Sarah Elsie Whaley

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, Cataloochee Township, Haywood County, North Carolina
• Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
• Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
• Census: 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
• Census: 1940, District 8, Knox County, Tennessee

Sarah — . [Group Sheet]

1. Viola Whaley was born Abt 1915, Tennessee.
2. James Foch Whaley was born 10 Jul 1918, Tennessee; died 22 Jul 2005, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Jul 2005, Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
3. Murrell Whaley was born 10 May 1921, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 2000, Royal Care Nursing Home, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Feb 2000, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Sarah married Pinkney Jessie "Pink" Whitted 19 Jul 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee. Pinkney (son of William Jesse Whitted and Rebecca Dunn) was born 6 Jun 1899, Tennessee; died 27 May 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 May 1927, Whitted Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

1. Dorsey Whitted was born 22 Jul 1924, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1942; was buried Knott Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
2. Thurman Whitted was born 9 Sep 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1998, Mercer County, Ohio.

Sarah — Brown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, Cataloochee Township, Haywood County, North Carolina
• Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 39, 48, 59, 97.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 107.

James — Sarah Jane Whaley. Sarah (daughter of Perry Commodore Whaley and Sarah Ogle) was born 23 Jun 1866, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1956, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Feb 1956, Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, Cataloochee Township, Haywood County, North Carolina
• Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
• Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
• Census: 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
• Census: 1940, District 8, Knox County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 29.

Notes:

Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and also in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 20, 45, 48, 67, 97.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 55, 107.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 189, 228.

Aaron married Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby 2 Oct 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone) was born 18 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 2 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1919, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

SMHS lists birth as 1827 and death as 19 September 1920.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 20, 45, 48, 67, 97.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 55, 107.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 189, 207, 228.

Other Events:

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

Notes:

Serving the Union Army during the Civil War, Perry C. Whaley enlisted 11 September 1863 in Company E, 11th Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry. He was discharged 31 December 1863 at Blaines Croos Roads, Grainger County, Tennessee. His personal description at that time was: 5' 10" in height, dark hair, light complexion and blue eyes.

They were listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and also in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143, 288.
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 278.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 29.

Perry married Sarah Ogle Abt 1842, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of William Haggard "Buck" Ogle and Sarah Thurman) was born 26 Sep 1824, Tennessee; died 26 Aug 1892; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143, 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 29.

Notes:

Family traditions say Middleton Whaley, his two brothers, William M. and John, and a sister, Delania, came to Sevier County, Tennessee from South Carolina.

Record of Middleton Whaley's military service in the War of 1812 was found in the National Archives, Washington, D.C. Middleton Whaley served as substitute for William Boman, 1 October 1814 to 31 December 1814, in Captain Andrew Lawson's Company in 3rd Regiment of Tennessee Militia, commanded by Colonel William Johnson. Later in the same company, he enlisted as a private on 20
September 1814 at Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee and was discharged on 3 May 1815. No bounty land grants or pension records were found in the National Archives.

In December 1817 when the White Oak Flats Baptist Church was formed as an arm of the Sevierville church, Middleton Whaley was listed as a charter member.

Middleton and Rebecca are listed in Sevier County Census 1830 to 1870. In the 1840 census is listed 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 2 females 20-30, 1 female 50-60.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 45.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 229.

Middleton married Rebecca Ogle Abt 1818, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of William "Billy" Ogle and Martha Jane Huskey) was born 1782, North Carolina; died Abt 1870/1880; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

According to the 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tenn., Rebecca listed North Carolina as her birthplace.

Rebecca was already married to James McCarter by 1803 as indicated by the will of her father, William Ogle. Rebecca was willed "a cow and calf, bed and furniture, pot and some other furniture. Also I give unto my beloved grandson William McCarter a young sow."

Rebecca and James McCarter came from Edgefield District, South Carolina to settle the Cartertown section and owned most of it at one time. They did not take part in the settlement of White Oak Flats.

Rebecca and her second husband Middleton are listed in Sevier County Census 1830 to 1860.

Rebeccaa and Midleton were charter members of White Oak Flats Baptist Church.
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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 153.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 45.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 62.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 229.

Notes:

John Ownby lived with his parents in Rutherford County, North Carolina, later Buncombe County, North Carolina.

In 1833, John Ownby and his family migrated to Sevier County, Tennessee from Buncombe County, North Carolina. They made their home in the Glades community, 2nd Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee. Here John Ownby lived until his death.

John Ownby and his family were listed in the 1840 and 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. Listed as John Ownsby in 1840 census.

An interesting story about John Ownby at the time of his death was told by his grandson, Samuel Ownby. It is:

"...Mother told me this story and I don't think my mother would tell me something that wasn't true. Mother said that the day before Grandfather Ownby died he walked from his house to the store, that he told the people in the store that he would die about that same time on the following day. The next day at about the time he had told them this, he layed down on the bed, talked as fast as he could, telling his family how to live, what to do, etc., then turned his face to the wall & died."
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References:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 1.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66.
Wiley Emmett Koon, Jr., 15 July 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.

John married Mary Jane "Granny" Coone 17 Feb 1812, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt) was born 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1881, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary Koone Ownby, known to all as "Granny Coone", lived with her children until her death.

Roger Gardner lists birth as 1796.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66, 67.
Wiley Emmett Koon, Jr., 15 July 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.
"Benedict Kuhn (Coon, Koon, Koone) Immigrant & His Descendants", Roger L. Gardner, D.C., 1 March 1998, p 4.

