William Henry Pound (abt. 1870 - 1943)

Born about 6 Feb 1870 in Licking, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Louella (Cliver) Pound — married 3 Jul 1896 in Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Died 13 Nov 1943 at about age 73 in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, United States

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Biography

William Henry Pound was born in February 1870 in Licking Co., Ohio. He is the son of Samuel A. Pound and Lucinda Wilkin.

1870 census -- Eden Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Samuel Pound, age 38, white, male, farmer, $9000 real estate, $1500 personal property, born New York; Lucenda Pound, age 32, white, female, keeping house, born Ohio; Emma L Pound, age 10, white, female, at school, born Ohio, attended school; Frank Pound, age 8, white, male, at school, born Ohio, attended school; C Bell Pound, age 6, white, female, at school, born Ohio, attended school; Magdaline Pound, age 4, white, female, at home, born Ohio; William H Pound, age 4/12 (Feb), white, male, at home, born Ohio^[1]

1880 census -- Eden Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Samuel Pound, white, male, age 49, married, farmer, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York; Lucinda Pound, white, female, age 44, wife, married, born Ohio, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia; Emma Pound, white, female, age 20, daughter, single, at home, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Ohio; Wallace Pound, white, male, age 18, son, single, farm laborer, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Ohio; Ora Pound, white, female, age 16, daughter, single, at home, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Ohio, attended school; Magdalena Pound, white, female, age 13, daughter, single, at home, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Ohio, attended school; Willie Pound, white, male, age 10, son, single, farm laborer, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Ohio, attended school, cannot write; Sarah Pound, white, female, age 7, daughter, single, at home, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Ohio, attended school; Orlando Pound, white, male, age 4, son, single, at home, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Ohio; Ella Pound, white, female, age 1, daughter, single, at home, born Ohio, father born New York, mother Ohio^[2]

He married Louella Cliver on 3 July 1896 in Licking Co., Ohio.^[3]

1900 census -- Eden Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

William H Pound, head, white, male, born Feb 1871, age 29, married 3 years, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Ohio, day laborer, own free house; Louella Pound, wife, white, female, born July 1876, age 23, married 3 years, 1 child /1 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Guy S Pound, son, white, male, born Nov 1896, age 3, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio^[4]

1910 census -- Eden Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

William H Pound, head, white, male, age 40, married 14 years, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Ohio, blacksmith, own free farm; Louella Pound, wife, white, female, age 30, married 14 years, 2 children /1 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Guy S Pound, son, white, male, age 13, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, attended school^[5]

1920 census - St. Louisville, Licking Co., Ohio, USA

WH Pound, head, own free, white, male, age 49, married, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Ohio, blacksmith; Louella Pound, wife, white, female, age 42, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, dressmaker at home; Guy Pound, son, white, male, age 23, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, laborer gas wells; Ruth Pound, daughter-in-law, white, female, age 20, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio^[6]

1930 census - St. Louisville, Licking Co., Ohio, USA

William Pound, head, own $1500, white, male, age 60, married, first married @ 27, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Ohio, blacksmith; Louella Pound, wife, white, female, age 53, married, first married @ 19, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio^[7]

1940 census - St. Louisville, Licking Co., Ohio, USA

William Pound, head, own $1000, white, male, age 70, married, 8th grade education, born Ohio, same house 1935, blacksmith shop; Louella Pound, wife, informant, white, female, age 63, married, 8th grade education, born Ohio, same house 1935^[8]

He died 13 November 1943 in Mount Vernon, Ohio.^[9]He is buried in Barnesv Cemetery in Mary Ann Township, Licking Co., Ohio.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62Y-4KP : Tue Mar 05 08:39:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Laura M Glmore and Samuel Pound, 1870.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89J-ZV7 : Sun Mar 10 13:51:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel A. Pound and Lucina Pound, 1880.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZPT-HL3Z : Fri Mar 08 20:05:42 UTC 2024), Entry for W. H. Pound and Louie Cliver, 3 7 1896.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMD8-JYG : Tue Mar 05 21:08:40 UTC 2024), Entry for William H Pound and Louella Pound, 1900.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLF7-LQ3 : Sat Mar 09 20:29:16 UTC 2024), Entry for William H Pound and Louella Pound, 1910.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD1P-D87 : Fri Mar 08 14:32:35 UTC 2024), Entry for W H Pound and Luella Pound, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X449-3J8 : Sat Mar 09 20:53:36 UTC 2024), Entry for William Pound and Luella Pound, 1930.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWFV-C6F : Sun Mar 10 13:08:56 UTC 2024), Entry for William Pound and Luella Pound, 1940.
9. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZTP-Y6F : Tue Mar 05 03:58:28 UTC 2024), Entry for William Henry Pound and Samuel Pound, 13 Nov 1943.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42637106/william_henry-pound: accessed March 23, 2024), memorial page for William Henry Pound (6 Feb 1870–13 Nov 1943), Find A Grave: Memorial #42637106, citing Barnes Cemetery, Mary Ann Township, Licking County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by d clary (contributor 47126895).