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Male Abt 1916 - Bef 2001  (~ 85 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Orville Valentine was born Abt 1916, Tennessee (son of Luther Valentine and Luvicie Williamson); died Bef 16 May 2001.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Eusebia, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Orville was crippled with polio as a child. He became a minister.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 98.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 368, 369, 370.

    Orville — Cleo Ledford. Cleo died Bef 6 May 2008. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Glenn Orville Valentine was born 8 Jul 1945, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died 6 May 2008; was buried 9 May 2008, Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Jean Gloris Valentine
    3. Billy Valentine
    4. Bobby Joe Valentine was born Abt 1957; died 10 Jan 2005, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried American Christian Cemetery.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Luther Valentine was born 12 Aug 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Aaron H. Valentine and Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt); died 25 Feb 1941; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Eusebia, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Luther was a farmer.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 96.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 368, 369.

    Luther married Luvicie Williamson 1915. Luvicie was born 10 Mar 1889, Tennessee; died 19 Jun 1930; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Luvicie Williamson was born 10 Mar 1889, Tennessee; died 19 Jun 1930; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Eusebia, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 96, 99.

    Children:
    1. 1. Orville Valentine was born Abt 1916, Tennessee; died Bef 16 May 2001.
    2. Edna J. Valentine was born Abt 1918, Tennessee; died 16 May 2001; was buried 19 May 2001, Barnard Cemetery.
    3. Ora Hazel Valentine was born Abt 1921, Tennessee; died 1993.
    4. Verna Viola Valentine was born 17 Jun 1922; died 14 Sep 1923; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Bertha Valentine was born 17 Nov 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Aaron Holiday Valentine was born 21 Apr 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jun 1993; was buried Barnard Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. William Russell Valentine was born 9 Sep 1926, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1949, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1949, Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Lawson B. Valentine was born 20 Aug 1928, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1978, Rutherford County, Tennessee.
    9. Oscar Walker Valentine was born 10 Jun 1930; died 10 Jun 1930; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Aaron H. Valentine was born 20 Nov 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William C. Valentine and Mary Ann Shamblin); died 12 Nov 1933; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Owned a rugged mountain farm in the first district of Sevier County, Tennessee where their twelve children were born and raised. They built their own log house near a spring that furnished a stream of water.

    SMHS lists death date as 12 November 1935.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 95.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 367, 368, 369, 370.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    Aaron married Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt 10 Feb 1872. Elizabeth (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan) was born 11 Sep 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1924; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt was born 11 Sep 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 15 Mar 1924; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-3K

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 95.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 367, 368, 370.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    Children:
    1. Marion Allen "M. A." Valentine was born 17 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 1941; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Sherrod H. Valentine was born 16 May 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1940; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Valentine was born 27 Jun 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1944.
    4. Lawson Valentine was born 28 Feb 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Jan 1957; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Susan Ann Valentine was born 2 Jul 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1955; was buried Stinnett Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 2. Luther Valentine was born 12 Aug 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1941; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. W. Curtis Valentine was born 7 Aug 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. William Levi Valentine was born 10 Mar 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1961; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Jackson C. "Jack" Valentine was born 17 Apr 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jun 1974; was buried Prospect Cemetery.
    10. Laura Jane Valentine was born 26 Apr 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1923.
    11. Bernard Arthur Valentine was born 31 Dec 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1972; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Bertha Valentine was born 13 Nov 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1975; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William C. ValentineWilliam C. Valentine was born 5 May 1827, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of William M. Valentine and Rebecca Green); died 7 Jan 1915; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    County of birth not confirmed.

    Federal Soldier 1862-65 Saddler Co. 12 Regt Tn. Cav.

    William made shoes and farmed.

    Living in household #80 in 1870 Sevier County, Tennessee Census.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 154.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 367, 368, 369, 370.

    William — Mary Ann Shamblin. Mary (daughter of Aaron H. Shamblin and Juda Bryant) was born 1827, Alabama; died 1885; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Ann ShamblinMary Ann Shamblin was born 1827, Alabama (daughter of Aaron H. Shamblin and Juda Bryant); died 1885; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Possibly born in Alabama or Tennessee, rumored to have been part Indian, but there is no proof of this.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 154.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 367, 368, 369, 370.

    Children:
    1. 4. Aaron H. Valentine was born 20 Nov 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1933; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William R. Valentine was born 12 Dec 1854, Tennessee; died 3 Apr 1939; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Judy Rebecca Valentine was born 16 Apr 1857, Tennessee; died Bef 1952.
    4. Martha Ann Valentine was born 8 May 1859, Tennessee; died Bef 1956.
    5. Nancy Elizabeth Valentine was born 8 Aug 1861, Tennessee; died Bef 1956.
    6. Robert Rosen Crane Valentine was born Abt 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1955.
    7. Margaret Lizzie Eliza Valentine was born Mar 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1962.
    8. John H. Valentine was born 1 Nov 1868, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 1903; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. RB Rhoda C. Valentine was born Abt 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1970.

  3. 10.  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]


  4. 11.  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. 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. 5. 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.


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