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Roy Eugene Whaley

Male 1922 - 1996  (74 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Roy Eugene Whaley was born 13 Jun 1922, Tennessee (son of James Arthur Whaley and Malinda Caldonia Ownby); died 20 Jun 1996, Bexar County, Texas; was buried Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Lyons View, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 8, Knox County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Triplet. Sheriff of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 119.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 72.

    Roy married Edna I. Roe 22 Nov 1945; divorced 24 Jan 1972, Bexar County, Texas. Edna was born Abt 1924. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Carol Anne Whaley was born 2 May 1950, Montgomery County, Alabama; died 15 Jul 1971, Travis County, Texas; was buried Sunset Memorial Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
    2. Whaley

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Arthur Whaley was born 8 Mar 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Westley Whaley and Wilder); died 17 Jul 1960, Itasca County, Minnesota; was buried Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 8, Knox County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 49, 116, 119, 256.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    James — Malinda Caldonia Ownby. Malinda (daughter of Joel Ownby and Malinda Elizabeth Clark) was born 11 Jun 1884, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1969; was buried Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Malinda Caldonia Ownby was born 11 Jun 1884, Tennessee (daughter of Joel Ownby and Malinda Elizabeth Clark); died 26 Oct 1969; was buried Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 8, Knox County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 116, 119.

    Children:
    1. Raymond Whaley was born 31 Aug 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Aug 1973, Roane County, Tennessee.
    2. Alma L. Whaley was born 24 Mar 1912, Tennessee; died 27 Jul 1984; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. Josephine Emma "Josie" Whaley was born 3 May 1914, Tennessee; died 9 Aug 1963, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    4. Hubert Lee Whaley was born 13 Sep 1916, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1984; was buried Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. James Arthur Whaley, Jr. was born 13 May 1920, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 2009, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Nov 2009, Union Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.
    6. 1. Roy Eugene Whaley was born 13 Jun 1922, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1996, Bexar County, Texas; was buried Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Lyons View, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Westley WhaleyJames Westley Whaley was born 25 Jul 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John Dudley Whaley and Nancy Jane Ownby); died 16 Aug 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Dee Lansford lists birth as 25 July 1876.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 49, 91, 124, 157,
    159, 254, 256.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 106, 202.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 207.

    James — Wilder. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Wilder
    Children:
    1. 2. James Arthur Whaley was born 8 Mar 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Jul 1960, Itasca County, Minnesota; was buried Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Joel OwnbyJoel Ownby was born Apr 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Aaron Ownbey and Mary "Polly" Buckner); died 2 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 19, 115, 130.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 249.
    1880 Sevier County, Tennessee Census, Dist. 179 Reel 1277 Page 318 Date: 06/21.
    Deb Mayes, dmayes@sprynet.com, 16 Jun 1997.

    Joel married Malinda Elizabeth Clark 29 Nov 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee. Malinda (daughter of Robert Shields "Doc" Clark and Easter H. Lawson) was born 1849, Tennessee; died 1904; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Malinda Elizabeth ClarkMalinda Elizabeth Clark was born 1849, Tennessee (daughter of Robert Shields "Doc" Clark and Easter H. Lawson); died 1904; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 19, 115.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 249.
    1880 Sevier County, Tennessee Census, Dist. 179 Reel 1277 Page 318 Date: 06/21.

    Children:
    1. Robert Columbus Ownby was born 24 Dec 1875, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1939; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lavator Ownby was born 1877, Tennessee; died 1885/1887.
    3. Hettie Elizabeth Ownby was born 12 Apr 1878, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 1903; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rev. Elvin Beecher Ownby was born 8 Nov 1879, Tennessee; died 31 May 1942; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Pinkney Mayfield Ownby was born 24 Feb 1882, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1966; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 3. Malinda Caldonia Ownby was born 11 Jun 1884, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1969; was buried Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. Nancy Malissa Ownby was born 4 Jul 1888, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1969; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Rev. Frederick Walter Ownby was born 14 Apr 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1973, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Dudley WhaleyJohn Dudley Whaley was born 9 May 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Aaron Whaley and Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby); died 3 May 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 May 1924, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 37, 48, 97, 115, 124.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 107.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 229.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 153, 207.

