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William Harrison Proffitt

Male 1920 - 1964  (43 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Harrison Proffitt was born 27 Mar 1920 (son of Creed Boyer Proffitt and Myrtle Nora Shultz); died 1 Mar 1964, McNairy County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 23.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 26.

    William married Annie Ruth George 13 Nov 1943. Annie (daughter of John H. George and Pauline Fulks) was born 12 Nov 1919, White House, Sumner County, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 2012; was buried 28 Apr 2012, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Vera Paulette Proffitt was born 20 May 1948.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Creed Boyer Proffitt was born 10 May 1890 (son of William Harrison Proffitt and Martha A. "Nan" "Mattie" Denton); died 7 Sep 1953; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Creed was raised by his uncle and aunt Joshua and Nancy (Denton) Hartsell.

    Creed B. and Nora Myrtle (Shults) Proffitt lived in her ancestral home with her
    family which stood in 1995 behind Cosby School.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 23.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 61.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 25,
    26.

    Creed married Myrtle Nora Shultz 12 Jun 1919, , Cocke County, Tennessee. Myrtle (daughter of Harrison Hooper Shultz and Martha Rebecca McGaha) was born 24 Jan 1895; died 28 Feb 1979; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Myrtle Nora Shultz was born 24 Jan 1895 (daughter of Harrison Hooper Shultz and Martha Rebecca McGaha); died 28 Feb 1979; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Nora Myrtle (Shults) Proffitt lived in her ancestral home with her family which
    stood in 1995 behind Cosby School.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 23.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 25,
    26.

    Children:
    1. 1. William Harrison Proffitt was born 27 Mar 1920; died 1 Mar 1964, McNairy County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. Paul Shultz Proffitt was born 16 Jan 1925; died 24 Apr 1968; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Harrison Proffitt was born 13 Sep 1860, Tennessee (son of David Proffitt and Martha Jane Keeler); died 10 May 1895; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Died during Typhoid epidemic.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 60, 61.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 25.

    William — Martha A. "Nan" "Mattie" Denton. Martha (daughter of Frederick Asbury Denton and Susie Bird) was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Martha A. "Nan" "Mattie" Denton (daughter of Frederick Asbury Denton and Susie Bird); was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Died during Typhoid epidemic.

    Buried in Proffitt Cemetery in Jones Cove.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 60, 61.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 25.

    Children:
    1. Connie Proffitt
    2. Bertie Proffitt
    3. Lavator Proffitt
    4. Effie Proffitt was born Dec 1883, Tennessee.
    5. Clay Proffitt was born 17 Apr 1887, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 1965; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Dave Proffitt died , Texas.
    7. 2. Creed Boyer Proffitt was born 10 May 1890; died 7 Sep 1953; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Harrison Hooper Shultz was born 11 Jul 1873, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of George H. Shultz and Elizabeth Layman); died 25 Dec 1939; was buried , Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried in the Union Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.

    Harrison married Martha Rebecca McGaha 12 Apr 1894, , Cocke County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Francis Greene McGaha and Permilla "Millie" Murrell) was born 4 Jan 1871, Tennessee; died 27 Jul 1939; was buried , Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Martha Rebecca McGaha was born 4 Jan 1871, Tennessee (daughter of Francis Greene McGaha and Permilla "Millie" Murrell); died 27 Jul 1939; was buried , Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried in the Union Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.

    Children:
    1. 3. Myrtle Nora Shultz was born 24 Jan 1895; died 28 Feb 1979; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  David Proffitt was born 12 Dec 1831, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Samuel Proffitt and Sarah B. Webb); died 10 Oct 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-PN

    Notes:

    Age 18 in 1850.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 58, 60.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 4.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 325.

    David — Martha Jane Keeler. Martha (daughter of John Keeler and Mary A.) was born 1836, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Martha Jane Keeler was born 1836, Tennessee (daughter of John Keeler and Mary A.).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 59.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 4.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 325.

    Children:
    1. Sarah S. Proffitt was born 13 Oct 1854, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1889; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Samuel Turner Proffitt was born 7 Jan 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Mar 1914; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. William Harrison Proffitt was born 13 Sep 1860, Tennessee; died 10 May 1895; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Frederick Asbury Denton was born 14 Mar 1815, Jefferson County, Tennessee (son of Jacob Denton and Deborah Lichlyter); died 29 Jun 1918; was buried Asbury Denton Farm Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 25.

