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James Pentland "Jim" Proffitt

Male 1886 - 1950  (63 years)


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  1. 1.  James Pentland "Jim" Proffitt was born 20 Dec 1886, Tennessee (son of James McMahan "Jim" Proffitt and Martha Whaley); died 26 Sep 1950; was buried Monument City Memorial Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana.

    James married Lucinda Kate Clabough 1 Jul 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lucinda (daughter of Henry Clabough and Lucinda Ogle) was born 1893, Tennessee; died 1975; was buried Monument City Memorial Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Beryl Proffitt was born 1 May 1912, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1999; was buried Monument City Memorial Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana.
    2. John Mack Proffitt was born 22 Jan 1914, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 1984; was buried Ebenezer Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    3. Aaron Proffitt was born 14 Feb 1916, Tennessee; died 9 Jan 1986; was buried Union Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    4. Lou Proffitt was born 12 Oct 1918, Tennessee; died 27 Sep 1963; was buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Huntington County, Indiana.
    5. Henry Thomas Proffitt was born 23 Oct 1920, Tennessee; died 8 Jan 2005; was buried Horse Creek Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee.
    6. David Jackson Proffitt was born 11 Apr 1923, Tennessee; died 1 Nov 2006; was buried La Fontaine IOOF Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana.
    7. Frank Proffitt was born 18 Nov 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1982; was buried Friends Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana.
    8. Ralph Buford Proffitt was born 28 Jun 1928, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 22 Aug 2011, Wabash County, Indiana; was buried Mississinewa Memorial Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana.
    9. Donald L. Proffitt was born 19 Oct 1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 17 Jun 2015, Wabash County, Indiana; was buried 19 Jun 2015, La Fontaine IOOF Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana.
    10. Ruth Hazel Proffitt was born 21 Aug 1934, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    11. James "Jim" Proffitt was born Abt 1937, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James McMahan "Jim" Proffitt was born 11 Mar 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 11 Feb 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    James married Martha Whaley 16 Jan 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Aaron Whaley and Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby) was born 25 Sep 1843, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1912; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Martha Whaley was born 25 Sep 1843, Tennessee (daughter of Aaron Whaley and Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby); died 27 Dec 1912; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Celia Proffitt was born 4 Dec 1862, Tennessee; died 2 Jun 1951; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Susan A. "Susie" Proffitt was born 4 Jun 1865, Tennessee; died 8 Oct 1902; was buried Ducktown, Polk, Tennessee.
    3. David Jackson Proffitt was born 25 Aug 1866, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 1906; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah "Sallie" Proffitt was born 30 Nov 1868, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1896; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Ellen Proffitt was born 13 Jan 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Martha Cordelia Proffitt was born 16 Mar 1873, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1936; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Nancy Lucy Proffitt was born 6 Sep 1875, Tennessee.
    8. Pleasant Andrew "Pleas" Proffitt was born 2 Dec 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1965; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Alia Z. Proffitt was born 16 Jan 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1905; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Laurinda Proffitt was born 21 Aug 1882, Tennessee; died 2 Apr 1970; was buried Ogle Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. 1. James Pentland "Jim" Proffitt was born 20 Dec 1886, Tennessee; died 26 Sep 1950; was buried Monument City Memorial Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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.

