Ownby Cemetery

Ownby Cemetery

Hettie Martin

David Proffitt along with his wife Mary Jane and children.

                                                                    

GPS Coordinates: N35.68954 W83.39655
                                                                    

 The Ownby Cemetery is located along the Porters Creek Trail in Greenbrier.

Also known as the Joel Ownby or Long Branch Cemetery. David Proffitt (pictured above) served in the Civil War for the Tennessee 2nd Calvary Regiment Company E.

Who's here?

Cantrell, Claude
1913-1914


Martin, Hettie E.
Apr. 12, 1878 - Dec. 10, 1903


Ownby, Bessie
Oct. 21, 1925 - Oct. 25, 1925


Ownby, Elizabeth M. Clark
1849 - 1904


Ownby, Joel
1836 - 1909


Ownby, Lilian Elizabeth
Mar. 14, 1909 - Apr. 16, 1909


Ownby, Rosalia 
Sep. 29, 1913 - Sep. 30, 1913


Ownby, Roy H.
1907 - 1908


Ownby, Ruth
Aug. 12, 1908 - Jul. 15, 1910


Proffitt, David William
Feb. 14, 1847 - Mar. 19, 1909


Proffitt, Mary Jane Whaley
1851 - unknown

Proffitt, Rosalia

1913 - 1913


Whaley, Mary
Aug. 11, 1909 - Aug. 11, 1909


Any others unknown.

Visited March 14, 2014 and August 24, 2015

Updated July 4, 2025

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