Notes:

Bride: M Coon
Groom: John Ownby
Bond Date: 17 Feb 1812
County: Rutherford
Record #: 01 245
Bondsman: George Coone
Witness: Jas O Lewis
Bond #: 000135547

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Notes:

In the 1880 Mortality Schedule for Sevier County, Tennessee gave the birthplace of William M. Whaley's parents -- father and mother were born in South Carolina.

Some researchers say he was born in Orangeburg District, South Carolina but have not provided the source.

Family traditions say William M. Whaley, his two brothers, John and Middleton, and a sister, Delania, came to Sevier County, Tennessee from South Carolina.

Records of William M. Whaley's military service in the War of 1812 were found in the National Archives, Washington, D.C. He enlisted on 13 November 1814 as a fifer in Captain John Porter's Company, Colonel Edwin E. Booth's Regiment, East Tennessee Drafted Militia and was discharged on 20 May 1815 at Mobile, Alabama.

On 4 November 1850 (aged 62 years) and 2 April 1855 (aged 66 years), William M. Whaley filed applications and received bounty land grants as a result of his service in the War of 1812.

William M. Whaley filed for pension for his War of 1812 service in the East Tennessee Militia. His pension papers give a detailed story of his military service in the War of 1812. It is given below:

"State of Tennessee)
Sevier County SS. On this 22nd day of May A.S. one
thousand eight hundred and Seventy one, personally appeared before me W. H.
Duggan, Clerk of County Court, a court of record within and for the County and
State aforesaid, William Whaley, aged Eighty two years, a resident of 2nd
district, County of Sevier, State of Tennessee who being duly Sworn according
to law declares that he is married that his wifes name was Mary Ogle to whom he
was married in Sevier County, State of Tennessee on the 26th day of December
1811 that he served the full term of Sixty days in the military Service of the
United States in the War of 1812. That he is the identical William Whaley who
was drafted in Captain Wilson Maples Company, Col Booths Regiment -- Brigade --
Division at Sevier County, State of Tennessee on or about the day of November
1814 and was honorably discharged at Mobile, Alabama on or about the day of
March 1815 that he does not recollect the Numbers of the Regiment or Brigade,
that Captain Maples resigned and the Company was then Commanded by Captain John
W. Porter that he at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of
the United States adhered to the Cause of the enemies of the Government giveing
them aid or comfort or exercised the functions of any office whatever under any
authority or pretend authority in hostility to the United States and that he
will support the Constitution of the United States, that he is not in receipt
of a pension under any previous act, that he makes this declaration for the
purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the
provision of the act approved February 14, 1871 and he hearby constitutes and
appoints with full power of Substitution and revocation M.W. McCown of
Sevierville, Tennessee his true and lawful attorney to prosecute his claim and
obtain the pension certificate that may be issued. And that his post office is
at Sevierville, Sevier County, State of Tennessee and that his domicile or
place of abode is on the big East fork of Little Pigeon river in Greenbyor
Cove"

"Attest His
Jeremiah Chamberlain William X Whaley
John W. Huskey Mark

Applicant

"Also personally appeared Jeremiah Chamberlain residing in 2nd district, County
of Sevier & John W. Huskey residing in 2nd district, County of Sevier persons
whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being by me
duly Sworn Say, They were present and Saw William Whaley, the claiment make his
mark to the foregoing declaration, that they have every reason to believe from
the appearance of Said claiment and their acquaintance with him that he is the
identical person he represents himself to be, and that at no time during the
late rebellion against the authority of the United States did he adhere to the
cause of the enemies of the Government giving them aid or comfort, and they
have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.

Jeremiah Chamberlain
John W. Huskey

"Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 22nd day of May 1871 and I hearby
Certify that the Contents of the foregoing declaration & c were fully made
Known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before Swearing and that I
have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim

"Given under my hand and Seal of office at office in
Sevierville this 22nd day of May 1871

"W. H. H. Duggan, Clear"

In December 1817 when the White Oak Flats Baptist Church was formed as an arm of the Fork of Little Pigeon Baptist Church in Sevierville, William Whaley and his wife were listed as charter members.

At the July 1833 meeting of the Church, William M. Whaley said, "he had been led to think it (is) his duty to Execrcise a public gift where upon the Church grants to him the privileges of Exercising where in the County as duty may call him". At this meeting William M. Whaley was ordained as moderator.

It is not known just when William M. and Mary Ann Ogle Whaley moved to Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee (now part of Great Smoky Mountain National Park), but they were well settled between 1830 and 1840.

William Sr. is listed in the 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census 2 males 0-5, 3 males 5-10, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30 and 1 female 40-50

William M. Whaley died from "abcess of side" and was buried beside his wife Mary Ann.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143, 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 3-5.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 45, 186, 214.
Wanda Schomp, wjcrafter@email.msn.com, 17 May 1999.

William married Mary Ann Ogle 26 Dec 1811, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of William "Billy" Ogle and Martha Jane Huskey) was born 1793, Edgefield County, South Carolina; died 1872/1880, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary moved with the family to Sevier County, Tennessee as early as 1805, soonafter the death of her father.

Verification of her marriage is from William M. Whaley's War of 1812 papers inthe National Archives, Washington, D. C.

Mary and William were members of the White Oak Flats Baptist Church. Theirfamily appears in Sevier County, Tennessee Federal Census Records, 1830 through 1880.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143, 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186, 214.

Other Events:

• Census: 1880, Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

William H. Ogle, called Buck or Bucky, came to Sevier County with his family about 1805. He is listed in the census records of Sevier County from 1830 through 1880. He died after 1880 and is buried in Little Greenbrier Cemetery in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 87.

William married Sarah Thurman Abt 1823, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah was born Abt 1807; died 1834. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Parents unknown.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountaion Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143.