Elsie Kathryn Poff1

F, b. February 11, 1913
FatherBlan Poff2,1,3,4 b. March 19, 1889, d. January 17, 1963
MotherAlla Blanche Arnn2,1,3,4 b. November 26, 1889, d. July 18, 1966
     Elsie Kathryn Poff was born on February 11, 1913 at Tulia, Swisher Co., Texas.1

Census Records

1920Dwelling 42, District 231, Justice Precinct 1, Swisher Co., Texas2
1930Dwelling 43, District 2, Precinct 1, Deaf Smith Co., Texas3
1940Dwelling 23, District 59-2B, Precinct 1, Deaf Smith Co., Texas4

Occupation

1940Bookkeeper4

Citations

  1. [S964] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.
  2. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Charles Weldon Poff1

M, b. January 2, 1916, d. June 5, 1974
FatherBlan Poff2,1,3,4 b. March 19, 1889, d. January 17, 1963
MotherAlla Blanche Arnn2,1,3,4 b. November 26, 1889, d. July 18, 1966
     Charles Weldon Poff was buried at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., Texas.1 His Social Security Number was 449-26-2061.5 He was born on January 2, 1916 at Texas.1,5 He died on June 5, 1974 at San Angelo, Tom Green Co., Texas, at age 58.1

Census Records

1920Dwelling 42, District 231, Justice Precinct 1, Swisher Co., Texas2
1930Dwelling 43, District 2, Precinct 1, Deaf Smith Co., Texas3
1940Dwelling 23, District 59-2B, Precinct 1, Deaf Smith Co., Texas4

Occupation

1940Salesman4

Citations

  1. [S3952] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, From the Charles Weldon Poff death certificate.
  2. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Blanche Poff1

F, b. March 14, 1918
FatherBlan Poff1,2,3,4 b. March 19, 1889, d. January 17, 1963
MotherAlla Blanche Arnn1,2,3,4 b. November 26, 1889, d. July 18, 1966
     Blanche Poff was born on March 14, 1918 at Tulia, Swisher Co., Texas.2

Census Records

1920Dwelling 42, District 231, Justice Precinct 1, Swisher Co., Texas1
1930Dwelling 43, District 2, Precinct 1, Deaf Smith Co., Texas3
1940Dwelling 23, District 59-2B, Precinct 1, Deaf Smith Co., Texas4

Occupation

1940Telephone operator4

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S964] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.
  3. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Garland Ross Poff1,2

M, b. January 18, 1924, d. March 11, 1924
FatherBlan Poff1,2 b. March 19, 1889, d. January 17, 1963
MotherAlla Blanche Arnn1,2 b. November 26, 1889, d. July 18, 1966
     Garland Ross Poff was born on January 18, 1924 at Hereford, Deaf Smith Co., Texas.1,2 He died on March 11, 1924 at Hereford, Deaf Smith Co., Texas.2

Citations

  1. [S964] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.
  2. [S3952] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, From the Garland Ross Poff death certificate.

Gail Herman Poff1,2

M, b. May 7, 1925, d. May 4, 1982
FatherBlan Poff1,3,4,2 b. March 19, 1889, d. January 17, 1963
MotherAlla Blanche Arnn1,3,4,2 b. November 26, 1889, d. July 18, 1966
     Gail Herman Poff was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulia, Swisher Co., Texas.2 His Social Security Number was 462-20-2155.5 He married Jeanette Altman.2 Gail Herman Poff was born on May 7, 1925 at Hereford, Deaf Smith Co., Texas.1,5,2 He died on May 4, 1982 at Lubbock, Lubbock Co., Texas, at age 56.2

Census Records

1930Dwelling 43, District 2, Precinct 1, Deaf Smith Co., Texas3
1940Dwelling 23, District 59-2B, Precinct 1, Deaf Smith Co., Texas4

Family

Jeanette Altman
Marriage*Gail Herman Poff married Jeanette Altman.2 

Citations

  1. [S964] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.
  2. [S3952] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, From the Gail Herman Poff death certificate.
  3. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Russell Poff1

M, b. October 12, 1928, d. January 31, 1929
FatherBlan Poff2,1 b. March 19, 1889, d. January 17, 1963
MotherAlla Blanche Arnn2,1 b. November 26, 1889, d. July 18, 1966
     Russell Poff was born on October 12, 1928 at Hereford, Deaf Smith Co., Texas.2,1 He died on January 31, 1929 at Hereford, Deaf Smith Co., Texas.1

Citations

  1. [S3952] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, From the Russell Poff death certificate.
  2. [S964] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.

