee Married - 27 Mar 1892 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission on photo: Bill Whaley and wife, Sally, their home in Big Greenbrier, Dona Whaley, Bill's sister on porch
  		Saray (Ownby) Ball submission Whaley, Vander Bill & Sally family Greeenbrier see text for i.d.
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission 30 Mar 1952 at Lorene Whaley Huskey's hotel in Townsend, TN.
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission 30 Mar 1952 at Lorene Whaley Huskey's hotel in Townsend, TN. front: Bill and Sally Whaley; (and sons and daughters) middle row: Dan & Lillie; back row: Lucille, Zina and Rex
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission 30 Mar 1952 at Lorene Whaley Huskey's hotel in Townsend, TN.
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission Bill Whaley is 5th from right; wife Sallie is 3rd from left; Lorene Whaley Huskey is 4th from left others are family members from Cleveland, TN
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission Bill & Sallie Whaley

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 17, 18-19, 39, 40. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 45, 82, 186. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 206.

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Smoky Mountain Family Album, Gladys Trentham Russell, (1984), 275. The Joel Ownby Homeplace in Greenbrier. In the yard are Wm. "Vanderbill" Whaley (son of Rev. Geo. Bradford and Mary J. Ellege Whaley) and wife Sally J. Whaley (dtr. of Pinkney and Julia Brackins Whaley). The lady on the porch is Vanderbill's step-mother Catherine Brown. Photo and identification from Robert Owenby. [S135] Mountain Ways, Gene Aiken, (1983), 206. W. M. "Bill" and Sallie Whaley. On the porch is Caldonia Huskey, a sister to Bill Whaley. Photo and identification from Velma Ownby Lamons. [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 343b, 22 Jul 1870. C:\My Documents\Genealogy\SevierCensus1870\0343b.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 320D, 1880. [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 14 Mar 1956. Whaley, William McKinley 83 b. 6-18-72 TN d. 3-14-56 R1 Sev carpenter f. Bradford Whaley m. Sarah Eledge P-Forge Bapt Cem Survivors: widow Anna Cole same address 3 sons Dan Rex Clay 4 dau Mrs Walter Ownby Lucile Graves Lorene Huskey Zina Lindsey 2 bro Dave Isaac 1 sis Mrs Martha Sizemore 27 gc 45 ggc 6 gggc. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 332.