Joe Roy Whaley: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Joe Roy Whaley was born 11 Aug 1909, Tennessee (son of James Aaron "Jim" "Bunt" Whaley and Rebecca Phoebe Irene Whaley); died 21 May 1975; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Sheriff of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 202.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 185.

Joe — Lucille Russell. Lucille (daughter of William Charles Russell and Annie Malinda Turner) was born 22 Sep 1907; died 30 Nov 1999; was buried 3 Dec 1999, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

James Billy "Jimmy" Whaley

Generation: 2

James Aaron "Jim" "Bunt" Whaley was born 12 Oct 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Isaac Whaley and Hulda Ogle); died 1 Jul 1917; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 17-18, 25, 26, 48, 58, 97.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 63.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 202.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 185.

James — Rebecca Phoebe Irene Whaley. Rebecca (daughter of Pinkney Henry Toomey Whaley and Julia Marinda Brackins) was born 9 May 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Nov 1948; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Rebecca Phoebe Irene Whaley was born 9 May 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Pinkney Henry Toomey Whaley and Julia Marinda Brackins); died 14 Nov 1948; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 17-18, 25, 26.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 202.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 185, 208.

Children:

Pinkney Humphrey Mayfield Whaley was born 6 Nov 1884; died 18 Sep 1940; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William McPherson "Mack" Whaley was born Nov 1886, Tennessee; died 24 Mar 1932; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Perry Garfield Whaley was born 1 Nov 1888, Tennessee; died 9 Aug 1963; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
Julia Malissa Whaley was born 22 Sep 1890, Tennessee; died 8 Oct 1971; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Issac Monroe Whaley was born 19 Dec 1892, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 1980; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Jay Whaley was born 10 Jan 1895, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 1978; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Andrew Guy Whaley was born 16 Mar 1897, Tennessee; died 23 Apr 1984; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Bernie Whaley was born 21 Oct 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Feb 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1921, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Bergie Mabel Whaley was born 30 Nov 1901, Tennessee; died 20 Dec 1987; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Stella F. Whaley was born 1 Aug 1904, Tennessee; died 29 Jan 1999, Hillcrest North; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery.
Bertha Whaley was born 17 Nov 1906, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 1987; was buried Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Mary Whaley was born 11 Aug 1909; died 11 Aug 1909; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Ray Whaley was born 11 Aug 1909, Tennessee; died 24 Jan 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
1. Joe Roy Whaley was born 11 Aug 1909, Tennessee; died 21 May 1975; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Rufus Sanders Whaley was born 12 Dec 1914; died 23 Sep 1966; was buried Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

William Isaac Whaley was born Aug 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died Aft 1910; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

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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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 147.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 25.

William married Hulda Ogle Abt 1851, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Hulda (daughter of William Haggard "Buck" Ogle and Sarah Thurman) was born Jan 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1900; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Hulda Ogle was born Jan 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Haggard "Buck" Ogle and Sarah Thurman); died Aft 1900; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 147.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 25.

Children:

Burton Whaley was born Oct 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Dec 1914, Copeland Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Humphrey "Bud" Whaley was born 1855, Tennessee.
2. James Aaron "Jim" "Bunt" Whaley was born 12 Oct 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 1917; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William I. (Speckled Bill) Whaley was born Jan 1860.
James Ishmael "Ish" Whaley was born 31 Mar 1864, Tennessee; died 9 Apr 1940; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary A. Whaley was born Apr 1863, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1932; was buried Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Melvina L. Whaley was born 27 Aug 1867, Tennessee; died 30 Mar 1957; was buried Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Harkless Whaley was born 15 Mar 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Dec 1951; was buried Shults-Whaley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elvira "Vira" Whaley was born 11 Sep 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1954; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lucy C. Whaley was born 31 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jan 1946, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Aaron P. "Pinson" Whaley was born 13 Aug 1877, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1962; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Pinkney Henry Toomey Whaley was born 12 Sep 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mourning Ownbey); died 1 Oct 1920, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Oct 1920, Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1910, District 1, Bradley County, Tennessee

Notes:

1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census lists name as P. H. Toomy age 1 month.
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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 17, 129.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 241.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 208, 295.

Pinkney married Julia Marinda Brackins 27 Aug 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee. Julia (daughter of Andrew Jackson Brackins and Demerius Hamlin) was born 26 Feb 1849, North Carolina; died 15 Sep 1888; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Julia Marinda Brackins was born 26 Feb 1849, North Carolina (daughter of Andrew Jackson Brackins and Demerius Hamlin); died 15 Sep 1888; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 17, 129.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 241.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 259.

Children:

3. Rebecca Phoebe Irene Whaley was born 9 May 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Nov 1948; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Leander Cornelius Whaley was born 5 May 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jul 1942; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
Andrew Pinkney Whaley was born 29 Apr 1874, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1936; was buried Ramsey Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
Sarah Jane "Sallie" Whaley was born 29 May 1876, Tennessee; died 27 Sep 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Sep 1953, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Emma Demaris Whaley was born 12 Dec 1879, Tennessee; died 3 Sep 1944; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Marinda Louise Whaley was born 22 Feb 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 May 1972; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lillie Whaley was born 17 May 1886; died 16 Apr 1887.
Jackson J. Whaley was born 16 Jun 1888; died 15 Jul 1899; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

William M. Whaley was born 15 Aug 1788, South Carolina (son of Alexander Whaley and Unknown, son of Alexander Whaley and Abigail Leverich); died 30 May 1880, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

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]

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

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.

