Thursday, June 5, 2025

Stumbles Along the Way

 

I plan to start adding family members here soon again to these pages.  I've been working diligently at my maternal family lines and am nearly through with those.  I have come across some fascinating individuals who have really captured my imagination.  I look forward to sharing what I've been able to piece together of their lives and stories.

But goodness gracious, I have had so many stumbles along the way.  I thought I'd share what my experiences as a very inexpert genealogy buff has taught me along the way.

1. Naming patterns can be very confusing!   The Scottish naming pattern was widely in use even among the English relations and that propensity to honor relatives by naming children after them can be very confusing! 

While you see it in most immediate families (among brothers and sisters), it gets more complicated if a parent followed the same pattern and all of their siblings and sisters did too.  If you have six or twelve siblings and they all use family given names, and then all of the children of all of those family members do the same, as do all of the immediate family line with their children, you can just imagine how tangled family lines can become!  Sometimes a middle initial may change.  Sometimes two relatives share the same name and the same birth year.

Sometimes I will get so overwhelmed with trying to sort out names, parents, birth years, marriages, children that I have to walk away from the pages for a few hours or a few days and come back with fresh eyes and a clearer head.

2.  Naming trends have been a thing for a long time.  Scottish naming patterns aside there are other issues you can run into with names.   It's easy to think that they didn't follow naming trends before the 1900's. But certain names have known a spell of popularity, and you will see them repeated until the next trend comes along.

In one of my 11th grade classes there were no less than six individuals of both sexes named Terri/Terry/Teri.  In the 1950's, this was a common name for girls and boys.  The spelling might be slightly different (ending in an 'i' for girls, but not always).  So too will you see in censuses quite a few Marys, Marthas, Elizabeths, Johns, James, especially in the 1800's.  While these names might have been family ones, they also were Biblical and therefore popular.  Another popular name was Francis/Frances.  Typically spelled with an 'i' Francis denoted a male, while the spelling with an 'e' was used for females.  There were several young men within my own family named after a president and any number of relatives picked that up and used it for a young man in their own family branch.  Jane and Ann became popular middle names for girls.  In the late 1800's and very early 1900's there were a whole lot of Belles.  Anna Belle, Katie Belle, Cora Belle, Willa Belle etc.  

Families often chose these sorts of popular names, and they would pop up again and again within the same family lines.  So, this too can become a confusing factor.

3.  Not all families leave records that are easily followed.  If you have looked at 1700 and early 1800 censuses only heads of households are listed. They did list the female if she were truly the head of household or property owner but occasionally only the name of the Overseer or agent in charge of the property might be listed.  If we have a list of children we might well be able to sort of assign them a position in the enumeration/age methods used at the time, but in one family line, I can count 8 household members and I'm positive of the names of only two, the mother and the youngest daughter. However, this might well be the only record of a family you can find: a head of household, in the right location, but with no clue as to who they married, how many children they had and what the names of those children were.  

Why is this so?  I think the later censuses targeted this problem in several ways.  Starting in the 1850s censuses began asking various questions with each census.  It is the answers to those questions that can help to untangle a great deal of the problems we might experience in research.

Some of the questions asked in various years was "Where were you born?"  While the district in which they were born is missing, sometimes just having the state of origin can be a help in continuing research.  One very helpful census asked the census taker to notate if the household members, could read or write?  Surprisingly few people were literate, even in cities and towns where schools were most likely to have been. That clue may well be why your relative didn't leave a written record in a family Bible or write letters or diaries that might well become a source of information, as some families did.  

Some more census questions will give us clues to our relatives' lives.  What is the value of land/personal assets? If those weren't listed or were low, there likely was not a will recording who might inherit land or property.  How many children were birthed and how many were still living?  I knew full well one great grandmother had to have more children, but I could only locate seven.  Thanks to a census notation I found she had indeed birthed 10 children, but only seven survived. What is your occupation?  How are you related? How long have you lived in this home?  How many years in this county?

Unfortunately, not all of these questions are asked on every census.  

4.  Not reading the actual census pages.  I do suggest that rather than simply take a transcribed census at face value, you go look up the actual handwritten census and read it for yourself.  Doing this has led me to individuals that the transcriber deemed unimportant such as a boarder, a laborer who wasn't related, or even a relative that they were unable to determine how they fit the family.  

