On the 24th of November 1830 Bazel Pool appeared before Syman Potter Jr.,
deputy clerk of Trumbull County, Ohio, and gave his consent that his son,
William Warren, might obtain a marriage license, the said William being
under 21 years of age. In 1840 William appears to be living with his family
in Brookfield Township, Trumbull County. At least the census listing agrees
with the ages and sexes of the family members. In approximately 1848, the
family moved across the state line into Hickory Twonship, Mercer County,
Pennsylvania. The 1850 census for that place shows William in possession of
$2400 worth of real estate.
"The History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, its past and present" indicates
that William W. Pool was the postmaster of the Willow Brook Post Office,
which was established 4 May 1855 and descontinued 9 December 1856. By the
1860 census the family had moved to a farm in Lake Township. Despite the
fact that Lake Township is on the eastern side of Mercer County, it was
settled at a later date than the townships along the Ohio border to the
west. William had by 1860 accumulated real estate valued at $4250 and
personal property amounting to $1081. By 1870 these amounts had grown to
$8000 in real estate and $2000 in personal property, which would have made
William a very prosperous farmer for those times.
According to his obituary (Mercer Dispatch, July 11, 1879), William died on
26 June 1879, approximately ten days after being stricken with paralysis (no
doubt what we would call a stroke) at his home in Sheakleyville. It is
stated that "He was respected and beloved of all and leaves a sorrowing
family, a wife and six children, to mourn his departure. His was a true and
noble life." William had apparently been in good health up to that point
because he died intestate (or without a will). In those days wills were
oftentimes written only when the person in questions felt that their health
was failing. The paralysis probably left William unable to make a will,
which resulted in an unfortunate squabble over his estate among his
surviving children.
There are extensive probate records detailing all of the items which
comprised William's estate. The listing and the value assigned to
individual items is quite fascinating. Some examples are: a wagon ($35), a
saddle (25 cents), parlor stove ($4), bedstead ($1), clock ($1), and hall
carpet ($2). The record showed an appraised value of $11,730.
The crux of the disagreement among the heirs was that the other children
felt that Albert had received an unfair share of the estate because he was
in posssession of the farm in Lake Township. It was two years before a
document agreeing to a division of the estate was signed by the widow and
children. In part it stated "Whereas there has been some difficulty between
the parties above named in regard to the settlement and division of the
estate of W.W. Poole and all the parties to this agreement wish to make a
pleasant and amicable settlement of all matters between them in regard to
said estate." The widow, Nancy, agreed to the division of the estate,
including her share, in return for annual support to be provided equally by
her children. Albert received the 100 acre plus farm in Lake Twonship,
which he had been working for a number of years, for the sum of $2000, and
the other children signed quit claim deeds. The real estate in
Sheakleyville, which was occupied by William and Nancy at the time of
William's death, and the lots in the Borough of Sharon were to be sold as
soon as was convenient. The proceeds were to be divided with one half being
split between the two surviving sons, Albert and Dillon, and the other half
to be shared equally among the daughters, Sarah, Florence, Martha, and
Nancy. However, there was apparently still some lingering animosity towards
Albert because when Nancy died, the other children petitioned the court to
appoint someone else besides Albert as administrator, eventhough Nancy left
an estate worth less than $500.
William and Nancy lost three of their ten children to illness, as was so
common in those times. Joseph (age 22), Olive (age 11), and Newton (age 8)
all died within a month of each other in January and February 1854. In all
likelihood, the culprit was scarlet fever or diptheria. In addition, their
son George fell victim to the ravages of the Civil War at the Battle of
Fredericksburg, Virginia. Albert lived on the farm that he inherited from
his father and raised a large family. Sarah married a prosperous farmer and
also lived out her life in Mercer County. Dillon (or D.P.) lived for many
years in Mercer County and is probably buried there as well. Florence and
Martha Jane appear to have moved away after the deaths of their parents.
The fate of Nancy, the youngest child, is not known, but she was still
unmarried at the time of her parents' deaths.
1. William Warren Pool (1811-1879)
+ Nancy Hobbs Mariner (1812-1883)
2. Joseph Beggs Mariner Pool (1831-1854)
2. Albert Pool (1833-1899)
+ Mahala Eberhart (1835-1922)
3. William Warren Poole (1856-1920)
+ Mary Grace Cubbison
4. Horatio Poole (1883-1969)
+ Pearl N. Buckley
5. Veryl Poole (1903- )
+ Marie Harrison
6. Robert Poole (1938- )
+ Judy Proud
4. Osceola Poole (1885-1940)
+ Ora J. ?
