Hi Robert: The below is a very interesting story. I have never heard that before and I thank you for sharing it with everyone. I don't know if you know this, but it is said that Frederich Pfaff is the father to George. Thanks again for sharing the story. Nicolle ----- > We all seem to have a George Poff in our linage, mine goes as follows: > (I am descended from George's daughter, Mary, who married Zadoc Stewart.) > > 1820 Clinton Co., Ohio Census has George Poff : > Males under 10 (1), 16-26 (2), 45+ (1) Females under 10 (1), 10-16 (1), > 16-26 (2), 45+ (1) > > 1830 Delaware Co., Indiana Census has George Poff neighbor to Zadoc Stewart > with Samuel Poff and Henry Poff living almost as close (one family in > between) Males under 5 (1), 15-20 (1), 60-70 (1) Females 15-20 (1), > 40-50 (1) > > The disparity between George's wife age of 45+ in 1820 and 40-50 in 1830 and > the apparent birth of a son between 1825-1830, leads to the conclusion his > first wife died and he re-married (a George Poff is recorded marrying a > Elizabeth Davis Nov 22, 1823 in Clinton Co., Ohio) > > This is the story of George's mother. (as told by Susan Stewart Canoyer > 1835-1935) > "Piracy or Robbery on the high seas was common in the early ages of > 1700-1800's. A Pirate vessel had no national flag, and would attack vessels > of all nations. By 1825 most piracy was wiped out. > Captain Allen was the captain of one of these pirate ships. He came ashore > and anchored at a port in Germany. > He enticed seven young German girls to go aboard to look at his goods. Which > consisted of jewelry, silks, anything young girls would be interested in > buying. > Before they could get to shore, he set sail for America. These girls never > saw their parents or their homeland again. The last time they saw their > parents they were standing on the shore, screaming and weeping, as the > distance between them increased. > When they reached America, Captain Allen sold these girls to well to do > Settlers for their passage to America. > They were to work for a given number of years to obtain their freedom. > One of these girls was .. (Mary Poff's grandmother). She did housework and > chores for the family to whom she was sold . > One morning very early, she was at the barn doing the milking. She heard > horrible screams coming from the house. The Indians often raided whole > Settlements, driving off livestock, killing all members of the family, and > setting fire to anything they left. She was so frightened, instead of trying > to reach the house, where she too would have been murdered or worse, she ran > into the woods. Trying to get out of sight she crawled into a hollow log. > When the noise and confusion quieted down, she knew the Indians had left. > She tried to get out of the log, but found she could not. She was trapped in > this log for three days. > A neighbor with his dog was out looking for his livestock, which the Indians > had stolen or driven away, when the little dog found her in the log. The > man freed her and took her to his home." > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

We all seem to have a George Poff in our linage, mine goes as follows: (I am descended from George's daughter, Mary, who married Zadoc Stewart.) 1820 Clinton Co., Ohio Census has George Poff : Males under 10 (1),  16-26 (2),  45+ (1)    Females under 10 (1), 10-16 (1), 16-26 (2), 45+ (1) 1830 Delaware Co., Indiana Census has George Poff neighbor to Zadoc Stewart with Samuel Poff and Henry Poff living almost as close (one family in between) Males under 5 (1), 15-20 (1), 60-70 (1) Females 15-20 (1), 40-50 (1) The disparity between George's wife age of 45+ in 1820 and 40-50 in 1830 and the apparent birth of a son between 1825-1830, leads to the conclusion his first wife died and he re-married (a George Poff is recorded marrying a Elizabeth Davis Nov 22, 1823 in Clinton Co., Ohio) This is the story of George's mother. (as told by Susan Stewart Canoyer 1835-1935) "Piracy or Robbery on the high seas was common in the early ages of 1700-1800's. A Pirate vessel had no national flag, and would attack vessels of all nations. By 1825 most piracy was wiped out. Captain Allen was the captain of one of these pirate ships. He came ashore and anchored at a port in Germany. He enticed seven young German girls to go aboard to look at his goods. Which consisted of jewelry, silks, anything young girls would be interested in buying. Before they could get to shore, he set sail for America. These girls never saw their parents or their homeland again. The last time they saw their parents they were standing on the shore, screaming and weeping, as the distance between them increased. When they reached America, Captain Allen sold these girls to well to do Settlers for their passage to America. They were to work for a given number of years to obtain their freedom. One of these girls was …. (Mary Poff's grandmother). She did housework and chores for the family to whom she was sold . One morning very early, she was at the barn doing the milking. She heard horrible screams coming from the house. The Indians often raided whole Settlements, driving off livestock, killing all members of the family, and setting fire to anything they left. She was so frightened, instead of trying to reach the house, where she too would have been murdered or worse, she ran into the woods. Trying to get out of sight she crawled into a hollow log. When the noise and confusion quieted down, she knew the Indians had left. She tried to get out of the log, but found she could not. She was trapped in this log for three days. A neighbor with his dog was out looking for his livestock, which the Indians had stolen or driven away, when the little dog found her in the log. The man freed her and took her to his home."

