1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western Disrtict, taken on 14 Sep 1850,
Page 292A, Family #1041.
Listed as Wash Payne, age 11, born in VA, in household of father, John
Payne.
2. 1860 Census, McDowell Co, VA, 13th District, taken on 21 Aug 1860, Page 145,
Family #253.
Listed as George Payne, age 20, born in VA, in household of father, John
Payne.
3. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name George Washington Pain
Gender Male
Marriage Date 18 Jun 1865
Marriage Place Carter, Kentucky, USA
Spouse
Amanda Williams
Film Number 000344061"
4. 1900 Census, Carter Co, KY; 7th District; taken 14/15 Jun 1900; Page 191B; Family #433/438.
Listed as George W. Payne; age 60; born in Jul 1839 in VA; married 35 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
1. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Amanda Williams
Gender Female
Marriage Date 18 Jun 1865
Marriage Place Carter, Kentucky, USA
Spouse
George Washington Pain
Film Number 000344061"
2. 1900 Census, Carter Co, KY; 7th District; taken 14/15 Jun 1900; Page 191B; Family #433/438.
Listed as Mandy Payne; age 55; born in Sep 1844 in KY; married 35 yrs; 7 children, 3 living; in
household of husband, Greoge W. Payne.
1. McDowell Co, WV; WWII Draft Registration Card #N-189; 30 Jun 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Claude William Proffit; age 19; born 31 Jul 1922 at Eckman, WV; living at Pageton, WV; employed by
Page Coal & Coke Co, Pageton, WV; name of person who will always know address, John Proffit,
Pageton, WV; 6' 1" tall; 165 lbs; blue eyes, blonde hair and ruddy complexion.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 417; WV Archives Website.
Claude William Proffitt; age 23; born n Eckman, WV; single; living at Pageton, WV; married on 13 Dec
1945 in Welch, WV; Lila Hazel Rose; age 21; born and living at Pageton, WV; single.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 2 May 2020.
" Claude William Profitt
Birth 1922
Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1961 (aged 38–39)
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 209699202"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Pageton taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 134B;
Family #274/280.
Listed as Lila Rose; age 4 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Moses H. Rose.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 417; WV Archives Website.
Claude William Proffitt; age 23; born n Eckman, WV; single; living at Pageton, WV; married on 13 Dec
1945 in Welch, WV; Lila Hazel Rose; age 21; born and living at Pageton, WV; single.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 012648; WV Archives Website.
John Henry Profitt; age 26; born 24 Dec 1945 in WV; married; husband of Martha Profitt; coal miner;
SS#585-07-1957; living at Wilcoe, WV; served in military from 9 Aug 1963 to 1 Aug 1966; son of
Claude and Lila (McGill) Profitt; died 4 Aug 1972 at home in Sawmill Hollow, Gary, WV; due to a
bullet wound to the head; not self inflicted; buried 7 Aug 1972 in Woodlawn (Memorial Park), Bluwell,
WV.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Sylvia L. Nimmo; 15 Apr 2012; maintained by Michael.
" Thomas Proffitt
Birth 5 May 1852
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Death 16 Mar 1927 (aged 74)
Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Burial Jones Cemetery
Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial ID 88567324"Additional Information Posted:
"He was the son of George & Sarah (Philpot) Proffitt. He married his second wife, Nancy Ann Tuttle, daughter of Adam & Elizabeth (Morris) Tuttle, 14 Mar 1893, Knox Co., KY. The age difference between Thomas and his first wife is supported by many records."
1. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Denzyl Duart Smith
Gender Male
Race White
Age 21
Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 29 Nov 1918
Birth Place Lochgelly, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place Chamberlain, Brule, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place Brule, West Virginia, USA
Employer New River Co
Height 5 10
Weight 148
Complexion Light
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Gray
Next of Kin Virginia Smith
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Denzyl Duart Smith 22 Self (Head)
Virginia Smith Wife '
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 431; WV Archives Website.
Denzyl Duart Smith; age 35; born in Lochgelly, WV; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 15 Jul
1945 at Wilcoe, WV; Margaret Walker Cook; age 31; born and living at Berwind, WV; divorced.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Denzyl Duart Smith
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 42
Birth Date abt 1919
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 23 Dec 1961
Marriage Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Father Emory O Smith
Mother Bertha O Schroner
Spouse Ruth Ann Smith
Certificate Number 1961037766"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 012650; WV Archives Website.
