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William Hubert "Gramps" Ownby

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Hubert "Gramps" Ownby was born 14 Apr 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of George Westley Ownby and Martha C. Bradley); died 22 Apr 2005, Greeneville Care and Rehab; was buried 25 Apr 2005, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 299.

    William married Veatress McCarter Abt 1945. Veatress (daughter of James Harrison McCarter and Idah May Cole) was born 25 Sep 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 2001, Greeneville Care West, Greeneville, Tennessee; was buried 8 Jun 2001, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. J. T. Ownby
    2. Betty Lou Ownby was born Abt 1933.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Westley Ownby was born Mar 1880 (son of John N. "Injun John" Ownby and Sarah E. Huskey); died Abt 1908.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 94.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 100.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 40, 151.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 299.

    George married Martha C. Bradley Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of James Madison "Matt" Bradley and Mary Elizabeth Shultz) was born 3 Mar 1882, Tennessee; died 24 Jun 1942; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Martha C. Bradley was born 3 Mar 1882, Tennessee (daughter of James Madison "Matt" Bradley and Mary Elizabeth Shultz); died 24 Jun 1942; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 40, 151.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 296.

    Children:
    1. Lee Ownby was born 4 Jul 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1970; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Sarah E. "Mom" Ownby was born 31 Aug 1904, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Jul 2008; was buried 1 Aug 2008, P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. William Hubert "Gramps" Ownby was born 14 Apr 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Apr 2005, Greeneville Care and Rehab; was buried 25 Apr 2005, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John N. "Injun John" Ownby was born Apr 1857, Tennessee (son of John B. Ownby and Jane "Jennie" Whaley).

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 91, 93-94.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 28, 98, 100.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 286.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 299.

    John married Sarah E. Huskey 10 Feb 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Billie John Huskey and Barbara Emert) was born 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1892. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah E. Huskey was born 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Billie John Huskey and Barbara Emert); died Bef 1892.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 91, 93-94.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 28, 98, 100.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 286.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 299.

    Children:
    1. 2. George Westley Ownby was born Mar 1880; died Abt 1908.
    2. William Seaton Ownby was born 14 Jun 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1955; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Frederick Lee Ownby was born Mar 1883.
    4. Cordelia Josephine Ownby was born 23 Oct 1887, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1970; was buried Mountain View Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Hattie Ownby
    6. Alice Barbara Ownby was born 26 Feb 1891, Tennessee; died 6 May 1956; was buried Lenoir City Cemetery.

  3. 6.  James Madison "Matt" Bradley was born Dec 1856, Tennessee (son of Andrew Jackson Bradley and Mary Elvira "Polly" Trentham); died 2 May 1938; was buried Beech Grove Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 40, 105, 151.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 248, 298.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 61.

    James married Mary Elizabeth Shultz 1 Sep 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Preston Shultz and Martha A. Lindsey) was born Jan 1858, Tennessee; died 1931; was buried Beech Grove Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Elizabeth Shultz was born Jan 1858, Tennessee (daughter of Preston Shultz and Martha A. Lindsey); died 1931; was buried Beech Grove Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 40, 105, 151.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 298.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 61.

    Children:
    1. Pollie Anne Bradley was born Abt 1876; died Abt 1880.
    2. Mountville Bradley was born Mar 1878, Tennessee.
    3. 3. Martha C. Bradley was born 3 Mar 1882, Tennessee; died 24 Jun 1942; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Carrie Ellen Bradley was born 23 May 1884, Bullhead, Tennessee; died 30 Oct 1963, Whitter, North Carolina.
    5. Luther Bradley was born Abt 1886; died See Notes.
    6. Gather Bradley was born Abt 1886; died See Notes.
    7. Rebecca Ann Bradley was born 20 Jul 1888; died 25 May 1938; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Armintha J. Bradley was born 31 May 1891, Tennessee; died 1 Nov 1965; was buried Armstrong Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina.
    9. Frances Ezalee Bradley was born 5 Jul 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; was christened Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1950; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. James Andrew "Jack" Bradley was born 1 Aug 1895.
    11. Denton Bradley was born Abt 1897; died Abt 1897.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John B. Ownby was born 1824, North Carolina (son of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 1899; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 93, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 28, 67, 98.

