John Byron Huff: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	John Byron Huff was born 18 Mar 1959, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Larnnie O. Huff and Rebecca Lewelling); died 18 Mar 1959; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Larnnie O. Huff was born 8 Feb 1904, Tennessee (son of Dr. John H. Huff and Nancy Cordelia "Delia" Proffitt); died 8 Mar 1982; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Larnnie — Rebecca Lewelling. Rebecca (daughter of W. H. Lewelling and Mary Jane Burnette) was born 7 Feb 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 2000; was buried 5 Dec 2000, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Rebecca Lewelling was born 7 Feb 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of W. H. Lewelling and Mary Jane Burnette); died 3 Dec 2000; was buried 5 Dec 2000, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

1. John Byron Huff was born 18 Mar 1959, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1959; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Harry Lynn Huff

Generation: 3

Dr. John H. Huff was born 1874, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Samuel L. Huff and Sara Williams); died 1959; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Doctor, practiced medicine for fifty years.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 61.
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 27.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 232.

John — Nancy Cordelia "Delia" Proffitt. Nancy (daughter of David Proffitt and Elizabeth Rolen) was born 1872, Tennessee; died 1942; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Nancy Cordelia "Delia" Proffitt was born 1872, Tennessee (daughter of David Proffitt and Elizabeth Rolen); died 1942; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 61.
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 27.

Children:

Ola Huff was born 15 Dec 1898; died 26 Nov 1989; was buried Waters Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Lawrence Victor Huff was born 29 Mar 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1958; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lonas Huff died Bef 21 Dec 2005.
2. Larnnie O. Huff was born 8 Feb 1904, Tennessee; died 8 Mar 1982; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lawton Otis Huff was born 29 Sep 1906; died 17 Sep 1987; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ella Mae Huff died INFANT.
Ora Jane Huff was born 15 Feb 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 May 2006; was buried 21 May 2006, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Beulah Huff was born 16 Aug 1911; died 24 Dec 1990.
Sarah Elizabeth Huff was born Abt 1914; died 21 Dec 2005, Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee; was buried 23 Dec 2005, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

W. H. Lewelling was born 21 Jan 1874, Tennessee (son of James H. Lewelling and Nancy McMurry); died 19 Jan 1937; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

W. — Mary Jane Burnette. Mary (daughter of James Robert Burnett and Martha Katherene Baker) was born 28 Aug 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1941; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Jane Burnette was born 28 Aug 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Robert Burnett and Martha Katherene Baker); died 26 Jun 1941; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

Lawrence Lester Lewelling was born 28 Jan 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1956; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Cradie Lewelling was born 9 Mar 1901, Tennessee; died 29 Aug 1984; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Aubrey Lewelling was born 21 May 1904, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 1974; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Jenny Lewelling was born 20 Apr 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 2001; was buried 2 Dec 2001, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William Vestal "Beck" Lewelling was born 24 Oct 1909, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1975; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Rebecca Lewelling was born 7 Feb 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 2000; was buried 5 Dec 2000, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Bernice Lewelling was born 16 Sep 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 May 2004; was buried 21 May 2004, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Burnette Lewelling was born 24 Dec 1916; died 10 Sep 1942, India; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Samuel L. Huff was born 7 Mar 1850, Tennessee (son of John Huff and Rebecca Large); died 29 Oct 1935; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Farmer and great hunter. Lived for some time in the Bogard community in Cocke
County, Tennessee, but later moved back to Sevier County, Tennessee in the Pearl
Valley Community.
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Reference:
"In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 475.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 231, 232.

Samuel — Sara Williams. Sara was born 8 Dec 1846; died 8 Oct 1904; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Sara Williams was born 8 Dec 1846; died 8 Oct 1904; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

A neighbor girl of Samuel.
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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 231.

Children:

Eva Florence Huff was born 19 Jun 1876; died 24 Jul 1877; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. Dr. John H. Huff was born 1874, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1959; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Curtis Huff was born 8 Mar 1881, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 14 Oct 1959; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
George W. Huff was born 24 Nov 1882; died 12 Jun 1967; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Cora Huff was born 4 Nov 1884, Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1966; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elizabeth Huff died See Notes.
Rebecca May Huff was born 27 Sep 1886; died 8 Oct 1886; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

David Proffitt was born 12 Dec 1831, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Samuel Proffitt and Sarah B. Webb); died 10 Oct 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

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Notes:

Age 18 in 1850.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 58, 60.
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 4.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 325.

David married Elizabeth Rolen 22 Jan 1862. Elizabeth (daughter of Joab Rolen and Anna McMahan) was born 10 Mar 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Mar 1888; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Elizabeth Rolen was born 10 Mar 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Joab Rolen and Anna McMahan); died 4 Mar 1888; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 59, 60.
"A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee," Wilma Rolen
Stucker, 1980, p 1.
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 4.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.

Children:

George W. Proffitt was born 1864, Tennessee.
James R. Proffitt was born 4 Sep 1866, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 1924; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Martha Jane Proffitt was born 12 Apr 1869, Tennessee; died 26 Nov 1936; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Nancy Cordelia "Delia" Proffitt was born 1872, Tennessee; died 1942; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Joab B. "Joe" Proffitt was born 18 Mar 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Apr 1934, Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

12.	James H. Lewelling was born 8 Feb 1835, Tennessee; died 17 May 1897; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. James — Nancy McMurry. Nancy was born 30 Mar 1842, Tennessee; died Mar 1879; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Nancy McMurry was born 30 Mar 1842, Tennessee; died Mar 1879; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

Mary Jane Lewelling was born 1 Dec 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jun 1944; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
6. W. H. Lewelling was born 21 Jan 1874, Tennessee; died 19 Jan 1937; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

14. James Robert Burnett was born Sevier County, Tennessee.
James — Martha Katherene Baker. Martha was born Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Martha Katherene Baker was born Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

7. Mary Jane Burnette was born 28 Aug 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1941; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lutitia Burnett was born 22 Apr 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Mar 1948; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Florence Rena Burnett was born 19 Dec 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1960; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Cora Burnett
Amanda Elizabeth Burnett was born 11 May 1883, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1961; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.