1817 - 1902

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• Birth	17 Mar 1817	South of Bucyrus, Crawford Co., Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Jul 1902	Anson Co., Missouri
  Buried	Bonaparte Cem., Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa
  Person ID	I105669	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2005 00:00:00
  Father	George Washington POE, b. 18 Sep 1778, Washington Co., Pennsylvania
  Mother	Elizabeth ROBERTS, b. EST 1778, Ohio
  Family ID	F44733	Group Sheet
  Family	Rachel Jane MEEK, b. 27 Jan 1823, Warren Co., Ohio
  Married	17 Oct 1842	Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa
  Notes	Sources: POE
  Children	> 1. Cynthia Ann POE, b. 14 Apr 1846, Bonaparte, Vernon Twp., Van Buren, Iowa > 2. William Andrew POE, b. 10 May 1849, Boone Co., Iowa > 3. Robert POE, b. 1 Apr 1851, Iowa, probably Van Buren Co., Iowa   4. Mary Elizabeth POE, b. 4 Feb 1854, Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa > 5. Charles POE, b. 29 Sep 1856, Boone Co., Iowa   6. Sarah Ann POE, b. 30 Jan 1859, Boone Co., Iowa   7. Byron POE, b. 11 Jun 1862, Boone Co., Iowa > 8. Hugh POE, b. 19 Sep 1864, Boone Co., Iowa > 9. Iva Estella POE, b. 30 Jan 1870, Missouri
  Family ID	F44729	Group Sheet

• Notes

  1880 census Grant, Clark, Missouri, p 232: Andrew J. POE Self M Male W 63 OH Farmer --- --- Rachel J. POE Wife M Female W 57 OH Keeping House VA VA Mary E. POE Dau S Female W 25 IA At Home OH OH Byron POE Son S Male W 18 IA Works On Farm OH OH Hugh POE Son S Male W 15 IA Works On Farm OH OH Iva E. POE Dau S Female W 10 MO At Home OH OH Andrew Jackson Poe died in Anson, MO but is buried in Bonaparte Cemetery, Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA. Loved to walk, in great condition. Thought nothing of walking across Iowa. Andrew Poe and Rachel Meek are ancestors of William A.. Poe. In 1835 Andrew Jackson Poe accompanied his parents to Newberg T., Cass Co., MI, and settled in Sec. 22 where he grew to adulthood. He then went to Van Buren Co., IA, where he married Jane Weeks. (This shold have been "Meeks.") To this union were born 9 children. They moved from IA to MO. 1843 Dec 8 Andrew I. Poe m. Rachel Jane Meek at Van Buren Co., IA.