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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; died 26 Sep 1950; was buried Monument City Memorial Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Rosa Lee Downey lists middle initial as "M".
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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 83.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 48.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 72, 85.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 108.

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


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Beryl Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 1 May 1912, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1999; was buried Monument City Memorial Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.


  2. 3.  John Mack Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 22 Jan 1914, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 1984; was buried Ebenezer Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.

    John married Amanda Mae "Mandy" Kimbrough 26 Jan 1939, Hamblen County, Tennessee. Amanda was born 20 May 1921; died 9 Oct 1986; was buried Ebenezer Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Betty Ann Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1943; died 17 Mar 2011, Lakeway Regional Hospital, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Mar 2011, Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery.
    2. 14. Keith Garland "Boodaddy" Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 May 1949.

  3. 4.  Aaron Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 14 Feb 1916, Tennessee; died 9 Jan 1986; was buried Union Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.

    Aaron — Dorothy Johnson. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Georgia Faye Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jun 1943.
    2. 16. Aaron Boyd Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Feb 1946.
    3. 17. Dennis Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point

    Aaron married Oma Lee Williams Oct 1969. Oma (daughter of Wilson Lavator Williams and Ellen Victoria Blazer) was born 6 Sep 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1998; was buried Hills Union Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Lou Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 12 Oct 1918, Tennessee; died 27 Sep 1963; was buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Huntington County, Indiana.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.

    Lou — Hote Bloxham. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Henry Thomas Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 23 Oct 1920, Tennessee; died 8 Jan 2005; was buried Horse Creek Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.

    Henry married Polly Marie Shelton 13 Mar 1942. Polly was born 5 Dec 1926; died 26 Feb 1997; was buried Horse Creek Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  David Jackson Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 11 Apr 1923, Tennessee; died 1 Nov 2006; was buried La Fontaine IOOF Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.

    David married Vivian Ogan 2 Jul 1949. Vivian (daughter of Charles Warren Ogan and Lora W. B. Lawson) was born 22 Aug 1929. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Frank Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 18 Nov 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1982; was buried Friends Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.

    Frank married Ruby Cantrell 3 Jul 1954, Indiana. Ruby (daughter of Sanford Cantrell and Kisier Parker) was born 16 Dec 1932, Johnson County, Kentucky; died 26 Jun 2015, Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana; was buried Friends Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Mychelle Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. LaVona Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 20. Diana Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 21. Bobbie Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 9.  Ralph Buford ProffittRalph Buford Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 28 Jun 1928, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 22 Aug 2011, Wabash County, Indiana; was buried Mississinewa Memorial Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.

    Ralph married Norma Jean Ogan 2 Jul 1949, Wabash County, Indiana. Norma (daughter of Charles Warren Ogan and Lora W. B. Lawson) was born 11 Jun 1931, Wabash County, Indiana; died 24 Sep 2009, Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center, LaFontaine, Indiana; was buried Mississinewa Memorial Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Larry B. Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Christine Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 24. Karen Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 25. Debbie Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 10.  Donald L. ProffittDonald L. Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) 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.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.

    Donald married Alice Faye Jefferies 23 Oct 1959, Home Corner Wesleyan Church, Marion, Indiana. Alice was born 14 Sep 1941. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Janice Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Jerry Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 28. Greg Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 11.  Ruth Hazel Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 21 Aug 1934, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.

    Ruth married James Scott Horner 9 Sep 1955, Wabash County, Indiana. James (son of William Roy Horner and Hannah Belle Kimbrough) was born 15 Aug 1929, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1959, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Feb 1959, Ebenezer Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. James Roy Horner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Oct 1956.
    2. 30. Earl Ray Horner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Feb 1958.
    3. 31. Jackson Lee Horner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jul 1959.

    Ruth — Glen Miller. [Group Sheet]

    Ruth — Clouser. [Group Sheet]

    Ruth — Pearce. [Group Sheet]


  11. 12.  James "Jim" Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born Abt 1937, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 9, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.

    James — Marie Bucktel. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 13.  Betty Ann Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1943; died 17 Mar 2011, Lakeway Regional Hospital, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Mar 2011, Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery.

