Poole Obituaries

Thanks to Terri O'Connell of Finding Our Ancestors blog for helping me in finding two Poole obituaries for me in Chicago. Fortunately, she located one for my great-grandfather, and one for my great-grandaunt. Both people are also second cousins.

Chicago Daily Tribune, Dec. 4, 1914

Pg. 10.

"CHARLES C. POOLE DEAD.

Patent Lawyer Succumbs at His

Residence in Winnetka--Funeral

to be Held Tomorrow.

Charles C. Poole, patent lawyer, died

yesterday at his residence in Winnetka

at the age of 58. He was a member of

the firm of Poole and Cromer, 140 South

Dearborn Street.

Mr. Poole was born in California. In

1884 he married Miss Anne Poole, daughter

of the late Dr. William F. Poole, librarian

of the Newberry library.

Funeral services will be held from

Christ Episcopal church, Winnetka, at 2

p. m. tomorrow. Burial at Washington,

D. C.

Note: Charles C. Poole was my great-grandfather.

Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 9, 1919

Pg. 15.

MRS. ALICE POOLE HOLBROOK

of Pioneer road, Evanston, died

Wednesday. She was born in Salem,

Mass., in September, 1855, being the

eighth generation in descent from Gov.

Bradstreet of Massachusetts, the family

having originally come to the 

country in the Mayflower. Her father

was Dr. William Frederick Poole, noted

librarian, author of "Poole's Index to

Periodical Literature," and president

of the American Historical society.

Mrs. Holbrook's husband, Z. Swift

Holbrook, was closely associated with

Chicago's development. He died in

1901. Mrs. Holbrook is survived by

two daughters, Mrs. John A. Hilles

and Mrs. Hiram McCullough of Evanston,

a son, William Poole Holbrook of

Chicago; a sister, Mrs. C. Clarence

Poole of Evanston; a brother, William

Frederick Poole of Boston; and a sister,

Mary Poole of Reading, Mass. Services

were held at the chapel in Graceland

cemetery, Chicago, Friday afternoon.

Note: Alice Poole Holbrook was my great grandaunt.