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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Earl Dodgen was born 3 Jul 1957 (son of Ephraim Lee Dodgen and Betty Jean Cotter); died 13 Jun 2017, Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jun 2017, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    William married Sheila Yvonne Gregory 24 Feb 1978, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 30 Aug 1995, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sheila (daughter of Clell O'Dell Gregory and Nannie Lou Alston) was born 2 Jun 1957. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Stephanie Yvonne Dodgen

    William married Karen Sue Valentine 4 Nov 2000, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ephraim Lee Dodgen was born 8 Feb 1923, , Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William McKinley Dodgen and Zettie Rosetta Reagan); died 14 Jun 2007; was buried 18 Jun 2007, Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 30.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 134.

    Ephraim married Betty Jean Cotter 6 Mar 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee. Betty (daughter of John Andrew Cotter and Rebecca Ann Headrick) was born 31 Jan 1928, Winter Park, Florida; died 22 Nov 2015, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Nov 2015, Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Betty Jean Cotter was born 31 Jan 1928, Winter Park, Florida (daughter of John Andrew Cotter and Rebecca Ann Headrick); died 22 Nov 2015, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Nov 2015, Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 134.

    Children:
    1. Dottie Dodgen
    2. 1. William Earl Dodgen was born 3 Jul 1957; died 13 Jun 2017, Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jun 2017, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sara Lynn Dodgen
    4. Susan Lea Dodgen


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William McKinley Dodgen was born 13 Feb 1898, Tennessee (son of Aaron Russell "Dude" Dodgen and Levina R. McCarter); died 3 Mar 1974; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 24, 29.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 85, 153.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 134.
    "Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter", V XXI No 1, Spring 1996, p 3, 9.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 116.

    William married Zettie Rosetta Reagan 15 Oct 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee. Zettie (daughter of Ephraim "Uncle Ephraim" Reagan and Nancy Elmina "Callie" Bradley) was born 5 May 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Sep 1963, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Zettie Rosetta Reagan was born 5 May 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Ephraim "Uncle Ephraim" Reagan and Nancy Elmina "Callie" Bradley); died 28 Sep 1963, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 24, 29.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 85, 153.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 254.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 134.
    "Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter", V XXI No 1, Spring 1996, p 3, 9.

    Notes:

    Marriage performed by R. E. McCarter, Minister of God.

    Children:
    1. Lou Edith Dodgen was born 30 May 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Mar 1991; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Ephraim Lee Dodgen was born 8 Feb 1923, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 2007; was buried 18 Jun 2007, Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Cora Ethel Dodgen was born 18 Oct 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Mar 2002, Shannondale Health Care Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Mar 2002, Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Joe Dodgen was born 31 Oct 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1988; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Edna Dodgen was born 1929, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1929.
    6. Frank Dodgen was born 1929, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1929.
    7. Billy Ray Dodgen was born 1931, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Clara Mae Dodgen was born 4 Sep 1933, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 May 1994.
    9. Ola Kate Dodgen was born 1936, , Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  John Andrew Cotter was born 6 Jan 1883 (son of Valentine T. Cotter and Mary J. Headrick); died 19 Mar 1939; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    John married Rebecca Ann Headrick 11 Apr 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of John Jeptha Headrick and Sarah Ellen King) was born 6 Nov 1898, Tennessee; died 24 Jul 2005, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Jul 2005, Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Rebecca Ann Headrick was born 6 Nov 1898, Tennessee (daughter of John Jeptha Headrick and Sarah Ellen King); died 24 Jul 2005, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Jul 2005, Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 248.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. 3. Betty Jean Cotter was born 31 Jan 1928, Winter Park, Florida; died 22 Nov 2015, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Nov 2015, Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Aaron Russell "Dude" DodgenAaron Russell "Dude" Dodgen was born 9 May 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Henry Dodgen and Margaret Woodruff); died 29 Mar 1950; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 82, 85.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 116.

    Aaron — Levina R. McCarter. Levina (daughter of Rev. Lafayette "Fate" McCarter and Elizabeth Jane Ogle) was born 14 Nov 1881, Tennessee; died 5 May 1964; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Levina R. McCarter was born 14 Nov 1881, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Lafayette "Fate" McCarter and Elizabeth Jane Ogle); died 5 May 1964; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 82, 85.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 116.

