William POOLE, late 1700s, Maryland to Illinois, 3rd great-grandfather LEWIS-RICE lines

Continuing in fits and starts in the year-long challenge by genealogist Amy Johnson Crow to write about #52ancestors in 52 weeks, here is my post on my children's father's lines, an end-line person, William POOLE. William is the 3rd great-grandfather of my ex-husband and his brother, 4th great-grandfather to our children, 5th, to our grand-children.
Image on the right is All Saints Church, Calvert, MD, with cemetery. I would love to go wandering through this cemetery! Remember to click on the various links [bolded, underlined words] below for additional information.

He was born in Calvert county, Maryland, in about 1765.  He "moved to Louisville Kentucky, building as is authentically stated, the first cabin on that site, in company with Samuel Shew. Mr. Pool removed to Bowling Green, where he and Mr. Cleardy were the original patentees.  He had a family of ten children, seven born in Maryland, the rest in Kentucky. He soon after came to Gallatin County, IL, where he died."  (This detail from the 1883 History of White County [Illinois]).

His marriage to Nancy BOWLS/Bowles on 29 Apr 1798 was in Bardstown, Nelson, KY. Click on link to see more about Bardstown.

For some unknown reason - perhaps Nancy was underage and therefore this 1798  marriage was not considered valid - in the same Nelson County Kentucky, a marriage bond was found dated 28 April 1800 [very clearly written] for the sum of £50:  

"...the condition of the obligation is such that if there should be no legal cause to obstruct a marriage shortly intended to be solemnized between the above bound William Poole and Nancy Bowls daughter of James Bowls -- for which a License has issued then the above obligation to be void else to remain..."  Signatures: Wm Poole [signature], and Ignatius Bowls [his mark]. 

Confusing to me. And there is no clarity of the relationship of Ignatius to Nancy [brother, grandfather, uncle?] Any ideas, readers? 

In the 1800 Census, there is a listing for Wm Poole in All Saints Parish, [Sunderland] Calvert, MD.  By the 1810 Census, he and his family are seen living in Louisville, Jefferson, KY.  And by 1820, the family is in Prairie, White, IL. Oh to have all-name census records! 

William and Nancy are stated to have had 10 children as noted earlier, although I have only found 7 so far, seen on a FindAGrave memorial for Swan Cemetery, Gallatin, IL:

   1.  John A., b. 1802; m. Sarah Ann Eubanks

   2.  Joseph, b. 1805

   3.  Thomas B., b. 15 Jan 1806; m. Hannah Collard

   4.  Mary, b. possibly 1808

   5.  Permelia, b. 1812

   6.  Priscilla [ancestor], b. 30 Nov 1815, Green co. KY, d. 6 Sep 1857 Norris, White, IL; m. on 16 Aug 1830 in White Co., IL to Thomas Milligan VINEYARD; 10 children

   7.  James, b. 1820

William POOLE died in 1825 in Gallatin County, IL, and a Memorial may be seen on FindAGrave, Swan Cemetery, Gallatin IL.  Memorial ID# 64871354.

I have not found further information on his wife, Nancy BOWLES Poole, who apparently died 1847 in Gallatin County IL. Likely she lived with one of her children, although I have not been successful in finding proof.  

William's parents still  need to be researched - there is one instance suggesting his father's  name was John, but this is not yet proven. 

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Phillip Wesley VINEYARD 1834-1874 White County, Illinois

Phillip Wesley VINEYARD was the eldest son, second child, of Thomas Milligan VINEYARD and Priscilla POOLE.

Phillip is the great-grandfather of brothers Jack and Bill LEWIS (LEWIS-RICE lines). 2nd great-grandfather to the next generation (i.e., Jack & Bill's children). Phillip was born approximately 1834 and registered in Norris, the nearest town to his parents' Indian Creek land; birth year estimated from censuses.

Thomas M. VINEYARD's father, John, purchased 160 acres in Section 28 of Indian Creek, White County, Illinois. The growth of Illinois was very rapid between the time it achieved statehood in 1818, when the population was under 55,000, to 1840 when it had swelled to 476,000 people.  Where the red dot is on the green map, is Norris; Indian Creek region is just outside Norris on left side.  This southern region of Illinois had excellent land for farming.

