| Descendants of Frederich Paff Generation No. 1 1. FREDERICH1 PAFF was born Bet. 1730 - 1735 in Germany, and died Bet. 1810 - 1820 in PA. Child of FREDERICH PAFF is: 2. i. GEORGE2 POFF, b. Bet. 1750 - 1754, York County, PA; d. Unknown, Probably Pennsylvania. Generation No. 2 2. GEORGE2 POFF (FREDERICH1 PAFF) was born Bet. 1750 - 1754 in York County, PA, and died Unknown in Probably Pennsylvania. Child of GEORGE POFF is: 3. i. GEORGE3 POFF, b. Bet. 1770 - 1775. Generation No. 3 1. GEORGE1 POFF was born Bet. 1760 - 1770. He married (1) UNKNOWN. He married (2) ELIZABETH DAVIS November 22, 1823 in Clinton County, OH. Children of GEORGE POFF and UNKNOWN are: 2. i. SAMUEL2 POFF, b. November 08, 1795, TN; d. July 20, 1881, Howard Co., IN. ii. MARY M POFF, b. 1802, Tennessee; d. 1889, Nebraska; m. ZADOK STEWART, April 27, 1824, Clinton Co., IN; b. April 01, 1804, Mason Co., KY; d. April 30, 1861, Nebraska City, Nebraska. 3. iii. HENRY POFF, b. Abt. 1803, Virginia ?. 4. iv. MATTHEW POFF, b. 1799, Ohio. v. RUANI POFF, b. Abt. 1810; d. 1881; m. URIAH ROOKS, November 17, 1829, Delaware Co, IN; b. Abt. 1810, Clinton Co., OH; d. 1885. 5. vi. WILLIAM POFF, b. April 19, 1814, OH; d. February 08, 1863, Howard Co., IN. Child of GEORGE POFF and ELIZABETH DAVIS is:vii. SON2 POFF, b. Bet. 1825 - 1830. Generation No. 4 2. SAMUEL2 POFF (GEORGE1)1,2,3 was born November 08, 1795 in TN, and died July 20, 1881 in Howard Co., IN. He married FRANCES (FRANKEY) JONES May 01, 1817 in Clinton County, OH, daughter of JOHN JONES and SARAH SUMPTER. She was born December 01, 1793 in VA, and died December 12, 1860 in Howard Co., IN. Children of SAMUEL POFF and FRANCES JONES are: 6. i. JANE3 POFF, b. 1827, OH. 7. ii. WILLIAM HARVEY POFF, b. 1826, Champaign Co., OH; d. December 12, 1862, Memphis, TN. 8. iii. JOHN JONES POFF, b. March 13, 1818, Clinton County, Ohio; d. July 06, 1875, Belle Center, Crawford., WI. 9. iv. GEORGE POFF, b. 1823, Clinton Co., OH. 10. v. SAMUEL POFF, b. 1832, Howard Co., IN. vi. MATTHEW POFF, b. 1833, Delaware Co., IN. vii. FRANCIS A POFF, b. 1835, Howard Co., IN; m. SUSAN; b. 1840. 11. viii. CATHARINE POFF, b. Abt. 1828, Ohio; d. September 20, 1909, Howard County, IN. 12. ix. MARY ANNE POFF, b. Ohio; d. 1865. 3. HENRY2 POFF (GEORGE1) was born Abt. 1803 in Virginia ?. He married (1) LUCY JONES April 12, 1821 in Clinton Co., IN. She was born 1799 in VA. He married (2) SARAH CUMMINGS October 03, 1847 in Howard County, IN. Child of HENRY POFF and LUCY JONES is: i. SAMUEL3 POFF, b. 1837, Delaware Co., IN.Child of HENRY POFF and SARAH CUMMINGS is: ii. JULIE3 POFF, b. 1848, Howard Co., IN. 4. MATTHEW2 POFF (GEORGE1) was born 1799 in Ohio. He married ABIGAIL JONES May 11, 1823 in Clinton Co., IN, daughter of JOHN JONES and SARAH SUMPTER. She was born 1805 in Virginia, and died 1834. Children of MATTHEW POFF and ABIGAIL JONES are: i. SUSAN3 POFF, b. 1834, Clinton Co., OH. ii. ELIZA J POFF, b. 1836, Delaware Co., IN. iii. ALLEN M POFF, b. 1841, Delaware Co., IN. iv. MARGARET MARY POFF, b. 1843, Howard Co., IN. 