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Denzil Larve Proffitt

Male 1922 - 2017  (94 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Denzil Larve Proffitt was born 26 Jun 1922, Tennessee (son of Arlie David Proffitt and Nancy Edna Rolen); died 10 Jan 2017; was buried 12 Jan 2017, Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 19.

    Denzil married Otha Horace Howard 13 Dec 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee. Otha (daughter of Newt Howard and Ida Dessie Rolen) was born 24 May 1927; died 4 Sep 2013; was buried 8 Sep 2013, Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Janice Kay Proffitt was born 3 May 1949.
    2. David Lynn Proffitt was born 4 May 1957; died 23 Aug 2013; was buried 28 Aug 2013, James Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Michael Proffitt
    4. Marty Fred Proffitt was born 18 Mar 1960.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Arlie David Proffitt was born 17 Sep 1894, Tennessee (son of Pleasant Baxter Proffitt and Elizabeth Clerasa Williams); died 17 Oct 1962; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 19, 38.

    Arlie — Nancy Edna Rolen. Nancy (daughter of Joab Joe B. Rolen and Mary Ann Williams) was born 16 Dec 1899, Tennessee; died 8 May 2001, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 11 May 2001, Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Nancy Edna Rolen was born 16 Dec 1899, Tennessee (daughter of Joab Joe B. Rolen and Mary Ann Williams); died 8 May 2001, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 11 May 2001, Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 19, 38.

    Children:
    1. Charles Baxter Proffitt was born 29 Jan 1917, Tennessee; died 11 Apr 1997; was buried Denton-Hicks Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. Joe Creighton Proffitt was born 8 May 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Feb 2003, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. Denzil Larve Proffitt was born 26 Jun 1922, Tennessee; died 10 Jan 2017; was buried 12 Jan 2017, Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Ima Kate Proffitt was born 28 Jun 1924, Tennessee; died 13 May 2014; was buried 17 May 2014, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    5. Roy Milton Proffitt was born 7 Dec 1928, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Pleasant Baxter Proffitt was born 28 Jan 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Proffitt and Phoebe "Pheby" Harrison); died 17 Jan 1910; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 59.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 382.

    Pleasant married Elizabeth Clerasa Williams 20 Nov 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee. Elizabeth was born 5 Sep 1857; died 14 Sep 1896; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Clerasa Williams was born 5 Sep 1857; died 14 Sep 1896; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 59.

    Children:
    1. James H. Proffitt was born 5 Apr 1881; died 4 Mar 1884; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Martha J. Proffitt was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sam T. Proffitt was born 16 Jul 1891, Tennessee; died 20 Jan 1958; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 2. Arlie David Proffitt was born 17 Sep 1894, Tennessee; died 17 Oct 1962; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Joab Joe B. Rolen was born 31 Oct 1857, Tennessee (son of James Rolen and Martha Ann "Sis" Williams); died 11 Jul 1903; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 20, 21.
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen Stucker, 1980, p 2.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 16.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 389.

    Joab married Mary Ann Williams 21 Mar 1895. Mary (daughter of John Williams and Margaret Emaline Clark) was born 13 Mar 1869, Tennessee; died 28 Aug 1915; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Ann Williams was born 13 Mar 1869, Tennessee (daughter of John Williams and Margaret Emaline Clark); died 28 Aug 1915; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen, p 5.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 16, 24.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Suzanne "Lizzie" Rolen was born 31 Dec 1895; died 14 Oct 1983, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. George Luther Rolen was born 4 Jan 1898; died 10 Apr 1971; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 3. Nancy Edna Rolen was born 16 Dec 1899, Tennessee; died 8 May 2001, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 11 May 2001, Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mattie Emeline Rolen was born 3 May 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1990; was buried Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Proffitt was born 1822, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Benajah Proffitt and Sarah Byrd Webb); died 4 Mar 1863, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; was buried Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    James Proffitt died of wounds suffered in the Civil War.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 58, 59.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 8.

