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     Katherine Pond was born on 3 Apr 1904.¹ She was the daughter of Prof. Francis Jones Pond and Nell Olds.¹ Katherine Pond died on 24 Jun 1905 at age 1.¹

     Mary Pond was born on 24 Nov 1771 at Westfield, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of John Pond and Eunice Old.¹

     Nathan Jones Pond was born on 2 Nov 1909.¹ He was the son of Prof. Francis Jones Pond and Nell Olds.¹

     Alanson Poole was born on 26 Oct 1816.¹ He married Hannah Olds, daughter of Nathan Olds and Hannah Wright, on 26 Oct 1837.¹ Alanson Poole died on 22 Aug 1902 at age 85.² He was buried at East or "Ould" Cemetery, Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts.³
     Alanson Poole and Hannah Poole appeared on the census of 12 Aug 1850, as follows:
     8/9 Alanson Poole, 33, farmer, b. Mass.
      Hannah " , 34, b. Mass.
      Caroline M. , 10, b. Mass.
      Uberline M., 4, male, b. Mass.⁴
Alanson Poole and Hannah Poole appeared on the census of 14 Jun 1880 at Ludlow, Hampden, Massachusetts, as follows:
     156/213 Poole, Alanson, 63, farmer, b. Mass., parents b. Conn.     
, Hannah, 64, wife, keeping house, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.⁵

     Mrs. Mary Ann Poole married Elijah C. Olds, son of Reuben Olds and Polly Hayden, on 19 Jan 1846 at Belchertown, Massachusetts.^2,3,4

     Sarah H. Poole married John Holman Webber, son of Drury D. Webber and Mary "Polly" Smith.¹ Sarah H. Poole was born on 4 Oct 1858.² She died on 4 Nov 1895 at age 37.² She was buried at Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.³

     Anna Eliza Poore was born on 5 Feb 1856 at Mitchell County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of James M. Poore and Mary Deyton. Anna Eliza Poore married James C(aldwell?) Phillips, son of William Lafayette Phillips and Susanna Lucinda Wiseman, on 4 Oct 1875 at Mitchell County, North Carolina; The marriage is recorded in Mitchell County, North Carolina, but I have only my notes and no copy. Anna Eliza Poore died on 20 May 1926 at Mitchell County, North Carolina, at age 70.¹ She was buried at Lily Branch Cemetery, Mitchell County, North Carolina.
     Anna Eliza Poore and James C(aldwell?) Phillips appeared on the census of 11 Jun 1880, as follows:
The family is listed as:
Phillips, James, age 31, married, farmer, b. NC, parents b. NC
, Louise (sic), age 24, wife, b. NC, parents b. NC
, John, age 3, son, b. NC, parents b. NC
, Saml L., age 2, son, b. NC, parents b. NC.²

     Hannah Poore was born on 10 May 1813. She was the daughter of Salvador Poore and Emelia Clarke.

     Henrietta Poore was born on 11 Jul 1869 at North Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of James M. Poore and Mary Deyton. Henrietta Poore died on 4 May 1922 at age 52.²

     James M. Poore married Mary Deyton, daughter of William Deaton and Jane Cox. James M. Poore was born on 7 Nov 1828 at North Carolina. He was the son of Salvador Poore and Emelia Clarke. James M. Poore died on 21 Jan 1906 at Mitchell County, North Carolina, at age 77. He was buried at Lily Branch Cemetery, Wing, Mitchell County, North Carolina.¹
     James M. Poore appeared on the census of 1880 at Mitchell County, North Carolina, as follows:
     Poor, James, age 54, b. NC, parents b. NC
      Mary, age 49, wife
      Willie, 19, son
      Sarah E., 14, dau
      Hannah R., 11, dau
      Nannie, 8, dau.²
James M. Poore appeared on the census of 1 Jun 1900 at Snow Creek Township, Mitchell County, North Carolina, as follows: He is listed, as father-in-law, in the family of James and Liza Phillips. He was age 77, b. in November, 1822, and had been married for 6 years.
He was also listed in Grassy Creek Township, age 77, b. in November, 1822, with wife Emily, age 34, b. 1866. They had been married 6 years and she had had two children, both living. Living with them were his stepsons, Elisa, age 13, b. 1886, and Theo, age 12, b. 1888. [No new surname is listed for the step sons.] James was born in North Carolina, as was his father. His mother was born in South Carolina.³

     Salvador Poore was born in 1788 at North Carolina. He married Emelia Clarke on 10 Dec 1810 at Lancaster District, South Carolina. Salvador Poore died on 14 Mar 1873 at Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina.

