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Elmira Martha May 1848–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1848

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1884

Death Location: Griffithsville, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Jacob May

Mother: Clarinda Huff

Spouse(s): James Poe

Children(s): William Poe, Walter Poe, Georgia Poe, Emma Poe, Fannie Poe, John Poe

Elmira Martha May was born in 1848 in Virginia, the child of Jacob W May And Clarinda Ann Huff. Elmira Martha May married James Poe, and had children including Emma Poe, Fannie Carrie Poe, Georgia Poe, John A Poe, Walter Poe, William M Poe. Elmira Martha May passed away in 1884 in Griffithsville, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elmira Martha May was born in 1848 in Virginia, the child of Jacob W May And Clarinda Ann Huff.
  • Elmira Martha May married James Poe, and had children including Emma Poe, Fannie Carrie Poe, Georgia Poe, John A Poe, Walter Poe, William M Poe.
  • Elmira Martha May passed away in 1884 in Griffithsville, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob May
1814–1886
Birth Location: Marmet, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
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Clarinda Huff
1824–1895
Birth Location: Simms Creek, Ohio, United States
CH

Spouses(s)

James Poe
1848–
Birth Location: West Virginia
JP

Children(s)

William Poe
1872–1915
Birth Location: West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
WP
Walter Poe
1874–1948
Birth Location: Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America
WP
Georgia Poe
1875–
Birth Location: West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
GP
Emma Poe
1872–1890
Birth Location: West Virginia
EP
Fannie Poe
1876–1947
Birth Location: –
FP
John Poe
1880–1956
Birth Location: Lincoln co., WV, West Virginia, USA
JP

Elmira May's Ancestors

Self
Elmira May
1848–1884
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Jacob W May
1814–1886
Marmet, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Clarinda (Ann) Huff
1824–1895
Simms Creek, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Jacob May
1795–1845
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Susannah (Rachel) Holcomb
1794–1819
Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elmira May's Descendants

1.
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Elmira (Martha) May (abt 1848–1884) m. James Poe (Abt 1848–)
  1. 1. William (M) Poe 1872–1915
  2. 2. Walter Poe 1874–1948
  3. 3. Georgia Poe 1875–
  4. 4. Emma Poe 1872–1890
  5. 5. Fannie (Carrie) Poe 1876–1947
  6. 6. John (A) Poe 1880–1956

Elmira May's Timeline

8 Records

1847
1847
Birth of Elmira Martha May in West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
1848
May 08, 1848
Birth of Elmira Martha May in Lincoln County/West Virginia, USA
Lincoln County/West Virginia, USA
1848
abt 1848
Birth of Elmira Martha May in Virginia
Virginia
1850
1850
Age 2
Elmira Martha May resided here in District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA
District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 12
Elmira Martha May resided here in Griffithsville, Cabell, Virginia, USA
Griffithsville, Cabell, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
Elmira Martha May resided here in Duvall, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
Duvall, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
1884
1884
Age 36
Death of Elmira Martha May in Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
1884
1884
Age 36
Death of Elmira Martha May
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 08, 1848
    Event Place: Lincoln County/West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1848
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Cabell, Virginia; Roll: M653_1338; Page: 159; Family History Library Film: 805338

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 10, Cabell, Virginia; Roll: 938; Page: 40b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Griffithsville, Cabell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Cabell, Virginia; Roll: M653_1338; Page: 159; Family History Library Film: 805338

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Duvall, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1884
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Griffithsville, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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