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Female 1907 - 1949  (41 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lula Proffitt was born 23 Apr 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Joseph J. Proffitt and Martha Cordelia Hickam); died 22 Feb 1949; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 92.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph J. Proffitt was born 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. "Bill" Proffitt and Elizabeth L. McCarter); died 1953; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sevier County Heritage lists marriage as 10 December 1892.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 78.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 92.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 207.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 218.

    Joseph married Martha Cordelia Hickam 9 Dec 1892. Martha (daughter of Robert Burton "Bob" Hickam and Jane Elizabeth Plemmons) was born 5 Sep 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jul 1949; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Martha Cordelia Hickam was born 5 Sep 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Robert Burton "Bob" Hickam and Jane Elizabeth Plemmons); died 4 Jul 1949; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sevier County Heritage lists birth as 5 September 1877.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 78.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 92.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 207.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 218.

    Children:
    1. Delia Marie Proffitt was born 23 Jun 1895, Tennessee; died 22 Jul 1979; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Hansel Clay Proffitt was born 4 Aug 1899, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. Lula Proffitt was born 23 Apr 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1949; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Kate Proffitt was born 25 Dec 1909, Tennessee; died 29 Feb 1944; was buried Zion Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Bertie Proffitt
    6. Lita Proffitt
    7. Reba Proffitt


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William M. "Bill" Proffitt was born 8 Aug 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-17

    Notes:

    Died of smallpox.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 78.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 92.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 202, 207.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    William married Elizabeth L. McCarter 22 May 1867, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Benjamin McCarter and Nancy Reagan) was born 1840, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1880/1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth L. McCarter was born 1840, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Joseph Benjamin McCarter and Nancy Reagan); died 1880/1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Burial place not confirmed.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 77.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 92.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 202, 206, 207.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    Children:
    1. Celia Proffitt was born 1868, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Joseph J. Proffitt was born 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1953; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Proffitt was born Abt 1872, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1880.
    4. A. Russell Proffitt was born Aug 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Robert Burton "Bob" Hickam was born 4 Feb 1844, , Washington, Tennessee (son of Jacob Hickam and Sarah "Sallie" Hunter).

    Notes:

    Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 218, 281.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 287.

    Robert married Jane Elizabeth Plemmons 20 Oct 1861, , Madison, North Carolina. Jane (daughter of Jesse Plemmons and Mary Hipps) was born North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Jane Elizabeth Plemmons was born North Carolina (daughter of Jesse Plemmons and Mary Hipps).

    Notes:

    Ancestor Peter Plemmons was granted land in Washington County after serving in the Revolutionary War.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 218, 281, 282.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 287.

    Children:
    1. Robert Jacob "Jake" Hickam was born 17 Nov 1862, North Carolina.
    2. William Jesse Hickam was born 18 Dec 1864; died 20 Oct 1870.
    3. Cynthia Emiline Hickam was born 15 Nov 1865.
    4. Mary Jane Hickam was born 10 Sep 1868, North Carolina; died 11 Nov 1957; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. John Patterson Hickam was born 2 Dec 1870.
    6. Andrew Richard Hickam was born 12 Dec 1872.
    7. 3. Martha Cordelia Hickam was born 5 Sep 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jul 1949; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Alfred Lorenzo Hickam was born 4 Dec 1874; died Clayton, New Mexico.
    9. Henry Ware Hickam was born 3 Dec 1879.
    10. Delia Fredrick Hickam was born 22 Jan 1882, Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina; died 7 Nov 1963; was buried Zion Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Isham Hickam was born 21 Nov 1885; died 27 Jan 1888.


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. 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. 4. 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.  Joseph Benjamin McCarter was born 1809, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James McCarter and Rebecca Ogle); died 12 Dec 1884, Cartertown, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51, 62, 69.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 201."The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37, 201.

    Joseph married Nancy Reagan Abt 1828, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Richard Reagan and Julia Ann Shults) was born Abt 1810, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Nancy Reagan was born Abt 1810, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Richard Reagan and Julia Ann Shults); died Abt 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Nancy and Joseph McCarter are listed in the 1830, 1840 and 1850 census records of Sevier County.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 6a, 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51, 62, 69.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37, 201.

    Children:
    1. George B. McCarter was born 25 Nov 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1912, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary McCarter was born 1833, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Daniel G. McCarter was born 1835, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Sep 1859, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Eli McCarter was born Feb 1838, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 5. Elizabeth L. McCarter was born 1840, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1880/1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Aaron W. McCarter was born 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1879, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Jacob Hickam was born 5 Jan 1808 (son of Jacob Hickam and Katherine Comer); died Oct 1899.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 218.

    Jacob — Sarah "Sallie" Hunter. Sarah (daughter of Robert Hunter and Susan Stice) was born 6 Apr 1809; died Apr 1899. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sarah "Sallie" Hunter was born 6 Apr 1809 (daughter of Robert Hunter and Susan Stice); died Apr 1899.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 218.

    Children:
    1. Katherine Hickam
    2. John Jacob Hickam was born 1832/1833.
    3. Mary Ann Hickam was born 12 Apr 1836/1840.
    4. Cynthia Hickam
    5. Nellie Hickam died See Notes.
    6. Edward Hickam
    7. 6. Robert Burton "Bob" Hickam was born 4 Feb 1844, , Washington, Tennessee.
    8. Jane Hickam
    9. Hickam
    10. Hickam

  7. 14.  Jesse Plemmons

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 218.

    Jesse — Mary Hipps. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Hipps

    Notes:

    Granddaughter of Samuel Lowe who was a full blood Creek Indian born about 1760.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 218.

    Children:
    1. 7. Jane Elizabeth Plemmons was born North Carolina.


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