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Samuel Turner Proffitt

Samuel Turner Proffitt

Male 1857 - 1914  (56 years)

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  • Name Samuel Turner Proffitt 
    Born 7 Jun 1857  Sevier County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Mar 1914  Sevier County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11201  Larry and Carole King Murray Tree
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2019 

    Father David Proffitt,   b. 12 Dec 1831, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Rolen,   b. 10 Mar 1837,   d. 4 Mar 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F10779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha Jane Hartsell,   b. 28 Oct 1873, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married Abt 1903  Sevier County, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living Proffitt  [natural]
     2. George Gordon Proffitt,   b. 9 May 1907, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1985, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     3. Living Proffitt  [natural]
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2019 
    Family ID F10776  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Dicie J. Baker,   b. 12 Feb 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Married Bef 1886 
    Children 
     1. Ida Cordelia Proffitt,   b. 24 May 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1950  (Age 64 years)  [natural]
     2. Minnie Carlee Proffitt,   b. 12 Apr 1889, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1941, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)  [natural]
     3. Oll Proffitt,   b. Abt May 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2019 
    Family ID F10777  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Anna Schrader,   b. 9 Dec 1859,   d. 24 Jun 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married Abt 1890 
    Children 
     1. Stella R. Proffitt,   b. Aug 1891, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Josie C. Proffitt,   b. Apr 1894, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958  (Age ~ 63 years)  [natural]
     3. Olney James Proffitt,   b. Jan 1897, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2019 
    Family ID F10778  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He's found in the 1910 census in the 1st District, Sevier County, Tennessee: PROFFITT, Sam (52); wife Jane (36); children Minnie (21); Stella (17); Josie (16); Olney (13); Amma (6); Gordon (3); Horace (8/12). Sam had been married 3 times; Jane once. They had been married 7 years and Jane was the mother of three children, all of whom were living. Everyone in the household was born in Tennessee, as were their parents. Sam was a farmer.

  • Sources 
    1. [S389] The Common Thread, Sam Maner, (Name: Rootsweb tree;).

    2. [S215] In The Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (Name: 1984, 1993;), p. 497.


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