Joshua Dennis Harman1,2,3

M, b. January 26, 1871, d. August 10, 1952
     Joshua Dennis Harman was buried at Willis Cemetery (also known as Keith Cemetery), Rt. 221 at Rt. 764, Willis, Floyd Co., Virginia.1,3 He was born on January 26, 1871 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,4,3 He married Rhoda Laura Ellen Harris, daughter of Jackson W. Harris and Sarah Ann Barringer, on January 28, 1894 at Floyd Co., Virginia.4 Joshua Dennis Harman married Clara Craighead, daughter of Charles Otey Craighead and Mary Ann Reanne "Ara" Simpson, on September 2, 1939 at Floyd Co., Virginia.2,3 Joshua Dennis Harman died on August 10, 1952 at Willis, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 81.1,3

Family 1

Rhoda Laura Ellen Harris b. August 17, 1873, d. April 29, 1938
Marriage*He married Rhoda Laura Ellen Harris, daughter of Jackson W. Harris and Sarah Ann Barringer, on January 28, 1894 at Floyd Co., Virginia.4 
Children

Family 2

Clara Craighead b. November 16, 1894, d. January 15, 1983
Marriage*Joshua Dennis Harman married Clara Craighead, daughter of Charles Otey Craighead and Mary Ann Reanne "Ara" Simpson, on September 2, 1939 at Floyd Co., Virginia.2,3 

Citations

  1. [S295] Phyllis Goad Phillips & Genevieve Cochran Starkey, Cemeteries - Floyd County VA., Burks Fork District, Volume II.
  2. [S12] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 5, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  3. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  4. [S16] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 3, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  5. [S3] Mary Conner Williams, "Conner Family Researcher Mary Conner Williams," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, 2001-2005.

Sarah Salmons1

F
     Sarah Salmons married Edward G. Wood. Her married name was Wood.

Family

Edward G. Wood
Marriage*Sarah Salmons married Edward G. Wood
Children

Citations

  1. [S11] Effie King Brown, Descendants of John King 1759-1843.
  2. [S116] Floyd Press, From the Dovie Wood Hatcher obituary in the Jan 4, 1973 edition.
  3. [S12] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 5, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  4. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.

Ruth Ellen Janney1,2

F, b. April 17, 1921, d. August 24, 2013
FatherCreed William Janney3,1 b. June 5, 1881, d. September 2, 1942
MotherOctavi Adeline "Tavie" Pack3,1 b. May 11, 1884, d. June 10, 1958
     Her Social Security Number was 229-50-8656.4 Ruth Ellen Janney was buried at Restvale Cemetery, Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.2 She was born on April 17, 1921 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,4 She married William Alton Poff, son of William Easom Poff and Demaris/Demersy Lizannie "Mercie" Collins, on June 13, 1936 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,2,5 As of June 13, 1936,her married name was Poff. Ruth Ellen Janney died on August 24, 2013 at Virginia at age 92.2,4 She Ruth Ellen Poff, 92, of Floyd, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband, William Alton Poff; sons, Charles William Poff and Billy Monroe Poff; daughter, Lucy Jane Riggins; grandson, George Huston Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Sylvia Pauline Wood, of Floyd; Ethel Marie Clark, of Vinton; Mildred Ruth McCullough, of Kingsport, Tenn; daughter-in-law, Priscilla Ann Poff, of Willis; brother, James Janney; sister, Beatrice Spreaker; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Billy Monroe Poff officiating. Interment will follow in Restvale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, August 26, 2013, at the funeral home. on August 26, 2013.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 21, District 32-11, Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia6

Family

William Alton Poff b. September 28, 1911, d. February 14, 1988
Marriage*Ruth Ellen Janney married William Alton Poff, son of William Easom Poff and Demaris/Demersy Lizannie "Mercie" Collins, on June 13, 1936 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,2,5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S12] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 5, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Ruth Ellen Poff obituary in the Aug 26, 2013 edition.
  3. [S116] Floyd Press, From the Beatrice Janney Spraker 81st birthday announcement in Mar 8, 2001 edition.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S13] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 6, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  8. [S112] Obit, From the Lucy Jane Poff Riggins obituary in the Mar 26, 2010 edition.
  9. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Sherman Lee Poff obituary in the Nov 15, 1998 edition.
  10. [S10] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 7, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  11. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  12. [S36] Clerk of Courts, Computerized Marriage Records of Floyd Co., Virginia, Ref # 42-86.

