Martha Jane Ogle

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• AFN: 3FWG-4D

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974.
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 55.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 120.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 80.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 211.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 67, 137.

Martha married Thomas James McCarter 22 Feb 1881, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Thomas (son of Alfred McCarter and Lydia Reagan) was born 28 Feb 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Sep 1928, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

1. James Wesley McCarter was born 17 Oct 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1971.
2. Arron Sylvester McCarter was born 19 May 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1886; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Rev. Marcus Leander McCarter was born 13 Jun 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 1949; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. Mary L. McCarter was born 23 Dec 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 1975; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Jesse Robert McCarter was born 17 Feb 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1958; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
6. Effie Elizabeth McCarter was born 7 May 1894, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Oct 1975, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico; was buried 14 Oct 1975, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico.
7. Lottie McCarter was born 16 Sep 1896.
8. Noah Columbus McCarter was born 11 Aug 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Jul 1975; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
9. John McCarter was born 17 Aug 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1978; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
10. Fred McCarter was born 14 Sep 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Dec 1972; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
11. Tillman McCarter was born 25 May 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Jun 1999, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

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• AFN: C78N-CB

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 148.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63, 68.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 87, 115, 120.

Noah married Elizabeth M. Ownby 12 Nov 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Aaron Ownbey and Mary "Polly" Buckner) was born 18 Jun 1838, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jul 1870. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: 4MB8-B9

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 87, 115, 120.

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• Census: 1880, Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

William H. Ogle, called Buck or Bucky, came to Sevier County with his family about 1805. He is listed in the census records of Sevier County from 1830 through 1880. He died after 1880 and is buried in Little Greenbrier Cemetery in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 87.

William married Rachel Ownby Abt 1835, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Rachel (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone) was born 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died Aft 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1880, Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Rachel came to Sevier County with her parents in 1833.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountaion Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 86, 87.

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• AFN: 1TQN-T3

Notes:

Aaron Ownby served as the clerk for White Oak Flats Baptist Church and also served as the Justice of Peace for the 11th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee.

They were listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 115.
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

Aaron married Mary "Polly" Buckner 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Joel Buckner and Mourning Carr) was born 17 Sep 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1902, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: 1TQN-V8

Notes:

Mary was listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee with her husband.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 115.
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

Notes:

That Hercules was married in 1803 is indicated by the will of his father, William Ogle. Hercules was willed the 100 acres of land on which he was living at that time. He was also named executor of the will along with his brother, Thomas Ogle.

The first record found in Sevier County, Tennessee is a deed by Hercules and Thomas Ogle to William Murphy for 48 acres of land at the mouth of Walden's Creek. They held title to the land by "virtue of seizure and occupancy." This deed was executed in 1807, indicating that they had lived in Sevier County for at least a year or two.

An early land grant for Hercules Ogle was found in the Tennessee State Archives. This was surveyed 25 May 1807 and granted 18 May 1810:
"....unto Hercules Ogle assignee of David Waddle a certain tract or parcel
of land containing fifty-four acres lying in the County of Sevier in the
District South of French Broad and Holston on Walden's Creek there being
due and chargeable on said land the sum of Fifty four Dollars..."

Just when Hercules moved from here is unknown but it is said that he settled on Dudley Creek in the Glades settlement and did not take part in the settlement of Gatlinburg.

Hercules Ogle and his wife are listed among the charter members of the White Oak Flats Baptist Church in 1817. He also appears on the 1830 and 1840 Federal census for Sevier County.

In the GUARDIANS, EXECUTORS & ADMINISTRATORS Settlement Book for Sevier County, Tennessee, there is a record of settlement of the estate of Hercules Ogle. Before the courthouse of 1856, Brice McFalls was appointed administrator for the estate of Hercules Ogle, but he resigned for some reason. Just about 1856 the County Court of Sevier County appointed William W. Bohanon to administer and wind up the estate of Hercules Ogle. From aforesaid book, the heirs of Hercules Ogle are listed in this order, "Sarah Graham, William H. Ogle, John H. Ownby, the heirs of Stephen Huskey, and William Bohanon and wife."
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 141-142, 143.

