He is Buried Beside his Wife, Warnie Elvira Wroten Pounds.
His Parents are James Alexander Pounds and Columbus Ann "Lummie" Williams Pounds.
They are Buried at Friendship Cemetery, Prentiss County.
His Registration for the World War I was as follows:
*Name: Seth Williams Pounds;
*Registration Card: Form: No.1085; Registration No.61;
*Date Of Birth: December 10, 1888;
*Place Of Birth: New Site, Prentiss County, MS;
*Occupation: Farming; Self;
*Marital Status: Married and 3 Children;
*Registrar's Report: No. 23-1-25-A;
*Signed: June 15, 1917;
*Witnessed And Signed By; Y. P. Wright;
*Location: Roaring Hollow, Prentiss County, MS.
He had to Register For World War I; but was Never Called To Serve.
He Began his Career at the Age of 17 as a Teacher.
The State Board of Education Issued him a Special Certificate because of his Unusual Ability.
He Attended and Taught School at the Old Jacinto Institute;
which was an Outstanding School of this Section on those days.
After 14 Years of Teaching in Prentiss County, he began a Career Change.
He Later Entered the Field of Banking.
For Three Years, he was a Cashier at Bank of Belmont, MS; and from that Post he was Appointed by the State Banking
Department to Liquidate the Booneville Banking Company in 1931.
*From this Assignment, he became Manager of and Opened the Booneville Branch of The Peoples Bank and Trust in 1934.
He was Vice President and Manager and a Member of the Board of Directors at the Time of his Death in 1959.
*He was President of the Board of Trustees which Organized and Built the first Consolidated School in Prentiss County, the East Prentiss School.
He Provided the School with a Covered Wagon, the Forerunner of the County's School Transportation System.
*As a Member of the Board of Trustees of the First Drainage District in Prentiss County, the Little Brown District, under his Guidance, they Transformed Flooded Acres to Fine Productive Farm Lands.
When State Funds were not Available he Actively Promoted Levies which Helped to Maintain the Schools of the County During the Great Depression.
*He Served Two Decades as President of the Board of Directors of the Prentiss County Electric Power Association.
The Rural Areas had Access to Electricity through his Efforts.
*An Active Promoter in Establishing the North East Mississippi Junior College in Booneville, MS.
*He Served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Northeast Miss Junior College for Ten Year.
He was Active in Attaining and Maintaining its Financial Support.
*President of the Board of Trustees of the Northeast Miss Hospital at the Time of his Death.
He had been a Member of that Board of Trustees Since its Organization;
*He Served as Vice President of the North Mississippi Federated Housing Administration which included 31 Counties;
*Chairman of the Prentiss County War Bond Drive during World War II; and Chairman of the Prentiss County Rationing Board;
*He Served as President of the Mississippi Bankers Association Group One in 1956;
*He was Recognized as "A Banker of Rare Judgment and Ability".
His Council was Sought in Many Important Matters.
*A Colonel on the Staffs of Several Governors of Mississippi, among them Governor White, Governor Coleman and Governor Wright;
*He Lived and Daily Simplified The Principles of the Rotary, the Booneville's First Service Club.
He Served as its First President of the Rotary Club,
*He was a 14 Degree Scottish Rite Mason;
*He was a Member of the Christian Church.
He Attended the Men's Bible Classes which he Helped to Organize and they Met in the Director's Room of the People's Bank and Trust Company Building for Many Years.
Seth And Warnie Wroten Pounds had Nine Children.
His Descendants are Engaged in a Variety of Occupations.
Their Children are:
#1> Ortha Ione Pounds: August 21, 1911; Married: Clifford Hugh Long (Deceased; Son: Dr. James Stanley Long.
#2> Opha Lee Pounds: March 11, 1913; Married: Percy T. White; Child: Eddie Pounds White.
#3> Oswald Chambers Pounds: August 28, 1915; Married: Sarah Bonds; Child: Warnie Annise Pounds.
#4> Marie Wanza Pounds: June 14, 1918; Married #1: Howard K. Marshall; No Children; Married #2> William Lawrence Gullett, JR.; Two Children.
#5> Theron Stanley Pounds: October 3, 1920; Married: Lucille Tays; Three Children.
#6> Thedrall E. Pounds: November 28, 1922; Died: May 19,1946 - Car Accident.
#7> Kenneth Lee Pounds: May 25, 1925; Married: Vonceil Caveness: Children: Two Children.
#8> Betty Jean Pounds: October 27,1927; Married: Robert William Crawford; Two Children.
#9> Dr. Billy Dean Pounds: January 23, 1930; Married: Genie Smith; Two Children.
DOCUMENTED:
#1> Excerpts from "History Of Prentiss County, Miss", Charter Families, Booneville, Prentiss County, Miss.
#2> World War I Registration, 1917-1919:
Many were Required to Register; but Were Never Called to Serve.
