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Sarah "Sally" Proffit

Female Abt 1826 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sarah "Sally" Proffit was born about 1826 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

    Sarah married Hiram McElyea on 24 Nov 1849 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Hiram (son of Patrick Henry McElyea, Jr. and Sarah Cook) was born about 1802 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1873 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. James M. McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1854 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    2. 3. Larkin M. McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1856 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    3. 4. Samuel E. McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1859 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    4. 5. Benjamin McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1863 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    5. 6. John W. McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1865 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    6. 7. Amanda C. McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1868 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James M. McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born about 1854 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Larkin M. McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born about 1856 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

    Larkin married Martha Caroline Pardue about 1876 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Martha was born about 1860 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Norman Alexander McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Feb 1874 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died before 1930 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    2. 9. Sarafine McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nov 1878 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    3. 10. James E. McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1883 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    4. 11. William David "Billy" McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 May 1888 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    5. 12. Joseph Cross McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1890 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    6. 13. Cecil Smith McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1892 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  3. 4.  Samuel E. McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born about 1859 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  4. 5.  Benjamin McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born about 1863 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  5. 6.  John W. McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born about 1865 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  6. 7.  Amanda C. McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born about 1868 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

    Amanda married Millard Filmore Forrester about 1885 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Millard (son of John H. Forrester and Ellen Snyder, son of Andrew Forrester and Pheobe C. Proffitt) was born on 25 Dec 1864 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Jul 1939 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Oscar Conley Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 May 1887 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died in Jan 1973 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    2. 15. Sarah M. Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1891 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    3. 16. Joseph R. Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1893 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Jun 1940.
    4. 17. Mary A. Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1894 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    5. 18. George T. Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1897 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    6. 19. Luther Scott Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nov 1899 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    7. 20. Nealey Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Oct 1903 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Sep 1945 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    8. 21. Fannie Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Jun 1987 in Washington County, , , Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Norman Alexander McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (3.Larkin2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 5 Feb 1874 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died before 1930 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

    Norman married Mary Caroline Stanton on 8 Dec 1901 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Franklon B. Stanton and Polly Dugger) was born on 3 May 1873 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 27 Oct 1949 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Snyder Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. William Berry McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jan 1902 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Apr 1972 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
    2. 23. Howard McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1909 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    3. 24. Norman McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1911 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  2. 9.  Sarafine McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (3.Larkin2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Nov 1878 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  3. 10.  James E. McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (3.Larkin2, 1.Sarah1) was born in May 1883 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  4. 11.  William David "Billy" McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (3.Larkin2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 20 May 1888 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

    William married Ollie V. Wilson about 1910 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Ollie (daughter of William Leander Wilson and Sarah Elmina Virginia Reece) was born about 1892 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died about 1938 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 12.  Joseph Cross McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (3.Larkin2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Aug 1890 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  6. 13.  Cecil Smith McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (3.Larkin2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Mar 1892 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Oscar Conley Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 25 May 1887 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died in Jan 1973 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

    Oscar married Ella M. Tester on 3 Jul 1912 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Ella (daughter of George Washington Tester and Rhoda Ella Phillippi) was born on 22 Sep 1898 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Aug 1995 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. John Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1837 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    2. 26. Hubert F. Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1916 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Jun 1989.
    3. 27. Alta Bernice Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1917 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 Aug 2012 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    4. 28. Frances Geneva Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1919 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 23 Aug 2001 in , Giles County, Tennessee, .
    5. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 32. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 33. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 15.  Sarah M. Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Dec 1891 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  9. 16.  Joseph R. Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1893 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Jun 1940.

    Joseph married Clyde Poteet on 9 Jun 1917 in Lee County, , , Virginia. Clyde was born on 27 Jul 1892 in Lee County, , , Virginia; died on 26 Feb 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Geraldine Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 May 1915 in Lee County, , , Virginia; died on 30 Aug 1941 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    2. 35. James Joseph Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jan 1918 in Lee County, , , Virginia; died on 9 Mar 1978 in Cumberland County, , , North Carolina.
    3. 36. Leon Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Aug 1921 in Lee County, , , Virginia; died on 10 Aug 1988.
    4. 37. William Howard Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jun 1923 in Lee County, , , Virginia; died on 7 Oct 2007 in Baltimore, , , Maryland.
    5. 38. Anthony Harold Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 May 1926 in Pike County, , , Kentucky; died on 11 Apr 1997 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  10. 17.  Mary A. Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1894 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  11. 18.  George T. Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1897 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  12. 19.  Luther Scott Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Nov 1899 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  13. 20.  Nealey Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 29 Oct 1903 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Sep 1945 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  14. 21.  Fannie Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1905 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Jun 1987 in Washington County, , , Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 22.  William Berry McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (8.Norman3, 3.Larkin2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 11 Jan 1902 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Apr 1972 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

