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Karen Sue Benson

Female 1958 -  (66 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Karen Sue Benson was born 6 Feb 1958 (daughter of Jerry Jackson Benson and Dorothy L. Bettis).

    Karen married Kenneth Ray Loveday 25 Nov 1974, Sevier County, Tennessee. Kenneth (son of Everette Ray Loveday and Mae Dean Gray) was born 6 Oct 1954; died 22 May 2004; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Karen married Steven Harlen "Steve" Gregg 6 Feb 1978, Sevier County, Tennessee. Steven (son of Gregg and Fannie Ruth Smith) was born 30 Jul 1952. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Brandy Renee Gregg

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jerry Jackson BensonJerry Jackson Benson was born 5 Jan 1939, Tennessee (son of Willie Bates Benson and Josephine Elizabeth "Josie" Ogle); died 28 Apr 2015; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

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

    Jerry married Dorothy L. Bettis 7 May 1957. Dorothy (daughter of Eugene Luke Bettis and Lowe "Jo" Ownby) was born 8 Mar 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 2016; was buried 7 Nov 2016, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Dorothy L. BettisDorothy L. Bettis was born 8 Mar 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Eugene Luke Bettis and Lowe "Jo" Ownby); died 3 Nov 2016; was buried 7 Nov 2016, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 1. Karen Sue Benson was born 6 Feb 1958.
    2. Jerry Jackson "Jack" Benson, Jr. was born 27 Aug 1962.
    3. Terry Andrew Benson


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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. 5.  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. 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. 2. 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.

  3. 6.  Eugene Luke Bettis was born 23 Feb 1911, Jefferson County, Tennessee (son of Frank Eugene Bettis and Lona Estella Morgan); died 7 Sep 1993, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 73.

    Eugene — Lowe "Jo" Ownby. Lowe (daughter of James M. "Jim" Ownby and Nora Jane Clark) was born 31 May 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Aug 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lowe "Jo" Ownby was born 31 May 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James M. "Jim" Ownby and Nora Jane Clark); died 22 Aug 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 73.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 288.

    Children:
    1. Clara Jo Bettis
    2. 3. Dorothy L. Bettis was born 8 Mar 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 2016; was buried 7 Nov 2016, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Eugene Luke Bettis was born 13 Sep 1943; died 19 Mar 2018; was buried 23 Mar 2018, Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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. 9.  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. 4. Willie Bates Benson was born Abt 1908, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  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. 11.  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. 5. 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.

  5. 12.  Frank Eugene Bettis was born 5 Jun 1884, Jefferson County, Tennessee (son of Charles Maywood Bettis and Alda Caldona Douglass); died 17 Jun 1963, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Jun 1963, Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Frank married Lona Estella Morgan 7 Sep 1907, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Lona (daughter of Richard N. Morgan and Lillie Catherine Johnson) was born 14 Oct 1884, Grainger County, Tennessee; died 2 May 1964, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Lona Estella Morgan was born 14 Oct 1884, Grainger County, Tennessee (daughter of Richard N. Morgan and Lillie Catherine Johnson); died 2 May 1964, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 5, Grainger County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Bertha Elizabeth Bettis was born 30 Oct 1908, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 12 Jun 2006, Colonial Hills Nursing Center, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jun 2006, Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Eugene Luke Bettis was born 23 Feb 1911, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 7 Sep 1993, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Kate Bettis was born Abt 1913, Tennessee; died Bef 12 Jun 2006.
    4. Annetta Bettis was born Abt 1917, Tennessee.
    5. Francis Lyle Bettis was born 22 Nov 1919, Tennessee; died 22 Sep 2001, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Sep 2001, Clarks Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  James M. "Jim" Ownby was born 19 Nov 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Rev. John West Ownby and Celia Proffitt); died 8 Apr 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Apr 1933, P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 128.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 72, 73.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 95.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 288.
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 157.

    James — Nora Jane Clark. Nora (daughter of Frederick Everitt "Fred" Clark and Katherine Byrd) was born 7 Feb 1894, Tennessee; died 8 Nov 1959; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Nora Jane Clark was born 7 Feb 1894, Tennessee (daughter of Frederick Everitt "Fred" Clark and Katherine Byrd); died 8 Nov 1959; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 72, 73.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 288.

    Children:
    1. Buford Ownby was born 22 Jan 1907; died 22 Jan 1907; was buried Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Ina Ownby was born 12 Dec 1907, Tennessee; died 10 Aug 2000; was buried 12 Aug 2000, P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Lela Ownby was born 20 Feb 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Apr 1996; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Alma Ownby was born 9 Aug 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jul 1994; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Selma Ownby was born 9 Oct 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Nov 2003; was buried 15 Nov 2003, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Willie "Billy" Ownby was born 6 Oct 1913, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 1973; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 7. Lowe "Jo" Ownby was born 31 May 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Aug 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Blanche Ownby was born 18 Sep 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 May 2014; was buried 12 May 2014, Pine Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    9. Reba Katherine Ownby was born 15 Dec 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Nov 1996; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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