But more than that, you can find the answers to those additional questions that appeared on various census forms, as well as the land district and dates the census was taken, etc.  And all of that may help clear up a mystery that has been causing you to come to a full halt again and again in your searches.

Another thing I've come across time and again is that names can sometimes be spelled wrongly, hard to read, etc.  

As a caveat, I urge you to read ALL of the census records, both those transcribed records you might find online at your favorite search sites and those unindexed images.  There are a lot of people who search only for their family members and transcribes only that information.  While that's nice if you happen to be related to them, you may well find your 'missing' relatives (or their children who died young) on those records that have yet to be indexed.  

5. Assuming a census taker put down information correctly.  While most census takers tried to make sure that the information was correct, some were sloppy, some seemed to be hasty in their notations, or they assumed that because a head of household was born in one state that all of the family had been also.  Ages are sometimes incorrect, names are misspelled.  The census taker might have failed to properly note relationships.  

In more than one family I researched the census taker lumped all the children under the same last name, despite the fact that they were stepchildren with a completely different last name. 

6.  Assuming someone else has done all of the research.  I have come across some glaringly obvious mistakes lately on some persons within my family line.  One relative is repeatedly reported as dying in 1834 but she's on the 1870 census in her son's home and it's obviously her.  Birthdate, age, state of birth, name all indicate that this is she.  However, for many years I carried that same original death date, shortening her life by a good 36 years.  

And then there are those who have confused family names because they followed Scottish naming patterns.  Parents who do NOT belong to the children to whom they are assigned, or children who do not belong to the parents to whom they were connected.  

7. Assuming that everyone knows all the information that you do.  Some forums allow you to leave comments on individuals within a family line.  Don't assume it's lack of research that led to mistakes you see and leave snarky comments.  

Case in point is that recently I was researching a family line.  I found an individual whose death date was way off.  I don't know where this information was acquired but I knew for a fact it was wrong.  I attended her funeral.  I had even met the woman.  I left a note informing the researcher of my knowledge and while I wasn't able to provide an exact date, I could at least give them a loose idea of about when she passed away.  I was also able to tell them of my meeting with her and that the family called her "Leeza".  Her name is incorrectly listed on censuses as "Eliza" when in fact she was named (oddly in my opinion), Eleazar.  I have a photo of her as a young woman and her name is written above her head in the photo.

8Not taking the time to do your own research.  Verify, verify, verify.  If you are unsure do NOT put it in your information just because someone else has used it, the name is the same, appearances might lead you to believe.  It's quite all right to make a note somewhere listing your reasons for suspecting something might be true because let's face it, some are better detectives than others, and your suspicion might well be the spring board that causes another doing research to come up with proof that insures you both have accurate information, but don't include it as fact until you have looked into yourself.  

9.  Not noting the source where you found information.   I'm not even talking about citations.  I have yet to figure out how to mark those or notate them.  I'm still too much of an amateur at this.  But I would have saved myself a world of fruitless search hours if I'd only put down a note about what website, family tree creator, what document backed up the information I had on hand.  

10.  Starting your online family tree too soon.  I have two family trees online that pop up now and then when I'm seeking information.  Both were begun in the very early days of doing genealogy research.  Both contain wrong information.  I've been unable to go in and correct information on either one.  I hang my head in shame that I am possibly the reason another person's family research has stalled or gone along the wrong rabbit trail!

Do yourself a favor and collect your information slowly.  Get that family tree down on paper or a spreadsheet on the computer first.  Take time to do the research and insure that you have the right information.  Collect your sources and then go in and build your online true with factual information that can truly be a help to others.  

11.  Not sharing memories, photos, etc.  Word of mouth information is a 'source'.  Some sites allow you to put it in a section labeled memories or notes so that someone else can share that information.  This is the place to share a cherished memory for the younger generations.  This is where family letters that include nicknames or life events should be shared.  Don't hoard those memories!  The whole reason we are here is to find out who we are, and with any luck the generations coming after us will be glad to hear about great grandmother or grandpa as a living memory.