    James married Phoebe "Pheby" Harrison 3 Sep 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee. Phoebe (daughter of Reuben Harrison and Elixabeth Baxter) was born 1828, Cocke County, Tennessee; died Aug 1862, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Phoebe "Pheby" Harrison was born 1828, Cocke County, Tennessee (daughter of Reuben Harrison and Elixabeth Baxter); died Aug 1862, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 58, 59.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 8.

    Children:
    1. Ann Proffitt was born 1842, Tennessee.
    2. Susanna "Susan" Proffitt was born 1848.
    3. Jackson Proffitt was born 1851.
    4. Russell Harrison "Harrison" Proffitt was born 26 Feb 1853, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1937, Collin County, Texas; was buried 12 Feb 1937, Cottage Hill Cemetery, Collin County, Texas.
    5. 4. Pleasant Baxter Proffitt was born 28 Jan 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Jan 1910; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Margaret Proffitt was born 1859.

  3. 12.  James Rolen was born Abt 1835/1837, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Joab Rolen and Anna McMahan); died 9 Mar 1864.

    Notes:

    James died in service in the Union Army and was buried in a military cemetery possibly in Chattanooga or Nashville, Tennessee.

    Rosa Lee Downey has birth as 20 January 1841.

    Sevier County Heritage lists birth as 1841.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 170.
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen
    Stucker, 1980, p 1, 2.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 3.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 325, 389.

    James married Martha Ann "Sis" Williams 20 Jan 1854. Martha (daughter of John "Johnnie" Williams and Elizabeth "Betsey" Martin) was born 20 Jan 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1921; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Martha Ann "Sis" Williams was born 20 Jan 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John "Johnnie" Williams and Elizabeth "Betsey" Martin); died 19 Jul 1921; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 170.
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen Stucker, 1980, p 2.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 3.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 325, 389.

    Children:
    1. William M. Rolen was born 13 Oct 1854, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 1931; was buried W. M. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Joab Joe B. Rolen was born 31 Oct 1857, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1903; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Samuel L. Rolen was born 2 Nov 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1942; was buried Samuel Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Y. J. Rolen was born Nov 1860; died 24 Dec 1860; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Carroll L. Rolen was born 1862; died 29 Jul 1864; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 14.  John WilliamsJohn Williams was born 14 Jun 1841, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Berry Williams and Lurana Brooks); died 7 Nov 1908; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    John and Margaret Emaline (Clark) Williams lived on a farm in Emert Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen 1980, p 5.

    John married Margaret Emaline Clark 2 Jan 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of John Bitner Clark and Mary James) was born 9 Apr 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1925; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Margaret Emaline ClarkMargaret Emaline Clark was born 9 Apr 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John Bitner Clark and Mary James); died 6 Sep 1925; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen, 1980, p 4, 5.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Jane Williams was born 26 Sep 1867, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 1923.
    2. 7. Mary Ann Williams was born 13 Mar 1869, Tennessee; died 28 Aug 1915; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Rachel Lourania Williams was born 20 Nov 1870, Tennessee.
    4. Little Berry Williams was born 8 Oct 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Dec 1952; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Joel Monteval Williams was born 11 Nov 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Aug 1958, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah Pathiany "Thenia" Williams, "Theney" was born 7 Dec 1877, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 1919; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Solomon Randolph Williams was born 15 Jan 1879, Tennessee.
    8. Harriet Kreene Williams was born 15 Jan 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1949; was buried Huff Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    9. James Arthur Williams was born 25 Jan 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1943; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. David Lavator Williams was born 4 Feb 1886.
    11. Claris Laymon Williams was born 6 Feb 1889.
    12. Daniel Earl Williams was born 10 May 1891.
    13. Rufus McClellan "Clellan" Williams was born 8 Aug 1893, Tennessee; died 26 May 1982, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    14. Alice Verenia Williams was born 15 Jan 1897, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1978; was buried W. M. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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