William Poyfair and his Family

William Poyfair was the son of Jeremiah Poyfair and Ellen Flynn. He was born on 16 June 1846 at Lockport, Niagara County, New York State. He weas baptized on July 20 1846 at Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Lockport. He died 22 on February 1925 at Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan State. He was buried in Saginaw's Oakwood Cemetery.

William married in August 1864 at Lockport, Niagara County, Philanda Daniels. She was the daughter of David Daniels and her mother's name was Calista. She was born 1846.

William and Philanda had one child:

  1. Ida Mae Poyfair, who was born in 1864 in Lockport, Niagara. She married George Lincoln Louthan on June 20, 1882, in Delphos, Ohio.

William remarried on 20 September 1871 at Clinton Methodist Church in Lockport, Niagara with Ella Calista (Caulson) Barber, daughter of Moses Barber and Harriet Ann Bosworth. She was born on 14 November 1846 in Wilson, Niagara County, New York State, and died on 10 August 1919 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan State, and buried in Saginaw's Oakwood Cemetery.

William and Ella Calista had four children:

  1. Harriet Rosetta (Hattie) Poyfair, born on 27 June 1872 in Lockport, Niagara and died 21 June 1943 in Pontiac, Michigan. She had married on 20 September 1893 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan State, Edward L. Redmond.

  2. Minnie N. Poyfair, born on 9 August 1876 in Saginaw and died 1933 in Saginaw.

  3. Infant Poyfair, who was born and died on 26 Nov 1880 in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan.

  4. William Barber Poyfair, who was born on 24 February 1882 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan State and died on 2 March 1952 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan State. He had married on August 19 1907 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan State, Olive Loretta Lytle.

William Poyfair's Family in the 1880 US Census


NAME
RELATION
MARITAL STATUS
AGE
BIRTHPLACE
OCCUPATION
William Poyfair Self M 32 N Y Machinist
Ella Poyfair Wife M 32 N Y Keeping House
Hattie Poyfair Daughter S 7 N Y .



William Poyfair

WILLIAM PAYFAIR
Age 18, ENLISTED SEPT. 12, 1864, LKPT, PVT, Co 10Th NY CAV. WA DEC 1; 1864 STONEY CREEK STATION, VA. TRANSFER TO CO. F, 1ST N Y PROVISIONAL CAV. JUNE 17, 1865. MO JUNE 17, 1865 PHILIA, PENN.




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