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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Aaron Ownby was born 1900 (son of Harrison Ownby and Margaret Jane Ogle).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 121.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Harrison Ownby was born May 1870, Tennessee (son of James Pruit Ownbey and Mary Ann "Polly" Proffitt).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 121.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 71.

    Harrison married Margaret Jane Ogle 23 Dec 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of John W. Ogle and Martha Jane Williams) was born 17 Jan 1873, Tennessee; died 6 May 1938. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Margaret Jane Ogle was born 17 Jan 1873, Tennessee (daughter of John W. Ogle and Martha Jane Williams); died 6 May 1938.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 121.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 71.

    Children:
    1. Lavator Walton Owenby was born May 1892, Tennessee; died 2 Jun 1955, Cobb Couny, Georgia; was buried Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia.
    2. Hettie Alice Ownby was born Mar 1894.
    3. Mary Jane (Polly) Ownby was born Jun 1896.
    4. John M. Ownby was born Jun 1898.
    5. 1. Aaron Ownby was born 1900.
    6. Eva Ann Ownby was born 1903.
    7. Cora Ownby was born 1905.
    8. Macy Ownby was born 1908.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Pruit Ownbey was born 8 Jun 1840, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Aaron Ownbey and Mary "Polly" Buckner); died 23 Mar 1923, Morganton, Fannin, Georgia; was buried 26 Mar 1923, Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQN-PD

    Notes:

    Buried in Concord Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 92.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 115.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 71.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    James married Mary Ann "Polly" Proffitt 11 Apr 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan) 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. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Ann "Polly" Proffitt was born 28 Oct 1842, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 7 Apr 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1910, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQN-QK

    Notes:

    Died in Glades Leganon community.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 92.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 115, 120.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 71.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    Children:
    1. Sarah "Sallie" Ownby was born 1859, Tennessee; died Kuna, Ada County, Idaho; was buried Kuna, Ada County, Idaho.
    2. Nancy E. Ownby was born 4 Apr 1865, Tennessee; died 8 Oct 1932; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Jackson Ownby was born 1867, Tennessee.
    4. 2. Harrison Ownby was born May 1870, Tennessee.
    5. Mary "Polly" Ownby was born 30 Jan 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1952; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Aaron Ownby was born 1877, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  John W. Ogle was born 7 Apr 1844, Tennessee (son of Harkless T. Ogle and Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey); died 27 Feb 1927.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 224.

    John married Martha Jane Williams 7 Mar 1872. Martha (daughter of Berry Williams and Lurana Brooks) was born 18 Jan 1846, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1904; was buried Ogle Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Martha Jane Williams was born 18 Jan 1846, Tennessee (daughter of Berry Williams and Lurana Brooks); died 16 Oct 1904; was buried Ogle Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112.
    "A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen 1980, p 5.

    Children:
    1. 3. Margaret Jane Ogle was born 17 Jan 1873, Tennessee; died 6 May 1938.
    2. James Solomon Ogle was born 6 Apr 1874, Tennessee; died 1 May 1961; was buried Ogle Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Daniel Columbus Ogle was born 15 Dec 1879, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1972; was buried Ogle Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rhoda Ann Ogle was born 23 Jul 1882; died 9 Aug 1952; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Henderson Thomas Ogle was born 23 Mar 1884, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1963; was buried Zion Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Aaron OwnbeyAaron Ownbey was born 26 Oct 1815, Buncombe County, North Carolina (son of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 29 Oct 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1898, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQN-T3

    Notes:

    Aaron Ownby served as the clerk for White Oak Flats Baptist Church and also served as the Justice of Peace for the 11th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    They were listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 115.
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

    Aaron married Mary "Polly" Buckner 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Joel Buckner and Mourning Carr) was born 17 Sep 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1902, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary "Polly" BucknerMary "Polly" Buckner was born 17 Sep 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Joel Buckner and Mourning Carr); died 12 Feb 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Feb 1902, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQN-V8

