James Westley "Jeams" Bohanon

Notes:

Bought two farms and moved to an area known as "Fighting Creek" about 2 miles
South of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Headquarters. Here, J. W., as he
was known, operated a General Store, along with farming and teaching school
until the farmes were bought for a part of the National Park.
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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 45.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 22-23, 72, 171.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 146.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 30.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 274.

James — Laura Whaley. Laura (daughter of John H. "Bullhead" Whaley and Mary Ownby) was born 13 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 23 Apr 1956; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

1. Bohannon was born Abt 1892.
2. Oscar O. Bohanon was born 31 May 1894, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1938, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Dec 1938, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Curtis E. Bohanon was born Feb 1897.
4. Roxie Bohanon was born Sep 1899.
5. Gertrude Bohanon was born 9 Sep 1899; died 16 Dec 1960; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
6. Beulah Bohanon was born Abt 1901.
7. Ray Bohanon was born 3 Sep 1903, Tennessee; died 10 Apr 1976; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
8. Edna Bohanon was born 19 Feb 1905, Tennessee; died 14 Dec 1973; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Buried in Fighting Creek Cemetery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 166, 170.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 141, 146.

William married Martha Lueasy Bradley 21 Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of James Holland Bradley and Martha Grant) was born 11 Nov 1843, Tow String Creek, Swain County, North Carolina; died 7 Sep 1918, Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Sep 1918, Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Martha had children by her first marriage but her and Richard Reason Reagan had none.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 17.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 166, 170, 171.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 141, 146.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 27, 152.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 166.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 144.

William married Martha "Patsy" Ogle Abt 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Hercules "Hike" Ogle and Elizabeth Haggard) was born 1828, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1896; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 152.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 166.

Notes:

James Holland Bradley and his second wife Martha were listed in the 1830 and
1840 Federal Census of Rutherford County, North Carolina.

On July 1843, James Holland Bradley bought 50 acres of land from John Watson of
Sevier County, State of Tennessee for $75.00. This land was located "in the
County of Haywood on the waters of Oconaluftee River, West Fork on a branch
formerly called Davidrum Branch..." This land is now part of Great Smoky
Mountains National Park.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 17.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 138, 141.

James — Martha Grant. Martha was born 25 Jul 1805, North Carolina; died 27 Feb 1879, Tow String Creek, Swain County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Martha Grant Bradley, widow of James Holland Bradley, was listed in the 1850
Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina; and in the 1860 and 1870
Federal Census of Jackson County, North Carolina.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 17.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 138, 141.

Notes:

James is said to have drowned while crossing the Little Pigeon River below
White Oak Flats community (now Gatlinburg). He was buried in the small family
cemetery behind Carousel Mall on the Parkway in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 49.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 139, 166.

James married Easter Ogle Abt 1824, Sevier County, Tennessee. Easter (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 6 May 1806, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1883; was buried Trentham Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the minute books of the White Oak Flats Church a mention is made of "Sister Easter Trentham" in the records of the January 1827 meeting.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mounty Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 49.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 139, 164.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 101,102.

Notes:

That Hercules was married in 1803 is indicated by the will of his father, William Ogle. Hercules was willed the 100 acres of land on which he was living at that time. He was also named executor of the will along with his brother, Thomas Ogle.

The first record found in Sevier County, Tennessee is a deed by Hercules and Thomas Ogle to William Murphy for 48 acres of land at the mouth of Walden's Creek. They held title to the land by "virtue of seizure and occupancy." This deed was executed in 1807, indicating that they had lived in Sevier County for at least a year or two.

An early land grant for Hercules Ogle was found in the Tennessee State Archives. This was surveyed 25 May 1807 and granted 18 May 1810:
"....unto Hercules Ogle assignee of David Waddle a certain tract or parcel
of land containing fifty-four acres lying in the County of Sevier in the
District South of French Broad and Holston on Walden's Creek there being
due and chargeable on said land the sum of Fifty four Dollars..."