    Betty married A. B. Swann 26 Jun 1959, Jefferson County, Tennessee; divorced 31 Oct 1980, Jefferson County, Tennessee. A. was born 20 May 1939; died 16 Feb 2007, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Indian Ridge Cemetery, Blaine, Grainger County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. John P. Swann  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 17 Mar 2011.
    2. 33. Lois Ann Swann  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 34. Samuel R. Swann  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 35. A. B. Swann, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 14.  Keith Garland "Boodaddy" Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.James1) was born 17 May 1949.

    Keith married Glenda Sue Hickey 21 Jan 1980, Hamblen County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  3. 15.  Georgia Faye Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (4.Aaron2, 1.James1) was born 24 Jun 1943.

    Georgia married K. Peter Engelman 8 Jul 1961, Wabash County, Indiana. K. (son of Kenneth W. "Barney" Engelman and Clara Audrey Clark) was born 21 Sep 1939, Wabash County, Indiana; died 23 Oct 2007, Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana; was buried La Fontaine IOOF Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Roger U. Engelman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Aug 1962.
    2. 37. Faye Ellen Engelman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Oct 1964.

  4. 16.  Aaron Boyd Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (4.Aaron2, 1.James1) was born 25 Feb 1946.

  5. 17.  Dennis Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (4.Aaron2, 1.James1)

  6. 18.  Mychelle Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (8.Frank2, 1.James1)

    Mychelle — John Roberson. [Group Sheet]


  7. 19.  LaVona Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (8.Frank2, 1.James1)

    LaVona — David Mechling. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 38. Krissa Mechling  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 20.  Diana Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (8.Frank2, 1.James1)

    Diana — Dennis Siders. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 39. Steven Siders  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 21.  Bobbie Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (8.Frank2, 1.James1)

    Bobbie — Aaron Platt. [Group Sheet]


  10. 22.  Larry B. Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ralph2, 1.James1)

    Larry — Marcia. [Group Sheet]


  11. 23.  Christine Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ralph2, 1.James1)

    Christine — Len Cross. [Group Sheet]


  12. 24.  Karen Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ralph2, 1.James1)

    Karen — Nick Weaver. [Group Sheet]


  13. 25.  Debbie Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ralph2, 1.James1)

    Debbie — Robinson. [Group Sheet]


  14. 26.  Janice Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (10.Donald2, 1.James1)

    Janice — Tim Harter. [Group Sheet]


  15. 27.  Jerry Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (10.Donald2, 1.James1)

    Jerry — Sheri. [Group Sheet]


  16. 28.  Greg Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (10.Donald2, 1.James1)

    Greg — Treccia. [Group Sheet]


  17. 29.  James Roy Horner Descendancy chart to this point (11.Ruth2, 1.James1) was born 18 Oct 1956.

  18. 30.  Earl Ray Horner Descendancy chart to this point (11.Ruth2, 1.James1) was born 21 Feb 1958.

    Earl — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. Justina Horner  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt Jan 1986.

  19. 31.  Jackson Lee Horner Descendancy chart to this point (11.Ruth2, 1.James1) was born 3 Jul 1959.


Generation: 4

  1. 32.  John P. Swann Descendancy chart to this point (13.Betty3, 3.John2, 1.James1) died Bef 17 Mar 2011.

  2. 33.  Lois Ann Swann Descendancy chart to this point (13.Betty3, 3.John2, 1.James1)

    Lois — Fain. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Jesse "Sib" Fain  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 34.  Samuel R. Swann Descendancy chart to this point (13.Betty3, 3.John2, 1.James1)

    Samuel — Cindy. [Group Sheet]


  4. 35.  A. B. Swann, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (13.Betty3, 3.John2, 1.James1)

  5. 36.  Roger U. Engelman Descendancy chart to this point (15.Georgia3, 4.Aaron2, 1.James1) was born 27 Aug 1962.

  6. 37.  Faye Ellen Engelman Descendancy chart to this point (15.Georgia3, 4.Aaron2, 1.James1) was born 13 Oct 1964.

    Faye married Robert Edward Gray 27 Apr 1984, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 42. Natalie Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 43. Chelsea Gray  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 38.  Krissa Mechling Descendancy chart to this point (19.LaVona3, 8.Frank2, 1.James1)

  8. 39.  Steven Siders Descendancy chart to this point (20.Diana3, 8.Frank2, 1.James1)

    Steven — Amy. [Group Sheet]


  9. 40.  Justina Horner Descendancy chart to this point (30.Earl3, 11.Ruth2, 1.James1) was born Abt Jan 1986.


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