Alfred L Pounders Sr - 1st Generation

Born: 1816 In: Tennessee
Died: 20 April 1863 In: St. Lukes Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Profession: Farmer

Married Mildred E. Thomas before 1841
Mildred's Father was ? Thomas, Mother was Anna (Unknown)
Mildred E. Thomas⁽¹⁾ was born in 1824/25 in Alabama.
Her maiden name may not have been Thomas. It is assumed that the Anna Thomas listed on the 1850 Census was her mother.

Alfred L. Pounders source: ⁽¹⁾

Family legend says he and two sons died during the Civil War.
His son William born in 1841 was never accounted for after the Civil War.
Alfred's Military: CSA

Mae Lee Pounders thinks he may be the son of Lemuel and Mary Pounders instead of Thomas and Polly Pounders.

He owned 40 acres of land filed at Little Rock, AR land office on Oct 1, 1860.

U S Census of:
1850 shows living in Franklin Co., Alabama. In addition to his wife and children the census also shows living with him: Anna Thomas, female, age 61; Sarah A. Hamilton, female, age 10; Mary Hamilton, female, age 8.
1870 shows the family living in Drew Co., Arkansas
1880 shows the family living in Lincoln Co., Arkansas

Both Alfred & Mildreds place of burial is unknown
Alfred & Mildreds daughter Sarah Ann Elizabeth Pounders was Interned at