As mentioned, the VINEYARD family were farmers, and Phillip continued as a farmer, as shown on the 1850 Census, District 13 in White County, Illinois. Here I found 3 generations living together: Phillip's parents, his grandparents John and Leanah, and all Phillip's siblings but the eldest daughter Rebecca. She had married the previous fall to John F. Hill.

Five years after the 1850 Census, on December 13, 1855, Phillip married Margaret C. WALTERS, daughter of Anderson WALTERS and Elizabeth JOYNER.  Margaret's parents had come from Virginia and Tennessee to Illinois shortly before 1840.  The two families farmed relatively near each other, in District 13, White County, Illinois.

Phillip & Margaret's children, all born in White county, IL [not all researched]:
   1.  Florence, b. Nov 1856; m. 1 Jul 1882 to Samuel M. Orr; 4 children
   2.  Priscilla, b. 1858
   3.  William Anderson, b. 20 Nov 1860, d. 31 May 1940 Los Angeles CA;
             m. 13 Dec 1883, McLeansboro, Hamilton, IL to Arabel Hill; 6 children
   4.  Martha Jane, [LEWIS line] b. 2 Aug 1864, d. 19 Mar 1954, Los
              Angeles CA; m. in 1887 Henry Luther RICE; 8 children 
              [Reba RICE was 5th child of Henry & Martha]
   5.  Lucy, b. 1866  NB: may be nickname for #7 child, Leanah
   6.  Leanah, b. 1867 [named for namesake, Phillip's grandmother, Leanah
            SNEED Vineyard]
   7.  Thomas Milligan, b. Jun 1869 [named for namesake, Phillip's grandfather,
            John VINEYARD]; m. 22 Nov 1891 Rhoda B. Pettigrew, 2 children
   8.  Rebecca E., b. 1871

On the 1860 Census, Phillip  married 5 years to Margaret, resided and farmed next to his father, Thomas. Thomas lived with his 2nd wife Samantha, and their family, plus Thomas' mother, Leannah [SNEED] Vineyard, aged 93.  Phillip's mother Priscilla, had died in 1857, several months after her 10th child was born. Second wife, Samantha Garrett, had 4 children with Thomas; those would be Phillip's half-siblings, and he would have known them fairly well. After Samantha died in 1867, Thomas married the following year for a third time, aged 68 yrs, to Martha Thompson, aged 42. They had no children, but Martha would have been stepmother to Thomas' youngest children from his previous wife, plus Phillip's youngest full sibling, Jesse, 11 years old.

Although Phillip would have been old enough to fight in the Civil War, 1861-65, there is no record of him actively fighting. However, we have the record that he did register in the 13th Congressional District of Illinois, on August 31, 1863:

"Indian Creek | [No.] 18. Vineyard, Philip W | 34 | " [white] | Farmer | Married | "[b. Ill.]

Phillip died February 6, 1874 in White County, likely in Norris, aged only 40 years. Possibly there might be information in the local newspapers of the times, in 1874, with a notice of his death, or of an epidemic in the region, or an accident. I'm curious because 40 is very young to die.  At his death, he left 8 children, the youngest only 1 year old, Rebecca.  This name, Rebecca, is one of many repetitions of names in the Vineyard families.

His widow, Margaret, married for a second time in 1878 to Francis Marion Berry, and they subsequently had two boys: Louis and Garfield Berry.  Margaret died in 1918 in Mcleansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, where she is buried with her second husband, Francis Berry, and their second son, Garfield.

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If you know anything more about any of the above VINEYARD individuals or other surnames mentioned, I would be so pleased for more details. And if you wish more information on them, I'm also happy to share. Contact me at my address at the bottom of the page calewis at telus dot net or, in the Comments section.

