Samuel Ownby^[1]

1872 - 1965  (93 years)

• Name	Samuel Ownby
  Born	8 Jun 1872	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Aug 1965	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I2076	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 May 2005

  
  

  Father	James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby,   b. 1 Jan 1820, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Aug 1897  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sophia Evans,   b. 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Mar 1910  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Abt 1843	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F781	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sarah Whaley,   b. 14 May 1874, Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jul 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Marriage License	24 Mar 1892	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	26 Mar 1892	Dudley Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Minnie Ezalee Ownby,   b. 8 Jun 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Feb 1963, Columbus, Georgia  (Age 69 years) + 2. James Walter Ownby,   b. 24 May 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jan 1973, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 77 years) + 3. Nancy Ann Ownby,   b. 7 Jul 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Jan 1977  (Age 78 years)   4. Andrew Fred Ownby,   b. 28 Apr 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Apr 1901  (Age 0 years)   5. Aaron Ownby,   b. 19 May 1902,   d. 20 May 1902  (Age 0 years) + 6. Marion Richard Ownby,   b. 2 Apr 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1954, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 50 years)   7. Stella Juanita Ownby,   b. 1 Feb 1905,   d. 18 May 1907  (Age 2 years)   8. Evolena Sophia Ownby,   b. 22 May 1907, Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Mar 1983, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)   9. John Eulus Ownby,   b. 5 Jan 1910,   d. 7 Jan 1910  (Age 0 years) + 10. Otha Estel "Estel" Ownby,   b. 25 Nov 1910, Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Apr 2004, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 93 years)   11. Rozalla Ownby,   b. 29 Sep 1913,   d. 1 Oct 1913  (Age 0 years)   12. Velma Ownby,   b. 24 Feb 1915, Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Jan 2000, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F790	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Jun 1872 - Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 24 Mar 1892 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 1 Aug 1965 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Pigeon Forge Baptist Church 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

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission Sam Ownby family 1915; l to r, back row: Marion Ownby, Mark Naugher, Ezelee Ownby Naugher, Dan Whaley, Nancy Ann Ownby Whaley, Walter Ownby, Lilly Whaley Ownby; front, l to r: Estel Ownby, Sam Ownby, Sarah Whaley Ownby, Velma Ownby (baby), Evolena Ownby
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission on photo: back, l to r: Nancy Ann, Walter, Ezelle, Marion; front, l to r: Estel, Sam (Dad), Sarah (Whaley)(Mother), Velma, Evolena Ownby in the 1920's; all born in Greenbrier
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission on photo: March 26, 1952, Sam and Sarah Whaley Ownby; l to r, front row: Evolena Ownby, Sarah and Sam Ownby; back, l to r: Velma Ownby Lamons, Nancy Ownby Whaley, Marion Ownby, Ezalee Ownby Naugher, Estel Ownby, and Walter Ownby
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission Sam & Sarah Ownby and children; l to r: Sam, Walter, Sarah, Marion, Ezalee, Estel, Nancy Ann, Velma, Evolena in front; 1950s
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission on photo: March 16, 1952; 60th wedding anniversary of Sam & Sarah Whaley Ownby; (too cold for Mrs. Ownby to come outside; she wasn't well); see text file for photo identification
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission 1958
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission l to r: Sam Ownby, wife, Sarah Whaley Ownby, Ezalee Ownby (Naugher), Evolena, Walter, nancy Ann Ownby (Whaley), Velma Ownby Lamons, Marion, and Estel
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission on photo: l to r: Dick Ownby, b. 1/11/1856, Sophia Ownby Scruggs, Sam ownby, b. 6/08/1872, d. 8/1/1965, brothers & sister; children of James S. Ownby, b. 1/1/1820, d. 8/13/1897; and Sophia Evans Ownby, b. 2//15/1822, d. 3/2/1910
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission l is Sam Ownby, r is his brother-in-law Tillary Whaley at Decoration Day at Pigeon Forge Cemetery, June 1964; "This was the last time Dad visited Mother's grave. He died Aug. 1, 1965.
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission on photo: Sons of James Ownby, Sophia Evans Ownby "Brothers"; Richard "Dick" Ownby (left), b. Jan 11, 1856, d. Oct. 26, 1952; and Sam Ownby (Brothers) b. June 8, 1872, d. Aug. 1, 1965

  
  

• Notes

  Born at head of Powder Mill near the Glades. Died at Roberts Community. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 162. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 49, 50, 88, 95, 124. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 20, 101. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 217.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 324C, 1880. [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 1 Aug 1965. Ownby, Sam 93 widowed by Sarah Whaley b. Jun 8 72 TN d. Aug 1, 1965 R3 Sev farmer f. James m. Sophia Evans P-Forge Bapt Cem Survivors: 2 sons Walter Estel R3 3 dau Mrs Dan Whaley Mrs Reford Lamons Miss Evolena Ownby 17 gc 40ggc 7 gggc. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 328.