BIOGRAPHY

E.M. POODRY - OF ALABAMA, NY

E. M. Poodry was born on the Tonawanda Reservation. August 15, 1833. He early manifested an aptitude for learning, and, making the best of advantages within his reach, succeeded in obtaining a good business education, which enabled him to become one of the chiefs in the councils of his tribe. He married Amanda Griffin, November 6, 1856, and They were the parents of 11 children, viz.: Malvina, born February 3, 1858, married Warren Skye in 1883; Thomas J., born May 5, 1860; Sarah J., born April 3, 1862, married Asa Skye; William S., born December 4, 1864, died June 28, 1887; Barnum, born March 30, 1867, married Sarah C. Brant, February 14, 1889; Anna M., born June 11, 1869, married Charles Doctor, August 12, 1888; Edward, born July 23, 1871; Stafford, born February 28, 1875; Fanny C., born February 17, 1877; Henrietta, born November 8, 1880, and Dora, born June 26, 1383. Mr. Poodry is extensively engaged in farming, and occupies about 350 acres of land on road 38.

FROM:
Gazetteer and Biographical Record
of Genesee County, New York
Edited by: F. W. Beers
J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, NY 1890