William Samuel Poindexter (1801 - 1876)

Born 7 May 1801 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Maria (Tucker) Poindexter — married 26 Aug 1845 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

Died 25 Dec 1876 at age 75 in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1801, in Bedford, Virginia. He was the son of Samuel Jacob Poindexter and Sarah Garth. On 11May 1841, in Lynchburg, VA, he married Susan Ann Lambeth. She died 5 months later. He married again on 26 Aug 1845, in Amherst, VA, to Ann Maria Tucker. They settled in Lynchburg and had 10 known children.

1. James Twyman Poindexter b. 1839 - d. 1912, m. Susan Garland Berry
2. Sarah Ann Poindexter b. 1847 - d. UNK
3. Mary Elizabeth Poindexter b. 1850 - d. 1901, m. John Henry Isbell
4. William Samuel Poindexter Jr b. 1853 - d. aft. 1875, m. M J Poindexter
5. Rosa Ellen Poindexter b. 1854 - d. 1876, age 22
6. Virginia Tucker Poindexter b. 1855 - d. UNK, m. James Woodson Jones
7. William Samuel Poindexter b. 1858 - d. 1897, m1/wid. Alma Imogen Phelps, m2. Lula C. Barksdale
8. Rosa Ann Poindexter b. abt. 1860 - d. UNK
9. Orianna Beauregard Poindexter b. 1862 - d. 1932, never married
10. Robert Lee Poindexter b. 1865 - d. 1934, m. Euphemia S Woolwine

He passed away in Dec 1876 in Lynchburg. It is unknown where he was buried.

Sources

• "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NK7-ZYQN : Thu Jan 18 01:45:13 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Poindexter and Susan Ann Lambeth, 6 May 1841.
• "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQF-HBC : accessed 22 April 2015), Samuel Poindexter Jr. and Maria Ann Tucker, 26 Aug 1845; citing Amherst County, Virginia, reference p 393; FHL microfilm 30,273.
• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88T-SXX : accessed 22 April 2015), Samuel Jr Poindexter, Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing family 507, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41F-4QD : accessed 22 April 2015), Saml Poindexter, Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 102, household ID 941, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,338.
• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLX-N4H : accessed 22 April 2015), Samuel Poindexter, Virginia, United States; citing p. 93, family 797, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,132.
• "Virginia, Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSQ-49L : accessed 22 April 2015), Sam'L Poindexter, 25 Dec 1876; citing Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, reference 069; FHL microfilm 2,048,589.
• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HNL1-F9T2 : 28 January 2020), S. Poindexter Jr. in entry for Wm. Samuel Poindexter Jr., 1853.
• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRP6-Q99 : 28 January 2020), Samuel Pondexter in entry for Virginia Poindexter, 1855.
• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZPY-W3X6 : Tue Oct 31 06:01:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Rosa Ellen Poindexter and Ann M Poindexter, 5 Jun 1876.
• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZPY-W3XX : Tue Oct 31 05:58:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Saml Poindexter and Ann M Poindexter, 25 Dec 1876.
• "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NXQ-Z28Q : Tue Nov 07 16:54:12 UTC 2023), Entry for James Woodson Jones and Wm W Jones, 6 Jul 1881.
• "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6N6M-6PXD : Tue Nov 07 16:10:14 UTC 2023), Entry for William Samuel Poindexter and Saml Poindexter, 7 Oct 1884.
• "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DS9K-L8N2 : Fri Oct 06 08:14:33 UTC 2023), Entry for R Lee Poindexter and Samuel, 9 Oct 1895.
• "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRW-11KB : 16 August 2019), William Samuel Poindexter in entry for Orianna Beaureguard Poindexter, 06 Jun 1932; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-H18Q : Tue Nov 21 14:44:56 UTC 2023), Entry for R Lee Poindexter and Samuel Poindextor, 02 Aug 1934.