These are by no means the only mistakes I've made or will make.  There are likely inaccuracies even in this information!  I am fallible, we all are.  But we're also learning as we go along.  And that's quite all right.


Sunday, November 24, 2024

Trials on the Trails of Brick Wall Relatives

 

This evening, I discovered that at least two bits of information I had listed in my more fledgling days of genealogy were wrong.  I am sorry for anyone who stumbles upon my information thinking they had found a lead of any sort.  This is one reason why I tend to work things out on paper over a long, long period of time.  

The reason I prefer to study it for a long period is that new information can come to light and provide much needed insights.  One of the relatives I'd listed under John Pool and Annie Galloway Pool was Elizabeth J. Pool.  She is indeed their daughter, born in 1852 and that fact is well documented.  However, I erroneously posted her as being married in 1875 in Bibb Co., GA.  In fact, the woman who was listed, had the same name but was not at all my relative!  New documentation proves my own error.  So, I am back to square one with Elizabeth J. Pool, born 1852 in Cullodenville, Monroe, Georgia.

In other research, I stumbled on a mention of a Poolesville, Montgomery, Maryland.  The history mentions a John Poole, along with his brother Joseph and Pooles seem to have lived there for a number of years from about 1760.  I am hopeful only because John was an established family name for this particular set of Poole.  

Let me hastily add, I do not know if this is MY Poole family ancestors.    Since my own relative did NOT follow naming patterns that were commonly used, there is not yet any way of knowing.  As well the historical facts beyond the name of these settlers in Maryland are about all I have to go on. Is it a win?  Or another Brick Wall?  The little history I've found is very little indeed.  Transcriptions for Maryland as a whole do not seem to be online.  

However, for those of you who may also have Poole as a surname in your family and who are related to John F. Poole, there is a brief history online written by Charles W. Elgin, Sr. which goes into more historical detail about John and Joseph Poole.  


It is my intention to establish a habit of Genealogy Sundays and hopefully I shall be better about updating my own research.  I am also working on doing what I failed to do in the beginning and that is gathering citations.  How unimportant they seemed when I began this research years ago for 'fun' and how important they are now that I want to leave behind as accurate a record as I might as a future help for others!  I will list updates on individuals on their respective pages, as well, so others can avoid the mistakes I have made.  


Saturday, October 23, 2021

Elizabeth J. Poole Kender (Kinder) and John B. Poole

 

These two children have been Brick wall histories for me.  I've found two bits of information about Elizabeth J. Pool that led me to believe she lived in Macon, Bibb County Georgia, but I have not been able to find her on any census post 1870 Monroe County.   I wondered if she had passed away, but I stumbled upon a marriage certificate for her in 1885.

"Elizabeth J. Poole to Walter A. Kender in Bibb, Bibb County, Georgia on May 13, 1885 at Episcoapl Christ Church, Walnut Street, Macon, Georgia by J.R. Winchester.

I later found a record on Ancestry for a baptism/christening of Francis Maria Kinder b. June 5, 1886 and parents listed are Walter A. Kinder and Elizabeth J. Kinder.

I have not been able to find any records for the family beyond those.  I do not know if they remained in Macon, where they were living prior to their marriage.  It is possible Elizabeth was employed but no clue where or with whom.  It was not uncommon by this point in history for women to take jobs in cotton mills.  She might have been a teacher or a clerk in a store.  I have no information to tell me what she did or where she lived in that 15 year blank space nor where she might have lived and died after the christening of her daughter.  I can find no information about Walter Kinder either.

UPDATE: November 24, 2024:  I have good reason to believe that I am utterly mistaken about Elizabeth J. Pool.   I stumbled upon a record of another Elizabeth J. Pool today with 16 citations listing her as the wife of Walter Kinder.  I can say assuredly that this was well documented and my own idea of the record I found belonging to my own relative was absolutely false.  And so the search shall refresh for my own Elizabeth Pool.

The last child of John F. Poole and Annie Galloway is John B. Poole.  I found a record of a boarder living in Bibb Co. in 1880 by the name of John B. Poole, occupation listed as printer, age 30.  He is listed with a wife Laura, age 24 and a daughter Annie, age 5.  The residence is listed as being on Oak Street and was house #28 on the census conducted June 4, 1880, by census taker James S.  

