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Willa Etta "Billie" McCarter

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Willa Etta "Billie" McCarter was born 21 Feb 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Elder Eli McCarter and Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Hatcher); died 14 Sep 2000; was buried 16 Sep 2000, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 90.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 64, 121.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 170.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 254.

    Willa married Robert Roger Pickel Abt 1935. Robert (son of Samuel A. Pickel and Nancy Ogle) was born 30 Aug 1914, Knox County, Tennessee; died 29 May 1999, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Barbara Sue Pickel was born 25 May 1936.
    2. Don Pickel was born 21 Sep 1941; died 10 Mar 2017, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Gerald Roger "Jerry" Pickel

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rev. Elder Eli McCarter was born 26 Mar 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Thomas Hill McCarter and Marriah Reagan); died 10 Oct 1955; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Eli was a Baptist minister and an expert carpenter. Eli preserved the records of the Daniel Reagan family by making copies of the Bible record for other members of the family. The Bible was later lost in a fire at his home.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 21, 22.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 86, 90.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 64, 121.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 165, 169, 170.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 10, 89.

    Elder married Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Hatcher 8 Jul 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Rev. Israel Alexander Hatcher and Susan Sutton) was born 25 Feb 1889, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 1969; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Hatcher was born 25 Feb 1889, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Israel Alexander Hatcher and Susan Sutton); died 17 Feb 1969; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 86, 90.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 121."The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 165, 169, 170.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 10, 89.

    Children:
    1. Martha Marie McCarter was born 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 14 Sep 2000.
    2. Susan Alice McCarter was born 8 Oct 1907, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Sep 2006, Harborside of Point Place; was buried 19 Sep 2006, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Edna Izena McCarter was born 5 Jan 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Aug 2000.
    4. Earl McCarter was born 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Sep 1988.
    5. Thomas Israel "Pete" McCarter was born 19 Jun 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1964; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 1. Willa Etta "Billie" McCarter was born 21 Feb 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 2000; was buried 16 Sep 2000, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Eli Valentine "Tine" McCarter was born 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Sep 1988.
    8. Betsy May McCarter was born 6 Jul 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1924; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Mary Lillie McCarter was born 6 Jul 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1924; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. John Wade McCarter was born 17 Aug 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1975; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Helen Anne McCarter was born 30 May 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Sep 2015, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Sep 2015, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Dorothy Louise McCarter was born 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Hill McCarter was born 26 Feb 1842, Tennessee (son of Thomas McCarter and Mary Ownby); died 15 Feb 1923; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: BQLK-9L

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 16, 41.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 79.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 80, 86.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 64.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 164, 165.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 573.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 10.

    Thomas married Marriah Reagan 22 Aug 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee. Marriah (daughter of Daniel Wesley Reagan and Nancy Ogle) was born 7 Apr 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1923, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Marriah Reagan was born 7 Apr 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Daniel Wesley Reagan and Nancy Ogle); died 9 Feb 1923, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 2DDT-CL

    Notes:

    Marriah was reared by her stepmother, Sarah Whaley Reagan. Sarah made her home with Thomas and Marriah after Daniel Wesley Reagan died. Their son, Eli, preserved the records of the Daniel Reagan family by making copies of the Bible record for other members of the family. The Bible was later lost in a fire at his home.

    Marriah and Thomas died within a week of each other.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 16, 41.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 79.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 80, 86.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 64.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 164, 165.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 10.

    Children:
    1. Mary Elizabeth "Polly" McCarter was born 29 Jun 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Rev. Wesley Lafayette McCarter was born 22 Jul 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Oct 1951; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Jane McCarter was born 14 Jul 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1953; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Thomas Zachrius McCarter was born 7 Sep 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Nov 1951; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Daniel Isaiah "William" McCarter was born 20 Nov 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Dec 1967; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nancy Marriah McCarter was born 26 Aug 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1949, Texas; was buried Laurel Land Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas.
    7. Moses Ephraim Earl "Ephraim E." McCarter was born 15 Feb 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1960; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Miriam Etter "Etta" McCarter was born 5 Sep 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1958; was buried Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    9. Noah Richard McCarter was born 20 Feb 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1974; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Sarah Alice McCarter was born 6 Nov 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Dec 1971; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. 2. Rev. Elder Eli McCarter was born 26 Mar 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Oct 1955; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Rev. Israel Alexander Hatcher was born 30 May 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Hatcher and Mary McInytire); died 11 Mar 1950; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 86.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 165, 169.

    Israel — Susan Sutton. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Susan Sutton

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41.

    Children:
    1. 3. Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Hatcher was born 25 Feb 1889, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 1969; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas McCarter was born 18 Jan 1811, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James McCarter and Rebecca Ogle); died 12 Feb 1888; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 79.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 62, 80.

    Thomas married Mary Ownby Abt 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone) was born 1814, Rutherford, North Carolina; died 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Ownby was born 1814, Rutherford, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 79.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 62, 80.

