Martha Ann Bales^[1]

1864 - 1929  (65 years)

• Name	Martha Ann Bales
  Born	1 Dec 1864	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	31 Aug 1870	District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	18 Dec 1929	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	18 Dec 1929	Bales Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I984	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	Caleb Bales,   b. Feb 1839, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Margaret Reagan,   b. 8 Jun 1837, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Mar 1912  (Age 74 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1861
  Notes	Aaron Ownby, JP performed Elizabeth and Caleb's wedding.
  Family ID	F371	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Alfred Reagan,   b. 6 Nov 1857, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Jan 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 70 years)
  Married	6 Apr 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Martha Ellen Reagan,   b. 2 Aug 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Jan 1887  (Age 6 years) + 2. Giles P. Reagan,   b. Jun 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Sep 1933  (Age ~ 51 years)   3. Louis Reagan,   b. Abt 1884,   d. Bef 1900  (Age ~ 15 years)   4. Louisa "Eliza" Reagan,   b. 27 Sep 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 May 1935  (Age 48 years) + 5. Luther R. "Luke" Reagan,   b. 24 Jun 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Dec 1952  (Age 65 years)   6. Reagan,   b. Abt 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1900  (Age ~ 10 years) + 7. Delilah Reagan,   b. 8 Apr 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Aug 1951  (Age 60 years) + 8. Mertie Reagan,   b. 1 Aug 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Jul 1984  (Age 89 years)   9. C. M. Reagan,   b. Abt 1897,   d. 1899  (Age ~ 2 years) + 10. Wesley "Jake" Reagan,   b. 10 Mar 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Oct 1986  (Age 86 years) + 11. Mae Reagan,   b. 6 Jun 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Feb 1978  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F372	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Dec 1864 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 31 Aug 1870 - District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 6 Apr 1879 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 18 Dec 1929 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 18 Dec 1929 - Bales Cemetery, 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

  Alfred and Martha Ann had a farm on Roaring Fork. Their homeplace is being preserved on the Roaring Fork Motor Trail by the National Park Service. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 31, 54, 61, 62. "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 137, 141, 210, 236, 237. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 42, 108, 127, 170.

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 208. [S112] Census, 1870. Name: Martha Bails Estimated Birth Year: 1864 Gender: Female Age in 1870: 6y Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1870: Tennessee, United States Household Gender Age Birthplace Caleb Bails M 31y Tennessee Elizabeth Bails F 33y Tennessee John Bails M 13y Tennessee Martha Bails F 6y Tennessee Ephrim Bails M 4y Tennessee James W Bails M 1y Tennessee http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0467b.gif [S87] Death Certificate. name: Martha Reagan event: Death event date: 18 Dec 1929 event place: Sevier, Tennessee gender: Female marital status: Married race or color: White age: 65 estimated birth year: birth date: 01 Dec 1864 birthplace: Sevier Co., Tennessee spouse: father: Caleb Bales father's birthplace: Sevier Co., Tennessee mother: Elizabeth Reagan mother's birthplace: Sevier Co., Tennessee occupation: House Wife street address: residence: cemetery: Knice Flats burial place: burial date: 18 Dec 1929 informant: additional relatives: digital folder number: 4184103 image number: 602 film number: 1876760 volume/page/certificate number: cn 30593 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 686. SMHS lists death as 19 December 1929.