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Donald Gene "Chig" Manis

Male 1941 - 2013  (72 years)

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  1. 1.  Donald Gene "Chig" ManisDonald Gene "Chig" Manis was born 12 Mar 1941 (son of James Arnold Manis and Ruby Reagan); died 22 Jul 2013; was buried 26 Jul 2013, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Donald married Peggy Ogle 19 Sep 1959, Sevier County, Tennessee. Peggy (daughter of Dewey Willard Ogle and Ethel Cooper) was born 28 Aug 1943; died 30 Jan 2014; was buried 2 Feb 2014, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Barbara Ann Manis was born 14 Jun 1961.
    2. James David Manis was born 14 Aug 1963.
    3. Donald Gene Manis was born 19 Sep 1964.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Arnold Manis was born 17 Jun 1917, Tennessee (son of William Gilbert Manis and Caldonia Ogle); died 28 Oct 2003, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Tuckaleechee, Blount County, Tennessee

    James married Ruby Reagan 19 Aug 1935. Ruby (daughter of Brownlow L. Reagan and Nancy Haseltine Reagan) was born 3 Aug 1919; died 12 Dec 2009, Ft. Sanders Hospital; was buried 16 Dec 2009, P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ruby Reagan was born 3 Aug 1919 (daughter of Brownlow L. Reagan and Nancy Haseltine Reagan); died 12 Dec 2009, Ft. Sanders Hospital; was buried 16 Dec 2009, P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. J. D. Manis was born 15 Apr 1936; died 29 May 2006, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Jun 2006, P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Roy Odis Manis was born 14 Aug 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Apr 2015; was buried 8 Apr 2015, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. Donald Gene "Chig" Manis was born 12 Mar 1941; died 22 Jul 2013; was buried 26 Jul 2013, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Betty Jo Manis was born 14 Jun 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1944; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Eddie A. Manis was born 11 May 1947; died 12 May 1967; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Larry Dale Manis was born 22 Aug 1949; died 27 Mar 2018; was buried 30 Mar 2018, P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Jerry Lynn Manis was born 7 May 1952.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Gilbert Manis was born 1 Oct 1875, Tennessee (son of Thomas D. "Tommy" Manis and Elender "Nellie" McMahan); died 25 Jul 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jul 1923, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    William — Caldonia Ogle. Caldonia (daughter of Andrew E. Ogle and Mary Jane White) was born 8 Mar 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1955; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Caldonia Ogle was born 8 Mar 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Andrew E. Ogle and Mary Jane White); died 21 Feb 1955; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Tuckaleechee, Blount County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Luther Jackson Manis was born 12 Apr 1899; died 12 Jun 1974; was buried Tuckaleechee Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Roscoe Manis was born 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Apr 1964, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. David Samuel "Sam" Manis was born 30 Jun 1905, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 1973.
    4. Flora Manis was born 21 Aug 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Aug 1991; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Myrtle Manis was born 11 Mar 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1990; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary Louise Manis was born 23 Mar 1913; died 29 Jun 2003, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Jul 2003, Chinquapin Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 2. James Arnold Manis was born 17 Jun 1917, Tennessee; died 28 Oct 2003, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Brownlow L. Reagan was born 1 Aug 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Brownlow Reagan and Mary Jane Ogle); died 3 Jan 1933; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Brownlow L. Reagan appears in the 1880 census in his grandfather's household and is listed as being 6 years old. But his stone gives his birth year as 1877.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 44, 55.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 176, 217, 220.

    Brownlow married Nancy Haseltine Reagan 24 Dec 1896, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of James O. Reagan and Hapic C. Ogle) was born 8 Jun 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Oct 1961; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Nancy Haseltine Reagan was born 8 Jun 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James O. Reagan and Hapic C. Ogle); died 13 Oct 1961; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 44, 55, 56.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 176, 217, 220.

    Children:
    1. Davis Otis Reagan was born 8 Dec 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 1963; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Reagan was born Abt 1899, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1900.
    3. Pearlie Reagan was born 1901, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Cora Reagan was born 21 Dec 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Sep 1949; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Fred Reagan was born 28 May 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1931; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Lonas Reagan was born 8 Oct 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Oct 1985; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Lizzie Helen Reagan was born 28 May 1915, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1994; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 3. Ruby Reagan was born 3 Aug 1919; died 12 Dec 2009, Ft. Sanders Hospital; was buried 16 Dec 2009, P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Chester Brownlow "Buck" Reagan was born 1 Jul 1922, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 May 1999; was buried 24 May 1999, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas D. "Tommy" Manis was born 22 Apr 1850, Tennessee (son of James R. "Jim" Manis and Eliza Sutton); died 23 Jul 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Jul 1918, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    A Thomas Manes is listed 24 March 1871 charter member of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 33.
    "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 111, 112.
    Kindrick Ownby, kownby@humboldt1.com, 9 September 1996.