    Frederick — Susie Bird. Susie was born 22 Aug 1825, Tennessee; died 7 Mar 1891; was buried Asbury Denton Farm Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Susie Bird was born 22 Aug 1825, Tennessee; died 7 Mar 1891; was buried Asbury Denton Farm Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 25.

    Children:
    1. James Anderson Denton was born 5 May 1852, Tennessee; died 26 Jan 1923; was buried Denton Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. Nancy Denton was born 24 Jan 1854, Tennessee; died 3 Jan 1923; was buried Hartsell Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. Margret Jane Denton was born 18 Jun 1854, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1949; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. William A. Denton was born Abt 1857, Tennessee.
    5. 5. Martha A. "Nan" "Mattie" Denton was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary A. "Mollie" Denton was born 24 Sep 1860, Tennessee; died 8 Jun 1934; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Sarah E. Denton was born 12 Dec 1864, Tennessee; died 29 Jan 1913; was buried Shults Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    8. Noah Denton was born Abt 1865, Tennessee.
    9. George W. Denton was born Abt 1870, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  George H. Shultz was born 16 Apr 1829, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Jacob Whitten Shultz and Catherine Huff); died 1 Jan 1901; was buried , Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census as farmer.

    Buried in Shults Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censuss.txt

    George married Elizabeth Layman 16 Jan 1851, , Cocke County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob Layman, Jr. and Susannah Baker) was born 10 Jun 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1877; was buried , Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth Layman was born 10 Jun 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Jacob Layman, Jr. and Susannah Baker); died 26 Jun 1877; was buried , Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried in Shults Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.

    Children:
    1. Preston Shultz was born 7 Oct 1852; died 20 Oct 1852.
    2. Jacob Rankin Shultz was born 22 May 1855; died 21 Mar 1857.
    3. Felix Shultz was born 9 Sep 1857, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. William Anderson Shultz was born 31 Dec 1859; died 12 Apr 1860.
    5. Susannah Jane Shultz was born 31 Dec 1859, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1946, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Apr 1946, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    6. David Shultz was born 1861.
    7. Margaret Catherine Shultz was born 5 Jun 1864; died 18 Aug 1865.
    8. Lemuel Shultz was born 31 Aug 1868; died 27 Oct 1873.
    9. 6. Harrison Hooper Shultz was born 11 Jul 1873, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 1939; was buried , Cocke County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Francis Greene McGaha was born 9 Apr 1827, Tennessee (son of McGaha); died 21 Apr 1896; was buried Isaiah Butler Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Francis — Permilla "Millie" Murrell. Permilla (daughter of Mary) was born 26 May 1832, Tennessee; died 15 Sep 1921, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Sep 1921, Isaiah Butler Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Permilla "Millie" Murrell was born 26 May 1832, Tennessee (daughter of Mary); died 15 Sep 1921, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Sep 1921, Isaiah Butler Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Margaret Matilda McGaha was born 17 Oct 1853, Tennessee.
    2. William Russell McGaha was born 3 Aug 1855, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1941.
    3. Sarah Jane McGaha was born 5 Feb 1857, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1932, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1932, Hills Union Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    4. Joseph Milburn McGaha was born 3 Feb 1859; died 16 Oct 1861.
    5. John Thomas McGaha was born 11 Jan 1861, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 23 Sep 1933; was buried Isaiah Butler Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    6. Nancy Elizabeth McGaha was born 29 Dec 1862, Tennessee; died 6 Oct 1937, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    7. Francis Greene McGaha was born 26 Mar 1865, Tennessee; died 1948.
    8. Permila Louisa "Milly" McGaha was born 8 May 1867, Tennessee.
    9. Mary Josaphine McGaha was born 23 Apr 1869, Tennessee; died 30 Jan 1948; was buried Hickory Valley Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee.
    10. 7. Martha Rebecca McGaha was born 4 Jan 1871, Tennessee; died 27 Jul 1939; was buried , Cocke County, Tennessee.


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