Individual Details
John Thomas Poindexter
(3 Jan 1818 - 9 Feb 1893)
Wife was Mary, probably Mary Embree, dau of Benjamin Embree.
Found in 1850 Monroe Co Census: John Poindexter, age 36; wife Mary age 35; children are Colby, age 5, Simeon age 4, and Thomas age 1. Benjamin Embree, age 18 and Sarah Embree, age 52, b. SC also live in the household.
The family moved to Howe, Grayson Co, TX, to live near John's brother Micajah.
John was in prison for two years during the Civil War.
He is buried Hall Cemetery, Howe, Grayson Co TX, as is his wife Mary. She was born 1 Jan 1815, died 26 Jun 1903.
Events
| Birth | 3 Jan 1818 | Turkey Neck Bend, Monroe County, Kentucky |  | ||
| Death | 9 Feb 1893 | Howe, Grayson County, Texas | |
Families
| Father | ARCHIBALD PLEDGE POINDEXTER (1780 - 1842) |
| Mother | REBECCA FLYNN (1780 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Archibald Thomas Poindexter (1802 - 1881) |
| Sibling | DOROTHY AMOS POINDEXTER (1805 - 1846) |
| Sibling | William Archibald "Arche" Poindexter (1807 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Poindexter (1808 - ) |
| Sibling | William Micajah "Cage" Poindexter (1811 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Miriam Poindexter (1813 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Belinda/Malinda Poindexter (1816 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Zadock Wright Poindexter (1820 - 1859) |
| Sibling | Josiah Poindexter (1822 - 1866) |
Endnotes
1. Doris Ann Butler Lucas, maintains online data base, Poindexter Descendants Association and PDA Newsletter, published quarterly.
2. Doris Ann Butler Lucas, maintains online data base, Poindexter Descendants Association and PDA Newsletter, published quarterly.