- William b Sep 1835 age 64 KY
Narcissia, Jun 1838 age 61, m 40 yrs, 7 children, 3 liv IL VA VA
Noah Apr 1876 24, m 3 yrs IL KY IL
Rettie M, dau-in-law, one child, m 3 yrs. MO DE IN
viva Jun 1898 1 yr, IL IL MO
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- History of Effingham Co, Illinois
edited by William Henry Perrin
published: Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Lakeside Building, 1883
WILLIAM H. POYNTER., Postmaster, Eberle, was bom in Kentucky, September 6. 1835; was taken by his parents to Madison County, III., where they lived before moving to Effingham County, Lucas Township. He worked for his father on the farm until 21 years of age. After that he went to working out on the farm by the month; worked in different places until twenty-five years of age. In the fall of 1859 he was married to Narcissa Jett of Bond County, Illinois. They have five children living and two dead. The names of the living are Francis E., James S., Mary Alice, Noah, and Nora. Those deceased are John W and Almira. Our subject purchased 40 acres of land in Lucas Township, and went to farming and has since bought seventy-four acres, all in cultivation but twenty-nine acres. His main productions are grain. He received his education principally in the common schools of Lucas Township. He has always been a Republican and has served in various township offices. He served first as School Director and next as School Trustee. In 1871 he was appointed Township School Treasurer, which office he now holds. During this time, he was elected Assessor of the township, which he held five years, and since that has served as Collector of Lucas Township. Now he is serving as Postmaster of Eberle. He and his wife belong to the New Light Church. He also belongs to the Delia Lodge, No 525, A., F. & A. M. His father, Elijah Poynter, was born in Barren County, Ky. He followed shoe-making in Kentucky principally, but when he came to this State devoted most of his time to farming. Subject's mother, Elizabeth Davis, was born in Kentucky and died about the year 1842. They had nine children--Catharine, deceased wife of James Watt, Jonathan Blunt and W. Hill; John, deceased; Eliza, deceased wife of William Blunt; Judia, wife of Hiram Witchman; Sarah, wife of John Carter; William, subject; Frances, deceased wife of Henry Shumard; James, living; Permelia, wife of Newman Laws. Subject's wife's father William's father, Francis Jett, was born in Virginia, in the year 1791. His mother, Elizabeth Wood, was born in Virginia, 1796. They had nine children-Gabriel Jett, deceased; John Jett, living in Bond County, Ill.; Martha Ann Teasley, living in Kansas; Eliza Jett, wife of Washington Jett, living in Wisconsin ; Mary Elizabeth, wife of John Scoggin, living in Iowa; James, deceased; William, deceased; Permelia, deceased; Almira, deceased.
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