Brief Life History of Thomas Henderson
When Thomas Henderson Poindexter Jr was born on 26 December 1839, in Yadkin, North Carolina, United States, his father, Thomas Henderson Poindexter, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Betsy Vest, was 53. He married Sarah Ann Baker in 1859, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Wright, Missouri, United States in 1860 and East Bend Township, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States in 1900. He died on 19 May 1926, in East Bend, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Douglas Cemetery, East Bend, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States.
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- Thomas Poyndexter in household of Thomas H Poyndexter, "United States Census, 1850"
- Tho H Poindexter, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Thomas Henderson Poindexter, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930"
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1841
Historical Boundaries: 1841: Wright County, Missouri, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): Anglicized form of Channel Islands (Jersey) Poingdestre, a nickname from Old French poing destre ‘right fist’. This surname is very rare in Britain, while the original form Poingdestre is not found in France at all. Compare Pondexter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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