| Rev. William Harmon Proffitt |
It has been my objective for the final 12 months or so to extra totally analysis all 8 units of my 2x great-grandparents and get all the analysis enter into my RootsMagic database. I obtained majorly sidetracked in November of final 12 months once I took a brand new place as Controller of 14 dental practices and an actual property firm. So now that I’m lastly getting settled in at work, I am again to my family tree analysis.
Curiously, my paternal grandfather’s mother and father had been each solely youngsters, so their mother and father had been very straightforward to analysis. My paternal grandmother’s father was additionally an solely youngster, so her paternal grandparents had been straightforward to analysis as effectively. Her mom, nevertheless, had 6 siblings, so her maternal grandparents have been slightly extra time consuming to analysis. along with researching my 2x great-grandparents, William Harmon Proffitt and Emmer Hyperlink Baker, it’s taking me awhile to analysis all of their descendants. I’m having hassle discovering the wedding data of a few of William and Emmer’s youngsters, so I’ve determined {that a} weblog put up about the whole lot I do know in chronological order is important to trace William and Emmer via the years. They’re particularly exhausting to trace as a result of he was a United Brethren/Methodist pastor that moved round from church to church over time.
Right here is the whole lot that I learn about William and Emmer in chronological order:
1) William Harmon Proffitt was born 12 Jul 1871 in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson, Tennessee, to John Proffitt and Catherine Elizabeth Dickey.
2) Emmer Hyperlink Baker was born 20 Sep 1875 in North Carolina to James Gilbert Baker and Susan Riller Woods.
3) William and Emmer married 17 Dec 1896 in Jefferson County, Tennessee.
4) Nathaniel Foster Proffitt was born to William and Emmer on 29 Jan 1898 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee.
5) William and Emmer moved to Oklahoma round 1899-1900. William was both a United Brethren or Methodist pastor on the time of the transfer. I imagine he was more than likely a United Brethren pastor.
6) William and Emmer filed a homestead declare in 1899-1900 close to Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma, however later bought it when he gave his time to the ministry of the church.
7) On 1 Jun 1900, William and Emmer had been enumerated at Wakita Township in Grant County, Oklahoma, with their son, Nathaniel F. Proffitt, age 2. William’s occupation was given as preacher. Wakita is about 100 miles east of Buffalo, the place the homestead was filed.
8) A second son, James Gilbert Proffitt, was born 30 Jul 1900 in Gibbon, Grant, Oklahoma.
9) A daughter, Golda Emmer Proffitt, was born 9 Jan 1902 in Gibbon.
10) A 3rd son, John William Proffitt, was born 11 Dec 1903 in Gibbon.
11) William was appointed as pastor of Eden Chapel of The Church of the United Brethren in Christ in Perkins, Payne, Oklahoma, from 1904-1906. Perkins is about 120 miles southeast of Gibbon. My supply for all of William’s appointments within the United Brethren church is 80 Years In Oklahoma and Texas: A Historical past of The Oklahoma-Texas Convention of The Evangelical United Brethren Church by Paul L. Davis and Marvin M. Polson et al.
12) A second daughter, Kathrine Elizabeth Proffitt, was born 28 Jan 1906. Her precise birthplace is listed in household histories as Mahen, however I’ve not but positioned a city in Oklahoma referred to as Mahen.
13) William was appointed as pastor of the United Brethren in Christ Church at Crescent, Logan, Oklahoma, in 1906. Crescent is about 40 miles west of Perkins.
14) A 3rd daughter, my great-grandmother, Hassie Cora Proffitt, was born 26 Feb 1908 at Crescent.
15) William was appointed as pastor of Campbell Creek Church of the United Brethren in Christ at Logan, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, from 1909-1911.
16) William and Emmer had been enumerated at Harrison Township in Kingfisher County on 15 Apr 1910. William was listed as a minister. Within the family had been Foster N., age 12; James G., age 9; Golda E., age 8; John W., age 6; Kathrine E., age 4; and Hassie C., age 2.
17) From 1911-1912, William was appointed pastor on the United Brethren in Christ Church at Okarche in Kingfisher County.
18) Their youngest youngster, Bessie Frances Proffitt, was born to William and Emmer on 17 Mar 1912 in Okarche.
19) From 1912-1913, William was appointed pastor on the United Brethren church in Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma. Vinita is 192 miles northeast of Okarche.
20) From 1913-1914, William was appointed pastor on the United Brethren church in Aline, Alfalfa, Oklahoma. Aline is about 220 miles west of Vinita.
21) In 1914, William was appointed as pastor of the United Brethren church in Mutual, Woodward, Oklahoma. Mutual is about 65 miles southwest of Aline.
22) In 1917, William was appointed as pastor of First Methodist Church in Gage, Ellis, Oklahoma. He remained there till 1922. My supply for it is a household historical past written by his daughter, Golda, That is corroborated by WWI draft registration data of his sons, Nathaniel and James, and census data.
