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Proudfoot, Delbert Marshall (1857-1948)
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The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, 
From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time
by Hu Maxwell
The Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va., 1899

Pages 445-446

Delbert Marshall Proudfoot, born in Barbour, 1857, son of John H.
and Sarah A. (Modisett) Proudfoot, was married in Pleasant
District, May 28, 1882, to Nancy J., daughter of Isaac and Jane
(Hoffman) Woodford. Children, Grace and John H. Mr. Proudfoot is a
member of the Primitive Baptist Church, a Democrat, a farmer and
dairyman, living on the Clarksburg pike, west of Philippi. He
attended the West Virginia College at Flemington. His great
grandfather was a native of Scotland and was educated for the
church. Mrs. Proudfoot's grandfather was John H. Woodford, one of
the leading men of the county. Mr. Proudfoot's grandfather, Uriah
Modisett, was a man of large influence in Barbour County, and his
uncle, Augustus Modisett, was Sheriff of Barbour in 1866, and was a
member of the West Virginia Legislature. Later he removed to
Indiana. Mr. Proudfoot owns 80 acres, highly improved, and a fine
dairy of improved stock. It was the first dairy in Barbour County.
Mrs. Proudfoot was born August 17, 1857, and is a member of the M.
E. Church.

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From Death Certificate, Barbour County, WV #14349
FULL-NAME: Delbert M. Proudfoot
BIRTH-DATE: May 7, 1857 
BIRTH-PLACE: Barbour County, WV
DEATH-DATE: Nov 17, 1948
DEATH-PLACE: Philippi, Barbour County, WV
MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed
FATHER: John H. Proudfoot (born in Barbour, Va.)
MOTHER: Sarah Ann Modisette (born in Barbour Va.)
CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Senility / Cardiac Failure 
INFORMANT: John H. Proudfoot (of Philippi)
BURIAL: Marys Chapel, in Pnilippi
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