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Evelyn Proffitt

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  1. 1.  Evelyn ProffittEvelyn Proffitt was born 30 Jan 1927 (daughter of Lawrence A. Proffitt and Etta Morris); died 17 Jun 1927; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lawrence A. ProffittLawrence A. Proffitt was born 21 Oct 1900, Tennessee (son of John Proffitt and Rachel Shultz); died 27 Apr 1971; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 90.

    Lawrence married Etta Morris 4 Dec 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee. Etta (daughter of David Paul Morris and Flota Rogers) was born 25 Dec 1905, Webbs Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 2001; was buried 10 Dec 2001, Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Etta MorrisEtta Morris was born 25 Dec 1905, Webbs Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of David Paul Morris and Flota Rogers); died 6 Dec 2001; was buried 10 Dec 2001, Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 90.
    "Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter", Volumn XXI, Spring 1995, p 30.
    http://www.sevierlibrary.org/genealogy/Rayshouse/Parsons/Websites/MORRIS/D785.HTM.

    Children:
    1. Everett Proffitt was born 30 Jan 1927; died 31 Jan 1927; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 1. Evelyn Proffitt was born 30 Jan 1927; died 17 Jun 1927; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Eugene Burl Proffitt was born 20 Jan 1930, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 1977; was buried Price Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Juanita Proffitt was born 10 Jan 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Oct 2006; was buried 3 Nov 2006, Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Betty Glee Proffitt was born 27 Aug 1933; died 25 Feb 2015; was buried 1 Mar 2015, Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Johnny Proffitt
    7. Gerald "Micky" Proffitt
    8. Carolyn Lucille Proffitt
    9. Billy Proffitt was born 31 Oct 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Proffitt was born 22 Mar 1871, Tennessee (son of David Proffitt and Mary "Polly" Whaley); died 19 Feb 1936; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Hump back.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 53.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 89, 90.

    John — Rachel Shultz. Rachel (daughter of Phillip Shultz and Arbizena McCarter) was born 8 Apr 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Jul 1949; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Rachel Shultz was born 8 Apr 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Phillip Shultz and Arbizena McCarter); died 31 Jul 1949; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 53.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 89, 90.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 342.
    James Shults GEDCOM, Jamesshults@worldnet.att.net, July 1996.

    Children:
    1. Elmer Proffitt was born 18 Mar 1897, Tennessee; died 17 Jul 1981; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Lawrence A. Proffitt was born 21 Oct 1900, Tennessee; died 27 Apr 1971; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Glen Proffitt was born 16 Mar 1902; died 25 Jan 1925; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Bruce Proffitt was born 25 Jan 1904, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1979; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Myrtle Proffitt was born 11 Mar 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 May 1989; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Hazel Proffitt was born 21 Jul 1909; died 30 May 1982; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  David Paul MorrisDavid Paul Morris was born 19 Aug 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Elihu L. Morris and Matilda Byrd); died 13 Sep 1958, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 90.

    David married Flota Rogers Sevier County, Tennessee. Flota (daughter of Robert Newton Rogers and Matilda Duckett) was born 10 Apr 1881, Fines Creek, North Carolina; died 13 Oct 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Oct 1938, Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Flota Rogers was born 10 Apr 1881, Fines Creek, North Carolina (daughter of Robert Newton Rogers and Matilda Duckett); died 13 Oct 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Oct 1938, Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    http://www.sevierlibrary.org/genealogy/Rayshouse/Parsons/Websites/MORRIS/D785.HTM.