There is a christening record for daughter Annie whose name is listed as Annie Laurie Pool, dated July 16, 1875.  Father is listed as John J. Pool and mother as Anna Laura Pool.  

I do not know why Elizabeth and John chose to split off the family, since the other boys and Harriett all moved to Taylor County, Georgia at some point after 1870 and made their lives there for years after.

note, October 2024:  I recently stumbled upon a death certificate for Laura Pool, John's daughter, in Kite, Johnson County, Georgia at age 64.  She is listed as single, occupation house cleaner.  Her certificate information was given by Eugene Pool.  I have not yet determined who Eugene is nor how he is related to this family line.  But the certificate clearly lists her father as John Pool.  Note here that the name is spelled without the 'e'.  I am not certain that this is indeed my family line at this time. Further research is necessary.

The Family of George J. Windham and Harriet J. Poole

I'm not sure just when Harriet Poole met George Windham nor exactly when her family moved to Taylor County but it was apparently between 1870 when the Poole family was listed on the Monroe County census and  1875 when Harriet married George in Taylor County, Georgia.  George would have been about 23 and Harriet (Hattie) was about age 21.

The Windham family settled in neighboring Macon County.  I found them on the 1880 census.  George is listed as overseer of a farm.   

1880 District 1002 Macon County Georgia census
George, 28 overseer on farm
Hallie J., 26
Anna C., 4 * My great grandmother who went by the name "Clydie"  born January 31, 1876
Margaret L., 3  I believe her middle name was Louise,  born October 1877
John P., 9 months

I failed to note what date this census was taken and cannot currently find a copy of it on any site so cannot determine when John Poole Windham was born..

Sometime before 1900 John Poole Windham died.   There is no death date on his tombstone at Little Vine/New Hope Cemetery which sits beside what is now Heritage Baptist Church (formerly building was New Hope Primitive Baptist Church) in Reynolds, Taylor County, Georgia.  It's larger than an infant's grave but I have seen no record of death anywhere to inform me when he might have died.  I'd say from the size of the grave that he probably didn't live long enough to be included on the lost 1890 census records.  

Our next available census is from 1900.  The family was residing in Taylor county but I'm unsure if this is due to a county line change or a residence change.  


1900 District 741, Taylor County, Reynolds
 
Information on this census states that they were married 25 years
It lists:
George, 49
Hattie J. 46
Annie C., 24 
Maggie L., 23
Emma, 19  "Emmi".  Her middle initial was L.  I believe her middle name was Lee. b. Sept 6, 1882
Vera H., 17 b. Nov 27, 1885
Ellis G., 14  b August 28, 1886
George G., 12  b. December 1888
Isaiah H., 9  b. August 4, 1891
James, 6  b. July 15, 1895
Hattie R., 1  June 1, 1899

Some confusion regarding middle names. I've no idea what Vera's middle name was.  Ellis is listed on one family tree as Ellis Gostin and as Ellis Gordon on another.   George's middle name is listed as Gaston on his draft card registration, so I'm going to say his is correct.   Isaiah went by his middle name of Hoke.  James middle name was Guy.  Hattie's middle name is Ruby.  I'm basing this on my great grandmother naming her own children after her siblings.

Goodness just imagine having children ranging in age from 24 to 1!

In December of 1900, Annie Clyde married Howard Griffith Eubanks in Taylor County, Georgia.  This is my family line.

In October of 1901, Emma (Emmi) married John Hugh Windham in Taylor County, Georgia.

In 1906, The Reynolds Reporter, published on September 13, 1906 reported:

"At the residence of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.J. Windham, on the 6th inst., was married Mr. J (should be an I. for Isaac) .A. McCrary of Geneva, Ga to Miss Maggie Windham.  
Mr. McCrary is a prominent citizen of Talbot County while Miss Windham, who carries sunshine wherever she goes, is one of Taylor's most talented and lovely ladies.

Dec 22, 1907, Vera H. Windham married Lucius A. Eubanks in Taylor County, Georgia.   Lucius was a cousin to Annie Clyde Eubanks' husband, Howard Griffith.   It is through this family line that my own gets a wee bit tangled up later in family history.  

