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Thomas Harris Poindexter b. betw 1775-1780 VA d. aft 1840 census IL or MO. Parents; Unknown.
Maxy Wood b. 20 May 1787 Rowan Co. NC d. aft 1840 census IL or MO. m. 21 Jan 1807 Fayette Co. KY. Father; Stephen Wood 1748-1835, school teacher, Revolutionary War veteran. Mother; Preshea Riley 1753-1835.
1. Thomas H. & Maxy (WOOD) Poindexter's children;
....2. Ambrose Bourn b. 1811 KY d. 5 Sept 1862 Lawrence CO. MO brd. Pine Tree Cemetery, White Hall, IL m. 5 May 1835 Mary "Polly" CLARK Greene Co. IL (she b. 1815 VA d. 3 Sep 1890 Ash Grove, MO, sister to Jane CLARK, below.) (Occupation; farmer, Justice of Peace, Public Administrator)
....2. Harrison Stephen b. @ 1815 d. aft. 1868 IL? m. 30 Dec 1835 Jane CLARK Greene Co. IL (she b.@ 1819 VA d. 1892 Santa Anna, CA. Sister to Polly CLARK, above.) (Occ; carpenter, farmer. Poss. served in Black Hawk War 1832 and also in Civil War 1862-63 K Co. 116th IL Inf.)
....2. Doctor Harvey "D.H." "Doc" b. 14 Mar 1818 Clark Co. KY d. 14 Jul 1879 Lane Co. OR (Wagon accident) brd. Milliorn Cemetery, Junction City, OR m. 16 May 1845 Elizabeth MAUPIN Ray Co. MO (she b. 13 Jul 1827 KY d. 15 Apr 1905 Marion Co. OR. Sister to Garrett MAUPIN, below.) (Occ; farmer, Oregon pioneer)
....2. Thomas Simpson b. 16 Jun 1820 Jessamine Co. KY d. 6 Nov 1888 Farmington, WA brd. Mountain View Cemetery, Farmington, WA m.1st 21 Sep 1854 Mary Elvira BAKER Lane Co. OR (she b.@ 1834 KY d. @ 1860?) m.2nd 1 Feb 1860 Mary Eleanor COFFEY Lane Co. OR (she b. @ 1842 IL) (divorced 1874) m.3rd? 7 Jun 1874 Anna BROWNLEE? Lane Co. OR (Not proven same T.S.P.) (Occ; farmer, Oregon pioneer)
....2. Louesa/Louisa Ann b. Jul 1822 Jessamine Co. KY d. 30 May 1882 Virden, IL brd. Virden Cemetery A, Virden, IL m. 19 Oct 1837 John M. BRONAUGH Greene Co. IL (he b. 14 Oct 1814 Spotsylvania Co. VA d. 21 May 1892 Virden, IL) (his Occ; farmer, tan yard, merchant, grain merchant, Virden city Mayor)
....2. Bennett W. b. 15 Jan 1825 Shelby Co. KY d. 13 Aug 1879 Linn Co. OR (Fall from wagon) m.1st? 6 Apr 1852 Sarah E. GOODSON? Carroll Co. MO (An Elizabeth Poindexter from Carroll Co. MO died "on the trail" to Oregon in 1852) m. 5 Apr 1854 Mary Elizabeth KINNEY Lane Co. OR (she b. Jun 1836 Ireland d. 10 Nov 1923 Linn Co. OR.) (Occ; farmer, Oregon pioneer)
....2. Lawrence b. 1 Feb 1827 Shelby Co. KY d. 1 Nov 1888 Goose Lake Valley, Modoc Co. CA m. @ 1854 Eleanor GIBSON OR (she b. @ 1838 MO d. aft. 1911 CA & remarried 12 Jul 1891 John W. SPEEKS Modoc Co. CA.) (Occ; farmer, carpenter, Oregon & California pioneer. Poss. served in Mexican War, 1st Illinois Foot Volunteers, C Co., 1846-47 to Camargo, Mexico)
....2. Martha Ann b. 14 Feb 1828/29 KY or IL d. 17 Mar 1909 Oakland, Douglas Co. OR brd. Kellogg Cemetery, Douglas Co. OR m. 16 May 1845 Garrett MAUPIN Carroll Co. MO (he b. 20 Sep 1821 Clay Co. KY d. 4 Aug 1868 Elkton, OR, wagon accident. Brother to Elizabeth MAUPIN, above. M'd on same day, but in neighboring counties.) (Occ for both; farmer, Oregon pioneer)
....2. James Newton "Newt" b. 5 Dec 1830 Greene Co. IL d. 20 Mar 1903 Prineville, OR brd. I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Prineville, OR m. 1 Mar 1855 Elvira Eliza McCORD Lane Co. OR (she b. Aug 1840 MO d. 11 May 1923 Prineville, OR & remarried 18 Sept 1905 Peter CLARK, Lane Co. OR., who was an old widower and nephew of Ambrose B. Poindexter's wife, Polly Clark.) (Occ; blacksmith, farmer, county sheriff, Oregon pioneer)
* Page 3 ~ a Brief Family History of pioneers into the West
* Page 4 ~ John S. Poindexter, Union Soldier
* Page 5 ~ Colonel John A. Poindexter, a Confederate Officer
* Lineage of Col. John A. Poindexter
* Poindexter Military Roll of Honor
* Poindexter Descendants Association Homepage
* Elaine Powell's WOOD Family History - Includes photos and info from the Woodfamily bible
* 14th Missouri State Militia Page - Where a Civil War cousin served
* Poindexter Genealogy Forum - Post queries here.
* Family Search - LDS Church Archives
* Bureau Of Land Management - General Land Office Records - Free fully searchable Federal Land Patent Records site.
* Ellis Island Family History Center - Free fully searchable archives, much info.
* Western States Marriage Record Index - Fully searchable free database, from the BYU-Idaho Family History Center.
* California Death Index - Free searchable database, years 1940 through 1997.
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