5. WILLIAM2 POFF (GEORGE1) was born April 19, 1814 in OH, and died February 08, 1863 in Howard Co., IN. He married JULIA STEWART February 25, 1840 in Tippicanoe Co., IN, daughter of JOHN STEWART and ANNA LEE. She was born September 25, 1825 in Richland Twp, Clinton Co., OH, and died March 18, 1864 in Howard Co., IN. Children of WILLIAM POFF and JULIA STEWART are:> 13. i. ELMEDA3 POFF, b. September 15, 1841, Indiana; d. February 07, 1865. ii. SARAH POFF, b. Bet. 1845 - 1846. iii. SAMUEL POFF, b. January 28, 1844, Indiana; d. January 13, 1845, Howard Co., IN. iv. JOHN POFF, b. December 25, 1855. v. BENJAMIN POFF, b. Abt. 1850. vi. MELISSA POFF, b. Abt. 1859. Generation No. 5 6. JANE3 POFF (SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born 1827 in OH. She married MILES GIBSON4,5 July 28, 1847 in Howard Co., IN, son of ARCHELOUS GIBSON and MARY MOON. He was born October 11, 1826 in OH, and died July 15, 1900 in Greentown, IN. Children of JANE POFF and MILES GIBSON are:> 14. i. LINZY ELSWORTH4 GIBSON, b. January 29, 1863, Tampico, Indiana; d. October 23, 1951, Miami, Florida. 15. ii. MARY GIBSON, b. 1849, IN. iii. SAMUEL GIBSON, b. 1854; d. April 23, 1865. iv. ARCHELOUS GIBSON, b. 1856; d. August 24, 1860. 7. WILLIAM HARVEY3 POFF (SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born 1826 in Champaign Co., OH, and died December 12, 1862 in Memphis, TN. He married RACHEL STEWART June 05, 1846 in Howard County, IN, daughter of JOHN STEWART and ANNA LEE. She was born November 17, 1827 in Delaware County, IN, and died October 17, 1900 in Center, Howard County, IN. Children of WILLIAM POFF and RACHEL STEWART are: 16. i. BARBARY ADELINE D.4 POFF, b. August 30, 1849, Howard County, IN; d. 1905, Kokomo, Howard County, IN. ii. JOSEPH L. POFF, b. May 22, 1854, Taylor Twp, Howard County, IN; d. Abt. 1861. iii. JOHN M.E. POFF, b. September 22, 1856; d. Bef. 1900. iv. INFANT POFF, b. September 12, 1858. v. J. (JOHN?) POFF, b. 1860; d. Bef. 1900. 17. vi. CYNTHIA A POFF, b. January 22, 1861, Taylor Twp, Howard County, IN; d. July 10, 1944, Kokomo, Howard County, IN. vii. RACHEL JEANE POFF, b. March 1863; d. Aft. 1947; m. EVERETT EDWARD PREBLE, October 14, 1880, Howard Co., IN. 8. JOHN JONES3 POFF (SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born March 13, 1818 in Clinton County, Ohio, and died July 06, 1875 in Belle Center, Crawford., WI. He married ELIZA JANE MILLER January 24, 1839 in Delaware Co, IN, daughter of JONATHAN MILLER. She was born June 08, 1819 in OH or IN, and died December 26, 1884. Children of JOHN POFF and ELIZA MILLER are: i. MARY4 POFF, b. 1841, Delaware Co., IN; d. Bef. 1880. 