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The Foe/Gong /Poe Family

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Foe / Gong / Poe Family

This is my Chinese side and very proud of it !!!!!

I would like to thank Sharon Foe,Dave Clement,,Dale McMahan for finding me and adding more information to my Foe /Poe family. [ see bottom of page for more Poe information ]

It was a very big suprise to find I had Chinese in my family, James Foe was my Great Great Grandfather.

I'm not going into detail on this line as a cousin on the Foe side has started her own Website :: Friends and Foes check it out !!!!  [ updates comming soon ]

I'm not sure what James Foe's name was when he arrived in the US abt 1851 but by the time we located him he was in Pope Co.IL living next door to a Foe family from England so we belive he took an American name and dropped the Chinese name, on his 2nd marrige record he stated his father was Non Gong but even that could be wrong because it may have been translated from something the recorder heard rather than what he said. I can only go by what Marriage,Census,Death records tell's me untill I get more information. ^&^

James Foe was born abt. 1839 in China and died either in Massac Co.IL or McCracken co.Ky but both are just guess's on my part, there is a James Foe buried in Massac Co. IL that surely has to be his son, but just not positive... He married 1858 New Liberty, Pope Co. IL [ not proven ]1st to a Lue/Lee/Isabella/  Jones/James  [ marriage records has both names or was hard to read ]  as per marriage records of children but even there again we aren't sure as some of the children has different names for the mother on marriage records. He did give up his Citizenship to China for the USA in 1872. There was only one marriage record found for James but very little information on it.

James Foe , married 2nd  16 July 1885 to Eliza Jane Poe born abt. 1862 Massac Co. IL. died unknown, daughter of John William and Elizabeth  DeJernette/ DeJournette/ Jarnette  Poe.  after James' death ,  Eliza married Hugh Peeler and moved to Ky. No know children from that marriage.

Children of James Foe and Lue / Sue Jones/ James :::

James W. Foe born 1858 Pope Co. IL died [ this may be the James Foe that is buried in Massac co. IL.] married  24 Sept 1882 Massac Co.Il to Alice Scurlock daughter of Frank and Eliza Steel/Steele  Scurlock Massac co. IL. [ check out the Scurlock link, it has been updated ]

George Alexander Foe born 20 March 1863 IL. died 29 April 1918 Massac Co. IL. married Annie E. Davis

Martha Bell Foe born 1866 Pope Co.IL. died aft. 1888 Massac co. IL.buried in unknown place. married 11 May 1885 Massac Co. IL. to William Caldwell Madden son of John J and Elizabeth Faulkner Madden.  ^&^

Mary J Foe born c.  20 Nov. 1871 Massac Co. IL died 5 Jan 1926 Unionville, Massac Co.Il ,buried Dugger Cem, married 19 Oct, 1889 Massac Co. IL to William Fletcher Scurlock, died 19 April 1942, son of Frank Scurlock., Mary's obit mentioned a half sister Lizzie unknown Budd , it also states Mary's middle name was Elizabeth but Census and marriage records states Mary Jane .  William and Mary had 14 children  [ LOOK for obit on the Obit Page ] [ check out the Scurlock link, it has been updated ]

Children Of William  F.  Scurlock and Mary J. Foe

1. Otto Scurlock born c. 4 June 1890 Massac co.Il , died May 1975

2. Alton Scurlock born c. Massac co. Il  no data

3. Ertle Scurlock born c.  28 Aug 1894  Massac co. Il, died 18 June 1961

4. Berlin Scurlock born c. 1897 ,died 11 Dec 1988

5. Lloyd Scurlock born c. 2 May 1899, died Jan 1984 Leslie,Ingham Co. Mi

6. Albert Scurlock born c. 26 March 1901Massac co.Il  ,died 2 Jan 1925  Massac Co.Il

7. Estel Scurlock born c. 1904 Massac co.  Il  ,died 31 Oct 1972  married Miss Lula Bell unknown

8. Elsie Scurlock born c. 1906 Massac co.Il , married Mr Emerson

9 Clennie/Clenney  Scurlock born c. 1910 Massac co.Il

10. Seldon Scurlock born c. 8 Sept 1911Massac co.Il ,died 10 Sept 1975 Massac Co.Il, he was in War World 2

11. Alva Scurlock born c. 1915 Massac co. Il

12. Lealon Scurlock born c.  5 May 1917 Massac co. ,died 22 March 1967 Massac Co.Il

13. Rosa Mae Scurlock born c.  25 May 1932 Massac Co.Il,died 12 July 1933 Massac Co.Il

14. Flora Scurlock born c.  m assac  co. Il.  died 3 Feb 2000 Metropolis,Massac Co.Il ,married Mr Neely

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Children of James and Eliza Jane Poe Foe

Thomas Dugger Foe  born c. July 1891 Massac Co. Il, died 28 Dec 1918 Marshall Co. Ky [ Informant was Francis M. Poe of Hardin, Ky [ brother of Eliza Poe Foe  ]  buried Amity Church Cem ?.  He was 27 at time of death.  [ per death record ]

Dora E.  Foe  no data [ as per census record,states she is daughter of James and Eliza Poe Foe ]

William  W.  Foe  born 21 Oct 1888 Stringtown,Massac Co.Il.  birth record states in order of birth # 2

Florence Grace Foe born c. 10 April 1886 Stringtown,  Massac Co,Il  [ birth record spelled last name Foo,not Foe. ] birth record states in order of birth # 1

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William Poe married to Charity Rogers

Children of William and Charity Rogers Poe

Andrew Rogers Poe born c.  1804 Ky died Massac Co.Il, married 1828 Harrison Co. Ind to Elizabeth Lenn born Pn.

