1. 1. Lottie POE b. EST 1887, Of Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.
2. Walter L. POE b. EST 1889, Of Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.
3. Anna POE b. EST 1891, Of Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.
4. Irene POE b. EST 1893, Of Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.
5. Harry R. POE b. EST 1895, Of Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.

1. Started work as poler on barges and deckhand. Adam moved to Beaver Co., PA, with his father and captained some of the riverboats. He had 11 children (but no George). Later owned a number of steamboats. Hauled cargo for military, but not in military. Mentioned brotherIsaac also in boat trade. Elsewhere mentioned that 3 brothers and he bought towboat. BET. 1861 - 1865 Riverboat pilot during Civil War. Named one boat after"the great Wyandotte chiefBigfoot". Sailed Ohio, Allegheny, Wabash, Mississippi, & Missouri.Wrote book including personal Poe family account, May 2, 1887. Resided in Georgetown, PA most of life. Was active in keelboat and steamship business. Lived to be 80 per Tom T. Jones, who mentions 4 brothers. PerTom T. Jones, married Lucy Smith; had "large family".

2. Captain Adam Poe was a farmer and a riverboat pilot. He was a Captain and an owner. Some of his boats were the Federal Arch, the America, the Big Foot, the Neptune and the America II.
Buried in Georgetown, PA cemetery. Date of death also listed as 1895.
Religion Methodist Episcopal.

3. Adam Poe, Sr. made a written biographical account in 1887 that appears to support accounts that his grandfather Adam, brother of Andrew, spent most of his later life near Massilon, OH. He reported being taken there by his grandfather when he was about 5 years old (Abt 1821) and that his father, Thomas, built a house there the following year. This was said to be in Wayne Co., where the town of Congress stands. Due to flu, Adam returned to New Lisbon (present Lisbon, OH) with his mother; the following winter, his father moved their family home to Georgetown, PA. Nevertheless, the older Adam and others in the family probably remained in that area (Abt 10 mi NW of Wooster and 35 mi W of Masillon).

4. 1850 census Greene Twp, Beaver, Pennsylvania p 288:
Adam Poe, 33, M, Steamboat Captain, $10,000, bir-OH; Lucy, 26, F, bir-PA
Sarah M., 5, F, bir-PA; Thomas S., 4, M, bir- PA; Charles W., 1, M, bir- PA; Lucy Todd, 17, F, bir- PA

5. 1880 census Greene Twp, Beaver, Pennsylvania, p 223:
Adam POE Self M Male W 63 OH Farmer OH PA
Lucy T. POE Wife M Female W 55 PA Keeping House VA VA
Andrew J. POE Son S Male W 28 PA Farm Hand OH PA
Elizabeth POE Dau S Female W 20 PA At Home OH PA
Annie F. POE Dau S Female W 23 PA At Home OH PA
Thomas POE Son S Male W 32 PA At Home OH PA
Irene POE Dau S Female W 18 PA At Home OH PA
Adam POE Son S Male W 16 PA Farm Hand OH PA
Etta POE Dau S Female W 13 PA OH PA

Date of death also listed as Apr 1, 1903 and Jan 4, 1903. Needs further research

1 _FA1
2 PLAC Also listed as Feb 16, 1842; 1843; 1844

1. Baby Boy POE b. 11 Mar 1844, Of Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; d. 11 Mar 1844, Of Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.
2. Sarah "Sallie" Martha POE b. CAL 1844, Pennsylvania, probably Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.
3. Thomas J. Smith POE b. 1 Oct 1846, Pennsylvania, probably Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; d. 6 Jun 1915, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.
4. 2. Adam POE, Jr b. Abt 1847, Of Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; d. 1900.
5. Charles Westley POE b. 29 Nov 1848, Of Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; d. 10 Jun 1850, Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania.
6. Andrew Jackson POE b. 2 Mar 1851, Pennsylvania, probably Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; d. 11 Nov 1919 or 1920, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; bur. Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania.
7. Ella Catherine POE b. 26 Mar 1853, Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania; d. 25 Aug 1939.
8. Anna Flora POE b. Abt 1857, Pennsylvania, probably Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.
9. Elizabeth Alice POE b. 8 Dec 1858, Pennsylvania, probably Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; d. 27 Apr 1933, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
10. Lucy Irene POE b. 1 Nov 1861, Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania; d. 1 Apr 1937.
11. Etta Mae POE b. 25 Dec 1865, Pennsylvania, probably Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; d. 11 Mar 1938.

A. Lived in Wayne Co., (at present town of Congress) OH, for a while but then Georgetown, PA.
See account by Adam Poe, Sr. - Adam Poe, Sr. reported family of 5 boys and 5 girls (2 of each surviving). 6 children not identified (1 boy,5 girls). Made river boat trips by canoe and flatboat. Reportedly acquired considerable property but later had heavy losses.

Research done by Don Milligen, Kent, Washington, provided the names of Elizbeth's husband and children. She was described from his records as a daughter of Jacob and Dorthea Hephner.

B. Elizabeth Hephner, wife of Thomas Washington Poe, identical to Jacob Hephner's daughter. The researcher was identified as Randy Lee Everette, a USN Personnelman, who has a website: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/rle and an E-mail address of: rle@compuserve.com.