Grady Poff1,2

M, b. September 10, 1931, d. October 24, 2004
FatherBlan Poff1,2 b. March 19, 1889, d. January 17, 1963
MotherAlla Blanche Arnn1,2 b. November 26, 1889, d. July 18, 1966
     Grady Poff was buried at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., Texas.2 He was born on September 10, 1931 at Deaf Smith Co., Texas.2,3 He married Arletta Spencer in 1966.2 Grady Poff died on October 24, 2004 at Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada, at age 73.2,3 He Grady Poff, 76, a retired American Airlines purchasing agent, of Las Vegas, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, at a local hospice home. He was born Sept. 10, 1931, near Hereford, Texas, to Blan and Alla Blanche Poff. Grady was a 1949 graduate of Hereford High School and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was transferred to San Francisco from Texas in 1959, and settled in Sunnyvale, Calif., in 1963. Grady married Arletta Spencer in 1966, and after their retirements from American Airlines, they relocated to Las Vegas in 1989. Arletta died July 1, 2007. In addition to his wife, Grady was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, and two brothers, as well as, four other brothers who died in infancy. Survivors include three nephews; a niece; two sisters-in-law; and a brother-in-law, all of Texas; a stepdaughter, Irene Pennington of Las Vegas; and several other relatives. Grady also enjoyed several close friendships, including Hyman Jackson of Pine Bluff, Ark., as well as, Amos and Fannie Shelmire, Carolyn Sosnick, and Ellen Birnbaum, all of Las Vegas. Services were previously held and interment was in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens in San Angelo, Texas. on November 4, 2007.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 23, District 59-2B, Precinct 1, Deaf Smith Co., Texas1

Family

Arletta Spencer b. November 14, 1921, d. July 1, 2007
Marriage*Grady Poff married Arletta Spencer in 1966.2 

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1987] Las Vegas Review-Journal, From the Grady Poff obituary in the Nov 4, 2007 edition.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Arletta Spencer1,2

F, b. November 14, 1921, d. July 1, 2007
     Arletta Spencer was buried at Lawncrest Memorial Park, Redding, Shasta Co., California.2 She was born on November 14, 1921 at California.3,4,2 As of 1966,her married name was Poff.1 She married Grady Poff, son of Blan Poff and Alla Blanche Arnn, in 1966.1 Arletta Spencer died on July 1, 2007 at Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada, at age 85.1,3,4,2

Family

Grady Poff b. September 10, 1931, d. October 24, 2004
Marriage*She married Grady Poff, son of Blan Poff and Alla Blanche Arnn, in 1966.1 

Citations

  1. [S1987] Las Vegas Review-Journal, From the Grady Poff obituary in the Nov 4, 2007 edition.
  2. [S4347] Lawncrest Memorial Park, Shasta Co., CA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S3924] Office of Vital Statistics Nevada State Health Division, Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012.

William Hyde Cooper1

M, b. September 6, 1916, d. January 31, 1965
     William Hyde Cooper was buried at Llano Cemetery, 2900 S. Hayes, Amarillo, Randall Co., Texas.2 He was born on September 6, 1916 at Texas.3,2 He married Mary Alice Poff, daughter of Charles Harles Poff and Alice Unknown, on May 30, 1937.1,4 William Hyde Cooper died on January 31, 1965 at age 48.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 63, District 183-36, Justice Precinct 1, Potter Co., Texas3

Occupation

1940Builder3

Family

Mary Alice Poff b. April 14, 1918, d. November 4, 2009
Marriage*William Hyde Cooper married Mary Alice Poff, daughter of Charles Harles Poff and Alice Unknown, on May 30, 1937.1,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3952] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, From the William Hyde Cooper, Jr. death certificate.
  2. [S4348] Llano Cemetery, Randall Co., TX, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1644] Amarillo Globe-News, From the Mary Alice Cooper obituary in the Nov 8, 2009 edition.

