Thurber Dennis Proffitt, Sr

1887 - 1976  (88 years)

• Name	Thurber Dennis Proffitt  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	23 Nov 1887	Salisbury Township, Chariton, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Colfax, DeKalb, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Occupation: Student; Relation to Head: Servant of Louisa and SF Blair
  Residence	1904	Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA   [13, 14]
  	Sent to live with Andrew McComb after his father died. His Mother said he was dead and tried to claim his insurance.
  		News-PROFFITT Thurber (Insurance) "Proffitts Boy Gets Insurance" -- https://www.newspapers.com/image/17261033/?terms=thurber%2Bproffitt
  Census	1910	Colfax, Daviess, Missouri, USA   [11]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder
  Military Draft Registration	1918	Atchison County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Draft Registration - WWI; Military Marital Status: Married
  Census	1920	Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married
  Census	1930	Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1940	Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA   [9]
  Census	1950	Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA   [12]
  	Relation to Head: Father-in-law of Earl Sons; Marital Status: Widowed
  Death	13 Oct 1976	Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA   [6, 10]
  Burial	Tarkio Home Cemetery, Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA   [10]
  Person ID	I25674	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Boon Proffit,   b. 13 Sep 1856, Holt County, Missouri, USA d. 10 Dec 1904, Chariton County, Missouri, USA (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Josephine Victoria Dennis,   b. Abt 1865, Missouri, USA d. Aft 1905 (Age > 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Aug 1886	Chariton County, Missouri, USA   [15]
  Family ID	F7736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maude Edna Branson,   b. 5 Feb 1888, Branson, Taney, Missouri, USA d. 8 Apr 1941, Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	3 May 1911	Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA   [8]
  Children	1. Jessie Nadine Proffitt,   b. 10 Oct 1918, Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA d. 18 Nov 1918, Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Wilma Irene Proffit,   b. 14 Jul 1912, Branson, Taney, Missouri, USA d. 5 Oct 1999, St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Olga Margarite Proffit,   b. 23 Jul 1914, Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA d. 24 Jul 1974, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William Edgar Leander Proffit,   b. 6 May 1916, Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA d. 13 Sep 1991, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Thurber Dennis 'Ted' Proffitt, Jr,   b. 30 Jul 1920, Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA d. 23 Feb 2012, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Zelma Alice Proffit,   b. 16 May 1908, Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA d. 9 Feb 1974, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Nov 1887 - Salisbury Township, Chariton, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Occupation: Student; Relation to Head: Servant of Louisa and SF Blair - 1900 - Colfax, DeKalb, Missouri, USA Residence - Sent to live with Andrew McComb after his father died. His Mother said he was dead and tried to claim his insurance. - 1904 - Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder - 1910 - Colfax, Daviess, Missouri, USA Marriage - 3 May 1911 - Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI; Military Marital Status: Married - 1918 - Atchison County, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married - 1920 - Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - 1942 - Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Father-in-law of Earl Sons; Marital Status: Widowed - 1950 - Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA Death - 13 Oct 1976 - Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News » Slide Show		News-PROFFITT Thurber (Abandonment) SonsVirginia85 originally shared this on 23 Sep 2013 -- {contact info is fld2469@yahoo.com Fred Davis...Proffitt Family Genealogy Forum}
  		News-PROFFITT Thurber (Death Investigation) News story looking for information about the death of Thurber Proffitt -- Lawrence Weekly World 13 Jul 1905, Thu · Page 3
  		News-PROFFITT Thurber (Death) Death Notice for Thurber Proffitt -- Newspapers.com - Chariton Courier - 13 Jan 1905 - Page 8
  		News-PROFFITT Thurber (Inheritance) Newspapers.com - Chariton Courier - 3 Nov 1905 - Page 4
  		News-PROFFITT Thurber (Insurance) "Proffitts Boy Gets Insurance" -- https://www.newspapers.com/image/17261033/?terms=thurber%2Bproffitt
  		News-PROFFITT Thurber (Insurance) "Proffitt's Boy Get Insurance" -- The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune 16 Sep 1905, Sat · Page 1

  
  

  People

  PROFFITT-Maude and Thurber Maude Edna Branson (1888-1941) and Thurber Dennis Proffitt (1887-1976) Wedding Picture (charlesmci originally shared this on 07 Jun 2012)

  
  

• Sources

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