Arthur Augustus Poovey^{[1, 2]}

1891 - 1982  (91 years)

• Name	Arthur Augustus Poovey
  Birth	12 Jul 1891	Texas, United States   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	13 Jun 1900	Rusk, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Address: Justice Precinct No. 7
  Census	28 Apr 1910	Rusk, Texas, United States   [5]
  	Address: Justice Precinct No. 7
  Census	20 Jan 1920	Rusk, Texas, United States   [6]
  	Address: Justice Precinct No. 7
  Census	10 Apr 1930	Rusk, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Address: Justice Precinct No. 7
  	Robert and Sarah live next door to Arthur A. Poovey and his family. This census says that Robert's father was from South Carolina and his mother was from Ireland. Whenever she reports it, she says she was from Scotland. It also notes that he was 26 when first married and she was 17.
  Name	Arthur Augusta Poovey
  Name	Augustus Arthur Poovey  [2]
  	1900 census refers to him as Augustus A. But all other records show him as Arthur A.
  Residence	Aug 1975	Henderson, Rusk, Texas, United States
  _UID	1EB8DA91497B43CF999BD3579F537B5537F5
  Death	7 Nov 1982	Henderson, Rusk, Texas, United States   [3, 4]
  Burial	12 Nov 1982	Henderson, Rusk, Texas, United States   [3, 4]
  	Address: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I2380	John Reglin's Tree - 2025-06-30
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Alexander Poovey,   b. 13 Nov 1848, York, South Carolina, United States d. 28 Oct 1930, Rusk, Texas, United States (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Welch,   b. Sep 1857, Minden, Rusk, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	31 Dec 1875  [2, 8]
  	1900 census indicates that they have been married for 26 years. She has had 12 children, 9 of whom are still alive.
  Family ID	F911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1900 Census lists him as Augustus A. Obituary for Homer calls him A.A. Findagrave calls him Arthur Augusta

  
  

• Sources

  [S288] Newspapers.com, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Homer F. Poovey; obituary; 8 August 1975; 21 June 2025. [S289] RLP, FamilySearch, 1910 US Census, Texas, Rusk Co., Justice Precinct No. 7; 91; sheet 9 (penned); dwelling 149, family 150; Robert Poovey. [S198] RLP, Ancestry, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, 21 January 2025; Rusk, 1982, Oct-Dec; Arthur A. Poovey; 7 November 1982. [S177] Find A Grave, 21 June 2025; Arthur Augusta Poovey; Arthur Augusta Poovey; 33466698; Mike Cooper; Gina Hefferman. [S289] RLP, FamilySearch, 1910 US Census, Texas, Rusk Co., Justice Precinct 7; 59; sheet 13B (penned); dwelling 253, family 253; R. L. Poovey; 28 June 2025. [S295] RLP, FamilySearch, 1920 US Census, Texas, Rusk Co., Justice Precinct 7; 71; sheet 7A (penned); dwelling 120, family 122; Arthur Poovey; 28 June 2025. [S294] RLP, FamilySearch, 1930 US Census, Texas, Rusk Co., Justice Precinct 7; 201-26; sheet 6B (penned); dwelling 117, family 118; Robert A. Poovey; 27 June 2025. [S298] RLP, Ancestry, Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2019, 28 June 2025; Rusk, Texas, United States; R. A. Poovy to Sarah A. Welch; 31 December 1874.