Lists compiled by Patsy Bradford, Director, Sevier County Heritage Museum.
This list is current through March 1, 1997.


Sevier County Heritage Museum chose to observe the State of Tennessee's Bicentennial in 1996 by launching the First Families of Sevier County project.

If you can prove your ancestor's residence in Sevier County before December 31, 1820, you qualify for First Families membership. A completed application with supporting documentation, accompanied by a $10 non-refundable fee, must be submitted for approval. For an application and complete eligibility requirements, send a self-addressed, stamped, business-size (#10) envelope to the Sevier County Heritage Museum, 167 Bruce Street, Sevierville, TN 37862.

Name Ancestor
F. Robert Henderson William Henderson, Sr.
Ava S. Hornung William Henderson, Sr.
James Emory Sims William Henderson, Sr.
Sue Shelley Parton John Marshall
William Houston Pickle Thomas Smith
Nanabelle Whaley Runion William M. Whaley
Misty Seagle Ward James McCarter, Sr.
Misty Seagle Ward Martha Jane Huskey Ogle
Misty Seagle Ward William M. Whaley
Doris Nierman William Clabaugh
Marion Delores Brown Fanelli Martin & Barbara Ann Emert Shults
Wilma Irene Shelley Williams John Marshall
Anna Darlene Dick Henry E. Bohanon, Sr.
Barbara J. Ballenger John Walker, Sr.
Ruth Elaine Maples Josiah & Ruthea Maples
Glenn Ann Maples Schoen Josiah & Ruthea Maples

This list will be supplemented periodically.