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Mary Jane Proffitt

Female 1914 - 2003  (88 years)


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  1. 1.  Mary Jane Proffitt was born 20 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of A. Russell Proffitt and Eliza Jane Bailey); died 30 Mar 2003, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Apr 2003, Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 93.

    Mary married William Theodore "Bill" Dockery 16 Aug 1928, Cocke County, Tennessee. William (son of Elihu Robert Grant Dockery, "LRG" and Ann L. E. McMahan) was born 23 Oct 1906, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 1964; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Anna Dockery was born Abt 1932, Tennessee; died Bef 1 Jul 2013.
    2. Hansel Grant Dockery was born 1 Jul 1937, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 2013, Sevier County Health Care Center; was buried 3 Jul 2013, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Lowell Dockery was born Abt 1939, Tennessee.
    4. Oris Donald Dockery was born 7 Jul 1941, Tennessee; died 25 Jul 1987; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Aileen Dockery
    6. Gail Dockery
    7. Charles Dockery

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  A. Russell Proffitt was born Aug 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William M. "Bill" Proffitt and Elizabeth L. McCarter).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 78.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 92.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 207.

    A. — Eliza Jane Bailey. Eliza (daughter of Anderson Bailey and Louennia Sarius) was born 7 Jul 1883, Tennessee; died 6 Jun 1964, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 8 Jun 1964, Bailey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Eliza Jane Bailey was born 7 Jul 1883, Tennessee (daughter of Anderson Bailey and Louennia Sarius); died 6 Jun 1964, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 8 Jun 1964, Bailey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 78.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 92.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 207.

    Children:
    1. 1. Mary Jane Proffitt was born 20 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Mar 2003, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Apr 2003, Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. J. D. Proffitt was born 10 Apr 1916; died 6 Apr 1971; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Horace "Ambrose" Proffitt
    4. Lucille Proffitt was born 4 Feb 1919; died Bef 26 Apr 2016.
    5. Tina Proffitt


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William M. "Bill" Proffitt was born 8 Aug 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-17

    Notes:

    Died of smallpox.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 78.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 92.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 202, 207.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    William married Elizabeth L. McCarter 22 May 1867, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Benjamin McCarter and Nancy Reagan) was born 1840, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1880/1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth L. McCarter was born 1840, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Joseph Benjamin McCarter and Nancy Reagan); died 1880/1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Burial place not confirmed.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 77.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 92.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 202, 206, 207.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    Children:
    1. Celia Proffitt was born 1868, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Joseph J. Proffitt was born 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1953; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Proffitt was born Abt 1872, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1880.
    4. 2. A. Russell Proffitt was born Aug 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Anderson Bailey

    Anderson — Louennia Sarius. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Louennia Sarius
    Children:
    1. 3. Eliza Jane Bailey was born 7 Jul 1883, Tennessee; died 6 Jun 1964, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 8 Jun 1964, Bailey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Jackson ProffittJames Jackson Proffitt was born 28 Jun 1819, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Benajah Proffitt and Sarah Byrd Webb); died 20 Jun 1863, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; was buried 1863, Stones River National Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQN-WF

    Notes:

    Co E, 2nd Regiment of Tn. Cal.

    Died of typhoid fever in Civil War and is buried in National Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 13, 58, 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 8.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 195.

    James married Celia McMahan 4 Mar 1841, Sevier County, Tennessee. Celia (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack") was born 7 Mar 1827, North Carolina; died 5 Jun 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Celia McMahan was born 7 Mar 1827, North Carolina (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack"); died 5 Jun 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQN-XL

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48.
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 13, 58, 64, 105.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 8.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 195.

    Children:
    1. Benijah "Ben" Proffitt was born 25 Nov 1841, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Benajah Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Ann "Polly" Proffitt was born 28 Oct 1842, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1910, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. James McMahan "Jim" Proffitt was born 11 Mar 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah Proffitt was born 28 Oct 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1934; was buried 7 Jan 1934, Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. David Proffitt was born 14 Feb 1847, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1909, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Pleasant P. Proffitt was born 2 Jun 1849, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 4. William M. "Bill" Proffitt was born 8 Aug 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Proffitt was born 1852; died See Notes.
    9. Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt was born 11 Sep 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1924; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Aaron Whaley Proffitt was born 7 May 1857, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 May 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Martha S. Proffitt was born 18 Nov 1859, , Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Joseph Benjamin McCarter was born 1809, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James McCarter and Rebecca Ogle); died 12 Dec 1884, Cartertown, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51, 62, 69.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 201."The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37, 201.

    Joseph married Nancy Reagan Abt 1828, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Richard Reagan and Julia Ann Shults) was born Abt 1810, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Nancy Reagan was born Abt 1810, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Richard Reagan and Julia Ann Shults); died Abt 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Nancy and Joseph McCarter are listed in the 1830, 1840 and 1850 census records of Sevier County.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 6a, 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51, 62, 69.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37, 201.

    Children:
    1. George B. McCarter was born 25 Nov 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1912, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary McCarter was born 1833, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Daniel G. McCarter was born 1835, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Sep 1859, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Eli McCarter was born Feb 1838, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 5. Elizabeth L. McCarter was born 1840, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1880/1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Aaron W. McCarter was born 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1879, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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