18. ii. SILAS POFF, b. March 26, 1846, Delaware Co., IN or Howard County, IN; d. April 27, 1928, Lamar, Barton County, MI. iii. MARTHA JANE POFF, b. 1848, Howard Co., IN; d. Aft. 1880; m. THOMAS POOL, January 04, 1869; b. Abt. 1844, Howard County, IN. 19. iv. CHARLES M. POFF, b. March 21, 1840, Howard Co., IN or Jay County, IN; d. October 23, 1902, Black River Falls, Jackson Co., WI. v. JOHN MARION POFF, b. 1852, Howard Co., IN; d. January 06, 1894; m. LELLAH GATES, October 28, 1879; b. Abt. 1856, Howard County, IN; d. December 14, 1939. vi. MELVINA POFF, b. 1855, Howard Co., IN; d. Abt. 1925; m. JAMES LAW OR LOW, July 09, 1876, Howard Co., IN; b. Abt. 1851, Howard County, IN. vii. ELIZABETH POFF, b. 1856, Howard Co., IN. viii. AMANDA EVALINE POFF, b. April 01, 1858, Howard Co., IN; d. December 14, 1939; m. WILLIAM CURTIS, January 14, 1879; b. Abt. 1854, Howard County, IN. 20. ix. MABEL (MATILDA) POFF, b. September 19, 1860, Howard Co., IN; d. June 27, 1933, Fairbury, Jefferson County, NE. x. HENDERSON JOHNSON POFF, b. February 23, 1850, Howard County, IN; d. May 02, 1940; m. MELVINA BACON, July 24, 1878; b. Abt. 1854, Howard County, IN.> 9. GEORGE3 POFF (SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born 1823 in Clinton Co., OH. He married ELIZABETH RYAN April 27, 1846 in Howard County, IN, daughter of MESHACK RYAN and ELIZABETH GARNER. She was born 1829 in OH. Child of GEORGE POFF and ELIZABETH RYAN is: i. WILLIAM R4 POFF, b. 1849. 10. SAMUEL3 POFF (SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born 1832 in Howard Co., IN. He married ELIZABETH MARTIN January 20, 1859 in Grant Co., IN. Children of SAMUEL POFF and ELIZABETH MARTIN are: i. JOHN W4 POFF, b. November 1859, IN. ii. MARY JANE POFF, b. Abt. 1861, IN. 21. iii. GEORGE WASHINGTON POFF, b. December 1863, Taylor, Howard County, IN. iv. RUHAMA POFF, b. Abt. 1866, WI. v. JASON POFF, b. Abt. 1868, WI. 22. vi. JASPER POFF, b. May 1870, Jackson County, WI; d. June 03, 1964, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., WI. 11. CATHARINE3 POFF (SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born Abt. 1828 in Ohio, and died September 20, 1909 in Howard County, IN. She married SETH SLYTER August 1848 in Huntington Co., IN, son of JACOB SLYTER and ELIZABETH HOAG. Children of CATHARINE POFF and SETH SLYTER are: i. CLAUDE4 SLYTER. ii. EVA SLYTER, m. GEORGE PENROD. 12. MARY ANNE3 POFF (SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born in Ohio, and died 1865. She married CHALKLEY SLYTER, son of JACOB SLYTER and ELIZABETH HOAG. He was born April 26, 1811 in Grand Isle, VT, and died October 12, 1865. Children of MARY POFF and CHALKLEY SLYTER are: i. MILLIE JANE4 SLYTER, b. March 04, 1842, IN; d. May 15, 1916, Raymond, Rice County, KS; m. JAMES ELLIOT SHIPLER, December 31, 1869. ii. FRANCES SLYTER, b. August 12, 1843; d. August 25, 1876; m. JOHN HOLLOWAY. iii. DANIEL SLYTER, b. December 26, 1844; d. August 26, 1845. iv. RUTH SLYTER, b. June 18, 1846; d. June 19, 1913, Marion County, OR; m. RUEBEN D. SMALL, June 21, 1866; b. January 08, 1844, Miami County, IN. v. SARAH CATHARINE SLYTER, b. September 23, 1848; d. May 26, 1938, Marion County, OR; m. WILLIAM C. WEBB, August 12, 1868, Wabash County, Indiana. vi. SAMUEL SLYTER, b. March 14, 1850; d. September 14, 1922; m. JANE FISHER ?, 1883. vii. JACOB SLYTER, b. December 24, 1851; d. March 04, 1918, Rice County, KS; m. MARGARET PRESSLER, August 26, 1867, Rice