Just when Hercules moved from here is unknown but it is said that he settled on Dudley Creek in the Glades settlement and did not take part in the settlement of Gatlinburg.

Hercules Ogle and his wife are listed among the charter members of the White Oak Flats Baptist Church in 1817. He also appears on the 1830 and 1840 Federal census for Sevier County.

In the GUARDIANS, EXECUTORS & ADMINISTRATORS Settlement Book for Sevier County, Tennessee, there is a record of settlement of the estate of Hercules Ogle. Before the courthouse of 1856, Brice McFalls was appointed administrator for the estate of Hercules Ogle, but he resigned for some reason. Just about 1856 the County Court of Sevier County appointed William W. Bohanon to administer and wind up the estate of Hercules Ogle. From aforesaid book, the heirs of Hercules Ogle are listed in this order, "Sarah Graham, William H. Ogle, John H. Ownby, the heirs of Stephen Huskey, and William Bohanon and wife."
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 141-142, 143.

Hercules married Elizabeth Haggard Abt 1800, Edgefield County, South Carolina. Elizabeth was born Abt 1784, South Carolina; died Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Listed among the charter members of the White Oak Flats Baptist Church in 1817.
Also listed in the 1830 and 1840 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 141, 143.

Notes:

According to the 1800 and 1810 Federal Census, Isaac Bradley and Anne lived in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Isaac Bradley is listed with his second wife in the 1820 and 1830 Federal Census of Burke County, North Carolina; the 1840 and 1850 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina; and the 1860 Federal Census of Jackson County, North Carolina.

On 12 April 1841, Isaac Bradley bought two tracts of land from John Hyde of Cherokee County, North Carolina for $475.00. The first tract, located on the east side of the North Fork of Oconaluftee River, contained 150 acres.

On 27 September 1841, Isaac Bradley bought 100 acres of land from the State of North Carolina for $5.00. This land was located on the "Left hand Fork of Oconaluftee River" and began "at a white oak Sapling on his old line near the West Bank of the Right hand Fork of said River and near the Waggon Road..."

On 20 March 1846, Isaac Bradley sold one tract of land on "the right hand Fork of Oconaluftee River" to his son, William Bradley for money.

Then on 29 May 1848, Isaac Bradley sold another 107 acres of land to his son, William Bradley for $10.00. This land began "at a large chestnut on the east bank of the right hand Fork of the Oconaluftee River..."

Also on 20 May 1848, Isaac Bradley sold 89 acres of land to his son-in-law, Israel Carver, for $10.00. This tract began "at a Chestnut at the mouth of a small Branch on the west side of the right hand Fork of the Oconaluftee River..."

In another 29 May 1848 deed he sold 120 acres of land to his son, Thomas Bradley for $10.00. This land began "at a Chestnut at the mouth of a small Branch on the West side of the right hand Fork of the Oconaluftee River..." The deed indicated that Thomas Bradley was to "sustain the said Isaac Bradley and Sarah Bradley his Parents for life; if not the said Thomas Bradley forfeits his right of said Land as regards possession until the death of said Parents, then the said Thomas Bradley shall have full possession of sd Lands to his only use..."

On 1 July 1848, Isaac Bradley made a deed for 16 acres of land to his son, Augustine Bradley for $40.00. This land was located on "the east side of the north Fork of Oconaluftee River" and began "at a large Cestnut on the east bank of said river..."

The land in all these transactions is now part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

As shown by the above deeds, most of Isaac Bradley's land was divided among his children prior to his death. No will has been found in Haywood or Jackson County, North Carolina. Isaac died at his homeplace and was buried with his wife in the Bradley-Carver family cemetery, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 105, 136, 137-138.

Isaac — Anne Allison. Anne was born Abt 1774/1778, , North Carolina; died Abt 1813, , Rutherford, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 136, 137.