Nicholas Amos Poling ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in District 5, Barbour County, VA on 1 August 1850. ⁶

1850 US Census
Page 27A, Family 337, Roll 935
District 5, Barbour, Virginia, United States
Nicholas Poling..29..Virginia..Farmer

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Sherman Township, Calhoun County, WV on 13 July 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 10 & 11, Family 63
Sherman Township, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Nicholas Poling..47..VA..Farmer

(Living with 2nd wife and 3 children from first marriage.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 20 Aug 1820, then his age should have been 49 instead of 47.
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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
Nicholas Poling..Head..59..VA..Farmer

(Living with wife and son.)
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• He was buried after 23 April 1889 in the Sycamore Baptist Church Cemetery in Calhoun County, WV.

Find A Grave Memorial #35109605
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Nicholas married Rachael Robinson, daughter of William Robinson and Catherine Weaver, on 18 April 1843 in Barbour County, VA.¹ (Rachael Robinson was born in 1825 in , Harrison County, VA,⁹ died on 23 March 1867 in Calhoun County, WV and was buried after 23 March 1867 in Sycamore Baptist Church Cemetery, Calhoun County, WV ⁹.)

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Nicholas Poling
Event Type: Marriage
Event Type: marriage
Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1843
Marriage Place: Barbour, West Virginia
Spouse's Name: Rachel Robinson
Source Reference: County Records
Record Number: 758
Reference ID: 1

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYJF-3JN : 11 February 2018), Nicholas Poling and Rachel Robinson, 18 Apr 1843; citing Barbour, West Virginia, 1, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 808,381.
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Nicholas Poling and Rachael Robinson were 1st cousins.
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Nicholas next married Matilda Hathaway, daughter of Henry H. Hathaway and Emily Weaver, on 19 March 1868 in Calhoun County, WV.^{2 3 4 5} (Matilda Hathaway was born on 13 February 1837 in , Kanawha County, VA,^{7 10 11 12} died on 23 February 1917 in Calhoun County, WV ^{2 3 12} and was buried after 23 February 1917 in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States ^{2 3 12}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Sherman Township, Calhoun County, WV on 13 July 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 10 & 11, Dwelling 63, Family 63
Sherman Township, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Nicholas Poling..47..VA..Farmer
Matilda Poling..32..VA..Keeping House
Amos Scott Poling..19..VA..Farm Laborer
Charles Poling..13..VA..Farm Laborer
Virginia Poling..9..VA

NOTE - All of the children listed on this form were born from Nicholas's first wife, Rachael Robinson, who died in Mar 1867.
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• They 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
Nicholas Poling..Head..59..VA..Farmer
Matilda Poling..Wife..42..VA
French Poling..Son..4..WV
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  Marriage Notes:

1890 Calhoun County, West Virginia Veteran's Schedule
POLING, Matilda, widow of NICHOLAS POLING, Lieut., Company "C", 11th West Virginia Infantry. Enlisted 1861; discharged 1863.
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Name: Nicholas Poling
Age (Expanded): 45 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1823
Birthplace: Barbour Co., Va.
Spouse's Name: Matilda Hathaway
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 30 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1838
Spouse's Birthplace: Barbour Co., Va.
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Mar 1868
Event Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Father's Name: Amos Poling
Mother's Name: Sally
Spouse's Father's Name: Henry Hathaway
Spouse's Mother's Name: Emily
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
GS Film number: 807456
Digital Folder Number: 4011510
Image Number: 46
Reference ID: v 1 p 24
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records

Citing this Record:
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRD2-TVL : accessed 20 May 2015), Nicholas Poling and Matilda Hathaway, 19 Mar 1868; citing Calhoun, West Virginia, v 1 p 24, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 807,456.
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