Washington Poor

            WASHINGTON POOR was born in Gallatin county, Ohio, December 25, 1816, and is the son of George and Catherine (Hoffas) Poor; the former was a native of North Carolina, and removed to Ohio in an early day. He was a blacksmith by trade, and to this combined farming, which he carried on rather extensively. About 1827 he came to Indian and settled Madison county, where he died some years later. Washington Poor remained on his father’s farm, and received such education as the neighborhood could boast.

     In 1838 he was married to Miss Mary Street, by whom he had three children, George, Joseph and Peter, all three of whom enlisted in the army during the late war, and one of whom was killed, and another died of disease contracted while in the service,. His wife died, and on the 15^th of October, 1852, Mr. Poor married Miss Susan Cappick. Her children were as follows: Adam, born December 27, 1857; Mary E. born February 2, 1859; George W., born August 2, 1860; Sarah A., born October 24, 1862; and Cyntha E., born September 24, 1864. Adam, Mary E. and George W. died within twenty-four hours of each other, on at 7 o’clock p.m., one the next morning, and the third at 7 o’clock p.m. following, and were all buried in one grave. Mrs. Poor died and in 1865 Mr. Poor was married for the third time, to Mrs. Mary Harrison, widow of John Harrison, widow of Harrison county.

    Mr. Poor removed to Harrison county, then to Pulaski county, Ind., then back to Madison county, and finally to Harrison county, where he now resides in Taylor township, where he has an excellent farm and a pleasant home, and he and his wife dwell together there in peace and quiet, patiently waiting the summons to the Better Land. He enlisted in the army at the breaking out of the war, in Co. D., Thirty-fourth Infantry, in July, 1861. He was discharged in October following, on account of disability.

Source:

Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana by John M. Gresham & Co., 1889. Part 2, page 178.