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"
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.