County, KS. viii. MAREY EUNICE SLYTER, b. October 18, 1853; d. September 23, 1921, Kansas; m. HENRY LYONS, July 1874. ix. AMY SLYTER, b. July 10, 1855; d. June 12, 1926; m. CHARLES HENRY KELLY, November 07, 1875. x. HENRIETTA SLYTER, b. August 02, 1857; d. December 1949, South Bend, IN; m. EPHRAIM HOLLOWAY, September 20, 1877. xi. SHELBY J. SLYTER, b. July 18, 1859; d. May 01, 1927, Birmingham, MO; m. MARY J. LEATHERS, November 15, 1883, Rice County, KS. xii. JAMES SLYTER7, b. August 02, 1861; d. June 19, 1938, Marion County, OR; m. JANE ALICE BRAUN, January 01, 1891, Rice County, KS. 13. ELMEDA3 POFF (WILLIAM2, GEORGE1) was born September 15, 1841 in Indiana, and died February 07, 1865. She married (1) JAMES N. RICHARDS April 07, 1857 in Howard County, IN. She married (2) JAMES MCGINNIS April 07, 1857 in Howard County, IN. Children of ELMEDA POFF and JAMES RICHARDS are: i. JOHN4 RICHARDS, b. 1858. ii. WILLIAM RICHARDS, b. January 1860. Generation No. 6 14. LINZY ELSWORTH4 GIBSON (JANE3 POFF, SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born January 29, 1863 in Tampico, Indiana, and died October 23, 1951 in Miami, Florida. He married ELIZABETH ELSIE PUDERBAUGH December 03, 1885 in Sturgis, Michigan, daughter of DAVID (BUTTERBAUGH) and RHODA BALDWIN. She was born September 13, 1868 in Windfall, Indiana, and died December 19, 1965 in Miami, Florida. Children of LINZY GIBSON and ELIZABETH PUDERBAUGH are: 23. i. HAZEL INEZ5 GIBSON, b. November 04, 1891, Greentown, IN; d. April 04, 1980, Miami, FL. 24. ii. PERCY ORR GIBSON, b. January 07, 1887. iii. WALTER ROY GIBSON, b. October 05, 1889; d. December 25, 1911, Miami, FL. iv. IRENE MARIE GIBSON, b. July 29, 1896, Greentown, IN; d. December 16, 1924, Miami, FL; m. JAMES WARNER, Miami Florida. v. LEONORA REBECCA GIBSON, b. March 18, 1898, Greentown, IN; d. April 22, 1918, Miami, FL; m. PAUL GRIFFITH. 15. MARY4 GIBSON (JANE3 POFF, SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born 1849 in IN. She married ALONZO TRUAX in Howard County, IN. He was born December 12, 1847 in Dayton, OH. Children of MARY GIBSON and ALONZO TRUAX are: i. MATILDA JANE5 TRUAX, m. GEORGE D. SLAUGHTERBECK. ii. JENNY TRUAX, b. May 18, 1873. iii. WALTER TRUAX, b. September 01, 1869, Garden City, MN; m. LELAH A MILES, October 25, 1903, Howard County, IN. 16. BARBARY ADELINE D.4 POFF (WILLIAM HARVEY3, SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born August 30, 1849 in Howard County, IN, and died 1905 in Kokomo, Howard County, IN. She married JONAS LITTLE November 11, 1869. He was born June 1850 in Ohio. Child of BARBARY POFF and JONAS LITTLE is: i. SUNANNE5 LITTLE. 