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Martha Jane Law

Female 1875 - 1920  (44 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Martha Jane Law was born 21 Aug 1875, Tennessee (daughter of John W. Law and Charlotte T. Lowe); died 19 Jun 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Jun 1920, Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Blount County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Martha married George W. "Redtop" Myers 29 Aug 1891, Blount County, Tennessee; divorced Yes, date unknown. George (son of Daniel H. Myers and Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Webb) was born 13 Mar 1872, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 1965, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Marion Francis "Frank" Myers was born Jun 1891, Tennessee; died 1965.
    2. Mary Lucinda "Lucy" Myers was born Dec 1893, Tennessee.
    3. John Amos Myers was born 6 Feb 1896, Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee; died 25 May 1962, Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia; was buried 27 May 1962, Calfee Cemetery, Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia.
    4. Dora Alice Myers was born 9 Jan 1898; died 2 Sep 1985; was buried Sherwood Cemetery.
    5. Lee Elmer Myers was born 14 Jan 1900, Tennessee; died 30 Jan 1979; was buried Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Miranda Susan Myers was born 3 Oct 1901, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John W. Law was born 16 May 1847, Blount County, Tennessee (son of John Rufus Law and Rhoda A. Emert); died 25 Nov 1924.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 289.

    John married Charlotte T. Lowe 22 Oct 1868. Charlotte (daughter of Abner Jefferson Lowe and Charlotte Maples) was born 21 May 1849, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Charlotte T. Lowe was born 21 May 1849, Tennessee (daughter of Abner Jefferson Lowe and Charlotte Maples).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 289.

    Children:
    1. Rhoda Ellen Law was born 11 Feb 1870, Tennessee; died 23 Oct 1950; was buried Campgound Methodist Church Cemetery, Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Samuel Rufus Law was born 6 Mar 1873, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1954; was buried Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.
    3. 1. Martha Jane Law was born 21 Aug 1875, Tennessee; died 19 Jun 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Jun 1920, Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Charlotte Law was born 31 Mar 1878, Blount County, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1952, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. John Abner Law was born 21 Sep 1880; died 20 Jan 1961; was buried Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.
    6. Sarah Catherine Law was born 21 Mar 1885, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1960; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Lydia Caldona Law was born 11 Feb 1888, Blount County, Tennessee; died 22 Mar 1956; was buried East Maryville Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    8. Robert Anderson Law was born 12 Sep 1894, Tennessee; died 24 Aug 1966; was buried Logans Chapel Cemetery.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Rufus Law was born 23 Oct 1819, , Blount County, Tennessee (son of Abraham Law and Delila McCrosky); died 28 Oct 1856, , Blount County, Tennessee; was buried , Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    John Rufus Law died in Tuckaleechee Cove and was buried in the Myers Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 68.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 283, 289.

    John married Rhoda A. Emert 27 Sep 1846. Rhoda (daughter of Frederick E. Emert, Jr. and Celia Drusilla Reagan) was born 14 Feb 1825, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jul 1905, , Blount County, Tennessee; was buried , Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Rhoda A. Emert was born 14 Feb 1825, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Frederick E. Emert, Jr. and Celia Drusilla Reagan); died 3 Jul 1905, , Blount County, Tennessee; was buried , Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Rhoda A. Emert wsa only a year old when her parents moved to Blount County,
    Tennessee.

    Rhoda A. Emert Law was listed in the 1860 through 1880 Federal Census of Blount
    County, Tennessee.

    Rhoda A. Emert Law was buried beside her husband in the Myers Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 68.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 283, 289.

    Children:
    1. 2. John W. Law was born 16 May 1847, Blount County, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 1924.
    2. Martha Jane Law was born Nov 1848, Blount County, Tennessee; died 21 Jan 1923, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Jan 1923, Laws Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Caleb Law was born 1851, , Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Delia Law was born Abt 1853, , Blount County, Tennessee; died Abt 1856.
    5. W. F. Law was born 1855, , Blount County, Tennessee; died 1895.
    6. Rufus A. Law was born 1857, , Blount County, Tennessee; died 1865.

  3. 6.  Abner Jefferson Lowe was born 1801, Tennessee; died 8 Jun 1852; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 289.

    Abner — Charlotte Maples. Charlotte (daughter of Thomas Maples and Lydia Pauline Atchley) was born 1810, Tennessee; died 14 Oct 1880; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Charlotte Maples was born 1810, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas Maples and Lydia Pauline Atchley); died 14 Oct 1880; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 289.

    Children:
    1. Thomas M. Lowe was born 28 May 1826, Tennessee; died 13 Sep 1892; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William Conrad Lowe was born Dec 1828, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1908; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Abner Lowe was born Abt 1831, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Roadman Lowe was born Abt 1833, Tennessee.
    5. Preston Lowe was born Abt 1837, Tennessee.
    6. Lydia Aanna Lowe was born 24 May 1839, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1920; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Sarah Catherine Lowe was born 20 Mar 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Samuel Mack Lowe was born Feb 1845, Tennessee.
    9. Mary Ann Lowe was born Mar 1846, North Carolina.
    10. 3. Charlotte T. Lowe was born 21 May 1849, Tennessee.
    11. Robert A. Lowe was born 17 Dec 1850, Tennessee; died 7 Mar 1915; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Abraham Law was born 1790; died 1864.

