Lona Mae Brackins^[1]

1911 - 1996  (85 years)

• Name	Lona Mae Brackins
  Born	7 Mar 1911	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	5 Jun 1996  [5]
  Buried	Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I5939	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Riley Davis Brackins,   b. 17 Mar 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Sep 1976  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Cordia Lauretia Bohannon,   b. Jul 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Mar 1932  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1905	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F969	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Otha Ellis "Bud" Reagan,   b. 21 Jan 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Jul 1967  (Age 66 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1925	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Marriage performed by James L. Huskey, Minister of God.
  Children	+ 1. Bessie O. Mellinger,   b. 14 May 1928, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Aug 2014  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F18420	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Leonard Mellinger,   b. 7 Apr 1911, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jun 1948  (Age 37 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1931	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Dewey Whaley + 2. Darrell Holbert Whaley
  Family ID	F2254	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	James Holbert Whaley,   b. 4 Mar 1913, Tennessee ,   d. 22 May 1975  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F38803	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 4	Adams
  Family ID	F38802	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Mar 1911 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 26 Apr 1925 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 16 Nov 1931 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 230.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 16 Feb 1996. Name: Lona Mellinger Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 29 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1911 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Leonard Mellinger Head M 29 Tennessee Lona Mellinger Wife F 29 Tennessee Bessie Mellinger Daughter F 12 Tennessee Riley Brackins Brother-in-law M 23 Tennessee Dexter Hubert Chambers obituary [S60] Sevier County, Tennessee Births 1908-1912, 866. Bracken, Lana 3 7 1911 F W Sevier Co. Bracken, Rily Sevier Co. Bracken, Carda Sevier Co. Mc Carter, Sofa 6 866 [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Lona Reagan Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 05, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 19 Marital Status: Divorced Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1911 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Affiliate Film Number: 2271 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Riley Brackins Head M 44 Tennessee Cordie Brackins Wife F 40 Tennessee Riley Brackins Jr. Son M 13 Tennessee Lona Reagan Daughter F 19 Tennessee Bessie Reagan Granddaughter F 1 Tennessee Minnie Kear Daughter F 16 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Lona Mellinger Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 29 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1911 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Leonard Mellinger Head M 29 Tennessee Lona Mellinger Wife F 29 Tennessee Bessie Mellinger Daughter F 12 Tennessee Riley Brackins Brother-in-law M 23 Tennessee [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 5 Jun 1996. Adams, Lona Mae Brackins 85 widow b. 3-7-11 Sev d. Jun 5, 1996 SCH C C res 4311 Grindstone Ridge Rd P-Forge f. Riley Brackins m. Cordia Bohanan educa 6 Hurst Chapel Cem Survivors: 1 dau Bessie Chambers same address 1 son & dau-in-law Darrell & Janice Whaley 4 gc Mike & Melissa Chambers Darren & Kim Whaley George Whaley Angie & John Leatherwood 6 ggc Eric Arron Chad & Nathan Chambers Sarah Whaley Courtney Leatherwood several n/n & friends. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 649. Tombstone without death date