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Donald Lester Poe 1911–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1911

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 17 Dec 1986

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Sylvester Poe

Mother: Bertha Dowler

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Donald Lester Poe was born in 1911 in Illinois, the child of Sylvester Elsworth Poe And Bertha S Dowler. Donald Lester Poe passed away in 1986 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Donald Lester Poe was born in 1911 in Illinois, the child of Sylvester Elsworth Poe And Bertha S Dowler.
  • Donald Lester Poe passed away in 1986 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States of America.

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Donald Poe's Ancestors

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Donald Poe
1911–1986
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Sylvester Elsworth Poe
1877–1942
Lucas Township, Effingham Co., IL
Bertha (S) Dowler
1889–1972
Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio
Grandparents
John (M.) Poe
1846–1877
Kentucky, United States
Emma (Adaline) Agrue
1859–1925
Pendleton County, Kentucky
Herbert Dowler
1853–1922
Ross, Ohio, USA
Rebecca (Eliza) Alexander
1866–1897
Ross County, Ohio, USA
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Donald Poe's Timeline

2 Records

1911
1 May 1911
Birth of Donald Lester Poe in Illinois
Illinois
1986
17 Dec 1986
Age 75
Death of Donald Lester Poe in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States of America
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1911
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1986
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States of America

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