John H. "Bullhead" Whaley^[1]

1817 - 1909  (91 years)

• Name	John H. "Bullhead" Whaley
  Born	31 Mar 1817	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	B71M-KG
  Census	1900	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	21 Mar 1909
  Buried	White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I642	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	William M. Whaley,   b. 15 Aug 1788, South Carolina ,   d. 30 May 1880, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Ogle,   b. 1793, Edgefield County, South Carolina ,   d. 1872/1880, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1811	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F1205	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mourning Ownbey,   b. 11 Aug 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 21 Apr 1870, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 52 years)
  Married	Abt 1834	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Whaley,   b. 1835 + 2. Harkless Whaley,   b. 10 Feb 1836, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Feb 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 90 years) + 3. Westley O. Whaley,   b. 21 May 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Mar 1863, Murfreesborough, Tennessee  (Age 24 years) + 4. Cynthia Jane Whaley,   b. 1840, Trentville, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Mar 1888, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 48 years) + 5. John Brabson Whaley,   b. 25 Feb 1842, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Sep 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 22 years) + 6. Mary "Polly" Whaley,   b. 1843, Tennessee ,   d. 1889/1890  (Age 47 years) + 7. Perry Seehorn Commodore Whaley,   b. 11 Feb 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Dec 1926, Bradley County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years) + 8. Margaret Whaley,   b. 1847, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Apr 1878  (Age 31 years) + 9. Pinkney Henry Toomey Whaley,   b. 12 Sep 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Oct 1920, Bradley County, Tennessee  (Age 72 years) + 10. Joseph L. "Joel" Whaley,   b. 23 May 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Nov 1933, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)   11. Aaron Jason Whaley,   b. 1851,   d. 1868  (Age 17 years) + 12. Sarah Elizabeth Whaley,   b. 6 Jun 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Oct 1926  (Age 72 years) + 13. Leander A. Whaley,   b. 15 Feb 1856, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jan 1929, Bradley, Tennessee  (Age 72 years) + 14. Isaac C. Whaley,   b. 27 May 1858, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jan 1925  (Age 66 years) + 15. Columbus M. Whaley,   b. 20 Oct 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Dec 1921  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F225	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ownby,   b. 10 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Feb 1930  (Age 91 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1870
  Children	+ 1. Mary Roseann "Nannie" Whaley,   b. 11 Mar 1871,   d. 6 Feb 1934  (Age 62 years) + 2. John Mitchell Whaley,   b. 11 Mar 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 May 1946  (Age 75 years) + 3. Stephen "Steve" Whaley,   b. 25 Dec 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Feb 1942, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years) + 4. Laura Whaley,   b. 13 Jan 1876, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Apr 1956  (Age 80 years)   5. Isabelle Whaley,   b. 2 Jul 1877,   d. 2 Jul 1877  (Age 0 years)   6. Sophia Whaley,   b. 2 Jul 1877,   d. 2 Jul 1877  (Age 0 years) + 7. Martha Whaley,   b. 12 Jun 1878, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Mar 1959  (Age 80 years)
  Headstones		Whaley John Mary Whaley Whaley Mar. 31, 1815 Aug. 10, 1936 Mar. 21, 1909 Feb. 12, 1930
  Family ID	F311	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Mar 1817 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - Abt 1834 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, 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		John H. "Bullhead" Whaley
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission on photo: "Bull Head" John Whaley & wife
  		TommyBurnsAlbum0046.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as farmer $300 property able to read and write. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 180, 288. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 10, 69, 71, 106, 129. "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p . "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 307. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 227.

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] The Mountain Press, 7 Dec 2013. Bullhead Mountain was named in his honor. Upland Chronicles: Joel Whaley left his mark in the Smokies [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 448a, 29 Jun 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0448a.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, family 253, page 403a, line 40, 28 Aug 1850. http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/sevier/census/1850/pg0396a.txt [S112] Census, 1900. Name: John Whaley Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 146 Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Mar 1815 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Years Married: 30 Marriage Year (Estimated): 1870 Mother of how many children: Number of Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 7 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 114 Reference ID: 61 GS Film number: 1241596 Digital Folder Number: 004118730 Image Number: 00166 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John Whaley M 85 Tennessee Wife Mary Whaley F 62 Tennessee Son Stephen Whaley M 26 Tennessee Servant Robert Ogle M 12 Tennessee Servant Luther Ogle M 15 Tennessee Sister-in-law Nancey Ownby F 56 Tennessee [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 579. Birth 31 March 1815