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John Benjamin Pool

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John Benjamin Pool

Birth
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Death
11 Apr 1925 (aged 90)
Hall County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.3419866, Longitude: -83.6997427
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Bio from Elaine Sayler (updated):

Reverend John Benjamin Poole, C.S.A., was born on 18 Jun 1834 in Pacelot Springs, Spartanburg, SC, and died on 11 Apr 1925 in Hall County, GA. He was buried in Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.

John enlisted as 1st Sergeant with Company I, 24th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia, CSA, Hall County, Georgia, known as "Glade Guards Volunteer Rifles," and was elected 2nd Lieutenant on May 6, 1864. He was wounded between the eyes at Sharpsburg, Virginia, on May 12, 1864, and was captured at Deep Bottom, Virginia, on August 16, 1864, but was released at Fort Delaware in Delaware on June 17, 1865.

He was married to Samaria Martin on 3 Apr 1853 in Hall County, GA. Reverend John Benjamin Poole and Samaria had the following children:

John Jackson Poole, born about 1854 in Hall County, and died on 1 Jan 1920.
Andrew Mark Poole was born about 1858 in Hall County, and died on 1 June 1940.
Sarah Matilda Poole was born about 1861 in Hall County, and died on 15 June 1949.
Bio from Elaine Sayler (updated):

Reverend John Benjamin Poole, C.S.A., was born on 18 Jun 1834 in Pacelot Springs, Spartanburg, SC, and died on 11 Apr 1925 in Hall County, GA. He was buried in Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.

John enlisted as 1st Sergeant with Company I, 24th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia, CSA, Hall County, Georgia, known as "Glade Guards Volunteer Rifles," and was elected 2nd Lieutenant on May 6, 1864. He was wounded between the eyes at Sharpsburg, Virginia, on May 12, 1864, and was captured at Deep Bottom, Virginia, on August 16, 1864, but was released at Fort Delaware in Delaware on June 17, 1865.

He was married to Samaria Martin on 3 Apr 1853 in Hall County, GA. Reverend John Benjamin Poole and Samaria had the following children:

John Jackson Poole, born about 1854 in Hall County, and died on 1 Jan 1920.
Andrew Mark Poole was born about 1858 in Hall County, and died on 1 June 1940.
Sarah Matilda Poole was born about 1861 in Hall County, and died on 15 June 1949.


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  • Created by: Bill Draper
  • Added: Jan 26, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47180819/john_benjamin-pool: accessed ), memorial page for John Benjamin Pool (18 Jun 1834–11 Apr 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47180819, citing Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Bill Draper (contributor 46893223).