Joseph Michael Proffitt: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Joseph Michael Proffitt was born 1 Sep 1963, Knox County, Tennessee (son of Gaston Glenn Proffitt and Barbara Ruth Byrd). Notes: ---------- Reference: Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.

Generation: 2

Gaston Glenn Proffitt was born 23 Nov 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John Lillard Proffitt and Cecil Viola Caton).

Notes:

Gaston G. Proffitt remarried after his first wife died.
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Reference:
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 23, 40.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 272.

Gaston married Barbara Ruth Byrd 11 Apr 1958. Barbara (daughter of James Arnold Byrd and Lou Irene "Jirl" Grantham) was born 25 Nov 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Barbara Ruth Byrd was born 25 Nov 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Arnold Byrd and Lou Irene "Jirl" Grantham).

Notes:

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Reference:
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 23, 40.

Children:

James Glen Proffitt was born 3 May 1959, Knox County, Tennessee.
Jennifer Lou Proffitt was born 14 Apr 1960, Knox County, Tennessee.
John Christopher Proffitt was born 3 May 1961, Knox County, Tennessee.
Janice Lynn Proffitt was born 22 May 1962, Knox County, Tennessee.
1. Joseph Michael Proffitt was born 1 Sep 1963, Knox County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

John Lillard Proffitt was born 22 Oct 1895, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of James "Jim" Proffitt and Mary Etta Cardwell); died 12 Nov 1971, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 65.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 23.
"Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter", V XXI No 1, Spring 1996, p 3.

John married Cecil Viola Caton 23 Dec 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee. Cecil (daughter of George W. Caton and Penelopey Jane "Neppie" Marshall) was born 19 Dec 1902, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 4 Dec 2002. [Group Sheet]

Cecil Viola Caton was born 19 Dec 1902, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of George W. Caton and Penelopey Jane "Neppie" Marshall); died Bef 4 Dec 2002.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 65.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 23.
"Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter", V XXI No 1, Spring 1996, p 3.

Children:

2. Gaston Glenn Proffitt was born 23 Nov 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Juanita Ruth Proffitt was born 8 Jan 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 2003; was buried 20 Sep 2003, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Lena Grace Proffitt was born 26 Jul 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee.

James Arnold Byrd was born 13 Jun 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Robert Newton Byrd and Molly Pricilla Fox); died 9 Nov 1987, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Farmer/Carpenter. Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 17.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 38, 40.

James married Lou Irene "Jirl" Grantham 19 Oct 1929, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Lou (daughter of James Howard Grantham, I and Mollie Irene McMahan) was born 28 Sep 1908, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 2001, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Feb 2001, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Lou Irene "Jirl" Grantham was born 28 Sep 1908, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (daughter of James Howard Grantham, I and Mollie Irene McMahan); died 17 Feb 2001, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Feb 2001, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 17.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 38, 40.

Children:

David Eugene Byrd was born 23 Feb 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 17 Feb 2001.
3. Barbara Ruth Byrd was born 25 Nov 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Molly Francess Byrd was born 7 Aug 1936, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Oct 1978, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

James "Jim" Proffitt was born 22 Apr 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Benijah "Ben" Proffitt and Appie Ogle); died 11 Jul 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Benajah Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 58, 255.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 65.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.

James married Mary Etta Cardwell 5 Oct 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Clisby A. Cardwell and Arena Cochran) was born 17 Jul 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 1959, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Etta Cardwell was born 17 Jul 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Clisby A. Cardwell and Arena Cochran); died 7 Jan 1959, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 65.
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 58.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.

Children:

Zilla Proffitt was born 27 Dec 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Walter Proffitt was born 15 Mar 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jun 1950, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Garfield F. Proffitt was born 9 Nov 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 1939, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
4. John Lillard Proffitt was born 22 Oct 1895, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1971, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ernest Proffitt was born 30 Sep 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 May 1971, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Haskel Proffitt was born 22 Aug 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1982, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

George W. Caton was born Abt 1870.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 163.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 44.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.

George married Penelopey Jane "Neppie" Marshall 30 Aug 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee. Penelopey (daughter of John Marshall and Catherine M. Bohannon) was born 8 Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Oct 1973; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Penelopey Jane "Neppie" Marshall was born 8 Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John Marshall and Catherine M. Bohannon); died 29 Oct 1973; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 163.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 44.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.

Children:

John B. Caton was born 10 Jun 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Feb 1988.
5. Cecil Viola Caton was born 19 Dec 1902, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 4 Dec 2002.

12.

Robert Newton Byrd was born 15 Dec 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Simon Arnold Byrd and Eliza Ann "Lizan" Shrader); died 8 Apr 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Burchfield Memorial Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 27.

Robert — Molly Pricilla Fox. Molly (daughter of Emanuel Fox and Nancy L. Roberts) was born 20 Jul 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jan 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Burchfield Memorial Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Molly Pricilla Fox was born 20 Jul 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Emanuel Fox and Nancy L. Roberts); died 25 Jan 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Burchfield Memorial Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 27.

Children:

Laura Ellen Byrd was born 13 May 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Dec 1994; was buried Burchfield Memorial Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lillie Byrd was born 31 Aug 1903, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Nov 1938, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Allen Warren Byrd was born 5 Feb 1905, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1979, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Minnie Byrd was born 2 Sep 1906, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Simon McDonald Byrd was born 25 Sep 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1990; was buried English Mountain Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
6. James Arnold Byrd was born 13 Jun 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Nov 1987, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Terel Byrd was born 28 Apr 1912, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1920, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
Robert Odell Byrd was born 31 Oct 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1978; was buried Burchfield Memorial Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elizean "Lizane" Byrd was born 14 May 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 May 2011; was buried 20 May 2011, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

14.

James Howard Grantham, I was born 25 Oct 1878, , Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Benjamine F. Grantham and Virginia Golden); died 26 Nov 1958, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Inn Keeper.

Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 17.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 38, 44.

James — Mollie Irene McMahan. Mollie (daughter of Robert Hodson "Bob" McMahan and Sarah Abegail "Sallie" Raines) was born 15 Feb 1886, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died 26 Nov 1918, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Mollie Irene McMahan was born 15 Feb 1886, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (daughter of Robert Hodson "Bob" McMahan and Sarah Abegail "Sallie" Raines); died 26 Nov 1918, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Mollie died from the flu.

Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 17.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 38, 44.

Children:

Sally Virginia "Jennie" Grantham was born 14 Dec 1904, Knox County, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1990, Humphreys County, Tennessee.
Robert Franklin Grantham was born 6 Nov 1906, Knox County, Tennessee; died 2 Oct 1926, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
7. Lou Irene "Jirl" Grantham was born 28 Sep 1908, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 2001, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Feb 2001, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
James Howard Grantham, II was born 20 Feb 1911, Knox County, Tennessee; died 4 May 1936, Knox County, Tennessee.
Katie Margaret Grantham was born 3 Apr 1913, Knox County, Tennessee.
Willis Atchley Grantham was born 7 Jan 1916, Knox County, Tennessee; died Feb 1940.