Individual Details

Married Temperance Ann Bagwell 7 Mar 1861.

His Civil War service record from Fold3.com
Pleasant H. Poindexter, Pvt, Co G, 28th Regt NC Infantry (State Troops)
Enlisted 18 Sept 1862, Yadkin Co, by Avery for the duration of the War.
He was at Chimborzao Hospital No. 3, Richmond 18 Jul to 17 Aug 1863 when returned to duty. Disease listed as : GSW [gun shot wound], Back
P. H. Poindexter was on a receipt Roll at the Gen. Hosp, Camp Winder, Richmond, VA, 16 Sept 1864.
List of Prisoners of War belonging to the Army of Northern Virginia, who have been this day surrendered by Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, commanding said Army, to Lt.Genl. U.S. Grant, commanding Armies of the United States. Paroled at Appomattox Court House, 9 Apr 1865. P. H. Poindexter, Pvt. Co. G, 28 Regiment

In the file is a letter:
Date: 1863 The Confederate States To Private P. H. Poindexter
For commutation of rations on furlough from Sept 14th to Oct 1st. 16 days at 33 cts per
day. $4.95. Absent on leave of indulgence.
I certify that the above account is correct that the commutation was made on my order and was necessary for the _____ it being impracticable to take rations in kind.
Received at camp near Liberty Mills, Va. Dec 17 1863 from Thos. _____ Capt, acting ___ four dollars and 95 cts in full of the above amount. Signed: P. H. Poindexter


1880 Census. East Bend, Yadkin Co, NC, Hh 222
P. H. Poindexter, age 43, farmer. Temperance, age 39, wife.
Charlotte E., 18, dau. Mary E., 16, dau. Florence V., age 14, dau. Lu B., 11, dau. Lilly B., 11, dau.
Osco V., age 9, son. John T., age 7. W. C., age 5, son. Pleasant H., age 3, son. Robert E., 1, son.


Pleasant Poindexter seems to have been one of the instigators of the mass applications to prove Poindexter relationship to the Cherokees. He even wrote an account of the Poindexters to include the story that Bettie Pledge was the daughter of Elizabeth Wentworth & William "Bill" Pledge, Elizabeth in turn being the daughter of Chief Donahoo, a Cherokee, and a white woman named Mary Wentworth. [Unfortunately this story based on the said Donahoo being in North Carolina at the same time the Pledge family was still in Virginia, precludes any such relationship.]
He applied for his brother John and for himself and all his children and grandchildren. I count at least 28 persons. His appearance to testify was on 20 Aug 1896. He stated he was a son of Robert A. Poindexter and a grandson of Bettie Pledge. Here is the list he gave of his children and grandchildren.
Charle Bet married T. A. Kerly and had Verna/Vince, Chloe, Charlotte, Abbie, Ruby, and Lydia
Ellen m. W. T. Holt and has a daughter Myrtle
Florence Poindexter had daughters Mattie & Virginia Poindexter
Loula married W. H. Speas and has Lillie, Mamie, Blanche, Allie, and Josephine
Lillie married J. C. Conrad and had Loula, Laura, Lillian, and Pleasant
Oscar, unmarried.
Other children: Tillie, Clingman, Pleasant, and Nettie.
All claims were refused; there was inadequate proof. As I read the stories, there were way too many impossible connections - dates and locations - and way too many inconsistencies in the stories for them to have any validity.

1900 Census. East Bend, Yadkin Co, NC Hh 373
Pleasant H. Poindexter, b. Mar 1837, age 63, married 39 years
Temperance A., wife, b. Aug 1841, 58, 15 children, 10 are living
Oscar V., son, b. Aug 1871, age 28. Pleasant H. Jr., son, b. Nov 1877, age 22.
Nettie E., dau, b. Apr 1881, age 19. Florence V., granddau, ?? 1889, age 11.

Sugar Loaf Twp, Alexander Co, NC Hh 24
Thos. A. Kerley, b. Jan 1850, age 50, married 18 years. Charlotte E., wife, b. Feb 1862, age 38, has had 11 children, 8 are living.
Lottie, dau, b. Apr 1888, age 12. Abbie P. dau, b. Aug. 1891, age 8. Opal Cote, dau, b. Sep 1894, age 5. Lydia Grace, dau, b.Sep 1895, age 4. Artie Sue, dau, b. Jan 1897, age 3.
Florence, dau, b. Dec 1899, age 1.

Old Richmond Twp, Forsyth Co NC Hh 253
William T. Holt. [Ellen Poindexter had died and William was remarried.] b. Apr 1854, age 46, married 10 years. Rachel L., wife, b. Jun 1864, age 30; has had 5 children, 3 are living.
Myrtle B., dau, b. Sept 1886, age 13. [the only Poindexter descendant]
Waldo D., son, b. Feb 1891, age 9. Allen b., son, b. Feb 1894, age 6. Sallie, dau, b. Mar 1898, age 2.

Enumerated just before her father in 1900, would appear to be his daughter Florence, Hh 372
Florence V. Truelove, b. Sept 1866, age 33. Married two years. Had 3 children, all are living.
Osco B., son, b. Dec 1898, age 1.
Her daughter Virginia Poindexter [Florence V.] appears to be living with her grandparents, age 11. She was supposed to have another daughter, Mattie. She did not marry Thomas W. Truelove until 1897 - were there two older girls born out of wedlock or had she been married earlier to a Poindexter cousin?

Old Town Twp, Forsyth Co, NC Hh 263
William H. Spease, b. Mar 1853, age 47, married 13 years.
Loula B., wife, b. Jun 1869, age 30, had 7 children
Lillie L., dau, b. Sep 1889, age 10. Mary L., dau, b. Aug 1891, age 8. Blanch H., dau, b. Nov 1892, age 7.
Abbie, dau, Nov 1894, age 5. Rachel I., dau, b. May 1896, age 4. John B., son, b. Jun 1898, age 1.
William H., son, b. Jul 1899, age 10 months.

East Bend, Yadkin Co, NC Hh 344
John O. Conrad, b. Nov 1862, age 37, married 11 years
Lilly B., wife, b. Jun 1869, age 30, 4 children
Lou A., dau, b. Apr 1890, age 10. Laura O., dau, b. Mar 1893, age 7
Pleasant H., son, b. Jul 1896, age 3. Lillian H., dau, b. Jul 1896, age 3 [so Lilly who was a twin herself, had twins...]

Buried Macedonia Cemetery, East Bend, Yadkin Co.
Born: 7 Mar 1837
Died: May 1913

Birth	7 Mar 1837	Surry County, North Carolina
Death	18 May 1913

Father	Robert Alexander Poindexter (1788 - 1842)
Mother	Charlott Martin (1795 - 1865)
Sibling	Miriam Poindexter (1820 - 1827)
Sibling	Robert Alexander Peter Clingman " R. C." Poindexter (1821 - 1885)
Sibling	Mary Wentworth Poindexter (1824 - 1861)
Sibling	Samuel David Lafayette Poindexter (1826 - 1845)
Sibling	Sarah Radford Poindexter (1827 - 1899)
Sibling	John A. H. Poindexter (1829 - 1912)
Sibling	Thomas C. M. Poindexter (1831 - 1862)
Sibling	Susan Hughes Poindexter (1833 - 1901)
Sibling	William George Washington Poindexter (1835 - 1864)