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  1. 1.  Ruby Ownby was born 24 Nov 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Oliver R. Ownby and Maude Lowe); died 15 Jun 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Jun 1916, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Oliver R. OwnbyOliver R. Ownby was born 6 Sep 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Rev. John West Ownby and Celia Proffitt); died 25 Jul 1964; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 128.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 72, 73.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 96.

    Oliver — Maude Lowe. Maude (daughter of William Thomas Lowe and Sarah C. Childress) was born 29 Jan 1886, Tennessee; died 29 Jan 1971; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Maude LoweMaude Lowe was born 29 Jan 1886, Tennessee (daughter of William Thomas Lowe and Sarah C. Childress); died 29 Jan 1971; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 128.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 72, 73.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 96.

    Children:
    1. Ruth Blanche Ownby was born 21 Jan 1912, Tennessee.
    2. 1. Ruby Ownby was born 24 Nov 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Jun 1916, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Hugh Thomas Ownby was born 28 Jul 1917, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 2004, Asbury Place; was buried 2 Jan 2005, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Grace Ownby was born 6 Oct 1919, Tennessee.
    5. Gladys P. Ownby was born 8 Feb 1922, Tennessee; died 26 Dec 2012, Little Creek Sanitarium, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Dec 2012, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. John West OwnbyRev. John West Ownby was born 24 Oct 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Aaron Ownbey and Mary "Polly" Buckner); died 4 Jun 1935; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQP-RV
    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 48, 115, 128.Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 71, 72.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 41.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 53.

    John married Celia Proffitt 19 Jan 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee. Celia (daughter of James McMahan "Jim" Proffitt and Martha Whaley) was born 4 Dec 1862, Tennessee; died 2 Jun 1951; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Celia ProffittCelia Proffitt was born 4 Dec 1862, Tennessee (daughter of James McMahan "Jim" Proffitt and Martha Whaley); died 2 Jun 1951; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Graduate of Pi Beta Phi Teachers' College Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee 1928 class of Midwifery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48, 115, 128.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 71, 72.

    Children:
    1. Julia Etta Ownby was born 20 Mar 1880, Tennessee.
    2. James M. "Jim" Ownby was born 19 Nov 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Apr 1933, P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 2. Oliver R. Ownby was born 6 Sep 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jul 1964; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Nora Ownby was born 4 Feb 1886, Tennessee; died 27 Jan 1974; was buried Jones Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cumberland County, Virginia.
    5. Aaron A. Ownby was born 29 Jul 1888, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 1962.
    6. Allen Ownby was born 23 May 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jul 1988, Veteran's Hospital, Boise, Idaho; was buried Meridian Cemetery, Meridian, Ada County, Idaho.
    7. Early Ownby was born 21 Jun 1893, Tennessee; died 30 Jul 1913; was buried Clayton Cemetery, Clayton, Union County, New Mexico.
    8. Grace Valerie Ownby was born 27 Oct 1895, Tennessee; died 14 Aug 1965; was buried Jones Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cumberland County, Virginia.
    9. Ennis Dewey Ownby was born 5 Apr 1898, Tennessee; died 8 May 1983; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Litha Ownby was born 23 Feb 1901, Tennessee; died 23 Feb 1994; was buried Meridian Cemetery, Meridian, Ada County, Idaho.
    11. Martha Bessie Ownby was born 17 Jul 1904, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1983; was buried Jones Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cumberland County, Virginia.
    12. Ownby died INFANT.

  3. 6.  William Thomas Lowe was born 18 Jul 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of A. Preston Lowe and Clarissa Elizabeth Atchley); died 13 Apr 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Apr 1916, Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    William — Sarah C. Childress. Sarah (daughter of Lee Lawson Childress and Martha A. Cate) was born 29 Jun 1865, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1888; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Sarah C. Childress was born 29 Jun 1865, Tennessee (daughter of Lee Lawson Childress and Martha A. Cate); died 9 Dec 1888; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Catlettsburg, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Rosa Lee Lowe was born 10 Feb 1885, Tennessee; died 17 Aug 1950, East Tennessee Baptist Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Aug 1950, Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Maude Lowe was born 29 Jan 1886, Tennessee; died 29 Jan 1971; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Lowe died INFANT; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Lowe died INFANT; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Aaron OwnbeyAaron Ownbey was born 26 Oct 1815, Buncombe County, North Carolina (son of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 29 Oct 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1898, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQN-T3

    Notes:

    Aaron Ownby served as the clerk for White Oak Flats Baptist Church and also served as the Justice of Peace for the 11th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    They were listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 115.
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

