Lou Rhea Waycaster: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Lou Rhea Waycaster was born 31 Oct 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Ray Austin Waycaster and Rebecca Pearl Trentham); died 7 Jun 2017, LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Jun 2017, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Lou married Troy Tom "Red" Drinnen 4 Oct 1951. Troy (son of James Luther Drinnen and Lena Mae Fox) was born 18 May 1931, Tennessee; died 29 Oct 2012; was buried 2 Nov 2012, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Elizabeth Ann Drinnen was born 2 Aug 1951.

Generation: 2

Ray Austin Waycaster was born 9 Sep 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Luther D. Waycaster and Mary C. Hatcher); died 24 Aug 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Aug 1937, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Ray married Rebecca Pearl Trentham 18 May 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of James Walter Trentham and Caroline Elizabeth "Liney" Spurling) was born 11 Nov 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Apr 2002; was buried 5 Apr 2002, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Rebecca Pearl Trentham was born 11 Nov 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Walter Trentham and Caroline Elizabeth "Liney" Spurling); died 2 Apr 2002; was buried 5 Apr 2002, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 183.

Children:

1. Lou Rhea Waycaster was born 31 Oct 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 2017, LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Jun 2017, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Waycaster was born 13 Dec 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1990; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

Luther D. Waycaster was born 12 Jan 1891, Tennessee (son of Aaron G. Waycaster and Minerva E. McKeldry); died 8 Aug 1970, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee

Luther married Mary C. Hatcher 8 Sep 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of James W. Hatcher and Sarah Angelina Emert) was born 22 Aug 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Jul 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Jul 1917. [Group Sheet]

Mary C. Hatcher was born 22 Aug 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James W. Hatcher and Sarah Angelina Emert); died 28 Jul 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Jul 1917.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

2. Ray Austin Waycaster was born 9 Sep 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Aug 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Aug 1937, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

James Walter Trentham was born 29 Jul 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Trentham and Lydia Margaret Trentham); died 5 Jan 1967; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 183.

James — Caroline Elizabeth "Liney" Spurling. Caroline (daughter of John M. Spurling and Sarah Jane Patty) was born 12 Apr 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1984; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Caroline Elizabeth "Liney" Spurling was born 12 Apr 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John M. Spurling and Sarah Jane Patty); died 15 Mar 1984; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 183.

Children:

Eva Alice Trentham was born 14 Jun 1908, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Feb 1930, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Charlie E. Trentham was born 7 Jan 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 1947; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Rebecca Pearl Trentham was born 11 Nov 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Apr 2002; was buried 5 Apr 2002, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lena Trentham was born Abt 1915, Tennessee; died Bef 1 Dec 2006.
Betty Jane Trentham was born 12 Apr 1916; died 24 Jan 1980; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
Beulah Gertrude Trentham was born 15 Oct 1917, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 2001, Colonial Hills Nursing Center, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Feb 2001, Little Cove Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Cleo Mae Trentham was born 5 Oct 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Apr 2006; was buried 7 Apr 2006, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lydia Olive Trentham was born 29 Nov 1923; died 11 Jan 2013.
Alma Mary Trentham was born 30 Jan 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 2006, Washington County Hospital; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Marie G. Trentham was born 10 Jan 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 2009; was buried 9 Dec 2009, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Bluford Trentham was born 30 Aug 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1991; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sally Evelyn Trentham was born 11 Feb 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 2008, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Jan 2009, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Roy Trentham died Bef 1 Dec 2006.
James Hugh Trentham was born 29 Jan 1935; died 20 May 2001, St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 22 May 2001, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Aaron G. Waycaster was born 9 Oct 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of George Waycaster and Margaret Burnett); died 14 Jan 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Jan 1920, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Aaron — Minerva E. McKeldry. Minerva (daughter of John McKeldry and Mary Jane Headrick) was born 11 Nov 1866, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Apr 1939, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Minerva E. McKeldry was born 11 Nov 1866, Tennessee (daughter of John McKeldry and Mary Jane Headrick); died 20 Apr 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Apr 1939, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

4. Luther D. Waycaster was born 12 Jan 1891, Tennessee; died 8 Aug 1970, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

James W. Hatcher was born 6 Apr 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Reuben Hatcher, Jr. and Lucinda G. McFarland); died 20 Dec 1915; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Sevier County Heritage lists birth as 6 December 1861.
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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 14.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 289.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 13.

James married Sarah Angelina Emert 13 Nov 1867. Sarah (daughter of Caleb Styres Emert and Nancy Pamelia Broyles) was born 17 Dec 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Apr 1941; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Sarah Angelina Emert was born 17 Dec 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Caleb Styres Emert and Nancy Pamelia Broyles); died 22 Apr 1941; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 14.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 289.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 13.

Children:

Andrew West Hatcher was born 7 Aug 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1948; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Mary C. Hatcher was born 22 Aug 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Jul 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Jul 1917.
Hatcher was born 18 Jul 1894; died 18 Jul 1894; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

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William Trentham

William — Lydia Margaret Trentham. Lydia (daughter of William McCajah "Cagey" Trentham and Elizabeth "Betty" Gipson) was born 10 Sep 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Mar 1955, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Mar 1955, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Lydia Margaret Trentham was born 10 Sep 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William McCajah "Cagey" Trentham and Elizabeth "Betty" Gipson); died 8 Mar 1955, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Mar 1955, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1910, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 128.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 183, 184.

Children:

6. James Walter Trentham was born 29 Jul 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1967; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Roy Andrew Trentham was born 10 Jun 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1990; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Ellen Trentham was born 10 Dec 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1991; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

14.

John M. Spurling was born 23 Dec 1865, Tennessee (son of Clark Spurling and Elizabeth Christine Sutton); died 28 Dec 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Dec 1932, Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 183.

John married Sarah Jane Patty Abt 1888. Sarah (daughter of David Washington Patty and Mary E. Melton) was born 17 May 1872, North Carolina; died 11 May 1963; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Sarah Jane Patty was born 17 May 1872, North Carolina (daughter of David Washington Patty and Mary E. Melton); died 11 May 1963; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

Joe H. Spurling was born Sep 1888, Tennessee; died Bef 17 Mar 1997.
Mary Selia Spurling was born 10 Feb 1890, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1979; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. Caroline Elizabeth "Liney" Spurling was born 12 Apr 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1984; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William Harrison "Bill" Spurling was born 2 Nov 1895, Tennessee; died 8 Nov 1981; was buried Marble Hill Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Jim B. Spurling was born 2 Nov 1895, Tennessee; died Bef 17 Mar 1997.
Ligie Lawson Spurling was born 14 Feb 1905, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1973; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Janie Ethel Spurling was born 21 Jan 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1993; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sarah Eselee Spurling was born 3 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1997; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Lucinda Spurling was born Abt 1915, Tennessee.