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Eugene "Gene" Whaley

Male Abt 1917 - 2012  (~ 95 years)

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  1. 1.  Eugene "Gene" WhaleyEugene "Gene" Whaley was born Abt 1917, Tennessee (son of Leander Columbus "Mack" Whaley and Ruth C. Conner); died 29 Sep 2012, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Oct 2012, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 299.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 386.

    Eugene — Edith Mae Adams. Edith (daughter of Rev. Ezra Ellis Adams and Lela C. Loy) was born 15 Aug 1930. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Donna Marie Whaley was born 31 Jan 1955.
    2. Steven Eugene Whaley was born 4 Nov 1956.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Leander Columbus "Mack" Whaley was born 13 Dec 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Joseph L. "Joel" Whaley and Margaret W. "Peggy" Huskey); died 5 Jun 1952; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, Oconalufty, Swain County, North Carolina
    • Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 18, 22.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 20.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 146.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 299.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 385, 386.

    Leander married Ruth C. Conner 15 May 1905. Ruth (daughter of Dock Franklin "D. F." Conner and Margaret Emeline York) was born 18 Dec 1883, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1985; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ruth C. Conner was born 18 Dec 1883, Tennessee (daughter of Dock Franklin "D. F." Conner and Margaret Emeline York); died 16 Nov 1985; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, Oconalufty, Swain County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 20.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 238, 299.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 385, 386.

    Children:
    1. Harold Herbert Whaley was born 12 Mar 1906, Cherokee County, North Carolina; died 15 Jan 1990; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Margaret Whaley died See Notes.
    3. Everett Charles Whaley was born 9 Dec 1908, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Frank Whaley was born 17 Aug 1911, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1967; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Arnold Whaley was born Abt 1915, Tennessee; died Bef 30 Nov 2000.
    6. 1. Eugene "Gene" Whaley was born Abt 1917, Tennessee; died 29 Sep 2012, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Oct 2012, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Helen Elizabeth Whaley was born 29 Aug 1920, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 2004, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Apr 2004, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Nan B. Whaley was born Abt 1924, Tennessee.
    9. Charlotte R. Whaley was born 25 May 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Feb 1988, Grand Terrace, California; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph L. "Joel" WhaleyJoseph L. "Joel" Whaley was born 23 May 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mourning Ownbey); died 30 Nov 1933, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 1, Bradley County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1870 and 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 22, 103.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 19, 129.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 295.

    Joseph married Margaret W. "Peggy" Huskey 25 Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of James Wesley Huskey and Anna Ogle) was born 7 Mar 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1931, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Feb 1931, Mulberry Gap Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Margaret W. "Peggy" HuskeyMargaret W. "Peggy" Huskey was born 7 Mar 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Wesley Huskey and Anna Ogle); died 10 Feb 1931, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Feb 1931, Mulberry Gap Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 1, Bradley County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1870 and 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Buried in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 22, 103.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 20, 129.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 696.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 295, 296.

    Children:
    1. Mary Louvisha Whaley was born 29 Jan 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1940, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Feb 1940, Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    2. Armintha E. Whaley was born 27 Nov 1872; died 9 Jul 1894; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 2. Leander Columbus "Mack" Whaley was born 13 Dec 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1952; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Margaret Loucretia Whaley was born 18 Jul 1883, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1972; was buried Union McMinn Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn County, Tennessee.
    5. Henry Marshall Whaley was born 12 Aug 1886, Tennessee; died 13 Feb 1966; was buried Hilcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Dock Franklin "D. F." Conner was born 4 Aug 1855, North Carolina (son of Rev. William Henry Conner and Rachel Gibson); died 19 Apr 1948; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 386.

    Dock married Margaret Emeline York 9 Apr 1876, Smokemont. Margaret was born 20 Apr 1855, North Carolina; died 4 Nov 1896; was buried New Beck-Huskey Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Margaret Emeline York was born 20 Apr 1855, North Carolina; died 4 Nov 1896; was buried New Beck-Huskey Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 386.