His Parents are James Alexander Pounds and Columbus Ann "Lummie" Williams Pounds.
They are Buried at Friendship Cemetery, Prentiss County.
His Registration for the World War I was as follows:
*Name: Seth Williams Pounds;
*Registration Card: Form: No.1085; Registration No.61;
*Date Of Birth: December 10, 1888;
*Place Of Birth: New Site, Prentiss County, MS;
*Occupation: Farming; Self;
*Marital Status: Married and 3 Children;
*Registrar's Report: No. 23-1-25-A;
*Signed: June 15, 1917;
*Witnessed And Signed By; Y. P. Wright;
*Location: Roaring Hollow, Prentiss County, MS.
He had to Register For World War I; but was Never Called To Serve.
He Began his Career at the Age of 17 as a Teacher.
The State Board of Education Issued him a Special Certificate because of his Unusual Ability.
He Attended and Taught School at the Old Jacinto Institute;
which was an Outstanding School of this Section on those days.
After 14 Years of Teaching in Prentiss County, he began a Career Change.
He Later Entered the Field of Banking.
For Three Years, he was a Cashier at Bank of Belmont, MS; and from that Post he was Appointed by the State Banking
Department to Liquidate the Booneville Banking Company in 1931.
*From this Assignment, he became Manager of and Opened the Booneville Branch of The Peoples Bank and Trust in 1934.
He was Vice President and Manager and a Member of the Board of Directors at the Time of his Death in 1959.
*He was President of the Board of Trustees which Organized and Built the first Consolidated School in Prentiss County, the East Prentiss School.
He Provided the School with a Covered Wagon, the Forerunner of the County's School Transportation System.
*As a Member of the Board of Trustees of the First Drainage District in Prentiss County, the Little Brown District, under his Guidance, they Transformed Flooded Acres to Fine Productive Farm Lands.
When State Funds were not Available he Actively Promoted Levies which Helped to Maintain the Schools of the County During the Great Depression.
*He Served Two Decades as President of the Board of Directors of the Prentiss County Electric Power Association.
The Rural Areas had Access to Electricity through his Efforts.
*An Active Promoter in Establishing the North East Mississippi Junior College in Booneville, MS.
*He Served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Northeast Miss Junior College for Ten Year.
He was Active in Attaining and Maintaining its Financial Support.
*President of the Board of Trustees of the Northeast Miss Hospital at the Time of his Death.
He had been a Member of that Board of Trustees Since its Organization;
*He Served as Vice President of the North Mississippi Federated Housing Administration which included 31 Counties;
*Chairman of the Prentiss County War Bond Drive during World War II; and Chairman of the Prentiss County Rationing Board;
*He Served as President of the Mississippi Bankers Association Group One in 1956;
*He was Recognized as "A Banker of Rare Judgment and Ability".
His Council was Sought in Many Important Matters.
*A Colonel on the Staffs of Several Governors of Mississippi, among them Governor White, Governor Coleman and Governor Wright;
*He Lived and Daily Simplified The Principles of the Rotary, the Booneville's First Service Club.
He Served as its First President of the Rotary Club,
*He was a 14 Degree Scottish Rite Mason;
*He was a Member of the Christian Church.
He Attended the Men's Bible Classes which he Helped to Organize and they Met in the Director's Room of the People's Bank and Trust Company Building for Many Years.
Seth And Warnie Wroten Pounds had Nine Children.
His Descendants are Engaged in a Variety of Occupations.
Their Children are:
#1> Ortha Ione Pounds: August 21, 1911; Married: Clifford Hugh Long (Deceased; Son: Dr. James Stanley Long.
#2> Opha Lee Pounds: March 11, 1913; Married: Percy T. White; Child: Eddie Pounds White.
#3> Oswald Chambers Pounds: August 28, 1915; Married: Sarah Bonds; Child: Warnie Annise Pounds.
#4> Marie Wanza Pounds: June 14, 1918; Married #1: Howard K. Marshall; No Children; Married #2> William Lawrence Gullett, JR.; Two Children.
#5> Theron Stanley Pounds: October 3, 1920; Married: Lucille Tays; Three Children.
#6> Thedrall E. Pounds: November 28, 1922; Died: May 19,1946 - Car Accident.
#7> Kenneth Lee Pounds: May 25, 1925; Married: Vonceil Caveness: Children: Two Children.
#8> Betty Jean Pounds: October 27,1927; Married: Robert William Crawford; Two Children.
#9> Dr. Billy Dean Pounds: January 23, 1930; Married: Genie Smith; Two Children.
DOCUMENTED:
#1> Excerpts from "History Of Prentiss County, Miss", Charter Families, Booneville, Prentiss County, Miss.
#2> World War I Registration, 1917-1919:
Many were Required to Register; but Were Never Called to Serve.
