William Edward Poole III

Brief Life History of William Edward

When William Edward Poole III was born about 1792, in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States, his father, William Edward Poole Jr., was 24 and his mother, Penelope Permelia Harris, was 25. He married Jestiana Roberts on 4 March 1819, in Grayson, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Grayson, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Virginia, United States in 1870. He died about 14 February 1874, at the age of 83, and was buried in Grayson, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Edward Poole III
1792–1874
Jestiana Roberts
1792–1894
Marriage: 4 March 1819
Sarah Sallie Poole
1820–1912
Samuel Benton Pool
1827–1875
Frances " Frankie" Poole
1828–1851
Mitchell Pool
1832–
Alfred John Poole
1836–1862
Elizabeth Poole
1821–1876
Charlotte Poole
1822–1919
Blueford Harris Pool
1823–1911
Thurza Jane Poole
1827–1876
Ann Pool
1832–1926
Jonathan Beeks Poole
1833–1928

Sources (26)

  • Wm Pool, "United States Census, 1870"
  • William Pool, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
  • William Poole, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English pol(e), polle, poul(e) ‘pool, pond’ (Old English pōl). The name may be topographic, for someone who lived by a pool, or habitative, from a place so named.

English: variant of Paul .

Possibly an Americanized form of German Puhl or Pfuhl(e) (see Pool 4).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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