Ruthie - You were right! THANK YOU!!! Can anyone add anything to this? John Lemuel POOL is definitely ours. Based on the below census data, Arthur POOL must be John L. POOL's son. I thought that he might have been killed in Vietnam, but I did not find his name on "The Wall" http://thevirtualwall.org/search/search_index.htm. You will find Larry Gay POOL there; he was my youngest brother. Atoka in 1900 (OK became a state on November 16, 1907): Pool, Thomas (Jefferson) born ?Apr 1834 65 yrs old married 49 yrs born in IL Unknown IL wife Mary (L. SELF) born Apr 1830 70 yrs old married 49 yrs had 10 children 4 living, born in TN Unknown GA adopted son (Mack Mills) born Jan 1885 15 single born in IT AR AR next door is: Pool, John born June 1879 27 yrs old married 10 yrs born in AR IL TN wife Mary born Oct 1871 28 yrs old m. 10 yrs had 4 children all living, born in AR AR AR son Arthur born Dec 1891 8 yrs old single born in IT AR AR dau Ollie born Jan 1894 6 yrs old same as above dau Addie born Jan 1896 3 yrs old same as above dau Josie born Apr 1899 1 yr old same as above Ruthie - Please look at "Pool, Thomas Cecil" in your previous e-mail. Should the birth date be 1897, and do you have a death date. I thought I could look up the dates, but there are none in http://www.rootsweb.com/~okatoka/NewZionCemetery.htm. This is the directions to New Zion Cemetery: To reach the New Zion Cemetery, beginning at the stop light on Court and Mississippi Streets in Atoka, go east on Hwy. 3, 1 1/2 miles to the Forrest Hill Road. Turn south four miles, then west .3 mile. The cemetery is on the south side of the road next to the New Zion Methodist Church. This cemetery is under chain link fence, very well kept and is still active. It was canvassed May 7, 1980 by Gwen Walker, and at that time contained 184 marked graves and 31 unmarked ones. Lawrence D. Pool Tucson, AZ Some of the surnames in my family: POOL - ANTHONY, SELF, STATON, RICHERSON, NORTON, POUND, LINSCOTT LYONS - NICKELL, McCALL, ELY, LITTLE, REID, MATTHEIS COOK - MOUCHET, NEW, TAYLOR, ATKINSON, MUNN NEVILL - WALKER, WALTON, PARKS -----Original Message----- From: G n R Adams [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, 22 March, 2001 9:36 PM To: Larry Pool Subject: Re: FW: [AFHA] OK Death Index Online Soon Don't toss those, because you might find that they tie in somewhere down the road. I have added New Zion and Bethel Cemeteries to the list. Ruthie > -----Original Message----- > From: G n R Adams [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, 22 March, 2001 8:15 PM > To: Larry Pool Subject: Re: FW: [AFHA] OK Death Index Online Soon I have found these Pools in the New Zion Cemetery Pool, Arthur Military Stone Okla. PVT U. S. Army Dec 2, 1891 - May 7, 1972 Pool, John L. (Lemuel) b. Jun 14, 1872 d. May 20, 1952 and Mary Ophelia b. Oct 18, 1871 d. Jul. 30, 1956 Double Stone Pool, Thomas Cecil "Tom"; b. Oct. 2, 1097 and Alpha b. Nov 22, 1900 d. July 1984 Double Stone Ruthie