Rev. Asby Pool was an early circuit rider delivering his Methodist message to folks in Pennsylvania, Maryland and what is now West Virginia. He was born on June 04, 1787 to William and Esther Pool in Hampshire, Virgina. He married first Vilender Lanham. They were my gggg grandparents. Following Vilender's death, he married second, Christina Smith. Asby died in Monongalia County, West Virginia on January 18, 1867. he tombstone is located in the Jerome Park area outside Morgantown in a residential area. I am not certain if the tombstone is there as a memorial or if Asby is actually buried there.
In Memory of
Rev Asby Pool
and Family
Sources:
-Monongalia County, West Virginia Marriage Records, Book A, page 27.
-Monongalia County, West Virginia Marriage Records, Book A, page 49.
-Wilkins, Robert Poole, The Poole Family of Hampshire and Monongalia County, West Virginia, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1988, pages 10-15
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I came across your blog when I was searching the internet for Rev. Asby Pool. My 2x's great grandparents were married by him in Morgantown in 1850.
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