    Notes:

    Mary was listed in the 1840 through 1880 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee with her husband.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 106, 115.
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

    Children:
    1. Joel Ownby was born Apr 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Elizabeth M. Ownby was born 18 Jun 1838, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jul 1870.
    3. 4. James Pruit Ownbey was born 8 Jun 1840, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1923, Morganton, Fannin, Georgia; was buried 26 Mar 1923, Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia.
    4. Marion Harrison Ownby was born 6 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1917; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Albert Brazlin Ownby was born 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1885; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Nancy Jane Ownby was born 8 Jul 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1898; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Brazelton Ownby was born 10 Feb 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1892; was buried Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Vera Ownbey was born Abt 1854, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Aaron Isaac Ownby was born 1856, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1874/1875.
    10. Rev. John West Ownby was born 24 Oct 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1935; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  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]


  4. 11.  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. 5. 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. 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.

  5. 12.  Harkless T. Ogle was born 1811, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 21 Mar 1892; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Harkless T. was born and lived all his life in Sevier County, mostly in Gatlinburg. He appears in the census records for the county from 1830 through 1880. His name is also recorded in the church minute books for the White Oak Flats Baptist Church. Death dates are given there for him and his second wife.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 94, 168.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 112.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 286.

    Harkless married Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey Abt 1828, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill) was born 20 Mar 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 6 Feb 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey was born 20 Mar 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 6 Feb 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-9L

    Notes:

    Margaret came to Sevier County with her family about 1816.

    Appeared in the 1840 and 1840 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 168
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 105, 112.
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.

    Children:
    1. Rhoda Ogle was born 16 Oct 1829, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1919, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Jan 1919, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Beda Ogle was born 18 Feb 1831, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1878; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Noah Ogle was born 1833, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1897, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Anna Ogle was born 15 Jan 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1912; was buried Lower Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Elizabeth Ogle was born 26 Oct 1837, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1908; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    6. Eli Thomas Ogle, Rev. was born 1839, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1867; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Arthur Ogle was born 18 May 1841, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Feb 1889; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Sophia Ogle was born 1 Jan 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Apr 1928, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 6. John W. Ogle was born 7 Apr 1844, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1927.
    10. Westley Ogle was born 24 Mar 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Mar 1927.

  7. 14.  Berry WilliamsBerry Williams was born 8 Feb 1814, North Carolina (son of William "Billy" Williams and Betty Walker); died 20 Dec 1888; 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 Stucker, 1980, p 4, 5.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 112.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 390.

    Berry — Lurana Brooks. Lurana (daughter of Billy Brooks and Rachel Waters) was born 24 Apr 1818, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 1893; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Lurana BrooksLurana Brooks was born 24 Apr 1818, Tennessee (daughter of Billy Brooks and Rachel Waters); died 28 Apr 1893; 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 Stucker, 1980, p 4, 5.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 112.

    Children:
    1. William M. Williams was born 11 Oct 1835, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 1908; was buried Williamsburg Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Solomon "Sol" Williams was born 17 Nov 1838, Tennessee; died 24 Jul 1898; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Rachel Williams was born 1840, Tennessee.
    4. John Williams was born 14 Jun 1841, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1908; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. David Williams was born Abt 1843, Tennessee.
    6. James Williams was born Abt 1845, Tennessee.
    7. Joseph Williams
    8. 7. Martha Jane Williams was born 18 Jan 1846, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1904; was buried Ogle Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Ann Williams was born 19 May 1847, Tennessee; died 31 May 1937, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.
    10. Joel Williams was born 15 Aug 1848, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1909; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Jane Williams was born 27 May 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Feb 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Feb 1920, Ogle Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Daniel Williams was born Abt 1853, Tennessee.
    13. Thenie Williams was born 26 Sep 1855, Tennessee; died 24 Feb 1892; was buried Shults Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.