    John married Jane "Jennie" Whaley Abt 1846, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Jane (daughter of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle) was born 1827, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1883; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Jane "Jennie" Whaley was born 1827, Tennessee (daughter of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died 10 Feb 1883; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 93, 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 28, 67, 98.

    Children:
    1. Sarah E. Ownby was born 8 Nov 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1925; was buried Buttram Cemetery, McMinn County, Tennessee.
    2. Miriam Ownby was born Jan 1850, Tennessee; died Abt 1905.
    3. William Ownby was born 14 Feb 1853, Tennessee; died 23 Dec 1917; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Ownby was born Abt 1855; died See Notes.
    5. 4. John N. "Injun John" Ownby was born Apr 1857, Tennessee.
    6. Ownby was born Abt 1859; died See Notes.
    7. Westley E. Ownby was born 1863, Tennessee.
    8. Mary Ann Ownby was born 12 Dec 1867, Tennessee; died 16 May 1951; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Billie John HuskeyBillie John Huskey was born 23 Oct 1824, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Huskey and Dorothy "Dolly" Trotter); died 14 Mar 1901, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and
    1900 Federal Census of Pigeon Forge County.

    During the Civil War, John Huskey enlisted 1 July 1863 in Company E, 2nd
    Tennessee Cavalry and was discharged 4 Dec 1863. His personal description was:
    height - 5' 10", complexion - fair, hair - black, and eyes - blue.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 68, 91.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 283, 286.

    Billie married Barbara Emert 23 Feb 1843, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Barbara (daughter of Frederick E. Emert, Jr. and Celia Drusilla Reagan) was born 13 Oct 1817, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 May 1896, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Alonzo Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Barbara EmertBarbara Emert was born 13 Oct 1817, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Frederick E. Emert, Jr. and Celia Drusilla Reagan); died 9 May 1896, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Alonzo Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Donald B. Reagan lists burial in the Emerts Cove Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 68, 91.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 283, 286.

    Children:
    1. Frederick E. Huskey was born 9 Dec 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 May 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 May 1920, F. E. Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. John Westley Huskey was born Apr 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1892.
    3. William T. Huskey was born 1848, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1850.
    4. Dorothy Tabitha "Dolly" Huskey was born 11 Feb 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Drusilla Catherine M. Huskey was born 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1886.
    6. William Moses Huskey was born 9 Mar 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1939, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Stiers Melvin Huskey was born 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1892.
    8. Mary E. Huskey was born 1858, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1892.
    9. 5. Sarah E. Huskey was born 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1892.
    10. George Sherman Huskey was born Dec 1865, , Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Andrew Jackson BradleyAndrew Jackson Bradley was born 28 Dec 1817, Burke County, North Carolina (son of Isaac Bradley and Sarah Coxey); died 6 Feb 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Andrew Jackson Bradley enlisted on 30 April 1838 at Valley River, Cherokee County, North Carolina as a private in Captain Thomas Angel's Company, 3rd Regiment of North Carolina Militia for six months duty. He participated in rounding up the Cherokee Indians and starting them on the westward journey to a new reservation in Oklahoma. This was the "Cherokee Trail of Tears." He was discharged on 6 July 1838 at Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina. His personal description at enlistment was: 5 feet 8 inches in height, grey eyes, auburn hair, and fair complexion.

    Andrew Jackson Bradly was married to Mary Elvira Trentham by Reverend Richard Evans.

    Prior to 26 December 1850, Andrew Jackson Bradley bought 100 acres of land from Solomon & Peter Milsaps. This land was located "on the right hand fork of the west fork of Little Pigeon River, it being part of an Entry made by David Millsaps including the land where Solomon & Peter Millsaps formerly lived..." Then on 26 December 1850, Andrew Jackson Bradley sold this tract of land to James Wesley Huskey.

    There is a family story of the Civil War days. Uncle Isaac (Ike) Bradley often told the narrative as it is given below.

    "Way back in times of Civil War - that was before my days - in time of the Civil War they drove them out of here. The Rebels, you know they drove the Rebels out, and they got so hard on my mind they wouldn't let them make nothing. They moved them to North Carolina. They got started across there and they aimed to go thru on the second day out but they got water-bound and they couldn't get to them. They had to stay there about five days.

    "Five days. They lived on three pounds of sheep's tallow. Mutton tallow, they called it. They ate that mutton tallow and kept alive, five days until the water runned out.

