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Sarah Etta "Ettie" Proffit

Female 1889 - 1979  (90 years)


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  1. 1.  Sarah Etta "Ettie" Proffit was born on 19 Apr 1889 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee (daughter of David Proffit and Elizabeth H. Crosswhite); died on 16 Dec 1979 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried on 19 Dec 1979 in Midway Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

    Family/Spouse: Jessa A. Kimberlin. Jessa was born about 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  David Proffit was born on 18 Sep 1848 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee (son of John Proffit and Lydia Robinson); died in May 1913 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in May 1913 in Grindstaff Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    FAMILY NOTES: (rn=43)
    Jacob F. Grindstaff, J.P.

    David married Elizabeth H. Crosswhite on 28 Aug 1874 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Ervin Wilson and Jean Crosswhite) was born about 1858 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Aug 1926 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried on 2 Aug 1926 in Grindstaff Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth H. Crosswhite was born about 1858 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee (daughter of Ervin Wilson and Jean Crosswhite); died on 1 Aug 1926 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried on 2 Aug 1926 in Grindstaff Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Possibly listed as Lotia Crosswhite age 6 w/mother Eliza Jane & Larkin
    Hockaday in 1860 Johnson Co., TN census.

    Tombstone reads "Gone Home".
    CAUSE OF DEATH: Tuberculosis

    Children:
    1. Eliza Jane Proffit was born about 1868 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died in 1963.
    2. Laura E. Proffitt was born about 1872 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Jan 1975 in Hillview Nursing Home, , Johnson County, Tennessee; was buried on 3 Jan 1975 in Grindstaff Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    3. Lillie Sarah Proffit was born on 15 Nov 1883 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 Dec 1977 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee; was buried on 31 Dec 1977 in Bradley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    4. 1. Sarah Etta "Ettie" Proffit was born on 19 Apr 1889 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Dec 1979 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried on 19 Dec 1979 in Midway Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    5. Cora E. Proffit was born in Dec 1892 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    6. Ada Proffit was born on 9 Jan 1896 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Mar 1990 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried on 16 Mar 1990 in Rock Springs Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Proffit was born about 1809 in Asheville, , Buncombe County, North Carolina; died about 1879 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Doeville, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Found in Johnson Co., TN census from 1850 to 1880. Deeds: 1860 - $2000
    Land; 1870 - $1000 Land. Per Grandad was from Asheville,
    NC.

    John married Lydia Robinson about 1830 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lydia (daughter of Joseph Robinson, Sr. and Mary Sarah Stout) was born about 1812 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1887 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Doeville, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Lydia Robinson was born about 1812 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (daughter of Joseph Robinson, Sr. and Mary Sarah Stout); died about 1887 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Doeville, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Grandson John H. Read b. abt 1865 TN was living w/Lydia in Johnson
    Co.

    Children:
    1. William Proffit was born about 29 Jun 1829 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Jul 1915 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Proffitt Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    2. Elizabeth Proffit was born about 1834 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Apr 1914.
    3. Godfrey Daniel Proffitt was born in Sep 1835 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 May 1911 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    4. John Harrison Proffitt was born about 1838 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Aug 1914 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Proffitt Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary? Proffit was born on 8 Dec 1840; died on 22 Oct 1926.
    6. Margaret Proffit was born about 1841 in , Giles County, Tennessee, .
    7. Zachariah L. Proffit was born about 1844 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    8. Samuel N. Proffitt was born about 1845 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    9. James N. Proffit was born about 1846 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    10. 2. David Proffit was born on 18 Sep 1848 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died in May 1913 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in May 1913 in Grindstaff Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    11. Fannie Proffit was born about 1850 in , Giles County, Tennessee, .
    12. Thomas Proffitt was born on 31 Jul 1851 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 May 1940 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Butler Memorial Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Ervin Wilson was born about 1815 in Mountain City, , Johnson County, Tennessee; died about 1885.

    Ervin married Jean Crosswhite. Jean was born on 16 Jun 1820; died on 10 Jan 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Jean Crosswhite was born on 16 Jun 1820; died on 10 Jan 1894.
    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth H. Crosswhite was born about 1858 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Aug 1926 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried on 2 Aug 1926 in Grindstaff Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Joseph Robinson, Sr. was born about 1782 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, (son of John Robinson and Elizabeth (Robinson)); died on 1 Aug 1853 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Found in 1850 Johnson Co., TN census with Sarah(Mary) and:
    John 42 farmer
    Catherine 42
    Margaret 22
    Hannah 13
    Efviale 4

    He stated his birthplace VA in census.(census record)

    Will 1853-54, Will Book 1, dated 1853 prvd. 1854 page 89; Excr/Admrs.
    Samuel Howard & H.P. Murphey. (Jerry Ann Stout)

    Joseph married Mary Sarah Stout about 1805 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Godfrey Daniel Stout and Catherina Magdalen Voltzen) was born on 8 Jul 1787 in Shenandoah County, , , Virginia; died after 1860 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Mary Sarah Stout was born on 8 Jul 1787 in Shenandoah County, , , Virginia (daughter of Godfrey Daniel Stout and Catherina Magdalen Voltzen); died after 1860 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Daniel G. Robinson was born about 1807 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1880 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    2. John Robinson was born about 1808 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    3. Catharine B. Robinson was born about 1810 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    4. Zachariah Robinson was born about 1810 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    5. 5. Lydia Robinson was born about 1812 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1887 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Doeville, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    6. James J.C. Robinson was born about 1817 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    7. Joseph Jr Robinson was born on 7 Nov 1817 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Dec 1909 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Robinson Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    8. Sampson C. Robinson was born about 1821 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    9. Nicholas G. Robinson was born on 5 Mar 1823 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Jun 1895 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    10. Margaret Robinson was born on 4 Mar 1824 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Sep 1912 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    11. Elizabeth E. Robinson was born about 1831 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1908 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Doeville, , Johnson County, Tennessee.