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Sylvester Elsworth Poe 1877–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 JUL 1877

Birth Location: Lucas Township, Effingham Co., IL

Death Date: 13 MAR 1942

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois

Father: John Poe

Mother: Emma Agrue

Spouse(s): Bertha Dowler

Children(s): Kenneth Poe, Donald Poe, Norman Poe, Sylvia Poe, Opal Poe, Sylvester Poe, Leona Poe, Paul Poe

In 1877, Sylvester Elsworth Poe entered the world in Lucas Township, Effingham Co., IL, born to John M Poe And Emma Adaline Agrue. Sylvester Elsworth Poe married Bertha S Dowler, and had children including Donald Lester Poe, Kenneth Harold Poe, Leona Ruth Poe, Norman Ellis Poe, Opal A Poe, Paul Edwin Poe, Sylvester Earl Poe, Sylvia A Poe. Sylvester Elsworth Poe passed away in 1942 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1877, Sylvester Elsworth Poe entered the world in Lucas Township, Effingham Co., IL, born to John M Poe And Emma Adaline Agrue.
  • Sylvester Elsworth Poe married Bertha S Dowler, and had children including Donald Lester Poe, Kenneth Harold Poe, Leona Ruth Poe, Norman Ellis Poe, Opal A Poe, Paul Edwin Poe, Sylvester Earl Poe, Sylvia A Poe.
  • Sylvester Elsworth Poe passed away in 1942 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois.

Immediate Family

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Sylvester Poe's Ancestors

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Sylvester Poe
1877–1942
Birth Place: Lucas Township, Effingham Co., IL
Parents
John M. Poe
1846–1877
Kentucky, United States
Emma (Adaline) Agrue
1859–1925
Pendleton County, Kentucky
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvester Poe's Descendants

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Sylvester (Elsworth) Poe (08 JUL 1877–13 MAR 1942) m. Bertha (S) Dowler (20 OCT 1889–23 MAY 1972)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Harold) Poe 1906–1978 m. Edith (Lucille) Powell 1916–1971
    1. 1. Richard (L) Poe 1943–2000
    2. 2. Robert (Harold) Poe 1936–2011
    3. 3. Kenneth (Allen) Poe 1935–2014
    4. 4. Paula (Jeane) Poe 1934–2014
  2. 2. Donald (Lester) Poe 1911–1986
  3. 3. Norman (Ellis) Poe 1927–1995
  4. 4. Sylvia (A) Poe 1909–2000
  5. 5. Opal (A) Poe 1914–2003
  6. 6. Sylvester (Earl) Poe 1922–2003
  7. 7. Leona (Ruth) Poe 1916–1995
  8. 8. Paul (Edwin) Poe –2011

Sylvester Poe's Timeline

2 Records

1877
08 JUL 1877
Birth of Sylvester Elsworth Poe in Lucas Township, Effingham Co., IL
Lucas Township, Effingham Co., IL
1942
13 MAR 1942
Age 65
Death of Sylvester Elsworth Poe in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 JUL 1877
    Event Place: Lucas Township, Effingham Co., IL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 MAR 1942
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois

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