Celia Proffitt^{[1, 2]}

1862 - 1951

• Born	4 Dec 1862	Tennessee   [3]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	D7BD578459F33644ADC88E75294F3DB41652
  Died	2 Jun 1951  [4]
  Buried	P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I5000	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	James McMahan "Jim" Proffitt,   b. 11 Mar 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Feb 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Mother	Martha Whaley,   b. 25 Sep 1843, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Dec 1912
  Married	16 Jan 1862	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F434	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rev. John W. Ownby,   b. 24 Oct 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jun 1935
  Marriage License	14 Jan 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	> 1. Julia Etta Ownby,   b. 20 Mar 1880, Tennessee > 2. James M. "Jim" Ownby,   b. 19 Nov 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Apr 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee > 3. Oliver R. Ownby,   b. 6 Sep 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1964 > 4. Nora Ownby,   b. 4 Feb 1886,   d. 27 Jan 1974 > 5. Aaron A. Ownby,   b. 29 Jul 1888,   d. 25 Oct 1962 > 6. Allen Ownby,   b. 23 May 1891,   d. 3 Jul 1988, Veteran's Hospital, Boise, Idaho   7. Early Ownby,   b. 21 Jun 1893,   d. See Notes > 8. Grace Ownby,   b. 27 Oct 1895,   d. 14 Aug 1965 > 9. Ennis Dewey Ownby,   b. 5 Apr 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 8 May 1983   10. Litha Ownby,   b. 23 Feb 1901   11. Bessie Ownby,   b. 17 Jul 1904,   d. 19 Apr 1983   12. Ownby,   d. See Notes   13. Allen Ownby
  Headstones		Mother Father Celia Ownby Rev. J. W. Ownby Dec. 4, 1862 Oct. 24, 1859 June 2, 1951 June 4, 1935
  Family ID	F1898	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Dec 1862 - Tennessee Marriage License - 14 Jan 1879 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - P. A. 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

  
  

• Photos

  Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission Dr. Hoffman and some of his 1928 class of midwifery. From left are Hoffman, Laura Whaley, Mary Jane Trentham, Polly Whaley, Celia (Proffitt) Ownby and Sarah Cole.

  
  

• Notes

  Graduate of Pi Beta Phi Teachers' College Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee 1928 class of Midwifery. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48, 115, 128. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 71, 72.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 323B, 1880. [S135] Mountain Ways, Gene Aiken, (1983), 53, 74, 199. [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 342a, 21 Jul 1870. C:\My Documents\Genealogy\SevierCensus1870\0342a.gif [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 2 Jun 1951. Ownby, Mrs Celia b. Dec 4, 1862 d. Jun 2, 1951 House of her dau Mrs Nora Clabo Cumberland VA Glades Bapt Cem Survivors: 5 dau Mrs Juletti Clabo Cartersville VA Mrs Nora Clabo Cumberland VA Mrs Grace Bryan Cumberland VA Mrs Litha Franklin Sweet Home OR Mrs Bess Ownby Wingina VA 4 sons O. R. Ownby Boyds Creek A. A. Dillwyn VA Allen Meridian ID Ennis Gatlinburg 2 sis Mrs Ellen Ellison Knox Mrs Lorinda Ogle Sev Co 1 bro P. A. Proffitt Sev. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 553.