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Robert J. "Bob" Whaley

Male 1933 - 2003  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Robert J. "Bob" Whaley was born 9 May 1933, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Austin E. "Dick" Whaley and Martha E. Cole); died 10 Sep 2003; was buried 12 Sep 2003, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Robert — Koleen B. Emert. Koleen (daughter of Crockett McKinley Emert and Zala Burns) was born 8 Dec 1932, Blount County, Tennessee; died 22 Aug 2012; was buried 25 Aug 2012, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Austin E. "Dick" WhaleyAustin E. "Dick" Whaley was born 19 Oct 1910, Tennessee (son of Stephen "Steve" Whaley and Pearlie Trentham); died 20 Apr 1994, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Built the Watercress Cottages and had son Bob who managed Waley Motel.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22, 54, 206, 207.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 127.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 179, 387.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 262.

    Austin married Martha E. Cole 6 Jun 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Albert Alexander Cole and Forance Mary Sims) was born 1 Apr 1910, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Martha E. ColeMartha E. Cole was born 1 Apr 1910, Tennessee (daughter of Albert Alexander Cole and Forance Mary Sims).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 179, 387.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 115.

    Children:
    1. 1. Robert J. "Bob" Whaley was born 9 May 1933, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 2003; was buried 12 Sep 2003, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Robin Whaley


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Stephen "Steve" WhaleyStephen "Steve" Whaley was born 25 Dec 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mary Ownby); died 16 Feb 1942, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Feb 1942, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Builder of the Riverside Hotel.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 112.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 22, 72.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 111, 142.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 224, 271.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 192, 262.

    Stephen — Pearlie Trentham. Pearlie (daughter of William R. "Will" Trentham and Clarinda J. Mingus) was born 29 Mar 1891, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1973; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Pearlie Trentham was born 29 Mar 1891, Tennessee (daughter of William R. "Will" Trentham and Clarinda J. Mingus); died 25 Jun 1973; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 22, 72.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 111.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 271.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 85.

    Children:
    1. Charles Ray Whaley was born 17 Apr 1909, Tennessee; died 9 Sep 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Sep 1946, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Austin E. "Dick" Whaley was born 19 Oct 1910, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1994, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Beulah Whaley was born 22 Dec 1913, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1968; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Bruce Joseph Whaley was born 24 Aug 1918, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Sep 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Nancy Blanche Whaley was born 24 Aug 1918, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 2014, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Mar 2014, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary Evelyn "Bo" Whaley was born 20 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 2009; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Albert Alexander Cole was born Feb 1870, Tennessee (son of Mary J. Cole); died 5 Apr 1958; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 171.

    Albert — Forance Mary Sims. Forance (daughter of Ransom F. Sims and Martha Jane Newman) was born 28 Mar 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Mar 1925, Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Forance Mary Sims was born 28 Mar 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Ransom F. Sims and Martha Jane Newman); died 26 Mar 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Mar 1925, Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 171.

    Children:
    1. Allen Walter Cole was born 20 May 1890, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 1985; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nora Cole was born 31 Dec 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 1962, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Dec 1962, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Cora Cole was born 19 Apr 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Mar 1961; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Jess Cole was born 25 Jan 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Oct 1979; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Margaret Evelyn "Mag" Cole was born 26 Aug 1898, Tennessee; died 19 Jun 1963; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Bruce Cole was born 20 Oct 1900; died 22 Sep 1904; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Sidney "Sid" Cole was born 2 Jan 1903, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1982; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Rev. Julius Cole was born 22 Jun 1905, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Oct 1997.
    9. Carrie May Cole was born 18 Jan 1908, Tennessee; died 27 Sep 1910; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. 3. Martha E. Cole was born 1 Apr 1910, Tennessee.
    11. Lucy Edith "Johnnie" Cole was born 14 Aug 1913, Tennessee; died 22 May 2000, Arlington County Hospital, Arlington, Virginia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John H. "Bullhead" WhaleyJohn H. "Bullhead" Whaley was born 31 Mar 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died 21 Mar 1909; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: B71M-KG
    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as farmer $300 property able to read and write.
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    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.

    John married Mary Ownby 17 Jun 1870. Mary (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle) was born 10 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1930; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary OwnbyMary Ownby was born 10 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle); died 12 Feb 1930; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 10 August 1836.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 43, 180, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 10, 69, 71, 112,
    129.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 307.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 579.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 227.

    Children:
    1. Mary Roseann "Nannie" Whaley was born 11 Mar 1871; died 6 Feb 1934; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. John Mitchell Whaley was born 11 Mar 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 May 1946; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Stephen "Steve" Whaley was born 25 Dec 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1942, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Feb 1942, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Laura Whaley was born 13 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 23 Apr 1956; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Isabelle Whaley was born 2 Jul 1877; died 2 Jul 1877.
    6. Sophia Whaley was born 2 Jul 1877; died 2 Jul 1877.
    7. Martha Whaley was born 12 Jun 1878, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1959; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  William R. "Will" TrenthamWilliam R. "Will" Trentham was born 29 Jan 1862, Tennessee (son of Robert Lee "Rob" Trentham and Mary R. "Polly" Fancher); died 1 Apr 1899; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:


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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 44.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 107, 110-111.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 89.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 85.

    William married Clarinda J. Mingus 2 Jun 1883, Swain County, North Carolina. Clarinda (daughter of Abe Mingus) was born 24 Apr 1861, Jackson County, North Carolina; died 24 Aug 1926, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Aug 1926, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Clarinda J. Mingus was born 24 Apr 1861, Jackson County, North Carolina (daughter of Abe Mingus); died 24 Aug 1926, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Aug 1926, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 44.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 107, 111, 166.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 271.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 85.

    Children:
    1. Alice Trentham was born 28 May 1884; died 21 Nov 1903; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nellie Trentham was born 28 Jan 1887; died 13 Mar 1906; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Abram Lee Trentham was born 17 Aug 1888; died 29 Dec 1908; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Pearlie Trentham was born 29 Mar 1891, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1973; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Josie Trentham was born 3 Sep 1892, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1991; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 13.  Mary J. Cole was born 16 Nov 1838, Tennessee (daughter of John Pinkney Cole and Lucy Parker); died 21 Jul 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 93.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 280.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 115.

    Children:
    1. 6. Albert Alexander Cole was born Feb 1870, Tennessee; died 5 Apr 1958; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  6. 14.  Ransom F. Sims was born Mar 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William K. Sims and Nancy Jones); died 7 Mar 1929, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Mar 1929, Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 281.

    Ransom married Martha Jane Newman 31 Oct 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Vance Newman and Elizabeth Loveday) was born Nov 1838, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  7. 15.  Martha Jane Newman was born Nov 1838, Tennessee (daughter of Vance Newman and Elizabeth Loveday).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 281.

    Children:
    1. Nancy Ellen Sims was born 12 Jul 1868, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1945; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. 7. Forance Mary Sims was born 28 Mar 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Mar 1925, Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Julius S. Sims was born 16 May 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1953; was buried Fain Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    4. Bruce E. Sims was born May 1878, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1913; was buried Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. William M. Sims was born Mar 1881, Tennessee.


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