Michael Hodge: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Michael Hodge (son of Joseph Edward Hodges and Leviticus "Vid" Valentine).
Michael — Pam. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

2.	Joseph Edward Hodges died Bef 29 Apr 2016. Joseph — Leviticus "Vid" Valentine. Leviticus (daughter of William Levi Valentine and Millie Jane Dixon) was born 19 Jun 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Aug 1981; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Leviticus "Vid" Valentine was born 19 Jun 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Levi Valentine and Millie Jane Dixon); died 24 Aug 1981; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 100.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 368.

Children:

Vada Jane Hodges was born 3 Oct 1940; died 29 Apr 2016; was buried 2 May 2016, Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Prentice A. Hodges was born 11 Sep 1942; died 29 Jan 2011; was buried 2 Feb 2011, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Jessie Hodge died From 29 Jan 2011 to 29 Apr 2016.
Johnnie Hodge
Alice Hodge died Bef 29 Apr 2016.
Valentine Hodge
1. Michael Hodge
Kenneth David Hodges was born 16 Apr 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1952; was buried Trundles Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

William Levi Valentine was born 10 Mar 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Aaron H. Valentine and Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt); died 14 Jun 1961; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Levi was an excellent carpenter.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 96, 100, 156.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 368.

William — Millie Jane Dixon. Millie (daughter of Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson and Nancy Cansada Gossett) was born 21 Feb 1886; died 27 Jun 1919; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Millie Jane Dixon was born 21 Feb 1886 (daughter of Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson and Nancy Cansada Gossett); died 27 Jun 1919; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 96, 100, 156.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 368.

Children:

Charles Cliff "Charlie" Valentine was born 4 Mar 1904, Tennessee; died 11 May 1954; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Geneva Valentine
Burvil A. Valentine was born 13 Jun 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Sep 1986, Banks, Idaho.
Homer Clay Valentine was born Abt 1911, Tennessee; died 22 May 2009, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Shelby Halleck Valentine was born Abt 1914, Tennessee.
3. Leviticus "Vid" Valentine was born 19 Jun 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Aug 1981; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Paul Valentine was born 27 Jun 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1996, Cleveland, Ohio.

Generation: 4

12.

Aaron H. Valentine was born 20 Nov 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William C. Valentine and Mary Ann Shamblin); died 12 Nov 1933; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Owned a rugged mountain farm in the first district of Sevier County, Tennessee where their twelve children were born and raised. They built their own log house near a spring that furnished a stream of water.

SMHS lists death date as 12 November 1935.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 95.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 367, 368, 369, 370.
Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

Aaron married Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt 10 Feb 1872. Elizabeth (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan) was born 11 Sep 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1924; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt was born 11 Sep 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 15 Mar 1924; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

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Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 95.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 367, 368, 370.
Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

Children:

Marion Allen "M. A." Valentine was born 17 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 1941; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sherrod H. Valentine was born 16 May 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1940; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Martha Valentine was born 27 Jun 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1944.
Lawson Valentine was born 28 Feb 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Jan 1957; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Susan Ann Valentine was born 2 Jul 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1955; was buried Stinnett Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Luther Valentine was born 12 Aug 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1941; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
W. Curtis Valentine was born 7 Aug 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee.
6. William Levi Valentine was born 10 Mar 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1961; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Jackson C. "Jack" Valentine was born 17 Apr 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jun 1974; was buried Prospect Cemetery.
Laura Jane Valentine was born 26 Apr 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1923.
Bernard Arthur Valentine was born 31 Dec 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1972; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Bertha Valentine was born 13 Nov 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1975; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

14.

Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson was born 13 Aug 1861, Tennessee (son of William Henry Dickson and Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan); died 13 Jan 1931; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Rosa Lee Downey lists middle name as James.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 96, 152, 156.

Thomas — Nancy Cansada Gossett. Nancy (daughter of J. R. Gossett) was born 16 Oct 1868; died 10 Feb 1898; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Nancy Cansada Gossett was born 16 Oct 1868 (daughter of J. R. Gossett); died 10 Feb 1898; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 152, 156.

Children:

Cad Dixon was born 13 Jan 1881; died 7 Oct 1916.
7. Millie Jane Dixon was born 21 Feb 1886; died 27 Jun 1919; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lillie Adra Dixon was born 18 Mar 1888; died 26 Jan 1968.
Nancy Caldonia "Donia" Dixon was born 20 Sep 1891, Tennessee; died 11 Nov 1967; was buried McCarter-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Marthann Dixon was born 11 Jan 1893; died 4 Sep 1893.
Henry "Jacen" Dixon was born 6 Jan 1894; died 12 Aug 1949; was buried Dalton, Georgia.
Benjamin "Coker" Dixon was born 14 Jun 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Jul 1961; was buried Bachelor Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.