Celia Proffitt^{[1, 2]}

1862 - 1951  (88 years)

• Name	Celia Proffitt
  Born	4 Dec 1862	Tennessee   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	2 Jun 1951  [5]
  Buried	P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I5000	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	James McMahan "Jim" Proffitt,   b. 11 Mar 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Feb 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Martha Whaley,   b. 25 Sep 1843, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Dec 1912  (Age 69 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1862	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F434	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rev. John West Ownby,   b. 24 Oct 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jun 1935  (Age 75 years)
  Marriage License	14 Jan 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	19 Jan 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Julia Etta Ownby,   b. 20 Mar 1880, Tennessee + 2. James M. "Jim" Ownby,   b. 19 Nov 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Apr 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 50 years) + 3. Oliver R. Ownby,   b. 6 Sep 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1964  (Age 80 years) + 4. Nora Ownby,   b. 4 Feb 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jan 1974  (Age 87 years) + 5. Aaron A. Ownby,   b. 29 Jul 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Oct 1962  (Age 74 years) + 6. Allen Ownby,   b. 23 May 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Jul 1988, Veteran's Hospital, Boise, Idaho  (Age 97 years)   7. Early Ownby,   b. 21 Jun 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Jul 1913  (Age 20 years) + 8. Grace Valerie Ownby,   b. 27 Oct 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Aug 1965  (Age 69 years) + 9. Ennis Dewey Ownby,   b. 5 Apr 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 8 May 1983  (Age 85 years) + 10. Litha Ownby,   b. 23 Feb 1901, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1994  (Age 93 years) + 11. Martha Bessie Ownby,   b. 17 Jul 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Apr 1983  (Age 78 years)   12. Ownby,   d. INFANT
  Headstones		Mother Father Celia Ownby Rev. J. W. Ownby Dec. 4, 1862 Oct. 24, 1859 June 2, 1951 June 4, 1935
  Family ID	F1898	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Dec 1862 - Tennessee Marriage License - 14 Jan 1879 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 19 Jan 1879 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission Dr. Hoffman and some of his 1928 class of midwifery. From left are Hoffman, Laura Whaley, Mary Jane Trentham, Polly Whaley, Celia (Proffitt) Ownby and Sarah Cole.

  
  

• Notes

  Graduate of Pi Beta Phi Teachers' College Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee 1928 class of Midwifery. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48, 115, 128. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 71, 72.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 323B, 1880. [S135] Mountain Ways, Gene Aiken, (1983), 53, 74, 199. [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 342a, 21 Jul 1870. C:\My Documents\Genealogy\SevierCensus1870\0342a.gif [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Celia Ownby Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 38 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): w Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Number of Living Children: 9 Years Married: 21 Birth Date: Dec 1862 Birthplace: Tennessee Marriage Year (Estimated): 1879 Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother of how many children: 9 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John W Ownby Head Male 41 Tennessee Celia Ownby Wife Female 38 Tennessee Julettie Ownby Daughter Female 20 Tennessee James M Ownby Son Male 19 Tennessee Oliver Ownby Son Male 17 Tennessee Nora Ownby Daughter Female 14 Tennessee Aaron Ownby Son Male 18 Tennessee Allen Ownby Son Male 8 Tennessee Early Ownby Son Male 7 Tennessee Gracie Ownby Daughter Female 5 Tennessee Enes D Ownby Son Male 2 Tennessee [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 2 Jun 1951. Ownby, Mrs Celia b. Dec 4, 1862 d. Jun 2, 1951 House of her dau Mrs Nora Clabo Cumberland VA Glades Bapt Cem Survivors: 5 dau Mrs Juletti Clabo Cartersville VA Mrs Nora Clabo Cumberland VA Mrs Grace Bryan Cumberland VA Mrs Litha Franklin Sweet Home OR Mrs Bess Ownby Wingina VA 4 sons O. R. Ownby Boyds Creek A. A. Dillwyn VA Allen Meridian ID Ennis Gatlinburg 2 sis Mrs Ellen Ellison Knox Mrs Lorinda Ogle Sev Co 1 bro P. A. Proffitt Sev. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 553. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name John W Ownby Event Type Marriage Event Date 19 Jan 1879 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Celia Proffitt Spouse's Gender Female