Roy Howard Proffitt^[1]

1916 - 1999  (82 years)

• Name	Roy Howard Proffitt
  Born	15 Jul 1916	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1930	District 9, Anderson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 9, Anderson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	26 Jan 1999	Farragut Health Care
  Buried	Tennessee Veterans Cemetery
  Person ID	I72404	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	Isham G. H. Proffitt,   b. 30 Oct 1883, Tennessee ,   d. 3 May 1960, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Cordelia Rayfield,   b. 4 Jun 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jun 1972, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 86 years)
  Marriage License	18 Dec 1902	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F11378	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lillie Helen McMahan,   b. 28 Dec 1920, Madison County, North Carolina ,   d. 31 Jul 2010  (Age 89 years)
  Married	22 Jun 1940	Anderson County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Tommy Proffitt,   d. Bef 28 Jan 1999 + 2. Barbara Annette Proffitt,   b. 28 May 1941, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Aug 2012  (Age 71 years) + 3. Earl Brooks "Buddy" Proffitt,   b. 5 Jun 1942,   d. 15 Jan 2005  (Age 62 years) + 4. Ronald Darrell Proffitt,   b. Abt 1954,   d. 23 Dec 2007, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Family ID	F26953	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Jul 1916 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 22 Jun 1940 - Anderson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 28 Feb 1999. PROFFITT, ROY H. - age 82, of Knoxville, passed away January 26, 1999, at Farragut Health Care. Member of the Riverview Baptist Church. Served in World War II in the Air Force. Born July 15, 1916, in Sevier County to the late Isham and Cordelia Rayfield Proffitt. Preceded in death by a son, Tommy Proffitt; and a grandson, Buddy Shane Proffitt; also by four sisters and four brothers. Mr. Proffitt was survived by his wife of 58 years, Lillie McMahan Proffitt; two sons, Earl B. Proffitt and Ronald D. Proffitt; one daughter, Barbara A. and husband, Harold Gene Pelfrey; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren; one sister, Blanche and husband, Oliver Brown; several nieces and nephews. Services will be Friday, January 29, at 8 p.m. at McCarty-Weaver Chapel with Rev. A.J. Crowford officiating. Graveside service will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Tennessee Veterans Cemetery with full military honors by East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations made to the Arthritis Foundation, 212 N. Peters Rd., Knoxville, TN 37923. McCarty-Weaver Cumberland Chapel in charge of arrangements. Roy H. Proffitt Obituary. [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Roy Proffitt Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1917 Age: 3 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00148 Sheet Number: 12 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Isham G H Proffitt M 35y Tennessee WIFE Cordelia Proffitt F 33y Tennessee DAU Virdia Proffitt F 16y Tennessee SON Davis Proffitt M 14y Tennessee DAU Grace Proffitt F 11y Tennessee DAU Alma Proffitt F 9y Tennessee SON Oscar Proffitt M 6y Tennessee SON Roy Proffitt M 3y5m Tennessee SON Berl Proffitt M 1y6m Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Roy Proffitt Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 09, Anderson, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 13 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1917 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0012 Family Number: 71 Sheet Number and Letter: 4B Line Number: 51 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2233 Film Number: 2341967 Digital Folder Number: 4548147 Image Number: 00256 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Isham Proffitt M 44 Tennessee Wife Cordelia Proffitt F 42 Tennessee Son Davis Proffitt M 24 Tennessee Son Roy Proffitt M 13 Tennessee Son Burl Proffitt M 11 Tennessee Daughter Blanche Proffitt F 6 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Roy Proffitt Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Scarboro, Civil District 9, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 23 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1917 Residence in 1935: Same House Enumeration District Number: 1-14 Family Number: 160 Sheet Number and Letter: 11A Line Number: 25 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3871 Digital Folder Number: 005461277 Image Number: 00497 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Isham Proffitt M 56 Tennessee Wife Cordelia Proffitt F 53 Tennessee Son Roy Proffitt M 23 Tennessee Daughter Blanche Proffitt F 16 Tennessee [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Lillian Helen Mcmahan Also Known As: Suffix: Event: Marriage Event Date: 22 Jun 1940 Event Place: Anderson, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse: Roy Howard Proffitt Spouse's Also Known As: Spouse's Prefix: Spouse's Suffix: Page: 94