Opal Poff1

F, b. July 6, 1931, d. August 24, 2012
FatherJames Michael "Jim" Poff1,2,3 b. July 20, 1887, d. 1958
MotherMaude Worley1,2,3 b. May, 1889, d. 1954
     Opal Poff was buried at Portales Cemetery, 1600 E. 3rd Street, Portales, Roosevelt Co., New Mexico.4,2 She was born on July 6, 1931 at Littlefield, Lamb Co., Texas.2,5 As of June 8, 1949,her married name was Johnson.2 She married Eldridge "Red" Johnson on June 8, 1949 at Santa Rosa, Guadalupe Co., New Mexico.2,4 Opal Poff died on August 24, 2012 at Portales, Roosevelt Co., New Mexico, at age 81.2,5 She Funeral services for Opal Johnson, 81, of Portales, will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 29, 2012, in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Steve Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Travis Johnson, Monty Johnson, Orvel Turner, Derrel Turner, Gerald Wallace and Carl Summers serving as pallbearers. Opal Johnson was born July 6, 1931, in Littlefield, TX to the home of Maud and James M. Poff, and died August 24, 2012, in Portales, NM. The family moved to Elida when she was a young girl, and then settled in Bethel. She attended school at Floyd where she graduated from high school in 1949. On June 8, 1949, in Santa Rosa, NM she was married to Eldridge "Red" Johnson. They lived in several places during their early years, but finally made Portales their permanent home in the mid 1950's. Through the years, Opal had worked at the Selected Casings Plant, in the school cafeterias, as a housekeeper at ENMU, and finally at the Adult Day Care Center. Opal was a member of the University Baptist Church, and the Portales Senior Citizens. She enjoyed sewing, and decorating the clothes with fabric paint, and fishing and arrowhead hunting with her husband. Opal also loved to dance, and went to Senior Citizens Dances all over New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Travis and Dixie Johnson of Roswell and Monty Johnson of Portales; a daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Richard Wilbanks of TX; one granddaughter; three step-grandchildren, Lance Bateman, Launa Waller, and Lori Collins, and a sister, Bertie Wallace of Portales. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, Millard, Cecil, Archie and Oscar Poff, three sisters, Velma Summers, Cleo Summers and Lorene Turner, and by her husband, Red Johnson, who died September 12, 1995. on August 26, 2012.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 9, District 21-9, Bethel, Roosevelt Co., New Mexico3

Family

Eldridge "Red" Johnson b. February 17, 1923, d. September 12, 1995
Marriage*Opal Poff married Eldridge "Red" Johnson on June 8, 1949 at Santa Rosa, Guadalupe Co., New Mexico.2,4 
Children
  • Travis Johnson2
  • Monty Johnson2
  • Carolyn Johnson2

Citations

  1. [S1459] Clovis News Journal, From the Oscar Poff obituary in the Feb 26, 2005 edition.
  2. [S1459] Clovis News Journal, From the Opal Johnson obituary in the Aug 26, 2012 edition.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S6212] Portales Cemetery, Roosevelt Co., NM, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Eldridge "Red" Johnson1,2

M, b. February 17, 1923, d. September 12, 1995
     Eldridge "Red" Johnson was buried at Portales Cemetery, 1600 E. 3rd Street, Portales, Roosevelt Co., New Mexico.2 He was born on February 17, 1923 at Texas.2 He married Opal Poff, daughter of James Michael "Jim" Poff and Maude Worley, on June 8, 1949 at Santa Rosa, Guadalupe Co., New Mexico.1,2 Eldridge "Red" Johnson died on September 12, 1995 at New Mexico at age 72.1,2

Family

Opal Poff b. July 6, 1931, d. August 24, 2012
Marriage*He married Opal Poff, daughter of James Michael "Jim" Poff and Maude Worley, on June 8, 1949 at Santa Rosa, Guadalupe Co., New Mexico.1,2 
Children
  • Travis Johnson1
  • Monty Johnson1
  • Carolyn Johnson1

Citations

  1. [S1459] Clovis News Journal, From the Opal Johnson obituary in the Aug 26, 2012 edition.
  2. [S6212] Portales Cemetery, Roosevelt Co., NM, online http://www.findagrave.com/

