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Verless "Red" Burkett

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  1. 1.  Verless "Red" Burkett was born 8 Nov 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Halk Burkett and Dicie Ellen Clabough); died 3 Apr 2005, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Apr 2005, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 166.

    Verless married Viola Joyce Bohanon 21 Aug 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee. Viola (daughter of George Bohannon and Arminda Huskey) was born 18 Jul 1921; died 10 Jun 2003; was buried 13 Jun 2003, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Notes:

    25095 VIRLIS BURKETT VIOLA BOHANAN

    Children:
    1. Robert Lee Burkette was born 1938.
    2. Roy Burkette was born 1939; died See Notes.
    3. Betty Ann Burkette was born 1940; died See Notes.
    4. Pauline Burkett was born 3 Oct 1941; died 8 Apr 2011, LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Apr 2011, Carter Town Cemetery.
    5. Harley Elmar Burkett was born 16 Mar 1943; died 10 Apr 1982, Knox County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary Burkette was born Feb 1945.
    7. Martha Burkette was born Feb 1945.
    8. Helen Burkette was born 4 Jul 1946.
    9. Lillie Mable Burkette was born 1947.
    10. David Burkette was born 1950.
    11. Ernest "Ernie" Burkette was born 1952.
    12. Ray Bruce Burkette was born 1954.
    13. John Russell Burkett was born 5 May 1955.
    14. Blanche Lavana Burkette was born 21 Aug 1957, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Mar 2011.
    15. Della Rose Burkett was born 2 Apr 1960, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 2012.
    16. James Edward Burkette was born 1961.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Halk Burkett was born Aug 1890, Tennessee (son of William N. Burkett and Rachel Louisa Cooper); died 1970.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 83.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 166.

    James — Dicie Ellen Clabough. Dicie (daughter of Henry Clabough and Lucinda Ogle) was born 22 Jun 1890, Tennessee; died 19 Mar 1965; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Dicie Ellen Clabough was born 22 Jun 1890, Tennessee (daughter of Henry Clabough and Lucinda Ogle); died 19 Mar 1965; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 83.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 166.
    "Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter", V XXI No 1, Spring 1996, p 7.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 149.

    Children:
    1. Elma B. Burkette died Bef 26 Jul 1998.
    2. Stella Veta Burkett was born 13 Mar 1914, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 1998; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. Verless "Red" Burkett was born 8 Nov 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Apr 2005, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Apr 2005, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William N. Burkett was born 19 Jul 1843, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Apr 1924, P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 166.

    William married Rachel Louisa Cooper 9 Dec 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rachel was born 1 Oct 1846, Tennessee; died 6 Jun 1909; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Rachel Louisa Cooper was born 1 Oct 1846, Tennessee; died 6 Jun 1909; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 166.

    Children:
    1. William Riley Burkett was born 24 Oct 1861, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1920; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Alice L. Burkett was born 27 Jun 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Sep 1960; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Olive E. "Ollie" Burkett was born 3 Dec 1885, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1950, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Feb 1950, Edgewood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    4. Andrew Calvin Burkett was born Mar 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Jul 1969, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. 2. James Halk Burkett was born Aug 1890, Tennessee; died 1970.
    6. Mary Mellie Burkett was born Mar 1893, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Henry Clabough was born 28 Nov 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Clabough, Jr. and Elizabeth Handley); died 21 Feb 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Feb 1930, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 150.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 87.
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 82.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 250.

    Henry married Lucinda Ogle 22 Sep 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lucinda (daughter of William Haggard "Buck" Ogle and Rachel Ownby) was born 16 Jul 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1925; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lucinda Ogle was born 16 Jul 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Haggard "Buck" Ogle and Rachel Ownby); died 7 Feb 1925; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 150.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 87.
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 82.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 250.

    Children:
    1. Mary Jane Clabough was born 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Sarah Margaret Clabough was born 1874, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Hannah Elizabeth Clabough was born 16 Mar 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Oct 1960, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Martha R. Clabough was born 13 Feb 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 May 1931; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Richard Manuel Clabough was born 3 Aug 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 May 1948; was buried Beech Grove Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 3. Dicie Ellen Clabough was born 22 Jun 1890, Tennessee; died 19 Mar 1965; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Lucinda Kate Clabough was born 1893, Tennessee; died 1975; was buried Monument City Memorial Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana.
    8. Henry Russell Clabough was born 16 Mar 1896, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1965; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  William Clabough, Jr. was born 1820, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William Clabaugh and Lavina King); died 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Clabber
    • Census: 8 Sep 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Marriage is listed as follows: William Claybo to Elizabeth Hanley 23 September 1838 by Robert Shields, Justice of the Peace.

    Listed in 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census 1 male 0-5 years, 1 male 20-30 and 1 female 15-20.

    They were listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee as Clabber occupation farmer in 1850.
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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 37.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 231.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    William married Elizabeth Handley 23 Sep 1838, Blount County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of James Handley and Nancy) was born 1824, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Elizabeth Handley was born 1824, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Handley and Nancy); died Aft 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 8 Sep 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    The 1830 Federal Census of Blount County, Tennessee lists a John Henley
    (Hanley). Could this be Elizabeth's father?

    There is a William Hanly listed in the 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census 2 males 0-5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female 5-10 and 1 female 30-40. In this same census is listed Jane Hanly 1 male 0-5, 1 male 15-20, 1 female 30-40 and 1 female 60-70.

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    The LDS IGI lists an Archibald and Elizabeth (Barber) married about 1819 having an Elizabeth Handley born about 1824 of Lewisburg, Greenbriar County, Virginia record number 2034630.
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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 37.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 231.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. James Clabough was born 1 Sep 1839, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William M. Clabough, III was born 8 Nov 1841, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 May 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Samuel Clabough was born 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Jane Clabough was born 26 Aug 1846, Tennessee; died 3 Jan 1917, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. Charles Clabough was born 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 6. Henry Clabough was born 28 Nov 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Feb 1930, Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. James Aaron Clabough was born 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Elijah Clabough was born 1856, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Nancy Clabough was born 1860, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Archibald Clabough was born 8 Aug 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 May 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Beech Grove Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 14.  William Haggard "Buck" Ogle was born 1804, Edgefield County, South Carolina (son of Hercules "Hike" Ogle and Elizabeth Haggard); died Aft 1880; was buried Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    William H. Ogle, called Buck or Bucky, came to Sevier County with his family about 1805. He is listed in the census records of Sevier County from 1830 through 1880. He died after 1880 and is buried in Little Greenbrier Cemetery in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 87.

    William married Rachel Ownby Abt 1835, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Rachel (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone) was born 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died Aft 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Rachel Ownby was born 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died Aft 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Rachel came to Sevier County with her parents in 1833.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountaion Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 143.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 86, 87.

    Children:
    1. Noah W. Ogle was born 28 Oct 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 May 1913; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Ogle was born 1840, Tennessee.
    3. Jane Ogle was born Oct 1842, North Carolina; died 1 Apr 1913.
    4. Martha Ogle was born 1844, Tennessee.
    5. Harkless H. Ogle was born 9 Jan 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Jun 1917.
    6. Mariam Ogle was born 9 Jan 1848, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 1862; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Ephraim Ogle was born 9 Jul 1850, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1933; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 7. Lucinda Ogle was born 16 Jul 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1925; was buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Rachel Ogle was born 1855; died 6 Sep 1862; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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