After several months absence, I have returned to the list. I am Freeman Mendell. My grandmother was Sadie Frances Poff, daughter of Andrew James Poff, son of George Poff. I have discovered, due to some folks on this list, that Andrew James fought on both sides of the Civil War. He started out as a Confederate and finished as a Yankee. He was born in Virginia but was in Clinton, Tennessee when he joined the Union Army. I have sent off to NARA for his wife's Union Army pension application. I sent it off in June and have not heard anything yet. I understand that NARA is not sending anything out right now. Anyone who has information or can offer advice, please do so. Thanks Freeman Mendell

Barb Yes, I know what you mean. I have spent some time in two days and have wrapped most of gifts. I don't mean eight hours a day or anything like that, just taking it a bit at a time. Just a couple more gifts to buy, a little sewing to do, but now can relax a little bit and skim on through. Nice to hear from you. Have a wonderful Christmas and God bless. Midge

Hi Midge, Thanks for sending this to me. I have been so busy with things here at home that I haven't had time to take care of genealogy very much. Seems like I just get the absolute necessities done. Thanks again, Barb S. ============================== At 02:26 PM 11/29/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Barb > >I thought this would be of interest to you. > >I have been busy scrolling through the 1891 census in London and finding a >second cousin from way back, but this caught my eye as she seemed totally out >of her territory. > >Louisa Pfaff living at 17 Hanfield Rd., Hammersmith. She worked for a >Watchmaker and his wife who came from Scotland originally. She was 20, a >domestic servant from Germany, Baden I believe. I'm sure it wasn't Bader. >(her name may instead have been Louise, as it is hard to read raw microfische) > >In the census it was 12/42 Folio 153 and Page 17 > >Hadn't heard or seen an email for a long time, from you. > >Midge > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237

Barb I thought this would be of interest to you. I have been busy scrolling through the 1891 census in London and finding a second cousin from way back, but this caught my eye as she seemed totally out of her territory. Louisa Pfaff living at 17 Hanfield Rd., Hammersmith. She worked for a Watchmaker and his wife who came from Scotland originally. She was 20, a domestic servant from Germany, Baden I believe. I'm sure it wasn't Bader. (her name may instead have been Louise, as it is hard to read raw microfische) In the census it was 12/42 Folio 153 and Page 17 Hadn't heard or seen an email for a long time, from you. Midge

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Here's some information about the virus that is infecting many of our computers. It has been suggested that I pass it on to you all. I appreciate the concern and hope this helps. Barb S. List Administrator Dear List Administrator: I am a subscriber to ______ and received an email tonight, seemingly from the List, containing the BadTrans Virus attachment, details below. My Norton caught and quarantined it, I have taken all the necessary steps, and I'm clean! Just thought you should be aware, and possibly advise our subscribers to be on the lookout for it. If you haven't heard of the new strain, I'm also including a copy of the info email from ______, our _____ list administrator, which provides all the info, as well as Symantec's site. Thanks -- ___________ > EVERYONE PLEASE READ AND KEEP THIS MESSAGE: DO *NOT* OPEN ANY > ATTACHMENTS RIGHT NOW > >Hi everyone, > >It appears there's a new strain of the Bad Trans virus running rampant >through the lists. This one is the <W32.Badtrans.B@mm>. For benefit >of you newbies, the BadTrans is a nasty little worm that gets into your >computer and mails out messages without your knowledge. This new >version of the worm also drops a backdoor trojan that logs keystrokes. >Those messages contain an attachment with the virus. > >A quick lesson here for those of you who don't know ... > >1. You should ALWAYS be extremely cautious when it comes to opening >opening attachments. If you receive one that you didn't expect, before >opening it write back to the sender to see if s/he mailed something to >you and find out what it is. > >2. You will NEVER receive a virus through the list, but if listmembers >get infected, their computer may send you the virus, which *may* have a >list subject line. > >3. This new strain of BadTrans is going to make life difficult for a >LOT of people. Note the differences: > >The first wave of BadTrans virus messages always had a standard "Take a >look to the attachment." at the end of the message but above the >attachment. Also, those messages had double extensions (for example: >filename.exe.pif OR filename.doc.scr OR filename.txt.exe OR any other >combination of extensions), know immediately that your message is >holding a virus. Do not open the attachment, but delete it immediately. > >According to people who have already received infected messages this >newer strain of BadTrans virus is even nastier than the first because >the attachment may not show or there is a false (second) extension. It >appears to have filename.doc or filename.txt BUT THE REAL EXTENSION ( >.scr or .exe) IS 59 SPACES TO THE RIGHT. Also, the message size will be >around 29 or 30k even if no words shows up. One other clue, the email >addresses of the sending computers is altered by having an underline >character preceeding the address <__xyz123@someisp.com>. > >You are strongly encouraged to keep your virus protects updated on a >daily basis ~ or at least every other day. > >If you receive an infected message please do two things: > >1. advise the family of the fact you've received an infected message and >from whom. >2. send me the name and email address of the person with the infected >computer as well as the list name > >If YOU have the infected computer I will unsubscribe you from the list >until you've cleaned your machine and let me know about it. This is for >protection of the cousins' computers. You can read about this virus and >how to remove it from your system on the Norton Symantec site ... >http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ >http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.badtrans.b@mm.html > >Stay alert, everyone. >

