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William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool 1825–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1825

Birth Location: Carroll, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 29 Dec 1871

Death Location: Kaufman Co., TX

Father: David VanPool

Mother: Margaret Vanpool

Spouse(s): Mary Grey

Children(s): Margaret Pool, Annie Anderson, John Anderson, Matt Anderson, Solamon Anderson, Wisdom Anderson, James Pool, Nannie Pool, Obed Pool, Sarah Jones, Martha Wisdom, David Vanpool

William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool was born in 1825 in Carroll, Tennessee, United States, the child of David Francis Vanpool And Margaret Peggy Leslie Barger Vanpool. William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool married Mary Elizabeth Grey, and had children including Annie Anderson, David Nicholas Vanpool, James Van Pool, John Anderson, Margaret Lucinda Van Pool, Martha Jane Vanpool Wisdom, Matt Anderson, Nannie Van Pool, Obed Obie Van Pool, Sarah Elizabeth Vanpool Jones, Solamon Anderson, Wisdom Anderson. William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool passed away in 1871 in Kaufman Co., TX.

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Biography

  • William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool was born in 1825 in Carroll, Tennessee, United States, the child of David Francis Vanpool And Margaret Peggy Leslie Barger Vanpool.
  • William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool married Mary Elizabeth Grey, and had children including Annie Anderson, David Nicholas Vanpool, James Van Pool, John Anderson, Margaret Lucinda Van Pool, Martha Jane Vanpool Wisdom, Matt Anderson, Nannie Van Pool, Obed Obie Van Pool, Sarah Elizabeth Vanpool Jones, Solamon Anderson, Wisdom Anderson.
  • William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool passed away in 1871 in Kaufman Co., TX.

Immediate Family

Parents

David VanPool
1792–1862
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Margaret Vanpool
1796–1825
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Grey
1838–1912
Birth Location: Cole Co., MO., Missouri, USA
MG

Children(s)

Margaret Pool
1855–1923
Birth Location: Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, United States
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Annie Anderson
1870–
Birth Location: Kaufman Co., TX., Texas, USA
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John Anderson
1875–
Birth Location: Kaufman Co., TX., Texas, USA
JA
Matt Anderson
1868–
Birth Location: Kaufman Co., TX., Texas, USA
MA
Solamon Anderson
1874–
Birth Location: Kaufman Co., TX., Texas, USA
SA
Wisdom Anderson
1879–
Birth Location: Kaufman Co., TX., Texas, USA
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James Pool
1866–
Birth Location: Kaufman Co., TX., Texas, USA
JP
Nannie Pool
1869–
Birth Location: Kaufman Co., TX., Texas, USA
NP
Obed Pool
1871–
Birth Location: Kaufman Co., TX., Texas, USA
OP
Sarah Jones
1857–1898
Birth Location: Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, United States
SJ
Martha Wisdom
1854–1930
Birth Location: Kaufman, Texas, United States
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David Vanpool
1858–1907
Birth Location: Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA
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William Pool's Ancestors

Self
William Pool
1825–1871
Birth Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Parents
David Francis VanPool
1792–1862
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Peggy Leslie Barger) Vanpool
1796–1825
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (VAN POOL) Sr
1754–1827
-, Rowan Co, North Carolina Colony
Elizabeth (Van) Pool
1757–1820
Great-Grandparents
Jacob (Poole)
1729–1795
Elizabeth Hampton
1733–1795
Johann Miller
1733–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Poole
1701–1740
Amy Poole
1709–1737
David Hampton
1676–1759
Hannah Corzine
1710–1759

William Pool's Descendants

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William (Obediah "Obed" Van) Pool (12 Jan 1825–29 Dec 1871) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Grey (28 May 1838–17 Jan 1912)
  1. 1. Margaret (Lucinda Van) Pool 1855–1923 m. James (W) Ashley 1850–1913
    1. 1. Katherine (Kittie) Ashley 1878–1944
      1. 1. Nannie (GARRETT) Reed 1906–1991
      2. 2. Lee (Roy) Garrett 1907–1944
      3. 3. Herbert (Houston) Garrett 1900–1966
      4. 4. James (Ray) Garrett 1909–
      5. 5. Florence (Ava) Garrett 1904–1983 m. Eli (Edward 'Fat Daddy') Hall 1897–1980
        1. 1. Paul (Douglas) Hall 1931–2013
        2. 2. Roy (Van) Hall 1929–2001
        3. 3. Edward (Rice) Hall 1926–2005
        4. 4. Joseph (Thomas) Hall 1924–2000
        5. 5. Violet (D.) Hall 1922–1998
        6. 6. Herbert (henry) Hall 1934–2019 m. Betty (Louise) Brumley 1936–2017
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Ashley 1876–1945
      1. 1. Willis (Marion Bud) Tussey 1905–1979
        1. 1. Donnie (Mack) Tussey 1940–2010
        2. 2. Carrol (Edwin) Tussey 1938–2018
      2. 2. Erma (Allene) Tussey 1907–1994
    3. 3. James (David VanPool-) Ashley 1882–1935
      1. 1. Jerry (D.) Ashley 1928–2004
  2. 2. Annie Anderson 1870–
  3. 3. John Anderson 1875–
  4. 4. Matt Anderson 1868–
  5. 5. Solamon Anderson 1874–
  6. 6. Wisdom Anderson 1879–
  7. 7. James (Van) Pool 1866–
  8. 8. Nannie (Van) Pool 1869–
  9. 9. Obed (Obie Van) Pool 1871–
  10. 10. Sarah (Elizabeth Vanpool) Jones 1857–1898
  11. 11. Martha (Jane Vanpool) Wisdom 1854–1930
  12. 12. David (Nicholas) Vanpool 1858–1907

William Pool's Timeline

7 Records

1823
12 January 1823
Birth of William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States of America
Carroll County, Tennessee, United States of America
1825
12 Jan 1825
Birth of William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool in Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Carroll, Tennessee, United States
1853
24 Mar 1853
Age 28
William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool was married in Kaufman, Texas
Kaufman, Texas
1871
Abt 1871
Age 46
William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool resided here in Kaufman, Texas
Kaufman, Texas
1871
29 December 1871
Age 46
Death of William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool in Kaufman Co., TX., Texas, USA
Kaufman Co., TX., Texas, USA
1871
29 Dec 1871
Age 46
Death of William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool in Kaufman Co., TX
Kaufman Co., TX
1871
29 Dec 1871
Age 46
William Obediah "Obed" Van Pool - Probate in Kaufman, Texas, USA
Kaufman, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 January 1823
    Event Place: Carroll County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1825
    Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1853
    Event Place: Kaufman, Texas

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1871
    Event Place: Kaufman, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Minutes; Author: Texas, Probate Court (Kaufman County); Probate Place: Kaufman, Texas

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 1871
    Event Place: Kaufman Co., TX., Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Minutes; Author: Texas, Probate Court (Kaufman County); Probate Place: Kaufman, Texas
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1871
    Event Place: Kaufman Co., TX

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1871
    Event Place: Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Minutes; Author: Texas, Probate Court (Kaufman County); Probate Place: Kaufman, Texas
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