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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Evert Proffitt was born 14 Mar 1908 (son of Lawson A. Proffitt and Ollie Whaley); died 26 Sep 1908.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 312.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lawson A. Proffitt was born 9 Aug 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Benijah "Ben" Proffitt and Appie Ogle); died 29 Mar 1960; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1294, Whitfield County, Georgia

    Notes:

    Some sources list birth as 9 August 1873.

    Twin of Kimsey.

    Buried in the Hopewell Cemetery.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 65, 69.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 710.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297, 312.

    Lawson married Ollie Whaley 18 Apr 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee. Ollie (daughter of Samuel Whaley and Mary Roseann Ogle) was born 25 Sep 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1979; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ollie Whaley was born 25 Sep 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Samuel Whaley and Mary Roseann Ogle); died 22 Feb 1979; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1294, Whitfield County, Georgia

    Notes:

    Buried in the Hopewell Cemetery.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 65, 69.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297, 312.

    Children:
    1. Emma Proffitt was born 25 Jan 1897; died INFANT.
    2. Bertha Proffitt was born 15 Nov 1898; died 3 Dec 1993.
    3. Anna Proffitt was born 6 May 1902, Tennessee.
    4. Blanche Proffitt was born 25 Apr 1906; died 2 Jan 1907; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 1. Evert Proffitt was born 14 Mar 1908; died 26 Sep 1908.
    6. Jackson A. Proffitt was born 15 Mar 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1992; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    7. Appie Proffitt was born 15 Aug 1913; died 19 Aug 2008, Regency Park Health Care Center.; was buried 23 Aug 2008, Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    8. Rose Ann Proffitt was born 15 Aug 1913.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Benijah "Ben" Proffitt was born 25 Nov 1841, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 8 Apr 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Benajah Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQP-WK

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 312.

    Benijah married Appie Ogle 15 May 1863. Appie (daughter of Elisha Ogle and Beda Ogle) was born 17 Nov 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jan 1922, Benajah Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Appie Ogle was born 17 Nov 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Elisha Ogle and Beda Ogle); died 2 Jan 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jan 1922, Benajah Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: BGW2-0C
    • Also Known As: Hemorrhage of Brain

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 312.

    Children:
    1. James "Jim" Proffitt was born 22 Apr 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Benajah Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Elisha Jackson Proffitt was born 26 Sep 1867, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1891; was buried Benajah Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary "Polly" Proffitt was born 1869, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Bedia Proffitt was born 14 Feb 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 May 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 1928, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Kimsey Proffitt was born 9 Aug 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Aug 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 2. Lawson A. Proffitt was born 9 Aug 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1960; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    7. Caloway "Cal" Proffitt was born 3 Oct 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. John West Proffitt was born 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Sanders S. "San" Proffitt was born 6 Dec 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1950, McMinn County, Tennessee; was buried Union McMinn Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn County, Tennessee.
    10. Sarah Proffitt was born 8 May 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jun 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Benajah Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Hammer Proffitt was born 16 Sep 1881; died 5 Oct 1881; was buried Benajah Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Laura Proffitt was born 1884, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jan 1959.

  3. 6.  Samuel WhaleySamuel Whaley was born 17 Aug 1854, Tennessee (son of Aaron Whaley and Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby); died 19 Jun 1936; was buried Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48, 53, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 107.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 312.

    Samuel married Mary Roseann Ogle 3 Jun 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Elisha Ogle and Beda Ogle) was born 10 May 1856, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1931; was buried Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Roseann Ogle was born 10 May 1856, Tennessee (daughter of Elisha Ogle and Beda Ogle); died 8 Feb 1931; was buried Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48, 53, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 312.

