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4 TEXT Date of Import: Mar 8, 2000





Sources: POE43-9,43-10,63,66
43-9 1938 19 May Edith's mother, Ella (Poe) Clawson, told Clayton Tyler that Arthur Clayton Poe had oils of David Williamson Poe.
43-10 1938 03 Jun Arthur Clayton Poe, Kent Laboratories, Kent, OH, who had oils of David Williamson Poe plus those of Adam Williamson Poe and David Jackson Poe sent photos of Adam Williamson Poe, David Williamson Poe, and David Jackson Poe and of his grandmother to Clayton Tyler and Daisy Poe Pratt.

Sources: POE43-10,63,67


? 1938 Clayton W. Tyler said he gave the oil painting of David W. Poe to Arthur Conant Poe "some years ago."

1. Adam Williamson POE b. 11 Jan 1889; d. 1949.
2. Marguerite POE b. 22 Feb 1890; d. 9 Apr 1890; bur. 1890, Brookmere Cem., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. George Arthur POE b. 24 Sep 1893; d. Aft 16 Feb 1959.
4. 1. Arthur Clayton POE b. 11 Aug 1903, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 1 Dec 1967, Ozark, Dale Co., Alabama; bur. 1967, Maple Grove Cem., Vermillion, Erie Co., Ohio.
5. Ella Martha POE
6. Katharine Alice POE

Sources: POE16-1,30-1,30-2,34-4,40,63
LCW Adam is an ancestor of Poe 63, Edith Anderson.
30-1 1829 15 Apr Martha Mills' DOB.
? 1842 Martha came to OH with her parents.
16-1 1847 14 Nov Adam W. Poe and Martha Mills were married in the Methodist church in Brooklyn, Ohio.
40 1853 07 Aug David Poe to Isaac Poe - A. W.'s good arrived.
(Adam W. Poe must have been a merchant in Brooklyn, OH.)
1856 12 Jun A. W. Poe to Isaac Poe - A. W. Poe left Brooklyn on the May 20 to visit the west and is now on his way back. He has been in IA, MO, and NE. He hadn't purchased land but would when it came on the market. He was on the KS border as he wrote this letter.
1856 14 Jul A. W. Poe to Isaac Poe - A. W. Poe had sold his property and is going west,
probably to the Nebraska Territory. He had already purchased land in northern Missouri.
1856 17 Nov A. W. Poe to Isaac Poe - A. W. & family were in Nebraska City.
1856 A. W. Poe to Isaac Poe - A. W. & family are in Nebraska City, N. T., having arrived Thursday after a 17 day journey. A. W. has 2 lots he purchased on May 31st. Yesterday he bought 2 more lots and a house.
1857 A. W. Poe to Isaac Poe (sometime after David W. and David J. Poe had died) - Mary Ann is living with Jeptha Brainerd's folks. Joseph (Poe) is not in Brooklyn. (Apparently Adam W. Poe and family had returned to Brooklyn, OH.) A, W. had been in NY buying goods and will soon go into business.
1859 16 Apr A. W. Poe to Isaac Poe - A. W. is again in Brooklyn and authorizes Isaac to sell 40 acres of his land in Concord.
1860 27 Oct A. W. Poe to Isaac Poe - Joseph Poe is in Brooklyn. His son's leg is still a problem. William Babcock is in Brooklyn, poor as usual. William bought land in Michigan. William and Lib will have another child soon. Mary and Jess live where they always have. Catharine and Isaac live in the old tavern. Mother may son mary Pritchard. Adam and Sally Cuffle are well. Willis is large enough to help me and Ella is large for her age.
1864 25 Jan A. W. Poe to Polly Poe - Mary Ann has been in Harrisville all winter.
1864 Adam may go into the army. (Adam whom?)
1870 Adam began his realtor business.
1873 10 Aug A. W. Poe to Polly Poe - Carrie Poe is not well. A. W. had quit the store business in 1870. John Poe's daughters, Martha and Lucy, were at his home in Brooklyn.

1. Adam Willis POE b. 21 Aug 1849, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 21 Sep 1916; bur. Sep 1916, Brookmere Cem., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. Ella Martha POE b. 27 Jun 1854, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 24 Jun 1929.
3. 2. Arthur Conant POE b. 1 Apr 1863, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Rosil POE, [infant] b. 4 Feb 1871, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 8 Dec 1871, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. Charlie SMITH b. 30 Nov 1871, Of Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.

DEATH: After exposure to snow storm.

