James was almost certainly born in Pennsylvania. He was probably the son of Joseph Pounds, who appears in the 1820 Census of Monroe County, Ohio. About 1826, he married Lydia, the widow of Earl Sprout, one of the pioneer settlers of Marietta. She was about thirty-two, and had five children between the ages of three and eleven. They would have five more together.
For about ten years, James and Lydia tried to manage in Monroe County, where they may have hoped to farm some of Earl's land and pass it on to Lydia's elder children; but the estate was inextricably entangled in Earl's debts and disputes over its management, and it eventually became clear that little or nothing would ever reach the children.
About 1836, James and Lydia went west to Illinois, then on the western frontier. There they endured hard winters, and early in January, 1839, James fell ill and died. After putting his affairs in order, Lydia moved her family back to the Ohio Valley, settling in Mason County, Virginia, where her eldest daughter, Maria, had gone after marrying into the Roush family.
For about ten years, James and Lydia tried to manage in Monroe County, where they may have hoped to farm some of Earl's land and pass it on to Lydia's elder children; but the estate was inextricably entangled in Earl's debts and disputes over its management, and it eventually became clear that little or nothing would ever reach the children.
About 1836, James and Lydia went west to Illinois, then on the western frontier. There they endured hard winters, and early in January, 1839, James fell ill and died. After putting his affairs in order, Lydia moved her family back to the Ohio Valley, settling in Mason County, Virginia, where her eldest daughter, Maria, had gone after marrying into the Roush family.
James was almost certainly born in Pennsylvania. He was probably the son of Joseph Pounds, who appears in the 1820 Census of Monroe County, Ohio. About 1826, he married Lydia, the widow of Earl Sprout, one of the pioneer settlers of Marietta. She was about thirty-two, and had five children between the ages of three and eleven. They would have five more together.
For about ten years, James and Lydia tried to manage in Monroe County, where they may have hoped to farm some of Earl's land and pass it on to Lydia's elder children; but the estate was inextricably entangled in Earl's debts and disputes over its management, and it eventually became clear that little or nothing would ever reach the children.
About 1836, James and Lydia went west to Illinois, then on the western frontier. There they endured hard winters, and early in January, 1839, James fell ill and died. After putting his affairs in order, Lydia moved her family back to the Ohio Valley, settling in Mason County, Virginia, where her eldest daughter, Maria, had gone after marrying into the Roush family.
For about ten years, James and Lydia tried to manage in Monroe County, where they may have hoped to farm some of Earl's land and pass it on to Lydia's elder children; but the estate was inextricably entangled in Earl's debts and disputes over its management, and it eventually became clear that little or nothing would ever reach the children.
About 1836, James and Lydia went west to Illinois, then on the western frontier. There they endured hard winters, and early in January, 1839, James fell ill and died. After putting his affairs in order, Lydia moved her family back to the Ohio Valley, settling in Mason County, Virginia, where her eldest daughter, Maria, had gone after marrying into the Roush family.
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