Ray Bohanon

1903 - 1976  (72 years)

• Name	Ray Bohanon
  Born	3 Sep 1903	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Apr 1976  [1, 2]
  Buried	Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I1988	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2004

  
  

  Father	James Westley "Jeams" Bohanon,   b. 20 Aug 1869, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jul 1943  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Laura Whaley,   b. 13 Jan 1876, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Apr 1956  (Age 80 years)
  Marriage License	2 Mar 1893	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F738	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Dessa Padgett,   b. 8 Sep 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Dec 1986  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1934	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F741	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Sep 1903 - Tennessee Married - 1 Aug 1934 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  With Lillard Maples, built the Indian Gap Hotel just below the Chimneys. Later built the Indian Gap Hotel and later changed name to Bohanan's Cabins. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 23. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 70, 260.

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 10 Apr 1976. Bohanan, Ray 72 Apr 10, 1976 Medlimn Addn Gatlinburg buried Shiloh Cem [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 10 Apr 1976. Bohanan, Ray Sept 3, 1903 Tn April 10, 1976 Spouse: Padgett, Dessa Father: Bohanan, J.W. Mother: Whaley, Laura Cemetery: Shiloh Brothers: Curtis Sisters: Mrs. Ernest Proffitt [Beulah [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 341.