Poole Ancestry Research Team exists to Push the Family Forward by Looking Back to Our Past to Remind Each Other of What Worked for Us Collectively. It also was created to build upon the Foundation that Bethel Poole of Akron, Oh has established in his dedication to Recording Our Story & Sustaining Family Networks throughout the Country.
Recent Finds:
Details Coming Soon…
Goals
- Matriarchal DNA Results from Bethel Poole.
- Document 1,000 Poole Bloodline Members by finding Links between other Established A-A Poole Families.
- Project About The History of Poole Businesses, Skill Sets, & Entrepreneurial Methods & Strategy.
- Project Showcasing Family Recipes
- Investigate the History of Freemasonry in the Life of George Pool & Possible Descendants.
- Investigate the Unique Theological Perspectives of Reverend Bethel Poole & Fellow Clergy.
- Investigate the Life of Nathaniel Poole – Ups & Downs, Cycles, Business Savvy, Legends & Controversy.
- Find George Poole’s Mother & Determine the Identity of Leona Crowder.
- Document & Register Tabernacle Cemetery Online.
- Develop & Plan Poole Youth Camp for Off Year of Reunion.
- Establish Youth Rites of Passage & Council of Elders.
- Substantiate Indigenous DNA Claims & Register with Respective First Nations Tribe.
- Document List of Steens, MS Land & Other Real Estate for Sale to be Purchased by Family Centered Investment Groups.
Census Records
The earliest records we have of George & Jane Poole as a Family are in Milport, Sanford, Alabama in 1870 Census.
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& See The Family in Highlighted Sections of Census Record)
- George Poole & Family Circled in Red
- George’s Speculated Mother Highlighted in Pink
- George’s Speculated Father Highlighted in Red
- George’s Brothers Highlighted in Blue & Orange
1880 – George Poole Purchases 120 Acres Less Than 15 Years After the End of “Chattel” Slavery.
Saving His Entire Bloodline from Decades of Continual Bondage, in comparison to their peers…
The Next Census Record in 1880, They are Recorded Residing in Lowndes Co., Mississippi.
(Highlighted in Yellow)
- Tom Pool & John Dillingham have joined their Home. (Highlighted in Orange)
- Future Wife of Martin Poole (George’s Brother) & In-laws. (Highlighted in Purple)
1900 Census they are Found in Lebanon, Lowndes Co. MS.
(Highlighted in Yellow)
- Interestingly Birthplaces of George & Jane change to Virginia.
- Inside the Home of George & Jane is an Estelle “Age 5” listed as a Granddaughter.
- Household of (George’s Son) Bethel Poole & Wife “Tiny” (Highlighted in Purple)
- The Mystery of Mary Pool (George’s Daughter) is Challenged here where she possibly is Seen in her 20s in 1900.
1910 Census they are Found in Steens, Lowndes Co. MS. At This Time, George Poole Has Transitioned, & Some of Family has started to Migrate off Original Homestead.
(Family of Bethel Poole Highlighted in Yellow)
- Household of (George’s Son) Columbus Poole & Wife “Pinky” & Adopted Daughter “Mamie” (Highlighted in Green)
- Household of (George’s Son) Budwiser Poole & Wife “Louella” & Daughter & Son “Euretha & George” (Highlighted in Blue)
- Household of (George’s Daughter) Parki Poole-Bennet & Husband “John Bennet” & Son & Daughters (Highlighted in Pink)
- Nathaniel Poole’s future Wife (Ethel Lee) & Inlaws (Tom & Mary Benton & Children) stay nearby the Household of His Family. (Shown Highlighted in Orange)
1920
- Household of (George’s Son) Rev. Bethel Poole & Wife “Viola” & Children (Highlighted in Yellow)
- Household of (George’s Son) Budweiser Poole & Wife “Louella” & Daughter “Euretha (Highlighted in Blue)
- Household of (George’s Son) Myles Poole & Daughters “Estelle & Susie” (Highlighted in Pink)
- Also Listed in the Home of Myles Pool, is an Unknown Sister named Molli or perhaps Mary (Age 63) 3 years older than Myles.
