Shelley Trotter: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Shelley Trotter was born 1966 (daughter of James Tinsley Trotter, Jr. and Cynthia Quigg).
Notes:
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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 363.

Generation: 2

2.	James Tinsley Trotter, Jr. was born 1947 (son of James Tinsley "Jim" Trotter and Mary Evelyn "Bo" Whaley). Notes: ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 363. James — Cynthia Quigg. [Group Sheet]

3.
Cynthia Quigg
Children:

1. Shelley Trotter was born 1966.

Generation: 3

James Tinsley "Jim" Trotter was born 3 Sep 1921, Tennessee (son of Emert Authur Trotter and Ollie Ware Tinsley); died 28 Mar 1985; 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 22.
"The Mountain Press", Section B, 19 March 1995, p 2.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 362, 363, 364, 387.

James — Mary Evelyn "Bo" Whaley. Mary (daughter of Stephen "Steve" Whaley and Pearlie Trentham) was born 20 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 2009; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Evelyn "Bo" Whaley was born 20 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Stephen "Steve" Whaley and Pearlie Trentham); died 1 Oct 2009; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 363, 387.

Children:

2. James Tinsley Trotter, Jr. was born 1947.
Robert Emert Trotter was born 1951.

Generation: 4

Emert Authur Trotter was born 24 Dec 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James G. Trotter and Sarah C. Emert); died 1 Jan 1952; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Emert was a big man, the town blacksmith and self taught Veterinarian. When a strong man came to town and put on a show by lifting one corner of a T Model in front of Park Theater, friends and neighbors coaxed Trotter to show the man what he could do. He laughed and picked up the entire back end of the Ford.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 24.
"The Mountain Press", Section B, 19 March 1995, p 2.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 362, 363.

Emert — Ollie Ware Tinsley. Ollie (daughter of Harve Drayton Tinsley and Mary Florence McPherson) was born 29 Jul 1886, Tennessee; died 7 Sep 1973; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Ollie Ware Tinsley was born 29 Jul 1886, Tennessee (daughter of Harve Drayton Tinsley and Mary Florence McPherson); died 7 Sep 1973; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Rosa Lee Downey has given name as Sarah.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 24.
"The Mountain Press", Section B, 19 March 1995, p 2.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 174, 362, 363, 364.

Children:

Sadie Ruth Trotter was born 24 May 1906, Tennessee; died 3 May 1984; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Robert Trotter was born 27 Aug 1908, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1956; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mell Emert Trotter was born 3 Dec 1910, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 1979; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Virginia Trotter was born 19 Jan 1915; died 27 Dec 1941; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Harve Drayton Trotter was born 30 Jan 1917, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1994; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Dorothy Louise Trotter was born 2 Aug 1919; died 6 Jan 2002, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Jan 2002, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. James Tinsley "Jim" Trotter was born 3 Sep 1921, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1985; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Dr. Betty Jane Trotter was born 23 Dec; died 2 Nov 2006, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Emily Trotter was born 2 May 1927, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jul 2003, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Jul 2003, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

Stephen "Steve" Whaley was born 25 Dec 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mary Ownby); died 16 Feb 1942, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Feb 1942, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Builder of the Riverside Hotel.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 112.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 22, 72.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 111, 142.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 224, 271.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 192, 262.

Stephen — Pearlie Trentham. Pearlie (daughter of William R. "Will" Trentham and Clarinda J. Mingus) was born 29 Mar 1891, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1973; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Pearlie Trentham was born 29 Mar 1891, Tennessee (daughter of William R. "Will" Trentham and Clarinda J. Mingus); died 25 Jun 1973; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 22, 72.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 111.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30, 271.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 85.

Children:

Charles Ray Whaley was born 17 Apr 1909, Tennessee; died 9 Sep 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Sep 1946, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Austin E. "Dick" Whaley was born 19 Oct 1910, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1994, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Beulah Whaley was born 22 Dec 1913, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1968; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Bruce Joseph Whaley was born 24 Aug 1918, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Sep 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy Blanche Whaley was born 24 Aug 1918, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 2014, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Mar 2014, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Mary Evelyn "Bo" Whaley was born 20 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 2009; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.