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Walter Poe 1855–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1855

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 11 JAN 1942

Death Location: Old St. David's Church Cemetery, Cheraw, SC

Father: Thomas Poe

Mother: Eliza Poe

Spouse(s): Mary Womack, Lenora Bright

Children(s): George Poe, Thomas Poe, Clarence Poe, Rosa Poe, Ada Poe, Lutie Poe, Mary Poe, Carrie Poe, Eugene Poe

Walter Poe was born in 1855 in North Carolina, the child of Thomas Joseph Poe And Eliza Poe. Walter Poe married Lenora Jane Bright, Mary Pearl Womack, and had children including Ada Flossie Poe, Carrie Lee Poe, Clarence Dwight Poe, Eugene Poe, George Walter Poe, Lutie Geneva Poe, Mary Eliza Poe, Rosa Pearl Poe, Thomas Lynn Poe. Walter Poe passed away in 1942 in Old St. David's Church Cemetery, Cheraw, SC.

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Biography

  • Walter Poe was born in 1855 in North Carolina, the child of Thomas Joseph Poe And Eliza Poe.
  • Walter Poe married Lenora Jane Bright, Mary Pearl Womack, and had children including Ada Flossie Poe, Carrie Lee Poe, Clarence Dwight Poe, Eugene Poe, George Walter Poe, Lutie Geneva Poe, Mary Eliza Poe, Rosa Pearl Poe, Thomas Lynn Poe.
  • Walter Poe passed away in 1942 in Old St. David's Church Cemetery, Cheraw, SC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Poe
1833–1902
Birth Location: Chatham, , North Carolina, USA
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Eliza Poe
1830–1870
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Mary Womack
1880–1943
Birth Location: Lemon Springs, Monroe County, North Carolina, United States
MW
Lenora Bright
1858–1901
Birth Location: , , North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

George Poe
1907–1969
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Moore, North Carolina, United States,
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Thomas Poe
1912–1914
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
TP
Clarence Poe
1909–
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Moore, North Carolina, United States
CP
Rosa Poe
1889–1980
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
RP
Ada Poe
1888–1888
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
AP
Lutie Poe
1884–1969
Birth Location: Lockville, Chatham County, NC
LP
Mary Poe
1879–1963
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
MP
Carrie Poe
1876–1970
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
CP
Eugene Poe
1881–1942
Birth Location: Chatham
EP

Walter Poe's Ancestors

Self
Walter Poe
1855–1942
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Thomas Joseph Poe
1833–1902
Chatham, , North Carolina, USA
Eliza Poe
1830–1870
North Carolina
Grandparents
Hasten Poe
1809–1889
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Hackney
1808–1848
Chatham, , North Carolina, USA
Harriss Johnson
1805–1889
Chatham
Margaret ("Peggy") Wilkerson
1810–1889
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Poe
1768–1859
Charity Patterson
1768–1848
Joseph Hackney
1780–1853
Sarah Hackney
1784–1860
John Wilkerson
1768–1821
Sarah Wilson
1772–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
BENJAMIN POE
1700–1785
ELIZABETH
1725–1785
Gilbert Patterson
1724–1796
Nancy McIver
1735–1820
William Hackney
1753–1822
Ailsey Stewart
1766–1807
Benjamin Ward
1717–1767
Elizabeth Hill
1740–1788