     Elizabeth H. Porter was born in Aug 1846 at Ohio.² She married Lester Olds, son of Benjamin Olds and Abigail Washburn, on 27 Dec 1870.^1,3

     Elvera Poscharsky married Robert Stanley Webb.¹ Elvera Poscharsky was born on 9 Feb 1914.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Poscharsky and Lydia Pearl Olds.¹ Elvera Poscharsky appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died Oct 1974 with the last place of residence listed as "(none specified)". Elvera's SSN was issued in Illinois. Also, her birth date is given as 9 Feb 1914.² She died in Oct 1974 at age 60.^3,2

     Frank Poscharsky married Lydia Pearl Olds, daughter of Frank Olds and Susan Matilda Sapp, on 25 Dec 1912.¹ Frank Poscharsky died on 29 Aug 1963.²

     Vivian Luella Poscharsky was born on 22 Aug 1916 at Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois.^1,3 She was the daughter of Frank Poscharsky and Lydia Pearl Olds.¹ Vivian Luella Poscharsky died on 28 Jul 2008 at Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, at age 91.⁴
     Her obituary states: "Vivian Luella Berggren, 91, of Wyanet died at 2:45 a.m. July 28, 2008, in Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Wyanet, with Pastor Donald Winters officiating. Burial will be at Forest Hill Cemetery, Wyanet. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday in Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Wyanet. She was born Aug. 22, 1916, in Wyanet to Frank (Pearl Olds) Poscharscky. She married Oscar Carlson on March 28, 1937, Dixon.... " [Complete article available for a fee.]⁴

     Hannah Posey married John Newman.

     Martha L. Post married Ferris Earl Olds, son of Ferris Allen Olds and Maude F. Bailey.³ Martha L. Post was born on 17 Nov 1906.⁴ She died on 1 Dec 1991 at age 85³ and was buried at Chapman Cemetery, Antrim County, Michigan.³

     Mabel E. Poston was born c 1891 at Missouri.² She married Grover E. Olds, son of Edwin Ruthven Olds and Nancy A. Fulmer, on 4 Sep 1915 at Jackson County, Missouri.¹ Mabel E. Poston married (2) Clyde Walter Maupin on 29 May 1933 at Central Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.³ Mabel E. Poston died in 1979.⁴ She was buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.⁵
     Mabel E. Olds and Grover E. Olds appeared on the census of 10 Jan 1920 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, as follows:
     479 Olds, Grover E., head, 29, b. Wisc., father b. NY, mother b. Wisc., salesman, automobile Co.
      , Mabel E., wife, 29, b. MO, parents b. MO.²
Mabel E. Poston appeared on the census of 4 Apr 1930 at 1199 E. 65th Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
     95/97 Olds, Mabel, head, $5000 home, radio, 37, divorced, 26 at 1st marr., b. Missouri, parents b. Missouri, office clerk in hardware
      , Nancy L., daughter, 9, b. Ind., father b. Ill., mother b. Missouri
      , Rosale, daughter, 8, b. Ind., father b. Ill., mother b. Missouri
      , Nancy, mother-in-law, 68, widowed, 1st marr. at 23, b. New York, parents b. New York
      Poston, Charles W., father, 64, 1st marr. at 22, b. Missouri, father b. Virginia, mother b. Missouri, printer, commercial printing
      , Rose, mother, 55, 1st marr. at 18, b. Missouri, parents b. Kentucky, census informant
      Dinklage, Lyle, sister, 31, widowed, 1st marr. at 22, b. Missouri, parents b. Missouri.⁶
     "Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Poston announce the marriage of their daughter, Mrs. Mable Olds, to Mr. Clyde Walter Maupin. Dr. J. Layton Mauze read the service Saturday ,May 29, in the parlors of the Central Presbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs. Maupin are at home at 5028 Wyoming street."³
     Mabel and her two daughters are mentioned in her father's 1935 obituary:

