Herbert (Pool) Poole (1882 - 1952)

Born 27 Jul 1882 in White Cross, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Bessie Mabel (Wills) Poole — married 22 Mar 1906 in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA

Died 7 Nov 1952 at age 70 in Laurium, Houghton, Michigan, USA

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Biography

Surname spelt as POOL for generations in Cornwall, once in the United States the spelling of surname changed.

Sources

• BIRTH

Name: Herbert Pool Registration Year: 1882 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Penzance County: Cornwall Volume: 5c Page: 249

• MARRIAGE, grandparents listed as parents

Name: Herbert Poole Gender: Male Race: White Age: 27 Birth Year: abt 1879 Birth Place: England Marriage Date: 23 Mar 1906 Marriage Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA Residence Place: Calumet Father: Thos Poole Mother: Ruth Jennings Spouse: Bessie M Wills Record Number: 110

• DEATH

Name: Herbert Poole Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Death Age: 70 Birth Date: 27 Jul 1882 Birth Place: Cornwall England Death Date: 7 Nov 1952 Death Place: Laurium, Houghton, Michigan, USA File Number: 002514

Residence

• CENSUS 1891

Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Thomas Pool Head Married Male 65 1826 Tin Miner Cornwall, England Ruth Pool Wife Married Female 63 1828 Cornwall, England William John Pool Son Single Male 20 1871 Tin Miner Cornwall, England Ruth Pool Daughter Single Female 26 1865 Domestic Servant Cornwall, England Herbert Pool Grandson Male 9 1882 Scholar Cornwall, England Herbert Pool's Census Details First name(s) Herbert Last name Pool Relationship Grandson Sex Male Age 9 Birth year 1882 Birth county Cornwall Birth place England Occupation Scholar Town Cockwells Parish Ludgvan County Cornwall Country England Registration district Penzance Archive reference RG12 Piece number 1853 Folio 16 Page 1

• CENSUS 1901

Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Ruth Pool Head Widow Female 74 1827 Ludgvan, Cornwall, England Herbert Pool Son-In-Law Single Male 19 1882 Horse Man On Farm Ludgvan, Cornwall, England Herbert Pool's Census Details First name(s) Herbert Last name Pool Relationship Son-In-Law [Grandson] Marital status Single Sex Male Age 19 Birth year 1882 Birth town Ludgvan Birth place England Birth county Cornwall Occupation Horse Man On Farm Street White Cross Town White Cross Parish Ludgvan Country England County Cornwall Registration district Penzance Archive reference RG13 Piece number 2247 Folio 17 Page 7

• CENSUS 1910

Name: Herbert Poole Age in 1910: 28 Birth Year: abt 1882 Birthplace: England Home in 1910: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan Street: Peavalis Street Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1901 Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Bessie Poole Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Native Tongue: English Occupation: Miner Industry: Copper Mine Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner Home Owned or Rented: Rent Farm or House: House Naturalization Status: Papers Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 4 Out of Work: N Number of weeks out of work: 0 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Herbert Poole 28 Bessie Poole 29 Marvin Poole 3 Doris Poole 0 Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan; Roll: T624_647; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1374660

• CENSUS 1920

Name: Herbert Poole Age: 37 Birth Year: abt 1883 Birthplace: England Home in 1920: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan Street: Caledonia Street House Number: 406 Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1901 [1931] Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Bessie M Poole Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Native Tongue: English Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Miner Industry: Copper Mine Employment Field: Wage or Salary Home Owned or Rented: Rent Naturalization Status: Naturalized Attended School: No Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Herbert Poole 37 Bessie M Poole 39 Glenwood M Poole 13 Dorothy L Poole 10 Hellen Poole 8 Clarence Poole 6 Herbert C Poole 4 Lloyde G Poole 1 Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan; Roll: T625_769; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 116

• CENSUS 1930

Name: Herbert Poole Birth Year: abt 1884 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: England Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA Map of Home: View Map Street address: Rockland Street House Number: 809 Dwelling Number: 68 Family Number: 68 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Home Value: 9 Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: No Age at First Marriage: 25 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Language Spoken: English Immigration Year: 1904 Naturalization: Naturalized Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Janitor Industry: Mine Office Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Household Members: Name Age Herbert Poole 46; Bessie M Poole 49; Glen M Poole 22; Dorothy L Poole 20; Helen Poole 17; Clarence Poole 16; Herbert C Poole 14; Lloyd G Poole 12; Alvin H Poole 4. Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340728

• CENSUS 1940

Name: Herbert Poole Age: 57 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: England Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan Street: Rockland Street House Number: 809 Farm: No Residence in 1935: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan Citizenship: Naturalized Sheet Number: 2A Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 18 Occupation: Laborer House Owned or Rented: Owned Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 300 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade Duration of Unemployment: 156 Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income: 425 Income Other Sources: Yes Household Members: Name Age Herbert Poole 57; Bessie M Poole 58; Clarence Poole 25; Alvin Poole 14. Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01756; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 31-14

Military

• British Army Service Record

First name(s) Herbert Last name Pool Birth year 1880 [1882] Birth parish White Cross Birth town Ludgvan Birth county Cornwall Birth country England Service number 2772 Regiment Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry Attestation date 27 Jan 1898 Attestation age years 18 [16] Attestation service number 2772 Attestation corps 3rd Battalion Duke Of Corn'S L I Regiment Document type Attestation Series Wo 96 - Militia Service Records 1806-1915 Archive The National Archives Archive reference WO 96 Box 609 Box record number 3

Migration

• PASSENGER LIST

Name: Herbert Pool

Arrival date: 23 Jun 1901 Birth Date: abt 1882

Age: 19 Gender: Male

Ethnicity/ Nationality: English

Port of Departure: Southampton, England

Port of Arrival: New York, New York :Ship Name: St Louis

Contact: Cousin W H Lobb