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William C. Sheffield 1933–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 August 1933

Birth Location: Tompkinsville, Kentucky

Death Date: 16 February 2000

Death Location: Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Claude Sheffield

Mother: Lucy Proffitt

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William C. Sheffield was born in 1933 in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, the child of Claude Sheffield And Lucy C Proffitt. In 1935, William C. Sheffield resided in Rural, Monroe, Kentucky. In 1940, William C. Sheffield resided in Mag Dist 6, West Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, . William C. Sheffield passed away in 2000 in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William C. Sheffield was born in 1933 in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, the child of Claude Sheffield And Lucy C Proffitt.
  • In 1935, William C. Sheffield resided in Rural, Monroe, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, William C. Sheffield resided in Mag Dist 6, West Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, .
  • William C. Sheffield passed away in 2000 in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, USA.

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William Sheffield's Ancestors

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William Sheffield
1933–2000
Birth Place: Tompkinsville, Kentucky
Parents
Claude Sheffield
1913–1980
Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Lucy (C.) Proffitt
1917–2010
Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Clyde (B.) Proffitt
1895–1987
Monroe County, Kentucky, USA
Iva Turner
1896–1966
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
James Proffitt
1866–1949
Leona Richard
1869–1952
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Proffitt
1833–1916
Margaret Mitchell
1834–1913

William Sheffield's Timeline

5 Records

1933
19 August 1933
Birth of William C. Sheffield in Tompkinsville, Kentucky
Tompkinsville, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 2
William C. Sheffield resided here in Rural, Monroe, Kentucky
Rural, Monroe, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 7
William C. Sheffield resided here in Mag Dist 6, West Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist 6, West Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
1985
1985
Age 52
William C. Sheffield resided here in Tompkinsville, KY
Tompkinsville, KY
2000
16 February 2000
Age 67
Death of William C. Sheffield in Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 August 1933
    Event Place: Tompkinsville, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monroe, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01342; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 86-14
    [3] Kentucky Death Index
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 404-42-0765; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] Kentucky, Birth Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Monroe, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monroe, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01342; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 86-14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist 6, West Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monroe, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01342; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 86-14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985
    Event Place: Tompkinsville, KY
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Monroe
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 2000
    Event Place: Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 404-42-0765; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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