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Children of Andrew Rogers and Elizabeth Lenn Poe

John William Poe born c, 1836 Harrison Co.Ind,married 13 Sept 1857 Massac Co.Il to Elizabeth De Jarnette / De Jernett / Dejarnett  born c. 1835 Ind.

Jacon Harvey Poe no data

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Children of John and Elizabeth DeJarnett Poe

George W. Poe born c. 1858 Massac Co.Il, married 15 Oct 1885 Massac Co. Il to Cynthy Beasley Rex ?

Eliza Jane Poe born c.  1862 Massac Co. Il married 16 July 1885 Massac Co.Il , 1st to James Foe, 2nd to Hugh Peeler , Massac Co.Il , after James Foe died Eliza married  Massac Co.Il  to Hugh Peeler and  moved to Marshall Co., Ky.  Her father and a brother is living with or near her. Her parents was John William and Elizabth Dejarnett Poe.

Anney B.Poe born c. 1865 Massac Co. Il  married 22 July 1883 Massac Co. Il to Francis O.Wood

Thomas V. Poe born c. 1868 Massac Co.Il

Tynesia Poe born c. 1874 Massac Co.Il , married Thomas Hankin

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Children of George Alexander Foe and Annie  Eliza Adams

George Leslie Foe  born c. 3 Sept 1887 , died 2 March 1945 Massac Co.Il, buried Dugger Cem, never married

Effie Lee Foe born c. 8 Aug 1889, died 15 Jan 1944 Massac Co.Il, buried Dugger Cem.  married William Ross Burrus/Burris

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Children of James W. Foe and Alice Scurlock

Roy Foe born c. 21 June 1883 Brookport,Massac Co.Il  , died 19 Jan 1967 Ironton,Oh, married 8 Aug 1902 Unionville, Massac Co. Il to Ada Bell Kennedy and 2nd in Ohio to Darlene Riddle.  Ada bell Kennedy Foe was born c. 19 April 1883 Memphis, Tn, died Dec 1937 Sturgis, Ky daughter of John and Nannie / Nancy ? Boren / Boring Kennedy

Addie Foe born c.  June 1886

Terah / Terry Foe born c.  Jan 1889

Irl / Earl Foe born c. Sept 1890 ,married Effie Davis

Lether / Leatha Foe  no data

Bert Foe born c.  12 Dec 1894 , died Nov 1970 Williamson Co.Il

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Children of Roy Foe and Ada Bell Kennedy

Morris Davis Foe born c. 24 Aug 1919 Clay, Ky, died 29 Feb 1952 Ironton, Oh, married 4 April 1939 to Darlene Faye Cron/Krone

Harry Foe born c. 1904 , died 20 June 1975 , married to Magdlean Howell

John Foe born c. 1910 , died 27 Dec 1981 married to Ruby Debose

Jimmy Foe born c. 1912, died 1924 Sturgis,Ky

Alberta Foe born c. 15 Sept 1914, died 15 Jan 1991 Ironton, Oh, married Lawrence McMahan

Robert Cleveland Foe born c. 1917 , died 3 March 1966 , married to Pricillia Kirkman

Charles Foe born c. 21 Oct 1922, died 13 July 1981 Ironton,Oh, married to Pauline Callicoat

Ruth Foe born c. 27 Sept 1924, died 4 Jan 1984 Springfiel,Oh,  maried to Walter Dement

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Children of John Foe and Ruby Debose

Delcine Foe

Roy Foe

Johnny Foe

Nellie Cathrine Foe married Mr McKinney

Donald Foe

Margaret Foe married Mr Johnson

Charles Foe

Mary Foe married Mr Menser

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Children of William Ross  and Effie Lee Foe Burris/Burrus

Annie Mae Burris born Il , married Joe Deen/Dean

Freda E. Burris born Il

Edith V. Burris born Il

Lucile Burris born Il

Virgie Eugene Burris born 22 Nov 1918 Massac Co.Il, died 23 April 1919 Massac Co.Il

William Ross Burris Jr born 9 March 1921 Il,died 19 Sept 1989, married 26 Nov 1938 to Lillian unknown

Lewis Porter Burris born 17 Dec 1923 Il,died Feb 1986

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1900 census Massac Co.Il states::

John W. Poe  born Feb 1836 Harrison Co. In.  age 64 married 16 yrs In Ky Pn

Sarah E or C Poe born July 1860 age 39 ?  had 3 children  Il Tn Tn [ Is this Elizabeth Dejarnett or a second marriage or census mistake ??  I belive its a second marriage for John and no one has caught it yet ]

Francis M. Poe son  born Oct 1861 age 38 ? Il In In  single

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1900 census Laclede Co.Mo, Washington Township

George W. Poe born May 1858 Il married 14 yrs

Rachel Poe wife born Dec 1861 Mo

Homer Bull / Ball / Bell ?  born Apri 1881 Mo ] is this a step -son ]

Cathrine Poe born July 1888 Mo daughter

Barney Poe born Nov 1892 Mo son

Cora Poe born Aug 1895 daughter

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