Bill was born in on his parents homestead in Bryantine, Quay, New Mexico, where they were living in a dugout. A dugout had walls that were about three feet high, and the rest of the area being dug down under the ground. There's nothing left of Bryantine now and all of the property has been bought by the Texas Cattle Company. The closest town was Logan, Quay, New Mexico.
When he was ten, he was trampled by a horse. His father was in Oklahoma, so his mother borrowed an old model "T" from a neighbor to drive him to the doctors. She had never driven a car before. The river had washed away the bridge at Logan and the only way across was on a trestle bridge, with no sides. It was used by the railroad, so they stopped the trains in both directions so that she could get across. She took him to Tucumcari to the doctor, which was about 40 miles from their homestead.
Bill worked as an automobile mechanic most of his life. He could build absolutely anything (and did). When he was a young man, he and his brother built a car that worked pretty well. It steered with a rod, rather than a steering wheel.
He married Florence Turner on 15 February 1929, in Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico. While living in Tucumcari, they had three children. Their son, John Henry Pool, named after his Uncle Hank, died when he was only two months old.
After the death of their son in 1935, they and their two daughters moved to Oregon, where their next two daughters were born. They moved to the Tacoma, Pierce, Washington area around 1943, and had one more daughter in 1946. He remained in the Tacoma area, for the rest of his life. He was a retired Baptist minister at the time of his death.
When he was ten, he was trampled by a horse. His father was in Oklahoma, so his mother borrowed an old model "T" from a neighbor to drive him to the doctors. She had never driven a car before. The river had washed away the bridge at Logan and the only way across was on a trestle bridge, with no sides. It was used by the railroad, so they stopped the trains in both directions so that she could get across. She took him to Tucumcari to the doctor, which was about 40 miles from their homestead.
Bill worked as an automobile mechanic most of his life. He could build absolutely anything (and did). When he was a young man, he and his brother built a car that worked pretty well. It steered with a rod, rather than a steering wheel.
He married Florence Turner on 15 February 1929, in Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico. While living in Tucumcari, they had three children. Their son, John Henry Pool, named after his Uncle Hank, died when he was only two months old.
After the death of their son in 1935, they and their two daughters moved to Oregon, where their next two daughters were born. They moved to the Tacoma, Pierce, Washington area around 1943, and had one more daughter in 1946. He remained in the Tacoma area, for the rest of his life. He was a retired Baptist minister at the time of his death.
Bill was born in on his parents homestead in Bryantine, Quay, New Mexico, where they were living in a dugout. A dugout had walls that were about three feet high, and the rest of the area being dug down under the ground. There's nothing left of Bryantine now and all of the property has been bought by the Texas Cattle Company. The closest town was Logan, Quay, New Mexico.
When he was ten, he was trampled by a horse. His father was in Oklahoma, so his mother borrowed an old model "T" from a neighbor to drive him to the doctors. She had never driven a car before. The river had washed away the bridge at Logan and the only way across was on a trestle bridge, with no sides. It was used by the railroad, so they stopped the trains in both directions so that she could get across. She took him to Tucumcari to the doctor, which was about 40 miles from their homestead.
Bill worked as an automobile mechanic most of his life. He could build absolutely anything (and did). When he was a young man, he and his brother built a car that worked pretty well. It steered with a rod, rather than a steering wheel.
He married Florence Turner on 15 February 1929, in Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico. While living in Tucumcari, they had three children. Their son, John Henry Pool, named after his Uncle Hank, died when he was only two months old.
After the death of their son in 1935, they and their two daughters moved to Oregon, where their next two daughters were born. They moved to the Tacoma, Pierce, Washington area around 1943, and had one more daughter in 1946. He remained in the Tacoma area, for the rest of his life. He was a retired Baptist minister at the time of his death.
When he was ten, he was trampled by a horse. His father was in Oklahoma, so his mother borrowed an old model "T" from a neighbor to drive him to the doctors. She had never driven a car before. The river had washed away the bridge at Logan and the only way across was on a trestle bridge, with no sides. It was used by the railroad, so they stopped the trains in both directions so that she could get across. She took him to Tucumcari to the doctor, which was about 40 miles from their homestead.
Bill worked as an automobile mechanic most of his life. He could build absolutely anything (and did). When he was a young man, he and his brother built a car that worked pretty well. It steered with a rod, rather than a steering wheel.
He married Florence Turner on 15 February 1929, in Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico. While living in Tucumcari, they had three children. Their son, John Henry Pool, named after his Uncle Hank, died when he was only two months old.
After the death of their son in 1935, they and their two daughters moved to Oregon, where their next two daughters were born. They moved to the Tacoma, Pierce, Washington area around 1943, and had one more daughter in 1946. He remained in the Tacoma area, for the rest of his life. He was a retired Baptist minister at the time of his death.
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