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James Wesley Ogle

Male 1910 - 1995  (84 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Wesley Ogle was born 12 May 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Henry Russell Ogle and Eliza Jane Watson, son of Henry Ogle); died 22 Mar 1995; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee

    James married Georgia Ellen Hayes 8 Aug 1926. Georgia (daughter of John Wesley Hayes and Rosie Bright Johnson) was born 4 Feb 1910, Tennessee; died 13 Feb 2000, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Feb 2000, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Velma Louise Ogle was born 19 May 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 2014; was buried 21 Nov 2014, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Bobby Junior Ogle was born Abt 1937, Tennessee; died 15 Apr 2017; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry Russell OgleHenry Russell Ogle was born 25 Jul 1885, Tennessee (son of Harkless H. Ogle and Sarah "Sallie" Ogle); died 17 Aug 1975; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Henry married Eliza Jane Watson 22 Jul 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee. Eliza (daughter of John W. Watson and Mary Isabel Proffitt) was born 10 May 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1945, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Nov 1945, Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Eliza Jane WatsonEliza Jane Watson was born 10 May 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John W. Watson and Mary Isabel Proffitt); died 24 Nov 1945, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Nov 1945, Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 177.

    Children:
    1. 1. James Wesley Ogle was born 12 May 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Mar 1995; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Garland Edward Ogle was born 13 Apr 1914, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1988.
    3. Levator Ogle was born 9 May 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Apr 1977; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    4. Edith Easlee Ogle was born 6 Aug 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1997; was buried Holly Hills Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Harkless H. Ogle was born 9 Jan 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Haggard "Buck" Ogle and Rachel Ownby); died 27 Jun 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Jun 1917.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Twin of Mariam.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 42
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 191.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 87.

    Harkless married Sarah "Sallie" Ogle 12 Jan 1867. Sarah (daughter of William W. "Ned" Ogle and Jane "Jennie" Conner) was born 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah "Sallie" Ogle was born 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William W. "Ned" Ogle and Jane "Jennie" Conner).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 191.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 87.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 7.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 285.

    Children:
    1. Layafette Ogle was born 1867, Tennessee.
    2. William Ogle was born 1869, Tennessee.
    3. Harkless Ogle, Jr. was born 24 Feb 1872, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1951; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Starling "Dock" Ogle was born 9 Sep 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1948; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Sarah Jane Ogle was born 1877.
    6. Julia Isophine Ogle was born 20 Jul 1889, Tennessee; died 4 May 1974; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Harvey Ogle
    8. James Ogle was born 17 Aug 1884, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1956; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 2. Henry Russell Ogle was born 25 Jul 1885, Tennessee; died 17 Aug 1975; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  John W. WatsonJohn W. Watson was born Oct 1838, Haywood County, North Carolina (son of John Watson and Susannah "Susie" Conner); was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Serving with the Union Army during the Civil War, John W. Watson enlisted in Company E, 2nd Tennessee Cavalry.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 155, 177.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 87.

    John married Mary Isabel Proffitt 9 May 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of William Proffitt and Mary J. Glaze) was born 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1895/1896. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Isabel Proffitt was born 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Proffitt and Mary J. Glaze); died Abt 1895/1896.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 177.

    Children:
    1. Laura Jane Watson was born Sep 1881, Tennessee.
    2. Rachel M. Watson was born Oct 1885, Tennessee.
    3. 3. Eliza Jane Watson was born 10 May 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1945, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Nov 1945, Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Julida Watson was born May 1892, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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 Rachel Ownby Abt 1835, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Rachel (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone) was born 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died Aft 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Rachel Ownby was born 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died Aft 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Rachel came to Sevier County with her parents in 1833.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountaion Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 86, 87.

    Children:
    1. Noah W. Ogle was born 28 Oct 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 May 1913; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Ogle was born 1840, Tennessee.
    3. Jane Ogle was born Oct 1842, North Carolina; died 1 Apr 1913.
    4. Martha Ogle was born 1844, Tennessee.
    5. 4. Harkless H. Ogle was born 9 Jan 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Jun 1917.
    6. Mariam Ogle was born 9 Jan 1848, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 1862; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Ephraim Ogle was born 9 Jul 1850, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1933; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Lucinda Ogle was born 16 Jul 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1925; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Rachel Ogle was born 1855; died 6 Sep 1862; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  William W. "Ned" Ogle was born 7 Jan 1814, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William "Black Bill" Ogle and Nancy Bohanon); died 5 Aug 1874; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    On 9 Jan 1854, William W. bought eight acres of land which was located on the waters of West Fork of Little Pigeon River -- Grassy Branch just off the Mill Creek (not in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park) from William Ogle Senior.

