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Note: 1. Death Cert.
2. Poage, Thomas J. is found in pg. 311 Polk Co. MO. U.S. Census 1880.
3. Pogue, Thomas is found in pg. 288 Calloway Co. MO. U.S. Census 1850.
4. Ref.#3 Thomas was a Union soldier during the Civil War, and served in the 8th
MO Regt. of the Infantry. He was a county commissioner, a public administrator
and the postmaster in Bolivar, MO. for seven years. He was also a probate judge and a police judge for four years. He and his family lived in
Bolivar, MO. for 35 years, until 1906, then moved to Alamagordo, New Mexico.
5. Info also comes from Caroline Poage of 162 James Rd, Vallejo, CA. 94589
6. Thomas and Mary had 5 children.
7. Poage, Thomas J. Found in US Census of 1870 for Polk Co. Madison Township,
Missouri:
POAGE, Thomas J. farmer 1000-705 age 30 M b. Iowa Mary Keeping house age 29 F b. TN Emma age 8 F b. MO Albert age 2 M b. MO 8. A letter from H.M. Williamson dated 25 Sept 1908. Portland, Oregon follows:
Mr T. J. POAGE,
Alamagordo, N.M. "Our kinsman Mr. James M. HARVEY has kindly forwarded to me your letter to
him dated 21 Aug, and I was very glad to get it. About fifteen years ago my
brother, the late Prof. A. W. WILLIAMSON, of Rock Island ILL. was working on a
genealogy or history of the descendants of the Virginia POAGEs, but had to give
it up on account of ill health. When he died about two years ago, I received
the information he had collected and I am trying to complete the work. I think
my brother must have corresponded with you at that time as I find he obtained a
full list of the children of your father, Cyrus POAGE, and also of your
children, but not those of your brothers and sisters. I wrote to some of them
months ago at your old address, Bolivar, MO, but the letter was returned to me
from the Post Office. I also wrote to your sister Rebecca E. STRAIN at Valeda,
Kansas. The letter must have been delivered to some one there, as it was not
returned.
I learned a few weeks ago that Mrs. Nettie BYERS, a daughter of your Uncle
James POAGE is living on the old POAGE home place near Staunton, Virginia,
where your Great Grandfather John POAGE lived before the Revolutionary War, and
is living in the same house that he lived in. I wrote to her and she very
kindly loaned me a number of letters written to her father by your father and
uncles. Most of these written by your father were from West Point, Iowa, and
from Calloway Co. Missouri. In the latest one of the letters which were sent
to me, your father wrote that he had all arrangements made to start in a day or
two for California. That was in 1850. Did he make the trip? (Here he asks
about your brother Robert C. POAGE, who died in 1862 at the age of 20 and if he
was a soldier.)
Your oldest Uncle John Hugh POAGE never married but died in Augusta Co. Virginia in 1870. The next in the family was Polly who married William GAMBLE
unable to trace family. The next was Jane who married Matthew WILSON. They
were reported to have moved to Missouri a few years before the Civil War. Your
father was very anxious to have them settle in the same neighborhood he lived
in. The next was Robert GORDON who moved to Ohio and lived there a good many
years. The next was Elizabeth who married Thomas WILSON. The next was Ann who
married James SCOTT. Your father came next, and James was the youngest.
This letter was signed by H.M. WILLIAMSON whose Grandfather was James POAGE
who was a brother of your grandfather John POAGE of Augusta Co. Virginia".
From the same letter--
"James M. HARVEY is a decendant of Martha POAGE who married Andres WOODS.
Robert and Elizabeth POAGE who settled in Augusta Co. Virginia had ten
children. The oldest son was John POAGE who married Mary BLAIR. He was our
Great Grandfather and was member of the County Court. County Surveyor, and high
sheriff of Augusta Co. His son John inherited his home place. He was your
grandfather."
Addendum to main letter--- " Our branch of the POAGEs moved to Kentucky- A band of immigrants of which
my grandfather Cyrus and wife Mary were members moved from Kentucky into
northern Illinois, I think Black Hawk, thence into SE Iowa, settling at West
Point, Iowa, then
known as Cottontown[?]. Later they moved to Calloway Co. Missouri where your
grandpa POAGE was born. Think can give you some dates on this migration
later."
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