My grandmother, Miriam Harmon Eubanks married Frank Eubanks, son of Clydie and Howard Eubanks.  Her sister, Myrtle married Sidney Brown Eubanks, cousin to Frank Eubanks.  Brown's parents were Vera and Lucius Eubanks.

1910 Reynolds, Taylor County Census
George, 59
Hattie, 56
Ellis, 23
(Isaiah) Hoke, 19
Jim, 16
Rubie Hallie, 11
Georgia, 9

Ellis is listed here with his parents but was also counted in as a member of Vera and Lucius Eubanks' household.  It plainly states on the census that he is a brother in law to Lucius.  


August 2, 1917 A Call to Appear for Physical Examination went out in the Butler Herald.   Listed was:
#755 James Guy Windham, Reynolds, GA called to appear August 6.

August 23, 1917 The Butler Herald listed 'Boys Who Are Ready To Go The Front".   Jim Windham was included.

May 5, 1918 The Butler Herald Honor Roll of young men serving in WWI included:
Hoke Windham, H.Q. Co., 151 Mg Bat, Rainbow Division, American E. F., France

August 29, 1918 The Butler Herald  Honor Roll included:

James G. Windham, H.Q. Co., 327 Infantry, American E.F., France  In November 1918 he is listed as a corporal on the muster role.

On Family Search I found a muster role listing James G. Windham still enlisted as late as August of 1919.  I am not positive this is the correct James Windham.

1920 Reynolds, Taylor County
address listed is Ridge Road
George, 68
Hattie, 65
Ellis G., 34
Hoke, 28
James G., 24
Ruby, 20

The census must have started really early in 1920, because George died on  Feb 16, 1920.   His obituary ran in the Butler Herald on Feb. 19, 1920, Thursday, and was posted on page 2.

Unexpected Death of Mr. George J. Windham

Coming as a shock to his many friends and relatives in Reynolds and vicinity was the sudden death of Mr. George Windham which occurred about 2o'clock Monday afternoon at his home two miles south of Reynolds.   Heart failure caused his sudden passing which came upon him while working on the premises of his home.

Mr. Windham was 68 years of age and a resident of this county all his life.  He was a consistent member of the Primitive Baptist Church, a good farmer and neighbor, affable and popular citizen.

Besides his wife, he leaves five daughters and four sons.  Mrs. Clyde Eubanks, Mrs. Vera H. Eubanks, Mrs. Hugh Windham, Miss Ruby Windham all of county, and Mrs. Maggie McCrary of Geneva.   Messrs. Jim and Hoke Windham of this county, George of Cordele and Ellis of Fort Valley.
 
He is also survived by his brothers, Messrs. Frank and C.D. Windham of Reynolds, and 3 sisters whose names we cannot recall.  Funeral and interment, which was attended by a large gathering of sorrowing friends and relatives, took place at New Hope cemetery, Tuesday afternoon.

On February 28, 1920  Isaiah Hoke Windham married Mamie E. Driskell (Driscoll?) in Taylor County.

April 2, 1920 James Guy Windham married Vera H. Smith, in Taylor County, Georgia.

Ellis G. married Leila Bertha Simmons.  I do not have a marriage date or place.  

Ruby (listed as Hattie R.) married Ernest W. St. John.  I do not know when or where.

George G. married Jimmie, last name unknown, per 1930 census for Union, White County, Arkansas but again when and where their marriage took place is unknown.  

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The Poole Family: Orin Woodward Poole

 Orin (Orrin) Woodard Poole was born March 20, 1858 in Culloden, Monroe County, Georgia and died June 12, 1989 in Macon County, Georgia.  He is buried in the Marshallville, Macon County, Georgia cemetery.     His parents were John F. Poole and Ann Galloway Poole.  He was named for a well known and wealthy Culloden resident.  This was typical of John and Ann's naming of their sons.

He is listed on the 1860  Culloden, Monroe County, Georgia census as age 2.  In 1870 he was listed on same town/county census, age 12.

In 1875 he married Mary Ann Blair.   She was born in Macon County, Georgia on November 11, 1858 and died May 8, 1924.   I figure him to be about 16 at time of marriage.

In 1880 he is listed on the Macon County, Georgia census in district 814.

