Brief Life History of Edgar Allan
When Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1858, in Cross Creek Township, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Cooper Poe, was 37 and his mother, Margaret Julia McLean, was 28. He married Josephine Montague on 2 September 1880, in Wake, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States for about 23 years and Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States in 1934. He died on 4 May 1934, in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Cross Creek Cemetery #3, Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.
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- Edgar Poe in household of John Poe, "United States Census, 1860"
- Edgar A Poe, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Edgar Allen Poe, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
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1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
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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