Individual Details
William P. Poindexter
(21 Aug 1792 - 5 Jan 1869)
Alternate dates for marriage include 2 Sep 1814 and 27 Sep 1814.
THE SILVERSMITHS OF KENTUCKY, 1875-1850 by Nobel W. & Lucy F. Hiatt, The Standard Printing Co, Louisville, KY 1954:
William P. Poindexter was a jeweler in Lexington from about 1820 to 1859. At an early age he was apprenticed to a jeweler and upon completion of his appreticeship opened his own store. He formed a partnership with his son William under the name of W. Poindexter & Son, as found in the 1838 Lexington city directory.
From: "BILL POINDEXTER"
Old-To: "Roots LIST POINDEXTER"
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 09:01:12 -0800
I received for Christmas six silver coin spoons that came from a KY Estate Sale which I believe were made by this man. Does any one else have information on this Poindexter.
William P. Poindexter, was born in 1792, when
quite young began to learn the trade of a jeweler in Lexington, and having
finished his apprenticeship, continued the trade for many years, and was
so successful therein that he was enabled to retire about 1859 to the
rural delights of a farm. He was, at one time, in the City Council,
and died in the year 1869.
His wife, Sarah Higbee, bore him twelve children, of whom seven are
living: William A.' Joseph; Mary, wife of G. A. Bowyer; Julia, married
to D. H. Coulter; Ellie, wife of Dr. W. Baker; Sallie, Mrs. H. Payne, and
Laura widow of E. H. Parrish; William A., born in Fayette County in the
year 1818, has during his life, been an active and prosperous business man.
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Published Saturday, January 15, 2000, in the Herald-Leader
Distinctly downtown
Apartment's location, architecture drew couple
At a glance
By Bettye Lee Mastin
HERALD-LEADER STAFF
Silversmith William P. Poindexter bought the lot at 359 South Mill in 1816 and is thought to have had the house under construction by 1818. The second floor's front room retains a first-period mantel, six-panel doors and a pinned window frame on the back wall.
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Directory of the City of Lexington
and County of Fayette
For 1838 & '39
by Julius P. Bolivar Mac Cabe
Lexington: Printed by J.C. Noble, Nos. 6&7, Hunt's Row
1838
Poindexter W. & Son, watchmakers and jewelers, 34 W Main st, r S Mill bn High and Maxwell sts.
Events
| Birth | 21 Aug 1792 | Louisa County, Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | 1 Jul 1815 | Jessamine County, Kentucky - Sarah "Sally" Higbee | | ||
| Death | 5 Jan 1869 | Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah "Sally" Higbee ( - 1867) |
| Father | Peter Poindexter (1762 - 1843) |
| Mother | Lucy Arnett (1765 - 1802) |
| Sibling | Susannah Poindexter (1789 - 1879) |
| Sibling | Nancy Poindexter (1794 - ) |
| Sibling | John C. Poindexter (1799 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Poindexter (1799 - 1875) |
Endnotes
1. Nealon Rhea Agee and Dorothy Louise (Knox) Brown, Poindexter Family History: Knox-Bard; Kreager-Harrell; Crawford-Pledge-Flynn & Related Families (Self-Published Nov. 1995), pp.66-70 Family of Peter Poindexter..
2. Nealon Rhea Agee and Dorothy Louise (Knox) Brown, Poindexter Family History: Knox-Bard; Kreager-Harrell; Crawford-Pledge-Flynn & Related Families (Self-Published Nov. 1995).
3. Doris Ann Butler Lucas, maintains online data base, Poindexter Descendants Association and PDA Newsletter, published quarterly.
4. Nealon Rhea Agee and Dorothy Louise (Knox) Brown, Poindexter Family History: Knox-Bard; Kreager-Harrell; Crawford-Pledge-Flynn & Related Families (Self-Published Nov. 1995), pp.66-70 Family of Peter Poindexter..