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James Poe

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James Poe

Birth
Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Death
7 Jul 1889 (aged 51–52)
Mohawk, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Mohawk, Greene County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Plot
Row 8, Grave 18, next to his wife wife
Memorial ID
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James Poe was a farmer, working land around the Chuckey River bottoms. He married Nancy Elizabeth Lane in Greene County, Tennessee, on February 16, 1869.

They had 6 children;
Cyrus "Cy" Roscoe, Kiley, Jeanetta "Nettie" Josephine,
Dara, Garrett Washington, and Eliza Belle.

During the Civil War, James was a private in the Union Army, enlisting on July 15, 1862, and served for 3 years.

He fought at the "Battle of Cumberland Gap", and was discharged June 5, 1865, in Nashville, Tennessee. He applied for a pension on Aug 24, 1888.

**James Poe's year of birth is approximate, based on family histories and census records.
James Poe was a farmer, working land around the Chuckey River bottoms. He married Nancy Elizabeth Lane in Greene County, Tennessee, on February 16, 1869.

They had 6 children;
Cyrus "Cy" Roscoe, Kiley, Jeanetta "Nettie" Josephine,
Dara, Garrett Washington, and Eliza Belle.

During the Civil War, James was a private in the Union Army, enlisting on July 15, 1862, and served for 3 years.

He fought at the "Battle of Cumberland Gap", and was discharged June 5, 1865, in Nashville, Tennessee. He applied for a pension on Aug 24, 1888.

**James Poe's year of birth is approximate, based on family histories and census records.

Inscription

CO. M.
1st TENN. CAV



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  • Created by: AnnBerry
  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36558908/james-poe: accessed ), memorial page for James Poe (1837–7 Jul 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36558908, citing Mount Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mohawk, Greene County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by AnnBerry (contributor 47062794).