Walter Poe's Descendants

1.
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Walter Poe (1855–11 JAN 1942) m. Mary (Pearl) Womack (5 APR 1880–14 AUG 1943) m. Lenora (Jane) Bright (abt 1858–17 AUG 1901)
  1. 1. George (Walter) Poe 1907–1969 m. Ada (Lou) Buffkin 1911–1991
  2. 2. Thomas (Lynn) Poe 1912–1914
  3. 3. Clarence (Dwight) Poe 1909– m. Lillian (Gertrude) Adkins 1913–2005
  4. 4. Rosa (Pearl) Poe 1889–1980 m. Alexander Fields 1887–
  5. 5. Ada (Flossie) Poe 1888–1888
  6. 6. Lutie (Geneva) Poe 1884–1969 m. Bert (Watson) Thomas 1875–1938
  7. 7. Mary (Eliza) Poe 1879–1963 m. Thomas (S) Burgess 1868–1936
  8. 8. Carrie (Lee) Poe 1876–1970 m. Henry (Perrine) Bilyeu 1851–1938
    1. 1. Carrie (L) Bilyen 1893–
    2. 2. Henry (Perrine) Bilyen 1894–
    3. 3. Emily (E) Bilyen 1896–
  9. 9. Eugene Poe 1881–1942 m. Hughla (Josephine) Reid 1883–1955
    1. 1. Virginia (Ruth) Poe 1922– m. Angus (Jack) Cope 1918–2009 m. Herbert (Whitney (Bert) Thompson) Sr. 1917–2008
    2. 2. Emily (Pearl) Poe 1920–2006 m. Arthur (Marvin) Holton 1910–1992 m. L (B) Grubbs 1913–1945
      1. 1. Samuel (Henry) Grubbs 1942–2007
      2. 2. Danny (Marvin) Holton 1942–2011
    3. 3. Ernest (Harden) Poe 1920–1997 m. Kathleen (Hollingsworth) Moore 1923–
    4. 4. Eugene (Thomas) Poe 1917–1993 m. Eva (Irene) Sharp 1909–2002
    5. 5. Mary (Louise) Poe 1914–1986 m. Joe (William) Taylor 1912–1984
      1. 1. William (David) Taylor 1951–2008
    6. 6. Lenora (Frances) Poe 1913–1994 m. James (Andrew "Buster") Rivers 1908–1989
    7. 7. Hugh (DeWitt) Poe 1906–1978
    8. 8. Edgar (Reid) Poe 1904–1966 m. Evelyn Pond 1909–2008
      1. 1. Reida (A) Poe 1943–2019
      2. 2. Mary (Elaine) Poe 1937–1980
    9. 9. Annie (Lorene "Bunny") Poe 1909–2001 m. George (Durant) Miller 1907–1993

Walter Poe's Timeline

20 Records

1854
28 Dec 1854
Birth of Walter Poe in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
1854
28 Dec 1854
Birth of Walter Poe in Chatham County, NC, North Carolina, USA
Chatham County, NC, North Carolina, USA
1854
abt 1854
Birth of Walter Poe in North Carolina
North Carolina
1854
28 Dec 1854
Birth of Walter Poe in , , North Carolina, USA
, , North Carolina, USA
1855
abt 1855
Birth of Walter Poe in North Carolina
North Carolina
1855
1855
Birth of Walter Poe
None
1860
1860
Age 5
Walter Poe resided here in Middle Division, Chatham, North Carolina
Middle Division, Chatham, North Carolina
1867
2 Feb 1867
Age 12
Walter Poe resided here in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
Walter Poe resided here in New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina
New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 25
Walter Poe resided here in New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 45
Walter Poe resided here in Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina
Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina
1910
1910
Age 55
Walter Poe resided here in Sandhill, Moore, North Carolina
Sandhill, Moore, North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 65
Walter Poe resided here in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina
Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina
1930
1930
Age 75
Walter Poe resided here in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina
Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 85
Walter Poe resided here in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
1940
1940
Age 85
Death of Walter Poe
None
1942
10 Jan 1942
Age 87
Death of Walter Poe in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
1942
10 Jan 1942
Age 87
Death of Walter Poe in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
1942
10 Jan 1942
Age 87
Death of Walter Poe in Chesterfield, South Carolina
Chesterfield, South Carolina
1942
11 JAN 1942
Age 87
Burial of Walter Poe in Old St. David's Church Cemetery, Cheraw, SC
Old St. David's Church Cemetery, Cheraw, SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1854
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1854
    Event Place: Chatham County, NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3799; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 13-6.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1690; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 36; Image: .
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina; Roll: 2192; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 377.0.
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: 957; Family History Film: 1254957; Page: 80A; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 0656.
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1207; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sandhill, Moore, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1119; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 73; Image: 1049.
    [7] North Carolina, Marriage Records
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1854
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Middle Division, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: M653_892; Page: 78; Image: 157.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1854
    Event Place: , , North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1855
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina; Roll: 2192; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 377.0.
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: T9_957; Family History Film: 1254957; Page: 80.1000; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 0656.
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina; Roll: T623 1207; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Record Source: South Carolina Death Index, 1915-1949

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Middle Division, Chatham, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Middle Division, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: M653_892; Page: 78; Image: 157.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1867
    Event Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Field and Fireside; Publication Date: 2 Feb 1867; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; &terms=Edgar_Poe

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: 957; Family History Film: 1254957; Page: 80A; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 0656.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1207; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sandhill, Moore, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sandhill, Moore, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1119; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 73; Image: 1049.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1690; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 36; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina; Roll: 2192; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 377.0.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3799; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 13-6.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cheraw
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte News; Publication Date: 23 Mar 1903; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.43999293,0.41924483,0.5754028&xid=3356

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1942
    Event Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1942
    Event Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Richland County, South Carolina, Obituary Index
    [3] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1942
    Event Place: Chesterfield, South Carolina
    Record Source: South Carolina Death Index, 1915-1949

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1942
    Event Place: Old St. David's Church Cemetery, Cheraw, SC
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