Bessie Edna Proffitt

1890 - 1962  (71 years)

• Name	Bessie Edna Proffitt
  Born	25 May 1890	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	22 Jan 1962  [2]
  Buried	Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I39680	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	David Jackson Proffitt,   b. 25 Aug 1866, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jul 1906  (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Hickam,   b. 10 Sep 1868, North Carolina ,   d. 11 Nov 1957  (Age 89 years)
  Married	22 Aug 1887
  Headstones		Proffitt Mary Jane David Sept. 19, 1868 Aug. 25, 1866 Nov. 11, 1957 July 13, 1906
  Family ID	F11352	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Early Proffitt,   b. 8 May 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Nov 1963  (Age 76 years)
  Children	+ 1. Estle Herbert Proffitt,   b. 21 Apr 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jul 1966  (Age 56 years) + 2. Icephene Proffitt,   b. 11 Aug 1913, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 May 2006  (Age 92 years) + 3. Von Harrison Proffitt,   b. 16 Aug 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 14 May 1988, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 72 years) + 4. Evelyn Proffitt,   b. 6 Jan 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Oct 1991  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F14524	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 May 1890 - Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Proffitt 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

  
  

• Headstones

  Bessie Edna Proffitt May 25, 1890 Jan. 22, 1962 Asleep in Jesus

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 92, 94.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Bessie E Proffitt Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 136 Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: May 1890 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Race or Color (Standardized): White Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Years Married: Estimated Marriage Year: Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 8 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 135 Reference Number: 58 Film Number: 1241595 Digital Folder Number: 004118729 Image Number: 00367 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head David J Proffitt M 34 Tennessee Wife Mary J Proffitt F 32 North Carolina Daughter Bessie E Proffitt F 10 Tennessee Daughter Bonnie M Proffitt F 7 Tennessee Son Hobert M Proffitt M 4 Tennessee Son Arthur H Proffitt M 1 Tennessee Boarder William J Williams M 29 North Carolina [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 22 Jan 1962. Proffitt, Bessie Edna 71 b. 5-25-90 TN d. 1-22-62 R1 Gatlinburg f. David Proffitt m. Mary Jane Hickam Proffitt Cem Survivors: hus Earl 2 sons Estel Knox Von Sev 2 dau Mrs J W Montgomery Gatlinburg Mrs Hooper Williams Gatlinburg 11 gc 10ggc 2 sis Mrs Charles Gibson Knox Mrs A C Burkett 1 bro Arthur Proffitt Concord. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 554.