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William Harrison Proffitt

Male 1860 - 1895  (34 years)


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  1. 1.  William Harrison Proffitt was born 13 Sep 1860, Tennessee; died 10 May 1895; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Died during Typhoid epidemic.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 60, 61.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 25.

    William — Martha A. "Nan" "Mattie" Denton. Martha (daughter of Frederick Asbury Denton and Susie Bird) was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Connie Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Bertie Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Lavator Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Effie Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born Dec 1883, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Clay Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Apr 1887, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 1965; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 7. Dave Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point died , Texas.
    7. 8. Creed Boyer Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 May 1890; died 7 Sep 1953; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Connie Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1)

    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 25.


  2. 3.  Bertie Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1)

    Notes:

    Never married.
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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 25.


  3. 4.  Lavator Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1)

    Notes:

    Moved to Idel, Texas
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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 25.

    Lavator — Sarah E. Rolen. Sarah (daughter of William M. Rolen and Mary Ann Ogle) was born 3 Oct 1880; died 10 Sep 1903. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Effie Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born Dec 1883, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 10, Cocke 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 25.


  5. 6.  Clay Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 17 Apr 1887, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 1965; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 61, 115.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 25.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 261.

    Clay — Rebecca L. McMahan. Rebecca (daughter of Archibald R. McMahan and Sarah "Sallie" Huff) was born 25 Aug 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Mar 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Apr 1914, Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Clay — Jennie Cecil Large. Jennie (daughter of Joab "Joe" Large and Joan Wear) was born 28 Jul 1898, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1990; was buried Huff Cemetery, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Hal Haynes Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Apr 1917; died 31 Dec 1980; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 10. Wilbur Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Dave Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) died , Texas.

    Notes:

    Moved to Hico, Texas. Killed in train wreck near Texarkana, Texas.
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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 25.


  7. 8.  Creed Boyer Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 10 May 1890; died 7 Sep 1953; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Creed was raised by his uncle and aunt Joshua and Nancy (Denton) Hartsell.

    Creed B. and Nora Myrtle (Shults) Proffitt lived in her ancestral home with her
    family which stood in 1995 behind Cosby School.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 23.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 61.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 25,
    26.

    Creed married Myrtle Nora Shultz 12 Jun 1919, , Cocke County, Tennessee. Myrtle (daughter of Harrison Hooper Shultz and Martha Rebecca McGaha) was born 24 Jan 1895; died 28 Feb 1979; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. William Harrison Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Mar 1920; died 1 Mar 1964, McNairy County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 12. Paul Shultz Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jan 1925; died 24 Apr 1968; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Hal Haynes Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Clay2, 1.William1) was born 29 Apr 1917; died 31 Dec 1980; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 115.

    Hal — Faye Ern Baxter. Faye (daughter of Arthur Ray Baxter and Hattie Manora Hartsell) was born 12 Apr 1917, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1979; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Walter Ray Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 10.  Wilbur Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Clay2, 1.William1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 115.

    Wilbur — Lucille. [Group Sheet]


  3. 11.  William Harrison Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (8.Creed2, 1.William1) was born 27 Mar 1920; died 1 Mar 1964, McNairy County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 23.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 26.

    William married Annie Ruth George 13 Nov 1943. Annie (daughter of John H. George and Pauline Fulks) was born 12 Nov 1919, White House, Sumner County, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 2012; was buried 28 Apr 2012, Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Vera Paulette Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 May 1948.

  4. 12.  Paul Shultz Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (8.Creed2, 1.William1) was born 16 Jan 1925; died 24 Apr 1968; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 23.
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 26.

    Paul married Nurnie Louise Stiner 15 Aug 1953. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Debra Louise Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jun 1956.
    2. 16. Randall Paul Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 May 1960.


Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Walter Ray Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (9.Hal3, 6.Clay2, 1.William1)

  2. 14.  Vera Paulette Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (11.William3, 8.Creed2, 1.William1) was born 20 May 1948.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 26.

    Vera married James Seldon Doss 1 Apr 1968. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. James Seldon Doss, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1977.

    Vera married Mark Stepp 14 May 2002, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  3. 15.  Debra Louise Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (12.Paul3, 8.Creed2, 1.William1) was born 23 Jun 1956.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 26.

    Debra married John Wesley Buchanan 2 Apr 1977. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Dustin Wesley Buchanan  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Paula Louise Buchanan  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 16.  Randall Paul Proffitt Descendancy chart to this point (12.Paul3, 8.Creed2, 1.William1) was born 22 May 1960.

    Notes:

    Policeman in Sevierville, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 26.

    Randall married Traci Ronee Elkins 6 Dec 1991. [Group Sheet]



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