John Daniel Owens: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

John Daniel Owens (son of James Wave Owens and Mary Francis Pickle).

John married Joan Leslie Watson 23 Nov 1989, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 26 Mar 1996, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

John married Tina Suzanne Hayes 17 Aug 1997, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 3 Dec 2004, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

James Wave Owens was born 19 Aug 1939, Tennessee (son of Vonnie Isaac Owens and Leona Sylvia McMahan); died 27 Aug 2013; was buried 31 Aug 2013, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 66.

James — Mary Francis Pickle. Mary (daughter of Charles Edward Pickel and Phyllis Grace Ownby) was born 23 Nov 1943. [Group Sheet]

Mary Francis Pickle was born 23 Nov 1943 (daughter of Charles Edward Pickel and Phyllis Grace Ownby).

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 219.

Children:

1. John Daniel Owens
Jimmy Lee Owens was born 28 Sep 1960; died 5 Sep 2016.

Generation: 3

Vonnie Isaac Owens was born 9 Oct 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Robert "Jim" Owens and Mary Melinda Messer); died 19 Feb 1988; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 66.

Vonnie married Leona Sylvia McMahan 18 Jan 1931, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Leona (daughter of Lee McMahan and Bessie Ellis) was born 31 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 May 2000, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 2000, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Leona Sylvia McMahan was born 31 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Lee McMahan and Bessie Ellis); died 20 May 2000, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 2000, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 66.

Notes:

Marriage performed by Rev. A. P. Valentine.

Children:

Pauline Owens was born Abt 1934, Tennessee.
Leroy Owens was born 2 Jul 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 1949; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Alvin Owens was born 23 Oct 1935, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 2001, Baptist Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sammy Owens was born 21 Jun 1937, Tennessee.
2. James Wave Owens was born 19 Aug 1939, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 2013; was buried 31 Aug 2013, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Clara Rose Owens

Charles Edward Pickel was born 22 Dec 1916, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (son of Charlie McGee Pickel and Minnie Ann Davis); died 17 Aug 2005; was buried 20 Aug 2005, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 219, 239.

Charles — Phyllis Grace Ownby. Phyllis (daughter of Horace Richard "Dick" Ownby and Sarah Allie "Peg" Reagan) was born 1 Oct 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Phyllis Grace Ownby was born 1 Oct 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Horace Richard "Dick" Ownby and Sarah Allie "Peg" Reagan).

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 219.

Children:

Martha Ann Pickle was born 5 Jun 1939.
Charles Arthur Pickle was born 2 Jul 1940; died 8 Feb 2011.
William Earl Pickle was born 18 Jun 1942.
3. Mary Francis Pickle was born 23 Nov 1943.

Generation: 4

James Robert "Jim" Owens was born 15 Feb 1877, North Carolina (son of Samuel Paxton Owens and Annie Sutton); died 3 May 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 May 1940, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 28.

James married Mary Melinda Messer 11 Mar 1898, Blount County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Isaac A. Messer and Hannah Harriett Jane Conard) was born 29 Aug 1880, Waynesville, North Carolina; died 29 Nov 1959; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Melinda Messer was born 29 Aug 1880, Waynesville, North Carolina (daughter of Isaac A. Messer and Hannah Harriett Jane Conard); died 29 Nov 1959; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

Rev. Jacob Robert "Jake" Owens was born 25 Jul 1899, Waynesville, North Carolina; died 13 May 1992, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Jerry Andy Owens was born 23 Dec 1901, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 2 Feb 1986; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elijah Phillip Owens was born 29 Jul 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1994; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Victor Owens died Bef 20 Feb 2008.
Anna Mae Owens was born 12 Feb 1907, Oliver Springs; died 19 Apr 1989; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. Vonnie Isaac Owens was born 9 Oct 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1988; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Prince Albert Owens was born 7 Mar 1912, Tennessee; died 22 Nov 1982; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lillie Owens was born 22 Sep 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Dolly Irene Owens was born 14 Oct 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 2008, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Feb 2008, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

Lee McMahan was born 6 Oct 1887, Tennessee (son of Robert Alexander "Bob" McMahan and Bedia Proffitt); died 20 Oct 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Oct 1940, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 2.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 66.

Lee — Bessie Ellis. Bessie (daughter of James W. "Curly Jim" Ellis and Abbie C. Lowe) was born 24 Jul 1891; died 1 Nov 1961; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Bessie Ellis was born 24 Jul 1891 (daughter of James W. "Curly Jim" Ellis and Abbie C. Lowe); died 1 Nov 1961; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 66.

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Reference:
Wilma Fisher, Kate (Shields) Maples letter, 11 September 1995, p 2.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 195.

Children:

5. Leona Sylvia McMahan was born 31 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 May 2000, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 2000, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

12.

Charlie McGee Pickel was born 20 Aug 1873, Knox County, Tennessee (son of Samuel A. Pickel and Cornelia Armstrong); died 20 Aug 1954, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Aug 1954, Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Charlie — Minnie Ann Davis. Minnie (daughter of Johnathan Davis and Jane Wolfe) was born 25 Aug 1874, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1964; was buried Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Minnie Ann Davis was born 25 Aug 1874, Tennessee (daughter of Johnathan Davis and Jane Wolfe); died 9 Dec 1964; was buried Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Children:

Ann Lee Pickel was born 19 Aug 1901, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1985; was buried Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Ruby Virginia Pickel was born 9 Feb 1912, Tennessee; died 31 Jul 1985; was buried Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
6. Charles Edward Pickel was born 22 Dec 1916, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died 17 Aug 2005; was buried 20 Aug 2005, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

14.

Horace Richard "Dick" Ownby was born 13 Sep 1896, Tennessee (son of James S. "Cadger Jim" Ownby and Susan Rosanne "Susie" Maples); died 28 May 1960; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Tennessee Private First Class Salvage Division, QMC World War I.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 33.
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 56.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 93, 94, 205.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 218, 219.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 296, 298.

Horace married Sarah Allie "Peg" Reagan 5 Sep 1919, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Elijah Lawson "Laws" Reagan and Martha Ogle) was born 10 Feb 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1956; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Sarah Allie "Peg" Reagan was born 10 Feb 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Elijah Lawson "Laws" Reagan and Martha Ogle); died 14 Sep 1956; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 33.
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 56.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 93, 94, 205.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 141, 181.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 218, 219.

Children:

7. Phyllis Grace Ownby was born 1 Oct 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Leon Ownby was born 1 Mar 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Mar 2002; was buried 5 Mar 2002, Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Frances Owenby died Bef 3 Mar 2002.