- 2 Households of the Shirley Family including (Rev. Bethel Poole’s Daughter) Clara Poole-Shirley age 24 w/ Husband “Willie B Shirley” age 29 & Children: Olen, Bessie Will, Lelia May, Floy Kate, Clara…Later birthed children; not shown: Willie B, Annie, Hazel, Howard, Charles, & Katie. (Highlighted in Green)
- Home of (Bethel Poole’s Son) Allen Poole age 27 & Wife “Louanne Lawrence” age 24. (Shown Highlighted in Orange)
- Household of the Coley Family In-laws of Bethel Poole and His Wife “Viola Coley-Poole”. (Shown Highlighted in Red)
- Next Door is the Household of Nathaniel Poole’s Future Wife “Ethel Lee Benton” age 19, & In-laws. (Highlighted in Purple)
1930
- Household of (George’s Son) Rev. Bethel Poole age 48 & Wife “Viola Coley” & Children (Highlighted in Yellow)
- Household of (Rev. Bethel’s Son) Nathaniel Poole Age 29 & Wife “Ethel Benton-Poole” age 30 & Children (Highlighted in Purple)
- Household of (Rev. Bethel’s Son) Sanders Poole age 22 & Wife “Mattie Lee” age 16 – “Future Founder & Owner of Poole Cafe” (Highlighted in Blue)
- Nathaniel Poole’s Wife (Ethel Lee’s Parents & Family (Tom & Mary Benton & Children (Shown Highlighted in Pink)
- The Household of Myles Poole’s Daughter Susie Poole-Hardy & Husband William Jr. & Children & Susie’s Inlaws. (Highlighted in Dark Blue)
- Household of (Bethel Poole’s Son) Allen Poole age 38 and Wife “Luanne Lawrence” age 37 & Children & Brother “Robert T Poole” age 19 (Highlighted in Orange)
- Home of (George’s Son) Myles Poole age 71 (Highlighted in Red)
- Household of (George’s Son) Budwiser Poole age 49 & Wife “Louella” age 43 & Daughter “Euretha & a GrandDaughter. (Highlighted in Green)
1940
- Household of (George’s Son) Rev. Bethel Poole age 69 & New Wife “Delphia J” age 54 & Child “Thomas Jefferson Poole” age 12 (Highlighted in Yellow)
- Household of (Rev. Bethel’s Son) Nathaniel Poole Age 39 & Wife “Ethel Benton-Poole” & Children (Highlighted in Purple)
- Household of (George’s Son) Budwiser Poole age 49 & Wife “Louella” age 43 & Daughters “Euretha & G.Daughters “Earlie & Curly B”. (Highlighted in Orange)
- Household of (Rev. Bethel’s Daughter) Viola Poole-Cannon age 33 & Husband “Robert Cannon” age 40 (Highlighted in Dark Green)
- The Household of Myles Poole’s Daughter Susie Poole-Hardy & Husband William Jr. & Children. (Highlighted in Pink)
- Household of (Bethel Poole’s son) Robert Poole age 27 & Wife “Nettie B” age 27 & Child “Edna”
- Home of (Bethel’s Son) Myers Poole age 34 & Wife Willie Mae Moore age 28 & Children. (Highlighted in Red)
- Nathaniel Poole’s Wife (Ethel Lee’s Parents & Family (Tom age 63 & Mary Benton age 55 & Last 2 Daughters (Shown Highlighted in Dark Blue)
1950
- (Highlighted in Green) – Household of Rev Bethel Poole’s Son) Robert T Poole age 39 w/ Wife “Nettie” same age & Children: Edna, Charlie, Harvey, & Ellis. (Unborn Child soon to come) is Grace.