Hi: Just thought. Have you ordered a copy of Charles death certificate or Social Security Application yet? Definately the SSDI application will have his parents listed. You have to lists it even if they were deceased when you filled out the application. Unfortunately the cost is now $27.00, Used to be $7.00. I guess they had too many requests. If you haven't done this and are willing to shell out the money the SSDI is probably the better way to get his parents names. Death certificates don't always have the parents names. Depends on who is giving the information and if they know it. Nicolle -----Original Message----- From: Ken Willet <kwillet@usadatanet.net> To: POFF-L@rootsweb.com <POFF-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 9:49 AM Subject: [Poff] Charlie and Ollie Poff, WV >I'm looking for the ancestry of Charles Hugh & Ollie Gaye Poff Bluewell, >Mercer Co., WV. I have this data so far: > >Charles: b. 10 Sep 1892 McDowell Co., WV; d. May 1981 Bluewell, Mercer Co., >WV >Ollie: b. 5 Aug 1897 McDowell Co., WV; d. Apr 1982 Bluewell, Mercer Co., WV > >Their children: Edward, Lois, Rachel, Calvin (1925 - 1993), Everette >(1920-1993), Fred > >Thank you. > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 >

Sorry to take so long to get back to you. I've been decorating for the Christmas Holiday and haven't been online much the past week. I have lots of Poff information, but unfortunately I don't have Hugh and Ollie or any of the children in my data base. I will look around some and see if I can find anything out for you. Maybe I will get lucky and find something for you. I haven't found much for me lately so anything I find would be a miracle. I'll let you know what I find if anything. Later Nicolle -----Original Message----- From: Ken Willet <kwillet@usadatanet.net> To: POFF-L@rootsweb.com <POFF-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 9:49 AM Subject: [Poff] Charlie and Ollie Poff, WV >I'm looking for the ancestry of Charles Hugh & Ollie Gaye Poff Bluewell, >Mercer Co., WV. I have this data so far: > >Charles: b. 10 Sep 1892 McDowell Co., WV; d. May 1981 Bluewell, Mercer Co., >WV >Ollie: b. 5 Aug 1897 McDowell Co., WV; d. Apr 1982 Bluewell, Mercer Co., WV > >Their children: Edward, Lois, Rachel, Calvin (1925 - 1993), Everette >(1920-1993), Fred > >Thank you. > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 >

I'm looking for the ancestry of Charles Hugh & Ollie Gaye Poff Bluewell, Mercer Co., WV. I have this data so far: Charles: b. 10 Sep 1892 McDowell Co., WV; d. May 1981 Bluewell, Mercer Co., WV Ollie: b. 5 Aug 1897 McDowell Co., WV; d. Apr 1982 Bluewell, Mercer Co., WV Their children: Edward, Lois, Rachel, Calvin (1925 - 1993), Everette (1920-1993), Fred Thank you.