    Children:
    1. Minyard D. Whaley was born 25 Mar 1872, Tennessee; was buried Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia.
    2. Jemima Whaley was born 21 Sep 1874, Tennessee; died 11 Aug 1933; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Silas Lee Whaley was born 28 Mar 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Jan 1971; was buried Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia.
    4. Alice Whaley was born 8 May 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Aug 1962.
    5. 3. Ollie Whaley was born 25 Sep 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1979; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    6. David J. Whaley was born 4 Nov 1882.
    7. Amos Whaley was born 9 Nov 1884; died 20 Jan 1946.
    8. Nola Whaley was born 30 Sep 1887; died 26 May 1915.
    9. Walter Whaley was born 29 Oct 1888, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1959.
    10. Benjamin Ajah Whaley was born 3 Feb 1894, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1960.
    11. Alonzo Whaley was born 3 Feb 1894; died 14 Dec 1947.
    12. Willard Whaley was born 20 May 1896.
    13. Ferdinand Whaley was born 6 Apr 1898.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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. 9.  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. 4. 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. 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. 10.  Elisha Ogle was born 1828, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Isaac "Shucky" Ogle and Susannah Bohanon); died 7 Sep 1864, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Elisha died in North Carolina where he had been taken by Rebels during the Civil War. Elisha had a farm near the "Burg Hill" which he sold to Radford Gatlin.

    Elisha's Civil War service was with the Union in Company H, 9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry Volunteers. He enrolled 1 Oct 1863 at Sevierville, Tennessee. From records in the National Archives: "It has been determined from evidence before this Department that this soldier was captured by the enemy while on a pass from his command, and he is supposed to have been killed by them on, or about 7 September 1864."

    Elisha Ogle had a farm near the intersection of Parkway and Roaring Fork Road in Gatlinburg which he sold to Radford Gatlin.

    Dates for the family of Elisha and Beda Ogle are from a Bible record in the Civil War papers.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 255.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 102, 140.

    Elisha married Beda Ogle 10 Aug 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee. Beda (daughter of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey) was born 18 Feb 1831, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1878; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Beda Ogle was born 18 Feb 1831, Tennessee (daughter of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey); died 18 Feb 1878; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 11 February 1831.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 97, 54.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 68, 102, 140.

    Children:
    1. 5. Appie Ogle was born 17 Nov 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jan 1922, Benajah Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Isaac M. Ogle was born 12 Jul 1848, Tennessee; died 1938; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Harkless Ogle was born 28 Mar 1850, Tennessee; died 21 Apr 1854; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Deborah B. Ogle was born 12 Apr 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Brazelton S. Ogle was born 3 Feb 1854, Tennessee.
    6. 7. Mary Roseann Ogle was born 10 May 1856, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1931; was buried Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    7. James Birdwell Ogle was born 17 Jun 1858; died 16 Jul 1864.
    8. Rufus Ogle was born 10 May 1860; died 16 Jul 1864.
    9. Jemima Ogle was born 17 Sep 1862; died 2 Aug 1864.

  5. 12.  Aaron WhaleyAaron Whaley was born 2 Jan 1823, Tennessee (son of Middleton Whaley and Rebecca Ogle); died 8 Jun 1908; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee and also in the 1900 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 20, 45, 48, 67, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 55, 107.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 189, 228.

    Aaron married Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby 2 Oct 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone) was born 18 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 2 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1919, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sarah Elmira "Sally" OwnbySarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby was born 18 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 2 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1919, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 1827 and death as 19 September 1920.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 20, 45, 48, 67, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 62.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 55, 107.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 189, 207, 228.

    Children:
    1. Martha Whaley was born 25 Sep 1843, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1912; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Whaley was born Abt 1845; died Bef 1850.
    3. John Dudley Whaley was born 9 May 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 May 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 May 1924, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Middleton Whaley, II was born Oct 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1900.
    5. Mary "Polly" Whaley was born 1851, Tennessee; died 1880/1889.
    6. 6. Samuel Whaley was born 17 Aug 1854, Tennessee; died 19 Jun 1936; was buried Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    7. Aaron Whaley, Jr. was born 1855; died Bef 1870.
    8. George Andrew Whaley was born Jun 1858, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1934; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Sarah Whaley was born 1861, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    10. James B. Whaley was born Jun 1864, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Feb 1928, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. William Henderson Whaley was born 1 Jan 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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