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John Parker Proffitt 1854–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1854

Birth Location: Nelson County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 May 1940

Death Location: Shores, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA

Father: James Proffitt

Mother: Judith Newton

Spouse(s): Catherine Childress

Children(s): Bessie Proffitt

John Parker Proffitt was born in 1854 in Nelson County, Virginia, USA, the child of James William Proffitt And Judith E Newton. John Parker Proffitt married Catherine Lee Kate Childress, and had children including Bessie Lottie Proffitt. John Parker Proffitt passed away in 1940 in Shores, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Parker Proffitt was born in 1854 in Nelson County, Virginia, USA, the child of James William Proffitt And Judith E Newton.
  • John Parker Proffitt married Catherine Lee Kate Childress, and had children including Bessie Lottie Proffitt.
  • John Parker Proffitt passed away in 1940 in Shores, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Proffitt's Ancestors

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John Proffitt
1854–1940
Birth Place: Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James William Proffitt
1824–1914
Nelson County, Virginia
Judith (E) Newton
1833–1866
Nelson, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Obediah Proffit
1786–1876
Amherst, Virginia
Ann (Theany) Ryan
1797–1877
, Nelson, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Fleming Proffitt
1760–1833
Margaret Welch
1760–1788
William Ryan
1774–1860
Elizabeth Damron
1775–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Prophet
1740–1812
Sarah Thurston
1743–1780
John Jr
1721–1774
William Ryan
1740–1820
Antheney Damron
1740–1777
Michael Damron
1748–1805
Lucinda Thomas
1745–1825

John Proffitt's Descendants

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John (Parker) Proffitt (25 Jan 1854–25 May 1940) m. Catherine (Lee "Kate") Childress (28 Dec 1866–1 Sep 1945)
  1. 1. Bessie (Lottie) Proffitt 1888–1968 m. Claude (L. Proffitt) Sr 1882–1965
    1. 1. Claude (Lafayette Proffitt) Jr 1917–1966 m. Frances (C) Kie 1910–

John Proffitt's Timeline

3 Records

1854
25 Jan 1854
Birth of John Parker Proffitt in Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Nelson County, Virginia, USA
1886
1886
Age 32
John Parker Proffitt was married
None
1940
25 May 1940
Age 86
Death of John Parker Proffitt in Shores, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
Shores, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1854
    Event Place: Nelson County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1940
    Event Place: Shores, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA

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