     Anna Phillips Poteat was buried at Lakeview Memorial Cemetery, Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida. She was born on 3 Feb 1915. She was the daughter of Frank Bela Poteat and Cora Viola Phillips. Anna Phillips Poteat married Aden D. Childress on 10 May 1940 at Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee. Anna Phillips Poteat died on 28 Apr 1987 at Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida, at age 72.
     She was known as Ann.

     Charles Albert Poteat was buried at Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina. He was born on 7 May 1917 at Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina. He was the son of Edgar Charles Poteat and Hessie Lee Willis. Charles Albert Poteat died on 6 Jun 1961 at Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, at age 44.

     Christine Louise Poteat was buried at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan. She was born on 8 Sep 1919 at Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Edgar Charles Poteat and Hessie Lee Willis. Christine Louise Poteat married Frank Rodriquez on 3 Jul 1936 at Del Rio, Texas. Christine Louise Poteat died on 21 Mar 1988 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, at age 68.

     Edgar Charles Poteat was born on 15 Oct 1890. He was the son of John Spencer Poteat and Rosa Anna Greene. Edgar Charles Poteat married Hessie Lee Willis, daughter of Milton Alexander Willis and Nancy Jane Hensley, on 22 Sep 1915 at Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina.¹ Edgar Charles Poteat died on 14 Jun 1976 at Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, at age 85.
     He registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 5 Jun 1917 at Grassy Creek Precinct, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina. He described himself as living at Penland, North Carolina, age 26, born 15 Oct 1890, at Bakersville, North Carolina, and his occupation was at the Carolina Mineral Company in Penland. He was medium in height, medium in build, with brown eyes and had brown hair. His dependents were a wife and child.²

     Edgar Milton Poteat was buried at Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina. He was born on 4 Feb 1933. He was the son of Edgar Charles Poteat and Hessie Lee Willis. Edgar Milton Poteat died on 24 Jul 1982 at age 49.

     Edith M. Poteat married Luther Blanton Easler, son of James Miles Easler and Aurelia Essendine Lancaster.¹ Edith M. Poteat died in 1912.¹

     Florence Poteat was born on 3 Feb 1903 at Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of John Spencer Poteat and Rosa Anna Greene. Florence Poteat married (1) Robert Blalock Phillips, son of Woodville Squibb Phillips and Sophia Blalock, on 11 Oct 1927. Florence Poteat died on 27 Apr 1979 at age 76. She was buried at Snow Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Snow Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina.