23) On 1 Jan 1920, William and Emmer had been enumerated on Walnut Road in Gage. His occupation is listed as M.E. Church Pastor. Within the family had been Foster N., age 21, railroad laborer; James G., age 18, nation college trainer; Goldie, age 17; John W., age 16; Cathrine, age 13; Hassie, age 11; and Bessie, age 7.
24) On 29 Apr 1922, William officiated on the marriage of his son, James Gilbert Proffitt, to Miriam Hamilton Dunlavy in Arnett, Ellis, Oklahoma.
25) In Could 1922, daughter Hassie graduated from the eighth grade at Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma. Buffalo is about 40 miles northeast of Gage.
26) On 2 Feb 1924, William officiated on the marriage of his daughter, Golda Emmer Proffitt, to Lester R. Curtis in Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma.
27) William’s oldest son, Nathaniel Foster Proffitt, married Rose Mae Dunning on 15 Mar 1924 in Alva, Woods, Oklahoma. William didn’t officiate. The wedding was officiated by a choose.
28) In Could 1925, daughter Hassie graduated from Ingersoll Excessive College in Ingersoll, Alfalfa, Oklahoma.
29) William’s son, John William Proffitt, married Gertrude Carey on 11 Nov 1926. The wedding file has not but been positioned. The supply for this date is a handwritten household historical past by John’s sister, Hassie. UPDATE: I’ve positioned John and Gertrude in an internet Tulsa County marriage index. This is sensible as a result of Gertrude’s household lived in neighboring Washington County.
30) In Could 1929, daughter Bessie graduated from Mulhall Excessive College in Mulhall, Logan, Oklahoma. Mulhall is about 110 miles southeast of Ingersoll.
31) On 2 Jun 1929, William officiated on the marriage ceremony of his daughter, Kathrine Elizabeth Proffitt, to Clarence Hobart Marshall in Mulhall.
32) On 1 Apr 1930, William and Emmer had been enumerated at Mannford, Creek, Oklahoma. His occupation was Methodist pastor. The one youngster within the family was daughter, Bessie, age 18. Mannford is about 63 miles east of Mulhall.
33) William’s daughter, Hassie, married Merlen Paris Mertena on 14 Feb 1931 in Mulhall. A newspaper marriage announcement listed her mother and father’ residence as Hollister, Tillman, Oklahoma. Hollister is about 224 miles southwest of Mannford.
34) Daughter Hassie had a son, William John Mertena, born 20 Aug 1931 at Frederick, Tillman, Oklahoma. In response to my grandmother, Hassie’s daughter, she had William in Frederick whereas she was staying on the dwelling of her mother and father.
35) Whereas serving the Methodist church at Quinlan, Woodward, Oklahoma, in 1934, William retired from the ministry as a consequence of sick well being. The supply for that is his obituary printed within the West Oklahoma Annual Convention Journal for 1944.
36) On 1 Apr 1940, William and Emmer had been enumerated at Mounds, Creek, Oklahoma. His occupational standing was listed as Different. The census file said that he owned the house he lived in and that he and Emmer had lived in the identical home in 1935.
37) In response to William’s dying certificates and Emmer’s obituary, they moved to Waynoka, Woods, Oklahoma, round 1942-1943. Their oldest daughter, Golda, lived in Waynoka.
38) Daughter, Bessie Frances Proffitt, married Lealand Jack Kruse on 23 Could 1942. No marriage file has but been discovered. The supply is a handwritten household historical past by Hassie, in addition to Bessie and Jack’s obituaries. Bessie was dwelling along with her sister, Golda, in Waynoka within the 1940 census. Nevertheless, neither Bessie nor Jack are listed within the normal index for Woods County marriages.UPDATE: Knowledgeable researcher in Oklahoma positioned the wedding announcement of Bessie and Jack. It said that they married in Garber, Garfield, Oklahoma. I have no idea why they married a number of counties away from the place they each lived in 1942.
39) William died on the age of 72 in Alva, Woods, Oklahoma, on 3 Jul 1944 from gall bladder problems. He was buried within the I.O.O.F. Cemetery on 6 Jul 1944. I imagine the I.O.O.F. Cemetery is now referred to as Memorial Hill Cemetery. In response to his dying certificates, he lived at 316 Waynoka St. in Waynoka on the time of his dying.
40) Emmer died on the age of 73 on 5 Jul 1949 in Waynoka from a coronary heart assault. She was buried 7 Jul 1949 on the I.O.O.F Cemetery in Waynoka.
Wow, that’s plenty of info that I have to course of. Nevertheless, I feel it has helped me to see the household’s actions over time. With so many locations, it will get difficult at occasions to view it in RootsMagic. This timeline, together with different sources, will assist me to slim down doable areas for lacking marriage data for William and Emmer’s youngsters.
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