    Children:
    1. Aaron McCarter was born 1835; died Abt 1837.
    2. Alfred McCarter was born Jan 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Oct 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Rev. Lafayette "Fate" McCarter was born 12 Oct 1840, Tennessee; died 9 May 1916; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 4. Thomas Hill McCarter was born 26 Feb 1842, Tennessee; died 15 Feb 1923; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Samuel McCarter was born 1844, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1855; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Isaac McCarter was born 10 Mar 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Miriam McCarter was born 17 Mar 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1922; was buried Huskey Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. James A. McCarter was born Apr 1850, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. John McCarter was born Jun 1852, Tennessee; died 30 Jan 1935; was buried , Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. William "Billy" McCarter, Rev. was born Jul 1856, Tennessee; died 1922; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Radford Gatlin "R. G." McCarter was born 1857, Tennessee; died 26 Aug 1910.
    12. Mary Ann "Polly" McCarter was born 11 Sep 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Nov 1940; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Daniel Wesley ReaganDaniel Wesley Reagan was born 15 Oct 1802, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Richard Reagan and Julia Ann Shults); died 25 Jan 1892, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 2DDT-XD

    Notes:

    Daniel moved with his parents to White Oak Flats (Gatlinburg) when he was about four years old. He lived all of his life here or on various other tracts of land in the area.

    Listed as Ragan in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as farmer with $1000 property unable to read or write.

    An industrious man, Daniel began acquiring land before he married. In theTennessee State Library and Archives there are records of eight entries in his name, dating from 1824 to 1872. The state archivist says this was all purchased land. He is listed in the 1837 tax lists of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    An 1859 grant, previously surveyed land, was resurveyed and entered probably because of Gatlin's extensive claim in the area and the Courthouse fire. This 1859 grant was for 600 acres up both sides of the river from Baskins Creek to the Two Mile Branch. In May 1866, he added another 640 acres to this holding. There are also grants for 1,000, 600, and 4,000 acres on Roaring Fork granted in 1839, 1868 and 1872. Most of this land was divided among his children - no will has been found. Daniel moved around and lived on several of his farms - his wife said after his death that she wanted to spend the rest of her years in one spot, she was so tired of moving. She spent her remaining years with her stepdaughter and her husband, Mariah and Thomas H. McCarter.

    Daniel was a blacksmith as well as a farmer. Tradition says he built the first wagon in the settlement, making the wheels of one piece of split white oak. His son, Charles C. Reagan, built the first wagon that crossed the Smokies. Although no record has been found to verify it, Daniel probably served as a Justice of Peace. He did keep the community post office. When the settlement officially became Gatlinburg and the post office was established, Daniel and Joel Conner received the contract to carry the mail from Sevierville to Casher's Valley, South Carolina. Daniel's sons, Richard R. and Ephraim Reagan, served as postmaster in the village.

    Definitely a Union man but too old to go to service during the Civil War, Daniel served as "muster" officer and drilled the men of the village out in the "Flats". He also served the community as food distributor. Because of his activities and his three oldest sons being in the Union army, he often had to hide out in the mountains to escape the Confederates. The youngest son, Charles C., often told of his father taking him to the woods and showing him the meat and food supplies he had hidden. Daniel didn't think the Rebels would bother the women and children and if he did have to hide out, then Charles must see that food was brought in for the people as it was needed---a big responsibility for a seven year old boy.

    A civic minded man, Daniel furnished the meeting house for the village--the five sided building used for the school, church and "voting place". According to one of the land grants, this was located at the "mouth of the lane", now Reagan Lane, near the old River Road. Although he furnished the meeting place for the Baptist Church for many years, Daniel was not found on the membership roll of the church and did not give the land for the present building site, as has been stated by many sources.

    Daniel Wesley Reagan did give the land for the oldest part of the White Oak Flats Cemetery (Gatlinburg Cemetery) to the community. This was originally a family plot on the farm of his father, Richard Reagan. The first burial there was a child of Daniel Milsaps, the first school teacher in Gatlinburg.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 6a, 15-16.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 45.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37.

    Daniel married Nancy Ogle 30 Jan 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 24 Aug 1810, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Nancy OgleNancy Ogle was born 24 Aug 1810, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 18 Feb 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 2DDT-ZK

    Notes:

    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 6a, 16, 167.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37.

    Children:
    1. Richard Reason "Uncle Dick" Reagan was born 12 Nov 1830, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 1912; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Robert N. A. Reagan was born 2 Apr 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1832; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Ephraim "Uncle Ephraim" Reagan was born 24 Aug 1833, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1924, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Martha "Aunt Patty" Reagan was born 24 Apr 1835, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1864.
    5. Elizabeth Margaret Reagan was born 8 Jun 1837, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1912; was buried Bales Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Julia Ann Reagan was born 12 Dec 1838, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Bales Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Sophia Reagan was born 12 Dec 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1887, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Daniel Wesley Stephen Reagan was born 11 Sep 1840, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1914, Tennessee; was buried Baskins Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 5. Marriah Reagan was born 7 Apr 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1923, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  James Hatcher was born 1838, Tennessee (son of Reuben Hatcher and Martha McGill).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 169.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 211.

    James — Mary McInytire. Mary was born Abt 1838, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary McInytire was born Abt 1838, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 169.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 211.

    Children:
    1. Reuben Hatcher was born Abt 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1901.
    2. 6. Rev. Israel Alexander Hatcher was born 30 May 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1950; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. James A. Hatcher was born Abt 1864, Tennessee.
    4. Mary P. Hatcher was born Abt 1867, Tennessee.
    5. Hulda J. Hatcher was born Abt 1869, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah Elizabeth Hatcher was born 21 Mar 1871; died 24 Oct 1896; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Martha Luesindy Hatcher was born 12 Jul 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Jan 1959; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Mary C. Hatcher was born Abt 1875.
    9. Salina E. Hatcher was born Abt 1878.
    10. William Aaron Hatcher was born 26 Aug 1882, Tennessee; died 20 Jan 1965; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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