- (Highlighted in Pink) – Home of (Rev. Bethel Poole’s Son) Sanders Poole age 40 w/ Wife Mattie Lee Poole age 36 & Niece.
- (Highlighted in Yellow) – Household of Rev. Bethel Poole age 80 w/ Wife “Delphia Jane” age 65 & Grandchildren.
- (Highlighted in Purple) – Household of Nathaniel Poole(Not Shown in Home) Ethel Lee Benton-Poole shown as Head of the Household, w/ All the Children: L.C., Thelma, Tommie T, Effie Mae, Lillie Pearl, Nathaniel Jr., Emma Jean, Bethel, Randolph, Amos, Almarie, — Also Listed in another 1950 Census is a Mystery Child Named “Nathola” age 9… unsure if this was a mistake and is actually “Natholen aka Sunny Poole”
- (Highlighted in Orange) – Household of (Rev. Bethel Poole’s Daughter) Clara Poole-Shirley age 55 w/ “Willie B Shirley” age 59, & their Children.
- (Highlighted in Blue) – Next Door is the Household of (Rev. Bethel Poole’s Daughter) Rosa Poole-Greenlee age 50 w/ Husband “Simon Greenlee” age 53 & Children: A.B., Elbert, S.G., Willie E, Catherine…
Migration
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”9″ gal_title=”Early Poole Migration”]Speculated Parents of George Poole
Seth P. Pool
After many years of research we’ve concluded that is it impossible for Seth Poole to have been the Father of George Poole or any of his other Siblings. Namely he was born the same Birth Year of George. Conclusively we had to dismiss this long held claim. In the pursuit of that knowledge, we’ve learned that he was a pretty important individual in his lifetime in the Lowndes Co. and surrounding counties of that Mississippi Region. Below is a bit of details on his life.
How we were able to decipher between this Seth Petty Poole and thousands of other ones with slight derivation from that spelling, listed throughout the country was a challenge. We got lucky after scouring Slave Narratives of the Area and were led to a Narrative by Henry Gibbs. It mentioned the name Seth Pool in West Point, & also Mentioned a Primitive Baptist Church. Inevitably this would be the document that helped us make a link between Seth Poole and W.W. Pool who family is seen with on 1870 Census in Milport, AL. They went to the Same Church and possibly formd a business relationship there. No biological relation or link found by the way. Just good ole Race & Religion…”sarcasm added”
Part of the Confusion surrounding whether or not he “Seth P. Pool was the slavemaster of George Poole & Jane, is because of the first document we find George & Jane on in 1865. This document isn’t a Slave Schedule, it actually is a Indenture Contract that shows that George & His Family worked as a Paid Laborer for Seth Poole, which had to be renegotiated or re-signed annually. Also the date is 1865 after the Emancipation Proclamation & Surrender of the South in the Civil War. Not to say that People weren’t continued to be held in Chattel Slave like conditions following this date, but clearly this document shows at that time they were on record as free & contracted employees of Seth.
Document Here:
But we needed to find out where they were being worked at. At this time we still didn’t have ultimate proof we had fully connected the dots. After scouring the internet we found a place where George & Seth Poole shared a common location. Below we can show in West Point, Clay county where Seth P Pool lived & owned land, a Place where many planters from the area rented land to make extra Profits during the grow season. This Place was called Waverly Plantation. Below you can see where Seth is rented land & later on the same plantation George Pool starts to rent and generates a considerable amount of money for his family.
This Same Year George Was Able to Take his Profit from Sharecropping this land to Purchase 120 Acres of his own land in Lowndes Co. Steens, Ms.
Leonna Crowder
W.W. Pool
His Last Will & Testament & Probate Records
Though we have not yet Established Biological Connection to this Person, it is Important to note that Our Family allowed him among others to live a Wealthy Lifestyle. For Records these documents are here for further inquiry to those facts…
His Family & Ancestry