    Children:
    1. Julius James Conner was born 1877, North Carolina; died 30 Oct 1963, Burlington.
    2. James Franklin "Jim" Conner was born Abt 1879, North Carolina.
    3. Janie Conner was born Abt 1881; died Aft 30 Aug 1976.
    4. 3. Ruth C. Conner was born 18 Dec 1883, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1985; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Jehu Samuel Conner was born 1889; died 1985; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. N. C. Conner
    7. Charles Wilson Conner was born 17 Nov 1891, Swain County, North Carolina; died 27 Oct 1969; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Crett Conner
    9. Julia Conner died Bef 30 Aug 1976.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John H. "Bullhead" WhaleyJohn 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]


  2. 9.  Mourning OwnbeyMourning 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:
    1. Whaley was born 1835.
    2. 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.
    3. Westley O. Whaley was born 21 May 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1863, Murfreesborough, Tennessee.
    4. 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.
    5. 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.
    6. Mary "Polly" Whaley was born 1843, Tennessee; died 1889/1890; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 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.
    8. Margaret Whaley was born 1847, Tennessee; died 22 Apr 1878; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 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.
    10. 4. 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.
    11. Aaron Jason Whaley was born 1851; died 1868.
    12. Sarah Elizabeth Whaley was born 6 Jun 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1926; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Leander A. Whaley was born 15 Feb 1856, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1929, Bradley, Tennessee; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    14. Isaac C. Whaley was born 27 May 1858, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1925; was buried Bishopville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    15. 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.

  3. 10.  James Wesley HuskeyJames Wesley Huskey was born 20 Sep 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Stephen "Old Steve" Huskey and Mary Ann "Polly" Ogle); died 12 Oct 1914; was buried Lower Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 16, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 and 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County,
    Tennessee. Went to Arkansas and lived in the Fort Smith area for two years in
    the 1850's.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 102, 178-179.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 193, 278.

    James married Anna Ogle Abt 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee. Anna (daughter of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey) was born 15 Jan 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1912; was buried Lower Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anna OgleAnna Ogle was born 15 Jan 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey); died 15 Mar 1912; was buried Lower Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 16, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 and 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County,
    Tennessee. Went to Arkansas and lived in the Fort Smith area for two years in
    the 1850's.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 102.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 193, 278.

    Children:
    1. 5. Margaret W. "Peggy" Huskey was born 7 Mar 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1931, Bradley County, Tennessee; was buried 12 Feb 1931, Mulberry Gap Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Ann "Polly" Huskey was born 18 Apr 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Dec 1943, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah Huskey was born 6 Jan 1855, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 1918; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Isaac Bradley Huskey was born 22 Feb 1857, Tennessee; died 31 Dec 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Jan 1941, Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. James Wesley Huskey, Jr. was born 1859; died See Notes.
    6. Zacharias Huskey was born 4 Apr 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jun 1954; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Isaac Stephen "Little Steve" "Ratty Steve" Huskey was born 8 Mar 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1949, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Arthur R. "Art" Huskey was born 14 Aug 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Feb 1943; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Sophia Huskey was born 17 Jan 1867, Tennessee; died 29 Feb 1910; was buried Lower Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Aaron A. Huskey was born 6 Sep 1871, Tennessee; died 31 Dec 1922; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. John H. Huskey was born 1 Jan 1873, Arkansas; died 9 Dec 1951; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Rhoda Ann Huskey was born Jan 1875, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Rev. William Henry Conner was born 27 Sep 1827, North Carolina (son of Jacob Conner and Elizabeth Massey Swearingen); died 14 Mar 1887; was buried Dock Conner Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 386.

    William — Rachel Gibson. Rachel was born 18 Aug 1827, North Carolina; died 16 Jul 1885; was buried Dock Conner Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Rachel Gibson was born 18 Aug 1827, North Carolina; died 16 Jul 1885; was buried Dock Conner Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 386.

    Children:
    1. 6. Dock Franklin "D. F." Conner was born 4 Aug 1855, North Carolina; died 19 Apr 1948; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Rev. Wiley E. Conner was born Abt 1866, North Carolina.
    3. John D. Conner was born Abt 1868, North Carolina.
    4. Margaret J. Conner was born Abt 1870, North Carolina.
    5. Elisabeth Conner was born Abt 1873, North Carolina.
    6. Charity Palestine Conner was born Abt 1864, North Carolina; died 28 Feb 1923, Smokemont, Swain County, North Carolina; was buried Tow String Cemetery.


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