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Lawson A. Proffitt

Male 1872 - 1960  (87 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lawson A. Proffitt was born 9 Aug 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1960; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1294, Whitfield County, Georgia

    Notes:

    Some sources list birth as 9 August 1873.

    Twin of Kimsey.

    Buried in the Hopewell Cemetery.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 65, 69.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 710.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297, 312.

    Lawson married Ollie Whaley 18 Apr 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee. Ollie (daughter of Samuel Whaley and Mary Roseann Ogle) was born 25 Sep 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1979; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Emma Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Jan 1897; died INFANT.
    2. 3. Bertha Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Nov 1898; died 3 Dec 1993.
    3. 4. Anna Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 May 1902, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Blanche Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Apr 1906; died 2 Jan 1907; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Evert Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Mar 1908; died 26 Sep 1908.
    6. 7. Jackson A. Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Mar 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1992; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    7. 8. Appie Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Aug 1913; died 19 Aug 2008, Regency Park Health Care Center.; was buried 23 Aug 2008, Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    8. 9. Rose Ann Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Aug 1913.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Emma Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lawson1) was born 25 Jan 1897; died INFANT.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 312.


  2. 3.  Bertha Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lawson1) was born 15 Nov 1898; died 3 Dec 1993.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54, 255.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 69.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 312.

    Bertha — Middleton L. King. Middleton (son of Lewis Materson King and Luzena Frances Whaley) was born Apr 1895. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Anna Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lawson1) was born 6 May 1902, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 69, 122.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297, 299, 300, 312.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 281.

    Anna married Fred M. Ownby 2 Mar 1919, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Fred (son of Richard "Dick" Ownby and Lucinda Catherine "Kate" Maples) was born 1 Aug 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1960. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Eddie Lee Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jan 1920, Tennessee; died 9 Oct 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 11. Blanche Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Mar 1923; died 1 Oct 1923; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 12. Loy Bruce Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Dec 1924, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jul 1976; was buried , Georgia.
    4. 13. Gordon Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Sep 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  4. 5.  Blanche Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lawson1) was born 25 Apr 1906; died 2 Jan 1907; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 312.


  5. 6.  Evert Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lawson1) was born 14 Mar 1908; died 26 Sep 1908.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 312.


  6. 7.  Jackson A. Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lawson1) was born 15 Mar 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1992; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1294, Whitfield County, Georgia

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 69.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 312.

    Jackson — Stella D. Kear. Stella (daughter of Elmer Calvin Kear and Viola Ogle) was born 8 Jan 1916, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1988; was buried Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Grace Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1935, Georgia.
    2. 15. Earl Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1937, Georgia.
    3. 16. Fred Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1939, Georgia.
    4. 17. Glenn Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 18. Loy Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 19. Roy Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 8.  Appie Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lawson1) was born 15 Aug 1913; died 19 Aug 2008, Regency Park Health Care Center.; was buried 23 Aug 2008, Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 69.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 312.

    Appie — Paul Edward Weber. Paul was born 2 Mar 1912; died 12 Mar 1983; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Tommie Lee Weber  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Nov 1933, Whitfield County, Georgia; died 5 Sep 2007; was buried Resthaven Gardens Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
    2. 21. R. L. Weber  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Aug 1935; died 4 Sep 1995; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    3. 22. Ralph Leon Weber  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Sep 1938; died 4 Jul 2007; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    4. 23. Jerry Dan Weber  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jan 1949; died 28 Mar 2001, Granbury; was buried 3 Apr 2001, Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    5. 24. Don Willard Weber  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Feb 1953; died 31 Jul 1965; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    6. 25. Paulette Weber  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 9.  Rose Ann Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lawson1) was born 15 Aug 1913.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 69.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 312.

    Rose — Thomas Deverell. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Eddie Lee Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (4.Anna2, 1.Lawson1) was born 28 Jan 1920, Tennessee; died 9 Oct 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297.


  2. 11.  Blanche Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (4.Anna2, 1.Lawson1) was born 29 Mar 1923; died 1 Oct 1923; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297.


  3. 12.  Loy Bruce Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (4.Anna2, 1.Lawson1) was born 15 Dec 1924, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jul 1976; was buried , Georgia.

    Notes:

    Buried in the Hopewell Church Cemetery near Cohutta, Georgia.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297, 299, 300.

    Loy married Christine Cates 10 Sep 1950; divorced Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Charlotte Irene Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Apr 1953.
    2. 27. Vivian Lorraine Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Nov 1955.

    Loy married Loretta Hawkins Abt 1969. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Gordon Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (4.Anna2, 1.Lawson1) was born 30 Sep 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297, 300.

    Gordon — Doris J. McMahon. Doris (daughter of Walker McMahon and Onie Deverell) was born 30 Sep 1929. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Ronald Dee Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 29. Mayford Fred Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 30. Linda Fay Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 31. Freda Ann Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jan 1956.
    5. 32. Betty Jean Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point died See Notes.

  5. 14.  Grace Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jackson2, 1.Lawson1) was born Abt 1935, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1294, Whitfield County, Georgia

    Grace — Ownby. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Earl Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jackson2, 1.Lawson1) was born Abt 1937, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1294, Whitfield County, Georgia


  7. 16.  Fred Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jackson2, 1.Lawson1) was born Abt 1939, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1294, Whitfield County, Georgia


  8. 17.  Glenn Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jackson2, 1.Lawson1)

  9. 18.  Loy Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jackson2, 1.Lawson1)

  10. 19.  Roy Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jackson2, 1.Lawson1)

  11. 20.  Tommie Lee Weber Descendancy chart to this point (8.Appie2, 1.Lawson1) was born 22 Nov 1933, Whitfield County, Georgia; died 5 Sep 2007; was buried Resthaven Gardens Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Cleveland County, Oklahoma.

    Tommie married Lonel L. O'Rear 31 Jan 1953. Lonel was born 2 Apr 1934; died 22 Nov 1986; was buried Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Donna O'Rear  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Brent S. O'Rear  Descendancy chart to this point

    Tommie married Erby Cheatham Abt 1990. Erby was born 14 Feb 1931. [Group Sheet]


  12. 21.  R. L. Weber Descendancy chart to this point (8.Appie2, 1.Lawson1) was born 20 Aug 1935; died 4 Sep 1995; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.

  13. 22.  Ralph Leon Weber Descendancy chart to this point (8.Appie2, 1.Lawson1) was born 26 Sep 1938; died 4 Jul 2007; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.

  14. 23.  Jerry Dan Weber Descendancy chart to this point (8.Appie2, 1.Lawson1) was born 21 Jan 1949; died 28 Mar 2001, Granbury; was buried 3 Apr 2001, Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.

    Jerry — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Terrie Weber  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 36. Michelle Weber  Descendancy chart to this point

    Jerry married Jane Perdue 2 Jul 1997, Hood County, Texas. Jane was born Abt 1963. [Group Sheet]


  15. 24.  Don Willard Weber Descendancy chart to this point (8.Appie2, 1.Lawson1) was born 26 Feb 1953; died 31 Jul 1965; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.

  16. 25.  Paulette Weber Descendancy chart to this point (8.Appie2, 1.Lawson1)

    Paulette — Lamar Barnard. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 26.  Charlotte Irene Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (12.Loy3, 4.Anna2, 1.Lawson1) was born 6 Apr 1953.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 299.

    Charlotte — Lee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Jenny Lee  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 38. Rachel Lee  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 39. T. J. Lee  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 27.  Vivian Lorraine Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (12.Loy3, 4.Anna2, 1.Lawson1) was born 20 Nov 1955.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 299.


  3. 28.  Ronald Dee Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (13.Gordon3, 4.Anna2, 1.Lawson1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297.

    Ronald — Kay Palmer. [Group Sheet]


  4. 29.  Mayford Fred Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (13.Gordon3, 4.Anna2, 1.Lawson1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297.

    Mayford — Cynthia Brown. [Group Sheet]


  5. 30.  Linda Fay Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (13.Gordon3, 4.Anna2, 1.Lawson1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297.

    Linda — Rocky Green. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. Jeanna Green  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 31.  Freda Ann Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (13.Gordon3, 4.Anna2, 1.Lawson1) was born 11 Jan 1956.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297, 300.

    Freda — Daniel Phillips. [Group Sheet]


  7. 32.  Betty Jean Ownby Descendancy chart to this point (13.Gordon3, 4.Anna2, 1.Lawson1) died See Notes.

    Notes:

    Died in infancy.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297.


  8. 33.  Donna O'Rear Descendancy chart to this point (20.Tommie3, 8.Appie2, 1.Lawson1)

    Donna — Marty Barr. [Group Sheet]


  9. 34.  Brent S. O'Rear Descendancy chart to this point (20.Tommie3, 8.Appie2, 1.Lawson1)

  10. 35.  Terrie Weber Descendancy chart to this point (23.Jerry3, 8.Appie2, 1.Lawson1)

    Terrie — Chris Vaughn. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Adam Vaughn  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 42. Morgan Vaughn  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 36.  Michelle Weber Descendancy chart to this point (23.Jerry3, 8.Appie2, 1.Lawson1)

    Michelle — Chris Dukes. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 43. Cad Dukes  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 44. Hannah Dukes  Descendancy chart to this point


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