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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Osten WhaleyOsten Whaley was born 11 Nov 1921 (son of John Commodore Whaley and Emma Mabel Bohannon); died Jun 1923; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 159.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Commodore WhaleyJohn Commodore Whaley was born 30 Oct 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Walker "Laughing Bill" Whaley and Mary Emily "Polly" Whaley); died 20 Jan 1964; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 37, 50, 157.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 225.

    John married Emma Mabel Bohannon 31 Jul 1919. Emma (daughter of Mark Bohanan and Matilda Plemmons) was born 15 Apr 1902, Tennessee; died 5 Jul 1984; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Emma Mabel Bohannon was born 15 Apr 1902, Tennessee (daughter of Mark Bohanan and Matilda Plemmons); died 5 Jul 1984; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 37, 50, 157, 159.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25, 111.

    Children:
    1. 1. Osten Whaley was born 11 Nov 1921; died Jun 1923; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Juletty Whaley was born 8 Sep 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 1990; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Robert Whaley was born 14 Apr 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 May 2006; was buried 11 May 2006, Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. James William Whaley was born 5 Oct 1928; died 24 Sep 1993; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Geneva Whaley was born 28 Mar 1932.
    6. Glenn Whaley was born 15 Nov 1935.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Walker "Laughing Bill" WhaleyWilliam Walker "Laughing Bill" Whaley was born May 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Colonel Preston Whaley and Jane Ogle); died 7 Mar 1951; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, Eusebia, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 37, 49, 124.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 225.

    William married Mary Emily "Polly" Whaley 3 Feb 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Dudley Whaley and Nancy Jane Ownby) was born 3 Nov 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1957; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Emily "Polly" WhaleyMary Emily "Polly" Whaley was born 3 Nov 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John Dudley Whaley and Nancy Jane Ownby); died 27 Jun 1957; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, Eusebia, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Graduate of Pi Beta Phi Teachers' College Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee
    1928 class of Midwifery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 37, 49, 124.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25, 41.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222.

    Children:
    1. James "West" Whaley was born 14 Dec 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1947; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Lewis Whaley was born 23 Sep 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jan 1961; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 2. John Commodore Whaley was born 30 Oct 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Jan 1964; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Andrew Jethro Whaley was born 11 Jan 1896, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Dec 1924, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Laura E. Whaley was born 18 Apr 1898, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1978, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Ella Whaley was born Mar 1900.
    7. Lottie Whaley was born 3 Aug 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 May 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Dr. Fred Eugene Whaley was born Abt 1905, Tennessee; died 13 Sep 1966, Pinellas County, Florida.
    9. Lona Whaley was born Abt 1907, Tennessee.
    10. Mattie Whaley was born 15 Oct 1913, Greenbriar Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 2001, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Mark BohananMark Bohanan was born 4 Jul 1878, Tennessee (son of Henry Bohannon, III and Sophia Ogle); died 7 Mar 1962; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Mark Bohannon never lost his love for the mountains and all the people. He visited the Smokies as long as he was able, and always said everyone was kinfolks.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 18, 151, 157.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 111.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222, 363.

    Mark — Matilda Plemmons. Matilda (daughter of David Henry Plemmons and Nancy Price) was born 21 Oct 1877, Spring Creek, North Carolina; died 13 Jun 1967; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Matilda Plemmons was born 21 Oct 1877, Spring Creek, North Carolina (daughter of David Henry Plemmons and Nancy Price); died 13 Jun 1967; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 18, 151, 157.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 111.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222, 363.

