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Friday, April 29, 2016

1880 CENSUS OF TERESA M. KING

THE 1880 CENSUS OF MY 2ND  GREAT GRANDMOTHER, TERESA MARCELLA KING, DAUGHTER OF MICHAEL O. KING AND LOUISA ALDRIDGE KING...

NameTeresa M. King
Age7
Birth Yearabt 1873
BirthplaceVirginia
Home in 1880Maggodee, Franklin, Virginia
RaceWhite
GenderFemale
Relation to Head of HouseDaughter
Marital StatusSingle
Father's NameM.O. King
Father's BirthplaceVirginia
Mother's NameLuisa King
Mother's BirthplaceVirginia
OccupationAt Home
Household Members
NameAge
M.O. King32
Luisa King28
Emma King11
George W. King10
Teresa M. King7
John A. King5
Joseph V. King3
Victory J. King7m

Friday, April 22, 2016

The Will of Peter Poff Sr. #FHF

Will of Peter Poff Sr

1819 Montgomery Co., VA
Submitted by
Barb Stanley

I Peter Poff Seynior of the County of Montgomery and State of Virginia do hearby make my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say

1st that out of my moneys now in hand I desire that all my just debts if any thar be and funeral expences [be] fully paid off and discharged

2nd I will and bequeath unto my Dear and loving wife two of her chois Cows two beds and all the Ballance of the Household and Kitchen furniture except the ballance of the beds The Home place whear we now live during her natural life the paroshable part of what hath been bequeathed to my Dear Wife she may dispose of During her lifetime if she pleases

3rd I will and bequeath unto my Son Henry Poff the tract of land on which he now lives with all its appurtenances thereto belonging Beginning at the Draw bars whear they now stand near the old mill then a strait line on easterly course to the Cross fence whar it now stands and with said fence as it now runs to the Corner of Anthony Poff's [illegible] fence whar it now stands and then a line according to Anthony's Clamd land now is woods that is the land he now occupys and from his Clamd land a strait line to the nearest part of the old line and with the old line to the Bent road and with said road to the Beginning

4th I will and bequeath unto my Son anthony Poff all the mill place and all the Ballance of the land except that part devised to Henry Poff Beginning at the above named Draw Bars along the Bent road to whar it Crosses the old mill branch and down that branch to Wiley's line.

5th I will and bequeath unto my Son michael Poff all the land that lays of the [illegible] on the south side of the Bent mountain road and according to Anthony Poff's lines mentioned above

6th I will and bequeath unto my Son Charles Poff all that tract of land on the Pine Spar road which I purchased of Stephen R[illegible]

7th I will and bequeath unto my Son Peter Poff two small tracts of land and which he now lives on the aker adjoining the same Which is set forth by 2 small patterns

8th I will and bequeath unto my Son John Poff a piece of land that I took up adjoining the old place which will be set forth By a pattern of about ninety akers.

8th I will and bequeath unto my Son Samuel Poff after the decease of his mother the Ballance of the old tract of land

9th I Will and bequeath unto my two younger Daughters Christiniah and Anna Poff 1 Cow and 1 Heifer each and Anna 1 Bed and furniture also twenty dollars and the ballance of my paroshable property I wish sold and my outstanding debts Collected and my specified legays paid off and out of the proceeds of such sale and Colection I wish to Be equally divided between my five daughters

I mor over Will and bequeath unto my Loving Wife Seventy five Bushels of the grain growed or growing and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends William Conner Seynior & Jacob Hoback By this my will and testament hearby revoking all others In witness whearof I have hearunder set my hand and affixed my seal In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty September the 14th.


Friday, April 15, 2016

NICHOLS KING MARRIAGE 1892 #FHF

NameJames I. Nichols
GenderMale
Marital StatusSingle
RaceWhite
Age20
Birth Date1872
Birth Place, Franklin, VA.
Marriage Date14 Oct 1892
Marriage PlaceFranklin, Virginia
FHL Film Number31523
Household Members
NameAge
Ezekiel Nichols
Harriett I. Nichols
James I. Nichols
M. T. King
Louisa King
M. O. King

Friday, April 8, 2016

JAMES I NICHOLS 1930 #FHF

NameJames I Nichols
Age in 193057
Birth Yearabt 1873
GenderMale
RaceWhite
BirthplaceVirginia
Marital StatusMarried
Relation to Head of HouseHead
Home in 1930Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia
Street AddressCentral Part of district
Dwelling Number119
Family Number119
Home Owned or RentedOwned
Radio SetNo
Lives on FarmYes
Age at First Marriage22
Attended SchoolNo
Able to Read and WriteYes
Father's BirthplaceVirginia
Mother's BirthplaceVirginia
Able to Speak EnglishYes
OccupationFarmer
IndustryGeneral Farm
Class of WorkerWorking on own account
EmploymentYes
Household Members
NameAge
James I Nichols57
Tarisa M Nichols55
Banks Nichols21
Dack Nichols18
Robert Nichols16
Irene Nichols9

Friday, April 1, 2016

JAMES IRA NICHOLS 1920 #FHF

NameJames J Nichols
Age47
Birth Yearabt 1873
BirthplaceVirginia
Home in 1920Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia
House NumberFarm
RaceWhite
GenderMale
Relation to Head of HouseHead
Marital StatusMarried
Spouse's NameTeressa M Nichols
Father's BirthplaceVirginia
Mother's BirthplaceVirginia
Able to Speak EnglishYes
OccupationFarmer
IndustryHome Fac
Employment FieldOwn Account
Home Owned or RentedOwn
Able to readYes
Able to WriteYes
Household Members
NameAge
James J Nichols47
Teressa M Nichols46
Rachael Nichols21
Claris A Nichols20
Ada Nichols18
Encial Nichols14
Richard L Nichols13
Banks Nichols11
Dock Nichols9
Robert Nichols5

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