Nora Alice Ownby

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 299.

Nora married Wilford Laurier Morris 14 Jul 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee. Wilford (son of David Paul Morris and Flota Rogers) was born 28 Feb 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

1. Cumi Mabel Morris was born 27 Mar 1925, Tennessee; died 25 May 2014; was buried 29 May 2014, Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. Dr. Robert Wilford Morris, Jr. was born 22 Apr 1927, Tennessee.
3. Ralph Lee Morris was born 14 Dec 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 May 1999; was buried Trundles Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. Pauline Morris was born Abt 1931.
5. Georgia Morris was born Abt 1935; died 1 Jun 2005; was buried 4 Jun 2005, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury.
6. David Paul Morris was born 10 Nov 1939; died 27 Aug 2003; was buried 31 Aug 2003, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. John MacArthur Morris was born 6 Mar 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Mar 1943; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Dee Lansford lists death as 25 April 1931.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 80, 84, 238, 240.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 299.

George married Mary Clabough 21 Apr 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Marion C. Clabough and Anna Butler) was born 16 Jul 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1954, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Banner Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

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

Notes:

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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 316.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 84, 240.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 299.

Notes:

Listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and Eliza was listed in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. Listed as David Ownsby in 1840 census.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 203
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 80.

David married Eliza Ogle 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee. Eliza (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 9 Apr 1823, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Apr 1910; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Listed in 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census age 15-20.

Death certificate for Ownby, Lizzie, Sevier, 1910, #75533
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 203
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67.
"In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 576.

Notes:

Dee Lansford lists birth as 1836.

Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee Census with parents.
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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 36, 316.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 231.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

Marion married Anna Butler Abt 1855. Anna (daughter of Horatio B. Butler and Mary Jane Trotter) was born 22 Jul 1824, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 36, 316.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 231.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

Notes:

John Ownby lived with his parents in Rutherford County, North Carolina, later Buncombe County, North Carolina.

In 1833, John Ownby and his family migrated to Sevier County, Tennessee from Buncombe County, North Carolina. They made their home in the Glades community, 2nd Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee. Here John Ownby lived until his death.

John Ownby and his family were listed in the 1840 and 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. Listed as John Ownsby in 1840 census.

An interesting story about John Ownby at the time of his death was told by his grandson, Samuel Ownby. It is:

"...Mother told me this story and I don't think my mother would tell me something that wasn't true. Mother said that the day before Grandfather Ownby died he walked from his house to the store, that he told the people in the store that he would die about that same time on the following day. The next day at about the time he had told them this, he layed down on the bed, talked as fast as he could, telling his family how to live, what to do, etc., then turned his face to the wall & died."
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References:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 1.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66.
Wiley Emmett Koon, Jr., 15 July 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.

John married Mary Jane "Granny" Coone 17 Feb 1812, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt) was born 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1881, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary Koone Ownby, known to all as "Granny Coone", lived with her children until her death.

Roger Gardner lists birth as 1796.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66, 67.
Wiley Emmett Koon, Jr., 15 July 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.
"Benedict Kuhn (Coon, Koon, Koone) Immigrant & His Descendants", Roger L. Gardner, D.C., 1 March 1998, p 4.

Notes:

Bride: M Coon
Groom: John Ownby
Bond Date: 17 Feb 1812
County: Rutherford
Record #: 01 245
Bondsman: George Coone
Witness: Jas O Lewis
Bond #: 000135547

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Notes:

Thomas went with his parents to Ninety Six District, Edgefield County, South Carolina from Wilkes County, Georgia.

Tom was named with his brother, Hercules, as coexecutor of their father's will in 1803 in Edgefield District, South Carolina. He also signed the 1811 deed of conveyance which disposed of the land left by William Ogle to his "four boys". Another deed, dated in 1825 and disposing of land in Edgefield District, South Carolina, was signed by Thomas and Sophia Ogle. They had apparently rented out this land after moving to Sevier County, Tennessee.

No Tennessee land grants prior to 1824 were found for Tom Ogle but it is known that he was in Sevier County as early as 1805. He and Hercules Ogle deeded 48 acres of land at the mouth of Walden's Creek to William Murphy in 1807. According to the deed, found in the Tennessee State Library and Archives, they held title to the land "by virtue of seizure and occupancy". The exact date of Tom's settlement in Gatlinburg is not known but he was one of the first settlers there.

Records of Tom's service in the War of 1812 were found in the National Archives. He served in Captain Andrew Lawson's Company of East Tennessee Drafted Militia Regiment, commanded by Colonel William Johnson, and fought against the Creek Indians. In 1850 and 1855, Tom received bounty land grants as a result of his service.