    "I can't dispute it because my mammy's told it, my brothers have told it and my brother's fussin' got to 'em when the river got out.

    "My daddy owned, in time of Civil War, he owned Trentham property over by the forks of the river. He owned two or three hundred acres there, but they run him out. He was in the Rebel army and they runned him out. He owned all that. He got it to take care of his mammy-in-law, my grandmother, and when they runned him out he gave it to his other brother-in-laws - Uncle Robert and Uncle Isaac Trentham. He gave it to them to take care of their own, so he just turned it over to them."

    After his Confederate service in Civil War, Andrew Jackson Bradley received a grant of 100 acres of Colonel William Thomas. The land was located in the area of Tow String Creek, Swain County, North Carolina (now Great Smoky Mountains National Park). The original hand-written document by Colonel William Thomas is still in existence and in possession of one of Andrew Jackson Bradley's descendants.

    Andrew Jackon Bradley was listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 16, 21, 77.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 102, 105, 139, 150.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 248.
    "Smoky Mountain Historical Society Journal", Summer 1995, Vol XXI, No. 2, p 31.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 162.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 50.

    Andrew married Mary Elvira "Polly" Trentham Oct 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of William Thomas Trentham and Easter Ogle) was born 20 Jul 1829, Tennessee; died 2 Nov 1907; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary Elvira "Polly" TrenthamMary Elvira "Polly" Trentham was born 20 Jul 1829, Tennessee (daughter of William Thomas Trentham and Easter Ogle); died 2 Nov 1907; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Married by Rev. Richard Evans.

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Mary Elvira Trentham Bradley, widow of Andrew Jackson, filed for a pension on Andrew Jackson Bradley's Indian Wars military service. She stated that they lived 20 years at Ocona Lufty, North Carlolina, and 25 years in Sevier County, Tennessee. A pension was granted at the rate of eight dollars per month.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 16, 21, 77.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 102, 105, 139, 150.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 245, 248.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 162.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 50.

    Children:
    1. William B. Bradley was born 1848, Tennessee.
    2. Andrew Jackson Bradley, Jr. was born 1850, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Polly Bradley was born Nov 1851, Tennessee; died 30 Jul 1910.
    4. Martha Bradley was born 19 Jun 1854, North Carolina; died 15 Jul 1893; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 6. James Madison "Matt" Bradley was born Dec 1856, Tennessee; died 2 May 1938; was buried Beech Grove Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Woodley D. Bradley was born 26 Jan 1858, Tennessee; died 25 Aug 1923; was buried Bishopville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. Sarah C. Bradley was born 3 Jun 1859, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1920; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Bradley was born 22 Nov 1862; died See Notes.
    9. Lucinda C. Bradley was born 22 Nov 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 31 Aug 1938, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Robert Lee Bradley was born 28 Nov 1865, North Carolina; died 9 Apr 1919; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Nancy Elmina "Callie" Bradley 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.
    12. Columbus Bradley was born 1868, North Carolina.
    13. Isaac Newton Bradley was born 18 Mar 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1959; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Preston Shultz was born 1 Apr 1839, Tennessee (son of John R. Shultz and Delilah Williams); died 2 Mar 1919; was buried Holders Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 40.

    Preston married Martha A. Lindsey 15 Apr 1857. Martha (daughter of Jesse Lindsey and Salina Ivey) was born 10 Apr 1833, Tennessee; died 10 Mar 1919; was buried Holders Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Martha A. Lindsey was born 10 Apr 1833, Tennessee (daughter of Jesse Lindsey and Salina Ivey); died 10 Mar 1919; was buried Holders Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 40.

    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Elizabeth Shultz was born Jan 1858, Tennessee; died 1931; was buried Beech Grove Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Delilah Ellen Shultz was born 22 Jun 1860, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1927; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Josephine Shultz was born 31 Oct 1861, Tennessee; died 26 Nov 1935; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah Jane Shultz was born 1865, Tennessee; died 1939; was buried Holders Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    5. Debbie Malinda Shultz was born 1867, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1930; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Rhoda Anna Shultz was born 11 Dec 1869, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1936; was buried Samuel Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Hannah Shultz was born Dec 1872, Tennessee.
    8. Rachel Caroline Shultz was born 29 Aug 1873, Tennessee; died 4 Aug 1934; was buried Waters Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.


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