Occupation: 1943; Sikeston, Scott, Missouri, USABGO; Working with his brother in the "sheet metal and furnace business." They do the sheet metal work for 25 cotton gins.4
Anecdote: 1943; He is 6' 2" tall and weighs 226 lbs, while his brother Robert is 5' 11" tall and weighs 160 lbs.2
Residence: 1943; Sikeston, Scott, Missouri, USABGO; Elmer and Mayme resided at 313 E. Kathleen St in Sikston.3
Citations
[S36] Newspaper article, https://www.newspapers.com/image/89359313, The Daily Standard (Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri), Friday, 9 May 1941, Page 9. Accessed on Newspapers.com on 24 April, 2023.
[S818] Personal Correspondence, Notes/Notations, Mary Barr Singleton Poage. Handwritten notation on back of photo of Elmer Poage. Woodson Family Collection, Lorton Virginia, digitized on 25 April 2023.
[S818] Personal Correspondence, Notes/Notations, Mary Barr Singleton Poage. Handwritten notation on back of photo of Mayme Jean Wilbur. Woodson Family Collection, Lorton Virginia, digitized on 25 April 2023.
[S818] Personal Correspondence, Notes/Notations, Mary Barr Singleton Poage. Handwritten notation on back of photo of Robert Cyrus Poage. Woodson Family Collection, Lorton Virginia, digitized on 25 April 2023.