Descendants of John Poff
(est 1801 - 1841)
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William Anderson Poff1 (M)
b. 16 April 1830, d. 6 February 1889
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Charts   Descendant Chart for John Poff

Father   John Poff b. say 1801, d. 1841
Mother   Ruth Wilson b. circa 1799

Birth* 16 April 1830 William was born in VA on 16 April 1830. Date from tombstone.. 
He was the son of John Poff and Ruth Wilson. 
Marriage* January 1851 He married Ann Eliza Lee in Montgomery Co, VA, in January 1851.2 
Census 1860 He was listed as a resident in the census report in Huffville, Floyd Co, VA, in 1860. Enumerated with Esam Huff as hired hand.. 
Marriage* circa 1861 He married Talitha Cumi Scott in VA circa 1861. 
Census 1870 A census listed William as head of household in Meigs Co, OH, in 1870. 
Employment* 1880 Occupation: coal miner in 1880 in Cabin Creek Dist, Kanawha Co, WV. 
Census* 1880 A census listed William as head of household in Cabin Creek Dist, Kanawha Co, WV, in 1880. 
Death* 6 February 1889 William died on 6 February 1889 in Cabin Creek Dist, Kanawha Co, WV, at age 58. 
Burial* His body was interred in Dry Branch, Kanawha Co, WV, in Dry Branch Cemetery. Tombstone reads "Wm. A. Poff, born April 16, 1830, died February 6, 1889, Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep.". 

Family 1   Ann Eliza Lee b. circa 1830, d. before 1860
Children  1. Mary Ann Poff+ b. 20 Jan 1852, d. 5 Oct 1927
  2. Albert Lee Poff+ b. 13 Nov 1853, d. 15 Jul 1927

Family 2   Talitha Cumi Scott b. 24 May 1840, d. 25 May 1902
Children  1. Louise Emmett Poff+ b. 30 Jan 1863, d. 5 Feb 1930
  2. Alwilda Josephine Poff+ b. 20 Dec 1864, d. 8 Mar 1940
  3. Robert Gethan Poff+ b. 12 Jan 1867, d. 16 Oct 1942
  4. Elvira Poff+ b. c 1869
  5. Ida Mae Poff+ b. 14 Feb 1871, d. 3 Jun 1927
  6. Catherine "Kitty" Grace Poff+ b. 8 Dec 1875, d. 30 May 1944
  7. George Henderson Poff+ b. Apr 1877

Citations
  1. Middle name may be Augustus.
  2. [S182] Therese A. Fisher, Marriages in the New River Valley, Virginia: Montgomery, Floyd, Pulaski and Giles Counties.

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