     Frank Bela Poteat was born on 2 Jul 1888 at Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina.^1,2 He was the son of John Spencer Poteat and Rosa Anna Greene. Frank Bela Poteat married Cora Viola Phillips, daughter of John Heap Phillips and Retta Lee Conley, on 25 Dec 1911 at Mitchell County, North Carolina.³ Frank Bela Poteat married Jessie Pearl Hilbert on 2 Jul 1919.^4,5 Frank Bela Poteat died on 14 Jun 1976 at Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, at age 87.⁶ He was buried at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee.
     He was known as Bela or F. B. He registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 5 Jun 1917 at Precinct 15, Washington County, Tennessee. He described himself as living at Jonesboro, Tenessee, age 28, born 2 July 1888 at Bakersville, North Carolina, and his occupation was as hardware clerk in the Shipley Hardware Store of Jonesboro and he also operated two farms. He was medium in height, medium in build, and had light brown hair. His dependents were his wife and three children and his mother-in-law and on this basis he applied for exemption from the draft.⁷
Frank Bela Poteat appeared on the census of 2 May 1940 at Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee, as follows:
     Poteat, Bela F., owned home worth $13,000, age 51, 3 yrs college, b. NC, County Magistrate, 1939 salary $12,000
      , Jess, wife, 40, 1 yr H. S., b. Tenn.
      , Ann, dau., 25, single, 2 yrs college, b. Tenn., public school teacher, 1939 salary $508
      , Frank, son, 19, 3 yrs H. S., b. Tenn.
      , Becky, dau., 5, b. Tenn.
      , John S., father, 90, married, 5 yrs school, b. NC
      The family had lived in the same house in 1935. Jess reported the family information. John S. Poteat is also listed under the supplementary questions where the birth place of his father was given as Tennessee, then marked out and replaced with North Carolina but the birth place of his mother was given as Tennessee. His usual occupation was farmer on his own farm.⁸
     His obituary states:
     "Frank B. Poteat, Sr.
"Jonesboro -- Frank B. Poteat, Sr., 87, of Jonesboro, Rt. 8, died at 11:30 p. m. Monday at Johnson City Memorial Hospital after a month's illness.
"He moved here in 1914. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro and served as deacon for a number of years. He was a retired farmer and businessman, having been a bookkeeper for the Shipley Hardware Co. and a cashier for the old First National Bank. He was purchasing agent for Washington County for a number of years, and a member of the County Court for 20 years. He was an administrator in the WPA, First District, and was owner and operator of the Springdale Dairy and H. and C. Appliance Store. He was a member of Rhea Lodge No. 47 F&AM.
"Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jessie Gilbert [sic -- Hilbert] Poteat, of the home; two daughters Mrs. Aden D. Childress, Avon Park, Fla., and Mrs. Becky Sims, Jonesboro; three sons, John Potat, Kingsport, Jim Poteat and F. B. Poteat, Jr., both of Jonesboro; 9 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Also surviving are [sic] a sister, Mrs. R. B. Phillips, Bakersville, N. C."⁹

     Frank Bela Poteat Jr. was buried at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee.¹ He was born on 10 Apr 1921 at Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee. He was the son of Frank Bela Poteat and Jessie Pearl Hilbert. Frank Bela Poteat Jr. married Ruby Virginia Saxon on 8 Jun 1945 at Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee. Frank Bela Poteat Jr. died on 25 Mar 2006 at age 84.¹
     His obituary states:
     Frank B. (June) Poteat Jr.
Mar 27, 2006
"JONESBOROUGH - Frank B. "June" Poteat, Jr., 84, died Saturday at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.
"He was a native of Jonesborough, born April 20, 1921.
"Mr. Poteat was a member of First Baptist Church for 72 years.
"A lifelong farmer in Washington County, he had managed the Big Burley Tobacco Warehouse, was a field office manager for the Johnson City office of East Tennessee Production Credit Association (now Farm Credit Services), and served as vice president and manager of First Peoples Bank and United American Bank in Jonesborough.
Mr. Poteat served on numerous boards including the Appalachian District Fair, the Soil Conservation District, Bank of Tennessee, Johnson City Memorial Hospital, Washington County Co-op, Dairymen Inc., Appalachian Holstein Association, the East Tennessee Artificial Breeders Association, and Maple Lawn Cemetery.
"He was a member of Rhea Lodge No. 47, F&AM, and was a president of the Jonesborough Riding Club.
"He is survived by his wife of 60 years: Ruby Saxon Poteat; a son and daughter-in-law: Jerry and Linda Poteat of Bristol; six grandchildren and their spouses: Jason and Lea Ann Poteat of Johnson City, Traci and Michael Gordon of Knoxville, Cheyenne Poteat, Maria Poteat, Rosa Poteat, and Angelica Poteat, all of Bristol; two great-granddaughters: Madison Gordon and Mackenzie Gordon, both of Knoxville; two brothers and a sister-in-law: Jim and Margaret Poteat of Johnson City and John Poteat of Kingsport; and a sister and brother-in-law: Becky and Lewis Sims of Jonesborough.
"Mr. Poteat was a son of the late F.B. and Jessie Hilbert Poteat and was preceded in death by a daughter: Pamela Poteat; and a sister: Ann Childress.
"The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Jonesborough, and other times at the home.
"The funeral service will follow visitation at 7 o'clock at the church.The Rev. Aaron Rayburn and the Rev. Joel Cook will officiate.
"A committal service will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning in Maple Lawn Cemetery, including a Masonic rite to be conducted at the graveside.
"Pallbearers include Dean Crumley, Roy Foster, Gerald Powers, Alfred Greenlee, John Abe Teague, and Dwight Treadway.
"Honorary pallbearers include Jack Young, Herman Glass, Floyd Crain, Homer G'Fellers, Kenny Huffine, and the members of the Men's Bible Class at First Baptist Church in Jonesborough
"Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
"Memorial contributions may be made to the Building Fund for the First Baptist Church, 201 E. Main St., Jonesborough, TN 37659; to Maple Lawn Cemetery, c/o Dwight Treadway, 217 Forestview Drive, Jonesborough, TN 37659; or to the American Cancer Society, 508 Princeton Road, Suite 102, Johnson City, TN 37601.
"Condolences may be sent to the Poteat family at www.dillow-taylor.com."¹

