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Pvt George Edgar Pooler

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Pvt George Edgar Pooler Veteran

Birth
Lanesboro, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
17 Apr 1920 (aged 74)
Lanesboro, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Harmony Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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From FAG member Nancy M. :

George Edgar Pooler married to Oley A. Skinner. Their known children are:

- Adelbert Pooler, 1877 – 1901
- Alice E Pooler, b: 1878
- Orin Bennett Pooler, 1880 - 1951
- Blanch May (Pooler) Armstrong Curtis, 1872 - 1958
- Ella Nora (Pooler) Alexander, 1873 - 1958
- George A Pooler, 1876 - 1903
- Harry W. Pooler, 1891 - 1962
- Henry Pooler, 1874 - 1971
- Horace Pooler, 1875 - 1944
- Ray Sandford Pooler, 1890 – 1974

George's father, Hiram Pooler, was the man contracted by the New York and Erie Railroad to provide the tons of Ashlar Bluestone, hauled to the site from nearby quarries, for construction of the Starrucca Viaduct at Lanesboro, PA. The viaduct's construction spanned two years, 1847 and 1848.

Hiram was the son of Phineas P. Pooler and Sybil Wheeler, and was married to Isabelle McFarland. They had 11 children: James, Charles, Robert, Marshall, Mary, Fidelia, Clarissa, Hiram, Lois, "George" and Nellie.
From FAG member Nancy M. :

George Edgar Pooler married to Oley A. Skinner. Their known children are:

- Adelbert Pooler, 1877 – 1901
- Alice E Pooler, b: 1878
- Orin Bennett Pooler, 1880 - 1951
- Blanch May (Pooler) Armstrong Curtis, 1872 - 1958
- Ella Nora (Pooler) Alexander, 1873 - 1958
- George A Pooler, 1876 - 1903
- Harry W. Pooler, 1891 - 1962
- Henry Pooler, 1874 - 1971
- Horace Pooler, 1875 - 1944
- Ray Sandford Pooler, 1890 – 1974

George's father, Hiram Pooler, was the man contracted by the New York and Erie Railroad to provide the tons of Ashlar Bluestone, hauled to the site from nearby quarries, for construction of the Starrucca Viaduct at Lanesboro, PA. The viaduct's construction spanned two years, 1847 and 1848.

Hiram was the son of Phineas P. Pooler and Sybil Wheeler, and was married to Isabelle McFarland. They had 11 children: James, Charles, Robert, Marshall, Mary, Fidelia, Clarissa, Hiram, Lois, "George" and Nellie.


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  • Created by: Elizabeth
  • Added: Sep 20, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97479843/george_edgar-pooler: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt George Edgar Pooler (May 1845–17 Apr 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97479843, citing Lanesboro Cemetery, Harmony Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Elizabeth (contributor 47607159).