Louise Elizabeth Carter1,2,3

F, b. July 14, 1919, d. July 29, 1981
     Louise Elizabeth Carter was buried at White Cemetery, Highlands, Harris Co., Texas.3 She was born on July 14, 1919 at Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas.2,3 As of April 28, 1942,her married name was Poff.1 She married Archie Arville/Orville/Arval/Orvil Poff, son of James Michael "Jim" Poff and Maude Worley, on April 28, 1942 at Callahan Co., Texas.1 Louise Elizabeth Carter married Archie Arville/Orville/Arval/Orvil Poff, son of James Michael "Jim" Poff and Maude Worley, on March 5, 1978 at Liberty Co., Texas.4,3 Louise Elizabeth Carter died on July 29, 1981 at Baytown, Harris Co., Texas, at age 62.3

Family

Archie Arville/Orville/Arval/Orvil Poff b. May 28, 1918, d. September 12, 1994
Marriage*She married Archie Arville/Orville/Arval/Orvil Poff, son of James Michael "Jim" Poff and Maude Worley, on April 28, 1942 at Callahan Co., Texas.1 
Marriage Louise Elizabeth Carter married Archie Arville/Orville/Arval/Orvil Poff, son of James Michael "Jim" Poff and Maude Worley, on March 5, 1978 at Liberty Co., Texas.4,3 
Child
  • Unknown Male Poff5

Citations

  1. [S6210] Unknown compiler, Texas, County Marriages, 1817-1965.
  2. [S4349] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932.
  3. [S3952] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982.
  4. [S6211] Unknown compiler, Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2019.
  5. [S964] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.

Charles William Atkinson1,2,3,4

M, b. November 2, 1896, d. September 10, 1969
FatherGeorge Edward Atkinson1,2,4,5 b. April 16, 1873, d. July 6, 1954
MotherEtta Mae Poff1,2,4,5 b. May 4, 1875, d. September 14, 1945
     His Social Security Number was 719-05-2407.6 Charles William Atkinson was buried at Sunset Cemetery, North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.4 He was born on November 2, 1896 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.1,3,6,4 He married Margaret Darst Vermillion on October 19, 1961 at Dublin, Pulaski Co., Virginia.5 Charles William Atkinson died on September 10, 1969 at Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Virginia, at age 72.6,4

Census Records

1900Dwelling 53, District 69, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia1
1910Dwelling 288, District 99, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia2

Family

Margaret Darst Vermillion b. March 29, 1916, d. August 2, 1978
Marriage*Charles William Atkinson married Margaret Darst Vermillion on October 19, 1961 at Dublin, Pulaski Co., Virginia.5 

Citations

  1. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  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.
  5. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Julia Ann Dellinger1,2,3

F, b. July 13, 1933, d. January 9, 2017
     Julia Ann Dellinger was buried at Henry Memorial Park, 8443 Virginia Avenue, Oak Level, Henry Co., Virginia.3,4 Her married name was Smallwood.3 She married Ken Maynard Smallwood, son of William Seldon "Pat" Smallwood and Golda Ethel "Goldie" Conner.1,3 Julia Ann Dellinger was born on July 13, 1933 at Fairfax Co., Virginia.2,3 She died on January 9, 2017 at Danville, Virginia, at age 83.3 She Julia Ann Dellinger Smallwood, 83, of Martinsville, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2017 at the Danville Regional Hospital. She was born in Fairfax County on July 13, 1933 to the late George and Ella Kidwell Dellinger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; Ken M. Smallwood and twelve brothers and sisters. She was of the Baptist Faith and had been the Assistant Manager of Maxway. She is survived by her five sons, Bruce, Steve, Danny, David and Orien Smallwood; nineteen grandchildren; and twenty-one great-grandchildren. There will be a graveside service in the Henry Memorial Park. on January 10, 2017.3

Family

Ken Maynard Smallwood b. May 21, 1930, d. March 28, 1994
Marriage*She married Ken Maynard Smallwood, son of William Seldon "Pat" Smallwood and Golda Ethel "Goldie" Conner.1,3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  3. [S184] Martinsville Bulletin, From the Julia Ann Dellinger Smallwood obituary in the Jan 10, 2017 edition.
  4. [S2776] Henry Memorial Park, Henry Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=padgett&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScnty=2846&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=23415376&CRid=50595&df=all&
  5. [S6703] Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana, Marriage Records, 1943-1986.

