Ruth Ownbey: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Ruth Ownbey was born 2 Jul 1830, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 22 Nov 1917, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Whitaker Farm Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina.

Ruth married William Riley Whitaker 19 Mar 1851, McDowell County, North Carolina. William (son of Joshua Whitaker and Margaret "Peggy" Ashworth) was born 22 Nov 1823, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 24 Mar 1900, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Whitaker Farm Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Lamanda Whitaker was born 4 Mar 1866, Henderson County, North Carolina; died 30 Oct 1949, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Green Hill Cemetery.
3. Cicero Lafayette Whitaker was born 22 Dec 1875, Henderson County, North Carolina; died 18 Aug 1958, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Mills River Presbyterian Church.

Generation: 2

Lamanda Whitaker

(1.Ruth¹) was born 4 Mar 1866, Henderson County, North Carolina; died 30 Oct 1949, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Green Hill Cemetery.

Lamanda — Albert Erskine Brown. Albert was born 6 Aug 1863; died 30 May 1924, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Green Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

Cicero Lafayette Whitaker

(1.Ruth¹) was born 22 Dec 1875, Henderson County, North Carolina; died 18 Aug 1958, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Mills River Presbyterian Church.

Cicero — Julian Anderson. Julian was born 22 Jan 1877, Henderson County, North Carolina; died 29 Mar 1946, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Mills River Presbyterian Church. [Group Sheet]