C. The original information about Thomas Washington Poe and his wife was provided by Don Milligan but the details of their child Adam and his desendants was provided by Randy Everette as well as the ancestors of Thomas Washington Poe.[George Jacob Poe.FTW]

D. At least one source has Thomas born in Washington Co., PA

1817 23 Oct DEED 4:469 Thomas sold land to Alexander Matthews for $60.
CE 1820 OH, Columbiana Co., Center T.
Thomas POE Males 26-45=1 Females 26-45=1
10-26=1
10-16=1
0-10=2 0-10=2
97 1820 Thomas Poe, with his wife and 5 children, moved to Georgetown, PA.
CE 1830 PA, Beaver Co., Georgetown
1834 Thomas POE, Sr., was at Pittsburg.
CE 1840 PA, Beaver Co., Georgetown
CE 1850 PA,Beaver Co., Greene T. [Georgetown], p288
#314 Thomas POE 67M None $200 PA
Elizabeth 66F PA
Martha E. 22F PA
George 17M Steamboat Pilot PA
Louisa J. Thomas 12F ?
29-6 1853 06 Jun Thomas Poe acknowledged recieving 80 acres, Warrant 51,294, for service as a Pvt in Capt Blecker's and Faulke's companies during the War of 1812.
29-6 1853 14 Jul Thomas Poe, guardian of john Poe's daughter, Susan, made a statement about John Poe's children. The Justice of the Peace was C. M. Aten.
CE 1860 PA
40 1863 The Captain and the clerk of the mailboat that transported Isaac Poe's body from Helena, AR, to Cairo, IL, were married to two of Isaac's cousins, daughters of Thomas Poe of Georgetown, PA.
21-1 1887 Daisy Poe Pratt claimed That Thomas Poe had 9 children. elizabeth Hephner's father lived in Wayne Co., OH.

40 1887 Adam called his father "Thomas Poe, Sr." Adam had 2 older brothers. He stated that there were only 2 boys and 3 girls still living. (Andrew died 20 Jan 1887 & George died about 1884) (Sarah died 13 Mar 1870 but who else died before 1887?)

43-1 1927 Daisy (Poe) Pratt was given these names of Thomas' children by a
J. Poe: Adam, Andrew, George, Jacob,(missed Thomas), Nancy, Catharine, Martha, Sarah & Elizabeth.
Information: Thomas and Elizabeth lived 4 miles north of Congress, OH. They later moved to PA.
Hugh Miller spelled "Hefner" this way - "Hephner."
The sons of Thomas Poe, Sr., of Georgetown, Beaver Co., PA, are said to own vessels plying the Ohio River and are quite wealthy.
88 Kenneth included Catharine in his list of Thomas' children but excluded Thomas, Jr.

1 NAME Elizabeth /Hefner/
2 SOUR S01764

4 TEXT Date of Import: Mar 8, 2000
1 NAME Elizabeth /Hipner/







SOURCES:

50-11 Has Elizabeth's maiden name spelled HEPHNERHipner and Hapfener spellings also found.
She was one of 13 children. One was her twin sister Maria Barbara Hephner. One brother was
probably Michael. Her parents and siblings moved to Allegheny Co in 1786. She was baptised by a traveling Rev. Johann Wilhelm Weber of the German Reformed Congregations on Sep 24, 1786.

Year of birth also listed as 1785.

According to the German Church records of Westmorland Cty. Penn., 1772-1791, Vol 1 & 2, Elizabetha Hapfener was born on April 8, 1786 and baptised on September 24, 1786 by Rev. Johann Wilhelm Weber of the German Reformed Congregations. He traveled through the surrounding counties of Pa. and thus it is assumed he may have baptised her in Allegheny County since the family is known to have moved there in 1786. Her parents were listed as Jacob Hapfener and Maria Dorthea. A Michael Schumacher witnessed the baptism. It is presumed that this is Dorthea's brother and she is the twin sister of Maria Barbara Hephner.

Month of marriage also listed as October.

1. Andrew Martin POE b. Abt 1809, Lisbon, Columbiana, Ohio; c. 1834; d. 20 Jan 1897, Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania.
2. Catharine "Kate" POE b. Abt 1811, Lisbon, Columbiana, Ohio; d. 30 Oct 1835, Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania.
3. Jacob POE b. 13 May 1813, Ohio, probably Columbiana Co., Ohio; d. 13 Mar 1891.
4. 4. Adam POE b. 20 Nov 1816, New Lisbon, Columbiana, Ohio; d. 10 Apr 1896, Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania.
5. Nancy Ann POE b. 1818 & Cal 1820, Pennsylvania, probably Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvnia.
6. Thomas POE, Jr b. 1819, Of Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvnia; d. 30 Dec 1881, Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri; bur. 1882, Local Cem., Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania.
7. Sarah POE b. Feb 1823, Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania; d. 13 Mar 1870.
8. Martha F. POE b. 1825, Of Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania.
9. Elizabeth POE b. 1828 & Cal 1831, Pennsylvania, probably Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania; d. 1902.
10. George Washington POE b. 1830, Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania; d. Abt 1884, Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania.