Martha Rebecca McGaha: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Martha Rebecca McGaha was born 4 Jan 1871, Tennessee; died 27 Jul 1939; was buried , Cocke County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Buried in the Union Cemetery.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.

Martha married Harrison Hooper Shultz 12 Apr 1894, , Cocke County, Tennessee. Harrison (son of George H. Shultz and Elizabeth Layman) was born 11 Jul 1873, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 1939; was buried , Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Myrtle Nora Shultz was born 24 Jan 1895; died 28 Feb 1979; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Myrtle Nora Shultz

(1.Martha¹) was born 24 Jan 1895; died 28 Feb 1979; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Nora Myrtle (Shults) Proffitt lived in her ancestral home with her family which
stood in 1995 behind Cosby School.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 23.
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 25,
26.

Myrtle married Creed Boyer Proffitt 12 Jun 1919, , Cocke County, Tennessee. Creed (son of William Harrison Proffitt and Martha A. "Nan" "Mattie" Denton) was born 10 May 1890; died 7 Sep 1953; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

3. William Harrison Proffitt was born 27 Mar 1920; died 1 Mar 1964, McNairy County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
4. Paul Shultz Proffitt was born 16 Jan 1925; died 24 Apr 1968; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

William Harrison Proffitt

(2.Myrtle², 1.Martha¹) was born 27 Mar 1920; died 1 Mar 1964, McNairy County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 23.
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 26.

William married Annie Ruth George 13 Nov 1943. Annie (daughter of John H. George and Pauline Fulks) was born 12 Nov 1919, White House, Sumner County, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 2012; was buried 28 Apr 2012, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

5. Vera Paulette Proffitt was born 20 May 1948.

Paul Shultz Proffitt

(2.Myrtle², 1.Martha¹) was born 16 Jan 1925; died 24 Apr 1968; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 23.
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 26.

Paul married Nurnie Louise Stiner 15 Aug 1953. [Group Sheet]

Children:

6. Debra Louise Proffitt was born 23 Jun 1956.
7. Randall Paul Proffitt was born 22 May 1960.

Generation: 4

Vera Paulette Proffitt

(3.William³, 2.Myrtle², 1.Martha¹) was born 20 May 1948.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 26.

Vera married James Seldon Doss 1 Apr 1968. [Group Sheet]

Children:

8. James Seldon Doss, II was born 1977.

Vera married Mark Stepp 14 May 2002, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Debra Louise Proffitt

(4.Paul³, 2.Myrtle², 1.Martha¹) was born 23 Jun 1956.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 26.

Debra married John Wesley Buchanan 2 Apr 1977. [Group Sheet]

Children:

9. Dustin Wesley Buchanan
10. Paula Louise Buchanan

7.	Randall Paul Proffitt (4.Paul³, 2.Myrtle², 1.Martha¹) was born 22 May 1960. Notes: Policeman in Sevierville, Tennessee. ---------- Reference: "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 26. Randall married Traci Ronee Elkins 6 Dec 1991. [Group Sheet]