George William Poole (1849 - 1920)

Born 8 May 1849 in Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, United States

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Died 14 Oct 1920 at age 71 in Frederick City Hospital, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA

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Biography

He worked on the Harrison farm near Braddock Heights, MD. After marriage, he bought a small farm on Braddock Mountain. He worked as a "trucker" in the older sense of that word: one who raises garden vegetables for market. He was also a huckster: one who peddled goods door-to-door. ^{[1] [2]}

Birth 08 May 1849. Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, USA ^{[3] [4]}

Family

• Married Elizabeth Ann Thompson in about 1872. ^[5]
• They had 5 children:
  • Daughter: Florence May Poole, born in 1873.
  • Daughter: Rilla Agnes Poole, born in 1876.
  • Son: John William Lorenzo Poole, born in 1878.
  • Daughter: Mary Ada Poole, born in 1880.
  • Son: Roy Maurice Elmer Poole, born in 1892.

Occupation: Farmer and Huckster. ^[1]

Died 14 Oct 1920 of an enlarged prostate. Frederick City Hospital, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA. ^{[6] [2]}

Buried 16 Oct 1920. Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA. ^[3]

Census:

• 1850 Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, USA. Hanson Poole household. ^[4]
• 1860 Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, USA. Hanson Poole household. ^[7]
• 1870 Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA. Laborer in Lewis Yonson household. Cannot read or write. ^[8]
• 1880 Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA. Occupation: Farmer. ^[9]
• 1900 Braddock, Frederick, Maryland, USA. Occupation: Farmer. Owned this house. ^[5]
• 1910 Braddock, Frederick, Maryland, USA. Mt. Philip Road. Occupation: Gardener on Truck Farm. Renting this house. ^[10]
• 1920 Mount Pleasant, Frederick, Maryland, USA. Living with son-in-law Harry Barnes. ^[11]

Research Notes

• Find A Grave: Memorial #116554567. Accessed 30 Dec 2020.
• FamilySearch: Profile #9JH1-6C1. Accessed 30 Dec 2020.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Letter from E. E. Barnes to J. S. Barnes on 3/24/92. p. 1, fourth paragraph
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Obituary of George William Poole. Frederick (Maryland) News [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original publication date: 14 Oct 1920, page 5, column 1. "George Wm. Poole, aged 71 years died early this morning at the City Hospital. Mr. Poole was formerly of near Mt. Philip, where he followed trucking for many years. He had lived in this city for several years past. He is survived by his widow and the following children: Roy Poole, Brunswick; Edward Poole, Braddock; Mrs. Floyd Zimmerman, this city; Mrs. Harry Barnes, Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. Roy Shaffer, Middletown Valley; Mrs. Bessie Poole, caretaker of Braddock Heights, is a daughter-in-law. A sister, Mrs. Kate Layman, near Feagaville, also survives. The funeral will take place on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Services at the late home, No. 223 East Sixth street. Interment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Thomas P. Rice, funeral director."
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} George, Elizabeth, and Roy Poole tombstone. Mount Olivet Cemetery, 515 S. Market St., Frederick, Maryland; area NN-143; N39.40355 W77.41725; inspected by Scott Barnes on 5 August 2013.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4N-KYS : 12 April 2016), Hanson Poole, Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing family 6, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M327-15X : accessed 30 January 2017), George W Poole, Election Districts 23-24, Ballenger, Braddock, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36, sheet 9A, family 155, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,622.
6. ↑ Mount Olivet Cemetery Database. Mount Olivet Cemetery, Inc. Database accessed on public computer at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 515 South Market St., Frederick, MD 21701.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M698-JDW : 12 December 2017), H Pool, 1860.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN36-DTD : 12 April 2016), George W Poole in household of Lewis Yonson, Maryland, United States; citing p. 6, family 44, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,085.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNQ2-4RB : 14 July 2016), George W Poole, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district ED 67, sheet 45B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0509; FHL microfilm 1,254,509.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2FR-VL4 : accessed 30 January 2017), George W Poole, Braddock, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 82, sheet 6B, family 128, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 565; FHL microfilm 1,374,578.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6QG-HQS : accessed 31 December 2018), Harry L Barnes, Mount Pleasant, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing ED 80, sheet 4A, line 15, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 673; FHL microfilm 1,820,673.