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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Guy "Big Un" Dennis (son of Glenn Dennis and Ollie Proffitt).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 104.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Glenn Dennis

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 101, 104.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 6.
    "Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter", V XXI No 1, Spring 1996, p 3, 9.

    Glenn married Ollie Proffitt 6 Mar 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee. Ollie (daughter of Aaron Whaley Proffitt and Millia Sutton) was born 16 Apr 1902. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ollie Proffitt was born 16 Apr 1902 (daughter of Aaron Whaley Proffitt and Millia Sutton).

    Notes:

    Buried in Jones Cove.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 101, 104.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 6.
    "Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter", V XXI No 1, Spring 1996, p 3, 9.

    Children:
    1. Mary Nell Dennis
    2. 1. Guy "Big Un" Dennis
    3. Lilly Kate Dennis
    4. Mable Dennis
    5. Wilbur Dennis


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Aaron Whaley Proffitt was born 7 May 1857, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 10 May 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-4Q

    Notes:

    Bob Parton lists birth as 4 January 1860 and death as 15 May 1932.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 100.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 6, 8.

    Aaron married Millia Sutton 29 Dec 1881, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Millia (daughter of Lawson Sutton and Mary Jane Scroggins) was born 1 Apr 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 May 1932; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Millia Sutton was born 1 Apr 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Lawson Sutton and Mary Jane Scroggins); died 15 May 1932; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: BGW2-3V
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 100.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 6, 8.

    Children:
    1. Algia Proffitt was born 2 Apr 1883, Tennessee; died 23 Feb 1937.
    2. Dr. Alonzo L. Proffitt was born 9 Aug 1884, Tennessee; died 13 Mar 1944; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Louis Baxter Proffitt was born 19 Jul 1886; died 13 Sep 1949; was buried Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. Valaria Proffitt was born 3 Apr 1888; died 6 Aug 1952.
    5. Dallas W. Proffitt was born 11 Jul 1890, Tennessee; died 29 Jan 1942; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Elma Proffitt was born 8 Jun 1898; died 5 May 1948; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 3. Ollie Proffitt was born 16 Apr 1902.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  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]


  2. 13.  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. 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. 6. 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.

  3. 14.  Lawson Sutton was born 10 May 1827, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Aug 1879; was buried Sutton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1868, Lawson Sutton Homestead, Sevier County, Tennessee; Believed to be Lawson Sutton's homestead address152 Pittman Center Rd in 2015

    Lawson — Mary Jane Scroggins. Mary (daughter of Catherine) was born 8 Mar 1830, North Carolina; died 7 Dec 1899. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Mary Jane ScrogginsMary Jane Scroggins was born 8 Mar 1830, North Carolina (daughter of Catherine); died 7 Dec 1899.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Lewis R. Sutton was born 16 Sep 1852, Tennessee; died 20 Jul 1882; was buried Sutton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Eliza Jane Sutton was born 24 Oct 1859, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 26 May 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 May 1929, Sutton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 7. Millia Sutton was born 1 Apr 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 May 1932; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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