Descendants of William Poole

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1.         William Poole b. cir 1789, GA,^[1] occupation: wheelwright, m. Lucinda ____, b. cir 1805, SC,^[2] d. aft 1850, Orange Co., FL?.^[3]  William died aft 1850, Orange Co., FL?.^[4]

 

            The federal census for 1850 for Orange Co., FL as reported in e-mail from Glenda ____ <GWtsw@aol.com> to Virginia Burger <BurgerX3@aol.com> on 28 Sep 99: "William Poole, wheelwright, born GA, age 61 | Lucinda born SC, age 45 | Sarah born SC, age 13 | Lucinda born SC, age 15 | Thomas born SC, age 10 | Elizabeth born SC, age 9 | John born GA, age 6".

                                 Children:

                2.          i          Lucinda Poole b. cir 1835, SC.^[5]

 

                                       According to Glenda ____ <GWtsw@aol.com> in e-mail to Virginia Burger <BurgerX3@aol.com> on 28 Sep 99, she has found no further information on Lucinda.

                3.          ii       Sarah Poole b. cir 1837, SC,^[6] m. 09 Oct 1856, in FL (prob.),^[7] S. G. Brewer.

                4.          iii          Thomas Poole b. cir 1840, SC,^[8] d. cir 1861-65.^[9]

 

                                       According to Glenda ____ <GWtsw@aol.com> in e-mail to Virginia Burger <BurgerX3@aol.com> on 28 Sep 99, Thomas died during the Civil War.

           +   5.          iv          Elizabeth Marianne Poole b. cir 1841.

                6.          v          John Poole b. cir 1844, GA,^[10] m. 05 Jan 1864, in FL (prob.),^[11] Sarah Ann Franklin.

 

Second Generation

 

5.         Elizabeth Marianne Poole b. cir 1841, SC or GA,^[12] m. 30 Sep 1858, in Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL,^[13] William Harding, Immigrant, b. cir 1821/24/28, England, (son of ____ Harding) occupation: mail boat captain, d. aft 1885, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL (prob.).  Elizabeth died 1866-70, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL (prob.).^[14]

 

            The federal census of 1850 for Orange Co., FL, as reported in e-mail from Glenda ____ <GWtsw@aol.com> to Virginia Burger <BurgerX3@aol.com> on 28 Sep 99, indicates Elizabeth was aged 9 in the 1850 and was born in SC.  Later Hillsborough Co., FL census records indicate she was born in GA.

 

            Very little is known of the early Harding's in Florida.  William Harding, the believed immigrant, was a mail boat captain born in England according to census records.  He arrived first in Key West, Monroe Co., FL, but by 1860, he had apparently moved to Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL where the family remained.  The Hillsborough Co., FL censuses for 1860, 1870, and 1880 give different birth dates for William and there are different wives mentioned at different times, namely an Elizabeth and then a Mary.  Numerous cemetery records in the county have been checked, but it is not yet known when William and his wives died or where they are buried.

 

            According to Glenda ____ <GWtsw@aol.com> in e-mail to Virginia Burger <Burgerx3@aol.com> on 28 Sep 99, William Harding was born in England in 1828 (census records) and was employed as a mail boat captain.  If his son William was born in Key West, rather than Tampa as her notes suggest, then perhaps he was born while his father was on a trip to Key West delivering mail.

 

                                 Children:

                7.          i          Mary A. Harding b. 1859, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL,^[15] m. 30 Aug 1880, in FL (prob.),^[16] Otis S. Wood.

                8.          ii       William Harding b. 19 Jun 1861, Key West, Monroe Co., FL,^[17] occupation: dairy farmer, m. (1) 01 Sep 1886, in Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL,^[18] Mertie Devon Wilder, b. 28 Dec 1868, Bradenton, Manatee Co., FL,^[19] (daughter of Edward Hosea Wilder, Pvt., CSA and Caroline "Carrie" L. Lancaster) d. 04 Jul 1903, Limona, Hillsborough Co., FL,^[20] buried Limona, Hillsborough Co, FL; Limona Cem.,^[21] m. (2) aft 1903, Lena Morgan Johnson, b. 11 Aug 1871, d. 11 Aug 1937, buried Limona, Hillsborough Co, FL; Limona Cem.  William died 09 Jun 1910, Brandon, Hillsborough Co., FL,^[22] buried Limona, Hillsborough Co, FL; Limona Cem. ^[23]

 

                                       E-mail from Glenda ____ <GWtsw@aol.com> to Virginia Burger <BurgerX3@aol.com> on 28 Sep 99 states William was born 13 Jun 1861.

 

                                       William ran a small dairy farm and was a native of Brandon, FL.

 

                                       A scanned image of the marriage certificate for William Harding and Mertie D. Wilder is available at the University of Southern Florida Special Collections website <http://www.lib.usf.edu/images/spccoll/m/ml/1886/00606.jpg> visited 26 Sep 98.  GRV has a certified copy as well.

 

                                       The State of Florida won't release a birth certificate due to state statute, assuming one exists.  The State of Florida did not find a death certificate.

 

                                       GRV has a gravestone photo of William from the Limona Cemetery in Limona, FL.  Notes from the USGENWEB site <http://c23.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/fl/ hillsborough/cemetery/limona.txt> provide background on this town.

 

                                       This cemetery is of particular historical value since it is one of the few remnants left of a town in Hillsborough County, Florida that no longer exists.  Many of the town's founders are buried here.  Most moved to the area from northern states.  And many were of German descent.  Limona officially became a town in 1876.  Prior to being annexed in the 1970s by Brandon, a larger, neighboring town, Limona had its own post office.  Limona was named for the citrus trees that proliferated in the area.  The cemetery is in Brandon, about 15 miles east of Tampa.  It's precise location is at the corner of Bates Road and Lakewood Drive, about 2 miles north of State Highway 60.  It is owned and operated by the United Methodist Church (Village Chapel).  This information compiled by Donna Murray Allen <cherokee@cftnet.com> in October 1998.

                9.          iii          Thomas Harding b. 1865, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL,^[24] m. 09 Oct 1886, in FL (prob.),^[25] Vashti Fisher.

 

                                       The following marriages are recorded at the University of Southern Florida website <http://www.lib.usf.edu/spccoll/guide/m/ml/groom_6.html> visited on 26 Sep 99 which includes a scanned image of the certificate.  A Thomas Harding married a Vashti Fisher on 9 Oct 1886 in Tampa by John A. McDonald, J. P.  This was the same justice of the peace who married Harding and Mertie Wilder.  Also, a Thomas Harding married a Texas Missouri Branch (her real name) on 17 Apr 1892 in Tampa by Charles Donovan, N. P.  The connection of these Thomas' to the one who was the son of William Harding is not yet known.

 

                10.          iv          Alice Harding b. 1866, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL,^[26] m. 16 May 1882, in Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL,^[27] Bricy A. Rhodes.

 

                                       The following marriage is recorded at the University of Southern Florida website <http://www.lib.usf.edu/spccoll/guide/m/ml/bride_6.html> visited on 26 Sep 99 and includes a scanned image of the certificate.  Alice Harding married Bricy A. Rhodes on 16 May 1882 in Tampa by F. Branch, Elder of the M. E. Church, South.