John Proffitt^[1]

1871 - 1936  (64 years)

• Name	John Proffitt
  Born	22 Mar 1871	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	19 Feb 1936
  Buried	Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I30876	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	David Proffitt,   b. 14 Feb 1847, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Mar 1909, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Whaley,   b. 1851, Tennessee ,   d. 1880/1889  (Age 38 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1866	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F11345	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rachel Shultz,   b. 8 Apr 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jul 1949  (Age 69 years)
  Children	+ 1. Elmer Proffitt,   b. 18 Mar 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jul 1981  (Age 84 years) + 2. Lawrence A. Proffitt,   b. 21 Oct 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Apr 1971  (Age 70 years)   3. Glen Proffitt,   b. 16 Mar 1902,   d. 25 Jan 1925  (Age 22 years) + 4. Bruce Proffitt,   b. 25 Jan 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Dec 1979  (Age 75 years) + 5. Myrtle Proffitt,   b. 11 Mar 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 May 1989  (Age 83 years)   6. Hazel Proffitt,   b. 21 Jul 1909,   d. 30 May 1982  (Age 72 years)
  Headstones		Proffitt Johnnie Rachel Mar. 22, 1871 Apr. 8, 1880 Feb. 19, 1936 July 31, 1948 Gone but not forgotten
  Family ID	F11374	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Mar 1871 - Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Hump back. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 53. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 89, 90.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 323B, 1880. [S112] Census, 1900. Name: John Proffitt Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 136 Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Mar 1871 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (Standardized): White Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Years Married: 4 Estimated Marriage Year: 1896 Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 1 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 10 Reference Number: 43 Film Number: 1241595 Digital Folder Number: 004118729 Image Number: 00352 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John Proffitt M 29 Tennessee Wife Rachel Proffitt F 20 Tennessee Son Elmer Proffitt M 3 Tennessee Son Lawrence Proffitt M 1 Tennessee Brother Oscar A Proffitt M 19 Tennessee Brother Isham Proffitt M 17 Tennessee [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 547.