David
Smith
Proffitt
Born in Washington County, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Son of David W. Proffitt
and Eliza (Wallen) Proffitt
Brother of
Susan (Proffitt) Lee, William Proffitt, Martha (Proffitt) Woolford, Louis George Proffitt and Eliza Emeline (Proffitt) Walter
Husband of
Lucille Catherine Latourno
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Albert Smith Proffitt
Died
at age 83
in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
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Contents |
Biography
Served in the 3rd Regiment, Missouri Infantry.[1]
David Proffitt served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: May 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 3rd Missouri Infantry, (Confederate) Company B
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: May 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 3rd Missouri Infantry, (Confederate) Company B
David Proffitt was a Prisoner of War during the United States Civil War.
David was born in 1847 to David W Proffitt and Eliza Wallen, the last of six children. His mother died the month after his birth, and his father never remarried. David is a Confederate Civil War veteran, having served with Co. B, 3rd Missouri Infantry. He was captured in 1865. David died in 1930 at 83 years old.
Timeline with Sources
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- 1847 Feb 4 - Birth - Washington County, Missouri
- 1850 United States Federal Census[2] family #337 - Belleview, Washington, Missouri
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| David W Proffitt | Head | M | 37 | Tennessee | W | None |
| Susan A Proffitt | Daughter | F | 15 | Missouri | S | |
| William A Proffitt | Son | M | 14 | Missouri | S | |
| Martha Proffitt | Daughter | F | 11 | Missouri | S | |
| Evaline Proffitt | Daughter | F | 9 | Missouri | S | |
| Lewis Proffitt | Son | M | 7 | Missouri | S | |
| Eliza Proffitt | Daughter | F | 5 | Missouri | S | |
| David Proffitt | Son | M | 3 | Missouri | S |
- 1860 United States Federal Census[3] p 35 family #233 - Concord, Washington, Missouri
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Robt R Proffit | Head | M | 72 | Virginia | M | Farmer |
| Jennett Proffit | Wife | F | 65 | Tennessee | M | |
| David Proffit | Son | M | 47 | Tennessee | W | Farmer |
| Catharine Proffit | F | 36 | Missouri | |||
| Louisa Proffit | F | 31 | Missouri | |||
| Susan Proffit | Granddaughter | F | 23 | Missouri | S | |
| Martha Proffit | Granddaughter | F | 20 | Missouri | S | |
| Louis Proffit | Grandson | M | 18 | Missouri | S | |
| Eliza Proffit | Granddaughter | F | 14 | Missouri | S | |
| David Proffit | Grandson | M | 12 | Missouri | S | |
| James Proffit | Grandson | M | 12 | Missouri | S | |
| Hugh Kirkpatrick | M | 53 | Tennessee |
- 1865 Feb 9 - Captured as Confederate Prisoner of War - U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865-$[4]
- 1865 Feb 22 - Swore allegiance to the United States of America - Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging in Confederate Compiled Service Records - Fold3-$[5] He had just turned 18.
- 1869 - Marriage to Lucelia Catherine LaTourno - From 1900 Census
- 1869 Dec 2 - Birth of Son Robert E Proffitt - Bismarck, St. Francois County, Missouri - Find A Grave: Memorial #29879415
- 1870 United States Federal Census[6] p 6 family #35 - Concord, Washington, Missouri
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| D W Propfit | Head | M | 56 | Tennessee | W | Farmer |
| Eliza Propfit | Daughter | F | 23 | Missouri | S | |
| David S Propfit | Son | M | 22 | Missouri | M | Farm Laborer |
| Catharine Propfit | Daughter-in-law | F | 22 | Missouri | M | |
| Robert E Propfit | Grandson | M | 0 | Missouri | S | |
| Martha LaTourno | son's mother-in-law | F | 50 | Missouri | W |
- 1872 Dec 18 - Birth of Daughter Nellie Ann Proffitt - Washington County, Missouri - Find A Grave: Memorial #36938227
- 1874 Feb 1 - Birth of Son David W. Proffitt - Washington County, Missouri - Find A Grave: Memorial #31779352
- c 1875 - Birth of Son Edward Profitt
- 1876 Mar 25 - Birth of Son Albert Smith Proffitt - Washington County, Missouri - Find A Grave: Memorial #24943408
- c 1879 - Birth of Daughter Lucille Proffitt
- 1880 United States Federal Census[7] p 1 family #7 - Concord, Washington, Missouri
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| D S Proffitt | Self | M | 36 | Missouri | M | Farmer |
| Catharine Proffitt | Wife | F | 25 | Missouri | M | Housekeeper |
| Edwin (Robert) Proffitt | Son | M | 9 | Missouri | S | |
| Nelli Proffitt | Daughter | F | 8 | Missouri | S | |
| David Proffitt | Son | M | 6 | Missouri | S | |
| Edward Proffitt | Son | M | 4 | Missouri | S | |
