- Edgar Allen Poe-living in South Dakota (81 KB)
This is the same Edgar Allen Poe that is the son of Thomas Nathan Poe and Alice May (Hicks) Poe.Edgar and Bernita lived in South Dakota for about 7 years.They later moved back to Missouri. - Thomas Nathan Poe, daughter Alice & wife Alice (100 KB)
Left to Right: Alice May (Hicks-maiden)Poe, and in the middle of the photo is their daughter Alice Louise Poe, and last is Thomas Nathan Poe.These are my Poe grandparents from Clay County MO.They later moved to Jackson County Missouri in Kansas City.Most the children were raised in Clay County. Thomas Nathan Poe is the son of Nathan Poe and Louisa Harber of Mason County Kentucky.They settled in Clay Co. MO. Many of Nathan Poe's sisters and brothers lived in Clay County at one time but we think they may have migrated to Arkansas and Kansas. - Gene Paul Poe and his 2nd wife Thelma (68 KB)
I do not know Thelma's maiden name.Gene Poe is the youngest son of Thomas Nathan Poe and Alice May (Hicks) Poe.He and his wife lived in Shawnee, KS.His first wife was of the Hogue family and was a sister to my mother (Florence A. Hogue Poe) and her name was Margaret Mary Hogue.After their divorce Margaret remarried to Don Clark of Warrensburg, MO, and Gene remarried to Thelma.Gene and Margaret are both deceased. Thelma and Don are still alive.Gene and Margaret had one child, Viola Gene Poe who's name is now Viola Maike.When growing up we knew her as "Sissy". - Florence Poe and grandson Terry Hill of California (112 KB)
Florence is the daughter of Thomas Nathan Poe and Alice May (Hicks) Poe.She lived in Platte County in her early days of marriage to her first husband Sol Hill SR.Florence only had one son whose name was Sol Hill Jr. and Terry Hill is his son...Florence (Poe) Wisdom's grandson. Florence's last husband was Marvin Wisdom.He has passed away but she, Florence is in her 90's now and is still living in San Pablo California.Her only son Sol, better known by friends as "Sonny" passed away approximately 1994. - Alice May Poe-wife of Thomas Nathan Poe (107 KB)
Alice's maiden name is Alice May Hicks.She is the daughter of a indian woman named "Jennie" from Nowata Oklahoma and her father was William Thomas Hicks from Clay County, Missouri.I believe most the Hicks lived in Excelsior Springs then.Alice was raised by a family that took in orphans.We believe their last names were Hubbard and they were also from Clay Co., either Excelsior Springs area or the town of Kearney.Her birth certificate says she was born in Excelsior Springs Missouri, but she was actually born on a indian reservation in Nowata Oklahoma and her mother Jennie died giving birth to Alice. - Gene Paul Poe and his 2nd wife Thelma (68 KB)
I do not know Thelma's maiden name.Gene Poe is the youngest son of Thomas Nathan Poe and Alice May (Hicks) Poe.He and his wife lived in Shawnee, KS.His first wife was of the Hogue family and was a sister to my mother (Florence A. Hogue Poe) and her name was Margaret Mary Hogue.After their divorce Margaret remarried to Don Clark of Warrensburg, MO, and Gene remarried to Thelma.Gene and Margaret are both deceased. Thelma and Don are still alive. Gene and Margaret had one child, Viola Gene Poe who's name is now Viola Maike.When growing up we knew her as "Sissy". - Florence Poe Wisdom & her only son "Sonny" (83 KB)
Florence lived in California most of her adult life.She had one son by her marriage to Sol Hill Sr.Although his name was Sol Hill Jr. He was known by "Sonny" to all is family and friends.He also lived in California and died from a heart attack around 1994. Im not sure of the date...could of been just a few years later than that. - Tommy Joel Poe and wife Cecil (Tabor) Poe (138 KB)
Tommy is the oldest son of Thomas Nathan Poe and Alice May (Hicks) Poe. - Grandmother Clara Tennesee Hogue of Benton Co. MO (116 KB)
Clara Tennesee Hogue was married to my grampa James Wisdom Hogue.She and James had 14 children, several dieing in infancy and some died as teenagers. They lived in Hastain, Mo which is a tiny town near Warsaw, MO.This is Benton county Missouri.Clara's maiden name is Clara T. Goodwin.Her parents were Enoch Abraham Goodwin and Alifair Hobbs of Benton County, MO.There is very little known of the Goodwin geneology but i do have some information on the Hobbs family of Benton County.Enoch Abraham Goodwin's 2nd wife was Clara's step-mom, Lettie Place.Lettie was sometimes a nickname for Lucinda so im not sure if that was her original name. The twins in the 2nd picture are Clara Hogue's grandchildren Dennis Dale Poe and Denise Gail Poe, children of Helmer and Florence Poe. - Florence Poe-(Helmer Poe's sister) & her husband (143 KB)
Im not sure which husband this is.My mother thinks that this is "Bob Busby" the 1st or 2nd husband. I am a little confused whether Bob or Sol was her first husband. This is the daughter of Thomas Nathan Poe and Alice May (Hicks) Poe. - Helmer Poe-wife Florence, sisters Florence, Alice (98 KB)
Left to Right: Florence (Poe) Wisdom, Helmer Poe's sister...Florence A. (Hogue) Poe (Helmer's wife)....and Helmer Poe, then last is his sister Alice Louise Poe.This picture was taken at Tommy Joel Poe's house a few months before Tommy passed away from Bladder Cancer. - Florence Poe and husband-possibly Bob Busby (143 KB)
My mother seems to believe this is a picture of Florence and her husband Bob Busby.From memory, mom says that Florence was married to a Lawerence Cleveland, Bob Busby, Sol Hill, and her last husband was Marvin Wisdom.If this man in the picture is not Bob Busby, then he could be Lawerence Cleveland. - Helmer Poe & Family in 1946 (Army Days) (67 KB)