    Abraham — Delila McCrosky. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Delila McCrosky
    Children:
    1. 4. John Rufus Law was born 23 Oct 1819, , Blount County, Tennessee; died 28 Oct 1856, , Blount County, Tennessee; was buried , Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Abraham Law, Jr.
    3. Mary Jane Law
    4. Sylvester Law
    5. Salena Law
    6. Caroline Law
    7. Anderson Law
    8. Tenny Law
    9. Sarah E. Law
    10. Catherine Law

  3. 10.  Frederick E. Emert, Jr. was born 12 Jan 1790, Greene County, North Carolina (son of Frederick Emert and Barbara Ann Neidig); died 10 Apr 1871, Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Tuckaleechee Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: MC7N-L0

    Notes:

    Frederick Emmert Jr. was born in what is now Tennessee. He was drafted on 10 January 1814 as a private in Captain Isaac Williams' Company, part of Colonel Samuel Bunch's Regiment during the War of 1812 and was discharged on 14 May 1814.

    Frederick Jr. and his wife Celia Drusilla lived in the Emert Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee area before moving to Tuckaleechee Cove, Blount County, Tennessee about 1826. Frederick Jr. was a Methodist minister there. They were listed in the 1830 Federal Census of Blount County, Tennessee. There were ten children inthe household: one male age 5 and under; one male and three females age 5-10; two males and one female age 10-15; and two males age 15-20.

    They were also listed in the 1840 Federal Census of Blount County, Tennessee. There were now eight children at home: one male and one female age 10-15; one male and three females age 15-20; and two males age 20-30.

    In 1850 they were still listed in the Federal Census of Blount County, Tennessee. All the children had married and left home except one son, Frederick S., age 24. They also were listed in the 1860 Federal Census of Blount County, Tennessee. There were no children in the household at this time.

    Frederick Emmert Jr. was listed alone in the 1870 Federal Census of Blount County, Tennessee. He was buried beside his wife in the Campground Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 2a, 68.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 42.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 282.

    Frederick married Celia Drusilla Reagan 5 Nov 1812, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Celia (daughter of Timothy Reagan and Elizabeth Trigg) was born 15 Feb 1792, Caswell County, North Carolina; died 29 Aug 1869, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Tuckaleechee Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Celia Drusilla Reagan was born 15 Feb 1792, Caswell County, North Carolina (daughter of Timothy Reagan and Elizabeth Trigg); died 29 Aug 1869, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Tuckaleechee Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: MC7N-3D

    Notes:

    Buried in Campground Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 2a, 68.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 42.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 282.

    Children:
    1. Daniel H. Emert was born 15 Oct 1813, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 1885, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Tuckaleechee Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Phillip R. Emert was born 16 Dec 1814, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 1890, Tuckaleechee, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Abijah W. Emert was born 10 Apr 1816, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Mar 1897, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Barbara Emert was born 13 Oct 1817, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 May 1896, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Alonzo Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. John N. Emert was born 23 Dec 1818, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 1896, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Elizabeth Trigg Emert was born 6 Nov 1820, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 May 1898, Wear Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Crowson-Broyles Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Mary C. Emert was born 5 Feb 1822, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Jun 1906, Murray County, Georgia; was buried Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Murray County, Georgia.
    8. Caleb Styres Emert was born 28 Sep 1823, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1863, Wear Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Crowson-Broyles Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 5. Rhoda A. Emert was born 14 Feb 1825, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jul 1905, , Blount County, Tennessee; was buried , Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. Frederick Styres Emert was born 26 Sep 1826, Blount County, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Catherine Emert was born 17 Dec 1827, Blount County, Tennessee; died 17 Dec 1827, Blount County, Tennessee.

  5. 14.  Thomas Maples was born 20 Mar 1790, Virginia (son of Josiah Maples and Ruthea Sweeney); died 15 Mar 1871; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 215.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 284.
    Cliff Manis

    Thomas married Lydia Pauline Atchley 6 Dec 1809, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lydia (daughter of Thomas Atchley, I and Lydia Richards) was born 22 Apr 1792, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1865; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Lydia Pauline Atchley was born 22 Apr 1792, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas Atchley, I and Lydia Richards); died 11 Feb 1865; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 215.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 284.
    Cliff Manis

    Children:
    1. 7. Charlotte Maples was born 1810, Tennessee; died 14 Oct 1880; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Ephraim Maples was born 1812.
    3. Lydia Maples was born 1814.
    4. Cyril Maples was born 1816.
    5. Mary Elizabeth Maples was born 26 Jul 1816, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 1883, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Tuckaleechee Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Perry Maples was born 1818.
    7. Guilford Russel "Gil" Maples was born 9 Dec 1818, Tennessee; died 22 Oct 1900, Tennessee; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Rev. Preston William Maples was born 1821, Tennessee.
    9. Thomas Maples, Jr. was born 1823, Tennessee.
    10. Rev. Gideon M. Maples was born 8 Jul 1823, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1904; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Noah Maples was born 1825.
    12. Louisa Maples was born 25 Sep 1825, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1913, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Gilbert Maples was born 1826.
    14. Josiah Maples was born 1828.
    15. Thurza Maples was born 27 Mar 1828, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1915; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    16. Catherine Maples was born 3 Dec 1838; died 29 May 1894.


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