James Poe

First Name: James
Last Name: Poe
Residence (County): 
Fayette County, AL
Biography: 

The Poe family were Fayette County, Alabama farmers. According to the Federal Census of 1860, James Poe (1797-1878) and Mary McMillian Poe (1801-1886) were both from North Carolina. By 1825, the Poes were living in Alabama, where all their children were born. Three of their sons, James R. Poe (b. ca. 1825), William S. Poe (b. ca. 1837), and George W. Poe (b. ca. 1840), served in the Confederate Army.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11790 Poe25 September 3, 1862 James Poe , Mary McMillian Poe Joseph James Fondren , Davis Knight Fayette County, AL
11791 Poe26 September 3, 1862 James Poe , Mary McMillian Poe William S. Poe Fayette County, AL
11792 Poe27 September 6, 1862 James Poe , Mary McMillian Poe William S. Poe Fayette County, AL
11796 Poe31 September 18, 1862 Rhoda Poe , James Poe , Mary McMillian Poe William S. Poe

Received Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11820 Poe55 August 26, 1863 William S. Poe Rhoda Poe , James Poe , Mary McMillian Poe MS

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