CENSUS: 1850 25 Jul OH (Cuyahoga) Brooklyn T., p59/117D. W. Poe 50 MW Landlord $2500 OH (s/b PA)Mary A. 48 FW PADavid 09 MW OHRosina Harman 17 FW GERJane Ceyne 12 FW OHPolly Gray 12 FW NYDavid Mathews 22 MW Laborer OHCatharine Cunan 19 FW OHMary Poe 14 FW OH

1. David was named after father Adam's best friend, Col. David Williamson, father's associate in Indian wars. Had flour mills in Brooklyn Center, Cuyahoga Co., OH. Went to Nebraska to locate more mill sites. Was returned to Brooklyn Center for burial. David W. Poe was a Justice of the Peace in Medina County at one time. 9 1843 David W. Poe moved to Cleveland where he opened a tavern east of Brooklyn near the Brighton Bridge. Died with his son David Jackson Poe in a blizzard on the prairie. Died from exposure after snowstorm.

2. One source lists birth year as 1789 and another 1799; 1850 census lists DW Poe as 50, so I will use 1799.

3. Residences: New Lisbon, Columbiana Co., Ohio; Brooklyn, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio

4. - 1819 26 Aug IGI-OH- has David W. Poe marry Mary Ann Nead on this date. The entry is a document.
- 1833 DOCU-514 - Ephilet & Sibble Austin of Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., OH, granted to David W. Poe of (left blank) Lot 1, 16th Range, Western Reserve - Harrisville.
-1834 27 oct DOCU-353 - Joseph & Sarah Battell of Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT, granted to David W. Poe of Harrisville, Medina Co., OH, the west part of Lot#81, 61 24/100 acres, Harrisville.
-1835 DOCU-I-508 - Erastus Johnson of Harrisville, Medina Co., oh, granted to David W. Poe of (left blank) Lot #1, 16th Range, Western Reserve, known as par of Lot 113, 124 94/100 acres; David & Mary Ann Poe of Harrisville, Medina Co., OH, granted to James Klack of Harrisville, #1, 16th Range, Western Reserve, part of ....
-1841 13 Dec DOCU-T-360 to 363 - David W. & Mary Ann Poe purchased 100 acres from Christopher & Sophrana Whiting. They then sold the land to Isaac Poe. They later sold the land to John Poe. (Did Isaac back out on the purchase?)
- 1856 Joseph Poe wrote home about an article he read in the Galena, IL, newspaper about the deaths of David Williamson Poe and David Jackson Poe. They were caught in
a blizzard while searching for a homestead near Nebraska City, Otoe Co., NE. Their arms and legs were frozen and they died when these were amputated. Adam Poe, who was in Nebraska City at the time, also wrote home about their deaths.
-1857 09 Apr These DOD on the tombstones of David Williamson Poe and David Jackson Poe in the Brookmere Cemetery at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio are incorrect. This is likely the dates their bodies were buried.

5. 1850 25 Jul OH (Cuyahoga) Brooklyn T., p59/117
D. W. Poe 50 MW Landlord $2500 OH (s/b PA)
Mary A. 48 FW PA
David 09 MW OH
Rosina Harman 17 FW GER
Jane Ceyne 12 FW OH
Polly Gray 12 FW NY
David Mathews 22 MW Laborer OH
Catharine Cunan 19 FW OH
Mary Poe 14 FW OH
( LCW - I suspect David was the son of Jacob and Catharine (Poe) Matthews. The other surnames aren't familiar and aren't in my index at this time. I would guess they are either boarders or servants at the tavern.

Last name may be Meade or Mead.

SOURCES: VR

VR Marriage Volume #2p3, Wayne Co., OH

1. John POE b. 26 Oct 1820, Wayne Co., Ohio; d. Abt 1895.
2. Isaac POE b. 25 Jun 1822, Wayne Co., Ohio; d. 6 Mar 1863, Helena, Phillips, Arkansas; bur. 1863, Holcomb Cem., Concord Twp., Jefferson Co., Wisconsin.
3. 4. Adam Williamson POE b. 29 Jul 1824, , Wayne, Ohio; d. 28 Nov 1908, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; bur. 1908, Brookmere Cem., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Elizabeth POE b. 13 Mar 1826, Ohio, probably Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; d. Aft 1908.
5. Joseph Miles POE b. 5 Dec 1828, Ohio, probably Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; d. 10 Apr 1912, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio; bur. Apr 1912, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
6. Catharine POE b. 29 May 1831, Ohio, probably Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Aft Nov 1902, Ohio.
7. Mary Ann POE b. 25 May 1836, Harrisville, Medina, Ohio; d. Aft Nov 1902, Ohio.
8. David Jackson POE b. 11 Oct 1841, Ohio, probably Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; d. Dec 1856, Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska; bur. 9 Apr 1857, Brookmere Cem., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.