BIOGRAPHY - CARLISLE M. POOL
Carlisle M. Pool is a member of that large and popular family of Pools
that settled in Freedom township, LaSalle county, at a very early day in the
history of this section and have been prominently identified with it ever
since.
The Pools are of English origin. Joseph Pool and William, his son,
grandfather and father of Carlisle M., were both born in Yorkshire, England,
the former in 1798; the latter June 16, 1823. In 1830 Joseph Pool emigrated
with his family to the United States, locating first in Clinton county, New
York. In 1846 he came west to Illinois, making the journey by canal and lake
route, and selecting a location in Serena township, LaSalle county, where he
bought a farm and soon took rank with the leading and successful farmers of
the county. Here he lived and labored until his death, which occurred in
1874. Politically he was a Democrat, active and influential in local
affairs. He and his wife were the parents of the following named children:
Thomas, Mathew, William, Mary E. (who married Gilbert Dominy), Joseph,
George and Ann Eliza (who married Augustin Dominy).
William Pool was seven years old at the time he came with his parents and
other members of the family to America, and at the time of their removal
from New York to Illinois was twenty-three. He was reared a farmer,
receiving only limited educational advantages. In 1844, at the age of
twenty-one, he came west on a prospecting tour and was so well pleased with
LaSalle county that he decided to locate here. Hence the coming of the
family a short time later. He was married May 28, 1846, just before they all
started west, the lady of his choice being Sarah, daughter of David Smith, a
Vermont farmer. Of the Smith family we record that John Smith, the father of
David, was born at Needham, Massachusetts, October 9, 1758. He fought in the
battle of Lexington April 19, 1776, and was an artilleryman in the battles
of Bunker Hill and Ticonderoga. His second enlistment was at West Point in
1779, and it is fair to presume he served through the war. He married Sarah
Mastick in 1780, and died at Grafton, Vermont, in 1838. His children were
Clarissa, Hannah, John, Sarah. Walter, Elijah, Nahum, Joseph, Nathan and
David. David Smith, born in 1794, went to Plattsburg, New York, in 1812, and
married Phebe McCreedy, August 2, 1818. He died in 1837, and his widow in
1843. Their children were Sylvia, who married Benjamin Barber, died in 1846;
Sarah, born July 13, 1825; Esther M., wife of Isaac Winters, died in 1857;
Phebe, deceased; and Ann, a resident of Joliet, Illinois, is the widow of
Benjamin Barber.
William Pool and wife are the parents of the following named: Albert J., a
prominent farmer and stockman of Ford county, Illinois, married Lucy Crook
and has four children — Willie C., Harry A., Ralph W., and Ethel May. Arthur
S., a resident of Freedom, Illinois, has been twice married, his first wife
being Eliza Ball, and his second wife Hester Hinchman; Carlisle M., born
March 10, 1855; and Sarah, wife of J. W. Hall, of Eldon, Iowa; they have two
children — Clarence L. and Lyle W.
Carlisle M. Pool has thus far passed his life on the farm on which he was
born. His opportunities for obtaining an education were limited to the
district schools. Under his father's training and with experience as a
teacher, he became a first-class farmer and has always taken a pride in
keeping his place in the best condition. His farm and home are among the
most attractive in the township, giving every evidence of the fact that the
owner is a man of industry and careful management. He has always taken an
active interest in the public affairs of his township and has rendered
efficient service in some of its public offices. He comes from a line of
Democrats, politically, but claims to be an independent during the events of
the present time. He has been a town clerk and commissioner of highways.
Fraternally he, as well as Albert and his father, is identified with the
Masonic order, having his membership in Freedom Lodge, No. 194. Albert and
Carlisle have also taken the Chapter and Commandery degrees — Carlisle in
Ottawa Chapter, No. 40, and Ottawa Commandery, No. 10.
Carlisle M. Pool was married in 1885 to Louisa Fogg, who was born August 7,
1858, a daughter of Ezekiel Fogg, of Ottawa, Illinois. She has two brothers
and two sisters: Dr. Charles Fogg, of Wenona, Illinois; Leander Fogg, of
Freedom, also in Illinois; Sophia, wife of Frank Smith, of Colorado Springs,
Colorado; and Anna M., of Ottawa, this state. Mr. and Mrs. Pool have two
children, a daughter and a son: Irene Bertha, born October 23, 1886; and
Ernest Howard Carlisle, June 5, 1894.
Extracted 13 May 2019 by Norma Hass from Biographical and Genealogical Record of LaSalle County, Illinois, published in 1900, volume 2, pages 628-630.
