Columbus Marshall Poor

Brief Life History of Columbus Marshall

When Columbus Marshall Poor was born in November 1842, in Marion, Missouri, United States, his father, Robert Poor, was 51 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Munday, was 37. He married Rachael Fannie Bright in 1864, in Knox, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt River Township, Knox, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Novelty, Knox, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 16 June 1910, in Gallatin, Montana, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Columbus Marshall Poor
1842–1910
Rachael Fannie Bright
1837–1901
Marriage: 1864
Effie Maud Poor
1866–1883
George Orrin Poor
1868–1955
Mary Eliza Poor
1870–1950
Carrie Frances Poor
1873–1964
James Francis Poor
1877–1880
Margaret Poor
1879–1896

Sources (13)

  • Marshall Poor, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Columbus M. NULL Poor, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Marshall Poore in entry for Mrs Carrie F Kimbley, "Illinois, Mildred Hooper Obituary Collection, ca. 1959-1981"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1852

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Anna R. Rea BIRTH 17 Apr 1851 Missouri, USA DEATH 17 May 1852 (aged 1) Montana, USA BURIAL Sunset Hills Cemetery Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, USA PLOT OLD O 88 MEMORIAL ID 51232368

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern): variant of Power . Compare Poer .

Hungarian (Poór): status name from pór ‘peasant, lower class’. Compare Por 2.

Iranian: variant of Pour .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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