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James Albert Branson

Male 1868 - 1958  (89 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Albert Branson was born 27 Jun 1868, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1958, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Feb 1958, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Richardsons Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    James married Mary Catherine Gobble 2 Nov 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Aaron Gobble and Gracy Seaton) was born 2 Aug 1871; died 16 May 1899; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lucy F. Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Aug 1898, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1977; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    James — Mary Violet Paine. Mary (daughter of Rev. Smith Ferguson Paine and Mary Emily McIntire) was born 7 Aug 1878, North Carolina; died 28 Dec 1958; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. Wallace Levi Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Mar 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1993; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 4. Cecile Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jan 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 1987; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lucy F. Branson Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 7 Aug 1898, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1977; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 28.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.

    Lucy married Elmer Reagan 2 Oct 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee. Elmer (son of Westley O. Reagan and Arbinzia Kear) was born 25 Dec 1895, Tennessee; died 9 Jan 1978; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Flora Hazel Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point died See Notes.
    2. 6. Trula Mae Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Dec 1923, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 2001; was buried Brook Cedron Cemetery, Baldwin County, Alabama.
    3. 7. Claude Joel Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jan 1926, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 2017, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Jun 2017, Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 8. Elmer Ray Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 May 1930, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1998.
    5. 9. Ina Esalee Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Jul 1932, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 2003, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    6. 10. James Wesley "Jimmy" Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jan 1934, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 2006.

  2. 3.  Wallace Levi Branson Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 14 Mar 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1993; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 73.

    Wallace — Lela Ownby. Lela (daughter of James M. "Jim" Ownby and Nora Jane Clark) was born 20 Feb 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Apr 1996; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Jean Branson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 12. Doris Branson  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Cecile Branson Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 12 Jan 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 1987; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Cecile — James Edgar "Edd" McKeldry. James (son of James Martin McKeldry and Eliza Rebecca Trotter) was born 17 Jun 1905, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1967; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Flora Hazel Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lucy2, 1.James1) died See Notes.

    Notes:

    Died very young.


  2. 6.  Trula Mae Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lucy2, 1.James1) was born 24 Dec 1923, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 2001; was buried Brook Cedron Cemetery, Baldwin County, Alabama.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.

    Trula married Vurnie Sluder Bef 16 May 1945. Vurnie was born 19 Dec 1923; died 11 Apr 2001; was buried Brook Cedron Cemetery, Baldwin County, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Vurnie Harold Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. Charlotte Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 15. Claude Leon Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 16. Susan Carol Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 17. Gillis Eugene "Gene" Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1954; died 13 Mar 2015; was buried 17 Mar 2015, Brook Cedron Cemetery, Baldwin County, Alabama.
    6. 18. Faye Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 19. Lisa Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 7.  Claude Joel ReaganClaude Joel Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lucy2, 1.James1) was born 23 Jan 1926, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 2017, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Jun 2017, Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.

    Claude married Ruth Jean Nichols 11 Jun 1954, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Ruth (daughter of George Walter Nichols, Jr. and Dora Saults) was born 30 Jun 1928, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 2014; was buried 7 Feb 2014, Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Sharon C. Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Aug 1955.
    2. 21. Patricia Denise "Patty" Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Sep 1961.
    3. 22. Debbie Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 8.  Elmer Ray Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lucy2, 1.James1) was born 25 May 1930, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1998.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.

    Elmer — Ella Jean Fritts. Ella was born 5 Apr 1933. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Linda Faye Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Mar 1950.
    2. 24. Stephen Ray Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Mar 1951.

    Elmer — Margaret. [Group Sheet]


  5. 9.  Ina Esalee ReaganIna Esalee Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lucy2, 1.James1) was born 18 Jul 1932, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 2003, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.

    Ina — Clarence Henry "Henry" Arden. Clarence (son of George W. Arden and Lou Emma) was born Abt 1929; died 28 Mar 2007, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Apr 2007, Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Patricia Arden  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Sandra Arden  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 27. Linda Arden  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 28. Clarence Henry "Butch" Arden, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1962; died 27 May 2008.
    5. 29. Donna Arden  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 30. Eddie Arden  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 28 Mar 2007.

  6. 10.  James Wesley "Jimmy" ReaganJames Wesley "Jimmy" Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lucy2, 1.James1) was born 16 Jan 1934, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 2006.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.

    James — Amy Jennings. [Group Sheet]

    James — Linda Morgan. (daughter of Aude Taylor Morgan and Evelyn Ruth Ogle) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Jimmy Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 11.  Jean Branson Descendancy chart to this point (3.Wallace2, 1.James1)

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 295.

