James Pruit Ownbey^[1]

1840 - 1923  (82 years)

• Name	James Pruit Ownbey
  Born	8 Jun 1840	Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	1TQN-PD
  Died	23 Mar 1923	Morganton, Fannin, Georgia
  Buried	26 Mar 1923	Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia   [4]
  Person ID	I2466	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	Aaron Ownbey,   b. 26 Oct 1815, Buncombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Oct 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Buckner,   b. 17 Sep 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Feb 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1834	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F566	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann "Polly" Proffitt,   b. 28 Oct 1842, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Apr 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 66 years)
  Marriage License	8 Apr 1858	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	11 Apr 1858	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Sarah "Sallie" Ownby,   b. 1859, Tennessee ,   d. Kuna, Ada County, Idaho + 2. Nancy E. Ownby,   b. 4 Apr 1865, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Oct 1932  (Age 67 years)   3. Jackson Ownby,   b. 1867, Tennessee + 4. Harrison Ownby,   b. May 1870, Tennessee + 5. Mary "Polly" Ownby,   b. 30 Jan 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Jul 1952  (Age 79 years)   6. Aaron Ownby,   b. 1877, Tennessee
  Family ID	F944	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Jun 1840 - Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 8 Apr 1858 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 11 Apr 1858 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 26 Mar 1923 - Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Buried in Concord Cemetery. ---------- 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 318C, 1880. Census Place: Emerts Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 318C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace James OWNBEY Self M M W 40 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: TN Mary OWNBEY Wife F M W 38 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN Nancy OWNBEY Dau F S W 16 TN Occ: Domestic Servant Fa: TN Mo: TN Jackson OWNBEY Son M S W 12 TN Occ: Laborer Fa: TN Mo: TN Harrison OWNBEY Son M S W 10 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Mary OWNBEY Dau F S W 7 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Aaron OWNBEY Son M S W 3 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 341a, 20 Jul 1870. [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, family 235, page 402a, line 7, 27 Aug 1850. http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/sevier/census/1850/pg0396a.txt [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 74705556).