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Lewis Lunsford Poor

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Lewis Lunsford Poor

Birth
Kentucky, USA
Death
11 Feb 1906 (aged 79)
Shelbina, Shelby County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Bee Ridge Township, Knox County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Center of graves
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Son of Jesse Poor and Elizabeth Elgin. Administrator of Jesse Poor estate.
From 1860-1877 family members, mother, sisters, nephews, nieces, living in Lewis Poor household. Earlier cemetery survey listed "Large Stone name on bottom"
Lewis Poor tombstone inscription read in June 2013.
1860 Census Fabius Twp: Lewis L. "Poore" age 33 with mother Elizabeth H. Poore age 65, sister Harriet M Poore age 23, sister Helen Z. Poore age 21, nephew Ferdinand D. Poore age 16.
1870 Census Lewis Poor Center Twp: Lewis Poor, Farmer age "40" with Catherine age 65 Housekeeper, Helen age 20,
Slaughter, B___ age 25, Farmer.
1880 Census Bee Ridge Twp Lewis L. Poor, age 53, b. KY with Martha, wife age 38, married 1877 when he was age 50.
1900 Census Salt River Twp, Shelby County MO, Shelbina City. Lewis L. Poor age 73 b. Aug 1826, MO Parents b. VA.
Wife Martha A. b. May 1844 age 56 b. MO, Parents b.KY. Daughter Ida M. Poor age 18, b. Sept 1881
1910 Census, Martha Poor, widow living in Scotland County.
Children 1 born O living. Actually 2 born, 1878 and 1881.
Son of Jesse Poor and Elizabeth Elgin. Administrator of Jesse Poor estate.
From 1860-1877 family members, mother, sisters, nephews, nieces, living in Lewis Poor household. Earlier cemetery survey listed "Large Stone name on bottom"
Lewis Poor tombstone inscription read in June 2013.
1860 Census Fabius Twp: Lewis L. "Poore" age 33 with mother Elizabeth H. Poore age 65, sister Harriet M Poore age 23, sister Helen Z. Poore age 21, nephew Ferdinand D. Poore age 16.
1870 Census Lewis Poor Center Twp: Lewis Poor, Farmer age "40" with Catherine age 65 Housekeeper, Helen age 20,
Slaughter, B___ age 25, Farmer.
1880 Census Bee Ridge Twp Lewis L. Poor, age 53, b. KY with Martha, wife age 38, married 1877 when he was age 50.
1900 Census Salt River Twp, Shelby County MO, Shelbina City. Lewis L. Poor age 73 b. Aug 1826, MO Parents b. VA.
Wife Martha A. b. May 1844 age 56 b. MO, Parents b.KY. Daughter Ida M. Poor age 18, b. Sept 1881
1910 Census, Martha Poor, widow living in Scotland County.
Children 1 born O living. Actually 2 born, 1878 and 1881.

Gravesite Details

Listed in earlier cemetery survey as Large stone, name on bottom



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