This typed manuscript records Francis W. Headman's speech given about his mother’s research on the Sevier Family during the 13th Sevier Family Reunion in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on June 20, 1981. Headman describes his mother, Mary Hoss Headman, who began genealogical research on the Sevier family when she was a teenager, taking up genealogical research again when she was 40, and continuing until her death at age 82. He mentions the sources Mary Hoss Headman consulted, such as interviews with her father, the great-grandson of Gov. John Sevier; Governor Sevier’s grandchildren; and family Bibles and government documents. Headman then delves into his mother’s genealogical findings on Gov. John Sevier, such as information on Sevier’s French ancestry through his father, Valentine. Many of the biographical points made in Headman’s speech come from his grandfather's speech given at a previous Sevier family reunion.