James M. 'Jim' Ownby

b 19 Nov 1881,
d 1933, John 'Johny' Ownbey >
bur , Sevier, Tennessee John Ownby, Jr. Nancy Ann 'Nannie' Porter >
Aaron Ownbey b 11 Jul 1781 John Hill
| b 26 Oct 1815 Elizabeth Hill  
John W. Ownby, Rev.  d 29 Oct 1897 b 06 Nov 1784  
|b 24 Oct 1859 | Joel Buckner  
|d 04 Jun 1935 Mary 'Polly' Buckner b 1834  
|  b 17 Sep 1817 Mourning Carr  
James M. 'Jim' Ownby  d 12 Feb 1902 b 1838 Benajah Proffitt >
|Nora Clark-1 + James Jackson Proffitt Sarah Byrd
| James McMahan 'Jim' Proffitt b 28 Jun 1819 James Balford 'Jim_Bally' McMahan >
| |b 11 Mar 1844 Celia McMahan Mary Ann 'Polly' Wilson, 'Granny Mack' >
Celia Proffitt  d 11 Feb 1913 b 07 Mar 1827 Middleton Whaley >
 b 04 Dec 1863 | Aaron Whaley Rebecca Ogle >
 d 02 Jun 1951 Martha Whaley b 02 Jan 1823 John Ownby >
 b 25 Sep 1843 Sarah Elmira 'Sally' Ownby Mary Jane 'Granny' Coone >
 d 27 Dec 1912 b 1822

Children

1 Ina Ownby
2 Lela Ownby
3 < Alma Ownby
4 Selma Ownby
5 Willie 'Billy' Ownby
6 Lowe 'Jo' Ownby
7 Blanche Ownby
8 Reba Ownby

Notes

Buried in the Proffitt Cemetery in the Glades.

Source: 'Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3', 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 128. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 72, 73. 'Smoky Mountain Family Album,' Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 95. 'In the Shadow of the Smokies', Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 553. 'Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage', 1994, p 288. 'Clabo Family Tree', Gardner Clabo, p 157.


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