1880 Macon County, Georgia census

Orran,  20 Farmer

Mary, 22

Georgia, 4

Thomas Walter,  2

Ada (Ida), 8 months

1900 Houston County, Georgia militia district 765

Orren married 25 years

Mary

Mamie, 15

Woodard, 13

Lizzie, 10

Clara Belle, 9

Grover Cleveland, 7

Charlie Burke, 6

Harry Lee, 4

Annie Clifford, 2

1910 Houston County, Georgia militia district 528

Woodard Cool (should have been Pool) 55

Mary 54

Cleveland 17

Hassie (Hattie?) 14

Annie, 12

Charlie B., 16

1920 Census  Marshallville, Macon County, Georgia  listed on Perry Rd.

Orange Poole, 63  Clerk at BF Market 

Mary A., 60 spouse

I like how her age keeps getting younger.  Not uncommon.  People often forgot their ages and their birth years and guessed at them, even parents guessed at when children were born.

My information on Orin lists his children with Mary as:

Georgia Bell born November 6, 1876 and died July 1, 1931.  She married William Dixon  (born March 28, 1872 and died April 9, 1941)

Thomas Walter born March 1, 1878 died September 1, 1883

Ida Mae born September 29. 1879 died March 24, 1975.  She married Pat Hinson (born in 1873 and died 1959)

Hattie Lee (likely named for his sister Harriet J. Poole Windham) born October 4, 1882, died February 13, 1972.  Married Mark Moore (b. August 31, 1906 died November 1973)

Mamie Ernest born 18, 1884 and died February 25 1959.  She married #1 Wesley Hearn (b?  died before 1919) and married #2 James Aaron Jones (b. Aug 5, 1861 in Pike County and died May 30, 1948 in Perry, Houston County, Georgia)

Orrin Woodard, Jr. born April 19 1887 died in 1950.  Buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ft. Valley, Peach County, Georgia.  Married Elizabeth Stubbs (b. 1889, died 1969)

Clara Bell born October 18, 1890 died September 1, 1974, buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ft. Valley, Peach County, Georgia. Married Roy Edgar Anthoine (b. Dec. 10, 1888 and d. February 16, 1937

Annie Clifford born October 24, 1890 (??No notes to tell me if this is truth or if she was actually  born in 1898.  No death date.)

Grover Cleveland born June 17, 1892 and died March 30, 1984.  Buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ft. Valley, Peach County, Georgia.  Married Dorothy Mae, last name not known at this time. (b. February 3, 1902 died February 1970)

Charlie Burke born May 30, 1894 died May 15, 1954, buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ft. Valley, Georgia.   Married Mattie B. (last name unknown) (b. Feb. 17, 1897 d. Jan. 3, 1954)

Harry Lee born October 21, 1896 died June 27, 1963.  Have a note here that he was a Pvt in Company C, Infantry Rep. Ing Regiment WWI.   He married Jessie Vining.  No information on her.

This concludes all the information I have on the John F. Pool/Annie Galloway Pool line at this time.


The Poole Family: Wesley G. Pool

Wesley (Wes) G. Pool was born about 1856 in Culloden, Monroe County, Georgia to John F. Poole and Ann Galloway Poole.  He was listed in both 1860 census with his family.   In the 1870 census he is listed as a student and is residing in Culloden but with another family.

The Womens Club History of Reynolds, Georgia states that Wesley and his father were Masons and one photo lists Wesley as clerk at the grocery.

Culloden, Monroe County, Georgia 1870

Van Horn 37, farmer  listed in cemetery as Vanburen Horne with his wife 'Sallie' a common nickname for Sarah

Sarah 46

Wesley Pool, 14

Martha Lawson, 18

Eliza Lawson 11

Culloden had several 'academies' and many families boarded students during that time.  A common boarding fee was $8 per month.

1880 Census, District 741 Taylor County, Georgia  census dates June 17-18, 1880

Wesley G., 24 cotton mill (I believe this was Palace Mills in Reynolds, Georgia)

Frances Adams 38, keeps house (on another genealogist's record of the census she is listed as 32 and his wife)

John F., 69 Chaplain @ convict camp, Clerk (at Palace Mills?)

