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POINDEXTER POINDEXTER POINDEXTER DESCENDANTS DESCENDANTS DESCENDANTS ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION OCTOBER OCTOBER 2007 2007 NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER Isaac Columbus “Lum” Poindexter Isaac Columbus “Lum” Poindexter was born October 13, 1837 to Rev. Denson Ashburn Poindexter & Sarah “Sally” Jones Poindexter, in Surry County (now Yadkin County), NC. His paternal grandparents were William Pledge Poindexter and Elizabeth H. Ashburn. On June 8, 1861, Lum volunteered for enlisted at East Bend, NC in Co. F 28 th North Carolina Confederate Regiment, which was organized and initially commanded by Captain John H. Kenyoun, a Medical Doctor. The Company began its training near the current East Bend water tank. Further training was received near High Point, NC prior to deployment to Virginia. In January 1862 Lum was promoted to Sergeant. Reduced to Ranks April 23, 1862. In 1862 LUM signed up for the duration for which he received a $100 bonus. Promoted to Corporal February 1, 1863. Promoted to Sergeant March 1864. In May 1864 LUM was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness or Spotsylvania Court House. Confined at Point Lookout Maryland until transferred to Elmira, New York August 15, 1864. Lum spent the winter of 1864 at the POW Camp in Elmira, NY. According to tradition those prisoners who survived did so on a meager diet that included rats. According to tradition rats traded for one US silver dollar per rat. Paroled at Elmira on March 14, 1865 and exchanged at Boulware's Warf James River Virginia March 18-21, 1865. LUM was captured at Richmond April 3, 1865. Lum was released at Point Lookout, Maryland July 25, 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance. He returned to Yadkin County, and on November 19, 1866 married Mary Ann Milner "Polly" Hauser (1840-1925), daughter of Samuel Albert Hauser (1803-1881), a successful Surry County farmer, and Nancy Ann Radford Scott Apperson Hauser (1805-1867), in Surry County, NC. Rev. N. T. Chaffin performed the marriage ceremony in Surry County, NC. After their marriage, LUM and Polly later purchased the Rev. Denson Poindexter home/farm where they resided as long as they lived. The house site is located off Friendship Circle Road, East Bend, NC, on a bluff overlooking the Yadkin River and almost directly across the Yadkin River from the mouth of the Ararat River. Vandals burned the house in 1974. After the death of LUM's widow, Mary Ann Milner "Polly" Hauser Poindexter, the home was first owned by LUM' son Wiley Alexander, then owned by his son-in-law Dallas Winston Hobson (husband of Nancy Leconia) who later sold the property to Richard Columbus Francis Poindexter who made his home there until the early 1960's. Submitted 10-28-07 by Richard Clinton Poindexter Isaac Columbus “Lum” Poindexter & Wife Mary Anne Milner “Polly” Hauser Poindexter are shown with their granddaughter Nina Zenoba Poindexter Prim. Lum and Polly’s Children were Samuel Albert (1867-1958), Sarah Zenobia (1870-1894), Richard Columbus Francis (1874-1965), Nancy Leconia (1877-1962), Wiley Alexander (1880-1959) and William Thomas (1882-1887). Poindexter children were frequently named for ancestors or other relatives. Samuel Albert, Nancy, and Wiley are all Hauser family names. It follows that Samuel Albert was named for his maternal grandfather Samuel Albert Hauser; Nancy Leconia was named for her maternal grandmother Nancy Scott Apperson Hauser; and Wiley, which to this day is a Hauser family name, was named for his Uncle Solomon Wiley Hauser. Sarah, Richard Columbus Francis, and William Thomas are Poindexter family names. It then follows that Sarah Zenobia was named for her paternal grandmother Sarah Jones Poindexter; Richard Columbus Francis was named for his father Isaac Columbus Poindexter and there were numerous family members named both Richard and Francis including the Colonial Preacher Rev. Richard Poindexter and Revolutionary War Soldier Captain Francis Poindexter; and William Thomas were both frequently used names for Poindexter children including his paternal great grandfather William Pledge Poindexter and great, great grandfather Captain Thomas Poindexter. Submitted 10-28-2007 By Linda Taylor Thomas and Richard Clinton Poindexter 6 of 6
POINDEXTER POINDEXTER POINDEXTER DESCENDANTS DESCENDANTS DESCENDANTS ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION OCTOBER OCTOBER 2007 2007 NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHT INSCRIPTIONS ON DIFFICULT TO READ STONES Following from The Association for Gravestone Studies. They have an online website at www.gravestonestudies.org The mission of the Assoication of Gravestone Studies is to foster appreciation of the cultrual significance of gravestones and burial grounds through their study and preservation. Why can't I use shaving cream to highlight inscriptions on difficult to read stones? Our professional conservators tell us it is definitely not a good idea to use shaving cream on porous gravestones because there are chemicals, greasy emollients, in shaving cream that are sticky and very difficult to remove from the stone with a simple washing. Indeed, even with vigorous scrubbing and lots of rinsing, the cream fills in the pores of a porous stone and cannot all be removed. The result of leaving it there is that in time it may discolor or damage the stone. Instead, use a mirror to shine sunlight across the face of a stone, making the lettering stand out. For an explanatory leaflet on this technique, see Store Directory, Field Guides, "Photographing Gravestones." [Listed as Field Guide #7 on their website.] Always prefer a non-invasive method on gravestones just as we do on medical tests on our own bodies. A couple of examples of the use of a mirror to enhance the lettering on a weathered gravestone. With Mirror Without Mirror 7 of 7
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