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Blanche Beattras Allen

Female 1909 - 1996  (87 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Blanche Beattras Allen was born 15 May 1909, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee (daughter of Arthur Allen and Algia Proffitt); died 26 Oct 1996, Illinois.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 101.

    Blanche married Harlen Lee Rolen NOT MARRIED. Harlen (son of John Rolen and Leeper Norris) was born 10 Jun 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1941, Geauga County, Ohio; was buried 12 Nov 1941, Breeden-Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Fred Bruce Allen was born 11 Jul 1929, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; died 9 Mar 2002, Yerington, Nevada.

    Blanche — Clifford "Cliff" Miller. Clifford (son of William Jackson "Will" Miller and Clearcy McMahan) was born Abt 1900, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1976; was buried Large Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Jean Elaine Allen was born 31 Oct 1931, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; died Jul 1975, Calumet City, Illinois.

    Blanche married Glen W. Burris 26 Apr 1935, Loudon County, Tennessee. Glen died 6 Feb 1936, Loudon County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Blanche — . [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Nancy Ann Burris was born 11 Feb 1938, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
    2. Edythe Roberta Burris was born 9 Jan 1941, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
    3. Burris was born 1942.

    Blanche married Carl W. Ling 13 Oct 1945, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Carl died Aft 1951. [Group Sheet]

    Blanche married Collis N. "Pete" Smith 20 Jan 1960; divorced Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Arthur Allen was born 5 Mar 1882, Tennessee (son of George A. Allen and Julia M. Baker); died 14 Feb 1940.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 100.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 6.

    Arthur married Algia Proffitt Abt 1905. Algia (daughter of Aaron Whaley Proffitt and Millia Sutton) was born 2 Apr 1883, Tennessee; died 23 Feb 1937. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Algia Proffitt was born 2 Apr 1883, Tennessee (daughter of Aaron Whaley Proffitt and Millia Sutton); died 23 Feb 1937.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 100.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 6.

    Children:
    1. Arville Henson Allen was born 18 Jun 1905, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 1958; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Iva Allen was born 27 Apr 1907, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1986, Philadelphia, Loudon County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. Blanche Beattras Allen was born 15 May 1909, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1996, Illinois.
    4. Edgar Isham Allen was born 14 Mar 1914, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1980.
    5. James Elmer "Red" Allen was born 21 Aug 1916, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1975.
    6. Richard Beecher Allen was born Abt 1918, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 2001, Fairview, North Carolina.
    7. Glennie Ruth Allen was born 29 Sep 1921; died 6 Oct 1921; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Dorothy Allen was born 5 Apr 1924; died 21 Mar 1997, Barry County, Michigan.
    9. Oliver Dwain Allen was born 5 Apr 1924; died 20 Oct 1983, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried Mount Hope Cemetery.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George A. Allen was born 28 Nov 1849, Tennessee (son of William "Bill" Allen and Rhoda Allen); died 8 Jul 1933; was buried Banner Cemetery, Seward County, Kansas.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee

    George married Julia M. Baker 27 May 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee. Julia (daughter of James H. Baker and Catharine "Katie" Keeler) was born 27 Sep 1853, Tennessee; died 9 Apr 1932; was buried Banner Cemetery, Seward County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Julia M. Baker was born 27 Sep 1853, Tennessee (daughter of James H. Baker and Catharine "Katie" Keeler); died 9 Apr 1932; was buried Banner Cemetery, Seward County, Kansas.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Betty E. Allen was born Abt 1873, Tennessee.
    2. Katherine "Katie" Allen was born 29 Sep 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Mar 1941, Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Catherine Allen was born Abt 1877, Tennessee.
    4. Dora M. Allen was born 23 Oct 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1924, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Nov 1924, Faubian Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary I. Allen was born Abt 1879, Tennessee.
    6. 2. Arthur Allen was born 5 Mar 1882, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1940.
    7. Sarah Jane Allen was born 14 Apr 1883, Tennessee; died 18 Dec 1962, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Charles "Charlie" Allen was born 30 Nov 1887, Tennessee; died Bef 20 Jan 2008, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Mar 1959, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    9. Melvin W. Allen was born 15 Feb 1890; died 10 Apr 1953; was buried Banner Cemetery, Seward County, Kansas.
    10. Dicie Allen was born Jul 1891, Tennessee.
    11. Nola Allen was born May 1893, Tennessee.
    12. Orville Henry Allen was born 14 Feb 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Mar 1970, Gray County, Texas; was buried 4 Mar 1970, Memory Gardens Cemetery.

