YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Elbert 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 CEMETERY (ELBERT) Location - on North side of Hardscrabble Road. Turn up by Benny Fender's house and follow road to cemetery. Condition: Fenced and well kept. SURNAMES: BAILEY, BURTON, COUSINS, DEYTON, FERGUSON, GARLAND, HIGGINS, MATHIS, MAYO, MCINTOSH, PARKER, PETERSON, PHILLIPS, PROFFITT, RANDOLPH, ROBERTSON, SMITH, STURGIL, WAYCASTER, WILSON 1. Mack M. McIntosh - 9-15-1909 - 03-30-1994 2. Orita R. McIntosh - 3-28-1908 - 6-15-1997, Wife of # 1 3. Roy Mathis, Jr. - 7-18-1937 - 5-12-1961 4. Estella K. McIntosh - 1889 - 1966, Wife of # 5 5. Rex McIntosh - 1884 - 1971 6. Daniel Ferguson - 1940 - 1943 7. Willie Mae Higgins - 1896 - 1969, Wife of # 8 8. Paul Alexander Higgins - 1889 - 1976 9. Lyda P. Smith - 08-28-1877 - 06-11-1963, wife of # 10, D/o John & Sallie Robertson 10. Walter Gorden Smith -8-19-1882 -9-28-1968, S/o James & Catherine R. Smith 11. Michael S. Smith - 9-20-1974 (Our Baby) S/o Bobby Joe & Thanna Riddle Smith 12. Sadae Robertson - Died 12-05-1912 - 33 years old, Wife of # 13 13. Elbert Bascombe Robertson - 02-14-1876 - 9-29-1924 14. John W. Robertson - 3-16-1849 - 12-5-1939 15. Sallie English Robertson - 2-14-1855 - 1-7-1940, Wife of # 14 16. Bobbie Lee Proffitt - born 1931, S/o # 17 & Lois Dillingham Proffitt 17. Sam Lee Proffitt - 1910 - 1970, S/o # 20 & 21 17a. Lois Dillingham Proffitt - 6-13-1915 - 5-1-2000, W/o # 17 18. Handy H. Bailey - 10-19-1924 - 19. Willie Lou Bailey - 2-14-1927 - W/o # 18, D/o 20 & 21 20. Cleveland Proffitt - 11-12-1892 - 8-27-1962, S/o 43 & 44 21. Bashie Ada Proffitt - 10-21-1892 - 10-16-1954, Wife of # 20 22. Bis Randolph - 1900 - 1995 (Mason) 23. Gertrude Randolph - 1904 - 1989, W/o # 22; D/o # 24 & 25 24. Minnie E. Proffitt - 1883 - 1970, Wife of # 25 25. Ernest E. Proffitt - 1880 - 1968, S/o 43 & 44 26. Hilda Proffitt - 1903 - 19 , Wife of # 27 27. Clarence Proffitt - 1902 - 1967 28. Zeb Edward McIntosh - 8-3-1876 - 7-23-1949 29. Ruth King McIntosh - 7-13-1885 - 6-10-1973, Wife of # 28 30. Elbert M. Proffitt- 6-11-1938, Infant son of Leslie & Vina Proffitt 31. Leslie L. Proffitt - 6-5-1901 - 8-6-1991 32. Viney H. Proffitt - 12-27-1900 - 3-17-1990, Wife of # 31 33. John S. Deyton - 12-24-1921 - 10-3-1989 34. Mary Helena Deyton - 3-20-1923 - Wife of # 33 35. James Milton Garland -12-29-1933 - 4-25-1987, US Navy 36. Carlos Garland - 1895 - 1980 37. Thelma P. Garland - 1904 - 1958, Wife of # 36 38. W. Joe Waycaster - 1875 - 1920 (Mason) 39. Finette (Nettie) P. Waycaster - 1-27-1885 - 3-19-1966, W/o of # 38; D/o 43 & 44 40. Sara K. Burton - 12-17-1888 - 5-10-1947 41. J. W. Cousins - 1-6-1871 - 9-3-1948, S/o Henry & Axie Beaver Cousins 42. Sallie Sturgil - 5-13-1834 - 9-2-1914, Wife of John Wampler 43. Samantha L.(Wampler) Proffitt - 3-10-1861 - 1-27-1941, Wife of # 44 44. Elbert M. Proffitt - 10-26-1853 - 11-16-1921 45. Alice A. Proffitt - 1895 - 1988 46. Mary Peterson Proffitt - 9-15-1884 - 11-13-1944, 1st Wife of 48 47. Bertie W. Proffitt - 1903 - 19 , 2nd Wife of # 48 48. Frank M. Proffitt - 1887 - 1971 49. Linda L. Proffitt-12-30-1940, Infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Otto Proffitt 50. Fredrick Proffitt - 1913- Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Otto Proffitt 51. Edward Proffitt - 1913 - Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Otto Proffitt 52. Janie J. Proffitt - 10-19-1893 - 2-1-1985, Wife of 53 53. Rassie P. Proffitt - 1-20-1883 - 4-14-1981, Son of # 43 & 44 54. Minnie Loretta Proffitt - 6-7-1886 - 8-23-1912 55. Louis Palmer Peterson - 1-7-1863 - 9-24-1940 56. Eugenia Ray Peterson - 6-7-1865 - 8-29-1944, Wife of # 55 57. Lizzie P. Parker- 4-10-1897 - 4-3-1980, Wife of # 58 58. Alfonzo L. Parker - 10-7-1893 - 12-6-1980, Pvt. US Army, WW I 59. Opal E. Phillips - 1907 - 1970, W/o # 60; D/o # 53 & 54 60. Riley Jack Phillips - 7-27-1904 - 11-20-1983, S/o Monroe & Hattie King Phillips 61. Peggy Ann Proffitt - 2-19-1945 - 3-9-1945, Infant daughter of Fay & Otis Proffitt 62. Mary Fran Proffitt - 2-19-1945 - 3-14-1945, Infant daughter of Fay & Otis Proffitt 63. Faye Fox Proffitt - 8-13-1921 - 2-29-2000, Wife of Otis Proffitt 64. Jack Wilson - 4-7-1882 - 4-5-1930, S/o Bob & Phoebe Ramsey Wilson 65. Sue E. Wilson - 3-13-1881 - 12-20-1963, Wife of # 64 66. Maude Eloise Wilson - 2-20-1932 - 3-19-1932, D/o Burge & Faye Mitchell Wilson 67. Grover W. :Bill: Mayo - 6-9-1943 - 4-8-1995 68. Dianne P. Mayo- 3-5-1950 - -Wife of # 67 - Married 12-17-1988