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Notes: Dee Lansford lists birth as 25 July 1876. James — Wilder. [Group Sheet] Children:
James married Sophia Elizabeth King 28 Jul 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sophia (daughter of William Ford King and Martha "Patty" Ownby) was born 10 Jun 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Feb 1925, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] Children:
James married Bessie Bohannon 20 May 1925. Bessie (daughter of Mark Bohanan and Matilda Plemmons) was born 8 Jun 1904, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1988; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] Children:
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2. | ![]() Notes: ---------- 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] |
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4. | ![]() Notes: Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and also in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. Aaron married Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby 2 Oct 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone) was born 18 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 2 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1919, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] |
5. | ![]() Notes: SMHS lists birth as 1827 and death as 19 September 1920.
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Notes: Aaron Ownby served as the clerk for White Oak Flats Baptist Church and also served as the Justice of Peace for the 11th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee. Aaron married Mary "Polly" Buckner 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Joel Buckner and Mourning Carr) was born 17 Sep 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1902, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] |
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Notes: Mary was listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee with her husband.
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8. | ![]() Notes: Family traditions say Middleton Whaley, his two brothers, William M. and John, and a sister, Delania, came to Sevier County, Tennessee from South Carolina. Middleton married Rebecca Ogle Abt 1818, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of William "Billy" Ogle and Martha Jane Huskey) was born 1782, North Carolina; died Abt 1870/1880; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] |
9. | ![]() Notes: According to the 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tenn., Rebecca listed North Carolina as her birthplace.
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10. | ![]() Notes: John Ownby lived with his parents in Rutherford County, North Carolina, later Buncombe County, North Carolina. John married Mary Jane "Granny" Coone 17 Feb 1812, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt) was born 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1881, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] |
11. | Mary Jane "Granny" Coone was born 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt); died 1881, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. Notes: Mary Koone Ownby, known to all as "Granny Coone", lived with her children until her death. Notes: Bride: M Coon
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12. | John Ownby, Jr. was born 11 Jul 1781, Amherst County, North Carolina (son of John "Johny" Ownbey and Nancy Ann "Nannie" Porter); died 5 Sep 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. Other Events:
Notes: John Ownby Jr. served in the War of 1812 with the North Carolina malitia. Records from the National Archives show John Ownby as a private in Captain Bradly's Company of North Carolina militia for six months but was not called out until February and continued in actual service for over fourteen days. He was discharged in Rutherford County, North Carolina on 6 March 1815. In 1858 John Ownby applied for a bounty land grant on the basis of his military service. He received a grant of 158 acres in Sevier County, Tennessee. John married Elizabeth Hill 14 Mar 1803, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of John Hill) was born 6 Nov 1784, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 24 Aug 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] |
13. | Elizabeth Hill was born 6 Nov 1784, Buncombe County, North Carolina (daughter of John Hill); died 24 Aug 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee. Other Events:
Notes: Donald B. Reagan has birth date as 6 November 1786. Notes: Bride: Elizabeth Hill
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14. | Joel Buckner Other Events:
Notes: ---------- Joel — Mourning Carr. [Group Sheet] |
15. | Mourning Carr Other Events:
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