Alexander Whaley was the son of William M Whaley and Mary Ann Ogle -Whaley. Alexander Whaley's father William M Whaley a Prominent Forefather of Sevier County History in Tennessee. Alexander's mother was Mary Ann Ogle the daughter of William "Billy" Ogle and Martha Jane "Huskey" -Ogle also an important part of Sevier County History

Alexander Whaley Married Mary Elizabeth Williamson and they had the following 5 Children;

1. William Whaley
2. Angeline Whaley
3. John Nelson Whaley
4. Alice Whaley
5. Caroline Whaley

After the death of his Wife Mary, Alexander moved his family to Graves, Kentucky for a short time before returning to Sevier, Tennessee with his new Wife Mary "Polly" Boyd aka Mary Phillips that he married in Kentucky abt 1849.

Alexander Whaley and Mary "Boyd" Whaley had the following Children;
1. James W. L. Whaley
2. Mary Whaley
3. Alexander Jr. Whaley
4. Elijah W. Whaley
5. Whaley, b. Abt 1861
6. Colonel Preston Whaley
7. Leah E. Whaley

Alexander Whaley and wife Mary Boyd Whaley are listed on the following Unied States Federal Census;

*1850 United States Federal Census
ResidenceDistrict 1, Graves, Kentucky
*1860 United States Federal Census
ResidenceDistrict 2, Sevier, Tennessee
*1870 United States Federal Census
ResidenceDistrict 2, Sevier, Tennessee
*1880 United States Federal Census
ResidenceEmerts Cove, Sevier, Tennessee, United States


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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 288.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 5, 6.