    Children:
    1. 4. William McKinley Dodgen was born 13 Feb 1898, Tennessee; died 3 Mar 1974; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. John Harrison Dodgen was born 10 Apr 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Apr 1960; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Ephraim "Uncle Ephraim" Reagan was born 24 Aug 1833, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Daniel Wesley Reagan and Nancy Ogle); died 23 Jan 1924, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 183T-2N

    Notes:

    Ephraim was born in Gatlinburg and lived in the area all his life. He is not listed in the 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census. He was a farmer and served from 27 June 1866 to 12 December 1871 and from 25 January 1886 to 13 July 1888 as a postmaster in Gatlinburg.

    A story is told of his skill with a gun and his knowledge of the woods. It seems he was going in home late one night. Along about the old swimming hole in the Park, he heard a noise in the hemlocks overhead. The night was very dark and he could barely see an outline of something crouched in the tree above the river road. Knowing he had only one chance to shoot at whatever it was, he decided to risk it and fired. It fell to the road with a crash. Waiting a few minutes to be sure it was more that just stunned, Ephraim went up to it, examined a paw and knew at once "it" was a "painter". Knowing the panthers usually traveled in pairs, he made tracks for home, Next morning he returned and found his panther still stretched across the road.

    During the Civil War Ephraim served with the Union army in Company G, 6th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry. He enrolled 16 Sep 1862 and was mustered out 30 June 1865. He was described then as being 5 feet 7 inches tall, with dark hair, fair complexion and blue eyes.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 16, 23.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 12, 129.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 105, 153.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 198.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 289.

    Ephraim married Nancy Elmina "Callie" Bradley 21 Jan 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Andrew Jackson Bradley and Mary Elvira "Polly" Trentham) was born 10 Sep 1867, North Carolina; died 4 Apr 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Apr 1919, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Nancy Elmina "Callie" Bradley was born 10 Sep 1867, North Carolina (daughter of Andrew Jackson Bradley and Mary Elvira "Polly" Trentham); died 4 Apr 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Apr 1919, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: B71M-J9

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 23
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 105, 153.
    Ephraim Reagan Civil War pension papers, US National Archives.

    Children:
    1. Martha L. Reagan was born 15 Dec 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1965; was buried Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Frank Reagan was born 27 Sep 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1931.
    3. Isaac A. Reagan was born 10 Jan 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Dec 1969, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Chinquapin Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Zettie Rosetta Reagan was born 5 May 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Sep 1963, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Charles Reagan was born 8 Mar 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Richard Columbus "Fishing Dick" Reagan was born 23 Sep 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1959; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Callie Reagan was born 28 May 1905, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 1995, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. James Marcus Reagan was born 7 Apr 1908, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Sep 1988; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. William Boyd Reagan was born 3 Sep 1910, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1942, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Apr 1942, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Valentine T. Cotter was born 22 Feb 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Ellison Cotter and Polly Hatcher); died 20 Jun 1941; was buried 22 Jun 1941, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Valentine married Mary J. Headrick 1 Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary was born 22 Feb 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1895; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary J. Headrick was born 22 Feb 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1895; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. William Bates Cotter died 15 Dec 1943, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
    2. 6. John Andrew Cotter was born 6 Jan 1883; died 19 Mar 1939; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  John Jeptha Headrick was born 3 Sep 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Headrick and Nancy A. Hardin); died 13 Feb 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Direct descendant of William Hedrick (1744-1839)
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 245, 248.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 213.

    John married Sarah Ellen King 26 Feb 1888, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of William Henry King and Martha Jane Headrick) was born 7 Nov 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1963, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Sarah Ellen King was born 7 Nov 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Henry King and Martha Jane Headrick); died 15 Jul 1963, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 245, 248.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995."Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 213.

    Children:
    1. Ethel Jane Headrick was born 22 Feb 1890, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1987; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Henry "Jim" Headrick was born 5 Aug 1892; died Bef 25 Mar 1993.
    3. Huldah Alice Headrick was born 24 May 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Mar 1993, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 7. Rebecca Ann Headrick was born 6 Nov 1898, Tennessee; died 24 Jul 2005, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Jul 2005, Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. William Earl Headrick was born 23 Apr 1902, Tennessee; died Bef 24 Jul 2005; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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