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Billy Bates Benson

Male 1930 - 2008  (77 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Billy Bates Benson was born 20 Oct 1930, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Willie Bates Benson and Josephine Elizabeth "Josie" Ogle); died 14 Jun 2008; was buried 19 Jun 2008, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

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


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Willie Bates Benson was born Abt 1908, Tennessee (son of William Prosser "Pros" Benson and Mary Ellen Reagan).

    Other Events:

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

    Willie — Josephine Elizabeth "Josie" Ogle. Josephine (daughter of George A. Ogle and Margaret Malinda Floyd) was born 8 Sep 1908, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 1967; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Josephine Elizabeth "Josie" Ogle was born 8 Sep 1908, Tennessee (daughter of George A. Ogle and Margaret Malinda Floyd); died 2 Sep 1967; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

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

    Children:
    1. 1. Billy Bates Benson was born 20 Oct 1930, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 2008; was buried 19 Jun 2008, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Bob B. Benson was born Abt 1932, Tennessee.
    3. Jerry Jackson Benson was born 5 Jan 1939, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 2015; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Prosser "Pros" BensonWilliam Prosser "Pros" Benson was born Jul 1872 (son of William M. Benson and Cynthia Large); died 1939; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 55, 56.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 217.

    William married Mary Ellen Reagan 22 Aug 1889, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of James O. Reagan and Hapic C. Ogle) was born Mar 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Ellen Reagan was born Mar 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James O. Reagan and Hapic C. Ogle); died 26 Oct 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 55, 56.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 217.

    Children:
    1. Benson was born Abt 1890, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1900.
    2. Nettie Jane Benson was born 4 Apr 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 1910; was buried Williamsburg Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Walter F. Benson was born 8 Apr 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Jan 1959; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Benson was born Abt 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1900; was buried Marshall Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Cora Benson was born 1911; died 1921; was buried Williamsburg Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 2. Willie Bates Benson was born Abt 1908, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  George A. Ogle was born 12 Jan 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Caleb Ogle, Rev. and Lydia Huff); died 24 Aug 1945; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 73, 78.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 253.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 102.

    George — Margaret Malinda Floyd. Margaret (daughter of Rev. Thomas Hill Floyd and Elizabeth McFalls) was born 2 Jan 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1957; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Margaret Malinda Floyd was born 2 Jan 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Thomas Hill Floyd and Elizabeth McFalls); died 13 Apr 1957; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 1875 others have it 1867.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 78.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 102.

    Children:
    1. Thomas Ashley Ogle was born 30 Mar 1895, Tennessee; died 23 Apr 1983; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Arthur James Ogle was born 29 Jun 1898, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 1969; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Isabella Ogle was born 21 Jan 1902, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1973; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 3. Josephine Elizabeth "Josie" Ogle was born 8 Sep 1908, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 1967; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William M. BensonWilliam M. Benson was born 1828, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of John Benson); died Aft 1880; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 217.
    John D. Radford Pedigree Charts, 1995, p 8, 9.

    William married Cynthia Large Abt 1856. Cynthia (daughter of James Large and Mary Williams) was born 5 Oct 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Jul 1915; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Cynthia LargeCynthia Large was born 5 Oct 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Large and Mary Williams); died 31 Jul 1915; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 217.
    John D. Radford Pedigree Charts, 1995, p 8, 9.

    Children:
    1. James Harrison Benson was born 11 Feb 1857, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Oct 1892, Palestine, Texas; was buried , Anderson, Texas.
    2. Mary C. Benson was born 1859, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Wilson Large Benson was born 15 Sep 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 May 1941, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 May 1941, Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Nettie Benson was born , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Ellen Benson was born , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. John B. Benson was born 20 May 1866; died 21 Jul 1940; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 4. William Prosser "Pros" Benson was born Jul 1872; died 1939; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  James O. Reagan was born Jan 1843, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of David L. Reagan and Jane "Jennie" Ogle); died 4 Jun 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    James O. Reagan enlisted on 24 July 1862 as a private in Company I of Confederate William H. Thomas's Legion at Valleytown, Cherokee County, North Carolina from Sevier County, Tennessee. There has been no indication found whether he served out the full term of his enlistment during the Civil War.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 44, 54, 55.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 193.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 210, 216.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 181.

    James married Hapic C. Ogle 12 Mar 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee. Hapic (daughter of Elijah Ogle and Elizabeth "Betsy" Conner) was born May 1845, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1926; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Hapic C. Ogle was born May 1845, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Elijah Ogle and Elizabeth "Betsy" Conner); died 7 Feb 1926; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Lived in the Glades.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 44, 54.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 193.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 210, 216.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 181.

    Children:
    1. Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Reagan was born 13 Feb 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1920; was buried Keebles Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Matilda Jane Reagan was born 11 Dec 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 1951, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Nov 1951, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Reagan was born Abt 1871, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    4. 5. Mary Ellen Reagan was born Mar 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. John Russell Reagan was born 27 Jun 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1947; was buried Fraziers Chapel Cemetery, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    6. Reagan was born Abt 1876, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    7. Elijah Lawson "Laws" Reagan was born 7 Feb 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1967; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Nancy Haseltine Reagan was born 8 Jun 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Oct 1961; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Harve Columbus Reagan was born 12 Dec 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Oct 1940; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. James Westley Reagan was born 18 Mar 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 1959; was buried Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    11. Louisa Alice Reagan was born 7 Aug 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Sep 1944; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Caleb Ogle, Rev. was born 4 Apr 1831, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 1 Dec 1893; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Caleb Ogle left a will in which he mentions his wife, Lydia and his only daughter, Mary and her husband, Stephen Huskey. His will was dated 2 Nov 1889 and was probated 1 Jan 1894.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 214.

    Caleb married Lydia Huff Abt 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lydia (daughter of Leonard Huff and Nancy) was born 30 Dec 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 1916; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Lydia Huff was born 30 Dec 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Leonard Huff and Nancy); died 10 Dec 1916; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 1831.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 77.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 193.

    Children:
    1. Pinkney Madison Ogle was born 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Joseph Harrison Ogle was born 17 Jan 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1904; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Thomas H. Ogle was born 17 Nov 1855; died 1 Aug 1912; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. William E. Ogle was born Oct 1857, Tennessee.
    5. 6. George A. Ogle was born 12 Jan 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Aug 1945; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary C. Ogle was born 19 Mar 1861, Tennessee; died 23 Oct 1914; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Noah Wilson "Bud" Ogle was born 16 Jul 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1913; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Rev. Thomas Hill Floyd was born 14 Apr 1838, Tennessee (son of Richard Birdgetts "Byrd" Floyd and Elizabeth "Liza" Childress); died 7 Mar 1918; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    Doris Carrigan, Dontest@aol.com, 13 September 1999.

    Thomas married Elizabeth McFalls 31 May 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King) was born 31 Mar 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1929; was buried Carr Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth McFalls was born 31 Mar 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King); died 21 Dec 1929; was buried Carr Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sevier County Heritage lists birth as 21 January 1847.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 689, 34.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. James Richard "Jim" Floyd was born 12 Jul 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1956; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary E. Floyd was born Abt Dec 1869, Tennessee.
    3. Arthur E. Floyd was born 1870/1871; was buried Carr Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 7. Margaret Malinda Floyd was born 2 Jan 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1957; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Wiley L. Floyd was born 1877; was buried Carr Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Rebecca Ann Floyd was born 15 Aug 1879, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 1950; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Frances Isabelle Floyd was born 4 May 1883, Tennessee; died 2 Apr 1962; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.