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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Martha Ownby (daughter of Ashley Decator Ownby and Dora Belle Howard); died 1958.

    Notes:

    Suffered from diabeties
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 88.

    Martha — Sam Taylor. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Willard Taylor died See Notes, , California.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ashley Decator Ownby was born 25 Jan 1879 (son of Marion Harrison Ownby and Sarah Proffitt); died 15 Oct 1907.

    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, 88.

    Ashley — Dora Belle Howard. Dora (daughter of Thomas Joseph Howard and Martha Jane Yarberry) was born Oct 1881. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Dora Belle Howard was born Oct 1881 (daughter of Thomas Joseph Howard and Martha Jane Yarberry).

    Notes:

    Rosa Lee Downey lists Dora's middle initial as "B".
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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 86, 88.

    Children:
    1. Roger M. Ownby was born Aug 1899.
    2. Grady Ownby was born 29 Oct 1902; died 8 Mar 1978.
    3. Clyde Ownby died Bef 11 Jan 2000.
    4. 1. Martha Ownby died 1958.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Marion Harrison OwnbyMarion 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]


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

  3. 6.  Thomas Joseph Howard was born 10 Oct 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Madison Howard and Catherine Thomas); died 13 Feb 1940; was buried Hurst Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 153.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 86.

    Thomas — Martha Jane Yarberry. Martha (daughter of William Yarberry and Charlotta Rollins) was born 30 Dec 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 May 1937; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Martha Jane Yarberry was born 30 Dec 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Yarberry and Charlotta Rollins); died 8 May 1937; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried in Hurst (Obes Branch) Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 480.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 86.

    Children:
    1. Madison A. Howard was born 10 Feb 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 1946, Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Dec 1946, Fisk Addition Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Dora Belle Howard was born Oct 1881.
    3. Greenberry B. Howard was born 3 Jul 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1966; was buried Thomas (Mize) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Addison Howard was born 22 Oct 1883; died 14 Nov 1962; was buried , Bradley, Tennessee.
    5. Alice Howard was born 5 Sep 1888; died 17 Jun 1939; was buried Hurst Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Josie Howard
    7. Maude Mae Howard was born 15 Apr 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1964, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Robert LeVair Howard was born 6 Jan 1896; died 1 Mar 1950; was buried Thomas (Mize) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. David Arthur Howard was born 20 Jun 1902, Tennessee; died 26 Dec 1966; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. William Howard
    11. Charles Howard died Bef 19 Jan 2008.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Aaron OwnbeyAaron 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]


  2. 9.  Mary "Polly" BucknerMary "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:
    1. Joel Ownby was born Apr 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Elizabeth M. Ownby was born 18 Jun 1838, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jul 1870.
    3. 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.
    4. 4. Marion Harrison Ownby was born 6 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1917; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Albert Brazlin Ownby was born 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1885; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nancy Jane Ownby was born 8 Jul 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1898; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Brazelton Ownby was born 10 Feb 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1892; was buried Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Vera Ownbey was born Abt 1854, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Aaron Isaac Ownby was born 1856, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1874/1875.
    10. 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.

  3. 10.  James Jackson ProffittJames 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]


  4. 11.  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:
    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 5. 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.
    5. 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.
    6. 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.
    7. 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.
    8. Proffitt was born 1852; died See Notes.
    9. Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt was born 11 Sep 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1924; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. 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.
    11. Martha S. Proffitt was born 18 Nov 1859, , Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Madison Howard was born Abt 1816, Virginia (son of Matthew Howard and Barbara Baughman).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 227.
    Wanda Howard Fisher family record chart, 14 April 1980.

    Madison — Catherine Thomas. Catherine was born Abt 1827, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Catherine Thomas was born Abt 1827, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. William Howard was born Abt 1845, Tennessee.
    2. John Howard was born Abt 1847, Tennessee.
    3. James Howard was born Abt 1850, Tennessee.
    4. 6. Thomas Joseph Howard was born 10 Oct 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Feb 1940; was buried Hurst Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Amanda M. Howard was born 31 May 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1924; was buried Rankin Cemetery.
    6. Elitia S. O. Howard was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.
    7. Robert R. Howard was born Abt 1862, Tennessee.
    8. Queenie Annie Howard was born 3 Jul 1868, Tennessee; died 14 Dec 1949; was buried Ball Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  William Yarberry was born 1839, Carter County, Tennessee.

    William — Charlotta Rollins. Charlotta (daughter of John C. Rollins and Sara Smith) was born 1827, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Charlotta Rollins was born 1827, Tennessee (daughter of John C. Rollins and Sara Smith).
    Children:
    1. Malissa Yarberry was born Jan 1855, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1932, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Jun 1932, Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. 7. Martha Jane Yarberry was born 30 Dec 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 May 1937; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. William Yarberry was born Abt 1866, Tennessee.


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