West Virginia Pioneers

George Washington Pfost

Male 1857 - 1941  (84 years)


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  • Name George Washington Pfost 
    Born 8 Jan 1857  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Apr 1941  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • JCBR
      Pfost, G W, 1/5/1854. F.M. & Chloe Pfost, Jackson Co, farmer (m)
      [could the date be transcribed incorrectly?]

      Name: Geo Washington Pfost
      Sex:
      Death Date: 19 Apr 1941
      Death Place: Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 84y 3m 11d
      Burial Place:
      Burial Date:
      Cemetery: Fairview Cem
      Funeral Home: JB Vail
      Birth Date: 1/8/1857
      Birth Place: Fairplain, WV
      Marital Status: married
      Spouse: Emma Reynolds
      Occupation:
      Address:
      Residence:
      Mother: Cloah Koontz
      Mother's Birth Place: WV
      Father: Marion Pfost
      Father's Birth Place: WV
      Informant: FPM Pfost, Ripley, WV
    Person ID I4423  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2006 

    Father Francis Marion Pfost,   b. 11 Feb 1835,   d. 18 Jan 1873  (Age 37 years) 
    Mother Chloe Koontz,   b. 14 Apr 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 13 Apr 1854  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Cloah and both husbands, son John and daughter Matilda are buried in the Pfost-Green cemetery located on the old Francis Marion Pfost on Grasslick, Fairplain

      1860 Jackson, WV # 394-363
      Francis Marion, 25
      Chole, 24
      Lelia J, 5
      George W, 3
      John W, 6/12
    Family ID F794  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Joanna Fisher,   b. Oct 1856, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1874  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia
      Geo. W. PFOST Self M M W 23 WV
      Joannah PFOST Wife F M W 23 MO
      Mary C. PFOST Dau F S W 4 WV
      Floyd P. M. PFOST Son M S W 2 WV
      Adelia B. PFOST Dau F S W 5M WV

      1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV
      George W, 1/1857, m 25y
      Joannah C, 10/1856, 7-7 MO MO MO
      Floyd PM, 9/1877
      Adelia B, 12/1879
      Lucy M, 3/1882
      Florence N, 3/1884
      Cloah L, 1/1889
      Leona G, 1/1893

      Fairview Church Cemetery
      Pfost, George W 1857-1941
      Joanna 1856-1914
    Children 
     1. Mary C Pfost,   b. 13 Nov 1875, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Floyd P M Pfost,   b. 7 Sep 1877, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Adelia Billie Pfost,   b. 6 Dec 1879, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Lucy Margaret Pfost,   b. 20 Mar 1882, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1979  (Age 97 years)
     5. Florence M\N Pfost,   b. 15 Mar 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Cloah Lurena Pfost,   b. 20 Jan 1889, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Leona G Pfost,   b. Jan 1893, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F2218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Emma Dorcas Reynolds,   b. 4 Jan 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1953  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1914  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1920 Fairplain, Washington, Jackson, WV # 38-37
      Pfost, GW 62 WV WV WV merchant - retail store
      Emma D 48 WV WV

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Pfost, George W 73 md age 18 WV WV WV
      Emma D wife 58 md age 42 WV WV WV
      Taylor, Elizabeth L lodger 10 WV WV WV
    Family ID F1084  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S167] O. J. Morrison.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.