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Historical
Marker: Members of the Robert
Smith Proffitt family came to this area about 1862 and established
homes. A son, John Proffitt (1846-1925), amassed large land-holdings
and built a gin and other businesses. The developing community
was named Proffitt. At its height it boasted homes, a post office,
school, retail businesses, a Methodist church, and Baptist church.
On July 17, 1867, three young men were killed in an Indian raid
near this site. They were buried in a common grave on John Proffitt's
land about one mile south of town. Theirs was the first burial
in the community graveyard which became know as the Proffitt
Cemetery. The cemetery contains both marked and unmarked graves
of area pioneers. The numerous interments of infants and children
illustrate the often harsh conditions of frontier life. The largest
number of burials occurred in the years between 1910 and 1920,
and include many victims of the World War I-era influenza epidemic.
Also buried here are veterans of the Civil War, World War I,
and World War II. Maintained by a cemetery association, this
historic graveyard stands as memorial to Young.
Photos by Sherry Stringer
Location: From
Newcastle, take US 380 about 8 mi west to Roadside Cemetery.
Proffitt Cemetery, Young County, Texas
Historical
Marker: Members of the Robert
Smith Proffitt family came to this area about 1862 and established
homes. A son, John Proffitt (1846-1925), amassed large land-holdings
and built a gin and other businesses. The developing community
was named Proffitt. At its height it boasted homes, a post office,
school, retail businesses, a Methodist church, and Baptist church.
On July 17, 1867, three young men were killed in an Indian raid
near this site. They were buried in a common grave on John Proffitt's
land about one mile south of town. Theirs was the first burial
in the community graveyard which became know as the Proffitt
Cemetery. The cemetery contains both marked and unmarked graves
of area pioneers. The numerous interments of infants and children
illustrate the often harsh conditions of frontier life. The largest
number of burials occurred in the years between 1910 and 1920,
and include many victims of the World War I-era influenza epidemic.
Also buried here are veterans of the Civil War, World War I,
and World War II. Maintained by a cemetery association, this
historic graveyard stands as memorial to Young.