Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Smith Proudfit and Mattie Goodrich




Husband William Smith Proudfit 1

           Born: 7 Apr 1868 - Edinboro, Erie Co, PA 1
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         Father: William Smith Proudfit (1828-1910) 2 3
         Mother: Harriet Amanda Lewis (1841-Aft 1911) 2 4 5


       Marriage: 10 Nov 1886 1

   Other Spouse: Jennie Dunsmour Knox Gilmour (1877-      ) 6



Wife Mattie Goodrich 1

           Born: 31 May 1866 - Washington Twp, Erie Co, PA 1
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           Died: 26 Jan 1901 - Chicago, Cook Co, IL 1
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         Father: Elizur Goodrich (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Hannah Campbell (      -      ) 1




Children
1 M Bernard Maxwell Proudfit 1

           Born: 7 Jul 1888 - Edinboro, Erie Co, PA 1
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2 M Russell Lee Proudfit 1

           Born: 6 Dec 1890 - Edinboro, Erie Co, PA 1
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           Died: 25 Feb 1891 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry


3 M Kenneth Lewis Proudfit 1

           Born: 29 Nov 1891 - Chicago, Cook Co, IL 1
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           Died: 19 Jun 1910 - Wildwood, IL 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry


4 F Ruth Proudfit 1

           Born: 13 Sep 1893 - Chicago, Cook Co, IL 1
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5 F Naomi Proudfit 1

           Born: 8 Aug 1897 - Chicago, Cook Co, IL 1
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6 F Leona Proudfit 1

           Born: 8 Aug 1897 - Chicago, Cook Co, IL 1
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General Notes: Husband - William Smith Proudfit


He was President of the Loose Leaf Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. This concern manufactured exclusively the inventions of Mr. Proudfit, covering a wide variety of loose leaf binders.

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Sources


1 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 43.

2 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 887.

3 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 35.

4 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 207.

5 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 42.

6 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 44.


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