In December of 1817 when the White Oak Flats Baptist Church was formed as an arm of the Sevierville church, Tom Ogle and his wife were listed as charter members. The first church building was started in 1855 on Tom's land. It was located where the Arrowcraft Shop stands now. A deed conveying title of the land to the church by Thomas Ogle was executed on 8 April 1861. This is found in Sevier County Courthouse in Deed Book M, page 211.

Thomas J. Ogle has three land entries, which are dated from 1 May 1824 through 23 Jan 1826, in the Surveyor's Book No. 1 of Sevier County, Tennessee. These land entries were granted by the state of Tennessee. All these were located in the White Oak Flats community and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Tom left a will dated 27 Sep 1861 and probated in County Court in February of 1862. It is recorded in Will Book I, p 74-75. William T. Ogle is mentioned as Tom's eldest son and is named executor of the will. Also Tom mentioned "my son Thomas Ogle... my Sons, to wit., Preston, Levi and Caleb..." In the Court records, Thomas Ogle's will was admitted for probate 3 Feb 1862. On 3 March 1862, Caleb Ogle and Wilson Duggan were appointed administrators of the estate of Thomas Ogle. (Court Minutes Book I, page 747 and 752)

There is a list of "Inventory of the property belonging to the estate of Thomas J. Ogle, Dec'd., late of Sevier County, Tennessee in the Inventory Book, page 190/92.

In the GUARDIANS, EXECUTORS and ADMINISTRATORS Settlement Book for Sevier County, Tennessee, there is a record for the estate of Thomas J. Ogle. From this book, the following list of the living heirs of Thomas J. Ogle is quoted: "the above Settlement shows that there is in the hands of the administrators the sum of $187.23 to be equally divided among twelve heirs, to wit., Levi, Hercules, Isaac, Rebecca wife of Preston, William T., Celeb, Thomas, Esther Trantham, Hichols Ownsby, Jacob Evans, Andrew Conner, and David Owensby & wife."

The family appears in the Federal Census records of Sevier County from 1830 through 1860. The census and other records found show that the second generation of Ogle sons in Gatlinburg began using their father's initial in their names when there was confusion created by the same names.
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Reference
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 47-48.
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 154-155, 211.

Thomas married Sophia Bosley Abt 1804. Sophia was born Abt 1789, Maryland; died 13 Jul 1857, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Sophia is spoken of as the "red-headed woman" in the family stories. It is said she hoped and prayed for a church and minister of their own in the community. Her hopes were realized when their son, William T. Ogle, became a minister of the Gospel, as did a younger son, Caleb Ogle.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 47-48.
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 154-155, 211.

Notes:

From the Records of Commissions of Officers in Tennessee Militia 1796-1815, compiled by Mrs. John Trotwood Moore, we find that William Clabough was appointed as an Ensign, Light Infantry Company of the 11th Regiment for Sevier County, Tennessee on July 8, 1808. Later, in his early thirties, as he claimed in 1852 he served in the Creek Indian War in Alexander Hill's Company, Colonel William Carrol's Regiment, Tennessee Drafted Militia. He was drafted in McMinnville, Tennessee, in October 1813 for six months duty. He was discharged at Nashville, Tennessee in June 1814. He applied for a Bounty Land Warrant on two different dates: March 30, 1852, and September 6, 1855 with the United States Government on his war of 1812 military services. It was rejected because of insufficient information.

William and Lavina are listed in 1830 through 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee as Cleaubeaugh 68 and 54. William died at his homeplace.
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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 35-36.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 246.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 230, 231.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

William married Lavina King 1815, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lavina (daughter of Nathaniel King and Elizabeth Runyan) was born 1798, South Carolina; died 1870/1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lavina lived with her son and daughter-in-law, William and Elizabeth Handley Clabough Jr. as listed in the 1860 through 1870 Federal Census.
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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 35-36.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 246.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 230, 231.
"In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, 10s.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

Other Events:

• AFN: HS87-29

Notes:

Died of Dyspepsia.
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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 316.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 259, 279.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 168, 196.

Horatio married Mary Jane Trotter 21 Feb 1822, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Trotter and Asa White) was born 24 Jul 1804, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: NG7T-DV

Notes:

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Reference:
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 316.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 259, 279.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 168.
Wilma Fisher, Kate (Shields) Maples letter, 11 September 1995, p 2.
Fred E. Clark, Jr., brewglas@netkonnect.net, 19 September 1999.
www.ancestry.com, mbharris@apex.net, 19 September 1999.