    Children:
    1. Wilford Laurier Morris was born 28 Feb 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. C. Hayden Morris was born 25 Apr 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 2001, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Sep 2001, Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 3. Etta Morris was born 25 Dec 1905, Webbs Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 2001; was buried 10 Dec 2001, Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Hugh Morris was born 22 Aug 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Mar 2007.
    5. Golden T. Morris was born 28 Apr 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Jan 1992, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Joseph Clifford "Joe" Morris was born 7 Mar 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1991; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. John Morris was born 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 2 Sep 2001.
    8. Mae Morris was born 1 Mar 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 2011, Four Seasons Hospice, Flat Rock, North Carolina.
    9. Robert Leonard "Sam" Morris was born 25 Aug 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 1997, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Clive Morris was born 10 Jun 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Dec 1994, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  David ProffittDavid Proffitt was born 14 Feb 1847, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 29 Mar 1909, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-02

    Notes:

    David Proffitt served in Co. E 2nd Tenn Cav. in the Civil War. He was buried in
    the Ownby Cemetery, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    Joe Payne lists death as 4 March 1866.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48, 53, 97, 115,
    117.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 63, 64, 89.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 35, 203.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 187.

    David married Mary "Polly" Whaley 4 Mar 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Aaron Whaley and Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby) was born 1851, Tennessee; died 1880/1889. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary "Polly" Whaley was born 1851, Tennessee (daughter of Aaron Whaley and Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby); died 1880/1889.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: BGW2-2P

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48, 53, 97.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 63, 64, 89.
    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. James Proffitt was born Abt 1867; died Bef 1870.
    2. Aaron A. Proffitt was born 25 Dec 1868, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 1941, Sampter, Baker County, Oregon; was buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Baker, Baker County, Oregon.
    3. Lucinda Proffitt was born 1870, Tennessee.
    4. 4. John Proffitt was born 22 Mar 1871, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1936; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Martha Ellen Proffitt was born 29 Jul 1873, Tennessee; died Bef 1 Jun 1900.
    6. Deborah Proffitt was born 23 Dec 1875, Tennessee.
    7. Samuel Proffitt was born 30 Dec 1878, Tennessee.
    8. Oscar Proffitt was born 16 Dec 1880, Tennessee.
    9. Isham G. H. Proffitt was born 30 Oct 1883, Tennessee; died 3 May 1960, Knox County, Tennessee.
    10. Caldonia Proffitt was born 5 Jul 1885.

  3. 10.  Phillip ShultzPhillip Shultz was born 18 Jul 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Perry M. Shultz and Adeline Huskey); died 15 Dec 1923; was buried Shults-Whaley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 17, 18, 63, 65, 106.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 341, 342.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 252.

    Phillip married Arbizena McCarter 17 Apr 1877, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Arbizena (daughter of James McCarter and Sophia Trentham) was born 4 Apr 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1930; was buried Shults-Whaley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Arbizena McCarterArbizena McCarter was born 4 Apr 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James McCarter and Sophia Trentham); died 25 Feb 1930; was buried Shults-Whaley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 17, 18, 63, 65, 106.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 342.
    "Mountain Ways Two", Gene Aiken, 1986, p 252.

    Children:
    1. 5. Rachel Shultz was born 8 Apr 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Jul 1949; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Phillip Shultz was born 18 Nov 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Aug 1952; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Shultz was born Abt 1885; died See Notes.
    4. Hettie Shultz was born Feb 1889; died 1948.
    5. Shultz was born Abt 1892; died See Notes.
    6. Shultz was born 1895; died See Notes.
    7. Earnest Shultz was born 12 Jul 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Apr 1986; was buried Shults-Whaley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Pearl Shultz was born 1900.
    9. Kenneth Shultz was born 19 Sep 1902; died 12 Oct 1904; was buried Shults-Whaley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Arthur Alvin Shults was born 28 Nov 1904, Tennessee; died 23 May 1987; was buried Shults Cemetery, Rocky Flats, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Homer Shultz was born 17 May 1907, Tennessee; died 23 Nov 1949, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Nov 1949, Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Elihu L. MorrisElihu L. Morris was born 4 Jun 1835, Jefferson County, Tennessee (son of Rev. Young John "Y. J." Morris and Cynthia Millikan); died 24 May 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Morris Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    http://www.sevierlibrary.org/genealogy/Rayshouse/Parsons/Websites/MORRIS/D20.HTM.

