Individual Details

John married Caroline Spear. But did he have a brief earlier marriage or was the initial wrong? - see the 1850 census.

1850 Census. Cumberland Co KY, Hh 390
John Poindexter, age 21, b. KY. J. Poindexter, female, age 21, b. KY
M. King Poindexter, male, age 1.
Jack Scott, age 20.
On the same page in the census is Sally R. Poindexter, age 16, living with William C. Smith and family. Sally was also born in Kentucky - I do not know where she belongs in the family.
In household 309, there was J. R. Poindexter age 12 and Robert M. Poindexter, age 10 - this was the family of Calvin Johnson.

1860 Census. District 2, Cumberland Co KY, Hh 27
J. R. Poindexter, age 32, b. KY. Caroline, age 32, b. KY
M. K., male, age 11. S. J., female, age 9. M. W., female, age 5. F. J., female, age 3.

Served as a Union soldier, a Captain, in G Company, the 5th Regt, Kentucky Calvary. Enlisted 3 Oct 1861 at Gallatin, TN and mustered in 31 Mar 1862 in Kentucky; musted out 6 Jan 1863 (died?), His widow, Caroline Poindexter, applied for his pension, 23 Aug 1880, #276881.

1870 Census. Kettle Creek Precinct, Cumberland Co KY, Hh 35
A. Spears, male, age 75 [probably Caroline's father]
C. Poindexter, female, age 40.
Nancy, age 17 [apparently this was "S. J.", Sarah Jane, & the enumerator got the name wrong], Mary M. age 16. Fannie J., age 14, Nancy, age 8.

Birth	29 Jul 1828	Cumberland, Kentucky
Marriage	Abt 1847	Cumberland County, Kentucky - Caroline Speer
Death	Bet 1862 and 1870
Death	6 Jan 1863	Peytonsburg, Cumberland County, Kentucky

Spouse	Caroline Speer (1829 - 1880)
Child	Mary Wentworth Poindexter (1854 - 1894)
Child	Nancy Catherine Poindexter (1863 - 1921)

Father	Archibald Thomas Poindexter (1802 - 1881)
Mother	Fannie Coe (1808 - 1850)
Sibling	?Nancy Poindexter (1825 - )
Sibling	Rebecca Frances Poindexter (1830 - 1867)
Sibling	Archibald Poindexter (1833 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth Poindexter (1831 - )
Sibling	Mary Coe Poindexter (1838 - 1884)
Sibling	Robert M. Poindexter (1840 - 1895)
Sibling	Josiah Jefferson "Bud" Poindexter (1841 - 1924)
Sibling	Thomas Archibald Poindexter (1844 - )