    William married Rosa Virginia Swift on 19 Nov 1935 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Rosa was born about 1908 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. John McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1840 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    2. 40. Mary Ann McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Dec 1942 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Mar 1943 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Union Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina.
    3. 41. V. Lewis McElyea  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jan 1947 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 14 Feb 2018 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Dickens Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

  2. 23.  Howard McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (8.Norman3, 3.Larkin2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1909 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

    Howard married Emma E. (Mcelyea) about 1925 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Emma was born about 1909 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 24.  Norman McElyea Descendancy chart to this point (8.Norman3, 3.Larkin2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1911 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  4. 25.  John Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (14.Oscar3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1837 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  5. 26.  Hubert F. Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (14.Oscar3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1916 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Jun 1989.

    Hubert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. Geraldine Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1939 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 4 Dec 2021 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

  6. 27.  Alta Bernice Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (14.Oscar3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1917 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 Aug 2012 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Bernice Forrester Garland, 95, Butler passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012, in the Mountain City Care Center following an extended illness.

    A native of Johnson County, she was a daughter of the late Oscar & Ella Tester Forrester. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Garland was a member of the Little Doe Baptist Church.

    In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cleo Garland, September 24, 1997; and one sister and seven brothers.

    Her hobby was quilting.

    Survivors include a step-daughter: Doris Brown and her husband, Clayton, Butler; A step-grandson: Everett Brown, Butler; A sister: Emma Ruth Phillippi, Felton, Delaware; Several nieces & nephews, including a special niece & friend, Geraldine Cable and her husband, Richard; Her special friends, Grace Glover and Bonnie Stout.

    Funeral Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 28, 2012, in the Little Doe Baptist Church, Butler, with the Rev. Kreg Smith officiating.

    Graveside Service and Interment will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2012, in the Rock Springs Cemetery. Music will be provided by the church choir. Active Pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the church at 6:55 p.m. Tuesday and also at the cemetery at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, will be: Tony Milam, Tom Kyte, Glen Good, Larry Slemp, Paul Lowe and R.E. Brown. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Jim Rainbolt, Dr. James Shine, Ed Fletcher, Burnice Gentry, Bill Stout, Howard Stout, Park Arnold and her church family.

    The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Little Doe Baptist Church and other times at the residence of Geraldine & Richard Cable, 240 Doeville Road, Butler.

    Alta married Cleo Tillie Garland about 1937 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Cleo (son of Lemuel Marcel Garland and Cora Josephine Tilley) was born on 7 Sep 1913 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Sep 1997 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 28.  Frances Geneva Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (14.Oscar3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 22 Feb 1919 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 23 Aug 2001 in , Giles County, Tennessee, .

    Frances married Clyde Worley Slimp on 5 Dec 1947 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Clyde (son of Robert Bruce Slimp and Joanna Forrester) was born on 10 Dec 1920 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 May 1980 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Jackie Charles Slimp  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1949 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 21 Nov 2007 in Whatcom County, , , Washington.

  8. 29.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (14.Oscar3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1)

  9. 30.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (14.Oscar3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1)

  10. 31.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (14.Oscar3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1)

  11. 32.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (14.Oscar3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1)

  12. 33.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (14.Oscar3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1)

  13. 34.  Geraldine Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (16.Joseph3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 6 May 1915 in Lee County, , , Virginia; died on 30 Aug 1941 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  14. 35.  James Joseph Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (16.Joseph3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 26 Jan 1918 in Lee County, , , Virginia; died on 9 Mar 1978 in Cumberland County, , , North Carolina.

  15. 36.  Leon Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (16.Joseph3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 4 Aug 1921 in Lee County, , , Virginia; died on 10 Aug 1988.

  16. 37.  William Howard Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (16.Joseph3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 4 Jun 1923 in Lee County, , , Virginia; died on 7 Oct 2007 in Baltimore, , , Maryland.

  17. 38.  Anthony Harold Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (16.Joseph3, 7.Amanda2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 10 May 1926 in Pike County, , , Kentucky; died on 11 Apr 1997 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

    Anthony married Beatrice Smith about 1947. Beatrice was born on 3 Apr 1929; died on 7 Aug 2013. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Judy Kaye Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Mar 1948 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Dec 2021 in Washington County, , , Tennessee.


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