I'm sorry, I think I forwarded to you instead of Nicolle but upon reading her letter later I don't think my ggrandfather Samuel is a match with either of you. It seems I wrote to you some time ago. Midge

Nicolle I have a grandfather Samuel Poff who was married to Mary. They were in the 1870 Pennsylvania Census, Northampton County, Pennesylvania. They died and were buried in Bangor, Pa.Samuel in 1901 and Mary in 1903. They were buried in Mt. Bethal Cemetery in Bangor. Their children were Franklin, 1852 John 1855 (my grandfather) Josiah 1857 Juliann or Julia Ann 1859 Ellen or Gustie Rose 1862 Christiann 1865 Seymore or James S. 1868 I hope this will help you or that it may be the same family you inquire about. Midge

Hi Jim: So far no one recognizes the name of William Wesley Poff. I did find a few files online today that said he was born March 12, 1822 in Ohio and died March 26, 1859 Hopkins Copunty, TX. Another said E. Sulpher Springs, TX. You probably have that information already. I will definately keep on eye open for he and his wife. Nicolle

Nicolle, Thanks for keeping me in mind. William Wesley Poff married Sarah Elizabeth Simms in Arkansas on September 18, 1845. They moved to Hopkins County Texas around 1848 or so. I've got all his descendants pretty well tracked down, but haven't been able to find his father and mother, though I understand she may have been named Mary. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicolle Elster" <nicolle@csusa.net> To: <POFF-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 4:32 AM Subject: [Poff] RE: William Wesley Poff > Hi Jim: > > Thanks. I know out there somewhere someone will come forward who knows what happened to my Jane Poff Gibson. I will just have to wait and see. I do have most of the line back to Frederick. Although I only have one child for him the George who married Anne Merchant in 1772 in PA. Their son George I also only have one child George. It is very possible that William was probably a cousin to Samuel or even a nephew. Samuel was born in 1797 so I feel that it might be a newphew instead. Who did your William marry? I can ask a few good Poff researchers if they have anything on him. I can also look in more records and notes that I have to see if there is a mention of him. I would be more than happy to help. Just let me know. Thanks, Nicolle > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >

Hi Jim: Thanks. I know out there somewhere someone will come forward who knows what happened to my Jane Poff Gibson. I will just have to wait and see. I do have most of the line back to Frederick. Although I only have one child for him the George who married Anne Merchant in 1772 in PA. Their son George I also only have one child George. It is very possible that William was probably a cousin to Samuel or even a nephew. Samuel was born in 1797 so I feel that it might be a newphew instead. Who did your William marry? I can ask a few good Poff researchers if they have anything on him. I can also look in more records and notes that I have to see if there is a mention of him. I would be more than happy to help. Just let me know. Thanks, Nicolle

Does anyone know the children for Henderson and Melvina (Bacon) Poff? Henderson was the son of John Jones and Eliza (Miller) Poff. Henderson and Melvina were married July 24, 1878 in Crawford County, WI and had one daughter that I know of named Leora Mable Poff who married William H. Jones. I don't have a birth or death date for Leora or William. Thanks for any help. Nicolle

Jane Poff is my gg grandmother b:abt 1827 in Ohio. She is the daughter of Samuel Poff who married Frances (Franky) Jones. She married Miles Gibson July 28, 1847 in Howard County, IN and died after 1880 and before 1900. Does anyone know anything of what happened to her? It is said that both her and her husband Miles are buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Howard County, but there seems to be no records of them there. Howard County also has no record of her death. Please if anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it. Her gg grandfather was Frederick Paff who came to Philadealphia on August 15, 1750 whose brothers were "possibly" Johann Henry Paff and Georg Gottlieb Paff. Thank You, Nicolle

Nicolle, I'm sorry I can't help you. I've pondered the familyof Samuel Poff and wondered if he might be related to my ancestor (gg grandfather), William Wesley Poff b:1822 somewhere in Ohio. Do you have Samuel's line back to Fredrick? I'm sure my people were in there somewhere, perhaps WWP's father was a cousins to Samuel. Thanks for anything you might be able to give me, and good luck on your search. Jim McCormick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicolle Elster" <nicolle@csusa.net> To: <POFF-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 7:03 PM Subject: [Poff] RE; Jane Poff gg granddaughter of Frederick Paff > Jane Poff is my gg grandmother b:abt 1827 in Ohio. She is the daughter of Samuel Poff who married Frances (Franky) Jones. She married Miles Gibson July 28, 1847 in Howard County, IN and died after 1880 and before 1900. Does anyone know anything of what happened to her? It is said that both her and her husband Miles are buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Howard County, but there seems to be no records of them there. Howard County also has no record of her death. Please if anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it. Her gg grandfather was Frederick Paff who came to Philadealphia on August 15, 1750 whose brothers were "possibly" Johann Henry Paff and Georg Gottlieb Paff. > > Thank You, > Nicolle > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

I know that out there in Poffland there is someone who has a lead on Samuel and Mary Poff from Bangor, Pennsylvania. They died in 1901 and 1903 respectively. How about Massachusetts or New York as he was thought to be one of four brothers who came over from Germany at time of the Mayflower. Born in 1826. Midge Poff Walstrom