    Jean — Charles William Ownby. (son of Carl Madison Ownby and Lois Jane Loveday) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. Lisa Kay Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 33. Janet Lynn Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 34. Donald Charles Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 12.  Doris Branson Descendancy chart to this point (3.Wallace2, 1.James1)

    Doris — Norris Hill. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Keith Charles Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jul 1972, Knox County, Tennessee; died 30 May 1999; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 36. Cheryl Hill  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Vurnie Harold Sluder Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trula3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1)

    Vurnie married Joan Carol Clark 14 Apr 1970, Mobile, Alabama. [Group Sheet]


  2. 14.  Charlotte Sluder Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trula3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1)

    Charlotte — Tom Repka. [Group Sheet]


  3. 15.  Claude Leon Sluder Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trula3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1)

    Claude — Joy Norton. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Donna Lynn Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Dec 1971.
    2. 38. Terrie Lanette Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Dec 1973.
    3. 39. Jody Lashea Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jun 1983.

  4. 16.  Susan Carol Sluder Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trula3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1)

    Susan — David Leavins. [Group Sheet]


  5. 17.  Gillis Eugene "Gene" Sluder Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trula3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1954; died 13 Mar 2015; was buried 17 Mar 2015, Brook Cedron Cemetery, Baldwin County, Alabama.

    Gillis — Marie. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. Kellie Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 41. Nicole Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 42. Chasity Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 18.  Faye Sluder Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trula3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1)

    Faye — Butch Rabren. [Group Sheet]


  7. 19.  Lisa Sluder Descendancy chart to this point (6.Trula3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1)

    Lisa — Bass. [Group Sheet]


  8. 20.  Sharon C. Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (7.Claude3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1) was born 31 Aug 1955.

    Sharon — Steven J. Brenner. Steven was born 5 Dec 1954. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 43. Robin Michelle Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 21.  Patricia Denise "Patty" Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (7.Claude3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1) was born 15 Sep 1961.

    Patricia married David Ray "Dave" Price 9 Feb 1998, Sevier County, Tennessee. David was born Nov 1957. [Group Sheet]


  10. 22.  Debbie Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (7.Claude3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1)

    Debbie — Jimmy Jones. [Group Sheet]


  11. 23.  Linda Faye ReaganLinda Faye Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (8.Elmer3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1) was born 9 Mar 1950.

    Linda married William Edward Nicholson 17 Sep 1965; divorced Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 44. Rebecca Lynn Nicholson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Feb 1971.
    2. 45. Joel Edward Nicholson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Aug 1972.
    3. 46. Rachel Elizabeth Nicholson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jan 1974.
    4. 47. Jason Eugene Nicholson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Feb 1976.

    Linda married Richard J. Martin 31 Oct 2000. Richard was born 13 Feb 1958, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]


  12. 24.  Stephen Ray Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (8.Elmer3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1) was born 22 Mar 1951.

  13. 25.  Patricia Arden Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ina3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1)

    Patricia — Lewis. [Group Sheet]


  14. 26.  Sandra Arden Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ina3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1)

    Sandra — Rhoads. [Group Sheet]


  15. 27.  Linda Arden Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ina3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1)

  16. 28.  Clarence Henry "Butch" Arden, Jr.Clarence Henry "Butch" Arden, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ina3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1962; died 27 May 2008.

    Clarence — Beverly Gail. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 48. Brandi Arden  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 29.  Donna Arden Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ina3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1)

    Donna — Braden. [Group Sheet]


  18. 30.  Eddie Arden Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ina3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1) died Bef 28 Mar 2007.

  19. 31.  Jimmy Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (10.James3, 2.Lucy2, 1.James1)

    Jimmy — Kelly Taylor. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 49. Morgan Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 50. Dakota Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 51. James Lee Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point

  20. 32.  Lisa Kay Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (11.Jean3, 3.Wallace2, 1.James1)

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 295.

    Lisa — Scott Knight. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 52. Kaysi Branson Knight  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 53. Caleb Scott Knight  Descendancy chart to this point

  21. 33.  Janet Lynn Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (11.Jean3, 3.Wallace2, 1.James1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 295.

    Janet — Thomas. [Group Sheet]

    Janet — Will Johnson. [Group Sheet]


  22. 34.  Donald Charles Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (11.Jean3, 3.Wallace2, 1.James1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 295.

    Donald married Nancy Susan Rolen 11 Feb 2003, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Gene Turner Rolen and Anita Lee Maddron) was born 1969. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 54. Madison Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point

  23. 35.  Keith Charles Hill Descendancy chart to this point (12.Doris3, 3.Wallace2, 1.James1) was born 17 Jul 1972, Knox County, Tennessee; died 30 May 1999; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  24. 36.  Cheryl Hill Descendancy chart to this point (12.Doris3, 3.Wallace2, 1.James1)

    Cheryl — Danny Brackins. [Group Sheet]