Individual Notes

Note for: John Alexander Bohag, 2 AUG 1878 - Index

Occupation:
Place: Roman Catholic Priest

Individual Notes

Note for: Thomas Wood, 11 APR 1915 - 25 SEP 2007 Index

Burial:
     Date:   29 SEP 2007
     Place:   Muncy Cemetery, Muncy, Lycoming Co., PA

Individual Notes

Note for: Anna Elizabeth Keller, 7 JUN 1889 - 30 MAR 1961 Index

Burial:
Place: St. Boniface Cemetery, Williamsport, Lycoming Co., PA

Individual Notes

Note for: Rasheed Ghalib, ABT 1878 - AFT 1930 Index

Immigration:
Date: 1896

Individual Notes

Note for: Nashibia UNKNOWN, ABT 1866 - BET 1910 AND 1920 Index

Immigration:
Date: 1896

Individual Notes

Note for: Pearl Hettler, 1885 - 1962 Index

Burial:
Place: Montoursville Cemetery, Lycoming Co., PA

Individual Notes

Note for: Mae Koch, 1904 - 1987 Index

Burial:
Place: Montoursville Cemetery, Lycoming Co., PA

Individual Notes

Note for: Lewis Edward Poff, 11 OCT 1884 - 11 JAN 1957 Index

Individual Note:
The 1930 Federal Census lists Lewis Poff, 44 and his wife, Florence, 39 living at 147 Chestnut Street, Coatesville, Chester Co., PA. They have three children: M????, son, 20 and a set of twins, Garnet, 16, son; and Gladys, 16, daughter. All born in Virginia. Lewis is a pipe fitter in the steel mill. The first son is a driver for a store. They rent the house for $30/month and they have a radio. They also have several Greek and Italian male boarders living with them. (April 10, 1930; E.D. 15-11; Sheet 6B)

Individual Notes

Note for: Florence Collins, 17 DEC 1890 - 13 JAN 1963 Index

Individual Note:
Florence Collins was only 14 when first married.

Individual Notes

Note for: Marion Poff, MAR 1841 - BET 1910 AND 1920 Index

Individual Note:
The 1860 Federal Census lists Marian Poff, 21, a laborer living with John Long, 72 a farmer, in Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia. There is also a Nancy Poff, 51, living with them. (June 11, 1860).

Marion Poff, of in Montgomery Co., Virginia, enlisted as a private as a Confederate Soldier in the Civil War, enlisted 10 Sep 1861 at Christiansburg, Virginia. He served with Company C of the 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia. Present on Jan 1, 1862. In Hospital from Sept 21, 1863 through Dec 31, 1863 per Dec 31, 1863 muster roll. Resident, Montgomery Co. Virginia. Muster Roll: M382 roll 44

The 1870 Federal Census lists Marian Poff, 31, working a farm, living in Allegheny Twp., Montgomery Co., VA. His wife is Lackey A., 23 and his son is James W. 9 months, born in December 1869. (September 10, 1970).

The 1880 Federal Census lists Marian Poff, 40, farmer, living in Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA. His wife is Lackey M., 33; son, James W., 10; daughter, Sarah M., 7; son, John, 5; daughter, Annie, 2. Lackey cannot read or write. (June 18 & 19, 1880)

The 1900 Federal Census lists Marion PAFF, 59 b. Mar 1841 living in Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA with his children: Rosa b. 1882; Louis, b. 1885 and Mary b. 1887. Marion was 38 years old when first married. All born in Virginia. He is a farmer and rents his house. All can read and write. (June 5, 1900; E.D. 68; sheet 4A)

The 1910 Federal Census lists Marion Poff, 69, living with his daughter, Mary, 23 and son-in-law, Edward Barnhouse, 36 in Pembroke, Giles Co., VA. Marion is not employed. (April 22, 1910; E.D. 22; Sheet 4B)

Research Note: The spelling of Marion varies see also Marian Poff.

Individual Notes

Note for: John Poff, ABT 1802 - 1842 Index

Individual Note:
Note: The murder of John Poff by David Lucas of Giles Co. From an article from a Richmond newspaper on this Lucas family. They were an extremely cruel bunch. The article also tells of murders committed by brothers of David Lucas. This is what it says about John Poff. This was a letter written to someone at the newspaper who had recently visited one of the Lucas boys in the penitentiary. The paper was dated July 13, 1842. "Lucas' last crime, and for the _______ of which the world has been freed from such a monster, was the murder of John Poff, a poor laborer, who had been working at the salt works on Kanawha a few months, and who, with the proceeds of his labor in a wallet, was traveling on foot and alone to his family and home in the county of Floyd. Lucas fell in with him on the highway, and as it was late in the evening, enticed him to go home with him, and he said he could entertain him for the night as well as any one. In an _____ moment poor Poff consented, and soon after met his fate. "Dave" killed him within less than five hundred yards of his cabin, and so obscure is Lucas" residence, that the murdered man lay nearly a week above ground without discovery, and what is certainly a very strange infatuation on the part of the murderer, apparently, no pains or care was taken to conceal the foul deed. This wretched criminal was apprehended, tried, and found guilty of this murder by the jury in fifteen minutes from their retirement from the court room. There were seventeen witnesses on behalf of the Commonwealth: the criminal had no witness and refused to employ counsel. The court, of course, assigned him counsel but his case was so _____ and flagrant that the learned counsel (I presume) thought it unnecessary to make any defence, and submitted it to the jury without argument. Sentence of death was therefore pronounced upon him, and in accordance, he was hung on Friday, the 24th of June, at Giles Court House, the day you saw his brother in the Penitentiary. The ______, male and female, black and white, would number perhaps 5000. The wretched man died as he had lived, reckless and without any outward sign of compunction ---- made no particular _____ when under the gallows, on the contrary, made use of profane language when in this awful situation, in response to something said to him by some of the attending clergy, and finally made an attempt to bite the sheriff's ear whilst he was adjusting the rope around his neck. So he lived, and thus died David Lucas, the wretched murderer. The Hon. Judge Brown's address to Lucas on passing his sentence, has been published in the Richmond Whig. If you have not seen it, it is well worthy of reading." This John Poff could very well have been the John that was married to Ruth Wilson. In 1850 Ruth was living with Harvey Wilson. The other John Poff living at that time was marr. to Mary Hartsough, living in Franklin Co. and didn't die until 1845.