    Aaron married Mary "Polly" Buckner 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Joel Buckner and Mourning Carr) was born 17 Sep 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1902, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary "Polly" BucknerMary "Polly" Buckner was born 17 Sep 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Joel Buckner and Mourning Carr); died 12 Feb 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1902, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQN-V8

    Notes:

    Mary was listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee with her husband.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 115.
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

    Children:
    1. Joel Ownby was born Apr 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Elizabeth M. Ownby was born 18 Jun 1838, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jul 1870.
    3. James Pruit Ownbey was born 8 Jun 1840, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1923, Morganton, Fannin, Georgia; was buried 26 Mar 1923, Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia.
    4. Marion Harrison Ownby was born 6 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1917; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Albert Brazlin Ownby was born 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1885; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nancy Jane Ownby was born 8 Jul 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1898; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Brazelton Ownby was born 10 Feb 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1892; was buried Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Vera Ownbey was born Abt 1854, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Aaron Isaac Ownby was born 1856, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1874/1875.
    10. 4. Rev. John West Ownby was born 24 Oct 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1935; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  James McMahan "Jim" Proffitt was born 11 Mar 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 11 Feb 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 71.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 108.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 181.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 249.

    James married Martha Whaley 16 Jan 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Aaron Whaley and Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby) was born 25 Sep 1843, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1912; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Martha Whaley was born 25 Sep 1843, Tennessee (daughter of Aaron Whaley and Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby); died 27 Dec 1912; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 71.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 108.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 249.

    Children:
    1. 5. Celia Proffitt was born 4 Dec 1862, Tennessee; died 2 Jun 1951; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Susan A. "Susie" Proffitt was born 4 Jun 1865, Tennessee; died 8 Oct 1902; was buried Ducktown, Polk, Tennessee.
    3. David Jackson Proffitt was born 25 Aug 1866, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 1906; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah "Sallie" Proffitt was born 30 Nov 1868, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1896; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Ellen Proffitt was born 13 Jan 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Martha Cordelia Proffitt was born 16 Mar 1873, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1936; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Nancy Lucy Proffitt was born 6 Sep 1875, Tennessee.
    8. Pleasant Andrew "Pleas" Proffitt was born 2 Dec 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1965; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Alia Z. Proffitt was born 16 Jan 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1905; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Laurinda Proffitt was born 21 Aug 1882, Tennessee; died 2 Apr 1970; was buried Ogle Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. James Pentland "Jim" Proffitt was born 20 Dec 1886, Tennessee; died 26 Sep 1950; was buried Monument City Memorial Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana.

  5. 12.  A. Preston Lowe was born 10 Aug 1836, Tennessee; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    A. — Clarissa Elizabeth Atchley. Clarissa (daughter of Rev. William Atchley and Anna W. Bowers) was born 21 Feb 1835, Tennessee; died 7 Oct 1884; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Clarissa Elizabeth Atchley was born 21 Feb 1835, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. William Atchley and Anna W. Bowers); died 7 Oct 1884; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 6. William Thomas Lowe was born 18 Jul 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Apr 1916, Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. J. Robert Lowe was born 28 Aug 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1935; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Abner Lowe was born Abt 1863, Tennessee.
    4. Sam P. Lowe was born 23 Jul 1865, Tennessee; died 27 Sep 1939; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Sara Anna Lowe was born Abt 1867, Tennessee.
    6. Ida Rebecca Lowe was born 21 Aug 1870, Tennessee; died 23 Dec 1941, Comanche, Comanche County, Texas; was buried 26 Dec 1941, Oakwood Cemetery, Comanche, Comanche County, Texas.
    7. Laura M. Lowe was born 2 Aug 1873, Tennessee; died 11 Aug 1939; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Lee Lawson Childress was born Jul 1837, Raleigh, North Carolina (son of James Wilburn Childers and Sarah Martha King); died 7 Apr 1908, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Childers
    • Census: 1850, Alexander County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1860, District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Catlettsburg, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Lee married Martha A. Cate 4 Apr 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Lee Cate and Nancy Elder) was born 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1881. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Martha A. Cate was born 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Lee Cate and Nancy Elder); died 1881.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Catlettsburg, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Nancy E. Childress was born 15 Feb 1863, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 1928, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Nov 1928, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. 7. Sarah C. Childress was born 29 Jun 1865, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1888; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Margaret Addie Childress was born 13 Nov 1866, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 10 Oct 1929, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Oct 1929, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Catherine Childress was born 12 Dec 1868, Piedmont, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1942, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Jan 1942, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. Elizabeth Childress was born 1870, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    6. Noah M. Childress was born Abt 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Minerva J. "Manervy" Childress was born 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1917, St. Louis, Missouri.
    8. John L. Childress was born Abt 1876, Tennessee.
    9. Charles Milton Childress was born 20 Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1947, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Jul 1947, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.


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