     George Posey Poteat was born on 8 Feb 1863 at McDowell County, North Carolina. He was the son of Henry Poteet and Elizabeth Adeline Hawkins. George Posey Poteat died on 18 Feb 1958 at McDowell County, North Carolina, at age 95.

     Hessie Poteat was born on 1 Dec 1925. She died on 1 Dec 1925. She was buried at Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Edgar Charles Poteat and Hessie Lee Willis.
     Hessie was a stillborn twin, delivered at 9:15 a.m.

     James Lynn Poteat was born on 31 Jul 1938 at Washington County, Tennessee.¹ He was the son of James Moore Poteat and Margaret Graham Britton. James Lynn Poteat married Virginia Mae Gray on 10 Sep 1955.² James Lynn Poteat died on 27 Apr 2002 at Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, at age 63. He was buried on 29 Apr 2002 at Washington County Memory Gardens, Washington County, Tennessee.¹
     His obituary states:
     "James Lynn "Jim" Poteat, 63, 186 Sand Valley Court, Jonesborough, died Saturday, April 27, 2002, at Johnson City Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
"Mr. Poteat was a Washington County native and a son of James M. Poteat, Jonesborough, and the late Margaret Britton Poteat.
"He was a retired pipefitter for Daniels Construction.
"Mr. Poteat was a member of the Tennessee Archealogical Society.
"He was a member of the Jonesborough First Baptist Church.
Survivors, in addition to his father, include his wife, Mrs. Virginia M. Gray Poteat; four daughters, Deborah Ann Miller, Vicky Lynn Broyles, Barbara Sue Thompson and Mary Lou Sluss, all of Jonesborough; one brother, Stephen L. Poteat, Gray; his stepmother, Margaret Houk Poteat, Jonesborough; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
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"Funeral services for James Lynn "Jim" Poteat, 63, 186 Sand Valley Court, Jonesborough, who died Saturday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday from the chapel of Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home with the Rev. Jon Rogers officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 - 8 p.m. Sunday prior to the service. Entombment services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Washington County Memory Gardens Pallbearers will be Michael Miller, Bradley Miller, Robert Kinley, Joshua Broyles, David Poteat and Scott Gray. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Virginia M. Gray Poteat, of the home; four daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah Ann and Alan D. Miller, Barbara Sue and Richard A. Thompson, Mary Lou and Tim Sluss and Vicky Lynn Broyles, all of Jonesborough; father and stepmother, James M. and Margaret Houk Poteat, Jonesborough; one brother, Stephen L. Poteat, Gray; seven grandchildren, Michael Miller, Bradley Miller, Jennifer Rogers, Christy Masters, Robert Kinley, Joshua Broyles and LeAnne Arrowwood; two great-grandchildren, Jared and Jacob Rogers; and several nieces, nephews and uncles. Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, Jonesborough, Tenn., 423-753-0514, is in charge of the arrangements."³