  3. 6.  Aaron Whaley Proffitt was born 7 May 1857, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 10 May 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-4Q

    Notes:

    Bob Parton lists birth as 4 January 1860 and death as 15 May 1932.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 100.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 6, 8.

    Aaron married Millia Sutton 29 Dec 1881, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Millia (daughter of Lawson Sutton and Mary Jane Scroggins) was born 1 Apr 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 May 1932; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Millia Sutton was born 1 Apr 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Lawson Sutton and Mary Jane Scroggins); died 15 May 1932; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: BGW2-3V
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 100.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 6, 8.

    Children:
    1. 3. Algia Proffitt was born 2 Apr 1883, Tennessee; died 23 Feb 1937.
    2. Dr. Alonzo L. Proffitt was born 9 Aug 1884, Tennessee; died 13 Mar 1944; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Louis Baxter Proffitt was born 19 Jul 1886; died 13 Sep 1949; was buried Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. Valaria Proffitt was born 3 Apr 1888; died 6 Aug 1952.
    5. Dallas W. Proffitt was born 11 Jul 1890, Tennessee; died 29 Jan 1942; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Elma Proffitt was born 8 Jun 1898; died 5 May 1948; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Ollie Proffitt was born 16 Apr 1902.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William "Bill" Allen was born 12 Nov 1812, Tennessee (son of John Allen and Margaret "Peggy" Huff); died Nov 1864; was buried Allen Cemetery.

    William — Rhoda Allen. Rhoda (daughter of John "The Bricklayer" Allen and Nancy Mattox) was born 1814, Tennessee; died 1857. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Rhoda Allen was born 1814, Tennessee (daughter of John "The Bricklayer" Allen and Nancy Mattox); died 1857.
    Children:
    1. Nancy Allen was born Abt 1834, Tennessee.
    2. Isaac Allen was born Abt 1835, Tennessee.
    3. Anderson Allen was born Abt 1837, Tennessee.
    4. Elizabeth Allen was born Abt 1838, Tennessee.
    5. Margaret Allen was born Abt 1839, Tennessee.
    6. Amelia Allen was born Abt 1841, Tennessee.
    7. Harriet Allen was born Abt 1842, Tennessee.
    8. Mary Allen was born Abt 1844, Tennessee.
    9. Lydia Allen was born 13 Jul 1847, Tennessee; died 9 Nov 1898; was buried Williams Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    10. 4. George A. Allen was born 28 Nov 1849, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1933; was buried Banner Cemetery, Seward County, Kansas.

  3. 10.  James H. Baker was born 20 Dec 1820, Illinois; died 20 Feb 1910; was buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    James married Catharine "Katie" Keeler 27 Jul 1842, Knox County, Tennessee. Catharine (daughter of Joseph Keeler and Catherine Fox) was born 10 Feb 1821, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Sep 1904; was buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Catharine "Katie" Keeler was born 10 Feb 1821, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Joseph Keeler and Catherine Fox); died 13 Sep 1904; was buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Louisa Jane Baker was born 25 Oct 1843, Tennessee; died 28 Dec 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Dec 1922, Fairgarden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William Baker was born Abt 1845, Tennessee.
    3. Susan M. "Susie" Baker was born Abt 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Matilda Baker was born Abt 1849, Tennessee.
    5. 5. Julia M. Baker was born 27 Sep 1853, Tennessee; died 9 Apr 1932; was buried Banner Cemetery, Seward County, Kansas.
    6. James Caswell Baker was born 2 May 1858, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1926, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Jul 1926, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. Mary Cordelia Baker was born 27 Feb 1859, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  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]


  6. 13.  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. Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt was born 11 Sep 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1924; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. 6. 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.

  7. 14.  Lawson Sutton was born 10 May 1827, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Aug 1879; was buried Sutton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1868, Lawson Sutton Homestead, Sevier County, Tennessee; Believed to be Lawson Sutton's homestead address152 Pittman Center Rd in 2015

    Lawson — Mary Jane Scroggins. Mary (daughter of Catherine) was born 8 Mar 1830, North Carolina; died 7 Dec 1899. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Jane ScrogginsMary Jane Scroggins was born 8 Mar 1830, North Carolina (daughter of Catherine); died 7 Dec 1899.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Lewis R. Sutton was born 16 Sep 1852, Tennessee; died 20 Jul 1882; was buried Sutton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Eliza Jane Sutton was born 24 Oct 1859, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 26 May 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 May 1929, Sutton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 7. Millia Sutton was born 1 Apr 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 May 1932; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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