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Gene Turner Rolen

Male 1929 - 2009  (79 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gene Turner RolenGene Turner Rolen was born 16 Oct 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of George Luther Rolen and Minnie Carlee Proffitt); died 10 Mar 2009, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Mar 2009, Stinnett Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 18, 24.
    Carolyn McMahan Gorbett, Chilhowie2@aol.com, 31 August 2000.

    Gene — Anita Lee Maddron. Anita (daughter of Orville Lee Maddron and Beulah Eslinger) was born 6 Dec 1933; died 4 Apr 2016; was buried 8 Apr 2016, Stinnett Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Kathy Marie Rolen was born 1956.
    2. Barbara Ruth Rolen was born 1958.
    3. Lisa Faye Rolen was born 1965.
    4. Beverly Hope Rolen was born 1966.
    5. Harold Gene Rolen was born 1968.
    6. Nancy Susan Rolen was born 1969.
    7. Linda Joy Rolen was born 1969.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Luther Rolen was born 4 Jan 1898 (son of Joab Joe B. Rolen and Mary Ann Williams); died 10 Apr 1971; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 18, 38.

    George married Minnie Carlee Proffitt 1 Sep 1918. Minnie (daughter of Samuel Turner Proffitt and Dicie Baker) was born 12 Apr 1889, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1941; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Minnie Carlee Proffitt was born 12 Apr 1889, Tennessee (daughter of Samuel Turner Proffitt and Dicie Baker); died 11 Oct 1941; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 18, 38.

    Children:
    1. Rolen died 1922; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Dicie Ema Dee Rolen was born 23 Sep 1919, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 2001; was buried 3 Dec 2001, Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Anna Lee Rolen was born 4 Mar 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 2009, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Dec 2009, Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. George Auburn Rolen was born 17 Jun 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Oct 2004; was buried 26 Oct 2004, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. 1. Gene Turner Rolen was born 16 Oct 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Mar 2009, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Mar 2009, Stinnett Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joab Joe B. Rolen was born 31 Oct 1857, Tennessee (son of James Rolen and Martha Ann "Sis" Williams); died 11 Jul 1903; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 20, 21.
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen Stucker, 1980, p 2.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 16.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 389.

    Joab married Mary Ann Williams 21 Mar 1895. Mary (daughter of John Williams and Margaret Emaline Clark) was born 13 Mar 1869, Tennessee; died 28 Aug 1915; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Ann Williams was born 13 Mar 1869, Tennessee (daughter of John Williams and Margaret Emaline Clark); died 28 Aug 1915; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen, p 5.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 16, 24.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Suzanne "Lizzie" Rolen was born 31 Dec 1895; died 14 Oct 1983, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. George Luther Rolen was born 4 Jan 1898; died 10 Apr 1971; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Nancy Edna Rolen was born 16 Dec 1899, Tennessee; died 8 May 2001, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 11 May 2001, Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mattie Emeline Rolen was born 3 May 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1990; was buried Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Samuel Turner Proffitt was born 7 Jan 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of David Proffitt and Martha Jane Keeler); died 3 Mar 1914; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 60.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 24, 25.
    Larry Fox computer printout, December 1995.

    Samuel married Dicie Baker 8 Feb 1886. Dicie was born 12 Feb 1864, Tennessee; died 24 May 1890; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Dicie Baker was born 12 Feb 1864, Tennessee; died 24 May 1890; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 60.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 24.

    Children:
    1. Ida C. Proffitt was born 24 May 1886; died 2 Nov 1950; was buried Williams Cemetery (New Salem), Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Minnie Carlee Proffitt was born 12 Apr 1889, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1941; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Rolen was born Abt 1835/1837, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Joab Rolen and Anna McMahan); died 9 Mar 1864.

    Notes:

    James died in service in the Union Army and was buried in a military cemetery possibly in Chattanooga or Nashville, Tennessee.

    Rosa Lee Downey has birth as 20 January 1841.

    Sevier County Heritage lists birth as 1841.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 170.
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen
    Stucker, 1980, p 1, 2.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 3.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 325, 389.

    James married Martha Ann "Sis" Williams 20 Jan 1854. Martha (daughter of John "Johnnie" Williams and Elizabeth "Betsey" Martin) was born 20 Jan 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1921; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Martha Ann "Sis" Williams was born 20 Jan 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John "Johnnie" Williams and Elizabeth "Betsey" Martin); died 19 Jul 1921; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 170.
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen Stucker, 1980, p 2.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 3.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 325, 389.

    Children:
    1. William M. Rolen was born 13 Oct 1854, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 1931; was buried W. M. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 4. Joab Joe B. Rolen was born 31 Oct 1857, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1903; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Samuel L. Rolen was born 2 Nov 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1942; was buried Samuel Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Y. J. Rolen was born Nov 1860; died 24 Dec 1860; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Carroll L. Rolen was born 1862; died 29 Jul 1864; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  John WilliamsJohn Williams was born 14 Jun 1841, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Berry Williams and Lurana Brooks); died 7 Nov 1908; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    John and Margaret Emaline (Clark) Williams lived on a farm in Emert Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen 1980, p 5.

    John married Margaret Emaline Clark 2 Jan 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of John Bitner Clark and Mary James) was born 9 Apr 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1925; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Margaret Emaline ClarkMargaret Emaline Clark was born 9 Apr 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John Bitner Clark and Mary James); died 6 Sep 1925; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen, 1980, p 4, 5.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Jane Williams was born 26 Sep 1867, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 1923.
    2. 5. Mary Ann Williams was born 13 Mar 1869, Tennessee; died 28 Aug 1915; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Rachel Lourania Williams was born 20 Nov 1870, Tennessee.
    4. Little Berry Williams was born 8 Oct 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Dec 1952; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Joel Monteval Williams was born 11 Nov 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Aug 1958, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah Pathiany "Thenia" Williams, "Theney" was born 7 Dec 1877, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 1919; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Solomon Randolph Williams was born 15 Jan 1879, Tennessee.
    8. Harriet Kreene Williams was born 15 Jan 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1949; was buried Huff Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    9. James Arthur Williams was born 25 Jan 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1943; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. David Lavator Williams was born 4 Feb 1886.
    11. Claris Laymon Williams was born 6 Feb 1889.
    12. Daniel Earl Williams was born 10 May 1891.
    13. Rufus McClellan "Clellan" Williams was born 8 Aug 1893, Tennessee; died 26 May 1982, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    14. Alice Verenia Williams was born 15 Jan 1897, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1978; was buried W. M. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  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]


  6. 13.  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. 6. 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. William Harrison Proffitt was born 13 Sep 1860, Tennessee; died 10 May 1895; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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