James Edward Massengill: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. James Edward Massengill (son of James Walter Massengill and Lillian Proffitt).

Generation: 2

James Walter Massengill was born 19 Jun 1931; died 9 Mar 1998; was buried Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

James — Lillian Proffitt. Lillian (daughter of James Horace Proffitt and Ida Mae Messer) was born 11 Feb 1936, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 2006, Life Care Center of Jefferson City, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Dec 2006, Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Lillian Proffitt was born 11 Feb 1936, Tennessee (daughter of James Horace Proffitt and Ida Mae Messer); died 9 Dec 2006, Life Care Center of Jefferson City, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Dec 2006, Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Children:

Generation: 3

James Horace Proffitt was born 10 Oct 1900, Tennessee (son of Caloway "Cal" Proffitt and M. Palestine Whaley); died 8 Feb 1944; was buried Leavenworth North Road Cemetery, Chelan County, Georgia.

James married Ida Mae Messer 23 Dec 1933, Cocke County, Tennessee. Ida (daughter of John H. Messer and Lucy C. Whaley) was born 6 May 1912, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 2002, Jefferson County Nursing Home, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Aug 2002, Swanns Chapel Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Ida Mae Messer was born 6 May 1912, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John H. Messer and Lucy C. Whaley); died 20 Aug 2002, Jefferson County Nursing Home, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Aug 2002, Swanns Chapel Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Children:

Pearl Proffitt died Bef 20 Aug 2002.
John Lee Proffitt was born 4 Jan 1933, Tennessee.
Raymond C. Proffitt was born 18 Oct 1934, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 2013, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Feb 2013, Swanns Chapel Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
3. Lillian Proffitt was born 11 Feb 1936, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 2006, Life Care Center of Jefferson City, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Dec 2006, Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Alice Lenora Proffitt was born Abt 1939, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 2016; was buried 30 Mar 2016, Cox Family Cemetery.
Ethel Mae Proffitt

Generation: 4

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Caloway "Cal" Proffitt was born 3 Oct 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Benijah "Ben" Proffitt and Appie Ogle); died 15 Jan 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Caloway — M. Palestine Whaley. M. (daughter of Middleton Whaley, II and Sarah Elizabeth Whaley) was born 10 Jan 1873, Tennessee; died 7 Sep 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Sep 1925, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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M. Palestine Whaley was born 10 Jan 1873, Tennessee (daughter of Middleton Whaley, II and Sarah Elizabeth Whaley); died 7 Sep 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Sep 1925, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

Mary Alice Proffitt was born 8 Aug 1895, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1977; was buried Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
6. James Horace Proffitt was born 10 Oct 1900, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1944; was buried Leavenworth North Road Cemetery, Chelan County, Georgia.
Marion Proffitt was born 7 Apr 1904, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 2000.
Lee Proffitt was born 13 May 1906, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1988; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lillie Proffitt was born 12 Jul 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jun 1994; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Raymond Proffitt died Bef 11 Feb 2006.
Lela Proffitt was born 22 Feb 1914, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Oct 2000; was buried 2 Nov 2000, Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lena Proffitt was born 22 Feb 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 2006, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Feb 2006, Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Julia H. Proffitt was born 19 Apr 1917, Tennessee; died 21 Jun 1975; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

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John H. Messer was born 16 Sep 1875, Haywood County, North Carolina (son of James A. Messer and Rachel M. "Tiney" Barnes); died 24 Jan 1954, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jan 1954, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

John married Lucy C. Whaley 30 Jul 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lucy (daughter of William Isaac Whaley and Hulda Ogle) was born 31 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jan 1946, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Lucy C. Whaley was born 31 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Isaac Whaley and Hulda Ogle); died 2 Jan 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jan 1946, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Children:

Perry Robert Messer was born 6 Jul 1894; died 1971; was buried Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Lenora M. Messer was born 10 Sep 1897; died 25 Oct 1983; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
James Isaac Messer was born 30 Jul 1899, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1974, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Garland Messer was born 20 Jun 1901.
David Soloman "Sollie" Messer was born 18 Mar 1909; died 27 Jun 1970; was buried Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
7. Ida Mae Messer was born 6 May 1912, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 2002, Jefferson County Nursing Home, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Aug 2002, Swanns Chapel Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.