John J. Poill |
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Overview:J. J. Poill was very mysterious according to my mother Juanita Miller (1911—2006 ). My mother and her sister used to gossip that their Grandpa Poill must have a big secret he was hiding. In fact as teenagers in the 1920's they used to joke that he might be John Wilkes Booth hiding-out in Oregon. They weren't serious but it just shows how mysterious he was for them to makeup jokes. And he was mysterious. For example, he was never straight about his first name. He went by various combinations of John, Jonathan, Jack, Jackson and J. J. I think his many first names reflects an attempt to deceive. His name on his death certificate was Jackson Poill. He was known to his friends as Jack Poill or "Uncle Jack." He was also deceitful about his age. He consistently misstated his age. Each intact Oregon census (1880, 1900, 1905 (military), 1910, 1920) has a different age for him. He was possibly embarrassed about the differences in the ages between himself and his wife, my G-Grandma Mila Ann Eaton Poill since they were married when he was around 36 and she was a mere 15 years old! He would minimize their relative ages In the early decades but after 1900 when the old pioneers of Oregon were being honored, his age drifted upwards ever improving his status as an old-timer.
The first appearance in the genealogical record of John J. Poill is Aug 29, 1872. In effect, John J. Poill makes a sudden appearance at that point. |
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Subject |
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Name Spelling |
Lane Co, OR |
Marriage #1 with Mila Ann Eaton |
Lane Co, OR Marriages |
J. J. Poill |
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Lane Co, OR |
Death of child |
Family Bible |
N/A |
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Lane Co, OR |
1880 Federal Census |
Federal Census |
A. J. Poill |
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Lane Co, OR |
Divorce |
Lane Co, OR Divorces |
J. J. Poill |
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Lane Co, OR |
Marriage #2 with Mila Ann Eaton |
Lane Co, OR Marriages |
J. J. Poil |
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Lane Co, OR |
1900 Federal Census |
Federal Census |
John J. Poill |
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Lane Co, OR |
1910 Federal Census |
Federal Census |
Jack Poill |
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Lane Co, OR |
1920 Federal Census |
Federal Census |
Joniathon J.(sic) Poill |
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Lane Co, OR |
Fred Lockley Article |
Oregon Journal
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Jack Poil |
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Lane Co, OR |
Fred Lockley Article |
Oregon Journal
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Jack Poil |
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Lane Co, OR |
Death Certificate |
Lane Co, OR Deaths |
Jackson Poill |
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Lane Co, OR |
Obituary |
Eugene Register Guard |
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John J. Poill |
John J. Poill |
Updated 1/7/2015 |
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