Hercules married Elizabeth Haggard Abt 1800, Edgefield County, South Carolina. Elizabeth was born Abt 1784, South Carolina; died Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Listed among the charter members of the White Oak Flats Baptist Church in 1817.
Also listed in the 1830 and 1840 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 141, 143.

Notes:

John Ownby lived with his parents in Rutherford County, North Carolina, later Buncombe County, North Carolina.

In 1833, John Ownby and his family migrated to Sevier County, Tennessee from Buncombe County, North Carolina. They made their home in the Glades community, 2nd Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee. Here John Ownby lived until his death.

John Ownby and his family were listed in the 1840 and 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. Listed as John Ownsby in 1840 census.

An interesting story about John Ownby at the time of his death was told by his grandson, Samuel Ownby. It is:

"...Mother told me this story and I don't think my mother would tell me something that wasn't true. Mother said that the day before Grandfather Ownby died he walked from his house to the store, that he told the people in the store that he would die about that same time on the following day. The next day at about the time he had told them this, he layed down on the bed, talked as fast as he could, telling his family how to live, what to do, etc., then turned his face to the wall & died."
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References:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 1.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66.
Wiley Emmett Koon, Jr., 15 July 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.

John married Mary Jane "Granny" Coone 17 Feb 1812, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt) was born 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1881, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary Koone Ownby, known to all as "Granny Coone", lived with her children until her death.

Roger Gardner lists birth as 1796.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66, 67.
Wiley Emmett Koon, Jr., 15 July 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.
"Benedict Kuhn (Coon, Koon, Koone) Immigrant & His Descendants", Roger L. Gardner, D.C., 1 March 1998, p 4.

Notes:

Bride: M Coon
Groom: John Ownby
Bond Date: 17 Feb 1812
County: Rutherford
Record #: 01 245
Bondsman: George Coone
Witness: Jas O Lewis
Bond #: 000135547

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

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• AFN: 1TQP-13

Notes:

John Ownby Jr. served in the War of 1812 with the North Carolina malitia. Records from the National Archives show John Ownby as a private in Captain Bradly's Company of North Carolina militia for six months but was not called out until February and continued in actual service for over fourteen days. He was discharged in Rutherford County, North Carolina on 6 March 1815. In 1858 John Ownby applied for a bounty land grant on the basis of his military service. He received a grant of 158 acres in Sevier County, Tennessee.

In 1816, just after the War of 1812 was over, John Ownby Jr. and his family moved from Rutherford County, North Carolina to Sevier County, Tennessee. This Ownby family was the only one listed in the 1830 Federal Census of East Tennessee.

On 4 February 1858, John Ownby Jr. made a will to dispose of his property. In his will, he said, "I give and bequeath to my son John H. Ownby all my property both real and personal consisting of one hundred and twenty five acres of Land, Cattle, Hogs, Horses, household furniture, etc. I have given and bequeath all my property to said son John in consequence of his kindness in taking care of myself and wife in our age and during our infirmity."
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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 64, 105.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

John married Elizabeth Hill 14 Mar 1803, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of John Hill) was born 6 Nov 1784, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 24 Aug 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: 1TQP-28

Notes:

Donald B. Reagan has birth date as 6 November 1786.
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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
13.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 64, 105.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

Notes:

Bride: Elizabeth Hill
Groom: John Ownby
Bond Date: 11 Mar 1805
County: Rutherford
Record #: 01 245
Bondsman: Arthur Ownby
Witness: R Lewis, Clerk of Court
Bond #: 000135548

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

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• AFN: BGW1-BX

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Reference:
Misty Spenelli
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

Joel — Mourning Carr. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: BGW1-C4

Notes:

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Reference:
Misty Spenelli
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.