Researching Sibyl Pool
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3470 people with the Pool surname? In that year Pool was ranked number 1210 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Sibyl means "prophetess" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Sibyl Pool on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sibyl Pool and the Pool Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pool Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Pool family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Sibyl Pool at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Sibyl Pool using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Sibyl Pool.
Research the Pool surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Pool Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1318 people with the Pool surname in the UK? Pool is now ranked number 2835 for popularity in the UK. |
Pool Genealogy Databases
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Pool Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Pool surname in the USA? Pool is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Pool Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Sibyl Pool. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Sibyl Pool
Sibyl Pool
Sibyl Murphree Pool (1901–1973) was a politician from Alabama. She was first appointed as the Secretary of State of Alabama in 1944 following the resignation of David Howell Turner. In 1950, she was elected Alabama State Treasurer and served until 1955.
Pool was born in 1901 in York, Alabama. She graduated from Alabama State College for Women, now known as the University of Montevallo. She then went on to attend the Livingston State Teacher's College. In 1936, she was elected to fill in a two-year vacancy in the Alabama House of Representatives. In 1944, Governor Chauncey Sparks appointed Pool to serve as Secretary of State. In 1946, she became the first woman elected to statewide office in Alabama as Secretary of State. She ran for treasurer in 1950 and carried 65 of 67 of Alabama's counties. In 1954, she was elected to the first of four terms on the Alabama Public Service Commission, garnishing the largest percentage of the vote in all 67 counties.
She died in 1973.
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