    Children:
    1. Laura Bohannon was born 14 Jan 1896, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1980, Meigs County, Tennessee.
    2. Rev. Russell Burchfiel Bohanon was born 25 Jul 1898, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1967; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. David Henry Bohanan was born 1 Jun 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jan 1985; was buried Bohanan Lakeside Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 3. Emma Mabel Bohannon was born 15 Apr 1902, Tennessee; died 5 Jul 1984; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. Bessie Bohannon was born 8 Jun 1904, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1988; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Levi Bohanan was born 11 Mar 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Jun 1985, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. Otha James Bohannon was born 8 Aug 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 May 1974; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Amos Decator Bohanan was born 19 May 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Nov 2002, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Nov 2002, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Oscar Boyd Bohanan was born 13 Apr 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Jul 2005; was buried 22 Jul 2005, Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Willie Lee Bohannon was born 29 Nov 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1992; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Maggie Beola Bohannon was born 8 Dec 1918, Tennessee; died 7 Oct 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Oct 1920, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Walter Bohanan was born 19 Mar 1920, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Aug 2002; was buried 30 Aug 2002, Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Martha Rose Bohanan was born 3 Aug 1923; died 23 May 2012.
    14. Ann Bohannon was born 24 Sep 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Colonel Preston Whaley was born Apr 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died Aft 1900.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1860 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and
    also in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 36.

    Colonel married Jane Ogle 27 May 1860. Jane (daughter of James Ogle and Rachel Huskey) was born Apr 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1900. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Jane Ogle was born Apr 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Ogle and Rachel Huskey); died Aft 1900.

    Notes:

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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 288.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 36.

    Children:
    1. Zachariah "Zack" Whaley was born Mar 1860, Tennessee; died 1900; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Winfield Scott Whaley was born Oct 1862, Tennessee; died 28 May 1930; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Susanah Whaley was born Abt 1864, Tennessee.
    4. Alezania Whaley was born 15 Oct 1865, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1956; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 4. William Walker "Laughing Bill" Whaley was born May 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Mar 1951; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Jemima Whaley was born 1 Mar 1869, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Apr 1932, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Luthenia C. Whaley was born 10 Mar 1877, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1957; was buried Candles Creek Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    8. Salina Whaley was born 1874, Tennessee.
    9. Mary "Polly" Whaley was born Mar 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1944; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Rebecca E. Whaley was born Jul 1878, Tennessee; died 21 Sep 1932; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  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]


  4. 11.  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. 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. 5. 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.

  5. 12.  Henry Bohannon, IIIHenry Bohannon, III was born May 1838, Tennessee (son of Henry Bohannon, Jr. and Catherine "Kate" Powell); died 1920; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112, 144, 151, 167.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 111.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 205.

    Henry married Sophia Ogle 31 May 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sophia (daughter of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey) was born 1 Jan 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Apr 1928, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sophia OgleSophia Ogle was born 1 Jan 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey); died 7 Apr 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Apr 1928, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sophia's second husband was a first cousin of her first.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112, 144, 151, 166.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 111.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 166, 205.

    Children:
    1. Martha Bohannon was born 4 Mar 1872, Tennessee; died 8 Oct 1943; was buried Sugar Creek Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    2. George W. "Schrader" Bohanon was born Mar 1873, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1940; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Helen Bohanon was born 28 Jun 1875; died 14 Feb 1954, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Dolson "Dawson" "Doss" Bohanon was born 7 Mar 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Dec 1960; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Mark Bohanan was born 4 Jul 1878, Tennessee; died 7 Mar 1962; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Ida Malinda Bohanon was born 10 Oct 1880; died 29 May 1939; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. Rhoda Elmine Bohanon was born May 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 May 1951; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. James Decator Bohanon was born 5 Mar 1892; died 18 Apr 1976; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  David Henry Plemmons was born 4 Nov 1857, North Carolina (son of John N. Plemmons and Margaret Cogdill); died 10 Sep 1944, Loudon, Loudon County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Sep 1944, Corinth Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 32, 31.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 11.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 157.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 137, 143.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 384.

    David — Nancy Price. Nancy was born North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Nancy Price was born North Carolina.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 157.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 11.

    Children:
    1. 7. Matilda Plemmons was born 21 Oct 1877, Spring Creek, North Carolina; died 13 Jun 1967; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William Plemmons was born Jun 1884, North Carolina.
    3. Mary "Mollie" Plemons was born Jul 1886, Tennessee; died 9 Sep 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Maggie Plemmons was born Oct 1888, Tennessee.
    5. John F. Plemons was born 30 Apr 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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