J. L. Pounds House
2040 Lincoln Street (1940's address: 506 W. Lincoln)
North Side of Street, Just west of the new addition to Trinity Lutheran Church.
House now owned by Mabel / Kai Kastrup -- 426-2313
 

POUNDS, J L: Merchant; b Missouri Valley, Ia Dec 22, 1878; s of Samuel P Pounds-Ellen Nichols; ed Arlington HS; Blair Bus Coll; m Margaret M Schmidt Oct 23, 1901 Blair; s James W; d Margaret M; came to Neb 1883; 1894-1902 groc, Blair; 1902-04 timekeeper, C&NW RR;1904-20 with Ed Matthiesen, clothier; 1920- owner & mgr J L Pounds Clothing Store; past mbr city coun 2 terms; 1896-1911 mbr vol fire dept; secy & treas Blair Cemetery Assn since 1919; Rotary, treas; C of C; 1907- treas IOOF; Meth Ch; Rep; hobbies, flowers, gardening; father with C&NW RR; off 207 S Walker Ave; res 506 W Lincoln, Blair.

fromWho's Who in Nebraska
Published by the Nebraska Press Association, Lincoln, NE, 1940
Chapter on Washington County submitted by Reed O'Hanlon, Jr.
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/who1940/co/washgton.htm