Lawson A. Proffitt

1872 - 1960  (87 years)

• Name	Lawson A. Proffitt
  Born	9 Aug 1872	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 1294, Whitfield County, Georgia   [1]
  Died	29 Mar 1960
  Buried	Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia   [2]
  Person ID	I3325	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Benijah "Ben" Proffitt,   b. 25 Nov 1841, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Apr 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Appie Ogle,   b. 17 Nov 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jan 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)
  Married	15 May 1863
  Family ID	F1281	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ollie Whaley,   b. 25 Sep 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Feb 1979  (Age 98 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1896	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Emma Proffitt,   b. 25 Jan 1897,   d. INFANT   2. Bertha Proffitt,   b. 15 Nov 1898,   d. 3 Dec 1993  (Age 95 years) + 3. Anna Proffitt,   b. 6 May 1902, Tennessee   4. Blanche Proffitt,   b. 25 Apr 1906,   d. 2 Jan 1907  (Age 0 years)   5. Evert Proffitt,   b. 14 Mar 1908,   d. 26 Sep 1908  (Age 0 years) + 6. Jackson A. Proffitt,   b. 15 Mar 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Feb 1992  (Age 81 years) + 7. Appie Proffitt,   b. 15 Aug 1913,   d. 19 Aug 2008, Regency Park Health Care Center.  (Age 95 years)   8. Rose Ann Proffitt,   b. 15 Aug 1913  (Age 111 years)
  Family ID	F1286	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Aug 1872 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 18 Apr 1896 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Some sources list birth as 9 August 1873. Twin of Kimsey. Buried in the Hopewell Cemetery. ---------- Reference "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 54. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 65, 69. "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 710. Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 297, 312.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name: L A Profitt Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Militia District 1294, Whitfield, Georgia, United States Sex: Male Age: 68 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Father Relationship to Head of Household: Father Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1872 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace J A Profitt Head Male 28 Tennessee Stella Profitt Wife Female 23 Tennessee Grace Profitt Daughter Female 5 Georgia Earl Profitt Son Male 3 Georgia Fred Profitt Son Male 1 Georgia L A Profitt Father Male 68 Tennessee Ollie Profitt Mother Female 61 Tennessee Claud King Lodger Male 16 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 139666998).