William I have Riley Poff who married Lucy C R Mills 10feb 1900 floyd co was forn 14 dec 1875 floyd and died 14 mar 1941 Floyd co wv not 1949 Clarence ---- William Conner <wcon@swva.net> wrote: > Edgar, > Scott Schaffer has two Riley Poff's in his data base. One was born in 1882 > and died in 1970. The other Riley Poff was born in 1875 and died in 1949. > Which one do you think was the store owner? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edgar Vest" <eevest@msn.com> > To: <pjspoff@earthlink.net> > Cc: <VAFLOYD@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:18 AM > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers > > > > > > Phoebe I knew Riley Poff in early 1940's. He had a country store on US 221 > > going toward Roanoke > > as you left Copper Hill and cleared the sharp curve his store, house and > > farm land was on right side of road. He owned a special ordered truck that > > had gears ratio that made the top speed of maybe 45 or 50 miles per hour. > > He > > had apple orchard, raised cattle and etc. Roscoe Craighead had a store > > later > > on the left side of road. I remember he had a storage of paint that had > > arsenic as one ingredient in it and the cattle ate the paint and got > > poisoned. My how can some of the memories of yesteryear pop up in one's > > mind. > > > > Edgar Vest > > > > > > > > > > PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: Phoebe Poff <pjspoff@earthlink.net> > >>Reply-To: Phoebe Poff <pjspoff@earthlink.net>, vafloyd@rootsweb.com > >>To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com > >>Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers > >>Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:29:23 -0500 (EST) > >> > >>Rena, you are GREAT!!! Will be looking forward to any info you glean from > >>your > >>endeavors. Thanks so much for all you share with the list. > >>Phoebe > >> > >>_______________________________________________________________________________ > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >> >From: Rena Worthen <doreatr@rbnet.com> > >> >Sent: Jan 28, 2008 11:22 PM > >> >To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com > >> >Subject: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers > >> > > >> >I am looking for information about, and the records of C. M. Graham , > >> >J. > >>C. > >> >Willis, Hylton & Harman, H. L. Vest, George Huff, J. A. Hylton, L. W. > >>Gray, > >> >E. L. Thomas, J. C. Willis, R. J. Sowers, L. L. Gallimore, E. L. Thomas, > >>H. > >> >G. Caldwell, S. W. Lawrence, D. W. Slusher, G. T. Spangler & Co., R. E. > >> >Conner, M. C. Phillips, I. J. Dickerson, Wm. Spangler, L. A. Hylton, J. > >>W. > >> >Gray & Co., I. F. Martin, D. M. Akers, J. H. Johnson, G. P Whitlow, L. > >> >S. > >> >Wade, S. J. Agnew, Rufus Harris, Riley Poff, J. C. Hollandsworth. > >> >Does anyone know what the full names are of the above list? Where did > >>they > >> >do business in Floyd County? > >> >All of these names are listed as the undertaker on Floyd County death > >> >certificates in the early 1900's. I am hopeing to find the records for > >>any > >> >of the above named Coffin builders or undertakers. If anyone knows of > >> >any > >> >receipts or ledgers for any of these people, i'd love to place the > >> >information on our Floyd website. I am compiling a list of early death > >> >certificate information when I go to Richmond. the actual copies are .75 > >> >cents each. I can't afford to pay for certificates, so i'm doing the > >> >next > >> >best thing, i'm writing the info down. I'm in the process of getting it > >> >typed up. I am working on several counties but I have a total of 650 > >>names > >> >so far, and still typing. The info i'm gathering includes DC#, name, > >> >dob, > >> >dod, cemetery, undertaker, county & parents name. Another trip is > >>planned > >> >in March, when I hope to get some more. > >> > > >> >Thank you all in advance. > >> > > >> >Rena > >> > > >> >********************************** > >> >Note from List Administrator!!! > >> >The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > >>Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > >>something about your Brick Wall person. > >> >To contact Listowner: > >> >Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > >> >********************************** > >> >Search this list's archived messages! > >> >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> >View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > >> >------------------------------- > >> >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >>VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >>quotes > >>in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>"This is the day the Lord has made: we will rejoice and be glad in it. > >>Psalm 118:24 > >> > >> "A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart" > >> > >> > >>********************************** > >>Note from List Administrator!!! > >>The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > >>Call. 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Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Not looking at Scott's records I cannot be sure, But was most likely the Riley that Bill is listing. Edgar PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: >From: <csanderson@woh.rr.com> >Reply-To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Riley Poff? >Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:07:15 -0500 > >William I have Riley Poff who married Lucy C R Mills 10feb 1900 floyd co >was forn 14 dec 1875 floyd and died 14 mar 1941 Floyd co wv not 1949 >Clarence >---- William Conner <wcon@swva.net> wrote: > > Edgar, > > Scott Schaffer has two Riley Poff's in his data base. One was born in >1882 > > and died in 1970. The other Riley Poff was born in 1875 and died in >1949. > > Which one do you think was the store owner? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Edgar Vest" <eevest@msn.com> > > To: <pjspoff@earthlink.net> > > Cc: <VAFLOYD@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:18 AM > > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers > > > > > > > > > > Phoebe I knew Riley Poff in early 1940's. He had a country store on US >221 > > > going toward Roanoke > > > as you left Copper Hill and cleared the sharp curve his store, house >and > > > farm land was on right side of road. He owned a special ordered truck >that > > > had gears ratio that made the top speed of maybe 45 or 50 miles per >hour. > > > He > > > had apple orchard, raised cattle and etc. Roscoe Craighead had a store > > > later > > > on the left side of road. I remember he had a storage of paint that >had > > > arsenic as one ingredient in it and the cattle ate the paint and got > > > poisoned. My how can some of the memories of yesteryear pop up in >one's > > > mind. > > > > > > Edgar Vest > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: Phoebe Poff <pjspoff@earthlink.net> > > >>Reply-To: Phoebe Poff <pjspoff@earthlink.net>, vafloyd@rootsweb.com > > >>To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com > > >>Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers > > >>Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:29:23 -0500 (EST) > > >> > > >>Rena, you are GREAT!!! Will be looking forward to any info you glean >from > > >>your > > >>endeavors. Thanks so much for all you share with the list. > > >>Phoebe > > >> > > > >>_______________________________________________________________________________ > > >> > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >> >From: Rena Worthen <doreatr@rbnet.com> > > >> >Sent: Jan 28, 2008 11:22 PM > > >> >To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com > > >> >Subject: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers > > >> > > > >> >I am looking for information about, and the records of C. M. Graham >, > > >> >J. > > >>C. > > >> >Willis, Hylton & Harman, H. L. Vest, George Huff, J. A. Hylton, L. >W. > > >>Gray, > > >> >E. L. Thomas, J. C. Willis, R. J. Sowers, L. L. Gallimore, E. L. >Thomas, > > >>H. > > >> >G. Caldwell, S. W. Lawrence, D. W. Slusher, G. T. Spangler & Co., R. >E. > > >> >Conner, M. C. Phillips, I. J. Dickerson, Wm. Spangler, L. A. Hylton, >J. > > >>W. > > >> >Gray & Co., I. F. Martin, D. M. Akers, J. H. Johnson, G. P Whitlow, >L. > > >> >S. > > >> >Wade, S. J. Agnew, Rufus Harris, Riley Poff, J. C. Hollandsworth. > > >> >Does anyone know what the full names are of the above list? Where >did > > >>they > > >> >do business in Floyd County? > > >> >All of these names are listed as the undertaker on Floyd County >death > > >> >certificates in the early 1900's. I am hopeing to find the records >for > > >>any > > >> >of the above named Coffin builders or undertakers. If anyone knows >of > > >> >any > > >> >receipts or ledgers for any of these people, i'd love to place the > > >> >information on our Floyd website. I am compiling a list of early >death > > >> >certificate information when I go to Richmond. the actual copies are >.75 > > >> >cents each. I can't afford to pay for certificates, so i'm doing the > > >> >next > > >> >best thing, i'm writing the info down. I'm in the process of getting >it > > >> >typed up. I am working on several counties but I have a total of 650 > > >>names > > >> >so far, and still typing. The info i'm gathering includes DC#, name, > > >> >dob, > > >> >dod, cemetery, undertaker, county & parents name. Another trip is > > >>planned > > >> >in March, when I hope to get some more. > > >> > > > >> >Thank you all in advance. > > >> > > > >> >Rena > > >> > > > >> >********************************** > > >> >Note from List Administrator!!! > > >> >The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" >Roll > > >>Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell >us > > >>something about your Brick Wall person. > > >> >To contact Listowner: > > >> >Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > >> >********************************** > > >> >Search this list's archived messages! > > >> >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >> >View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > > >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > > >> >------------------------------- > > >> >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > >>VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > >>quotes > > >>in the subject and the body of the message > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>"This is the day the Lord has made: we will rejoice and be glad in it. > > >>Psalm 118:24 > > >> > > >> "A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your >heart" > > >> > > >> > > >>********************************** > > >>Note from List Administrator!!! > > >>The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > > >>Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell >us > > >>something about your Brick Wall person. > > >>To contact Listowner: > > >>Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > >>********************************** > > >>Search this list's archived messages! > > >>http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >>View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > > >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > > >>------------------------------- > > >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > >>VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > >>quotes > > >>in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ********************************** > > > Note from List Administrator!!! > > > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > > > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell >us > > > something about your Brick Wall person. > > > To contact Listowner: > > > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > > ********************************** > > > Search this list's archived messages! > > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.15/1249 - Release Date: > > > 1/29/2008 9:51 AM > > > > > > > > > > ********************************** > > Note from List Administrator!!! > > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >something about your Brick Wall person. > > To contact Listowner: > > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > ********************************** > > Search this list's archived messages! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > >********************************** >Note from List Administrator!!! >The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >something about your Brick Wall person. >To contact Listowner: >Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >********************************** >Search this list's archived messages! >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message