5. Bessie Hazel Poole
5. Pearl Ann Poole
5. Dorothy Poole
5. Norman Poole
4. Mary Poole (1899-1920)
+ ? McGinnis
5. Billy McGinnis
3. Caroline Loraine Pool (1858-1937)
+ Michael Zahnhiser
4. Zella M. Zahnhiser (1882-?)
+ Harold Gossard
4. Ray Ellis Zahnhiser (1889-1947)
3. Winfield Scott Pool (1860-1938)
+ Lelia Mountainetta Stickney (1864-1937)
4. Ray Albert Pool (1886-1919)
+ Arah Adna Hatfield (1898-1980)
5. Ray Arthur Pool (1915-1975)
+ Lois Whimster
+ Lucille Henley
6. Lewis Arthur Pool (1950-1976)
+ Roslyn Childers
6. Charles Ray Pool (1953-
+ Nancy Hudtloff (1953-
7. Lisa Rae Pool (1975-
+ Heidi Frybarger
7. Tyler Matthew Pool (1990-
+ Margaret Sharps
4. Dorothy Lelia Pool (1917-
+ Jules Bovee Dods (1918-
5. Elizabeth Bovee Dods (1954-
+ Paul Murphy
6. Megan Mae Murphy (1981-
6. Colleen Ann Murphy (1982-
6. Michael Kevin Murphy (1985-
5. Carole Bovee Dods (1955-
+ Philip Machek
6. Daniel Jonathan Machek (1984-
4. Lila Christine Pool (1919-
+ Ralph A. Medley
5. Pamela Anne Medley (1948-
+ Robert Eggen
6. Christopher Alan Eggen (1972-
+ Tiffany Soto
7. Alisha Christine (1991-
6. Cynthia Anne Eggen (1975-
5. Ralph A. Medley Jr. (1952-
5. Debra Christine Medley (1957-
+ Michael Gordon
6. Michelle Christine Gordon (1978-
+ Charlie Lee Richard
6. Charlie Lee Richard (1982-
3. Roy Eugene Pool (1884-1938)
+ Clara Hart
3. Bertel Pool (1890-1974)
+ Pearl Davis
3. Eugenia Pool (1895-1908)
3. William Warren Pool (1898-1956)
+ Arah Adna Hatfield Pool (1898-1980)
4. Lorraine Pool (1921-
+ Wayne Burden
5. Cheryle Darlene Burden (1947-
+ Garey Cearlock
5. Diana Lyne Burden (1948-
+ James Barthlow
6. James Daniel Barthlow (1969-
+ Michelle Fourman
6. Tracie Lyne Barthlow (1971-
+ Darren Wallace
4. Frieda Elinore Pool (1923-
+ Arthur Wesley Wittmeyer Jr. (1921-1992)
5. Nancy Denise Wittmeyer (1950-
+ Ronald Paul Brower (1950-
6. Marisa Jane Brower (1977-
6. Jay Simon Brower (1980-
5. Donna Gay Wittmeyer (1953-
+ Steven K. Stote (1952-
6. Jacob Steven Stote (1986-
4. Wilma Jean Pool (1925-
+ Thomas Gibbons
5. Eugenia Gibbons (1948-
+ Howard Schauerman
6. Shauna Marie Schauerman (1968-
6. Dorcy Lynn Schauerman (1969-
+ Paul Russell
6. Michael Howard Schauerman (1971-
5. Marilyn Gibbons (1951-
+ Randall J. Spoeneman
3. Ida Arminta Pool (1862-1939)
+ John Brocklehurst
4. Zeora Montez Brocklehurst (1889-1985)
+ Deck Williams
4. Francis Vernam Brocklehurst (1891-1918)
4. Basil Birdell Brocklehurst (1893-1955)
+ Muriel R. ?
4. Mary Ruth Brocklehurst (1895-?)
4. Edythe Eberhart Brocklehurst (1896-?)
+ Charley Kendall
4. Baby girl (1898-1898)
4. Florence Anna Brocklehurst (1900-1980)
+ John N. Alter
4. Thomas Clair Brocklehurst (1904-1988)
4. Vera Leota Brocklehurst (1906-?)
+ Frank Rickhey
+ Harold Noble
3. Reuben E. Pool (1863-1949)
+ Loretta Wiley
4. Herman Ray Pool (1896-?)
4. Hazel M. Pool (1897-?)
+ Delbert Lewis
4. Joseph Albert Pool (1898-1987)
+ Frankie F. Donelson
4. Floyd F. Pool (1901-1955)
+ Elizabeth Fritz
4. Lloyd V. Pool (1901-1977)
4. Evert Myrl Pool (1904-1969)
+ Neva Weakley
4. Leora Gladys Pool (1907-?)
+ Dennis Page
4. Reuben LaVern Pool (1909-1942)
4. Robert Pool
4. Elwyn Pool
3. Olive M. Pool (1867-1874)
3. Bertress May Pool (1868-1955)
+ William J. Breckenridge
4. Margaret Breckenridge
3. Herman H. Pool (1872-?)
+ Melda Esgar
+ Belinda Jane Yates
4. Gladys Martha Pool
4. Maurcie Stevens Pool
4. Alice Pool
+ Dora ?
2. Sarah M. Pool (1835-1910)
+ William McKay
3. Minnie M. McKay (1860-1869)
3. Della Ruth McKay (1865-1886)
+ John C. Baker
3. Cora McKay (1871-1897)
3. Norris R. McKay (1877-1958)
+ Clara N. Adams
2. George W. Pool (1838-1862)
2. Dillon P. Pool (1840-?)
+ Lucy K. ?
3. Dillon A. Pool (1868-1946)
+ Gertrude G. ?
3. Florence A. Pool (1871-?)
3. Blanche A. Pool (1875-?)
2. Olive Pool (1842-1854)
2. Newton Pool (1845-1854)
2. Florence Pool (1847/8-?)
+ Samuel N. Slater
2. Martha Jane Pool (1850-?)
+ Matthias L. Page
3. William P. Pool (1872-?)
3. Nancy M. Pool (1875-?)
2. Nancy Pool (1853/4-?)
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BASIL POOLE III
POOLES OF ENGLISH ROYALTY
CAPTAIN EDWARD POOLE, first Poole in America
BASILL POOLE, of Anne Arundel County
THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN CONNECTION
BASILL POOLE, JUNIOR, of Anne Arundel County
HENRY POOLE, of Frederick County by Rick Morgan
MATTHIAS POOL
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