17. CYNTHIA A4 POFF (WILLIAM HARVEY3, SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born January 22, 1861 in Taylor Twp, Howard County, IN, and died July 10, 1944 in Kokomo, Howard County, IN. She married (1) HENRY LESLIE FRAKES October 14, 1880 in Howard Co., IN, son of NATHAN FRAKES and MARY BROWN. He was born May 28, 1858 in Rush County, IN, and died November 01, 1918 in Kokomo, Howard County, IN. She married (2) JAMES HURTT Aft. 1885. Children of CYNTHIA POFF and HENRY FRAKES are: i. KATIE5 FRAKES, m. LLOYD HEALD. ii. KENNETS FRAKES. iii. MADGE FRAKES, m. FRED KRUPPS. iv. DELLA M FRAKES, m. UNKNOWN RICHTER. v. FRANK FRAKES, b. February 1896. vi. FLOYD LUTHER FRAKES, b. October 19, 1898, Kokomo, Howard County, IN; d. December 1971, Toledo, Luce County, OH; m. TRESSIE MARIE PLAKE HUNTER, April 29, 1922, Kokomo, Howard County, IN. Silas and Cynthia Jennie (Rounds) Poff 18. SILAS4 POFF (JOHN JONES3, SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born March 26, 1846 in Delaware Co., IN or Howard County, IN, and died April 27, 1928 in Lamar, Barton County, MI. He married CYNTHIA JANE (JENNY) ROUNDS May 06, 1871 in Belle Center, Crawford County, WI. She was born October 08, 1853 in Wakeman, Huron Co., OH, and died September 11, 1892 in Goodland, Sherman County, KS. Children of SILAS POFF and CYNTHIA ROUNDS are: i. IDA LULA5 POFF, b. October 28, 1873, Belle Center, Crawford., WI; d. October 07, 1970. ii. SAMUEL ARTHUR POFF, b. June 19, 1876, Belle Center, Crawford., WI; d. March 16, 1952. iii. ALVIN DELOSS POFF, b. June 29, 1878, Belle Center, Crawford., WI; d. July 05, 1878. iv. GEORGE WILLIAM POFF, b. October 04, 1879, Steele City, Jefferson County, NE; d. August 31, 1942, Lamar, Barton County, MI. v. BERTHA MAE POFF, b. June 01, 1882, Steele City, Jefferson County, NE; d. September 20, 1962. vi. NELLIE ALICE POFF, b. January 07, 1885, Endicott, Jefferson County, NE; d. May 03, 1944. vii. CARRIE EDNA POFF, b. February 21, 1888, Goodland, Sherman County, KS; d. November 29, 1919. viii. HARRY FORD POFF, b. July 06, 1892, Goodland, Sherman County, KS; d. August 15, 1950. 19. CHARLES M.4 POFF (JOHN JONES3, SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born March 21, 1840 in Howard Co., IN or Jay County, IN, and died October 23, 1902 in Black River Falls, Jackson Co., WI. He married RACHEL CATHERINE ARMSTRONG April 25, 1863. She was born July 1846 in Jay County, IN. Children of CHARLES POFF and RACHEL ARMSTRONG are: i. ROSELLA B5 POFF, b. February 1866, WI. ii. AURORA POFF, b. Abt. 1867. iii. ADA POFF, b. Abt. 1869, WI. iv. LILLIAN POFF, b. February 1873, WI. v. CHARLES W. POFF, b. March 1884, WI. 20. MABEL (MATILDA)4 POFF (JOHN JONES3, SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born September 19, 1860 in Howard Co., IN, and died June 27, 1933 in Fairbury, Jefferson County, NE. She married CHARLES HUGHES. He was born 1860 in Arthur, St Edward, Ontario, Canada. Child of MABEL POFF and CHARLES HUGHES is: i. GLADYS5 HUGHES, d. 1964, Pamona, CA. 21. GEORGE WASHINGTON4 POFF (SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born December 1863 in Taylor, Howard County, IN. He married ALMIRA A. STANTON July 02, 1890 in Millston, Jackson Co., WI, daughter of THOMAS STANTON and LUCINDA CRASIER. She was born December 1876 in Brockway Twp., Jackson County, WI. Children of GEORGE POFF and ALMIRA STANTON are: i. WILLIAM H5 POFF, b. June 1891. ii. LESTER E. POFF, b. February 05, 