Denzyl Duart Smith; age 54; born 29 Nov 1918 in WV; married; husband of Ruth Ann Smith;
manager of Gary Country Club; SS# 235-10-8816; living at Gary; served in WW II; son of Emory O.
and Bertha Opel Shroy Warden; died 7 Aug 1972 in Gary, WV; due to acute myocardial infarction;
buried in Roselawn Memorial Park (sic, Gardens), Princeton, WV; informant, Ruth Ann Smith, Gary,
WV.
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Ruth Ann Smith
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 29
Birth Date abt 1932
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 23 Dec 1961
Marriage Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Father Charles William Smith
Mother Margie Noreen Colley
Spouse Denzyl Duart Smith
Certificate Number 1961037766"
1. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Denzyl Duart Smith
Gender Male
Race White
Age 21
Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 29 Nov 1918
Birth Place Lochgelly, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place Chamberlain, Brule, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place Brule, West Virginia, USA
Employer New River Co
Height 5 10
Weight 148
Complexion Light
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Gray
Next of Kin Virginia Smith
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Denzyl Duart Smith 22 Self (Head)
Virginia Smith Wife '
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 431; WV Archives Website.
Denzyl Duart Smith; age 35; born in Lochgelly, WV; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 15 Jul
1945 at Wilcoe, WV; Margaret Walker Cook; age 31; born and living at Berwind, WV; divorced.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Denzyl Duart Smith
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 42
Birth Date abt 1919
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 23 Dec 1961
Marriage Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Father Emory O Smith
Mother Bertha O Schroner
Spouse Ruth Ann Smith
Certificate Number 1961037766"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 012650; WV Archives Website.
Denzyl Duart Smith; age 54; born 29 Nov 1918 in WV; married; husband of Ruth Ann Smith;
manager of Gary Country Club; SS# 235-10-8816; living at Gary; served in WW II; son of Emory O.
and Bertha Opel Shroy Warden; died 7 Aug 1972 in Gary, WV; due to acute myocardial infarction;
buried in Roselawn Memorial Park (sic, Gardens), Princeton, WV; informant, Ruth Ann Smith, Gary,
WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 431; WV Archives Website.
Denzyl Duart Smith; age 35; born in Lochgelly, WV; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 15 Jul
1945 at Wilcoe, WV; Margaret Walker Cook; age 31; born and living at Berwind, WV; divorced.
1. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Denzyl Duart Smith
Gender Male
Race White
Age 21
Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 29 Nov 1918
Birth Place Lochgelly, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place Chamberlain, Brule, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place Brule, West Virginia, USA
Employer New River Co
Height 5 10
Weight 148
Complexion Light
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Gray
Next of Kin Virginia Smith
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Denzyl Duart Smith 22 Self (Head)
Virginia Smith Wife '
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 431; WV Archives Website.
Denzyl Duart Smith; age 35; born in Lochgelly, WV; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 15 Jul
1945 at Wilcoe, WV; Margaret Walker Cook; age 31; born and living at Berwind, WV; divorced.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Denzyl Duart Smith
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 42
Birth Date abt 1919
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 23 Dec 1961
Marriage Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Father Emory O Smith
Mother Bertha O Schroner
Spouse Ruth Ann Smith
Certificate Number 1961037766"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 012650; WV Archives Website.
Denzyl Duart Smith; age 54; born 29 Nov 1918 in WV; married; husband of Ruth Ann Smith;
manager of Gary Country Club; SS# 235-10-8816; living at Gary; served in WW II; son of Emory O.
and Bertha Opel Shroy Warden; died 7 Aug 1972 in Gary, WV; due to acute myocardial infarction;
buried in Roselawn Memorial Park (sic, Gardens), Princeton, WV; informant, Ruth Ann Smith, Gary,
WV.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Liberty History; 5 May 2018.
" Virginia Elizabeth Kirby Edwards
Birth 29 May 1919
West Virginia, USA
Death 21 May 2006 (aged 86)
Burial Gray Family Cemetery
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 189484272"