Mullins Pratt1,2

M, b. September 29, 1900, d. December 14, 1967
     His Social Security Number was 226-16-5084.3 Mullins Pratt was buried at Pratt Cemetery, Rt. 726, Floyd Co., Virginia.2 He was born on September 29, 1900 at Floyd Co., Virginia.3,1,2 He married Nora Alma Pratt on October 5, 1919 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 Mullins Pratt died on December 14, 1967 at age 67.2

Occupation

1919Farmer1

Family

Nora Alma Pratt b. September 11, 1898, d. December 20, 1964
Marriage*Mullins Pratt married Nora Alma Pratt on October 5, 1919 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 
Child
  • Pauline Hattie Pratt4

Citations

  1. [S8] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 4, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S295] Phyllis Goad Phillips & Genevieve Cochran Starkey, Cemeteries - Floyd County VA., Burks Fork District, Volume II.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S13] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 6, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.

Nora Alma Pratt1,2

F, b. September 11, 1898, d. December 20, 1964
     Nora Alma Pratt was buried at Pratt Cemetery, Rt. 726, Floyd Co., Virginia.2 She was born on September 11, 1898 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,2 She married Mullins Pratt on October 5, 1919 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 Nora Alma Pratt died on December 20, 1964 at age 66.2

Family

Mullins Pratt b. September 29, 1900, d. December 14, 1967
Marriage*She married Mullins Pratt on October 5, 1919 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 
Child
  • Pauline Hattie Pratt3

Citations

  1. [S8] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 4, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S295] Phyllis Goad Phillips & Genevieve Cochran Starkey, Cemeteries - Floyd County VA., Burks Fork District, Volume II.
  3. [S13] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 6, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.

Alreda Blanch Weeks1,2

F, b. May 20, 1917, d. November 2, 1941
FatherWilliam Cody Weeks3,4 b. March 16, 1892, d. May 9, 1986
MotherLaura Ada Hylton3,4 b. May 13, 1898, d. November 26, 1986
     Alreda Blanch Weeks was buried at Willis Cemetery (also known as Keith Cemetery), Rt. 221 at Rt. 764, Willis, Floyd Co., Virginia.3 She was born on May 20, 1917 at Willis, Floyd Co., Virginia.3,1 She married Carl Lindsey Poff, son of Charles Lafayette "Charley" Poff and Vanada Catherine "Vada" Weddle, on December 3, 1936 at Dobson, Surry Co., North Carolina.1,5 As of December 3, 1936,her married name was Poff.5 Alreda Blanch Weeks and Carl Lindsey Poff were divorced on July 31, 1940 at Virginia.5 Alreda Blanch Weeks died on November 2, 1941 at age 24.3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 100, District 32-4, Burks Fork, Floyd Co., Virginia2

Family

Carl Lindsey Poff b. February 19, 1911, d. December 25, 1979
Marriage*Alreda Blanch Weeks married Carl Lindsey Poff, son of Charles Lafayette "Charley" Poff and Vanada Catherine "Vada" Weddle, on December 3, 1936 at Dobson, Surry Co., North Carolina.1,5 
Divorce* Alreda Blanch Weeks and Carl Lindsey Poff were divorced on July 31, 1940 at Virginia.5 
Child

Citations

  1. [S3208] Cathy Poff (granddaughter), "Alreda Blanch Weeks," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, Feb 1, 2012.
  2. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S295] Phyllis Goad Phillips & Genevieve Cochran Starkey, Cemeteries - Floyd County VA., Burks Fork District, Volume II.
  4. [S664] Salle Wilson (e-mail address), Carl Nelson Poff in "Floyd Co., Virginia Listserve," listserve message Jan 8, 2005.
  5. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  6. [S13] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 6, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.