He is Buried Beside his Wife, Warnie Elvira Wroten Pounds.
His Parents are James Alexander Pounds and Columbus Ann "Lummie" Williams Pounds.
They are Buried at Friendship Cemetery, Prentiss County.
His Registration for the World War I was as follows:
*Name: Seth Williams Pounds;
*Registration Card: Form: No.1085; Registration No.61;
*Date Of Birth: December 10, 1888;
*Place Of Birth: New Site, Prentiss County, MS;
*Occupation: Farming; Self;
*Marital Status: Married and 3 Children;
*Registrar's Report: No. 23-1-25-A;
*Signed: June 15, 1917;
*Witnessed And Signed By; Y. P. Wright;
*Location: Roaring Hollow, Prentiss County, MS.
He had to Register For World War I; but was Never Called To Serve.
He Began his Career at the Age of 17 as a Teacher.
The State Board of Education Issued him a Special Certificate because of his Unusual Ability.
He Attended and Taught School at the Old Jacinto Institute;
which was an Outstanding School of this Section on those days.
After 14 Years of Teaching in Prentiss County, he began a Career Change.
He Later Entered the Field of Banking.
For Three Years, he was a Cashier at Bank of Belmont, MS; and from that Post he was Appointed by the State Banking
Department to Liquidate the Booneville Banking Company in 1931.
*From this Assignment, he became Manager of and Opened the Booneville Branch of The Peoples Bank and Trust in 1934.
He was Vice President and Manager and a Member of the Board of Directors at the Time of his Death in 1959.
*He was President of the Board of Trustees which Organized and Built the first Consolidated School in Prentiss County, the East Prentiss School.
He Provided the School with a Covered Wagon, the Forerunner of the County's School Transportation System.
*As a Member of the Board of Trustees of the First Drainage District in Prentiss County, the Little Brown District, under his Guidance, they Transformed Flooded Acres to Fine Productive Farm Lands.
When State Funds were not Available he Actively Promoted Levies which Helped to Maintain the Schools of the County During the Great Depression.
*He Served Two Decades as President of the Board of Directors of the Prentiss County Electric Power Association.
The Rural Areas had Access to Electricity through his Efforts.
*An Active Promoter in Establishing the North East Mississippi Junior College in Booneville, MS.
*He Served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Northeast Miss Junior College for Ten Year.
He was Active in Attaining and Maintaining its Financial Support.
*President of the Board of Trustees of the Northeast Miss Hospital at the Time of his Death.
He had been a Member of that Board of Trustees Since its Organization;
*He Served as Vice President of the North Mississippi Federated Housing Administration which included 31 Counties;
*Chairman of the Prentiss County War Bond Drive during World War II; and Chairman of the Prentiss County Rationing Board;
*He Served as President of the Mississippi Bankers Association Group One in 1956;
*He was Recognized as "A Banker of Rare Judgment and Ability".
His Council was Sought in Many Important Matters.
*A Colonel on the Staffs of Several Governors of Mississippi, among them Governor White, Governor Coleman and Governor Wright;
*He Lived and Daily Simplified The Principles of the Rotary, the Booneville's First Service Club.
He Served as its First President of the Rotary Club,
*He was a 14 Degree Scottish Rite Mason;
*He was a Member of the Christian Church.
He Attended the Men's Bible Classes which he Helped to Organize and they Met in the Director's Room of the People's Bank and Trust Company Building for Many Years.
Seth And Warnie Wroten Pounds had Nine Children.
His Descendants are Engaged in a Variety of Occupations.
Their Children are:
#1> Ortha Ione Pounds: August 21, 1911; Married: Clifford Hugh Long (Deceased; Son: Dr. James Stanley Long.
#2> Opha Lee Pounds: March 11, 1913; Married: Percy T. White; Child: Eddie Pounds White.
#3> Oswald Chambers Pounds: August 28, 1915; Married: Sarah Bonds; Child: Warnie Annise Pounds.
#4> Marie Wanza Pounds: June 14, 1918; Married #1: Howard K. Marshall; No Children; Married #2> William Lawrence Gullett, JR.; Two Children.
#5> Theron Stanley Pounds: October 3, 1920; Married: Lucille Tays; Three Children.
#6> Thedrall E. Pounds: November 28, 1922; Died: May 19,1946 - Car Accident.
#7> Kenneth Lee Pounds: May 25, 1925; Married: Vonceil Caveness: Children: Two Children.
#8> Betty Jean Pounds: October 27,1927; Married: Robert William Crawford; Two Children.
#9> Dr. Billy Dean Pounds: January 23, 1930; Married: Genie Smith; Two Children.
DOCUMENTED:
#1> Excerpts from "History Of Prentiss County, Miss", Charter Families, Booneville, Prentiss County, Miss.
#2> World War I Registration, 1917-1919:
Many were Required to Register; but Were Never Called to Serve.
