William Lindsey Pogue (1794 - 1881)

Of the thirteen children Robert and Jane had, some died young and records are not complete. A son, William Lindsey Poage/Pogue, was born in Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky on May 24, 1794. He is the continuing ancestor of this line of the family. William Lindsey was named after his grandfather, William Poage, and his stepfather, Joseph Lindsey, previously mentioned and both considered heroes.

1824: When he was 30, William married Ann McCormick, daughter of William and Elizabeth Rice McCormick, born in 1797, of Frederick, Virginia, in Greenup County, Kentucky. In the ensuing six years they had three children, Henry Edgar, Ann Amanda Jane and Robert William. Wife Ann died at 34, at Robert’s birth in 1831, leaving William to raise his son and daughter, ages about four and two.

1826: William Lindsay Pogue patented a large parcel of land in the eastern part of Greenup County. This land was sold to the Means and Russell Iron Company. In 1826 he formed a company with others to build Bellefonte Furnace. In 1841 the partnership was dissolved and the furnace was sold to George Poage, his relative and his partner for $36,666.66.

Information regarding Bellefonte Furnace (1826 - 1893) is from Kentucky Highlands, Greenup County, Kentucky - Roadside Historical Markers.

1829: Amanda Furnace in Russell, KY was built by a group of men, one of whom was William Lindsey Poage. In 196 days of 1838 it made 100 tons of iron and in 1854, its last year of operation, it produced 200 tons. It was named for William’s daughter Ann Amanda, who was born in 1828.

Information regarding the Amanda Furnace (1829-1854) is from Kentucky Highlands, Greenup County, Kentucky - Roadside Historical Markers

1830: In the Greenup County, Kentucky Federal census he is listed as William L. Pouge. Listed in his household are 1 male 36-54 (William was 36), 1 female 23-29 (Ann was 33), 1 male under 10 (Henry Edgar was about 4) and 1 female under 10 (Ann Amanda was about 2).

Researcher's note: The above census record for wife, Ann, was incorrect according to her birthdate.

1830: This census also lists the following 3 male slaves: 1 under 10, 1 10-23, 1 24-35.

1839: In Ashland, Greenup County, Kentucky on October 24, 1839, 44 year old William married the second time to Caroline Ann Roach, who was 19. William and Caroline had six children, three of which were boys, Robert Edwin in 1842, William Lindsey, Jr., in 1846 and Albert B. in 1852, and three girls, Harriet Eleanor, 1845, Mary Eliza, 1848, and Camillus in 1850 (who died at birth).

1840: The Greenup, Kentucky Federal census lists him as W. L. Prage: 1 male 36-54 (he was 46), 1 female 23-29 (Caroline Ann - 20) 1 male 10-14 (Henry Edgar about 14) 1 female 10-14 (Ann Amanda about 12).

Researcher's Note: The mention of the slaves named below, Ann, Andrew and possibly Henry are the connection to the Black branch of the Pogue family. More details to follow.

1840: Also listed in the 1840 Greenup, Kentucky Census were the following 8 slaves: 2 males under 10, 1 male 10-23, 1 male 55-99, 2 females under 10, 1 female 10-23, 1 female 36-54.

Researcher's Notes: One of these youngest females could have been newborn slave Ann, and most likely the older one, her mother, who, if she had helped raise William Lindsey's children between 1831 and 1839, would have to be the eldest. Refer to this statistic when the story gets to Ann (Pogue) and her mother.

In 1840, as previously mentioned, William Lindsey’s mother was still living at Mays Lick, Mason County, Kentucky and is a slave-owing widow, so there is still a connection to Mason County, which will be pertinent in later information.

1850: The Greenup County, Kentucky Federal Census lists him as William L. Pogus 56, Occupation: Iron Man, and a value of Real Estate owned $73,500.00. Listed with him is wife, Caroline A. (30), son, Henry E. (23), Robert (9), William L. (7), Harriet (5), Mary E. (2).

Researcher's note: At the time of the 1850 Greenup County Census above, it has been documented that William L. Poage was an owner of the Amanda Furnace.

1850: The Greenup County U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules site: Female, Black 16, Male, Black, 40. Male Black, 36 (Extensive research indicates this to be Andrew Pogue, B. 1813, to be found in the Pogue family story.)

Researcher's Note: In this 1850 census William doesn’t show any female black slaves that could have been either Ann or her mother, as the 16-year-old female slave doesn’t fit with Ann’s birth year of 1840. They could have been there, but no longer slaves.

The Male, Black, 40 year old slave mentioned above could be a Henry Pogue later living in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio in the 1870 Ironton Census. He is listed as 60, with a wife, Pauline, sons Richard, James and French, and a daughter, Amanda. Richard was a deck hand on a steamboat. Ironton was where the Pogue Bellefonte Furnace conducted business, a few miles down river from Ashland, Kentucky.

William Lindsey is not shown to have any slaves in the U. S. Federal Slave Schedules for 1860.

1860: In the Lewis County, Kentucky U. S. Federal Census he was listed as William. L. Poyne (Pogue), 66, a lawyer with $8,000. in Real Estate and $800. in Personal property. Living with Benjamin Sheets (Head of Household) 27, married to Harriet A., 23, Alpheus W., 11 mos., William L. Pogue, Jr. 16, Mary E. Pogue, 13.

Researcher's note: William is living with the Sheets family in the 1860 Census and believed to be a widower. William Lindsey's two youngest children, William Lindsey, Jr. and Mary Eliza are in the household. There is no mention of wife Caroline or son Albert. There is no known family connection to the Sheets.

1870: In the Kinniconick, Lewis, Kentucky Census: William Lindsey, 76, is living in the household of Robert E. Pogue, 28, and wife, Rhuama, 30. Robert is listed as a farmer with real estate of $2400. and $350. in personal property. William is listed as a laborer.

Researcher's note: Robert and Ruhama are his son and daughter-in-law.

1880: In the Upper Ashland, Boyd, KY Census: Lindsey Pogue, 86, living in the household of Paul Jones, Jr. 56, farmer, and wife, Catherine 40, with stepdaughter Annie 32, daughters Hester,11 and Lucy 9. (Wm.) Lindsey is stated to have Sciatic Rheumatism.

Researcher's note: Paul Jones (above) had been married previously to Ann Amanda Jane Pogue and had been Wm. Lindsey Pogue’s son-in-law.

1881: March 31, William Lindsey Pogue died in Ashland, Boyd County (formerly Greenup County), Kentucky and is buried there.

The details in the above record for William Lindsey are there to serve as reference for the rest of this story. It has been established where and when he was born, where and when he married both of his wives and how many sons and daughters he had. It proves where he lived and what his occupation was at various times and gives some insight as to his life and how it progressed. It also proves that he was, in 1830, 1840 and 1850, a slave owner, how many, and what gender those slaves were, but by 1860, he had no slaves.