Floyd County
Virginia
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Floyd County
Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Floyd County
Index to Locations
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Harvey Deskins (c.1804-1868) —
of Floyd
County, Va.
Born about 1804.
Member of Virginia
state senate; elected 1855; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861.
Died in Jacksonville, Floyd
County, Va., June 7,
1868 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Jacksonville Cemetery.
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Joseph Edwin Proffit (1876-1958) —
also known as Joseph E. Proffit —
of Floyd, Floyd
County, Va.
Born in Floyd, Floyd
County, Va., March 24,
1876.
Son of Joseph Patterson Proffit (1837-1913) and Mary Anne 'Polly'
(Via) Proffit (1840-1887).
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
U.S. Consul in Pretoria, 1904-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Virginia, 1928,
1940,
1956;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1944-47, 1952-57.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kappa
Sigma.
Died February
27, 1958 (age 81 years, 340
days).
Interment at Jacksonville Cemetery.
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