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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. William R. Poff: Birth: 1845 in Montgomery Co., Virginia, USA.

  2. Sarah Poff: Birth: 1847 in Montgomery Co., Virginia, USA.

  3. Jonathan Poff: Birth: MAR 1850 in Floyd Co., Virginia, USA. Death: 07 JUN 1920 in Roanoke Co., Virginia, USA

  4. Mary E. Poff: Birth: 28 OCT 1852 in Floyd Co., Virginia, USA. Death: 28 AUG 1853 in Floyd Co., Virginia, USA

  5. Peter Albert Poff: Birth: AUG 1854 in Floyd Co., Virginia, USA. Death: 1915

  6. Samuel J. Poff: Birth: 19 AUG 1856 in Floyd Co., Virginia, USA. Death: 04 SEP 1858 in Floyd Co., Virginia, USA

  7. John Floyd Poff: Birth: 01 OCT 1858 in Floyd Co., Virginia, USA. Death: 1941 in Virginia, USA

  8. Martha Eunice "Matsey" Poff: Birth: 05 MAR 1861 in Floyd Co., Virginia, USA.

  9. Fleming Jacob Valentine Poff: Birth: 05 MAR 1865 in Floyd Co., Virginia, USA. Death: 08 FEB 1919 in Floyd Co., Virginia, USA

  10. Addina Adeline Poff: Birth: ABT 1868 in Floyd Co., Virginia, USA. Death: 10 SEP 1894 in Floyd Co., Virginia, USA

  11. Greenville Tuggle "Green" Poff: Birth: 20 FEB 1870.


Sources
1. Title:   Sarahjane Doyle Nelson Swarstad Family Book
2. Title:   "Marriages in the New River Valley, Virginia - Montgomery, Floyd, Pulaski and Giles" Compiled by Therese A. Fisher
3. Title:   Floyd Co., Va., Death Records on microfilm in Floyd Co., Va
4. Title:   FTM World Family Tree Volume 9, Tree 769, lists source as "LDS Fiche Conners"

Notes
a. Note:   H00171
Note:   Census 1850 Montgomery Co., Va. 1860 Floyd Co.,Va. 1870 Floyd Co., Va. Dist. 41 Floyd Court House Locust Grove Twp. page 79 page 190, page 624 page 20, page 114 family # 1068 family # 1384 family # 139 Peter Poff , Jr. 26 Peter R. Poff 34 Peter R. Poff 45 Mary 24 Mary 33 Mary A. 43 William 5 William 13 Sarah 3 Jonathan 1 Jonathan 10 Peter A. 5 Peter A. 15 John F. 1 John Floyd 11 Martha C. 9 Fleming J. V. 6 Adina A. 3 Green Tuggle 3/12 Elizabeth Conner 70 (Mother-in-law) 1880 Floyd Co., Va. 1890 Floyd Co., Va. Locust Grove Dist. Locust Grove Dist. ED 30 page 52, page 394D Peter R. Poff 55 Peter R. Poff 64 Mary A. 53 Mary A. 64 John F. 21 Martha U. 19 Fleming J. V. 15 Addina A. 12 Almeria A. 23 Greenville T. 10 Elizabeth Conner 78 (Mother-in-law) Will of Peter R. Poff In the name of God, Amen I, Peter R. Poff being of sound mind but deble in body do make this my last will and testament. That is to say I desire in the first place that all of my just debts and burial expenses be paid out of my Estate as soon after my decease as may be convenient and in the second place I Will to my son Fleming J. V. Poff my tract of land that I now live on containing Fifty acres under this consideration, that he is to take care of me and his Mother and his Sister during our lives. (Sister named Addina) He also is to let his Mother have anything she wants as long as she lives. He is to have the land that I intended to give to my Daughter for taking good care of her, her lifetime. And at mine and my wife's death that my personal property if any to be sold and equally divided between all of my children except my son John F. Poff. He is to have one Dollar for this reason he has got his part of my estate already. I also desire my two Sons Fleming J. V. Poff and Green C. Poff to be my executors to settle my estate. In witness whare I Peter R. Poff do set my hand and affix my seal this 6th day of October 1892. Witness: Robt. W. Krofaff W. J. Poff J. E. Collins Peter Poff and Mary A. Conner were first cousins. Civil War Record of Peter R. Poff Peter R. Poff-- Co. B enl. on 4/6/62- at Richmond VA., paid reentry bounty. Present on 5/1/62. Left sick at Lexington KY. taken POW on 10/13/62 at Lexington, paroled and exchanged on 10/29/62, was at home per 12/31/62 muster. Still absent on 12/31/63 muster roll on furlough. Resident of Floyd Co. age 26. 1850 Montgomery Co. census. Private, Co. B, 54 Virginia Infantry March 24, 1862 - Enlisted in Richmond, Virginia for 3 years. May 1, 1862 - Appears on a Receipt Roll dated May 1, 1862. Bounty paid $50.00. Oct. 18, 1862 - Captured at Montgomery County, Kentucky on Oct. 18, 1862. Oct. 24, 1862 - Received at Camp Chase, Ohio on Oct. 24, 1862. Oct. 27, 1862 - Transferred from Camp Chase, Ohio to Cairo, Illinois, Oct. 27, 1862, for exchange. Apprears on the Company Muster Roll of Co. B., 54 Infantry for July 9 to Dec. 31, 1863.


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