W. J. Poisett was also known as Jake Poisett. W. J. Poisett was born c 1880. He married
Anna Jennings, daughter of
George B. Jennings and
Ella May Moody, on 30. Apr. 1907 at Saint Paul, Fulton County, Illinois. Of St. Paul, Illinois; was 27 years old at the time of his marriage. Father: J. V. POISETT; Mother: _____ SMITH. FGS states that W. J. and Anna eventually separated. Jake Poisett had a farm south of Kimball, Kansas. was reputed to be wealthy but was a recluse. For the benefit of the Poisett descendants I shall include what the “Andreas History of Kansas 1882” has to say about the family, p. 835.
“J. V. Poisett, farmer in Section 15 (Neosho County) P. O., Osage Mission (St. Paul) native of Fulton County, Illinois was born in 1845. He came to Kansas in May, 1868, locating in Neosho County, on the present farm. He came in company of Mr. Dougherty, bringing but little with them. Their money was soon gone so Mr. Poisett went to freighting from Kansas City to Osage Mission and when the Land League was formed to give settlers their land he worked in unison and paid his amount to that purpose, deeding his farm in 1877. He settled on it and was improving, now having 100 acres fenced with an orchard of apple and peach trees, with some vines. He reported fine crops in 1882. In 1878, Mr. Poisett married Miss Smith, a daughter of T. Smith, a pioneer of Lecompton (Kansas). They have three children, two boys and one girl.” (I believe one of these boys was Jake.)
Moody Genealogy.