Mary (on the left in the photo) was born in Hancock Co. IL to Joseph and Mary Jane (Ackerson) Pounds. She and her husband William Blystone had one son, Samuel Cooper Blystone, born in Johnson Co. NE in 1871.
Her middle name Naomi is for her paternal aunt, Naomi Pounds Cooper, who became her adoptive mother. Alexander Cooper, author of "The Pound Family" says her original name was Mary Ann.
Her middle name Naomi is for her paternal aunt, Naomi Pounds Cooper, who became her adoptive mother. Alexander Cooper, author of "The Pound Family" says her original name was Mary Ann.
Mary (on the left in the photo) was born in Hancock Co. IL to Joseph and Mary Jane (Ackerson) Pounds. She and her husband William Blystone had one son, Samuel Cooper Blystone, born in Johnson Co. NE in 1871.
Her middle name Naomi is for her paternal aunt, Naomi Pounds Cooper, who became her adoptive mother. Alexander Cooper, author of "The Pound Family" says her original name was Mary Ann.
Her middle name Naomi is for her paternal aunt, Naomi Pounds Cooper, who became her adoptive mother. Alexander Cooper, author of "The Pound Family" says her original name was Mary Ann.
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