Virginia Paulette "Ginger" Cousins1,2,3,4

F, b. September 30, 1952, d. January 30, 1994
     Virginia Paulette "Ginger" Cousins was buried at Randolph Memorial Park, Randleman, Randolph Co., North Carolina.5 Her Social Security Number was 227-76-0080.6 She was born on September 30, 1952 at Washington, D.C..6,1,2,3 As of February 13, 1971,her married name was Smallwood.1 She married Bruce Alan Smallwood, son of Ken Maynard Smallwood and Julia Ann Dellinger, on February 13, 1971 at Arlington Co., Virginia.1,4 Virginia Paulette "Ginger" Cousins died on January 30, 1994 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina, at age 41; Died in an automobile accident.6,2,4 She Mrs. Virginia Paulett "Ginger" Cousins Smallwood, 41, Deep River Frames employee, died Jan 30, 1994, at N.C. Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Survivors are her husband, Bruce; sons, Michael Smallwood of Darmstadt, Germany, William Smallwood, Gregory Smallwood; daughter, Miss Michelle Smallwood; brother, Malcom Wright of Dale City, Va., sister, Mrs. Katherine Hall of Miami. on February 1, 1994.4

Family

Bruce Alan Smallwood
Marriage*She married Bruce Alan Smallwood, son of Ken Maynard Smallwood and Julia Ann Dellinger, on February 13, 1971 at Arlington Co., Virginia.1,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S1028] North Carolina Archives and Records Section and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004.
  3. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  4. [S1399] Charlotte Observer, From the Virginia Paulett Cousins Smallwood obituary in the Feb 1, 1994 edition.
  5. [S6058] Randolph Memorial Park , Randolph Co., NC, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S12495] Ridge Funeral Home & Cremation Service, online www.ridgefuneralhome.com, From the William Eugene Smallwood obituary.

Steve Allen Smallwood1,2,3

M, b. June 14, 1954
FatherKen Maynard Smallwood3,4 b. May 21, 1930, d. March 28, 1994
MotherJulia Ann Dellinger3,4 b. July 13, 1933, d. January 9, 2017
     Steve Allen Smallwood married Nancy Unknown.1 Steve Allen Smallwood was born on June 14, 1954 at Arlington Co., Virginia.2,3,5 He married Barbara Ann Phillips on September 3, 1972 at Loudoun Co., Virginia.3 Steve Allen Smallwood and Barbara Ann Phillips were divorced on July 19, 1984 at Randolph Co., North Carolina.5

Family 1

Nancy Unknown
Marriage*Steve Allen Smallwood married Nancy Unknown.1 

Family 2

Barbara Ann Phillips
Marriage*Steve Allen Smallwood married Barbara Ann Phillips on September 3, 1972 at Loudoun Co., Virginia.3 
Divorce* Steve Allen Smallwood and Barbara Ann Phillips were divorced on July 19, 1984 at Randolph Co., North Carolina.5 

Citations

  1. [S1464] Barbara Rash, "Smallwood Family Genealogy," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, Jul 27, 2007.
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  3. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  4. [S184] Martinsville Bulletin, From the Julia Ann Dellinger Smallwood obituary in the Jan 10, 2017 edition.
  5. [S1619] North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, North Carolina Divorce Index, 1958-2004.

Theodore Anderson Wilson1,2,3

M, b. January 22, 1923, d. October 15, 1984
     His Social Security Number was 228-18-6720.4 Theodore Anderson Wilson was buried at Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Loudoun Co., Virginia.1,5 He married Virginia Edna Smallwood, daughter of William Seldon "Pat" Smallwood and Golda Ethel "Goldie" Conner.6,2 Theodore Anderson Wilson was born on January 22, 1923 at Marshall, Fauquier Co., Virginia.4,1,5,3 He died on October 15, 1984 at Leesburg, Loudoun Co., Virginia, at age 61.1,5

Census Records

1950Dwelling 276, District 31-12, Center, Fauquier Co., Virginia7

Occupation

1950Roofer7

Family

Virginia Edna Smallwood b. May 19, 1932, d. June 1, 2009
Marriage*Theodore Anderson Wilson married Virginia Edna Smallwood, daughter of William Seldon "Pat" Smallwood and Golda Ethel "Goldie" Conner.6,2 
Children
  • Carol Wilson2
  • Donna Wilson2
  • Larry Gene Wilson8,2,7
  • Dennis Berkley Wilson8,2
  • Robert Scott Wilson8,2
  • Barbara Ellen Wilson8,2
  • Susan Annette Wilson8,2
  • Wendell Wayne Wilson8,2