1895, Town of Knapp, Jackson Co., WI; d. April 1975, Sparta, Monroe County, WI. iii. ROBERT E. POFF, b. April 1897. iv. THOMAS S. POFF, b. June 28, 1899, Knapp Twp, Jackson County, WI; d. May 1970, Warrens, Monroe County, WI; m. ELLA ANDREWS, December 17, 1919, Jackson County, WI. v. LUCINDA E. POFF, b. June 08, 1901, Knapp Twp, Jackson County, WI; m. VIRGIL L. THAYER, December 21, 1919, Jackson County, WI. vi. FRANK GILBERT POFF, b. February 29, 1904, Town of Knapp, Jackson Co., WI. vii. DORA LUCRETIA POFF, b. June 08, 1907, Knapp Twp, Jackson County, WI; m. DEAN STANTON, February 29, 1924, Jackson County, WI. viii. JOHN M POFF, b. Abt. January 1910, Knapp Twp, Jackson County, WI. 25. ix. GEORGE WASHINTON POFF, JR, b. January 05, 1917, Millston, Jackson County, WI; d. July 04, 1974, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI. x. ALMARY A. POFF, b. 1919. 22. JASPER4 POFF (SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born May 1870 in Jackson County, WI, and died June 03, 1964 in Ladysmith, Rusk Co., WI. He married (1) MARY ANN BAUMELL December 14, 1896 in Milston, Jackson Co., WI, daughter of ANDREW BAUMELL and ANNA WISE. She was born August 28, 1879 in Monroe County, WI, and died July 03, 1907 in Jackson County, WI. He married (2) SEPHRONIA Aft. July 1907. She died June 13, 1967 in Ladysmith, Rusk Co., WI. Children of JASPER POFF and MARY BAUMELL are: i. STANLEY5 POFF, b. February 22, 1898, Milston, Jackson County, WI. ii. CLARICE L. POFF, b. Abt. 1904. iii. SOPHIA POFF, b. Abt. 1905, WI. iv. SAMUEL RULAND POFF, b. April 18, 1906, Town of Knapp, Jackson Co., WI; d. July 03, 1907, Town of Knapp, Jackson Co., WI. Children of JASPER POFF and SEPHRONIA are: v. ELAINE L.5 POFF, b. Abt. 1908, WI. vi. NOMA R. POFF, b. Abt. 1909. Generation No. 7 23. HAZEL INEZ5 GIBSON (LINZY ELSWORTH4, JANE3 POFF, SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born November 04, 1891 in Greentown, IN, and died April 04, 1980 in Miami, FL. She married WILLIAM FLETCHER THOMPSON, SR. June 11, 1914 in Miami, Florida, son of WILLIAM THOMPSON and IDA DEMERITT. He was born July 27, 1890 in Nassau, Bahamas, and died January 30, 1978 in Miami, FL. 24. PERCY ORR5 GIBSON (LINZY ELSWORTH4, JANE3 POFF, SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born January 07, 1887. He married HAZEL RUTH SHEPHERD December 21, 1910, daughter of ADAM SHEPHERD and RACHEL CRONK. 25. GEORGE WASHINTON5 POFF, JR (GEORGE WASHINGTON4, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, GEORGE1) was born January 05, 1917 in Millston, Jackson County, WI, and died July 04, 1974 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI. He married LUELLA FERN BEAM, daughter of ALBERT BEAM and EVA MATCHETT. She was born April 05, 1921 in Taylor County, WI. Children of GEORGE POFF and LUELLA BEAM are: i. PHILLIP6 POFF. 28. ii. ALFRED RAY POFF, b. March 25, 1941, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., WI. iii. ELLEN POFF, m. ROBERT WOLF. iv. CLIFFORD POFF. v. JANET POFF. vi. GLORIA POFF. vii. SANDRA SUE POFF. |