![Juan Poag family home (near Oakdale School), of York County prior to moving to Rock Hill, S.C. [The picture of the family in front of the farm house is, left to right, William Juan Poag, Robert Oates Poag, William’s wife Dora Eleanor Oates Poag holding Annie Reid Poag, Mary Elizabeth (Miss Bessie) Poag standing next to Sara Louise (Louise) Poag Huey, and James Pressley (Jim) Poag half-behind a tree. Annie Reid was born on May 14, 1898, so the picture would have been taken later that year. William J. Poag died in 1906 and never lived in the house on Johnston Street. All 5 children went to college, the men to Clemson and the women to Winthrop. Miss Bessie was the 10th grade teacher at Winthrop Training School for 50 years. Robert moved to New York state after graduation and his descendants still live there. Annie Reid lived most of her life in Asheville, NC where she taught public school. Jim and Louise lived most of their lives in Rock Hill.] Information courtesy of Coleman Poag, Jr. – 2015](https://www.rootsandrecall.com/york-county-sc/files/2013/07/th_35daec7018489a4d3b823df8bdea5fee_1372868336WilliamJuanPoagFamily003Enhanced.jpg)
“Family members included the farmer, Mr. William Juan Poag.”
City Directories and History: 1917 – Dora E. Poag, 1922 – James P. Poag (Cotton Buyer), 1922/23 – Mrs. D.E. Poag, 1933 – Bessie Poag, Annie Poag, 1946 – Bessie Poag, 1963 – Louise P. Huey
R&R HISTORY LINK: HUEY HOME – NORTH CONFEDERATE LINK
About 1893, Dr. Wm. Francis Strait took Bessie Poag to Baltimore to take the rabies treatment, the doctor in Baltimore had studied under Pasteur. (Rosa B. Guess Memories of Early Rock Hill Doctors)
The 1915 McElwee Store ledger states that Dora E. Poag, widow of Wm. J. Poag, holds an account at the store. (Coleman Groves Poag (1930–2004), son of James Pressley Poag (1890-1966), is descended from William Poag Sr (1783–1847) and Jane Steele (1793–1867).
The Poag family was one of many rural families that moved to Rock Hill in the early 20th century, for new business opportunities, and education. The family has produced numerous community leaders who have continued to make the city a better place to reside.
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The picture of the family in front of the farm house is, left to right, William Juan Poag, Robert Oates Poag, William’s wife Dora Elanor Oates Poag holding Annie Reid Poag, Mary Elizabeth (Miss Bessie) Poag standing next to Sara Louise (Louise) Poag Huey, and James Pressley (Jim) Poag half-behind a tree. Annie Reid was born on May 14, 1898, so the picture would have been taken later that year. William J. Poag died in 1906 and never lived in the house on Johnston Street. All 5 children went to college, the men to Clemson and the women to Winthrop. Miss Bessie was the 10th grade teacher at Winthrop Training School for 50 years. Robert moved to New York state after graduation and his descendants still live there. Annie Reid lived most of her life in Asheville, NC where she taught public school. Jim and Louise lived most of their lives in Rock Hill.