This is Helmer Poe and his wife Florence Alifair (Hogue) Poe and their oldest son Floyd (Helmer is holding him), and their youngest son at the time this was taken, Robert Raymond Poe (Florence is holding him).Helmer Poe served in WWII in the European Theatre and was in Company C.He was a Private and he told us a few stories about France and what it was like there but did not like talking about the war.He lost alot of close buddies.He was awarded the Purple Heart metal and was sent home after a injury. - The Poe Family at Herman Poe's Funeral 1943 (99 KB)
Herman Poe was the son of Thomas Nathan Poe and his first wife Julia Ann Smith.He was a half-brother to my dad Helmer Harrison Poe.He was tragically murdered when a man broke into Reitz Meat Packing Co. in Raytown, MO in 1943.Herman was a nightwatchmen there.The people in this picture are all his brothers and sisters, and Alice May (Hicks) Poe and a Uncle Charlie Poe.Charlie Poe is Thomas Nathan Poe's brother.The woman on the far left is my mother Florence A. (Hogue) Poe. Just behind her, peeking over her shoulder, is my dad Helmer Poe.The 2nd woman from the left is Alice Louise Poe,next to Alice Louise is her sister Florence (Poe) Wisdom,and the next man standing behind her and to the right of her is Earl Gross (husband to Bessie (Poe) Gross) and the next lady over from his is his wife Bessie.The lady behind and to the right of Bessie is her sister Helen (Poe) Warren, and standing beside Bessie Gross and infront of Helen is their mother Alice May (Hicks) Poe. Next to Alice May (Hicks) Poe...actually standing just behind her and to the right of her shoulder is Homer Poe and wife Mary Gladys Poe. Homer is Thomas Nathan Poe's son from his first marriage to Julia Ann Smith.The last one in the picture is Thomas Nathan Poe's brother Charlie Poe.There will be a picture posted also of Thomas Nathan Poe and Charlie Poe's brother John William Poe who was famous for helping capture Bilie The Kid and wrote a book about it. - Helmer Poe & wife Florence-Taken around 1970 (79 KB)
Dad was mom were farmers and while dad was out working at pouring basements, working in the concrete basement, mom was at home cooking, cleaning and taking care of the animals and the never ending chores at home.They were two of te most hard working individuals ever.They raised 10 children through sacrificing their own personal needs not getting met.We miss dad very much.Mom is still alive and well at 79 years old. Dad passed away Sept. 5, 1987 and was 68 years old. - Herman Poe's Murder-Liberty Tribune-1943 (218 KB)
Herman Poe was a watchment at the Reitz Meat Packing Company in Raytown, MO when he was shot to death.To my knowledge the idenity of the killer was never discovered or was there any justice done.Herman Poe lived in Raytown, MO at the time.HE was married to Violet Danner also of Raytown, MO.He is buried in the Brooking Cemetary in Raytown, MO. - Helen (Poe) Warren & Bernita (Dray) Poe (117 KB)
Helen Warren's maiden name is Poe.She is the daughter of Thomas Nathan Poe And Alice May (Hicks) Poe.She married Benjamen Warren, known just as Ben.She had alot of Children.This was taken I think around the 1970's at one of the annual Poe Reunions in Shawnee Mission Kansas.There was a Poe reunion held every year there.There has not been any Poe reunions amongst the family as most of the children of Thomas Nathan Poe are deceased but we (Helmer Poe's Family) still hold a annual Poe Reunion each year, generally on Memorial Weekend. - Homer Poe and son Orville Poe-Black and White (142 KB)
Homer Poe is the son of Thomas Nathan Poe and his first wife Julia Ann Smith.There are no photo's of Julia Ann Smith that i know of.Homer was married to Mary Gladys Poe.Dont know her maiden name.Orville is their son.This is a very old picture and was probably taken in the 40's or 50's. Homer is deceased but Orville is still living.Homer and Gladys had many children.Most of them are deceased now. - Thomas Nathan Poe and Alice May Hicks (141 KB)
Thomas Nathan Poe is the son of Nathan Poe and Louisa Harber from Mason County Kentucky.Alice May Hicks is the daughter of William Thomas Hicks of Clay County Missouri, and "Jennie" of the Indian Reservation in Nowata, Oklahoma.She was raised by a family in Clay County, we believe it was probably in Excelsior Springs where the Hubbard family lived.They took her in and raised her. - Edgar & Bernita Poe-Their last Christmas Together (89 KB)
Edgar Allen Poe is the son of Thomas Nathan Poe and Alice May (Hicks) Poe.He was a Tobacco farmer who lived mostly in Clay County during his younger years near Kearney, MO.He later moved just outside the town of Holt, MO.He married Bernita Dray whose family were also from the ClayCounty Area.This picture was taken on the last Christmas they spent together before his death. Bernita is still living. - Homer and Gladys Poe's Children When Small (92 KB)
These are the children of Homer and Mary Gladys Poe.(to be honest none of us are sure if her name was Mary Gladys or Gladys Mary..but she was called Gladys by the family)These are their children.This was taken in Kansas City, MO.Harold Poe is one of the children.I know Orville Poe also is one in this picture.They had a son name Glen and Leroy also which i think are in this picture.However i have trouble distinguishing which child is which.
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