David W. Proffitt (1813 - 1895)

Born 13 Nov 1813 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (Wallen) Proffitt — married 24 Apr 1834 in Bismarck, St. Francois, Missouri

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1895 at age 81 in Irondale, Washington, Missouri, United States

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Biography

David was born in 1813 to Robert R Proffitt and Jeanette Kirkpatrick. He and his wife Eliza had six children. She died when he was 33, and he never remarried. David died in 1895 at 81 years old.

Timeline with Sources

• 1813 Nov 13 - Birth - McMinn County, Tennessee

• 1834 Apr 24 - Marriage to Eliza Wallen - Washington, Missouri - Missouri, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850[1]

• 1835 - Birth of Daughter Susan A - Missouri

• 1836 Jul 7 - Birth of Son William N - Irondale, Washington County, Missouri

• 1840 United States Federal Census[2] - Concord, Washington, Missouri - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

• 1840 Jan 14 - Birth of Daughter Martha E - Missouri

• 1842 Mar 29 - Birth of Son Louis George - Washington County, Missouri

• 1845 Apr 15 - Birth of Daughter Eliza E - Missouri

• 1847 Feb 4 - Birth of Son David Smith - Washington County, Missouri

• 1847 Mar 19 - Death of Wife Eliza Wallen - Irondale, Washington, Missouri

• 1850 United States Federal Census[3] - Belleview, Washington, Missouri - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: None; Household Members: Susan A Proffitt 15, William A Proffitt 14, Martha Proffitt 11, (sister-in-law) Evaline Proffitt 9, Lewis Proffitt 7, Eliza Proffitt 5, David Proffitt 3

• 1860 United States Federal Census[4] - Concord, Washington, Missouri - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Son; Occupation: Farmer; Household Members: Susan Proffit 23, Martha Proffit 20, Louis Proffit 18, Eliza Proffit 14, David Proffit 12, James Proffit 12 (David and his children are living with his parents, and siblings Louisa and Catherine.)

• 1870 United States Federal Census[5] - Concord, Washington, Missouri - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Farmer; Household Members: Daughter Eliza Proffet 23, Son David S Proffet 22, Daughter-in-law Catharine Proffet 22, Grandson Robert E Proffet 3/12, (Mother of his daughter-in-law Catherine) Martha LaTurno 50

• 1880 United States Federal Census[6] - Concord, Washington, Missouri - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Father; Occupation: Farmer

• 1895 Apr 10 - Death - Irondale, Washington, Missouri - phot taken by Jan Tokraks 14 Aug 2021 and posted on Find a Grave [7] Memorial #5284736 - Burial: Wallen Cemetery, Washington County, Missouri