    Thomas married Elender "Nellie" McMahan Abt 1871. Elender (daughter of Archibald D. McMahan and Rebecca F. McMahan) was born 1846/1850, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elender "Nellie" McMahan was born 1846/1850, Tennessee (daughter of Archibald D. McMahan and Rebecca F. McMahan).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    An Ellender Manes is listed 24 March 1871 charter member of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee.

    There is a Neeley Mannis listed by SMHS born 23 Dec 1849 death 16 Jul (Slate-broken).

    McMahan surname may be name of first marriage.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 12, 33.
    "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 111, 112.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 435.
    Kindrick Ownby, kownby@humboldt1.com, 9 September 1996.

    Children:
    1. Jettie Manis was born 28 Jul 1871; died 14 Sep 1908; was buried Williamsburg Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. A. Manis was born Abt 1873.
    3. M. L. Manis was born Abt 1874.
    4. 4. William Gilbert Manis was born 1 Oct 1875, Tennessee; died 25 Jul 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jul 1923, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Rebecca E. Manis was born 10 Apr 1880; died 1962.

  3. 10.  Andrew E. Ogle was born 1838, Tennessee (son of William W. "Ned" Ogle and Jane "Jennie" Conner); was buried Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Lived in the Sugarlands.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 105.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 188, 191.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 285.

    Andrew married Mary Jane White 11 Oct 1860. Mary (daughter of Eli Napoleon White and Mary "Polly" Conner) was born 11 Mar 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Feb 1922, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary Jane White was born 11 Mar 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Eli Napoleon White and Mary "Polly" Conner); died 16 Feb 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Feb 1922, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Lived in the Sugarlands and is buried in Sugarlands Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 105.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 188, 191.

    Children:
    1. Nancy Malinda Ogle was born 18 Dec 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Nov 1935; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William Ogle was born 1862, Tennessee.
    3. John Ogle was born 1867, Tennessee.
    4. Mariah Isabell Ogle was born 1869, Tennessee.
    5. Sarah Elizabeth Ogle was born 18 Dec 1871, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Robert Ogle was born 1872, Tennessee.
    7. Mary Ogle was born 12 Mar 1874, Tennessee; died 10 Jan 1955; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Eliza Jane Ogle was born 30 Nov 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1957; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 5. Caldonia Ogle was born 8 Mar 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1955; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  William Brownlow Reagan was born 18 Oct 1850, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Daniel Wesley Reagan and Sarah "Sally" Whaley); died 20 Jul 1879; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    William was accidentally shot while crossing the mountains.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978. p 16, 44, 199.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 192.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 46, 252, 257.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 175, 176.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    William married Mary Jane Ogle 9 Dec 1869, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Isaac Thomas Ogle and Nancy "Nan" Conner) was born 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary Jane Ogle was born 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Isaac Thomas Ogle and Nancy "Nan" Conner).

    Notes:

    It is possible this marriage ended in divorce.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978. p 44.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 192.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 46.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 175, 176.

    Children:
    1. 6. Brownlow L. Reagan was born 1 Aug 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jan 1933; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Davis Ogle was born 1 Mar 1880, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1927; was buried William Smith Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  James O. Reagan was born Jan 1843, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of David L. Reagan and Jane "Jennie" Ogle); died 4 Jun 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    James O. Reagan enlisted on 24 July 1862 as a private in Company I of Confederate William H. Thomas's Legion at Valleytown, Cherokee County, North Carolina from Sevier County, Tennessee. There has been no indication found whether he served out the full term of his enlistment during the Civil War.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 44, 54, 55.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 193.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 210, 216.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 181.

    James married Hapic C. Ogle 12 Mar 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee. Hapic (daughter of Elijah Ogle and Elizabeth "Betsy" Conner) was born May 1845, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1926; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Hapic C. Ogle was born May 1845, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Elijah Ogle and Elizabeth "Betsy" Conner); died 7 Feb 1926; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Lived in the Glades.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 44, 54.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 193.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 210, 216.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 181.

    Children:
    1. Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Reagan was born 13 Feb 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1920; was buried Keebles Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Matilda Jane Reagan was born 11 Dec 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 1951, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Nov 1951, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Reagan was born Abt 1871, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    4. Mary Ellen Reagan was born Mar 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. John Russell Reagan was born 27 Jun 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1947; was buried Fraziers Chapel Cemetery, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    6. Reagan was born Abt 1876, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    7. Elijah Lawson "Laws" Reagan was born 7 Feb 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1967; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 7. Nancy Haseltine Reagan was born 8 Jun 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Oct 1961; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Harve Columbus Reagan was born 12 Dec 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Oct 1940; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. James Westley Reagan was born 18 Mar 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 1959; was buried Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    11. Louisa Alice Reagan was born 7 Aug 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Sep 1944; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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