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William “Black Bill” Ogle

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William “Black Bill” Ogle

Birth
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Death
25 Aug 1855 (aged 64–65)
Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.7118988, Longitude: -83.5145645
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William "Black Bill" Ogle was the son of William "Billy" and Martha Jane "Huskey" Ogle. William was born in Edgefield, South Carolina. After the death of his father, William came with his mother and the family to Sevier County, Tennessee as early as 1805. William Ogle was one of the first settlers in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

William "Black Bill" Ogle married Nancy Bohanon, daughter of Henry Bohannon and Amillia "Shotwell" Bohannon. William and Nancy Married in Sevier County, Tennessee abt 1810

William Ogle and Nancy Bohanon-Ogle had the following children;

1. James Ogle
2. William W. "Ned" Ogle
3. Sarah "Sally" Ogle
4. Jane "Jennie" Ogle
5. Mary Ogle
6. Aaron Ogle
7. Henry Ogle
8. Elizabeth Ogle
9. Rachel Ogle
10. Amillia "Milly" Ogle
11. Martha "Patsy" Ogle

William Ogle and his family are listed on the 1830 through 1850 United States Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

William and Nancy were members of the White Oak Flats Baptist Church.

William Ogle was commissioned as a Lieutenant of the 11th Regiment of Sevier County, Tennessee on Feb 14, 1811 by the governor of the State of Tennessee.(*see attached) Record of Commissions of Officers in The State of Tennessee Militilia

William Ogle was appointed as one of nine commissioners of the Sevier County Turnpike Company in 1841. It was for the purpose of receiving subscription to the amount of twenty five thousand dollars to be applied to the purpose of making a turnpike road from the northern termination of the Smoky Mountain Turnpike road in Sevier County, Tennessee to some point on the most practical leading routes.

(*Reported burial site for William Ogle* Cole Cemetery-No headstone was found)

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 140, 262-263.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 141.

Sources
Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 208.

In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 576, 690.

William "Black Bill" Ogle was the son of William "Billy" and Martha Jane "Huskey" Ogle. William was born in Edgefield, South Carolina. After the death of his father, William came with his mother and the family to Sevier County, Tennessee as early as 1805. William Ogle was one of the first settlers in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

William "Black Bill" Ogle married Nancy Bohanon, daughter of Henry Bohannon and Amillia "Shotwell" Bohannon. William and Nancy Married in Sevier County, Tennessee abt 1810

William Ogle and Nancy Bohanon-Ogle had the following children;

1. James Ogle
2. William W. "Ned" Ogle
3. Sarah "Sally" Ogle
4. Jane "Jennie" Ogle
5. Mary Ogle
6. Aaron Ogle
7. Henry Ogle
8. Elizabeth Ogle
9. Rachel Ogle
10. Amillia "Milly" Ogle
11. Martha "Patsy" Ogle

William Ogle and his family are listed on the 1830 through 1850 United States Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

William and Nancy were members of the White Oak Flats Baptist Church.

William Ogle was commissioned as a Lieutenant of the 11th Regiment of Sevier County, Tennessee on Feb 14, 1811 by the governor of the State of Tennessee.(*see attached) Record of Commissions of Officers in The State of Tennessee Militilia

William Ogle was appointed as one of nine commissioners of the Sevier County Turnpike Company in 1841. It was for the purpose of receiving subscription to the amount of twenty five thousand dollars to be applied to the purpose of making a turnpike road from the northern termination of the Smoky Mountain Turnpike road in Sevier County, Tennessee to some point on the most practical leading routes.

(*Reported burial site for William Ogle* Cole Cemetery-No headstone was found)

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 140, 262-263.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 141.

Sources
Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 208.

In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 576, 690.



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