Martha Cordia Whaley^[1]

1885 - 1948  (62 years)

• Name	Martha Cordia Whaley
  Born	21 Sep 1885	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	11 Jan 1948	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Buried	13 Jan 1948	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I30983	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	William Henderson Whaley,   b. 1 Jan 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jul 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth King,   b. 17 Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Sep 1904  (Age 35 years)
  Married	10 Aug 1884	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F11347	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elbert P. "Ebb" Whaley,   b. 18 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Sep 1979  (Age 93 years)
  Married	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Marriage License	8 Aug 1904	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Ann "Anner"   2. Otis + 3. Birgie Leona Whaley,   b. 29 Nov 1907, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Nov 2002, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 95 years) + 4. Harold P. Whaley,   b. 31 Dec 1909, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Jul 1977, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years) + 5. Rosetta Whaley,   b. 28 Nov 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Nov 1965  (Age 52 years)   6. Alberta Orlena Whaley,   b. 20 Aug 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Dec 1988, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina  (Age 73 years)   7. Lizzie E. Whaley,   b. 30 Mar 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Apr 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years)   8. Elmina Whaley,   b. 14 Apr 1919, Tennessee  (Age 105 years) + 9. Amos Whaley,   b. 21 Mar 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1985, Riverside Medical Center, Franklinton  (Age 63 years) + 10. Haze Whaley,   b. 25 Mar 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Dec 2001, Riverside Medical Center  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F11421	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Sep 1885 - Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 8 Aug 1904 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 11 Jan 1948 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 13 Jan 1948 - Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - - 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		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission Henderson Whaley family and his parents Aaron Whaley & Sarah Ownby Whaley
  		August 28, 1924; "From Aug. 17 to Aug. 28 the revival held - Rev. F.W. Ownby & Robert King (W.R.) & R.B. Bohannan doing the baptizing; 47 additions to church" - see photo i.d. in text file

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 59, 255. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 39, 55. Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 228.

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] The Mountain Press, 12 Dec 2011. Upland Chronicles: Greenbrier has lengthy history of hospitality [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Cordia Whaley Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 02, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 45 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1885 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0002 Family Number: 144 Sheet Number and Letter: 8B Line Number: 84 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00609 Household Gender Age Spouse Ebb Whaley M 45 Cordia Whaley F 45 Child Harold Whaley M 19 Child Rosetta Whaley F 17 Child Alverta Whaley F 14 Child Elmina Whaley F 11 Child Amos Whaley M 9 Child Hays Whaley M 5 [S112] Census, 1940. name: M Cordia Whaley titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee, United States gender: Female age: 56 marital status: Married race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Wife birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1884 residence in 1935: Same Place enumeration district number: 78-2 family number: 149 sheet number and letter: 10A line number: 33 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3933 digital folder number: 005461375 image number: 00067 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Elbert Whaley M 56 Tennessee wife M Cordia Whaley F 56 Tennessee daughter Elmina Whaley F 21 Tennessee son Amos H Whaley M 15 Tennessee son Haze Whaley M 14 Tennessee grandson Glenn Whaley M 0 Tennessee [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 11 Jan 1948. Whaley, Mrs Cordia wife of Elbert Whaley (62) b. Sep 21, 1885 Sevier d. Jan 11, 1948 1506 Euclid Knox f. Henderson Whaley b. Sevier m. Elizabeth Whaley b. Sevier P-Forge Bapt Cem Survivors: hus R9 Sevierville 4 dau Mrs Johnnie Manning Mrs Dave Large Mrs Jessie Buchanan Mrs Henry Suttles 3 sons Harold Amos Haze Sevierville 23 gc 2 sis Mrs Calvin Whaley Mrs Walter Ownby 4 bro Loyd Whaley Richard Whaley Elmer Whaley Rellie Whaley. [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Cardia Whaley Event: Death Event Date: 11 Jan 1948 Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Race or Color: White Age: 62 Estimated Birth Year: Birth Date: 21 Sep 1885 Birthplace: Sevier, Tenn. Spouse: Elbert Whaley Father: Henderson Whaley Father's Birthplace: Sevier, Tenn. Mother: Elizabeth Whaley Mother's Birthplace: Sevier, Tenn. Occupation: Housewife Street Address: R # 9 Sevierville Residence: Sevier Co., Tenn. Cemetery: Pigeon Forge Burial Place: Sevier Co. Burial Date: 13 Jan 1948 Informant: Additional Relatives: X Digital Folder Number: 4184929 Image Number: 1329 Film Number: 2137391 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 976 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 331.