John Wesley Houser

Notes:

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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 45.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 87.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 220, 236.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 167.

John married Lillie Cardwell 16 Oct 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lillie (daughter of James Andrew Cardwell and Martha Rozanner Clabough) was born 24 Feb 1898, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1985; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

James Houser had house in the Dudley Creek area of Gatlinburg, Sevier County,
Tennessee.

Dee Lansford lists birth as 28 January 1862.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 234.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 86, 87.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 47.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 165, 166.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

James married Martha Jane McCarter 15 Aug 1883. Martha (daughter of Thomas Hill McCarter and Marriah Reagan) was born 14 Jul 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1953; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1940, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 234.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 86, 87.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 47.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 165, 166.

Notes:

George Houser served in the Civil War in the Union forces. He was a Pvt. in Company "B" 2nd Regiment East Tennessee Calvary. George signed up September 15, 1862 in Sevierville, Tennessee. He died May 10, 1863 in a General Field Hospital near Murfreesboro, Tennessee and is buried in grave number 680 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Information is from his military records.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232, 233.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

George married Nancy E. King 10 Jul 1856, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Wyley King and Margaret "Peggy" Adair) was born 5 Jul 1833, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1892, North Salem, Missouri; was buried North Salem, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Nancy was married to her first husband, George E. Houser, at the home of her parents, by Richard Evans MG. She and second husband Greenberry Nations were also married in Sevier County, Tennessee, before moving to Missouri.

Buried in North Salem Cemetery.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232, 233, 234.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

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]

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.

Other Events:

• AFN: X6GL-LD

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 233.

Jacob married Mary Koontz Abt 1830, Knox County, Tennessee. Mary was born Abt 1787, North Carolina; died 1851/1858, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Surname not confirmed.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 233.

Notes:

Listed in the 1840 through 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

SMHS lists birth as February 1793 and death as 11 March 1859.

Dee Lansford lists birth as February 1798.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 34.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 230, 232.
"In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 663.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

Wyley married Margaret "Peggy" Adair Abt 1824, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of William Adair and Nancy Ferguson) was born 4 Dec 1802, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1886, Wear's Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Margaret Adair King was living with her children in the 1860 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 34.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 230, 232.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

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]

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.

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]

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.