Martha Dennis^[1]

1856 - 1937  (80 years)

• Name	Martha Dennis
  Born	20 Oct 1856	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1860	District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1880	District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1900	Precinct 4, Collin County, Texas   [4]
  Died	3 Oct 1937	Collin County, Texas   [5]
  Buried	Cottage Hill Cemetery, Collin County, Texas   [6]
  Person ID	I79821	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Allen Dennis,   b. 15 Feb 1823, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Apr 1865  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Nancy Large,   b. 29 Aug 1832, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Feb 1907  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F29345	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Russell Harrison "Harrison" Proffitt,   b. 26 Feb 1853, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Feb 1937, Collin County, Texas  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Joel B. Proffitt,   b. Abt 1875, Tennessee   2. Dora B. Proffitt,   b. Abt 1877, Tennessee   3. Lizzie J. Proffitt,   b. Apr 1881, Tennessee   4. Daniel J. Proffitt,   b. Jun 1883, Texas   5. Robert E. Proffitt,   b. Aug 1885, Texas   6. Lillie M. Proffitt,   b. Dec 1887, Texas   7. Flossie A. Proffitt,   b. Jul 1890, Texas + 8. Waldo Proffitt,   b. 8 Jun 1894, Collin County, Texas ,   d. 31 Jan 1963, Albilene, Taylor County, Texas  (Age 68 years)   9. Mateland Proffitt,   b. Apr 1897, Texas
  Family ID	F148778	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Oct 1856 - Tennessee Died - 3 Oct 1937 - Collin County, Texas Buried - - Cottage Hill Cemetery, Collin County, Texas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 30. [S112] Census, 1860. Name: Martha Dennis Event Type: Census Event Year: 1860 Event Place: District No 8, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 4 Race: White Race (Original): [Blank] Birth Year (Estimated): 1856 Birthplace: [Blank] Page: 190 Household ID: 1372 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 GS Film Number: 805244 Digital Folder Number: 004296184 Image Number: 00446 Household Gender Age Birthplace Allen Dennis M 37 Tennessee Nancy Dennis F 27 [Blank] Joel Dennis M 10 [Blank] Margaret Dennis F 8 [Blank] Robert Dennis M 6 [Blank] Martha Dennis F 4 [Blank] Jane Dennis F 1 [Blank] [S112] Census, 1880. Name: Martha Proffitt Event Type: Census Event Year: 1880 Event Place: Lower Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, United States District: 66 Gender: Female Age: 22 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Keeping House Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Birth Year (Estimated): 1858 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Sheet Number and Letter: 441A Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 1248 GS Film Number: 1255248 Digital Folder Number: 004244538 Image Number: 00507 Household Gender Age Birthplace Self R H Proffitt M 26 Tennessee, United States Son Joel B Proffitt M 5 Tennessee, United States Daughter Dora B Proffitt F 3 Tennessee, United States Wife Martha Proffitt F 22 Tennessee, United States [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Martha Proffit Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Justice Precinct 4 (west of Honey Creek), Collin, Texas, United States District: 14 Gender: Female Age: 44 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Number of Living Children: 9 Years Married: 25 Birth Date: Oct 1856 Birthplace: Tennessee Marriage Year (Estimated): 1875 Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother of how many children: 10 Sheet Number and Letter: 18B Household ID: 346 Line Number: 56 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1241621 Digital Folder Number: 004112015 Image Number: 00208 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Russel Proffit M 47 Tennessee Wife Martha Proffit F 44 Tennessee Daughter Lizzie J Proffit F 19 Tennessee Son Daniel J Proffit M 17 Texas Son Robert F Proffit M 15 Texas Daughter Lillie M Proffit F 13 Texas Daughter Flossie A Proffit F 10 Texas Son Waldo Proffit M 6 Texas Son Mateland Proffit M 3 Texas [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Martha Proffitt Event Type: Death Event Date: 03 Oct 1937 Event Place: , Collin, Texas, United States Gender: Female Marital Status: Widowed Birth Date: 20 Oct 1856 Birthplace: , Tennessee Father's Name: Allan Dennis Mother's Name: Nancy Large Certificate Number: 49159 GS Film number: 2117299 Digital Folder Number: 005145558 Image Number: 01537 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 6533626).