Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Poe was born on 23 February 1868, in Pumpkin Center, Gibson Township, Clark, Indiana, United States, his father, Jeremiah Poe, was 31 and his mother, Cordelia Kincaid, was 25. He married Lewisa Christina Mays on 22 March 1888, in Orange, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Northeast Township, Orange, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Buffalo Township, Craighead, Arkansas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 26 July 1938, in Monette, Craighead, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Monette Memorial Cemetery, Monette, Craighead, Arkansas, United States.
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- Unknown, "United States Census, 1900"
- Peter Wolfe, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- William Hen Poe, "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950"
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1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1884
Historical Boundaries: 1884: Orange, Indiana, United States
1888 · Bauxite Mining Began
Bauxite a rock with relatively high aluminum content, is the main source of aluminum for the world. When it was discovered in Arkansas it changed the state. The city of Bauxite, Arkansas was the site of the discovery.
Name Meaning
English (northern): nickname from Middle English pa(we), po(we) ‘peacock’ (Old English pāwa and Old Norse pá). Alternatively, from the Middle English personal name Pawe (Old English Pāwa), Latinized as Pavo, and derived from the nickname. This surname is also established in Ireland.
Burmese (Karen): variant of Po 11.
Chinese: variant of Po .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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