Born in North Carolina, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of James H. Wilkins
and Mary (Ellis) Wilkins
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Cornelius Poole
— married
30 Nov 1910 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 80
in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Nov 2018
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Biography
Mary (Wilkins) Poole is a part of US Black heritage.
Mary E Wilkins was born 28 May 1882 in North Carolina, according to her death certificate. Census records give birth years between 1880[1]-1883[2] and state the location as North Carolina[3] or New York[4] or Connecticut.[5][6][7]
She was the daughter of Mary Ellis and Civil War veteran Sergeant James H. Wilkins of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color.
Husband and Children
She married Cornelius W. Poole, a widower with three children, on 30 Nov 1910 in New Haven, Connecticut. [8]
Mary moved to New Bern, North Carolina. Her three children were all born in North Carolina. [9]
Occupations
- 1900, 1910: Dressmaker
Her mother was also a dressmaker.
Residences
- 1900-1910: 11 Foote, New Haven, Connecticut with her widowed mother
- 1920 - New Bern, North Caroline
- 1930 - New Bern, North Carolina
- 1940 - New Bern, North Carolina
Census Race
- 1930: Negro (Black)
- 1910: Mulatto
- 1900: Black
Sources
- ↑ 1900 census
- ↑ 1910 census
- ↑ 1900 census
- ↑ 1910 census
- ↑ 1920 census
- ↑ 1930 census
- ↑ 1940 census
- ↑ Connecticut State Department of Health; Hartford, CT; Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Marriages, 1897-1968
- ↑ 1930 Census
- 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0381; FHL microfilm: 1240146
- 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: New Haven Ward 9, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: T624_140; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0417; FHL microfilm: 1374153
- 1920 United States Federal Census "Year 1920; Census Place: New Bern Ward 5, Craven, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1293; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 26"
- 1930 United States Federal Census "Year 1930; Census Place: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2341417"
- 1940 United States Federal Census "Year 1940; Census Place: Craven, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02894; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 25-28"
- North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates, 1962, #26392
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Categories: United States, Dressmakers | 1900 US Census, New Haven County, Connecticut | 1910 US Census, New Haven County, Connecticut | 1920 US Census, Craven County, North Carolina | 1930 US Census, Craven County, North Carolina | 1940 US Census, Craven County, North Carolina | New Haven, Connecticut