Robert Lee Goins1,2,3,4

M, b. March 21, 1896, d. December 27, 1992
     Robert Lee Goins was buried at Sunset Cemetery, North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.2 He was born on March 21, 1896 at Rockingham Co., Virginia.1,2,3 He married Weeta May Ridinger, daughter of Harvey Jackson Ridinger and Sarah Alice Wimmer, on October 3, 1953 at Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Virginia.1 Robert Lee Goins died on December 27, 1992 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 96.2,4

Family

Weeta May Ridinger b. September 5, 1906, d. February 5, 2003
Marriage*He married Weeta May Ridinger, daughter of Harvey Jackson Ridinger and Sarah Alice Wimmer, on October 3, 1953 at Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Virginia.1 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5899] Sunset Cemetery, Montgomery Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  3. [S1253] Selective Service System United States, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
  4. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.

Nellie Glenn Updike1,2,3

F, b. September 16, 1900, d. February 28, 1999
     Her Social Security Number was 224-92-3948.4 Nellie Glenn Updike was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.1 She was born on September 16, 1900 at Buena Vista, Rockbridge Co., Virginia.4,1,2 She married Camden Gobell Reed, son of James Riley Reed and Lula Odell Cole, on September 27, 1927 at Roanoke, Virginia.5,1,2 As of September 27, 1927,her married name was Reed. Nellie Glenn Updike died on February 28, 1999 at Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 98.4,5,1,2 She REED, Nellie Glenn Updike, 98, of Roanoke, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, February 28, 1999. She devoted her life to her husband and seven children. She was born in Buena Vista, Va. on September 16, 1900. She was a member of Garden City Baptist Church. She is survived by her loving, devoted husband of 74 years, Camden G. Reed. Also surviving are five sons and four daughters-in-law, Eugene and Alva Reed, of Roanoke, Earl and Shirley Reed, of Dahlgren, Glenn Reed, of Vinton, James and Betty Reed, of Bryans Road, Md., Owen and Judy Reed, of Roanoke; two daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Leon Pinson, of Mechanicsville, Nancy and Richard Flowers, of Roanoke; 24 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel, 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 1999 with the Rev. C. Nelson Harris officiating. Interment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family suggests memorials be made to Carilion Hospice. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. on March 2, 1999.1

Census Records

1930Dwelling 171, District 36, Roanoke, Virginia6
1940Dwelling 206, District 81-8, Big Lick, Roanoke Co., Virginia7

Family

Camden Gobell Reed b. October 30, 1901, d. October 11, 1999
Marriage*Nellie Glenn Updike married Camden Gobell Reed, son of James Riley Reed and Lula Odell Cole, on September 27, 1927 at Roanoke, Virginia.5,1,2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Nellie Glenn Updike Reed obituary in the Mar 2, 1999 edition.
  2. [S846] Shirley Anne Reed Pinson, "Pinson Family," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, Dec 3, Dec 4, and Dec 9, 2002 and Aug 6, 2005.
  3. [S331] William Lindsay Lawrence, Judy G. Blackwell, Erma C. Sowers, and Mabel Collins Willis Ora Belle Mayberry McColeman, Descendants of Elder John Lawrence.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Camden G. Reed obituary in the Oct 14, 1999 edition.
  6. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S992] The REED and COLE families of Floyd Co, Va., online http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/e/e/James-R-Reed/index.html
  9. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Wallace Eugene Reed obituary in the Jan 14, 2020 edition.
  10. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  11. [S3624] Oakey's Funeral Service & Crematory, online http://www.oakeys.com/, From the Owen Warren Reed obituary.