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52 ANCESTORS, 52 THEMES, No.42: Priscilla POOL(E), 1815-1857

This year's challenge by Amy Crow is another weekly blog based on Themes. Last week's theme was "Colourful" - but I decided to do an early Canadian settler, Arthur Gifford CAMPION.  This week, the theme is "Proud", and again, I'm not certain there is a particular person that comes to mind.  Many of our ancestors struggled to succeed, and I admire them very much.  I will write about another early settler, Priscilla POOLE, in my ex-husband's family line, his 2nd great-grandmother.

Priscilla POOLE was born 30 Nov 1815 in Green county, Kentucky, daughter of William POOLE and Nancy BOWLS.  Apparently her parents married 29 Apr 1798 in Bardstown, Nelson county, Kentucky, as per marriage register.  Click on the video link for Bardstown under "History Tourism".

Clearly the family moved at some point, ending up in southern Illinois, in White county. Priscilla married Thomas Milligan VINEYARD on 16 Aug 1830 in White County.  My math is pretty good, and I calculate Priscilla was 14 years and 9 mos. old... and Thomas, who was born 12 Apr 1811 in Tennessee, was 19 years old, plus a few months.  Wow - so young!  Thomas by the way, was the youngest of 7 children, all born in Tennessee, although the records indicate his parents were born in Virginia. His family moved and settled in Illinois.  West: these families moved almost directly west.

Priscilla POOLE & Thomas M. VINEYARD had the following 10 children, b. in White county, Illinois, not all researched re spouses/families:
    1.  Rebecca Leannah, b. 1832, d. 1903; m. John Hill approx 1849; 10 children
    2.  Phillip Wesley [direct ancestor], b. abt 1834, d. 6 Feb 1874; m. 13 Dec 1855 to Margaret C. WALTERS; 10 children; in 1878, Margaret m. 2nd time to Francis Marion Berry, and had 3 more children.
    3.  Margaret Priscilla, b. 20 Jan 1836, d. 29 Jan 1910; m. abt 1856 to Lewis Jackson Oliver; 8 children
    4.  "Alex" William Alexander, b. 18 Jan 1838, d. 1912; m. 14 Nov 1861 to Patsy C. Garrison; 3 boys
    5.  Mary Jane, b. 10 Feb 1841, d. 5 Aug 1913
    6.  Sarah Ann, b. 19 Nov 1842, d. 14 Sep 1927 (Houston TX)
    7.  Martha Ellen, b. 10 Mar 1845, d. 3 Oct 1931 (Muskogee OK)
    8.  Amanda, b. abt 1847, d. bef 1860
    9.  John F., b. 3 Dec 1849, d. 5 Sep 1894
  10.  Jesse E., b. 23 Mar 1857, d. 26 Aug 1901 (Mayberry IL); m. abt 1879 to Florence Stafford; 6 children

Notice the large gap between #9 and #10 boys where at least one, perhaps two, children might have been born. I have a list of places to look, people to look for, on my research sheet on the Vineyard-Poole families.

Priscilla died 5 months after Jesse's birth, on 10 Sep 1857, aged 41 years.  She is buried by her husband, in Union Cemetery, Norris City, White County, Illinois.

Four months after Priscilla's death, on 30 Jan 1858, newly-widowed Thomas married Samantha J. Garrett, and had 4 more children with her. Samantha died 21 Oct 1867, 7 months after her 4th child. And three months after Samantha died, twice-widowed Thomas married for a third time, to widow, Martha J. Thompson, on 19 Jan 1868 in Gallatin County IL. Four years later, Thomas suddenly died 16 Jun 1872, aged 61 years, apparently while visiting his physician.

Priscilla. Married at 14. Had 10 children with her young farmer husband. Died aged 41.

If you know anything about Priscilla POOLE and her family, particularly her Poole family members, I would be so pleased for more details. Contact me at my address at the bottom of the page, or in the Comments section.

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52 ANCESTORS in 52 WEEKS, #21: Thomas Milligan VINEYARD

Following the challenge of writing 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, issued by Amy Johnson Crow, here is my 21st installment, Thomas Milligan VINEYARD, my ex-husband's 2nd great-grandfather on his mother's side (RICE).  Note the surname Vineyard may also be found as VINYARD.  

