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William Amos Poland 1867–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1867

Birth Location: Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 29 July 1939

Death Location: Augusta, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Poland

Mother: Eliza Loy

Spouse(s): Ida Shawen, Malinda Poland

Children(s): Nellie Poland, Flossie Poland, Leona Hiett, Ira Poland

William Amos Poland was born in 1867 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Poland And Eliza Jane Loy. William Amos Poland married Ida Mae Shawen, Malinda Margret Poland, and had children including Flossie I Poland, Howard Poland, Ira Marcellus Poland, Irvin Poland, Leona Frances Hiett, Marshall Poland, Nellie Theresa Poland, Raymond Poland. William Amos Poland passed away in 1939 in Augusta, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Amos Poland was born in 1867 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Poland And Eliza Jane Loy.
  • William Amos Poland married Ida Mae Shawen, Malinda Margret Poland, and had children including Flossie I Poland, Howard Poland, Ira Marcellus Poland, Irvin Poland, Leona Frances Hiett, Marshall Poland, Nellie Theresa Poland, Raymond Poland.
  • William Amos Poland passed away in 1939 in Augusta, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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William Poland's Ancestors

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William Poland
1867–1939
Birth Place: Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Wesley Poland
1841–1884
Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
Eliza (Jane) Loy
1849–1912
Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Amos Poland
1819–1904
Virginia
Catherine (Louisa) Rogers
1821–1895
Virginia
William (Joseph Loy) Jr
1818–1899
Augusta, Hampshire County, Virginia, United States
Susan (Jane) Emmart
1827–1893
,,Virginia,USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Poland's Descendants

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William (Amos) Poland (2 August 1867–29 July 1939) m. Ida (Mae) Shawen (17 February 1873–25 November 1954) m. Malinda (Margret) Poland (12 July 1866–18 April 1903)
  1. 1. Nellie (Theresa) Poland 1915–1968 m. Hollie (Hector) Wolford 1910–1981
    1. 1. Betty (J) Wolford 1936–1974 m. Ronald (Duran) Patterson 1940–2010
  2. 2. Flossie (I.) Poland 1909–1909
  3. 3. Leona (Frances) Hiett 1895–1971
  4. 4. Ira (Marcellus) Poland 1887–1916

William Poland's Timeline

2 Records

1867
2 August 1867
Birth of William Amos Poland in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
1939
29 July 1939
Age 72
Death of William Amos Poland in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August 1867
    Event Place: Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 July 1939
    Event Place: Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Augusta, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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