    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. 5.  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.
    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. 2. 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. 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. 6.  Aaron WhaleyAaron Whaley was born 2 Jan 1823, Tennessee (son of Middleton Whaley and Rebecca Ogle); died 8 Jun 1908; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Aaron married Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby 2 Oct 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone) was born 18 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 2 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1919, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Sarah Elmira "Sally" OwnbySarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby was born 18 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 2 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1919, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 3. Martha Whaley was born 25 Sep 1843, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1912; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Whaley was born Abt 1845; died Bef 1850.
    3. John Dudley Whaley was born 9 May 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 May 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 May 1924, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Middleton Whaley, II was born Oct 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Aft 1900.
    5. Mary "Polly" Whaley was born 1851, Tennessee; died 1880/1889.
    6. Samuel Whaley was born 17 Aug 1854, Tennessee; died 19 Jun 1936; was buried Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    7. Aaron Whaley, Jr. was born 1855; died Bef 1870.
    8. George Andrew Whaley was born Jun 1858, Tennessee; died 19 Jul 1934; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Sarah Whaley was born 1861, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    10. James B. Whaley was born Jun 1864, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Feb 1928, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. William Henderson Whaley was born 1 Jan 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Benajah Proffitt was born 1794, North Carolina (son of James Proffitt and Mary Lawson); died 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Benajah married Sarah Byrd Webb 1811. Sarah was born 17 Sep 1799, Virginia; died 20 Apr 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jefferson County, Alabama. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah Byrd Webb was born 17 Sep 1799, Virginia; died 20 Apr 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jefferson County, Alabama.
    Children:
    1. 4. James Jackson Proffitt was born 28 Jun 1819, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1863, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; was buried 1863, Stones River National Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tennessee.
    2. James Proffitt was born 1822, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Mar 1863, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; was buried Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Jane "Patsy" Proffitt was born 24 Jun 1827, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Elizabeth Proffitt was born 1828, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1859; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Sarah Elizabeth Proffitt was born 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan was born 1798, , Virginia (son of Archibald McMahan and Elizabeth Byrd); died 14 Dec 1887, , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.

    James married Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack" Yancey County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Ned Wilson and Mary Ann Gilbert) was born 24 Nov 1796, Yancey County, North Carolina; died 25 Mar 1894; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack" was born 24 Nov 1796, Yancey County, North Carolina (daughter of Ned Wilson and Mary Ann Gilbert); died 25 Mar 1894; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Sarah Annie "Sally" McMahan was born 20 Mar 1825, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1845; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 5. Celia McMahan was born 7 Mar 1827, North Carolina; died 5 Jun 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Willis McMahan was born 1830, Tennessee; died Apr 1878.
    4. Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan was born 8 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1911; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Elizabeth "Betsy" McMahan was born 25 Apr 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Nov 1899; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. David Balford McMahan was born 1834, Tennessee; died 1880; was buried Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    7. Clearisa McMahan was born 1840, Tennessee; died 1860.
    8. William Marvin McMahan was born Mar 1843, Tennessee; died Mar 1856.
    9. Lucinda McMahan was born 1850, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Middleton WhaleyMiddleton Whaley was born 1800, South Carolina (son of Alexander Whaley and Abigail Leverich, son of Alexander Whaley and Unknown); died Abt 1850/1860, South Carolina; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Middleton married Rebecca Ogle Abt 1818, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of William "Billy" Ogle and Martha Jane Huskey) was born 1782, North Carolina; died Abt 1870/1880; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Rebecca OgleRebecca Ogle was born 1782, North Carolina (daughter of William "Billy" Ogle and Martha Jane Huskey); died Abt 1870/1880; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Sarah "Sally" Whaley was born 25 Jan 1819, Tennessee; died 5 Dec 1901; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Martha "Patsy" "Marthy" "Granny Pat" Whaley was born 23 Jan 1820, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1892; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 6. Aaron Whaley was born 2 Jan 1823, Tennessee; died 8 Jun 1908; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  John OwnbyJohn Ownby was born 4 Apr 1791, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of James Ownby and Joanna Sims); died 3 Sep 1857, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    John married Mary Jane "Granny" Coone 17 Feb 1812, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt) was born 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1881, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Jane "Granny" Coone was born 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt); died 1881, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Nicholas H. Ownby was born 11 Dec 1812, Rutherford, North Carolina; died 15 Aug 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Ownby was born 1814, Rutherford, North Carolina; died 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. David Ownby was born 24 Jun 1816, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 10 Oct 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rachel Ownby was born 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died Aft 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby was born 1 Jan 1820, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1897; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 7. Sarah Elmira "Sally" Ownby was born 18 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 2 Dec 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1919, Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. John B. Ownby was born 1824, North Carolina; died 1899; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Ownby was born 1826, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died See Notes.
    9. George Ownby was born 1828, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 1 Nov 1914.
    10. Ownby was born 1830, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died See Notes.
    11. Madison Ownby was born 9 Apr 1832, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 6 Nov 1861.


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