There is apparently a line of Vineyards in the USA originating from Germany (Weinert).  However another line of Vineyard immigrants were Anglo-Scots, and apparently arrived in possibly Virginia in the 1700s, with one branch moving through to Tennessee and then to Illinois - this particular branch. 

Thomas appears to have been the youngest of 7 known children of John VINEYARD and Leanah SNEED, all born in Tennessee.  I do not yet have the place they were born, nor the previous ancestors details... research is never done!! And with a middle name of Milligan, I suspect a maiden name in his ancestors to research.

Born 12 Apr 1811, Thomas and his parents and family moved to Illinois after he was born.  On 16 August 1830, at the age of 19, Thomas married Priscilla POOLE, only 14 years of age at the time of their marriage. Only 2 years later, Thomas volunteered and fought with the D.Powell Company Regiment 3, Brigade 2, Illinois Mounted Volunteers from White county, during the Black Hawk War. 

Thomas and his new family are listed on the 1840 Census for White County, Illinois, as well as 1850, and 1860 Censuses, before his death in 1872.  I have not found him in the 1870 Census as yet.  Click on the county name for more information on White County history.

Priscilla died in 6 Sep 1857, six months after the birth of their 10th child.  Thomas and Priscilla's children are as follows, all  apparently born in Norris City near Indian Creek area; note not all children's spouses listed:

1. Rebecca Leannah, b. 1832, d. 1903
2. *Phillip Wesley [ancestor], b. 1834, m. 13 Dec 1855 to Margaret C.WALTERS; d. 6 Feb 1874 IL
3. Margaret Priscilla, b. 20 Jan 1836, m. abt 1856 to Lewis Jackson Oliver; d. 29 Jan 1910 IL
4. William Alexander "Alex", b. 18 Jan 1838, m. 14 Nov 1861 to Patsy C. Garrison; d. 1912
5. Mary Jane, b. 10 Feb 1841, d. 5 Aug 1913, Gossett, IL
6. Sarah Ann, b. 19 Nov 1842, d. 14 Sep 1927, Houston, TX
7. Martha Ellen, b. 10 Mar 1845, d. 3 Oct 1931, Muskogee, OK
8. Amanda, b. 1847, d. bef 1860 IL
9. John F., b. 3 Dec 1849, d. 5 Sep 1894
10. Jesse E., b. 23 Mar 1857, m. abt 1879 to Florence Stafford; d. 26 Aug 1901 Mayberry IL

Within a few months of Priscilla's death, on 30 Jan 1858, Thomas took a 2nd wife, Samantha J. Garrett.  

On the 1860 Census, Thomas is shown with his wife Samantha, previous children still at home: Martha, John, and Jesse, plus he and Samantha's 1st child, Daniel.  As well, Thomas' widowed mother, Leanah, aged 93, was living with them.  

Thomas and his family continued to live in White County IL, on his farm, and had 4 more children:

1. Daniel E., b. 13 Dec 1859, m. 24 Oct 1882 to Dicia A. McKenzie
2. Nancy Sharon, b. 21 Nov 1861
3. Susan E, b. 4 Oct 1863, m. 5 Apr 1891 to Charles Armstrong; d. 19 Jul 1894
4. Lovina, b. 1 Apr 1865, d. 10 Aug 1867

Samantha, Thomas' 2nd wife, died 21 Oct 1867, scarcely 2 months after her 4th child.  

He married for the third time on 19 Jan 1868, to a widow, Martha J. Thompson; no further children are listed.  Thomas died only 4 years later, on 16 Jun 1872, while visiting a Dr. Berry in his office in Hoodville, Hamilton county, IL.  I clearly need to research what relationship the two had, as to why he was visiting Dr. Berry. 

I know very little about Thomas - aside from his military history, occupation as farmer, and his many children.  He seems to have been a relatively successful farmer in the area, and there may be more histories of White County IL which may have additional details. 

If you have any questions or further information you could share, please contact me via calewis at telus dot com, or in the Comments below.