Thomas Joseph Poe (1833 - 1902)

Born 3 May 1833 in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Johnson) Poe — married 22 Dec 1852 in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Susan (Johnson) Poe — married 4 May 1870 in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 1 May 1902 at age 68 in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Except for his time away in military service and as a prisoner in Union camps during the Civil War, he spent the vast majority of his life in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. He enlisted in Company E, 63rd Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, on 07 Jul 1862. He returned to Chatham County after his Confederate cavalry unit was decimated at the Seige of Petersburg. Shortly afterward, he was arrested by occupying Union troops as a "deserter" and was interned in Howard County, Indiana, United States, in March 1865. He made his way home to his dying wife long after hostilities had ended, later got married once again to her sister, and raised a large and happy family.

He was an exceptionally skilled carpenter and cabinetmaker, although most food for his family was grown on his farm. He was a contractor in construction of the Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina.

Physical description: wavy brown/black hair, slim build, 6'1" tall.

His burial is at Gum Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Moncure, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA.

Sources

• 1850 U.S. Census - Lower Reg., Chatham Co., NC - Roll# M432_624; p459A; Image# 396 - viewed on Ancestry.com .

• 1860 U.S. Census - Pittsboro, Middle Div., Chatham Co., NC - Roll# M653_892; p2; Image# 157; FHL# 803892 - viewed on Ancestry.com .

• Poe, Thomas J; & Johnson, Susanah - record in Chatham Co., NJ, Marriage Register - viewed on Ancestry.com .

• 1880 U.S. Census - New Hope Twp., Chatham Co., NC - Roll# 957; FHL# 1254957; p79D; ED# 025; Image# 0655 .

• 1900 U.S. Census - New Hope Twp., Chatham Co., NC - Roll# 1188; p21A; ED# 0012; FHL# 1241188.

• Bland, Antoinette - NC death cert. - viewed on ancestry.com .

• Poe, Elias Dodson - Certificate of Death (Commonwealth of VA, Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Stats) - viewed on Ancestry.com .

• Drake, Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth - North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Standard Certificate of Death, documenting her death on 13 Sep 1938 - viewed on Ancestry.com .

• Wilkie, Florence - North Carolina State Board of Health, Office of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death #30658 - 31 Oct 1963 - viewed on Ancestry.com

• Interviews by George G. Stradtman, Jr., w/ Charles Coen Poe, conducted in Chatham Co., NC, in 1966-1969.

• Poe Progeny newsletter, April 1994.

• Poe Progeny newsletter, April 1995.

• Sue Tillery, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Sue and others.

Acknowledgments

• Moyer, Robert H - Poe-family GEDCOM file, ca. 1998.

• Moberly, Rich. "Rich Moberly Test Web Site." 8/4/2002.

• Wilson, Doc. "Murat Thaddeus Poe" FindAGrave Mem.# 94576132 .

• Wilson, Doc. "Thomas Joseph Poe" FindAGrave Mem.# 94576134 .