His Parents are James Alexander Pounds and Columbus Ann "Lummie" Williams Pounds.
They are Buried at Friendship Cemetery, Prentiss County.
His Registration for the World War I was as follows:
*Name: Seth Williams Pounds;
*Registration Card: Form: No.1085; Registration No.61;
*Date Of Birth: December 10, 1888;
*Place Of Birth: New Site, Prentiss County, MS;
*Occupation: Farming; Self;
*Marital Status: Married and 3 Children;
*Registrar's Report: No. 23-1-25-A;
*Signed: June 15, 1917;
*Witnessed And Signed By; Y. P. Wright;
*Location: Roaring Hollow, Prentiss County, MS.
He had to Register For World War I; but was Never Called To Serve.
He Began his Career at the Age of 17 as a Teacher.
The State Board of Education Issued him a Special Certificate because of his Unusual Ability.
He Attended and Taught School at the Old Jacinto Institute;
which was an Outstanding School of this Section on those days.
After 14 Years of Teaching in Prentiss County, he began a Career Change.
He Later Entered the Field of Banking.
For Three Years, he was a Cashier at Bank of Belmont, MS; and from that Post he was Appointed by the State Banking
Department to Liquidate the Booneville Banking Company in 1931.
*From this Assignment, he became Manager of and Opened the Booneville Branch of The Peoples Bank and Trust in 1934.
He was Vice President and Manager and a Member of the Board of Directors at the Time of his Death in 1959.
*He was President of the Board of Trustees which Organized and Built the first Consolidated School in Prentiss County, the East Prentiss School.
He Provided the School with a Covered Wagon, the Forerunner of the County's School Transportation System.
*As a Member of the Board of Trustees of the First Drainage District in Prentiss County, the Little Brown District, under his Guidance, they Transformed Flooded Acres to Fine Productive Farm Lands.
When State Funds were not Available he Actively Promoted Levies which Helped to Maintain the Schools of the County During the Great Depression.
*He Served Two Decades as President of the Board of Directors of the Prentiss County Electric Power Association.
The Rural Areas had Access to Electricity through his Efforts.
*An Active Promoter in Establishing the North East Mississippi Junior College in Booneville, MS.
*He Served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Northeast Miss Junior College for Ten Year.
He was Active in Attaining and Maintaining its Financial Support.
*President of the Board of Trustees of the Northeast Miss Hospital at the Time of his Death.
He had been a Member of that Board of Trustees Since its Organization;
*He Served as Vice President of the North Mississippi Federated Housing Administration which included 31 Counties;
*Chairman of the Prentiss County War Bond Drive during World War II; and Chairman of the Prentiss County Rationing Board;
*He Served as President of the Mississippi Bankers Association Group One in 1956;
*He was Recognized as "A Banker of Rare Judgment and Ability".
His Council was Sought in Many Important Matters.
*A Colonel on the Staffs of Several Governors of Mississippi, among them Governor White, Governor Coleman and Governor Wright;
*He Lived and Daily Simplified The Principles of the Rotary, the Booneville's First Service Club.
He Served as its First President of the Rotary Club,
*He was a 14 Degree Scottish Rite Mason;
*He was a Member of the Christian Church.
He Attended the Men's Bible Classes which he Helped to Organize and they Met in the Director's Room of the People's Bank and Trust Company Building for Many Years.
Seth And Warnie Wroten Pounds had Nine Children.
His Descendants are Engaged in a Variety of Occupations.
Their Children are:
#1> Ortha Ione Pounds: August 21, 1911; Married: Clifford Hugh Long (Deceased; Son: Dr. James Stanley Long.
#2> Opha Lee Pounds: March 11, 1913; Married: Percy T. White; Child: Eddie Pounds White.
#3> Oswald Chambers Pounds: August 28, 1915; Married: Sarah Bonds; Child: Warnie Annise Pounds.
#4> Marie Wanza Pounds: June 14, 1918; Married #1: Howard K. Marshall; No Children; Married #2> William Lawrence Gullett, JR.; Two Children.
#5> Theron Stanley Pounds: October 3, 1920; Married: Lucille Tays; Three Children.
#6> Thedrall E. Pounds: November 28, 1922; Died: May 19,1946 - Car Accident.
#7> Kenneth Lee Pounds: May 25, 1925; Married: Vonceil Caveness: Children: Two Children.
#8> Betty Jean Pounds: October 27,1927; Married: Robert William Crawford; Two Children.
#9> Dr. Billy Dean Pounds: January 23, 1930; Married: Genie Smith; Two Children.
DOCUMENTED:
#1> Excerpts from "History Of Prentiss County, Miss", Charter Families, Booneville, Prentiss County, Miss.
#2> World War I Registration, 1917-1919:
Many were Required to Register; but Were Never Called to Serve.
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