Wednesday, 9 Feb 1949 Reno Evening Gazette
Mineral Mining Figure Succumbs
"Hawthorne - Robert G. Pohl, 69, prominent Mineral county political official and mining man for many years, died Tuesday at the Mineral County Hospital.
Born in Austin, he moved early to Belmont, then the county seat of Nye County, later making his home in Tonopah during the mining boom at the turn of the century.
In Tonopah he was appointed assistant postmaster under the late W.W. Booth, pioneer newspaper publisher and first postmaster in that community.
Mr. Pohl became a Republican party leader, serving as clerk treasurer of Nye County. He resigned these positions in 1919 to accept a post as bookkeeper for an Ely automotive firm.
In 1926 he settled in Broken Hills in Northeast Mineral County, during another gold strike, and moved to Mina in 1929.
He was appointed undersheriff of Mineral County in 1935 and then moved to Hawthorne. After two and one half years at this job, he resigned to continue his mining operations and private accounting work.
Funeral services will be held in the Elks home in Hawthorne on Friday. Mr. Pohl was both a charter and life member of the Elks Lodge in that community.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Louise Hays of Sacramento, Mrs. Bertha Preston of Sparkes (FG#64419015), Mrs. Gertrude Lansing of Elsinore, CA, Mrs. Emma Hart of El Segundo, CA; and two brothers. Fred Pohl of Los Angeles (FG#86524551) and Ernset Pohl of Carson City."
Mineral Mining Figure Succumbs
"Hawthorne - Robert G. Pohl, 69, prominent Mineral county political official and mining man for many years, died Tuesday at the Mineral County Hospital.
Born in Austin, he moved early to Belmont, then the county seat of Nye County, later making his home in Tonopah during the mining boom at the turn of the century.
In Tonopah he was appointed assistant postmaster under the late W.W. Booth, pioneer newspaper publisher and first postmaster in that community.
Mr. Pohl became a Republican party leader, serving as clerk treasurer of Nye County. He resigned these positions in 1919 to accept a post as bookkeeper for an Ely automotive firm.
In 1926 he settled in Broken Hills in Northeast Mineral County, during another gold strike, and moved to Mina in 1929.
He was appointed undersheriff of Mineral County in 1935 and then moved to Hawthorne. After two and one half years at this job, he resigned to continue his mining operations and private accounting work.
Funeral services will be held in the Elks home in Hawthorne on Friday. Mr. Pohl was both a charter and life member of the Elks Lodge in that community.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Louise Hays of Sacramento, Mrs. Bertha Preston of Sparkes (FG#64419015), Mrs. Gertrude Lansing of Elsinore, CA, Mrs. Emma Hart of El Segundo, CA; and two brothers. Fred Pohl of Los Angeles (FG#86524551) and Ernset Pohl of Carson City."
Wednesday, 9 Feb 1949 Reno Evening Gazette
Mineral Mining Figure Succumbs
"Hawthorne - Robert G. Pohl, 69, prominent Mineral county political official and mining man for many years, died Tuesday at the Mineral County Hospital.
Born in Austin, he moved early to Belmont, then the county seat of Nye County, later making his home in Tonopah during the mining boom at the turn of the century.
In Tonopah he was appointed assistant postmaster under the late W.W. Booth, pioneer newspaper publisher and first postmaster in that community.
Mr. Pohl became a Republican party leader, serving as clerk treasurer of Nye County. He resigned these positions in 1919 to accept a post as bookkeeper for an Ely automotive firm.
In 1926 he settled in Broken Hills in Northeast Mineral County, during another gold strike, and moved to Mina in 1929.
He was appointed undersheriff of Mineral County in 1935 and then moved to Hawthorne. After two and one half years at this job, he resigned to continue his mining operations and private accounting work.
Funeral services will be held in the Elks home in Hawthorne on Friday. Mr. Pohl was both a charter and life member of the Elks Lodge in that community.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Louise Hays of Sacramento, Mrs. Bertha Preston of Sparkes (FG#64419015), Mrs. Gertrude Lansing of Elsinore, CA, Mrs. Emma Hart of El Segundo, CA; and two brothers. Fred Pohl of Los Angeles (FG#86524551) and Ernset Pohl of Carson City."
Mineral Mining Figure Succumbs
"Hawthorne - Robert G. Pohl, 69, prominent Mineral county political official and mining man for many years, died Tuesday at the Mineral County Hospital.
Born in Austin, he moved early to Belmont, then the county seat of Nye County, later making his home in Tonopah during the mining boom at the turn of the century.
In Tonopah he was appointed assistant postmaster under the late W.W. Booth, pioneer newspaper publisher and first postmaster in that community.
Mr. Pohl became a Republican party leader, serving as clerk treasurer of Nye County. He resigned these positions in 1919 to accept a post as bookkeeper for an Ely automotive firm.
In 1926 he settled in Broken Hills in Northeast Mineral County, during another gold strike, and moved to Mina in 1929.
He was appointed undersheriff of Mineral County in 1935 and then moved to Hawthorne. After two and one half years at this job, he resigned to continue his mining operations and private accounting work.
Funeral services will be held in the Elks home in Hawthorne on Friday. Mr. Pohl was both a charter and life member of the Elks Lodge in that community.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Louise Hays of Sacramento, Mrs. Bertha Preston of Sparkes (FG#64419015), Mrs. Gertrude Lansing of Elsinore, CA, Mrs. Emma Hart of El Segundo, CA; and two brothers. Fred Pohl of Los Angeles (FG#86524551) and Ernset Pohl of Carson City."
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