Children:

Alexander Whaley was born 1812, Tennessee; died Aft 1880.
William M. Whaley, Jr. was born 1 Jan 1815, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1877; was buried New Hope Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.
John H. "Bullhead" Whaley was born 31 Mar 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1909; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy Whaley was born 1823.
Elizabeth Whaley was born 1825, Tennessee.
4. William Isaac Whaley was born Aug 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1910; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Henry A. Whaley was born 1826, Rhea County, Tennessee; died Bef 1881.
Jane "Jennie" Whaley was born 1827, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1883; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Perry Commodore Whaley was born 19 Mar 1828, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Martha Adeline Whaley was born 1829, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Rector Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ira Whaley was born Apr 1831, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1908; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Rebecca Whaley was born 1833, Tennessee.
Colonel Preston Whaley was born Apr 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1900.
Rev. George Bradford Whaley was born Feb 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Oct 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Oct 1914, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elijah Whaley was born 6 Jun 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Elijah Whaley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

William Haggard "Buck" Ogle was born 1804, Edgefield County, South Carolina (son of Hercules "Hike" Ogle and Elizabeth Haggard); died Aft 1880; was buried Sevier County, Tennessee.

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]

11.

Sarah Thurman was born Abt 1807; died 1834.

Notes:

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

Children:

Sarah Ogle was born 26 Sep 1824, Tennessee; died 26 Aug 1892; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Ogle was born 18 Feb 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1865, New Orleans, Louisiana; was buried Chalmette National Cemetery, Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
Perry Ogle was born 1828, Tennessee.
William Cleason Ogle was born 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy Ogle was born 2 Aug 1832, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1876; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Hulda Ogle was born Jan 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1900; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

12.

John H. "Bullhead" Whaley was born 31 Mar 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle); died 21 Mar 1909; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

AFN: B71M-KG
Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as farmer $300 property able to read and write.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 180, 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 10, 69, 71, 106, 129.
"Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p .
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 307.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 227.

John married Mourning Ownbey Abt 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mourning (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill) was born 11 Aug 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 21 Apr 1870, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Mourning Ownbey was born 11 Aug 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 21 Apr 1870, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

AFN: B71M-LM

Notes:

Listed in the 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census able to read and write.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 180, 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 10, 106, 129.
"Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p .
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.

Children:

Whaley was born 1835.
Harkless Whaley was born 10 Feb 1836, Tennessee; died 15 Feb 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1926, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Westley O. Whaley was born 21 May 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1863, Murfreesborough, Tennessee.
Cynthia Jane Whaley was born 1840, Trentville, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1888, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Brabson Whaley was born 25 Feb 1842, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary "Polly" Whaley was born 1843, Tennessee; died 1889/1890; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Perry Seehorn Commodore Whaley was born 11 Feb 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1926, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1926, Cedar Springs Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
Margaret Whaley was born 1847, Tennessee; died 22 Apr 1878; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
6. Pinkney Henry Toomey Whaley was born 12 Sep 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1920, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Oct 1920, Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
Joseph L. "Joel" Whaley was born 23 May 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1933, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
Aaron Jason Whaley was born 1851; died 1868.
Sarah Elizabeth Whaley was born 6 Jun 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1926; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Leander A. Whaley was born 15 Feb 1856, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1929, Bradley, Tennessee; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
Isaac C. Whaley was born 27 May 1858, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1925; was buried Bishopville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Columbus M. Whaley was born 20 Oct 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1921; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

14.

Andrew Jackson Brackins was born Abt 1814, South Carolina (son of James Bracken and Elizabeth Barton); died Apr 1879; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 17.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.
Timothy Welch Stinnett GEDCOM, August 1995.
"The Brackin Family in the Southeastern United States", Henry B. Brackin, Jr., MD.

Andrew — Demerius Hamlin. Demerius was born 1824, Transylvania County, North Carolina; died 1906; was buried 1906, Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Demerius Hamlin was born 1824, Transylvania County, North Carolina; died 1906; was buried 1906, Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Surname may be Hawkins, Holcomb, Hamilton, or Hamlin.

One source lists burial in Burt Ogle Cemetery.

Gene Aiken lists surname as Hamblin.
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Reference:
Timothy Welch Stinnett GEDCOM, August 1995.
"The Brackin Family in the Southeastern United States", Henry B. Brackin, Jr., MD.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 17.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 86, 119.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 186.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 259.

Children:

Phebe Sarena Brackins was born 14 Mar 1840, Transylvania County, North Carolina; died 25 Mar 1921, Catheys Creek, Transylvania County, North Carolina; was buried 29 Mar 1921, Catheys Creek Cemetery, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
Nancy Brackins was born Abt 1842, Cathy Creek Township, Transylvania County, North Carolina; died 30 Dec 1922, Selica, Transylvania County, North Carolina; was buried 31 Dec 1922, Catheys Creek Cemetery, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
James Brackins was born Abt 1846, North Carolina.
Sarah M. Brackins was born Abt 1848, North Carolina.
7. Julia Marinda Brackins was born 26 Feb 1849, North Carolina; died 15 Sep 1888; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Andrew Jackson "Jack" Brackins was born 12 Jun 1850, North Carolina; died 27 Jul 1942; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Riley Davis Brackin was born Oct 1854, North Carolina; died 1939.
Margaret Jane Brackins was born 13 Nov 1857, Green City, Tennessee; died 22 Aug 1938, Rainbow Springs, Macon County, North Carolina; was buried Bumgarner Cemetery, Wilmont, North Carolina.
Demaris Luranie Brackins was born Apr 1860, North Carolina; died 1926; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.