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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rena Williams (daughter of William Henry Harrison "Henry" Williams and Laura Jane Valentine).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 368.

    Rena — Limnal Hamett. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Henry Harrison "Henry" Williams was born 13 Jul 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Rev. George Washington Williams and Lydia I. D. Howard); died 26 Mar 1981.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Monroe, Sevier County, Arkansas

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 96.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 368.
    Rev. Glenn E. Hammett, padre@wtaccess.com, 8 Jan 1997.

    William married Laura Jane Valentine Sevier County, Tennessee. Laura (daughter of Aaron H. Valentine and Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt) was born 26 Apr 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1923. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Laura Jane Valentine was born 26 Apr 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Aaron H. Valentine and Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt); died 9 Feb 1923.

    Notes:

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

    Children:
    1. Charles Williams was born 9 Sep 1911, Tennessee; died 13 Sep 1919, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Sep 1919.
    2. Reva Ila Williams was born Abt 1916, Tennessee.
    3. Herbert Franklin Williams was born 8 Mar 1918, Tennessee; died 27 Sep 1992.
    4. Lenard Williams
    5. Naomi Williams
    6. Velma Williams
    7. Bessie Mae Williams was born 27 Jul 1921, Tennessee; died 13 Nov 2012, Baptist Health Care, Lenoir City, Tennessee; was buried 16 Nov 2012, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    8. 1. Rena Williams
    9. Williams


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. George Washington Williams was born 14 Apr 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Williams and Margaret Campbell); died 26 Feb 1942; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 154.

    George — Lydia I. D. Howard. Lydia (daughter of Henry Harvey Howard and Elizabeth Henry) was born 10 Jan 1862, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1929; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Lydia I. D. Howard was born 10 Jan 1862, Tennessee (daughter of Henry Harvey Howard and Elizabeth Henry); died 8 Feb 1929; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 227.

    Children:
    1. Milly C. Williams was born Abt 1880, Tennessee.
    2. 2. William Henry Harrison "Henry" Williams was born 13 Jul 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1981.
    3. James Steward Williams was born 15 Nov 1891, Tennessee; died 12 Dec 1977; was buried Oak View Cemetery, Walland, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Queenie Williams was born Abt 1887, Tennessee; died Bef 27 Mar 2012.
    5. Samuel Porter Williams was born 15 Jul 1885, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1961; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mae Williams was born 1 May 1895, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1983; was buried Oak View Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Rev. John Agee Williams was born 3 Nov 1898, Tennessee; died 26 Apr 1980; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  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]


  4. 7.  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. 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. 3. 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.  James Williams was born 15 Feb 1820, Virginia; died 3 Jul 1896; was buried Williams Cemetery (Sunset Gap), Sevier County, Tennessee.

    James — Margaret Campbell. Margaret was born 17 May 1829, Virginia; died 10 Apr 1900; was buried Williams Cemetery (Sunset Gap), Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Margaret Campbell was born 17 May 1829, Virginia; died 10 Apr 1900; was buried Williams Cemetery (Sunset Gap), Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Anderson "Anze" Williams was born 25 Dec 1857, Tennessee; died 14 Nov 1937; was buried Williams Cemetery (Sunset Gap), Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 4. Rev. George Washington Williams was born 14 Apr 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1942; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Ann Williams was born 4 Sep 1861, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1933; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Martha C. "Mattie" Williams was born 11 Oct 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1940; was buried Mount Olive Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. Thomas D. "Tom" Williams was born Mar 1868, Tennessee.
    6. Miles Rainwater Williams was born Abt 1871, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Henry Harvey Howard was born 1810, Virginia (son of Matthew Howard and Barbara Baughman); died 8 Aug 1874.

    Notes:

    Surname not confirmed.

    Buried in Ole Henry Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 43.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 227.

    Henry — Elizabeth Henry. Elizabeth was born 1816, Tennessee; died Abt 1863. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Henry was born 1816, Tennessee; died Abt 1863.

    Notes:

    Surname not confirmed.

    Buried in Ole Henry Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 43.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 227.

    Children:
    1. George Howard was born Abt 1833, Tennessee.
    2. Madison Howard was born Abt 1834, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Howard was born Abt 1837, Tennessee.
    4. John Howard was born Abt 1841, Tennessee.
    5. Lewis Howard was born Abt 1843, Tennessee.
    6. Barbara Howard was born Abt 1847, Tennessee.
    7. William "Bill" Howard was born Abt 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1925; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. James Madison "Matt" Howard was born 27 Feb 1851, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jun 1912, Newport, Clay County, Texas.
    9. Mary Howard was born 1 Jan 1853, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1907.
    10. Alfred C. Howard was born 6 Aug 1855, Tennessee; died 26 Dec 1947.
    11. Cyanthia Howard was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.
    12. 5. Lydia I. D. Howard was born 10 Jan 1862, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1929; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  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]


  6. 13.  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. 6. 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.

  7. 14.  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]


  8. 15.  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. 7. 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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