French Poling 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Born: 3 March 1876, Calhoun County, WV 2 5 7
- Marriage (1): Dorothy Sharpes on 29 September 1899 in Grantsville, WV 1 2 3
- Died: 27 September 1959, , Wood County, WV at age 83 1 6 7
- Buried: After 27 September 1959, Grantsville, WV 7
 Death Notes:
Name: French Poling
Event Date: 27 Sep 1959
Event Place: Wood, West Virginia
Father's Name: Nicholas Poling
Mother's Name: Matilda Hathaway
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMSS-J9S : 10 March 2018), Nicholas Poling in entry for French Poling, 27 Sep 1959; citing Wood, West Virginia, County Records, 15705, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 2,074,152.
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Noted events in his life were:
• He has alternate birth date of May 1877 and a birth location of Calhoun County, WV.
This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 11 June 1880. 5
1880 US Census
Page 230D, District 143, Family 31, Roll 1401
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
French Poling..Son..4..WV
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 23 June 1900. 3
1900 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 25, Family 162
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
farm owned, no mortgage
Married 8 months
French Poling..Head..May 1877..23..WV..Farmer
(Living with wife and widowed mother.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 3 Mar 1876 instead of May 1877, then his age should have been 24 instead of 23.
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• He was buried after 27 September 1959 in the Bethlehem Cemetery in Grantsville, WV.
Find A Grave Memorial #35105519
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French married Dorothy Sharpes, daughter of Joshua Sylvester Sharpes and Marietta Barr, on 29 September 1899 in Grantsville, WV.1 2 3 (Dorothy Sharpes was born on 26 April 1878 in Grantsville, WV,1 2 4 8 9 died on 4 December 1945 in Parkersburg, WV 1 9 and was buried after 4 December 1945 in Grantsville, WV 9.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 23 June 1900. 3
1900 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 25, Family 162
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
farm owned, no mortgage
Married 8 months
French Poling..Head..May 1877..23..WV..Farmer
Dorthy Poling..Wife..Apr 1879..21..WV...0/0
Matilda Poling..Moth..Feb 1837..63..WV..Widowed
Fred Hathiway..Serv..May 1882..18..WV..Day Laborer
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Marriage Notes:
Dorothy Sharps was a 2nd cousin once removed to French Poling.
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Name: French Poling
Event Type: Marriage
Age: 23 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1876
Birthplace: Calhoun, West Virginia
Marriage Date: 07 Oct 1899
Marriage Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Father's Name: Nicholas Poling
Mother's Name: Matilda Poling
Spouse's Name: Dorthy Sharps
Spouse's Age: 21 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
Spouse's Birthplace: , Calhoun, West Virginia
Spouse's Father's Name: J S Sharps
Spouse's Mother's Name: Marietta Sharps
Source Reference: County Records
Record Number: 20
Reference ID: v 2 p 20
Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRDG-HVY : 16 March 2020), Nicholas Poling in entry for French Poling and Dorthy Sharps, 07 Oct 1899; citing Calhoun, West Virginia, v 2 p 20, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 807,456.
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