YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Dave Proffitt Cemetery ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the North Carolina USGenWeb Archives by: Gwen Bodford gbodford@yahoo.com ============================================================================ PROFFITT (Dave) CEMETERY Location: Go about 2 miles down Cane River on Hwy 19- W North and turn left onto George King Road # 1389. Go .2 miles to a white house and small barn on the right side of road. Turn right and follow this road around house and up the hill to the cemetery. (Decoration 2nd Sunday in August each year.) Condition: Good SURNAMES: BILLINGS, DAVIS, GARDNER, HALL, HARRIS, HELMS, HIGGINS, HOLLAND, HOLT, KING, MCFALLS, PARKER, PATE, PROFFITT, ROBERTSON, ROBINSON, SILVERS, SMITH, STAMPER, TILSON, WHITT, YOUNG 1. Wade Robertson, b. 1932 - died Feb. 21, 1999, son of # 25 & 26 2. Ruth Proffitt Silvers, b. 1927 - died July 8, 1999, Daughter of # 33 & 34 3. D. N. Parker, 12/24/1870 - 9/11/1949 4. Lizzie Crane Parker, 1/6/1876 - 12/16/1918, Wife of # 3 5. Gaither B. Parker, 7/31/1858 - 11/8/1942 6. Decatar Paker, 7/20/1897 - 7/31/1898, Son of # 3 & 4 7. Wm. Billings, Co. G, 3 NC Mtd. Inf. (No dates) 8. Jane Proffitt, Twice married, Parker-Billings, 5/6/1836 - 12/13/1891 9. William Proffitt, 1796 - 1872 10. Dewitt Proffitt, 1893 - 1949 11. Sarah Proffitt, 1802 - 1875 12. Sally Kate Davis, 3/13/1876 - 11/5/1958 13. John Proffitt, 2/24/1873 - 1/11/1956 14. Bessie Proffitt, 12/13/1890 - 3/3/1983, Wife of # 13 15. Donnie Rice "Dovie" Proffitt, 3/28/1885 - 1/2/1967 16. Milton Ben Proffitt, 6//17/1873 - 1/19/1942 17. Willard T. Smith, 1878 - 1957, Son of # 21 18. Evie K. Smith, 1881 - 1940, Wife of # 17 19. Trula Smith, 7/11/1915 - 10/7/1931, Daughter of # 17 & 18 20. James Smith, 9/19/1910 - 7/10/1911, Son of # 17 & 18 21. Catharine R. Smith, 1840 - 1901 22. Mittie Smith, 1874 - 1920, Daughter of # 21 23. Susan Robertson, 1844 - 1922 24. Gilbert Robinson, 8/5/1882 - 3/4/1957 25. Hester Robinson, 4/8/1882 - 2/2/1962, Wife of # 24, D/o Swin & Julia Pate King 26. Earl A. Robertson, 1903 - 1969, Son of Sam and Jannie Robertson 27. Maude Y. Robertson 1902 - 1990, Wife of # 26 28. Catherine Robinson, 4/14/16 - 3/23/1927, Daughter of Sam and Jannie Robertson 29. Samuel D. Robinson, 2/2/1862 - 4/12/1939 30. Jannie Whitt, 5/6/1872 - 9/16/1938, Wife of # 29 31. Pattie Robertson, 4/16/1822 - 3/24/1902, Wife of # 32 32. Wyat Robertson, 12/9/1820 - 11/16/1908 33. Howard Proffitt, 8/7/1883 - 8/8/1936 34. Lyda King Proffitt Higgins, 9/14/1894 - 11/30/1988, Wife of # 33 35. Baby Silvers - May, 1946, Infant of Jack and Ruth Silvers 36. Joe M. Proffitt, 4/27/1887 - 12/14/1942 37. Annie Whittimore Proffitt, 12/25/1896 - 19--, wife of # 36 38. Mitchell Robinson, 6/1/1890 - 10/1/1930 39. Pearl Proffitt Young, 1/5/1892 - 6/29/1947 40. Milton Proffitt, 12/6/1896 - 10/2/1918 41. H.J. "Jack" Harris, 1882 - 1939 42. William Young Proffitt, 10/14/1866 - 4/15/1941 43. Mary Etta Proffitt, 10/24/1862 - 44. Bryan Proffitt, 2/19/1905 - 2/1/1919 45. Vergie R. Holland, 1921 - 1951 46. Ruth Holt, 2/26/1901 - 6/16/1947 47. Effie Helms, 3/1/1915 - 7/15/1943 48. Orville Hall, Jr. 1930 - 1930 49. Mae Billings, twice married, Hall - Calloway, 1902 - 1946 50. Wm. Pender Billings, 12/17/1899 - 51. Sallie Billings, 1874 - 1941 52. David Lee McFalls, 12/11/1923 - 1/31/1989 53. Hattie H. King, 1896 - 1913, Wife of # 54 54. George Mitchell King, 1889 - 8/21/1964 55. Josie (Josephine) King, 4/13/1896 -8/1/1960, Wife of # 54, Death Cert shows 8/13/60 56. Martin W. King, 11/18/1850 - 4/18/1928 57. Margaret A. King, 6/6/1854 - 12/12/1945, Wife of # 56 58. W. C. Robertson, 6/9/1867 - 12/21/1940 59. Mrs. M.L.Robertson, 10/1/1870 - 1/14/1935 60. Gennie R. Huskins, 3/29/1881 - 12/11/1974 61. Roxana Pate, 1897 - 1902 62. Virgia Mae King, 2/5/1910 - 9/04/1915, D/o W.N. & I.L. King 63. David Proffitt, 7/16/1839 - 6/10/1907, Co., K. 29th NC Inf. CSA 64. Ruth Tilson, 11/4/1924 - 11/4/1924. Child of Mr. & Mrs. S.E.Tilson 65. Ezma Tilson, 11/6/1915 - 2/4/1916, Child of Mr. & Mrs. S.E.Tilson 66. Martha Tilson, 7/14/1922 - 12/12/1938 67. Polly Gardner, 10/25/1901 - 4/18/1990 68. Laura Jane Stamper, 1897 - 1939, Wife of Rev. R.H.Shelton 69. Hicks V. Robertson, 12/27/1909 - Aug. 1, 1999 70. Ida H. Robertson, 11/11/1911 - 3/11/1992, Wife of # 69 71. Donald Robertson, 11/26/1940 - 10/9/1947, Son of # 69 & 70 72. James M. Proffitt, 12/20/1868 - 12/15/1960 73. Lillie Proffitt, 8/22/1870 - 4/2/1947, Wife of # 72 74. Horace Drayton Young, 4/13/1889 - 7/2/1962 75. James W. King, 3/3/1935 - 11/13/1935 76. Naoma Proffitt, 12/13/1844 - 2/28/1933, wife of # 63 Numerous unidentified graves marked with fieldstones.