David Poovey^[1]

1815 - 1873  (58 years)

• Name	David Poovey
  Birth	1815	North Carolina, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1840	York, South Carolina, United States   [2]
  	D. Poovey Enumeration - 00021-0001101-12-9 FWM 15-20: 2 FWM 20-30: 1 FWF 15-20: 1 FWF 20-30: 1 FWF40-50: 1 Enslaved Black Males < 10: 1 EBW 10-24: 2 Hypothesis: David is the FWM 20-30. Lucretia is the FWF 20-30. One of their mothers is the (probably David's since Lucretia's father is nearby) is the FWF 40-50. The other people are younger siblings of David.
  Census	9 Dec 1850	York, York, South Carolina, United States   [3]
  	David is listed as a mechanic and only 30 years old in 1850. Lucretia is shown as from York District. It seems unlikely that ages and places are correct.
  Census	14 Dec 1850	York, South Carolina, United States   [4]
  	David owned one enslaved person in 1850, a female aged 8 years.
  Census	15 Aug 1860	York, South Carolina, United States   [1]
  	Address: Clay Hill Post Office
  	The 1860 census records that David was a carpenter with a personal estate of $1836
  Census	15 Aug 1860	York, South Carolina, United States   [5]
  	David is show owning a single slave, a 14 year old young woman. He has one slave house on his property.
  Census	2 Jul 1870	York, South Carolina, United States   [6]
  	Address: Yorkville
  	David is not living with his family. He is living in the home of Nancy Wright. Not sure who she is. Nancy has an 8-year-old daughter in the house. There is also an older woman, Esther Gimberlie, in the house.
  _AMTID	262685055764:1030:205069078
  _UID	2162A9864ECA4EF3A3D1205B69A61AC8EBAF
  Death	7 Aug 1873	York, South Carolina, United States
  	Supposedly buried at Central Church, off of state road S-32-9
  Person ID	I2401	John Reglin's Tree - 2025-06-30
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Lucretia Christian McCallum,   b. 15 Feb 1818, Dalginross, Comrie, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 8 Sep 1900, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	24 Oct 1839	York, South Carolina, United States   [7]
  	LDS Family Data Collection hints that this marriage may have taken place in Mechlenburg County, NC.
  Children	1. James L. Poovey,   b. 18 Sep 1840, York, South Carolina, United States d. 27 Jun 1841, York, South Carolina, United States (Age 0 years)   2. William Pinkney Poovey,   b. 7 Aug 1842, York, South Carolina, United States d. 6 Oct 1867, York, South Carolina, United States (Age 25 years)   3. Duncan M. Poovey,   b. 1845, York, South Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown   4. Nancy Hannah Elvira Poovey,   b. 23 Aug 1846, York, South Carolina, United States d. 14 Nov 1936, Rowlett, Dallas, Texas, United States (Age 90 years)   5. Robert Alexander Poovey,   b. 13 Nov 1848, York, South Carolina, United States d. 28 Oct 1930, Rusk, Texas, United States (Age 81 years)   6. Catherine Poovey,   b. 15 Dec 1850, York, South Carolina, United States d. 2 May 1928, Panola, Texas, United States (Age 77 years)   7. Augustus Frazier Poovey,   b. 21 Oct 1853, Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, United States d. 12 May 1938, Dallas, Texas, United States (Age 84 years)   8. John W. Poovey,   b. 1858, South Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   9. Mary Poovey,   b. 1861, South Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

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• Notes

  THere is notation in Ancestry trees that David Poovey died in 1873. It apepars that there is an 1840 census record for him in Burke County,NC. This is strange since he supposedly married in SC in 1839. I have to research this more. There are Confederate State Troops records. These would be the older troops guarding the cities and towns - sort of the militia auxilliary. In 1870, it appears that David is still in SC but the rest of the family had moved on to Texas. Not quite sure about this. If he died in 1873, that's feasible. Maybe they were estranged. I am going to pause here and pursue other lines. Things to look for next: - land records & tax records in SC - probate records in SC - census records for other Pooveys in NC, likely Burke or Mechlenburg Counties. I wonder if Lucretia and some of the children moved to Texas after David died, or before.

  
  

• Sources

  [S300] RLP, FamilySearch, 1860 US Census, Slave Schedule, South Carolina, York District, Not Stated; p. 106 (penned); dwelling 877, family 877; David Poovey; 29 June 2025. [S303] RLP, FamilySearch, 1840 US Census, South Carolina, York District, York District; p. 37 (penned), 296 (stamped); line 12; D. Poovey; 4 July 2025. [S301] RLP, FamilySearch, 1850 US Census, South Carolina, York Co., York; p. 602 (penned) or 302 (stamped); dwelling 429, family 429; David Poovey; 29 June 2025. [S304] RLP, FamilySearch, 1850 US Census, Slave Schedule, South Carolina, York District, Unstated; p. 859 (penned); David Poovey; 4 July 2025. [S300] RLP, FamilySearch, 1860 US Census, Slave Schedule, South Carolina, York District, Not Stated; p. 65 (penned); column 2, line 4; David Poovey; 29 June 2025. [S297] RLP, FamilySearch, 1870 US Census, South Carolina, York Co., Subdivision No. 1; page 88 (penned); dwelling 579, family 587; David Poovey; 28 June 2025. [S177] Find A Grave, 29 June 2025; Lucretia Christian McCallum Poovey; Lucretia Christian McCallum Poovey; 19904547; Judi Braddick.