Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Iron foundry worker
• Research Notes: According to the 1900 census entry of son James, John was born in North Carolina. At the time of the 1860 census, a 16-year-old male named F. M. Poore was living in John’s household. It’s unclear what his relationship is (perhaps a nephew?).
• Census: 1860, Holston Valley, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 1870, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Census:
1st Civil District

Census:
1st Civil District

John married Mary Duncan on 11 Nov 1840 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA. Mary (daughter of Enoch Duncan) was born about 1827 in Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert J. Poore was born in Oct 1846 in Tennessee, USA; died before Sep 1931.
2. James Marion Poore was born on 7 Jun 1851 in Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Jan 1926 in Holston Valley, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 21 Jan 1926 in Brown Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.
3. Mary Jane Poore was born about 1853 in Tennessee, USA; died before Sep 1931.
4. Sarah Elizabeth Poore was born on 30 Sep 1857 in Tennessee, USA; died on 25 Sep 1931 in Bristol, Virginia, USA; was buried on 27 Sep 1931 in East Hill Cemetery, Bristol, Virginia, USA.
5. John Decatur Poore, Jr. was born on 9 Mar 1862 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Nov 1940 in Norton, Wise County, Virginia, USA; was buried on 19 Nov 1940 in Highland Cemetery, Norton, Wise County, Virginia, USA.
6. Nancy Evelyn Poore was born on 19 Oct 1866 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Feb 1945 in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 28 Feb 1945 in Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.