Citations

  1. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  2. [S5866] Leesburg Today, From the Virginia Edna Smallwood Wilson Russell obituary in the Jun 8, 2009 edition.
  3. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S13090] Hillsboro Cemetery, Loudoun Co., VA, online www.findagrave.com.
  6. [S1464] Barbara Rash, "Smallwood Family Genealogy," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, Jul 27, 2007.
  7. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

James Arthur "Jimmy" Fritter Jr.1,2,3,4

M, b. July 24, 1927, d. March 10, 1994
     His Social Security Number was 228-30-3834.2 James Arthur "Jimmy" Fritter Jr. was born on July 24, 1927 at Vienna, Fairfax Co., Virginia.2,3,4 He married Dorothy Kate Smallwood, daughter of William Seldon "Pat" Smallwood and Golda Ethel "Goldie" Conner, on April 6, 1950 at Baltimore, Maryland.1 James Arthur "Jimmy" Fritter Jr. and Dorothy Kate Smallwood were divorced on April 12, 1963 at Prince William Co., Virginia.5,1 James Arthur "Jimmy" Fritter Jr. died on March 10, 1994 at Hillsborough Co., Florida, at age 66.2,3

Family

Dorothy Kate Smallwood b. October 19, 1934, d. September 20, 2006
Marriage*He married Dorothy Kate Smallwood, daughter of William Seldon "Pat" Smallwood and Golda Ethel "Goldie" Conner, on April 6, 1950 at Baltimore, Maryland.1 
Divorce* James Arthur "Jimmy" Fritter Jr. and Dorothy Kate Smallwood were divorced on April 12, 1963 at Prince William Co., Virginia.5,1 
Children
  • Joseph Arthur "Buster" Fritter6,5
  • Jimmy Ishman "Jim" Fritter Jr.7,6

Citations

  1. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S417] Florida Health Department, Florida Death Index,1877-1998.
  4. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  5. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  6. [S184] Martinsville Bulletin, From the Dorothy Kate Smallwood Ryder obituary in the Sep 22, 2006 edition.
  7. [S1464] Barbara Rash, "Smallwood Family Genealogy," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, Jul 27, 2007.

Jimmy Ishmael Ryder Sr.1,2,3,4

M, b. February 23, 1932, d. November 19, 1994
     His Social Security Number was 227-34-1182.5 Jimmy Ishmael Ryder Sr. was buried at Stonewall Memory Gardens, 12004 Lee Highway, Manassas, Virginia.2 He was born on February 23, 1932 at Pocahontas Co., West Virginia.5,4,2,3 He married Dorothy Kate Smallwood, daughter of William Seldon "Pat" Smallwood and Golda Ethel "Goldie" Conner, on April 28, 1963 at Manassas, Virginia.4,6 Jimmy Ishmael Ryder Sr. and Dorothy Kate Smallwood were divorced on December 15, 1978 at Prince William Co., Virginia.4 Jimmy Ishmael Ryder Sr. died on November 19, 1994 at Manassas, Virginia, at age 62.5,1,2

Family

Dorothy Kate Smallwood b. October 19, 1934, d. September 20, 2006
Marriage*He married Dorothy Kate Smallwood, daughter of William Seldon "Pat" Smallwood and Golda Ethel "Goldie" Conner, on April 28, 1963 at Manassas, Virginia.4,6 
Divorce* Jimmy Ishmael Ryder Sr. and Dorothy Kate Smallwood were divorced on December 15, 1978 at Prince William Co., Virginia.4 
Children
  • Julia Lorraine Ryder7,8
  • Janet Lynn Ryder7

Citations

  1. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  2. [S5188] Stonewall Memory Gardens, Manassas, VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  3. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  4. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  7. [S1464] Barbara Rash, "Smallwood Family Genealogy," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, Jul 27, 2007.
  8. [S184] Martinsville Bulletin, From the Dorothy Kate Smallwood Ryder obituary in the Sep 22, 2006 edition.