William M. "Bill" Proffitt^[1]

1850 - 1908  (57 years)

• Name	William M. "Bill" Proffitt
  Born	8 Aug 1850	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  AFN	1TQQ-17
  Died	1908	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Buried	Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I1517	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2011

  
  

  Father	James Jackson Proffitt,   b. 28 Jun 1819, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jun 1863, Murfreesboro, Tennessee  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Celia McMahan,   b. 7 Mar 1827, North Carolina ,   d. 5 Jun 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 68 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1841	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F2395	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth L. McCarter,   b. 1840, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1880/1889, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 49 years)
  Married	22 May 1867	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Celia Proffitt,   b. 1868, , Sevier County, Tennessee + 2. Joseph J. Proffitt,   b. 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1953  (Age 83 years)   3. Proffitt,   b. Abt 1872, , Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1880  (Age ~ 7 years) + 4. A. Russell Proffitt,   b. Aug 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F558	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Ellen Walker,   b. 12 Mar 1859, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Dec 1950  (Age 91 years)
  Children	+ 1. Early Proffitt,   b. 8 May 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Nov 1963  (Age 76 years) + 2. Harrison Walker Proffitt,   b. 17 Aug 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jan 1977  (Age 88 years) + 3. Dexter Proffitt,   b. 1893,   d. 14 Sep 1964, Monroe County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F11357	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Aug 1850 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 22 May 1867 - , Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 1908 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Died of smallpox. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 53. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 78. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 92. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51. "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 202, 207. Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995. "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9. Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 323B, 1880. Census Place: Emerts Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 323B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace William PROFFITT Self M M W 29 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN Elisabeth PROFFITT Wife F M W 39 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN Celia PROFFITT Dau F S W 12 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Joseph J. PROFFITT Son M S W 10 TN Occ: Laborer Fa: TN Mo: TN Russel PROFFITT Son M S W 6 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 540.