J. Arthur Blalock: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	J. Arthur Blalock was born 26 Apr 1894 (son of Columbus Christopher Blalock and Lydia Q. Ownby); died 23 Aug 1917; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. Notes: ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 86.

Generation: 2

Columbus Christopher Blalock was born 28 May 1863, Tennessee (son of Samuel Blalock and Margaret Jane Clark); died 10 Jul 1949; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 122, 123, 213.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85, 86.

Columbus married Lydia Q. Ownby 3 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lydia (daughter of Marion Harrison Ownby and Sarah Proffitt) was born 16 Jul 1865, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1936; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Lydia Q. Ownby was born 16 Jul 1865, Tennessee (daughter of Marion Harrison Ownby and Sarah Proffitt); died 6 Sep 1936; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 122, 123.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85, 86.

Children:

1. J. Arthur Blalock was born 26 Apr 1894; died 23 Aug 1917; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Arlie W. Blalock was born 9 Oct 1896; died 30 Jul 1931; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

Samuel Blalock was born 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Jeremiah Blalock and Nancy Maples).

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 123, 212, 213.

Samuel married Margaret Jane Clark 9 Apr 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret was born 1833, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Margaret Jane Clark was born 1833, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 123, 212, 213.

Children:

William T. Blalock was born 28 May 1858, Tennessee; died 31 May 1917; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Blalock was born Abt 1860; died See Notes.
2. Columbus Christopher Blalock was born 28 May 1863, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1949; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Blalock was born Abt 1866; died See Notes.
Samuel Allen Blalock was born 27 Oct 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1944; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
L. J. Blalock was born 1872, Tennessee.

Marion Harrison Ownby was born 6 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Aaron Ownbey and Mary "Polly" Buckner); died 26 Feb 1917; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

AFN: 1TQP-L1

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 115, 122.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 85.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 141.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

Marion married Sarah Proffitt 17 Mar 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan) was born 28 Oct 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1934; was buried 7 Jan 1934, Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Proffitt was born 28 Oct 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 6 Jan 1934; was buried 7 Jan 1934, Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

AFN: 1TQP-ZW

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 115, 122.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 85.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 141.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

Children:

Phynethy Elenora "Ellen" Ownby was born 7 Jan 1863, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 1893; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Lydia Q. Ownby was born 16 Jul 1865, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1936; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elizabeth "Betty" Ownby was born 25 Dec 1869, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 1936; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Ownby was born 14 Mar 1871; died 14 Mar 1871.
Martha Emaline Ownby was born 21 Jun 1872; died 20 Sep 1911, Bales, Pottawatamie County, Oklahoma; was buried Bethel Acres Cemetery, Union, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
John Walker Ownby was born 27 Sep 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1946; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ashley Decator Ownby was born 25 Jan 1879; died 15 Oct 1907.
Celia Ethel Ownby was born 19 Sep 1881; died 5 Aug 1893.
Ezalee Ownby was born 5 Apr 1883; died 9 Feb 1906; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Birtha Ownby was born 16 Oct 1884.
Aaron A. Ownby was born 13 Mar 1886, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1960, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Jackson Ownby was born 24 May 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 1947; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mindy Lenora Ownby was born 3 Nov 1892; died 4 Sep 1893.

Generation: 4

Jeremiah Blalock was born Abt 1790/1800; died Abt 1840/1850.

Notes:

Listed in 1840 Sevier County census 2 males 0-5, 1 male 5-10, 2 males 10-15, male 40-50 and 1 female 30-40.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 187, 212.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/sevier/census/1840census.txt.

Jeremiah married Nancy Maples Abt 1826/1827, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Wilson Maples and Sarah Rolen) was born 1810, Tennessee; died Abt 1896; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Nancy Maples was born 1810, Tennessee (daughter of Wilson Maples and Sarah Rolen); died Abt 1896; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Listed in the 1830 through 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 187, 212.

Children:

J. Maples Blalock was born 29 Dec 1828, Georgia; died 29 Apr 1903; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Micajah Adempsey Blalock was born 1830, Tennessee.
Abijah Blalock was born 8 Oct 1835, Tennessee; died 30 Jan 1898; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. Samuel Blalock was born 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Wilson T. Blalock was born 1840, Tennessee.
Sarah Catherine Blalock was born 1843, Tennessee.
George Washington Blalock was born 18 Jun 1847, Tennessee; died 28 Jan 1918; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

12.

Aaron Ownbey was born 26 Oct 1815, Buncombe County, North Carolina (son of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 29 Oct 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1898, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

AFN: 1TQN-T3

Notes:

Aaron Ownby served as the clerk for White Oak Flats Baptist Church and also served as the Justice of Peace for the 11th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee.

They were listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 115.
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

Aaron married Mary "Polly" Buckner 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Joel Buckner and Mourning Carr) was born 17 Sep 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1902, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Mary "Polly" Buckner was born 17 Sep 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Joel Buckner and Mourning Carr); died 12 Feb 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1902, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

AFN: 1TQN-V8

Notes:

Mary was listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee with her husband.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 115.
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

Children:

Joel Ownby was born Apr 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elizabeth M. Ownby was born 18 Jun 1838, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jul 1870.
James Pruit Ownbey was born 8 Jun 1840, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1923, Morganton, Fannin, Georgia; was buried 26 Mar 1923, Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia.
6. Marion Harrison Ownby was born 6 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1917; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Albert Brazlin Ownby was born 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1885; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy Jane Ownby was born 8 Jul 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1898; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Brazelton Ownby was born 10 Feb 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1892; was buried Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Vera Ownbey was born Abt 1854, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Aaron Isaac Ownby was born 1856, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1874/1875.
Rev. John West Ownby was born 24 Oct 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1935; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

14.

James Jackson Proffitt was born 28 Jun 1819, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Benajah Proffitt and Sarah Byrd Webb); died 20 Jun 1863, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; was buried 1863, Stones River National Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

AFN: 1TQN-WF

Notes:

Co E, 2nd Regiment of Tn. Cal.

Died of typhoid fever in Civil War and is buried in National Cemetery.
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Reference:
T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 13, 58, 64.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 8.
Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 195.

James married Celia McMahan 4 Mar 1841, Sevier County, Tennessee. Celia (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack") was born 7 Mar 1827, North Carolina; died 5 Jun 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Celia McMahan was born 7 Mar 1827, North Carolina (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack"); died 5 Jun 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

AFN: 1TQN-XL

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48.
T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 13, 58, 64, 105.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 8.
Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 195.

Children:

Benijah "Ben" Proffitt was born 25 Nov 1841, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Benajah Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Ann "Polly" Proffitt was born 28 Oct 1842, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1910, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James McMahan "Jim" Proffitt was born 11 Mar 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. Sarah Proffitt was born 28 Oct 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1934; was buried 7 Jan 1934, Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
David Proffitt was born 14 Feb 1847, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1909, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Pleasant P. Proffitt was born 2 Jun 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William M. "Bill" Proffitt was born 8 Aug 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Proffitt was born 1852; died See Notes.
Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt was born 11 Sep 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1924; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Aaron Whaley Proffitt was born 7 May 1857, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 May 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Martha S. Proffitt was born 18 Nov 1859, , Sevier County, Tennessee.