    Elihu married Matilda Byrd Abt 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee. Matilda was born 15 Aug 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Oct 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Oct 1922, Morris Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Matilda ByrdMatilda Byrd was born 15 Aug 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Oct 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Oct 1922, Morris Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    http://www.sevierlibrary.org/genealogy/Rayshouse/Parsons/Websites/MORRIS/D20.HTM.

    Children:
    1. Ellen Morris was born 15 Jul 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Sep 1948; was buried Morris Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Albert Morris was born 11 Sep 1861, Tennessee; died 2 Apr 1951; was buried Caylor's Chapel Cemetery.
    3. Adalaid Morris was born 29 Jan 1863, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 1939; was buried Morris Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Roton McDonald Morris was born 12 Feb 1865, Tennessee; died 31 Oct 1933, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 1 Nov 1933, Waynesville, North Carolina.
    5. Allice Morris was born 1866, Tennessee.
    6. John Wynton Morris was born 18 Jul 1868, Tennessee; died 17 May 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Morris Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 6. David Paul Morris was born 19 Aug 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Sep 1958, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Laura Marie Morris was born Sep 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1959, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Martha Morris was born 10 May 1882, Tennessee; died 28 Jul 1955, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Jul 1955, Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Dora Morris

  7. 14.  Robert Newton Rogers was born 9 May 1854, North Carolina (son of William A. Rogers and Elizabeth Russell); died 14 Oct 1917; was buried Robert Newton Rogers Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.

    Robert — Matilda Duckett. Matilda (daughter of Hiram Duckett and Eliza C. Downs) was born 2 Oct 1850, Fines Creek, North Carolina; died 15 Sep 1963; was buried 18 Sep 1963, Robert Newton Rogers Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Matilda Duckett was born 2 Oct 1850, Fines Creek, North Carolina (daughter of Hiram Duckett and Eliza C. Downs); died 15 Sep 1963; was buried 18 Sep 1963, Robert Newton Rogers Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, Township 8, Madison County, North Carolina

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    http://www.sevierlibrary.org/genealogy/Rayshouse/Parsons/Websites/MORRIS/D198.HTM

    Children:
    1. Leona Rogers was born 2 Nov 1875, Fines Creek, North Carolina; died 26 May 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Morris Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. John Chappel Rogers was born 19 Sep 1878; died 19 Jan 1964; was buried Geraldine Cemetery, Chouteau County, Montana.
    3. 7. Flota Rogers was born 10 Apr 1881, Fines Creek, North Carolina; died 13 Oct 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Oct 1938, Morris-Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Erastus Rogers was born 11 Dec 1885, North Carolina; died Abt 4 Aug 1969, North Carolina; was buried 6 Aug 1969, Dawn Memorial Cemetery, Clyde, North Carolina.
    5. Julius Casar Rogers was born 20 Mar 1886, North Carolina; died Abt 24 Sep 1966, North Carolina; was buried 26 Sep 1966, Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Waynesville, North Carolina.
    6. Effie Rogers was born 14 May 1889, North Carolina; died Abt 6 Oct 1970, North Carolina; was buried Fines Creek Memorial Cemetery.
    7. Hayden Rogers was born 12 Jul 1892, Haywood County, North Carolina; died Abt 6 Feb 1984; was buried 3 Feb 1984, R. M. Rogers Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    8. Selma Rogers was born 13 Apr 1895, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 4 May 1990.
    9. Lelia Rogers was born 18 Dec 1896, Haywood County, North Carolina; died Abt 10 Aug 1981, North Carolina; was buried 12 Aug 1981, Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Waynesville, North Carolina.
    10. Birtie Mae Rogers was born 10 Oct 1897, North Carolina; died Abt 3 Jul 1976, North Carolina; was buried 5 Jul 1976, Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Waynesville, North Carolina.


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