Stella D. Kear^{[1, 2]}

1916 - 1988  (72 years)

• Name	Stella D. Kear
  Born	8 Jan 1916	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 1294, Whitfield County, Georgia   [4]
  Died	11 Oct 1988  [5]
  Buried	Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I30912	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Elmer Calvin Kear,   b. 12 Jun 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Aug 1981  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Viola Ogle,   b. 10 Mar 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 10 May 1967  (Age 74 years)
  Married	10 May 1912	Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Family ID	F15493	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Jackson A. Proffitt,   b. 15 Mar 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Feb 1992  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Grace Proffitt,   b. Abt 1935, Georgia  (Age ~ 89 years)   2. Earl Proffitt,   b. Abt 1937, Georgia  (Age ~ 87 years)   3. Fred Proffitt,   b. Abt 1939, Georgia  (Age ~ 85 years)   4. Glenn Proffitt   5. Loy Proffitt   6. Roy Proffitt
  Family ID	F11387	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Jan 1916 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Rosa Lee Downey lists surname as Carr. Sevier County Heritage lists surname as Kear. Donald Reagan lists surname as Whaley. ---------- 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] E-Mail, Melanie James [mrs.jamesvv@yahoo.com], 11 Feb 2009. [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Sep 1998. Iva Nora Kear Eslinger obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Stella Kear Event Type: Census Event Date: 1920 Event Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 4 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1916 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 6 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Calvin E Kear Head Male 27 Tennessee Viola Kear Wife Female 26 Tennessee Estel Kear Son Male 6 Tennessee Stella Kear Daughter Female 4 Tennessee Elmer A Kear Son Male 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name Stella Profitt Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Militia District 1294, Whitfield, Georgia, United States Sex Female Age 23 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Relationship to Head of Household Wife Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1917 Last Place of Residence Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace J A Profitt Head M 28 Tennessee Stella Profitt Wife F 23 Tennessee Grace Profitt Daughter F 5 Georgia Earl Profitt Son M 3 Georgia Fred Profitt Son M 1 Georgia L A Profitt Father M 68 Tennessee Ollie Profitt Mother F 61 Tennessee Claud King Lodger M 16 [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 12 Nov 1993. Estel Lee Kear obituary [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 70386988). [S58] Marriage Certificate. 15107 ELMER KEAR VIOLA OGLE