    John married Nancy Jane Ownby 29 Mar 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Aaron Ownbey and Mary "Polly" Buckner) was born 8 Jul 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1898; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Nancy Jane OwnbyNancy Jane Ownby was born 8 Jul 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Aaron Ownbey and Mary "Polly" Buckner); died 24 Sep 1898; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48, 97, 115, 124.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 17.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 229.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 153.

    Children:
    1. 4. James Westley Whaley was born 25 Jul 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Emily "Polly" Whaley was born 3 Nov 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1957; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Lorenzo Whaley was born 15 Jan 1872, Tennessee; died 1890.
    4. Sarah Whaley was born 14 May 1874, Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Jul 1952, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Martha Jane Whaley was born 12 Sep 1876, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 1933; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. James Harve Whaley was born 4 Jul 1880, Tennessee; died 12 Mar 1934; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Marion Whaley was born 15 Jul 1882, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1965; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Laurinda "Laura" Whaley was born 2 Jul 1884, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1980; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Robert Tillery Whaley was born 12 Oct 1887, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1971; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Isophine Whaley was born 10 Mar 1890; died 13 Sep 1973; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Calvin Edwin Whaley was born 8 Aug 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1981; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 12.  Aaron OwnbeyAaron Ownbey was born 26 Oct 1815, Buncombe County, North Carolina (son of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 29 Oct 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1898, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQN-T3

    Notes:

    Aaron Ownby served as the clerk for White Oak Flats Baptist Church and also served as the Justice of Peace for the 11th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    They were listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 115.
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

    Aaron married Mary "Polly" Buckner 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Joel Buckner and Mourning Carr) was born 17 Sep 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1902, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Mary "Polly" BucknerMary "Polly" Buckner was born 17 Sep 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Joel Buckner and Mourning Carr); died 12 Feb 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1902, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQN-V8

    Notes:

    Mary was listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee with her husband.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 115.
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

    Children:
    1. 6. Joel Ownby was born Apr 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Elizabeth M. Ownby was born 18 Jun 1838, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jul 1870.
    3. James Pruit Ownbey was born 8 Jun 1840, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1923, Morganton, Fannin, Georgia; was buried 26 Mar 1923, Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia.
    4. Marion Harrison Ownby was born 6 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1917; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Albert Brazlin Ownby was born 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1885; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nancy Jane Ownby was born 8 Jul 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1898; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Brazelton Ownby was born 10 Feb 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1892; was buried Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Vera Ownbey was born Abt 1854, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Aaron Isaac Ownby was born 1856, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1874/1875.
    10. Rev. John West Ownby was born 24 Oct 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1935; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 14.  Robert Shields "Doc" Clark was born 1 Jul 1824, Tennessee (son of James O. Clark); died 15 Sep 1870; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Robert was a Corpman (medic), B company, 4th TN Cavelry, Private # SU-241-1 . He served from Sept 11, 1862 to July 4th, 1865. Data from the National Archives; pensions.

    Robert married Easter H. Lawson 7 Apr 1844. Easter was born 1829, North Carolina; died 18 Jan 1896; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Easter H. Lawson was born 1829, North Carolina; died 18 Jan 1896; was buried Clark Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 56, 115.

    Children:
    1. James M. Clark was born 1846, Tennessee; died 1899; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Frederick Everitt "Fred" Clark was born 7 Sep 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1935; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Miltilda "Tilda" Clark was born Abt 1848, Tennessee.
    4. 7. Malinda Elizabeth Clark was born 1849, Tennessee; died 1904; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Jane Clark was born 12 Dec 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Melissa C. Clark was born 13 Mar 1855, Tennessee; died 9 Jun 1880; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Ellen Easter Clark was born Aug 1859, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1936; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Robert P. Clark was born Abt 1862, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 1918.
    9. Wilson Clark was born Abt 1866, Tennessee.


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