There are several mentions in Butler Herald of July 4 picnics at Palace Mills where Wesley served ice water and John F. gave the benediction.

In the March 14, 1882 edition of the Butler Herald listed as juror for court session.

1900 Census Taylor County, Georgia  I believe I have further notes that list this as Pottersville which is where Wesley was eventually buried if I'm right.  I'll update further when I get those notes into my notebook.

Wesley G., 60 Farm work (age listed is way off)

Frances Adams  55, (still listed as Adams...why?) lists birthdate as Jan. 1845

Lillian D.,  12, Niece born June 1889 in Florida (whose niece?  His or Frances?)

Cassie E., 8 (b. August 1891 in Alabama)

1910 Taylor County census

Wesley G., 59 (should be 54).  Salesman/drugstore

Lula Belle, 40 listed as his wife.

The Poole Family: Edmon(d) Jackson Poole

 Edmond Jackson (E.J.) Poole was born to John F. Poole and Annie Galloway Poole on June 4,1860 in Culloden Village, Monroe County, Georgia.  He died May 27, 1928.  His death certificate, filled out by his wife, lists his name as Edward Jackson.   He is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Reynolds, Taylor County, Georgia

His name is often spelled in various ways: Edmon, Edmond, Edmund, and apparently Edward.  I believe he went by his initials, E.J.

He is listed on the Monroe County 1860 census for Culloden and his age given as 1 year.   In 1870 he was listed as 'Edward', age 11.

In 1880 He is listed in Taylor County, Butler, Georgia.  His age given was 21 and his wife was listed as Nancy, age 18.   I believe her birthname was Nancy Luvenia Stillwell.

In 1900 Reynolds, Taylor County, Georgia census 

Emond J. b. June 1859 (likely correct given age in 1860 census), married 22 years

Nancy L. 39 born October 1861 in Georgia

Etta, 14 born April 1886

Josie Elma 12 born August 1888

Further information shows that Nancy died in 1907.   I have the following listed as issue of the marriage with Edmond:

infant daughter 1 unnamed and buried in Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Potterville, Taylor County, GA

infant daughter 2 also unnamed and buried in the same cemetery

John T. Poole born September 19, 1880, died August 30, 1882.  He too is buried in Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemtery.

Jentsy Maude Etta born 1886 and died in 1970.  She married Charlie Howard Parks and is buried in Mt. Olive Freewill Cemetery 

Josie E., born 1888 and died 1970.  She married ?(unknown) Dixon.   She was buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery

Lena Glenn born in 1890 and died in 1896.  Buried in Mt. Olive, Freewill Baptist church in Potterville, Taylor County, Georgia.

Following Nancy's death, Etta was married to Charlie Howard Parks in Knoxville, Crawford County, Georgia.  They decided to introduce E.J. to Charlie's sister, Carrie (or Cora) Belle and the two were married.

1910 Census for Reynolds, Taylor County, Georgia lists Edmond J, age 50 with his second wife Carabel 32 (nee Parks).  

In 1913, the Reynolds town meeting minutes lists EJ Pool as Marshall.  In the September 2, 1913, Butler Herald listed this item:

"Mr. E. J. Pool, marshal of Reynolds, cut by Mr. Joe Brumbeloe.  Mr. Brumbeloe was intoxicated and cut Mr. Pool with a pocketknife on his neck, Wednesday afternoon.  Marhsall Pool unable to leave his room until Saturday afternoon.  Mr. Brumbeloe charged with assault and intent to murder."

1920 Census for Reynolds, Taylor County, Georgia on Annex Street lists 

Edmond J., 61  

Carrie B., 46

Wilmer J., 9 (did he die as a youth?   I have no further record of him at this time)

Edna P., 7 (born 1912, died 2001) married ? (unknown) Lackey and lived in Howard, Taylor County, Georgia

Edmond S., 5 (Stanford...born 1914, died 19750

John M., 2 years 7 months. (His name is Mangham, but he was listed as Monoham on his death certificate.  Born 1917, Died August 31, 1942, in Japanese POW camp in Pacific.)

The information on John's death certificate states he died of malnutrition, weight 80 pounds, height 5 ft. 11 inches, blue eyes, black hair, age 25 @ Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippine Islands