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Male - 1961


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Cecil Coker (son of James Crockett Coker and Valaria Proffitt); died 1961.

    Notes:

    Died in his sleep.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 102.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Crockett Coker was born 9 Jul 1882 (son of Rev. James William H. Coker and Matilda Ogle).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 12 Sep 1918, Cleveland County, Oklahoma

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 193, 228.

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 101, 102.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 6.

    James — Valaria Proffitt. Valaria (daughter of Aaron Whaley Proffitt and Millia Sutton) was born 3 Apr 1888; died 6 Aug 1952. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Valaria Proffitt was born 3 Apr 1888 (daughter of Aaron Whaley Proffitt and Millia Sutton); died 6 Aug 1952.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 101, 102.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 6.

    Children:
    1. 1. Cecil Coker died 1961.
    2. Veralean Coker
    3. D. C. Coker
    4. Frantz Coker
    5. Kenneth Coker
    6. Rosalie Coker was born Abt 1923.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. James William H. Coker was born 4 Jun 1847, North Carolina (son of James Harvey Coker and Elizabeth H. Oakley); died 18 May 1911; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 93.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 193, 228.

    James married Matilda Ogle 15 Mar 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee. Matilda (daughter of Elijah Ogle and Elizabeth "Betsy" Conner) was born 8 Jan 1848, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 1913; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Matilda Ogle was born 8 Jan 1848, Tennessee (daughter of Elijah Ogle and Elizabeth "Betsy" Conner); died 7 Jan 1913; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1974, p 93.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 193, 228.

    Children:
    1. Harvey C. Coker was born 26 Sep 1866, Tennessee; died 17 Dec 1881; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Coker was born 2 Apr 1868, Tennessee; died 21 Jan 1908; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Charles M. Coker was born Nov 1870; died See Notes.
    4. Richard Coker was born 27 Jul 1872, Tennessee; died 9 Aug 1932; was buried New Hope Cemetery, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    5. Theodoshia E. Coker was born 21 Mar 1875, Tennessee; died 19 Mar 1924.
    6. Laura R. Coker was born 2 Oct 1877, Tennessee.
    7. Florence R. Coker was born 3 Jun 1880, Tennessee.
    8. 2. James Crockett Coker was born 9 Jul 1882.
    9. Sarah A. Coker was born 30 Sep 1885; died See Notes.
    10. Millie E. Coker was born 17 Feb 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 3 Dec 2014.
    11. Rev. Lyman H. Coker was born 26 Oct 1890; died 1964, , California.
    12. Oliver Victor Coker was born 16 Aug 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 1964, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.

  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. 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. 3. 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.  James Harvey Coker was born 1829, Monroe County, Tennessee (son of William Coker and Huffman); died Abt 1871/1880, Anderson County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Circa 1847, James H. Coker and his wife Elizabeth Oakley migrated to Yancey
    County, North Carolina. Following the birth of James W. H. Coker there, they
    returned to Knox County, Tennessee before 1850. They appeared in the 1850
    Federal Census.

    Circa 1852, James H. Coker and his wife Elizabeth Oakley went to the White Oak
    Flats community (now Gatlinburg), Sevier County, Tennessee and appeared in the
    1860 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    James H. Coker and his wife Elizabeth Oakley moved for the last time to
    Anderson County, Tennessee from Sevier County, Tennessee prior to the 1870
    Federal Census.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 226, 228.

    James married Elizabeth H. Oakley 25 Jun 1846, Knox County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Leonard Henderson Oakley and Elizabeth Pethindy Grindstead) was born 1827, , Person, North Carolina; died Aft 1880. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth H. Oakley was born 1827, , Person, North Carolina (daughter of Leonard Henderson Oakley and Elizabeth Pethindy Grindstead); died Aft 1880.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 226, 228.

    Children:
    1. 4. Rev. James William H. Coker was born 4 Jun 1847, North Carolina; died 18 May 1911; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Samuel M. Coker was born 1852, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Coker was born 1852.
    4. Coker was born Abt 1854; died See Notes.
    5. Coker was born Abt 1856; died See Notes.
    6. Alice Coker was born 1858.
    7. Valeria Coker was born 1860.
    8. John H. Coker was born 1866.
    9. Matilda Coker was born 1868.
    10. Joseph Coker was born 1870.

  3. 10.  Elijah Ogle was born 1824, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Isaac "Shucky" Ogle and Susannah Bohanon); died 22 Jan 1888; was buried Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Elijah Ogle lived on the first land entered by his father near Mill Creek.
    They were listed in the 1850 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County,
    Tennessee.

    Elijah Ogle inherited his farm and all his life was spent here. He served as
    the church clerk for many years and as a Justice of Peace for the 11th
    district. He is believed to be buried in the family cemetery where Bon-Air
    Motel now stands.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, 250.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 193.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 140.

    Elijah married Elizabeth "Betsy" Conner 13 Aug 1840, Haywood County, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Conner and Nancy Swearingen) was born Abt 1826, , Haywood, North Carolina; died 13 Dec 1891, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth "Betsy" Conner was born Abt 1826, , Haywood, North Carolina (daughter of Samuel Conner and Nancy Swearingen); died 13 Dec 1891, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Elizabeth is believed to be buried in the family cemetery where Bon-Air Motel
    now stands.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 250.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 193, 218.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 140.

    Children:
    1. Clarinda Ogle was born 25 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Oct 1895; was buried Williamsburg Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Samuel Ogle was born Sep 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 May 1902, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Hapic C. Ogle was born May 1845, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1926; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Matilda Ogle was born 8 Jan 1848, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 1913; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Emanuel Ogle was born 8 Jun 1850, Tennessee; died 28 Oct 1851; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary Jane Ogle was born 1852, Tennessee.
    7. Elijah Columbus Ogle was born 24 Jun 1855, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1903; was buried Sutton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Nancy Elizabeth Ogle was born 1856, Tennessee; died 28 Feb 1944; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Ogle was born 1861; died See Notes.
    10. Isaac Newton Ogle was born 2 Aug 1861, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1946; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    11. David Bradford Ogle was born May 1863, Tennessee; died Oklahoma.
    12. James Ogle was born 21 Jan 1867, Tennessee; died 26 Oct 1945; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox 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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