Individual Notes

Note for: Ruth Wilson, ABT 1799 - 1860 Index

Individual Note:
The 1860 Federal Census lists Ruth Poff, 51, invalid, living with her daughter, Malinda Epperly and her husband, Dan F. Epperly in Floyd Co., VA. Dan is a miller. Dan and Malinda have three children: Malvina, 8; Dan, 6; and Sarah J. 3. Ruth cannot read or write. (June 12, 1860).

Individual Notes

Note for: Peter Riley Poff, 27 JAN 1773 - 14 SEP 1830 Index

Burial:
     Place:   Copper Hill Cemetery, Floyd County, Virginia

Individual Note:
     Peter Riley Poff and Elizabeth Pickle or Picklesteimer had 12 children.

Researched by Wes Poff and given to me, Diana Simmons (8/1999):
Peter is thought to have been in Augusta Co. in 1792 because his name
appears with George Poff on a tax list. In 1800 Peter and George are
both listed on the delinquent tax list of Augusta as having gone "to
French Broad". This is a river that flows from N.C . to Knoxville, Tenn.
In 1798 George Poff Sr. and Jr. are listed but in 1798 and 1800 only one
George is listed. It is assumed that George Sr. died abou t 1798 because
his name is missing.
It seems that Peter arrived in Montgomer y Co. and purchased a farm on
Wilson's Creek. In 1803 he was granted a land deed of 96 more acres. In
a few years it seems the family moved near Check, Va. on Little River,
still part of Montgomery County. Peter continued adding to his farm.
Tax records show he owned a saw mill in 1813 and a grist mill in 1814.
When Peter died in 1830 his family divided his 665 acres of land.
Researched by Lewis Poff and given me (8/1999):
Source: Will written 9/14/1830 and probated 1/1830, with all children
listed.
Source: Named listed in Kinter's Book about his family.
Source: Head of River Ancestors by Erma Conn er Sowers page 22 for DOD,
buried in unmarked grave.
Source: R. A. Poff sta tes that Peter Poff and frau were recorded as
Communicants of the Zion Luther an Church of Floyd County, in 1819.

Will of Peter Poff, Sr., 1830

I Peter Poff Seynior of the County of Montgomery and State of Virginia do
hearby make my last will and testament in manner and form following that is
to say

1st that out of my moneys now in hand I desire that all my just debts if any
thar be and funeral expences [be] fully paid off and discharged

2nd I will and bequeath unto my Dear and loving wife two of her chois Cows
two beds and all the Ballance of the Household and Kitchen furniture except
the ballance of the beds The Home place whear we now live during her natural
life the paroshable part of what hath been bequeathed to my Dear Wife she
may dispose of During her lifetime if she pleases

3rd I will and bequeath unto my Son Henry Poff the tract of land on which he
now lives with all its appurtenances thereto belonging Beginning at the
Draw bars whear they now stand near the old mill then a strait line on
easterly course to the Cross fence whar it now stands and with said fence as
it now runs to
the Corner of Anthony Poff's [illegible] fence whar it now stands and then a
line according to Anthony's Clamd land now is woods that is the land he now
occupys and from his Clamd land a strait line to the nearest part of the old
line and with the old line to the Bent road and with said road to the
Beginning

4th I will and bequeath unto my Son anthony Poff all the mill place and all
the Ballance of the land except that part devised to Henry Poff Beginning
at the above named Draw Bars along the Bent road to whar it Crosses the old
mill branch and down that branch to Wiley's line.

5th I will and bequeath unto my Son michael Poff all the land that lays of
the [illegible] on the south side of the Bent mountain road and according to
Anthony Poff's lines mentioned above

6th I will and bequeath unto my Son Charles Poff all that tract of land on
the Pine Spar road which I purchased of Stephen R[illegible]

7th I will and bequeath unto my Son Peter Poff two small tracts of land and
which he now lives on the aker adjoining the same Which is set forth by 2
small patterns

8th I will and bequeath unto my Son John Poff a piece of land that I took up
adjoining the old place which will be set forth By a pattern of about ninety
akers.

8th I will and bequeath unto my Son Samuel Poff after the decease of his
mother the Ballance of the old tract of land

9th I Will and bequeath unto my two younger Daughters Christiniah and Anna
Poff 1 Cow and 1 Heifer each and Anna 1 Bed and furniture also twenty
dollars and the ballance of my paroshable property I wish sold and my
outstanding debts Collected and my specified legays paid off and out of the
proceeds of such sale and Colection I wish to Be equally divided between my
five daughters

I mor over Will and bequeath unto my Loving Wife Seventy five Bushels of the
grain growed or growing and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my
friends William Conner Seynior & Jacob Hoback By this my will and
testament hearby revoking all others In witness whearof I have hearunder set
my hand and
affixed my seal In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty September the 14th.