William Hyde Cooper Jr.1

M, b. June 12, 1939, d. June 12, 1939
FatherWilliam Hyde Cooper1 b. September 6, 1916, d. January 31, 1965
MotherMary Alice Poff1 b. April 14, 1918, d. November 4, 2009
     William Hyde Cooper Jr. was buried at Llano Cemetery, 2900 S. Hayes, Amarillo, Randall Co., Texas.1 He died on June 12, 1939 at Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas.1 He was born on June 12, 1939 at Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas.1

Citations

  1. [S3952] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, From the William Hyde Cooper, Jr. death certificate.

Mamie Leigh Poff1

F, b. September 1, 1923, d. January 16, 2009
FatherWallace Poff2,3,1 b. August 31, 1896, d. August 2, 1944
MotherAlice Ruth Rush2,3,1 b. January 18, 1897, d. February 19, 1947
     Mamie Leigh Poff was buried at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, 5725 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville, Tarrant Co., Texas.4 Her married name was Sharp. She married James Petrus Sharp Jr. Mamie Leigh Poff was born on September 1, 1923 at Tulia, Swisher Co., Texas.5,1 She died on January 16, 2009 at Bedford, Tarrant Co., Texas, at age 85.5,4 She BEDFORD -- Mamie Leigh Sharp passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, at the age of 85. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Forest Ridge Funeral Home, 705 Airport Freeway, Hurst. Interment: will follow in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Forest Ridge Funeral Home. Survivors: Mamie is survived by her daughters, Sandra Glenn and husband, Mark, of Plano, Linda Gruben and husband, Ron, of Bedford; son, Jim Sharp and wife, Paula, of Plano; granddaughters, Stacey Flamik and husband, Darren, of Little Rock, Andrea Renegar and husband, Darrell, of Hurst, Lindsay Waters and husband, Patrick, of Houston; grandsons, JP Sharp of New York and James Glenn of Plano; great-grandchildren, Nathan, Abby, Katy and John Flamik of Little Rock. on January 18, 2009.4

Census Records

1930Dwelling 299, District 2, Precinct 1, Swisher Co., Texas2
1940Dwelling 387, District 219-1, Tulia, Swisher Co., Texas3

Family

James Petrus Sharp Jr. b. February 21, 1917, d. February 11, 2000
Marriage*Mamie Leigh Poff married James Petrus Sharp Jr. 
Children
  • Sandra Sharp4
  • Linda Sharp4
  • Jim Sharp4

Citations

  1. [S4349] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932.
  2. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1643] Fort Worth Star-Telegram, From the Mamie Leigh Sharp obituary in the Jan 18, 2009 edition.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

James Petrus Sharp Jr.1

M, b. February 21, 1917, d. February 11, 2000
     His Social Security Number was 461-50-5784.2 James Petrus Sharp Jr. married Mamie Leigh Poff, daughter of Wallace Poff and Alice Ruth Rush. James Petrus Sharp Jr. was born on February 21, 1917 at Wise, Castro Co., Texas.2 He died on February 11, 2000 at Bedford, Tarrant Co., Texas, at age 82.2,1

Family

Mamie Leigh Poff b. September 1, 1923, d. January 16, 2009
Marriage*He married Mamie Leigh Poff, daughter of Wallace Poff and Alice Ruth Rush
Children
  • Sandra Sharp3
  • Linda Sharp3
  • Jim Sharp3

Citations

  1. [S585] Texas Department of Health. State Vital Statistics Unit, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S1643] Fort Worth Star-Telegram, From the Mamie Leigh Sharp obituary in the Jan 18, 2009 edition.