    William W. Ogle is listed in the 1837 Tax List of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    The family appears in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 268.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 191.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 141.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 285.

    William married Jane "Jennie" Conner 22 Apr 1836, , Haywood, North Carolina. Jane (daughter of Samuel Conner and Nancy Swearingen) was born 1820, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 19 Feb 1898, Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Jane "Jennie" Conner was born 1820, Haywood County, North Carolina (daughter of Samuel Conner and Nancy Swearingen); died 19 Feb 1898, Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Jennie was a "Granny woman" (midwife) for the folks in the Sugarlands area.

    In the 1880 Federal Census, Jane was living with her son, Burton Ogle.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 268.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 191, 217.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 141.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 285, 289.

    Children:
    1. Andrew E. Ogle was born 1838, Tennessee; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nancy Ogle was born 1840, Tennessee; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Elizabeth Jane Ogle was born 3 May 1842, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1925; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Sarah "Sallie" Ogle was born 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Aaron Ogle was born 1 Mar 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Oct 1900; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Catherine Ogle was born 1850, Tennessee.
    7. Burton Ogle was born 15 Mar 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1935; was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Susan Ogle was born 1856, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  John Watson was born 1801, Buncombe County, North Carolina (son of David Watson and Isabelle Hughs); died 1871/1880, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: CFPM-78

    Notes:

    John Watson and his wife Susannah were listed in the 1830 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina. They lived next door to Samuel and Nancy Swearingen Conner.

    On 6 June 1836, the Oconalufty Baptist Church was organized. John Watson and his wife Susannah Conner joined the church as charter members.

    They were also listed in the 1840 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina.

    In 1843, John Watson and his family migrated to Sevier County, Tennessee from Haywood County, North Carolina. They were mentioned in church minutes of the August 1843 meeting of White Oak Flats Baptist Church. They joined the church as members by experience.

    On 26 July 1843, John Watson "of the County of Sevier and State of Tennessee" sold 50 acres of land "lying in the County of Haywood on the waters of Oconalufty River West Fork on a branch formerly called Davidrun branch" to James Holland Bradley "of the County of Haywood, North Carolina" for $75.00.

    John Watson took his family back to the Oconalufty River area in Haywood County, North Carolina for a while. They were listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina.

    Then about 1852, John Watson and his family came again to Sevier County, Tennessee this time for a permanent stay. They lived in 2nd, 11th, and 13th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee according to 1860 and 1870 Federal Census. The 1870 Census indicates he was born in South Carolina.

    John Watson died between 1871 and 1880 probably in 2nd Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee. The place of his burial is not known.

    The LDS Ancestral File lists John's parents as David and Isabelle (Hughes) Watson.
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    Reference:
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p 66.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 161, 187.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 214, 302.

    John — Susannah "Susie" Conner. Susannah (daughter of Samuel Conner and Nancy Swearingen) was born 1810, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 11 Feb 1871; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Susannah "Susie" Conner was born 1810, Buncombe County, North Carolina (daughter of Samuel Conner and Nancy Swearingen); died 11 Feb 1871; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: CFPM-8F

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p 66.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 187, 214, 217.

    Children:
    1. David Corn Watson was born 11 Nov 1825, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 29 Jun 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Nancy J. Watson was born 1827.
    3. Martha Jane Watson was born 1830, North Carolina; died Aft 1870.
    4. Samuel P. Watson was born 1832, North Carolina; died 14 May 1875; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. George W. Watson was born 12 May 1834, North Carolina; died 28 Jan 1898; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Rosanna C. Watson was born 7 Sep 1836, Swain County, North Carolina; died 26 Jun 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 6. John W. Watson was born Oct 1838, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Susan M. C. Watson was born 7 Apr 1841, North Carolina; died 27 Apr 1900; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Jemima Narcissus "Nurses" Watson was born 10 Mar 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1919; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Henry E. Watson was born 14 Feb 1843, North Carolina; died 7 Aug 1924; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. William Watson was born 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Watson was born Abt 1848; died See Notes.
    13. Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Watson was born 8 May 1850, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1913; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. James Robert Watson was born May 1852, North Carolina; died 1936; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    15. Margaret K. Watson was born 1854, North Carolina.

  7. 14.  William Proffitt was born 1829 (son of John H. Proffitt and Lydia Robinson).

    William — Mary J. Glaze. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary J. Glaze
    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Isabel Proffitt was born 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1895/1896.


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