| Albert Proffitt | Son | M | 3 | Missouri | S | |
| Usilla Proffitt | Daughter | F | 1 | Missouri | S | |
| D W Proffitt | Father | M | 66 | Tennessee | W | Farm Help |
| Martha Letoum | Mother-in-law | F | 60 | Missouri | W | Keeps House |
- 1881 - Birth of Daughter Mattie C. Proffitt - Washington County, Missouri - Find A Grave: Memorial #29879371
- 1890 Jul 20 - Birth of Daughter Edna May Proffitt - Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri - Find A Grave: Memorial #61297107
- 1900 United States Federal Census[8] p 10A family #170 - Delaware, Shannon, Missouri
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| David S Proffitt | Head | M | 53 | Missouri | M | Timberman |
| Lucelia Proffitt | Wife | F | 54 | Missouri | M | |
| Edward Proffitt | Son | M | 31 | Missouri | S | |
| Nellie Proffitt | Daughter | F | 29 | Missouri | S | |
| Albert Proffitt | Son | M | 24 | Missouri | S | |
| Lucelia Proffitt | Daughter | F | 22 | Missouri | S | |
| Mattie Proffitt | Daughter | F | 20 | Missouri | S | |
| Edna Proffitt | Daughter | F | 11 | Missouri | S |
- 1910 United States Federal Census[9] p 4b family #81 - Richardson, Randolph, Arkansas
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| David S Proffitt | Head | M | 63 | Missouri | M | Farmer |
| Lucelia C Proffitt | Wife | F | 63 | Missouri | M | |
| Edna M Proffitt | Daughter | F | 18 | Missouri | S |
- 1920 United States Federal Census[10] p 7A family #135 - Richardson, Randolph, Arkansas
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| David S Proffit | Head | M | 72 | Missouri | M | Farmer |
| Lucedi C Proffit | Wife | F | 73 | Missouri | M |
- 1922 Apr 26 - Death of Wife Lucelia Catherine LaTourno - Maynard, Randolph County, Arkansas - Find A Grave: Memorial #65079206
- 1927 - Applied for Civil War Pension - Randolph, Arkansas - Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935
- Name: D.S. Proffitt
- Residence Location: Randolph, Arkansas
- State Served From: Missouri
- Division: Infantry
- Company: B
- Regiment: Randolph
- Vet Application Year: 1927
- Comments: approved
- 1930 United States Federal Census[11] p 1A family #1 - Columbia, Randolph, Arkansas
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| E Robert Profitt | Head | M | 60 | Missouri | M | Farmer |
| Nellie May Profitt | Wife | F | 47 | United States | M | |
| Gladys Profitt | Daughter | F | 20 | Arkansas | S | |
| David Smith Profitt | Father | M | 83 | Missouri | W |
- 1930 May 12 - Death - Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri - Web: Missouri, Death Certificates, 1910-1962[12] Cert #15451
- 1930 May 14 - Burial: Maynard Cemetery, Maynard, Randolph County, Arkansas - Find A Grave: Memorial #65078977
Footnotes
Sources
- ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865,"
- database, FamilySearch[1] David Proffit, Private, Company , Poindexter's Regiment, Missouri Cavalry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M380 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 12; FHL microfilm 882,013.
- Name David Proffit
- Also Known As Name David Profit
- Event Type Military Service
- Military Beginning Rank Private
- Military Final Rank Private
- Military Side Confederate
- State or Military Term Missouri
- Military Unit Poindexter's Regiment, Missouri Cavalry
- Note Original filed under David/Profit
- Affiliate Film Number 12
- Unsourced family tree handed down to Josh Proffitt.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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- Gordon Profitt
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FGC32004, FTDNA kit #B177019
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~6.25%
Josh Proffitt :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Jan (Tennant) Tokraks :
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~3.12%
Danny Proffitt :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dproff1234
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~1.56%
Denny Rhoads :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Richard Robinson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rirobin
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~0.78%
Azure Robinson :
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch PQ9816364 [compare]
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~0.78%
Danny Robinson :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Teresa Robinson :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Debra (Robinson) Friend :
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~0.78%
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Proffitt-698 and Proffitt-12 appear to represent the same person because: same name, data and family
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