Wade L. Rolen: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Wade L. Rolen was born 14 Nov 1925 (son of Creed B. Rolen and Myrtle Proffitt); died 11 Oct 1976; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 29.

Wade — Joyce Templin. Joyce (daughter of Garland Templin and Jessie Baxter) was born 5 Oct 1927, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Larry W. Rolen was born 23 Apr 1954.

Generation: 2

Creed B. Rolen was born 10 Oct 1895 (son of D. Hison Rolen and Elizabeth Knight); died 12 Sep 1962; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Tenn Pvt Co K 112 Inf World War I where he lost a leg.
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Reference:
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 28.

Creed — Myrtle Proffitt. Myrtle was born 30 Sep 1903; died 10 Feb 1951; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Myrtle Proffitt was born 30 Sep 1903; died 10 Feb 1951; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 28.

Children:

Creed B. Rolen, Jr. was born 27 Jul 1918; died 16 Jun 1973; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
1. Wade L. Rolen was born 14 Nov 1925; died 11 Oct 1976; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Robert L. Rolen

Generation: 3

D. Hison Rolen was born 14 Jun 1866, Tennessee (son of George W. Rolen and Susan "Susie" Proffitt); died 4 Mar 1926; was buried David C. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 63.
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 28.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 325, 326.

D. — Elizabeth Knight. Elizabeth was born 1875; died 11 Nov 1912; was buried David C. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth Knight was born 1875; died 11 Nov 1912; was buried David C. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

1900 Census lists birth as 5 - 1976 age 24.

Rosa Lee Downey lists death as 11 November 1913.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 63.
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 28.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 325, 326.

Children:

2. Creed B. Rolen was born 10 Oct 1895; died 12 Sep 1962; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lillie Mae Rolen was born 25 Apr 1897, Tennessee; died 2 Nov 1978; was buried Williams Cemetery (New Salem), Sevier County, Tennessee.
Gracie L. Rolen was born 28 Oct 1899; died 5 Dec 1900; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Burl L. Rolen was born 1904; died 1975; was buried Hartsell Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Joe Graden Rolen was born 26 Oct 1911, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1973; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

George W. Rolen was born 12 Jan 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Joab Rolen and Anna McMahan); died 10 Feb 1919; was buried David C. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 58, 63.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 170.
"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.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 325, 326.

George married Susan "Susie" Proffitt 28 Feb 1858. Susan (daughter of Samuel Proffitt and Sarah B. Webb) was born 16 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried David C. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Susan "Susie" Proffitt was born 16 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Samuel Proffitt and Sarah B. Webb); died 22 Feb 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried David C. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

AFN: 1TQQ-R1

Notes:

Age 14 in 1850.
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Reference
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 58, 63.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 170.
"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, p 325, 326.

Children:

Benajah A. Rolen was born 6 Jun 1858, Tennessee; died 27 Sep 1903; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy Jane Rolen was born 6 Nov 1861, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1882; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Martha Ann E. Rolen was born 12 Sep 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Oct 1929, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Oct 1929, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
4. D. Hison Rolen was born 14 Jun 1866, Tennessee; died 4 Mar 1926; was buried David C. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Queenie Agnes Rolen was born 24 Apr 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Apr 1946, Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Joab "Joe" Rolen was born 21 Apr 1870, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 1948; was buried , Georgia.
David Crockett Rolen was born 19 Dec 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Feb 1944; was buried David C. Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Samuel M. Rolen was born 8 Jan 1874, Tennessee; died Jan 1937; was buried Bachelor Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Susan Cordia Rolen was born 2 Mar 1876, Tennessee; died 16 Sep 1959; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Miles Lavator Rolen was born 22 Jun 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Dec 1936; was buried Bachelor Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.